Mickey Mouse (TV series)

Mickey Mouse
Genre Comedy
Slapstick
Based on Mickey Mouse
by Walt Disney
Ub Iwerks
Developed by Paul Rudish
Directed by
Voices of
Composer(s) Christopher Willis[1]
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English[note 1]
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 77 + 2 specials (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Paul Rudish
Running time 4 minutes[2]
Production company(s) Disney Television Animation
Distributor Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network Disney Channel
Picture format
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28) – present
External links
Website

Mickey Mouse is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation featuring classic Disney cartoon characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto in contemporary settings such as Paris, Venice, Tokyo and New York. The series has the slapstick feel of the earliest Mickey Mouse shorts while providing a modern update with the extensive use of Toon Boom and Flash animation, and "presents Mickey in a broad range of humorous situations that showcase his pluck and rascality, along with his long-beloved charm and good heartedness".[3] The animation is provided by Mercury Filmworks.[4]

It is developed and executive produced by Emmy Award-winning artist Paul Rudish, who was the co-creator of Sym-Bionic Titan on Cartoon Network and is also the director of the series along with Aaron Springer and Clay Morrow.[5] Joseph Holt is the series' art director.[5] On September 15, 2013, Paul Rudish, Jenny Gase-Baker and Joseph Holt won three Emmy Awards for the series.

The first episode, "Croissant de Triomphe" was first released as a special preview on March 12, 2013 on Disney.com.[3] The series officially premiered on June 28, 2013 on Disney Channel followed by the releases on Disney.com and Watch Disney Channel.[3] A total of 18 episodes aired in the first season while the second season, premiering on April 11, 2014, consisting of 19 episodes.[5] The third season premiered on July 17, 2015 with 20 episodes aired.[6] The fourth season premiered on June 9, 2017 with 19 episodes aired.[7] The fifth season premiered on October 6, 2018.[8]

Voice cast

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 18 June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28) March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)
2 19 April 11, 2014 (2014-04-11) June 9, 2015 (2015-06-09)
3 20 July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29)
4 19 June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)
5 TBA October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06) TBA
Specials 2 December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09) October 8, 2017 (2017-10-08)

Broadcast

As of March 2014, a total of 100 million viewers in the United States had seen the series, and it was airing in 160 countries.[11] As of June 2014, the show, translated in 34 languages, had reached over 135 million viewers worldwide.[12]

Home media

Region 1
DVD title Season(s) Aspect ratio Episode count Release date Episodes
The Complete First Season 1 - 2 16:9 19 August 26, 2014[13] 1 ("No Service") - 18 ("The Adorable Couple") and 22 ("O Futebol Clássico")

Extra: 'The Making of Mickey Mouse'

Merry and Scary 1 - 3 16:9 7 August 29, 2017[14] Specials ("Duck The Halls" and "The Scariest Story Ever"), 10 ("Ghoul Friend"), 27 ("The Boiler Room"), 43 ("Black and White"), 54 ("Entombed") and 56 ("Split Decision")

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2013 Primetime Emmy Award[15][16] Outstanding Short-format Animated Program For "Croissant de Triomphe" Won
Individual Achievement Awards For Jenny Gase-Baker in Background Painting Won
Individual Achievement Awards For Joseph Holt for Art Direction Won
National Cartoonists Society Division Awards Television Animation Award Paul Rudish Won
2014 Annie Awards[17] Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Paul Rudish Won
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Christopher Willis Won
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Illya Owens Won
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Aaron Springer Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Alonso Ramos-Ramirez Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Bill Farmer as Goofy Nominated
Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[18][19] Outstanding Short-format Animated Program For "'O Sole Minnie" Won
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse, "The Adorable Couple" Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievements In Animation Narina Sokolova, background designer, "O Sole Minnie" Won
Valerio Vaentura, background designer, "The Adorable Couple" Won
2015 Annie Awards[20] Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Andy Suriano Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Aaron Springer Won
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Christopher Willis Won
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Joseph Holt Nominated
Narina Sokolova Won
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Heiko Drengenberg Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Bill Farmer as Goofy and Grandma, "Goofy's Grandma" Won
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Darrick Bachman Won
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Illya Owens Won
Annecy International Animated Film Festival[21][22] TV series For "Eau de Minnie" Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program For "Mumbai Madness" Nominated
2016 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Dave Wasson for "Coned" Nominated
Heiko Dregenberg for "Bottle Shocked" Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Christopher Willis for "¡Feliz Cumpleaños!" Won
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Alonso Ramirez Ramos for "¡Feliz Cumpleaños!" Won
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Illya Owens for "Coned" Won
2017 Annie Awards[23][24] Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Christopher Willis for "Dancevidaniya" Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Heiko Von Drengenberg for "Road Hogs" Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Illya Owens for "Sock Burglar" Won
69th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Animated Program "Split Decisions" Nominated
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics "Jing-a-Ling-a-Ling"
Christopher Willis (music & lyrics)
Darrick Bachman (lyrics)
Paul Rudish (lyrics)
(Episode: "Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special")		 Nominated
2018 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Dave Wasson, Eddie Trigueros, and Alonso Ramirez-Ramos for "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!" Won
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Christopher Willis for "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!" Won
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Eddie Trigueros for "Bee Inspired" Won
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Jenny Gase-Baker and Justin Martin for "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!" Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse, "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!" Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Darrick Bachman for "Locked in Love" Nominated
Daytime Emmy Awards[25] Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program Alonso Ramirez-Ramos Nominated

Theme park attraction

On July 15, 2017, it was announced that a Mickey-themed attraction, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, will be coming to the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at Walt Disney World, replacing The Great Movie Ride. The new ride will be based on the series and will involve guests watching the premiere of a new Mickey Mouse cartoon and then entering the cartoon itself. The show's creative team, including Paul Rudish, Joseph Holt and composer Christopher Willis, is working with Walt Disney Imagineering to create the attraction.[26]

Notes

  1. ↑ If an episode takes place outside of an English speaking country, the episode's dialogue will be spoken in that country's native language.

References

  1. ↑ "Putting Mickey Mouse to Music: An Interview with Composer Chris Willis". Disney Insider. September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ Amidi, Amid (March 29, 2014). "Second Season of Mickey Mouse Shorts Will Debut in April". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved July 2, 2015. Most of them are under four minutes in length,...
  3. 1 2 3 Disney Channel (March 12, 2013). "Mickey Mouse to Star in All-New Cartoon Shorts With Classic Comedy, Contemporary Flair" (Press release). Zap2it. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ Hill, Jim (October 15, 2014). "How Comic-Con Helped Create Fans for Disney XD's Star vs. The Forces of Evil Six Months Before Its First Episode Airs". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Beck, Jerry (March 28, 2014). "Second Season of "Mickey Mouse" Shorts begin April 11th". Animation Scoop. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (July 9, 2015). "Third Season of 'Mickey Mouse' Shorts Arrives July 17". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://disneytvanimation.com/post/160534219178/summer-of-disney-xd-billy-dilleys-super-duper
  8. ↑ Laughing Place Disney Newsdesk. "Disney Announces Events, TV Special, and More for Year-Long Mickey's 90th Celebration". March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Taylor, Blake (June 27, 2013). "Disney Shorts Debut with New Voice for Mickey Mouse". The Rotoscopers. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  10. 1 2 King, Susan (June 21, 2014). "Russi Taylor, the voice and personality of Minnie Mouse". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ Disney Channel (March 28, 2014). "Second Season of 'Mickey Mouse' Cartoon Shorts Premieres Friday April 11 on Disney Channel" (Press release). Zap2it. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  12. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (June 23, 2014). "Disney Starts Production on New 'Pickle & Peanut' Animated Series". Animation World Network. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Disney's Mickey Mouse: Season One DVD". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Laugh your way to the holidays with Disney's new "Mickey Mouse: Merry & Scary" on DVD". Insidethemagic.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  15. ↑ "2013 primetime emmy award nominations" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  16. ↑ "2013 Creative Arts Emmys Winners" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  17. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (December 2, 2013). "41st Annie Awards Nominations Announced". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  18. ↑ "66th Emmy Nomination List" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  19. ↑ de Moraes, Lisa (August 16, 2014). "Creative Arts Emmy Awards winner" (PDF). emmys.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  20. ↑ Amidi, Amid (December 1, 2014). "42nd Annie Award Nominations Announced: Complete List". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  21. ↑ "TV films in Competition 4". Annecy. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ McLean, Tom (June 10, 2015). "Disney's Annecy Delegation Talk Year of the Woman". Animation Magazine. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  23. ↑ Flores, Terry (November 28, 2016). "'Zootopia' Tops Annie Awards Nominations, 'Kubo and the Two Strings' in Close Second". Variety. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  24. ↑ "44th Annual Annie Awards Nominees". Annie Awards. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  25. ↑ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR THE 45TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). Emmy Awards Official Site. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  26. ↑ Smith, Thomas. "First Mickey-Themed Ride-Through Attraction, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
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