''Mickey Mouse Funhouse'' is an American CGI-

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children's television series Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early eveni ...

created by Phil Weinstein and Thomas Hart and is the successor to

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'' is an American interactive computer-animated children's television series which aired from May 5, 2006, to November 6, 2016 on the Disney Channel. Produced by Disney Television Animation, it is the first computer-ani ...

and

Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures ''Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures'' is an American CGI-animated preschool television series that was broadcast on Disney Junior. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series is the successor to '' Mickey Mouse Clubhouse''. Originally ...

. The series debuted with a special on July 16, 2021, and was followed by the official premiere on

Disney Junior Disney Junior is an American pay television network owned by the Walt Disney Television (part of Disney General Entertainment Content) unit of The Walt Disney Company through Disney Branded Television. Aimed mainly at children two to seven ...

on August 20. In October 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 4, 2022. In June 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. Disney Junior created the series to continue its pattern of original pre-school animated series set within the

Mickey Mouse universe The Mickey Mouse universe is a fictional shared universe which is the setting for stories involving Disney cartoon characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, and many other characters. The universe originated from the ''Mickey Mouse'' an ...

. Many key members of the creative team of ''

'' and ''

'' developed the series.

Premise

Mickey Mouse returns with his friends

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, Daisy Duck,

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and

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. The friends meet Funny, an enchanted, talking, and energetic

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. Funny magically transports the group of friends to a range of destinations which allows them to embark on adventures unique to that land. He can also change his shape and appearance to match the new surroundings, and can even project his face on any surface to communicate with Mickey and friends.

Cast

Main

Bret Iwan Bret William Iwan (born September 10, 1982) is an American voice actor and illustrator. He has been the fourth official voice of Mickey Mouse following the death of Wayne Allwine in May 2009. Early life Iwan was born on September 10, 1982, and ...

as Mickey Mouse and Martian Mickey *

Kaitlyn Robrock Kaitlyn Robrock ( , born December 30, 1983) is an American voice actress best known as the current voice of Minnie Mouse for Disney, Felicia Sundew in ''Amphibia'', Tommy on the television series '' Mr. Pickles'' and ''Momma Named Me Sheriff'' ...

, Martian Minnie and Cosmo Cockroach *

Tony Anselmo Tony Anselmo (born February 18, 1960) is an American voice actor and animator. He has been the official character voice of Donald Duck since 1985 following the death of the original voice actor, Clarence Nash. He has also provided voices for Do ...

Tress MacNeille Teressa Claire MacNeille (née Payne; born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress, whose credits include voicing Dot Warner on the animated television series '' Animaniacs'', Babs Bunny on '' Tiny Toon Adventures'', Chip and Gadget Hackwren ...

as Daisy Duck and

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(Season 1) *

Debra Wilson Debra Wilson, also known as Debra Wilson Skelton or Debra Skelton, is an American actress and comedian. She is known for being the longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series '' Mad TV'', having appeared on the show's fir ...

as Daisy Duck (Season 2–present) *

Bill Farmer Bill Farmer (born November 14, 1952) is an American voice actor, comedian and impressionist. He has performed the voice of the Disney character Goofy since 1987, and has also been the voice of Pluto and Horace Horsecollar since 1990. Early li ...

Horace Horsecollar Horace Horsecollar is a cartoon character created in 1928 at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Horace is a tall anthropomorphic black horse and is one of Mickey Mouse's best friends. Characterized as a boastful show-off, Horace served as Mickey’s ...

and Mayor McBeagle *

Harvey Guillén Javier "Harvey" Guillén (; born ) is an American actor who is best known for his role as the human familiar Guillermo de la Cruz in the 2019 television series '' What We Do in the Shadows''. Career Guillén has appeared in recurring roles on ...

as Funny, an enchanted talking playhouse. *

Jim Cummings James Jonah Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor. Since beginning his career in the 1980s, he has appeared in almost 400 roles. Cummings has frequently worked with The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros., including as t ...

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Corey Burton Corey Gregg Weinberg (born August 3, 1955), known professionally as Corey Burton, is an American voice actor. He is the current voice of Captain Hook, Ludwig Von Drake, Dale and others for The Walt Disney Company, Shockwave on '' The Transformer ...

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and

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April Winchell April Terri Winchell (born January 4, 1960) is an American actress, writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and c ...

as Clarabelle Cow and

Hilda Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game ...

Nika Futterman Nika Futterman (born October 25, 1969) is an American voice and television actress. She is known for her voices in various animated series, including Asajj Ventress in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and Adam Lyon in '' My Gym Partner's a M ...

as Cuckoo Loca * Jan Johns as

(Season 2–present), Windy, Farfus, Goldie, Sunny, Seabiscuit & Bubbles, Mamie Chickie Boo Boo, and Cream Puff

Recurring

* Brock Powell as Teddy, Sneezel, Lefty, Magic Mirror, Shepherd Sam and Hal *

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Yeti The Yeti ()"Yeti"
''

and T-Top *

Frank Welker Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. He began his career in the 1960s, and holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits as of 2022, making him one of the most prolific voice actors of all time. With ...

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as Zoop Bloop and Fred *

Richard Kind Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in '' Mad About You'' (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in ''Spin City'' (1996–2002), Andy in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (200 ...

as Cheezel *

Jenifer Lewis Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in films '' Beaches'' (1988) and '' Sister Act'' (1992). L ...

as Wheezelene * Rogelio Douglas Jr. as Royal Troubadour *

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as Trolland *

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as Wanda Warbler *

Will Ryan William Frank Ryan (May 21, 1949 – November 19, 2021) was an American voice actor, musician and singer. He provided the voice of Petrie in the 1988 animated film '' The Land Before Time''. He was also known for his voice work as Eugene Meltsne ...

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Maurice LaMarche Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor, comedian, and impressionist. He has voiced the Brain in ''Animaniacs'' as well as its spin-off ''Pinky and the Brain'', Big Bob in '' Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004), and a variety of ...

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* Sivan Alyra Rose as Crystal Clearwater *

Jaime Camil Jaime Federico Said Camil de Saldanha da Gama (born 22 July 1973) is a Mexican actor, singer and television personality. He is best known for his roles as Fernando Mendiola in '' La Fea Más Bella'' and Rogelio de la Vega in '' Jane the Virgin' ...

as Rocket Mouse * Sonal Shah as Jinn *

Amanda Seales Amanda Ingrid Seales (born July 1, 1981), formerly known by the stage name Amanda Diva, is an American comedian and actress. Since 2017, she has starred in the HBO comedy series '' Insecure''. In 2019, HBO released her first stand-up comedy spe ...

as Annie the Giant *

Roz Ryan Roz Ryan (born Rosalyn Bowen; July 7, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and comedian who has worked for productions in film, television, and Broadway theatre for over 40 years. Ryan's first role on Broadway was in '' Ain't Misbehavin, a F ...

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John Stamos John Phillip Stamos ( ; born August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera '' General Hospital'', for which he was nominated for the ...

as Captain Salty Bones * Jorjeana Marie as Trikini

Guest appearances

Kate Micucci Kate Micucci ( ; born March 31, 1980) is an American actress, comedian and musician who is half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates. Some of her roles include Stephanie Gooch in '' Scrubs'', Ally in '' 'Til Death'', Shelley in '' Raisi ...

as Cora

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2021–22)

Season 2 (2022–23)

Production

Development

''Mickey Mouse Funhouse'' begun production in 2020, a new animated series which was to premiere on the network

in 2021. Produced by

Disney Television Animation Disney Television Animation (DTVA), formerly known as Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group and Walt Disney Television Animation, is the television animation production arm of Disney Branded Television, a sub-division of the Disney Ge ...

, the series was developed by executive producer Phil Weinstein, as well as co-executive producer Thomas Hart, and story editor Mark Drop, who had previously worked on ''

'' as part of the creative team. The new series introduced an additional character, Funny. Each episode of the series features two 11-minute stories separated by a regular "dance break" interlude. On October 19, 2021, Disney Junior renewed the series for a second season. On June 15, 2022, Disney Junior renewed the series for a third season.

Casting

The main cast from the previous show, including

(replacing

Russi Taylor Russi Taylor (May 4, 1944 – July 26, 2019) was an American voice actress. She is best remembered as the official voice of Minnie Mouse from 1986 to 2019, and was notably married to voice actor Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, until h ...

due to her death in 2019),

, and

(replacing

after being replaced himself in ''Mixed-Up Adventures''), return. Joining them is

, voicing the character Funny, an enchanted talking playhouse, among others. This show notably marked the last time that

voiced

before his death in November 2021. In 2022,

and Jan Johns replaced Tress MacNeille as the voice of Daisy and Chip respectively, due to MacNeille becoming occupied with other projects.

Animation

Alan Bodner, who worked on ''

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'', serves as the series' art director. For his direction of "Mickey the Brave!", Bodner stated that he drew inspiration from ''

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'', recalling the colourful and imaginative sets. The animation was also influenced by the colourful and fantastical artwork featured in ''

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''.

Release

''Mickey Mouse Funhouse'' premiered with a

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special entitled "Mickey the Brave!" on July 16, 2021 on Disney Junior. This episode was released on

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on July 23. It was also released on September 30, 2021, in

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, but only lasted a day prior to the shutdown of the channel on October 1, 2021.In Vietnam, after Q.net television recreated the animation structure, It was released on 1 October, 2021 on SKTV Kids at 18:00 p.m. The full series premiered on August 20 with a simulcast on Disney Junior and Disney Channel. The series was released on

on November 10, 2021. A

special entitled "Pirate Adventure" premiered on August 19, 2022 with a simulcast on Disney Junior and Disney Channel.

Reception

Critical reception

Joly Herman of ''

Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children.

'' rated the television series 3 out of 5 stars, complimented the presence of educational value and positive messages, citing creativity and social-emotional lessons dealing with friendship, while saying the show manages to be entertaining.

References

External links

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