Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto star in this series, which focuses in on interacting with the viewer to stimulate problem solving. Ludwig Von Drake, Chip 'n Dale, Black Pete, Mr. Pettybone, Willie the Giant, Clarabelle Cow, Butch and Mortimer Mouse have guest starred in the series so far.
Each episode has the characters help viewers "solve a specific age-appropriate problem utilizing basic skills, such as identifying shapes and counting through ten." The series uses Playhouse Disney’s "whole child" curriculum of cognitive, social and creative learning opportunities.
The Walt Disney Television Animation-produced program was initially announced on March 1, 2005 by Gary Marsh, Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production, Disney ABC Cable Networks Group.
Mickey and friends previously appeared on television in Mickey Mouse Works (1999-2001) and Disney's House of Mouse (2001-2004).
This show also features two original songs by They Might Be Giants.
A variant of a Mickey Mouse Club chant is used to summon the Clubhouse.
This is the first time the characters have appeared on television in CG, thanks to computer animation. The characters were introduced in their CG form in Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, and the earlier theme park attraction Mickey's PhilharMagic. However, in this latest incarnation, Mickey's and Minnie's 3-D renderings are truer to their original hand-drawn likenesses, in that their ears remain distinct perfect circles regardless of which way their heads are turned.
