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Disney\u2019s\u00a0Mickey Mouse Clubhouse<\/em>\u00a0may have ended in 2016, but its legacy has endured on Disney+ and online, raking in billions of views on YouTube, with its song \u201cHot Dog!\u201d earning over 1.1 billion views across channels and becoming certified platinum by the RIAA. Disney Branded Television decided to bring the show back, revamped as\u00a0Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+<\/em>, with an updated look, new story elements and fresh characters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been asking for years to bring back\u00a0Clubhouse<\/em>,\u201d says Rob LaDuca, who was an executive producer on the original series and returns in that role for the reboot. \u201cI love the old show, but the animation itself was pretty rudimentary. A CG show back then on TV was a hard thing to do. Now, we have plussed-up technology. That\u2019s why we have a plussed-up\u00a0Mickey Mouse Clubhouse<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the new elements of the series, \u201call the pals get their own clubhouses,\u201d says Kim Duran, co-producer and story editor. \u201cEach clubhouse is personalized to that character. For example, Goofy, who has on occasion liked to do magic tricks, has some magical areas and places for him to practice his magic. And Donald has his clubhouse as a boat, so they can actually sail off in the clubhouse. Each clubhouse is an extension of the character\u2019s personality and it lends itself to other story ideas for us. It expands the\u00a0Clubhouse<\/em>\u00a0world.\u201d<\/p>\n

An integral part of the original show was the Mouseketool segment, in which three known gadgets and one mystery tool would pop up on-screen when the clubhouse pals needed help. If the three known gadgets weren\u2019t the right choice for the task, the pals would choose the mystery Mouseketool, which was always exactly what they needed. For\u00a0Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+<\/em>, instead of the mystery Mouseketool, there is a Mousekepal option.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this series, we thought that this mystery Mouseketool can now be a pal that can help them because that\u2019s prevalent in the series,\u201d Duran explains. \u201cThere\u2019s always somebody there to lend a hand to help. We\u2019ve had some fun with it. Maybe it\u2019s Farfus the Dragon who\u2019s the mystery Mousekepal and can light a fire in the pizza oven for them. Or maybe it\u2019s roller-skating Hilda. It\u2019s exactly the pal that they need at the right time. We thought that was a kind plussed-up tool to use.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another major part of the new series is Little Helper, a new character created by Duran and rounded out by LaDuca. \u201cWhen I created Little Helper, I thought that it was going to just be a little preschool helping hand, along with the Handy Helpers in the clubhouse\u2014the ones that scissor out and put a hat on somebody\u2019s head or whatever the task is,\u201d Duran says. \u201cRob took the idea of Little Helper and put the character on wheels so that he could travel with Mickey and friends and added sound effects so you always know what Little Helper\u2019s thinking, kind of like with R2D2. You always knew what R2D2 was thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe squashes and stretches,\u201d LaDuca says. \u201cWe kept him kind of cartoony. He\u2019s a little mechanical thing, but he\u2019s very expressive. His little Mickey head lights up blue when he\u2019s happy and red when he\u2019s alarmed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a little preschool character that we hope the audience will relate to and see themselves in because kids love to be little helpers around their own houses,\u201d Duran explains. \u201cThey love to eat the cookie dough, sweep up the floor and help mom and dad or grandma and grandpa. They love to help. That all ends about age nine, but our audience loves to help!\u201d<\/p>\n

Little Helper is what Duran is most excited for kids to see. \u201cWe\u2019ve got the sensational six,\u201d she says, referring to Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Daisy, Donald and Pluto. \u201cThis will be the seventh. I think kids are really going to fall in love with Little Helper.\u201d<\/p>\n

As with many Disney programs, music is an intrinsic part of the series. \u201cHot Dog!\u201d has over 1.1 billion views on YouTube. Already,\u00a0Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+<\/em>\u2019s version of the song has 2.3 million views on the Disney Jr. YouTube channel after nine days. Beloved songs like \u201cHot Dog!\u201d and brand-new ones are included in the reboot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of songs,\u201d LaDuca says. \u201cEvery [episode] has at least three, along with the \u2018Hot Dog!\u2019 song and the \u2018Mousekedoer\u2019 song. When you see kids watching the old show, they are always up and marching or jumping. We incorporated that into the music so that it\u2019s interactive. Mickey [already] talks to the audience, but then to dance and jump around with the characters is a lot of fun for the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are new songs related to the Wacky Tube, which transports the pals up to the loft or down below the clubhouse, and the Glove Balloon, which allows them to float somewhere. There is also a song dedicated to working together.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic\u2019s just a huge part of the show, whether it\u2019s to explain a plot point or as they\u2019re driving or doing something, to keep the audience informed on what\u2019s going on,\u201d Duran says.<\/p>\n

Overall, \u201cthe look of the new show is so beautiful, and the characters are so much more expressive and there\u2019s more funny humor,\u201d LaDuca notes. \u201cIt\u2019s just a plussed-up show. It really is. The name was so perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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