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They don't call Disney the "Mouse House" for nothing. There's no question that Mickey Mouse is the king of the classic Disney cartoon characters. He's iconic, memorable, and almost every Disney fan and cartoon fan in general knows his name. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is perhaps the latest show to have him as a star, and for some bizarre reason, they decided to create a show aimed at preschoolers.

The show follows the same interactive formula used in two Nick Jr. shows, Blues Clues & Dora the Explorer. The main character interacts with the viewer and asks him/her for help on a certain something. In addition to Mickey's familiar pals like Minnie, Donald, and Goofy, there are some elements that are exclusive to the show such as the clubhouse itself, a floating mouse-eared device named "Toodles", and the "Mousketools" the device usually carries. There are some bright sides to the show. It teaches children creative skills and problem solving, and that is a very important thing to teach to children nowadays, because there is no creativity when it comes to television for kids and tweens.

This was an odd route Disney chose to reintroduce their mascot to new generations of kids. With the character's track record of being on shows such as Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse, Mickey's no stranger to television. But, an interactive "edutainment" show for preschoolers does not seem like a very good fit for him. I don't think rendering the characters into 3D CGI was the best idea either, but the show sure did work. I know someone whose daughter watches the show and now also watches the original Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts by Walt Disney himself because of it.

This a great kids show! They love counting with them, calling for the toolbox and answering all the questions Mickey asks. "MISKA MOOSKA MICKEY MOUSE" they love it! The say it all the time when the show comes on! It gets the kids involved with the show. They stand up and dance or will jump up and count with Mickey. 2 yr old children thru preschoolers will love it! Many preschool concepts are covered. Shapes, colors, helping others and numbers. We have TiVo and it comes in handy. I hope they keep adding new episodes! I do think it is great that Mickey Mouse has a cartoon that is for younger viewers.

HOT DIGGITY DOG what's not to like!

I find it interesting that some reviewers here have criticized this show with zero knowledge of Disney.

One reviewer states, "Walt Disney and Wayne Allwine are rolling in their Graves." Interesting since Allwine voiced the Mouse for enough episodes to roll 4 seasons of the show before his passing in May of 2009.

Many reviewers are also lambasting the term "Meeska Mooska." These people obviously aren't aware of the Mickey Mouse Club which was Walt's second television show. The Mickey Mouse Club used the phrase, "Meeska Mooska Mousketeer" as a password to open the cartoon vault (Every episode aired a classic Disney short).

In today's program the phrase "Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse" is used as a password to open the clubhouse. This show is consistent with everything Disney did with their programming in both Walt's lifetime and after.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse returns to the old roots of Disney itself, with morals and lessons, and teaching about helping others, in a fun and energetic way that is very conducive to learning from children. This is something I feel Walt would be proud to write his name to. I hope this series never gets canceled! All of the famous characters from Disney Lore are represented here in the show, and the animation is spot on, and fun, but not overdone. Some of the voices are pretty "close" to their originals, unfortunately a lot of the voices can't be possibly copied (Chip and Dale, etc.) because the character went "out of production" so many years ago, and Paul Frees is unfortunately passed. However, for wholesome family entertainment, this is probably the best bang for your buck today.

This show and Dragon Tales are the only cartoons that my two-year-old son will watch. He is fascinated and recently started answering Mickey back. Yes, this is a rip-off of Dora, but my son likes this and not Dora, so who cares? He has seen the sheep, beanstalk and Mars episodes and been glued through them all. He doesn't watch much TV, so this is a great opportunity for me to unload the dishwasher or get dinner ready. (Thank you TiVo!) One thing that does bother me is that Minnie and Daisy have to do all of their adventuring with heels on. Come on! It is 2006. Ducks and mice do not need to wear heels.

My husband and I can't get the songs out of our head. Does anyone know who sings "Hot Dog"?