Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures

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Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures
Mickey Mouse Mixed Up Adv.png
Also known asMickey and the Roadster Racers (Season 1-2)
GenreAction
Adventure
Sports (Auto racing)
Created byBobs Gannaway
Based on Mickey Mouse
by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
by Bobs Gannaway
Directed by
  • Phil Weinstein
  • Broni Likomanov
Voices of
Theme music composerBeau Black
Opening theme"Mickey and the Roadster Racers" Main Title Theme
by Beau Black (season 1–2)
"Mix it Up!"
by Beau Black (season 3–present)
Ending theme"Roadster Racers Go!"
by Beau Black
"Supercharged"
by Beau Black (in some episodes)
"Mix it Up!" (Instrumental)
Composer(s)
  • Beau Black
  • Mike Barnett
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes59 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Rob LaDuca
Mark Seidenberg
Editor(s)Thomas Hart (Story Editor)
Reid Kramer
Mark Seidenberg (Supervising Story Editor)
Running timeapprox. 21–22 minutes
Production company(s) Disney Television Animation [lower-alpha 1]
Distributor Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network Disney Junior
Picture format HD: 720p
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseJanuary 15, 2017 (2017-01-15) 
present
Chronology
Related shows Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
External links
Website
Production website

Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures (formerly known as Mickey and the Roadster Racers for its first and second seasons) is an American computer-animated children's television series produced by Disney Television Animation. It is the second spin-off of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the first being Minnie's Bow-Toons. The series debuted on Disney Junior in the United States on January 15, 2017. [1]

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Contents

The series was renewed for a second season on March 15, 2017, [2] which premiered on April 13, 2018. A third season was renewed one year after. [3] The series was renamed as Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures and aired on October 14, 2019. [4]

Plot

Logo of the first two seasons. Mickey and the Roadster Racers logo.jpg
Logo of the first two seasons.

Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures is about the Sensational Six (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto) as they race around their town of Hot Dog Hills and around the world. (Pluto does not race in any way.) Unlike the previous series, this show contains two 11-minute stories as opposed to a full-length 22-minute story. In the first half, Billy Beagle announces Mickey and his friends' races whether the race is in Hot Dog Hills or anywhere around the world.

<i>Mickey Mouse</i> Disney cartoon character

Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character and the mascot of The Walt Disney Company. He was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at the Walt Disney Studios in 1928. An anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves, Mickey is one of the world's most recognizable characters.

Minnie Mouse Disney cartoon character

Minnie Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney. She and Mickey Mouse were first drawn by Iwerks in 1928. The Mickey Mouse comic strip story "The Gleam" by Merrill De Maris and Floyd Gottfredson first gave her full name as Minerva Mouse, although this is seldom used.

Goofy Disney cartoon character

Goofy is a funny animal cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions. Goofy is a tall, anthropomorphic dog who typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora. Goofy is a close friend of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. He is normally characterized as extremely clumsy and somewhat dimwitted, yet this interpretation is not always definitive; occasionally Goofy is shown as intuitive, and clever, albeit in his own unique, eccentric way.

In the second half, Minnie and Daisy work as the Happy Helpers alongside Cuckoo-Loca (from Minnie's Bow-Toons ) where they help out different residents of Hot Dog Hills. Minnie and Daisy use the Turnstyler located in the office and the Happy Helper Van to assume the clothes associated with their jobs that they are hired to help out on.

<i>Minnies Bow-Toons</i> Series of shorts on Disney Junior

Minnie's Bow-Toons is an American animated children's television series produced by Disney Television Animation that ran from 2011 to 2016 on Disney Channel's preschool-oriented programming block, Disney Junior. It is a short-form series targeted at younger girls and is the first spin-off from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. The series is based on the episode, Minnie's Bow-tique, where Minnie opens her boutique filled with a variety of bows and bow-ties. This show introduces Minnie's twin nieces Millie and Melody Mouse into Disney's cartoons, starting with the episode "Trouble Times Two."

In Season 2, the Roadster Racers get their roadsters modified by Ludwig Von Drake so that they can perform Supercharged moves.

Ludwig Von Drake Fictional Disney character appearing in cartoons and comic books

Professor Ludwig Von Drake is one of Walt Disney's cartoon and comic book characters. He was first introduced on September 24, 1961, as the presenter in the cartoon An Adventure in Color, part of the first episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color on NBC. Said to be an uncle of Donald Duck, he is described as a scientist, lecturer, psychologist, and world traveler. The character displayed his "expert" knowledge on a variety of subjects in eighteen episodes of the classic anthology series, as well as on a number of Disneyland Records.

Episodes

SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 5226January 15, 2017 (2017-01-15)March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)
2 5025April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
3 5025October 14, 2019 (2019-10-14)TBA

Characters

Main

Bret Iwan is an American voice actor and illustrator. He is currently the official voice of Mickey Mouse following the death of Wayne Allwine in 2009.

Russi Taylor American voice actress

Russi Taylor was an American voice actress, who voiced many characters throughout her career. She provided the voices of Minnie Mouse from 1986 and The Simpsons character Martin Prince from 1989.

Bill Farmer American actor and comedian (born 1952)

William Farmer is an American voice actor and comedian. He has performed the voice of the Disney character Goofy since 1987, and is also the current voice of Pluto and Horace Horsecollar.

Recurring

Hot Dog Hills residents

Characters in international locations

The following characters reside in international locations that Team Mickey visits for their events:

Release

Broadcast

Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures debuted on Disney Junior in the United States on January 15, 2017. The series also aired on Disney Junior in Canada on January 24, [5] Disney Junior in Australia on March 17, Disney Junior in Asia on March 24, Disney Junior in the UK and Ireland on April 19, [6] Disney Junior in South Africa on April 22 [7] and Disney Channel in India on May 15. [8]

Home media

The first few episodes of Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures were released on DVD and high-def Blu-ray Disc on March 7, 2017. [9] Minnie's Happy Helpers was released on July 25, 2017, with the release themed around the Minnie and Daisy subplots. [10] ‘’Minnie Bow Be Mine’’ was released on February 5, 2019.

Reception

Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures received mixed to positive reviews. Common Sense Media rated the series a 3 out of 5 stars, stating "Fast-paced racing fun in community-minded series." [11]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResultReferences
2018 Annie Award Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Preschool ChildrenMickey and the Roadster RacersNominated [12]
Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Sound Editing in an Preschool Animated ProgramBrad Meyer, Kate Finan and James SingletonNominated [13]

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