| Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | |
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 DVD cover for the film | |
| Film information | |
| Directed by: | Tony Craig Roberts Gannaway Rick Schneider-Calabash |
| Written by: | Kevin Campbell |
| Music by: | Jason Oliver |
| Studio: | Disney Television Animation |
| Distributed by: | Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| Release Date(s): | November 6, 2001 |
| Running time: | 65 minutes |
| Language: | English |
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse is a direct-to-video movie spin-off from the animated television series House of Mouse.
Plot
Mickey Mouse has just finished up another successful night at the House of Mouse on Christmas Eve and is wishing the guests a safe journey home. However, Goofy points out that a huge snowstorm has trapped them in the House. Mickey decides to have a free-of-charge Christmas party for the guests. Donald Duck, on the other hand, is being awfully Ebenezer Scrooge-like for a reason that is never given and would prefer not to take part in the festivities. However, Daisy, Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy get him to enjoy a cup of hot cocoa on stage next a fireplace set and comfy armchair. Minnie then finds some Christmas cartoons they haven't shown today and they decide to play them.
After the first cartoon, "Donald on Ice", Ludwig Von Drake presents "the science of Santa" to explain some of the impossibilities of his traveling over the world in one night (using the speed to have a future version of himself steal a cookie jar from his mother, who is surprisingly at the club as well). Donald is still not in the Christmas mood, so Mickey shows clips of him asking the audience members what they wished to have for Christmas. Seeing that Donald is still not willing to change his mood, Mickey shows two more cartoons, Pluto's Christmas Tree and "The Nutcracker", plus excerpts of Mickey decorating his house from "Mickey's Christmas Chaos". Unfortunately, even after seeing that, Donald still refuses to change his mood, earning frowns from everyone in the audience (except for Grumpy, who actually smiles at this).
Feeling defeated, Mickey heads to the roof, where he talks to Jiminy Cricket about how he tried so hard to make Donald feel the Christmas spirit. Jiminy then advises him to make a wish upon a star. Doing so, Mickey receives a star from the sky and returns to the stage, offering Donald the opportunity to put it on the tree as it lacks one. This simple act fills Donald with joy as he plays the star on the tree. The star then starts working its magic on the House, turning all the wreaths they have around the club gold and adding more golden wreaths throughout (even giving the Magic Mirror Spirit in the lobby a hat). They show their last cartoon for the night, Mickey's Christmas Carol, and afterward, everyone, even the villains, sing the closing song, "The Best Christmas of All". Mickey then tells the viewers "Merry Christmas" and Tinker Bell ends the film.
Characters by film
- Classic character appearances:Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Horace Horsecollar,Clarabelle Cow, Mortimer Mouse, Pluto, Ludwig Von Drake, Scrooge McDuck, Three Little Pigs, Chip and Dale, Gus Goose, J. Ranger Audubon Woodlore, Max Hare, Toby Tortoise, Gingerbread Men Cookies
- The Aristocats: Berlioz, Thomas O'Malley, Roquefort, Uncle Waldo, Duchess, Napoleon, Layfayette
- The Great Mouse Detective: Basil of Baker Street, Dr.David Q.Dawson
- Mulan: Mulan, Mushu, Yao, Ling, & Qian Po, Crikee, Li Shang, Chi-Fu
- Oliver & Company: Oliver,Dodger, Rita, Tito, Einstien, Francis,Georgette
- The Sword in the Stone: Wart, Merlin, Madam Mim
- The Jungle Book: Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Quasimodo, Esmeralda, Phoebus, Laverne, Hugo, Victor, Djali
- Winnie the Pooh: Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit
- Aladdin: Aladdin, Jasmine, Jafar, Iago, Abu, Sultan, Genie
- Robin Hood: Robin Hood, Little John, Maid Marian, Lady Kluck, Sheriff of Nottingham, Mother Rabbit,Friar Tuck,Otto
- Hercules: Hercules, Megara, Hades, Pain and Panic, Pegasus, Philoctetes
- Peter Pan: Peter Pan, Wendy Darling, Tinkerbell, Michael Darling, John Darling, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Tiger Lily, Nana
- Lady and the Tramp: Lady & Tramp
- Beauty and the Beast: Belle, Beast, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip, LeFou, Villagers
- The Little Mermaid: Ariel, Eric, Sebastian, Ursula, Scuttle, Grimsby
- Fun and Fancy Free: Bongo
- Alice in Wonderland: Alice, Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts, Cheshire Cat, Tweedledum and Tweedledee
- Mary Poppins: Penguin Waiters
- Snow White and The Seven Dwarves: Snow White, Seven Dwarves, Magic Mirror
- 101 Dalmatians: Pongo, Perdita
- Sleeping Beauty: Aurora, Prince Phillip, Maleficent, King Hubert, King Stefan
- Bambi: Bambi, Thumper, Flower
- Cinderella: Cinderella, Lady Tremaine, Prince Charming, Jaq and Gus, The birds
- The Rescuers: Snoops, Bernard, Bianca
- Fantasia: Ben Ali Gator, Hyacinth Hippo, Yen Sid, Magic Brooms
- Dumbo: Dumbo & Timothy Mouse
- Pinocchio: Pinocchio, Gepetto, Figaro, Jiminy Cricket, & Stromboli
- The Lion King: Simba, Nala, Timon, Pumbaa, Zazu & Rafiki
- The Emperor's New Groove: Kuzco
- Pocahontas: Governor Ratcliffe, Meeko
- Pete's Dragon: Eliott
- Song of the South: Br'er Bear, Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox
- Slaudos Amigos: Jose Carioca
- The Three Callaberos: Panchito Pistoles
- Peter and the Wolf: Peter
- Tarzan: Tantor
Voice cast
- Carlos Alzaraqui - Panchito Pistoles
- Wayne Allwine - Mickey Mouse
- Tony Anselmo - Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie
- Russi Taylor - Minnie Mouse
- Tress MacNeille - Daisy Duck, Chip and Dale
- Bill Farmer - Goofy, Pluto, Practical Pig
- Jodi Benson - Ariel
- Robby Benson - Beast
- Paige O'Hara - Belle
- Corey Burton - Ludwig Von Drake, Mad Hatter, Grumpy, Gus, Captain Hook
- Eddie Carroll - Jiminy Cricket
- Peter Cullen - Eeyore
- Jonathan Freeman - Jafar
- Pat Carroll - Ursula
- Jennifer Hale - Cinderella
- Jerry Orbach - Lumiere
- Mark Moseley - Mushu
- J.P. Manoux - Kuzco
- Rob Paulsen - Jaq
- Kevin Schon - Timon
- Ernie Sabella - Pumbaa
- Sally Dworsky - Nala
- Joseph Williams - Simba
- Michael Welch - Pinocchio
- Carolyn Gardner - Snow White
- April Winchell - Mother Von Drake
- Nikita Hopkins - Roo
- Kath Soucie - Kanga
- David Ogden Stiers - Cogsworth
- Rick Logan - Aladdin
- Bobbi Page - Princess Jasmine
- Blayne Weaver - Peter Pan
Featured cartoons
- "Donald on Ice"
- "Pluto's Christmas Tree"
- "Mickey's Christmas Chaos" (excerpts)
- "The Nutcracker" (Mickey Mouse Works)
- Mickey's Christmas Carol
DVD bonus
- House of Mouse pilot episode "The Stolen Cartoons"