The Mouse Factory is an American syndicated television series produced by Walt Disney Productions and created by Ward Kimball, that ran from 1972 to 1973. It showed clips from various Disney cartoons and movies, hosted by celebrity guests (credited as being "Mickey's Friend"), including Charles Nelson Reilly,The Mouse Factory - Opening (1973) - YouTube Jo Anne Worley, Wally Cox, Johnny Brown, Phyllis Diller,The Mouse Factory - Episode 4: Spooks & Magic, Hosted by Phyllis Diller, YouTube Joe Flynn, Annette Funicello,Annette Funicello on the Mouse Factory 1972, YouTube Shari Lewis and Hush Puppy,The Mouse Factory "Cats" Open (ft. Shari Lewis and Hush Puppy), YouTube Lamb Chop, Dom DeLuise, Don Knotts and many more visiting the Mouse Factory and interacting with the walk-around Disney characters from the Disney theme parks. The series was later rerun on the Disney Channel in the 1980s and 1990s.

The theme played over the previews of each episode was a fast instrumental version of "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Ending credits To start the ending credits, the series depicts Mickey Mouse in a biplane. He flies across the screen carrying a banner that reads "the end". A large ape, resembling King Kong, promptly swipes said plane as well as Mickey out of thin air, dropping them in his mouth and devouring them. In season 2, this was changed to Donald Duck uttering the phrase "it won't work".

The song played over the end credits is "Minnie's Yoo Hoo", the theme song from the original Mickey Mouse Clubs that met in theaters starting in 1929.The Mouse Factory Credits—"Minnie's Yoo Hoo", YouTube The version used in the series originated in a 1968 episode of The Wonderful World of Disney celebrating Mickey's birthday.

Premise The Mouse Factory mixes live-action with animation and features a different theme in each episode. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who plays a new character and interacts with Disney characters such as Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Pluto (appearing in costume form as they do in theme parks), among others. In addition, each episode features several classic short films and clips of feature films (about three short films and clips in each episode).

Records Disneyland Records released two vinyl 12-inch LP records and three seven-inch 33 1/3 rpm to tie in with series, all containing previously released recordings and no new soundtrack material from the TV show. The Mouse Factory Presents Mickey and His Friends was an LP compilation of songs and sketches. Stories and Songs from The Mouse Factory contained four edited "read-along" recordings of tales seen on the show. The three seven-inch records each presented four songs featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy.

Cancellation Due to low ratings and limited distribution, the series was cancelled after its second season.

List of episodes 43 episodes were produced, including:

Season 1 (1972) # Title HostCartoons Featured Airdate 1 Vacations Charles Nelson Reilly Tea For Two Hundred (1948) Grin And Bear It (1954) Father's Day Off (1953) Grand Canyonscope (1954) Lake Titicaca (1955) January 26, 1972 2 Women’s Lib JoAnne Worley A Symposium On Popular Songs (1962) ("Rutabaga Rag" segment) Fantasia (1940) ("Dance Of The Hours" segment) Make Mine Music (1946) ("Willie The Operatic Whale" segment) February 2, 1972 3 Folk Tale Favorites Johnny Brown The Tortoise And The Hare (1935) Song Of The South (1946) ("Laughing Place" segment) Brave Little Tailor (1938) The Ugly Duckling (1939) Old King Cole (1933) February 9, 1972 4 Spooks and Magic Phyllis Diller Lonesome Ghosts (1937) The Sword In The Stone (1963) ("Dueling Wizards" segment) Trick Or Treat (1952) February 16, 1972 5 Physical Fitness Don Knotts Goofy Gymnastics (1949) Reason And Emotion (1943) ("Diet Argument" clip) No Smoking (1951) Donald's Off Day (1944) Wide Open Spaces (1947) Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) ("Dwarfs Cleaning Up" clip) February 23, 1972Mouse Factory - Fitness (1 of 3) - YouTubeMouse Factory - Fitness (2 of 3) - YouTube 6 The Great Outdoors Dom DeLuise How To Fish (1942) Donald's Garden (1942) Foul Hunting (1947) March 1, 1972 7 Water Sports Joe Flynn How To Be A Sailor (1944) Boat Builders (1938) How To Swim (1942) Hawaiian Holiday (1937) Aquamania (1961) March 8, 1972 8 Man at Work John Byner Dragon Around (1954) Hold That Pose (1950) Inferior Decorator (1948) Moving Day (1936) ("Goofy Moving Piano" clip) Fire Chief (1940) March 15, 1972 9 Music Skiles and Henderson Dumbo (1941) ("Casey Junior" segment) Cured Duck (1945) Three Little Wolves (1936) Melody Time (1948) ("Bumble Boogie" segment) Mickey's Follies (1929) Mickey's Amateurs (1937) Toot, Whistle, Plunk And Boom (1953) March 22, 1972 10 Interplanetary Travel Jonathan Winters Man In Space (1955) (Clips) Mars And Beyond (1957) (Clips) March 29, 1972 11 Homeowners Jim Backus Home Made Home (1951) How To Have An Accident In The Home (1956) (Clips) Up A Tree (1955) Mickey's Trailer (1938) The New Neighbor (1953) April 5, 1972 12 Spectator Sports Charles Nelson Reilly They're Off (1948) Double Dribble (1946) Canvas Back Duck (1953) The Olympic Champ (1942) Football (Now And Then) (1953) April 12, 1972Mouse Factory #12 opening - Spectator Sports - Charles Nelson Reilly - YouTube 13 Horses JoAnne Worley How To Ride A Horse (1941) Fantasia (1940) ("Pastoral Symphony" segment) The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad (1949) ("Cyril Proudbottom" and "The Headless Horseman" segments) Mickey's Polo Team (1936) April 19, 1972 14 Aviation Johnny Brown Victory Through Air Power (1943) (Clip) The Flying Jalopy (1943) Goofy's Glider (1940) Test Pilot Donald (1951) Dumbo (1941) ("Dumbo Flying" clip) April 26, 1972 15 Back to Nature Wally Cox The Legend Of Johnny Appleseed (1948) Make Mine Music (1946) ("The Martins And The Coys" segment) Pinocchio (1940) ("Ticking Clocks" clip) Clock Cleaners (1937) Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938) (Clip) Eyes In Outer Space (1959) (Clip) Melody (1953) (Clip) Magic Highway, U.S.A. (1958) (Clip) Alpine Climbers (1936) May 3, 1972 16 Bullfighting to Bullfrogs Pat Buttram Ferdinand The Bull (1938) (Clip) Baggage Buster (1941) Two-Gun Mickey (1934) May 10, 1972 17 Sports Pat Paulsen How To Play Golf (1944) How To Play Baseball (1942) How To Play Football (1944) Hockey Homicide (1945) The Art Of Skiing (1941) May 17, 1972

Season 2 (1972–73) # Title Host Airdate 1 Alligators Johnny Brown September 11, 1972 2 Paul Bunyan Jim Backus September 18, 1972 3 Bullfighting Bill Dana September 25, 1972 4 Knighthood Henry Gibson October 2, 1972 5 Pluto John Astin October 9, 1972 6 Goliath II Kurt Russell October 16, 1972 7 The Mouse Show Dave Madden October 23, 1972 8 Cats Shari Lewis and Hush Puppy October 30, 1972The Mouse Factory: "Cats" Open (ft. Shari Lewis and Hush Puppy), YouTube 9 Ben Franklin Wally Cox November 6, 1972 10 Mickey Mouse Annette Funicello November 13, 1972Annette Funicello on the Mouse Factory 1972, YouTube 11 Lions Henry Gibson November 20, 1972 12 Consciences Harry Morgan November 27, 1972 13 Noah’s Ark Bill Dana December 4, 1972 14 Hunting John Astin December 11, 1972 15 Sports Nipsey Russell December 18, 1972 16 Tugboats Dave Madden December 25, 1972 17 Automobiles Ken Berry January 1, 1973 18 Trains Harry Morgan January 8, 1973 19 Homes Jim Backus January 15, 1973 20 The Reluctant Dragon Wally Cox January 22, 1973 21 Wheels Johnny Brown January 29, 1973 22 Winter Fun Kurt Russell February 5, 1973Mouse Factory - Snow (3 of 3) - YouTube 23 Penguins Annette Funicello February 12, 1973Annette Funicello hosts the Mouse Factory 1973, YouTube 24 Elephants Nipsey Russell February 19, 1973 25 Mickey and the Beanstalk Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop February 26, 1973 26 Dancing Ken Berry March 5, 1973

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