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'''''The Mouse Factory''''' was a television series produced by Walt Disney Productions, airing for two seasons between January 26th, 1972 and March 5th, 1973.  The show was created by Disney animator Ward Kimball for syndicated television.<ref>[https://www.micechat.com/259798-the-wonderful-wacky-world-of-the-mouse-factory/ Mice Chat article featuring info on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>
 
'''''The Mouse Factory''''' was a television series produced by Walt Disney Productions, airing for two seasons between January 26th, 1972 and March 5th, 1973.  The show was created by Disney animator Ward Kimball for syndicated television.<ref>[https://micechat.com/259798-the-wonderful-wacky-world-of-the-mouse-factory/ Mice Chat article featuring info on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>


==Premise==
==Premise==
''The Mouse Factory'' combines various live-action and animated segments, with a different theme and celebrity host per episode.  These celebrity guests, known as "Mickey's Friend" in the show, interacted with classic Disney characters and tied in various short films and clips of feature films, mainly by Disney themselves.  The show took place at a "factory" at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.<ref name=NC>[https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/mouse-factory/ Nostalgia Central page on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>
''The Mouse Factory'' combines various live-action and animated segments, with a different theme and celebrity host per episode.  These celebrity guests, known as "Mickey's Friend" in the show, interacted with classic Disney characters and tied in various short films and clips of feature films, mainly by Disney themselves.  The show took place at a "factory" at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.<ref name=NC>[https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/mouse-factory/ Nostalgia Central page on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>


Some episodes included more basic plots, such as an episode about Mickey Mouse's early career, while others were more elaborate, such as an episode about sports, where host Charles Nelson Reilly was a referee at Goofy's basketball game and shown at a horse race betting on the wrong horse.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx8_8Hq7OXo Colin LooksBack's video "Lost Media: Disney Theme Parks Edition!", featuring info on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>
Some episodes included more basic plots, such as an episode about Mickey Mouse's early career, while others were more elaborate, such as an episode about sports, where host Charles Nelson Reilly was a referee at Goofy's basketball game and shown at a horse race betting on the wrong horse.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Qx8_8Hq7OXo Colin LooksBack's video "Lost Media: Disney Theme Parks Edition!", featuring info on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>


Some of the celebrity hosts featured on the show include Phyllis Diller, Don Knotts, Annette Funicello, Jim Backus, Jonathan Winters, Shari Lewis, Jo Anne Worley, Kurt Russell, and Harry Morgan.<ref name=NC>[https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/mouse-factory/ Nostalgia Central page on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>
Some of the celebrity hosts featured on the show include Phyllis Diller, Don Knotts, Annette Funicello, Jim Backus, Jonathan Winters, Shari Lewis, Jo Anne Worley, Kurt Russell, and Harry Morgan.<ref name=NC>[https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/mouse-factory/ Nostalgia Central page on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>


==Availability==
==Availability==
Due to the ''The Mouse Factory'' being largely forgotten and airing at a time where consumer VCRs were rare, many episodes of the show remain lost to this day.  Out of the 43 episodes produced over the two seasons of the show, only four full episodes are available online, with various assorted clips from various episodes. A vinyl record based on the show was also produced by Disneyland Records in 1972, which is archived online and available for purchase on Amazon.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/WALT-DISNEY-PRODUCTIONS-FACTORY-PRESENTS/dp/B00LU3TWCS Amazon page for ''The Mouse Factory'' vinyl album.] Retrieved 24 May '21</ref>
The show aired various re-runs on the Disney Channel during the 1980s and 1990s,<ref>[http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/eng/The_Mouse_Factory  World Heritage Encyclopedia page on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref> and user Halloweenguy found all of the episodes from these recordings. A vinyl record based on the show was also produced by Disneyland Records in 1972, which is archived online and available for purchase on Amazon.<ref>[https://amazon.com/WALT-DISNEY-PRODUCTIONS-FACTORY-PRESENTS/dp/B00LU3TWCS Amazon page for ''The Mouse Factory'' vinyl album.] Retrieved 24 May '21</ref>


The show did air various re-runs on the Disney Channel during the 80s and 90s,<ref>[http://www.self.gutenberg.org/articles/eng/The_Mouse_Factory  World Heritage Encyclopedia page on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref> meaning it is possible that someone recorded episodes of ''The Mouse Factory'' via this method.
On June 3rd, 2022 LMW user Halloweenguy found and uploaded every episode of the series to the Internet Archive.


==Episode Status==
==Episode Status==
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|1||"Vacations"||Charles Nelson Reilly||January 26, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|1||"Vacations"||Charles Nelson Reilly||Jan 26th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|2||"Women’s Lib"||JoAnne Worley||February 2, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|2||"Women’s Lib"||JoAnne Worley||Feb 2nd, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|3||"Folk Tale Favorites"||Johnny Brown||February 9, 1972||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRJq8K_H3Qc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] (Serbian dub, original English audio can be heard underneath)
|3||"Folk Tale Favorites"||Johnny Brown||Feb 9th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|4||"Spooks and Magic"||Phyllis Diller||February 16, 1972||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ9c_B4tVkE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|4||"Spooks and Magic"||Phyllis Diller||Feb 16th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|5||"Physical Fitness"||Don Knotts||February 23, 1972||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VccVL7rCRXE 1] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFN1D4WH8Vg 2] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWXPhy4-x7A 3])
|5||"Physical Fitness"||Don Knotts||Feb 23rd, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|6||"The Great Outdoors"||Dom DeLuise||March 1, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|6||"The Great Outdoors"||Dom DeLuise||Mar 1st, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|7||"Water Sports"||Joe Flynn||March 8, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|7||"Water Sports"||Joe Flynn||Mar 8th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|8||"Man at Work"||John Byner||March 15, 1972||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGqknr5JVl0 <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]
|8||"Man at Work"||John Byner||Mar 15th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|9||"Music"||Skiles and Henderson||March 22, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|9||"Music"||Skiles and Henderson||Mar 22nd, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|10||"Interplanetary Travel"||Jonathan Winters||March 29, 1972||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDg2SsX0cp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|10||"Interplanetary Travel"||Jonathan Winters||Mar 29th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|11||"Homeowners"||Jim Backus||April 5, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|11||"Homeowners"||Jim Backus||Apr 5th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|12||"Spectator Sports"||Charles Nelson Reilly||April 12, 1972||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD_htxLK3PE <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]
|12||"Spectator Sports"||Charles Nelson Reilly||Apr 12th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|13||"Horses"||JoAnne Worley||April 19, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|13||"Horses"||JoAnne Worley||Apr 19th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|14||"Aviation"||Johnny Brown||April 26, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|14||"Aviation"||Johnny Brown||Apr 26th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|15||"Back to Nature"||Wally Cox||May 3, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|15||"Back to Nature"||Wally Cox||May 3rd, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|16||"Bullfighting to Bullfrogs"||Pat Buttram||May 10, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|16||"Bullfighting to Bullfrogs"||Pat Buttram||May 10th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|17||"Sports"||Pat Paulsen||May 17, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|17||"Sports"||Pat Paulsen||May 17th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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===Season 2===
===Season 2===
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|1||"Alligators"||Johnny Brown||September 11, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|1||"Alligators"||Johnny Brown||Sep 11th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|2||"Paul Bunyan"||Jim Backus||September 18, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|2||"Paul Bunyan"||Jim Backus||Sep 18th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|3||"Bullfighting"||Bill Dana||September 25, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|3||"Bullfighting"||Bill Dana||Sep 25th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|4||"Knighthood"||Henry Gibson||October 2, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|4||"Knighthood"||Henry Gibson||Oct 2nd, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|5||"Pluto"||John Astin||October 9, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|5||"Pluto"||John Astin||Oct 9th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|6||"Goliath II"||Kurt Russell||October 16, 1972||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span> ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PU8-5MqcKE 1] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm93WcT4ZYA 2] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1kjIIxF8PM 3])
|6||"Goliath II"||Kurt Russell||Oct 16th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|7||"The Mouse Show"||Dave Madden||October 23, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|7||"The Mouse Show"||Dave Madden||Oct 23rd, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|8||"Cats"||Shari Lewis and Hush Puppy||October 30, 1972||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PU8-5MqcKE <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]
|8||"Cats"||Shari Lewis and Hush Puppy||Oct 30th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|9||"Ben Franklin"||Wally Cox||November 6, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|9||"Ben Franklin"||Wally Cox||Nov 6th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|10||"Mickey Mouse"||Annette Funicello||November 13, 1972||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGgT1wKsddU <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]
|10||"Mickey Mouse"||Annette Funicello||Nov 13th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|11||"Lions"||Henry Gibson||November 20, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|11||"Lions"||Henry Gibson||Nov 20th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|12||"Consciences"||Harry Morgan||November 27, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|12||"Consciences"||Harry Morgan||Nov 27th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|13||"Noah’s Ark"||Bill Dana||December 4, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|13||"Noah’s Ark"||Bill Dana||Dec 4th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|14||"Hunting"||John Astin||December 11, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|14||"Hunting"||John Astin||Dec 11th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|15||"Sports"||Nipsey Russell||December 18, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|15||"Sports"||Nipsey Russell||Dec 18th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|16||"Tugboats"||Dave Madden||December 25, 1972||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|16||"Tugboats"||Dave Madden||Dec 25th, 1972||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|17||"Automobiles"||Ken Berry||January 1, 1973||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|17||"Automobiles"||Ken Berry||Jan 1st, 1973||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|18||"Trains"||Harry Morgan||January 8, 1973||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|18||"Trains"||Harry Morgan||Jan 8th, 1973||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|19||"Homes"||Jim Backus||January 15, 1973||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|19||"Homes"||Jim Backus||Jan 15th, 1973||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|20||"The Reluctant Dragon"||Wally Cox||January 22, 1973||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4oMW4fIr8k <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]
|20||"The Reluctant Dragon"||Wally Cox||Jan 22th, 1973||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|21||"Wheels"||Johnny Brown||January 29, 1973||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|21||"Wheels"||Johnny Brown||Jan 29th, 1973||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|22||"Winter Fun"||Kurt Russell||February 5, 1973||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span> ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwCCrmZqDfg 1] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y7440ayJjE 2])
|22||"Winter Fun"||Kurt Russell||Feb 5th, 1973||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|23||"Penguins"||Annette Funicello||February 12, 1973||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9rXBzKvNeU <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]
|23||"Penguins"||Annette Funicello||Feb 12th, 1973||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|24||"Elephants"||Nipsey Russell||February 19, 1973||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|24||"Elephants"||Nipsey Russell||Feb 19th, 1973||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|25||"Mickey and the Beanstalk"||Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop||February 26, 1973||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|25||"Mickey and the Beanstalk"||Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop||Feb 26th, 1973||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|26||"Dancing"||Ken Berry||March 5, 1973||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|26||"Dancing"||Ken Berry||Mar 5th, 1973||[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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<ref name=NC>[https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/mouse-factory/ Nostalgia Central page on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>
<ref name=NC>[https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/mouse-factory/ Nostalgia Central page on ''The Mouse Factory''.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>
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==See Also==
===Mickey Mouse===
*[[Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lost unauthorized pornographic animated short film; existence unconfirmed; 1936)]]
*[[Mickey's Man Friday (partially found production material of unproduced remake of Disney animated short film; 1939-1941)]]
*[[Minnie Takes Care of Pluto (found original English audio of Mickey Mouse Works animated short; 2000)]]
*[[The Search for Mickey Mouse (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2002)]]
*[[Short Subject aka "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" (found unofficial animated short film; 1968)]]
*[[Walt Disney (lost physical Mickey Mouse animation reference footage of animator; late 1930s)]]
===Disney Channel===
*[[101 Dalmatians: The Series (partially found pitch pilot episode of Disney animated TV series; 1996)]]
*[[Amazing Animals (found Disney Channel educational animated series; 1996-1999)]]
*[[Arwin! (partially found pitch pilot of cancelled spin-off of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" Disney Channel sitcom; 2007)]]
*[[Bonkers "Fall Apart Bomb Squad" (found episode of Disney Channel animated series; 1993)]]
*[[Country Club (partially found test pilot of "Big City Greens" Disney Channel adventure-comedy animated series; 2015)]]
*[[Disney Channel Interactive (lost Dish Network game channel; late 2000s)]]
*[[Disney Channel "Disney's One Too" (partially lost "Recess" gags of TV channel block; 1999-2003)]]
*[[Disney Channel "Wand Idents" (partially found bumpers from TV channel; 2003-present)]]
*[[Disney's Coyote Tales (found Disney Channel extended version of "The Coyote's Lament" animated short; 1991)]]
*[[Disney's Doug (found episodes of animated TV series; 1996-1999)]]
*[[Dreamfinders (unproduced Disney Channel series based on "Journey Into Imagination" Epcot ride; 1983)]]
*[[Dumbo's Circus (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1985-1986)]]
*[[Fish Hooks (partially found test pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2009)]]
*[[Going Wild with Jeff Corwin (partially found Disney Channel documentary series; 1997-1999)]]
*[[Gravity Falls (found Comic Con 2012 promo of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2012)]]
*[[Gravity Falls (found pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2010)]]
*[[Hannah Montana (lost production material of cancelled anime adaptation of Disney Channel teen sitcom; 2009-2010)]]
*[[Herbie the Lovebug (lost Disney Channel animated pilot; late 1990s-2000s)]]
*[[J.O.N.A.S. (partially found original pilot of "Jonas" Disney Channel comedy series; 2007)]]
*[[Katbot (partially found unreleased Disney Channel animated series; 2005)]]
*[[Lizzie McGuire "Season 3" (lost production material of cancelled season of Disney Channel comedy series; 2020)]]
*[[Mousercise (partially found Disney Channel exercise series; 1983-1996)]]
*[[Mouseterpiece Theater (partially found Disney Channel cartoon compilation series; 1983-1990)]]
*[[Pepper Ann (partially found unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney animated series; 1996)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb (lost production material of cancelled theatrical film of Disney Channel animated series; 2010s)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb "Delivery of Destiny" (partially found Simon Pegg version of episode of Disney Channel animated series; 2013)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb: Spot the Diff (found Disney Channel animated special; 2008)]]
*[[Recess "The Break In" (partially found pitch pilot of Disney animated TV series; 1996)]]
*[[Shooting Star Milkshake Bar (partially found full version of "Phineas and Ferb" song; late 2000s)]]
*[[Star and the Forces of Evil (found pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2011)]]
*[[Talespin (lost Phil Harris audio recordings from Disney Channel animated series; 1990)]]
*[[Teen Angel (partially found Disney Channel serial drama; 1989)]]
*[[The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (partially found revival of Disney variety TV series; 1989-1994)]]
*[[The Jersey (partially found Disney Channel sports-themed comedy series; 1999-2004)]]
*[[The Owl House (found test animation of Disney Channel animated series; 2017)]]
*[[The Proud Family (partially found Nickelodeon pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated sitcom; 1999)]]
*[[Welcome to Pooh Corner (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1983-1986)]]
*[[What's Stevie Thinking? (lost pitch pilot of cancelled spin-off of "Lizzie McGuire" Disney Channel comedy series; 2005)]]
===Playhouse Disney===
*[[Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos (found Playhouse Disney animated short series; 2004-2007)]]
*[[Bear in the Big Blue House (found unaired pilot of Disney Channel puppet series; 1997)]]
*[[Bear in the Big Blue House (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 1997-2006)]]
*[[Breakfast with Bear (partially found spin-off of "Bear in the Big Blue House" Playhouse Disney puppet series; 2005-2006)]]
*[[Handy Manny (partially found DKP Studios pilot of Playhouse Disney CGI animated series; 2005)]]
*[[Imagination Movers (found pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney series based on children's music group; 2006)]]
*[[JoJo's Circus (partially lost Playhouse Disney stop-motion animated series; 2003-2007)]]
*[[Little Einsteins (lost second pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2004)]]
*[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh (partially found test pilots of Playhouse Disney CGI animated series; 2005/2006)]]
*[[Out of the Box (partially lost Playhouse Disney children's series; 1998-2004)]]
*[[PB&J Otter (found original credits sequences of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1998-2000)]]
*[[Playhouse Disney UK (partially found interstitial material of children's TV channel; 1999-2006)]]
*[[Stanley (found pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1999)]]
*[[The Book of Pooh (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 2001-2004)]]
===Disney Junior===
*[[Beverly Hills Chihuahuas (found pilot of cancelled Disney Junior animated adaptation of film series; 2012)]]
*[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates (lost pitch pilot of Disney Junior animated series; 2009)]]
*[[Jungle Junction (lost pitch pilots of Disney Junior CGI animated series; 2003-2008)]]
===Toon Disney===
*[[Teamo Supremo (partially lost Toon Disney animated series; 2002-2004)]]
*[[Toon News (partially found Toon Disney CGI interstitial series; 2004/2005)]]
===Disney XD===
*[[Billion Dollar Freshmen (lost pitch pilot of "Lab Rats" Disney XD live-action comedy series; 2010)]]
*[[DXP (partially found Disney XD video game block; 2017)]]
*[[Power Rangers Animated Series (lost Disney XD pilot of animated adaptation of live-action superhero series; existence unconfirmed; 2007-2009)]]
===Other===
*[[Green Monkeys (lost Disney animated pilot; 1999)]]
*[[La Chambre Folle (lost French Disney children's TV block; 1998)]]
*[[Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (found English dub of anime series; 2015)]]
*[[Robodz (partially found Disney Toei animated TV series; 2008)]]
*[[The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (found episodes of Disney animated TV series; 1995)]]
*[[X-Heart (partially found unreleased English dub of "X-Coração" Brazilian animated TV series; 2014)]]
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mouse_Factory Wikipedia page on ''The Mouse Factory''.]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mouse_Factory Wikipedia page on ''The Mouse Factory''.]
*[https://archive.org/details/mouse-factory-complete-collection Archive.org upload of all ''The Mouse Factory'' episodes.]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 13 August 2023

TheMouseFactory.png

The title card for the series.

Status: Found

Date found: 03 Jun 2022

Found by: Halloweenguy


The Mouse Factory was a television series produced by Walt Disney Productions, airing for two seasons between January 26th, 1972 and March 5th, 1973. The show was created by Disney animator Ward Kimball for syndicated television.[1]

Premise

The Mouse Factory combines various live-action and animated segments, with a different theme and celebrity host per episode. These celebrity guests, known as "Mickey's Friend" in the show, interacted with classic Disney characters and tied in various short films and clips of feature films, mainly by Disney themselves. The show took place at a "factory" at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.[2]

Some episodes included more basic plots, such as an episode about Mickey Mouse's early career, while others were more elaborate, such as an episode about sports, where host Charles Nelson Reilly was a referee at Goofy's basketball game and shown at a horse race betting on the wrong horse.[3]

Some of the celebrity hosts featured on the show include Phyllis Diller, Don Knotts, Annette Funicello, Jim Backus, Jonathan Winters, Shari Lewis, Jo Anne Worley, Kurt Russell, and Harry Morgan.[2]

Availability

The show aired various re-runs on the Disney Channel during the 1980s and 1990s,[4] and user Halloweenguy found all of the episodes from these recordings. A vinyl record based on the show was also produced by Disneyland Records in 1972, which is archived online and available for purchase on Amazon.[5]

On June 3rd, 2022 LMW user Halloweenguy found and uploaded every episode of the series to the Internet Archive.

Episode Status

Season 1

# Episode Title Host Airdate Status
1 "Vacations" Charles Nelson Reilly Jan 26th, 1972 Found
2 "Women’s Lib" JoAnne Worley Feb 2nd, 1972 Found
3 "Folk Tale Favorites" Johnny Brown Feb 9th, 1972 Found
4 "Spooks and Magic" Phyllis Diller Feb 16th, 1972 Found
5 "Physical Fitness" Don Knotts Feb 23rd, 1972 Found
6 "The Great Outdoors" Dom DeLuise Mar 1st, 1972 Found
7 "Water Sports" Joe Flynn Mar 8th, 1972 Found
8 "Man at Work" John Byner Mar 15th, 1972 Found
9 "Music" Skiles and Henderson Mar 22nd, 1972 Found
10 "Interplanetary Travel" Jonathan Winters Mar 29th, 1972 Found
11 "Homeowners" Jim Backus Apr 5th, 1972 Found
12 "Spectator Sports" Charles Nelson Reilly Apr 12th, 1972 Found
13 "Horses" JoAnne Worley Apr 19th, 1972 Found
14 "Aviation" Johnny Brown Apr 26th, 1972 Found
15 "Back to Nature" Wally Cox May 3rd, 1972 Found
16 "Bullfighting to Bullfrogs" Pat Buttram May 10th, 1972 Found
17 "Sports" Pat Paulsen May 17th, 1972 Found

Season 2

# Episode Title Host Airdate Status
1 "Alligators" Johnny Brown Sep 11th, 1972 Found
2 "Paul Bunyan" Jim Backus Sep 18th, 1972 Found
3 "Bullfighting" Bill Dana Sep 25th, 1972 Found
4 "Knighthood" Henry Gibson Oct 2nd, 1972 Found
5 "Pluto" John Astin Oct 9th, 1972 Found
6 "Goliath II" Kurt Russell Oct 16th, 1972 Found
7 "The Mouse Show" Dave Madden Oct 23rd, 1972 Found
8 "Cats" Shari Lewis and Hush Puppy Oct 30th, 1972 Found
9 "Ben Franklin" Wally Cox Nov 6th, 1972 Found
10 "Mickey Mouse" Annette Funicello Nov 13th, 1972 Found
11 "Lions" Henry Gibson Nov 20th, 1972 Found
12 "Consciences" Harry Morgan Nov 27th, 1972 Found
13 "Noah’s Ark" Bill Dana Dec 4th, 1972 Found
14 "Hunting" John Astin Dec 11th, 1972 Found
15 "Sports" Nipsey Russell Dec 18th, 1972 Found
16 "Tugboats" Dave Madden Dec 25th, 1972 Found
17 "Automobiles" Ken Berry Jan 1st, 1973 Found
18 "Trains" Harry Morgan Jan 8th, 1973 Found
19 "Homes" Jim Backus Jan 15th, 1973 Found
20 "The Reluctant Dragon" Wally Cox Jan 22th, 1973 Found
21 "Wheels" Johnny Brown Jan 29th, 1973 Found
22 "Winter Fun" Kurt Russell Feb 5th, 1973 Found
23 "Penguins" Annette Funicello Feb 12th, 1973 Found
24 "Elephants" Nipsey Russell Feb 19th, 1973 Found
25 "Mickey and the Beanstalk" Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop Feb 26th, 1973 Found
26 "Dancing" Ken Berry Mar 5th, 1973 Found

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Gallery

The record based on The Mouse Factory, produced by Disneyland Records in 1972.

See Also

Mickey Mouse

Disney Channel

Playhouse Disney

Disney Junior

Toon Disney

Disney XD

Other

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Mice Chat article featuring info on The Mouse Factory. Retrieved 23 May '21
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nostalgia Central page on The Mouse Factory. Retrieved 23 May '21
  3. ↑ Colin LooksBack's video "Lost Media: Disney Theme Parks Edition!", featuring info on The Mouse Factory. Retrieved 23 May '21
  4. ↑ World Heritage Encyclopedia page on The Mouse Factory. Retrieved 23 May '21
  5. ↑ Amazon page for The Mouse Factory vinyl album. Retrieved 24 May '21
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