Minnie's Bow-Toons
Minnie's Bow-Toons is an American computer-animated preschool television series from Disney Television Animation.[1] The series aired from November 14, 2011, to January 22, 2016, on Disney Junior, as a short-form series targeted at preschool girls as well as the spin-off from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.[2][3] The series is based on the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode "Minnie's Bow-tique."[4] In both the episode and its spin-off, Minnie opens the same boutique from the former - this time with bows and bow-ties.
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Based on | Minnie Mouse by Walt Disney Ub Iwerks |
Developed by | Bobs Gannaway |
Voices of | |
Composers | Mike Himelstein Michael Turner Beau Black |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 89 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Peter Allesweter |
Running time | approx. 2-5 minutes |
Production company | Disney Television Animation[lower-alpha 1] |
Release | |
Original network | Disney Junior |
Original release | November 14, 2011 – present |
Related | |
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016) |
Minnie's Bow-Toons introduced the new character Cuckoo-Loca, as well as Minnie's twin nieces formally in animation, Millie and Melody Mouse (starting with the episode "Trouble Times Two").
Minnie's Bow-Toons was followed by a revival of the series, entitled Minnie's Bow-Toons: Party Palace Pals, which was released on April 3, 2021, on Disney Junior's YouTube channel and later aired its first episode on April 5 on Disney Channel, this time in the style of Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures.[5][6]
Premise
After the events of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode "Minnie's Bow-tique," this TV series is about the adventures of Minnie Mouse and her friend Daisy Duck as they run Minnie's Bow-tique, a specialty shop stocked only with colorful bows and bowties. Minnie ends all the Season 1 episodes saying, "There's no business like bow business!" In Season 3, Minnie, Daisy and Cuckoo Loca open a pet grooming salon adjacent to the Bow-tique. In Season 4, Minnie, Daisy and Cuckoo Loca go on international trips, visiting cities like London, Venice, and Tokyo. In Season 6, Minnie, Daisy and Cuckoo Loca start a new party planning business.
Voice cast
Main
- Russi Taylor as Minnie Mouse (Season 1-5) and Bow-Bot
- Kaitlyn Robrock as Minnie Mouse (Season 6–7) and Clara Cluck
- Tress MacNeille as Daisy Duck, Chip, Penelope Poodle, Animal Trainer, Mrs. Porkins, and the Queen of the United Kingdom & the Queen of England
- Nika Futterman as Cuckoo Loca, Paparazzi Reporter, and Baby Oinky
Recurring
- April Winchell as Clarabelle Cow
- Frank Welker as Figaro, Gilbert, Pizza Restaurant Diner #2, Gilbert the Guinee Pig
- Avalon Robbins as Millie and Melody Mouse (Season 1-5)
- Vivian Vencer and Stella Edwards as Millie and Melody Mouse respectively (Season 6-7)
- Bret Iwan as Mickey Mouse
- Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck
- Bill Farmer as Goofy, Pluto, Penguini the Magnificent, Singing Ghosts, Delivery Men, Hot Dog Vendor at the Pet Adoption, Luigi the Pizza Shop Owner, Kabuki Theater Manager, and TV Announcer, Mr. Gander
- Dee Bradley Baker as Gus Goose, Wormy
- Corey Burton as Ludwig von Drake, Dale
- Max Charles as Joey Beaver (Season 1–5)
- Jecobi Swain as Joey Beaver (Season 6–7)
- Ariel Winter as Roxie Squirrel
- Leslie Uggams as Nana Beaver
- Andrea Libman as Trixie the Goat
- Daniel Ross as Donald Duck (Archive Footage only)
- Carlos Alazraqui as Panchito Pistoles
- Grace Kaufman as Chloe Bunny, Posey Bear, and Emmy Mouse
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2011–12)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [7] | Original air date [7] | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "Leaky Pipes" | November 14, 2011 | 101 |
2 | 2 | "The Pom-Pom Problem" | November 21, 2011 | 102 |
3 | 3 | "Trouble Times Two" | November 28, 2011 | 103 |
4 | 4 | "Figaro's Friend" | December 5, 2011 | 104 |
5 | 5 | "A Shop in the Dark" | December 12, 2011 | 105 |
6 | 6 | "Flower Fix" | December 19, 2011 | 106 |
7 | 7 | "Dance Lessons" | January 9, 2012 | 107 |
8 | 8 | "In Plane Sight" | January 16, 2012 | 108 |
9 | 9 | "Bow-Bot" | January 23, 2012 | 109 |
10 | 10 | "Fashion Emergency" | January 30, 2012 | 110 |
Season 2 (2012–13)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [7] | Original air date [7] | Prod. code |
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11 | 1 | "Piano Movers and Shakers" | November 12, 2012 | 201 |
12 | 2 | "A Good Sign" | November 19, 2012 | 202 |
13 | 3 | "Locked Out" | November 26, 2012 | 203 |
14 | 4 | "Feelin' Crabby" | December 3, 2012 | 204 |
15 | 5 | "Cuckoo-Loca's Egg-celent Adventure" | December 10, 2012 | 205 |
16 | 6 | "Funny Bunny" | January 7, 2013 | 206 |
17 | 7 | "Weather or Not" | January 14, 2013 | 207 |
18 | 8 | "Mechanical Mayhem" | January 21, 2013 | 208 |
19 | 9 | "Adventures in Piggy Sitting" | January 28, 2013 | 209 |
20 | 10 | "Minnie's Makeover Madness" | February 5, 2013 | 210 |
Season 3 (2013–14)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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21 | 1 | "Tricky Treats" | November 7, 2013 | 301 |
22 | 2 | "Pet Adoption" | November 14, 2013 | 302 |
23 | 3 | "Pet Calendar" | November 28, 2013 | 303 |
24 | 4 | "For the Birds" | December 5, 2013 | 304 |
25 | 5 | "Oh, Christmas Tree!" | December 12, 2013 | 305 |
26 | 6 | "Primped Up Pachyderm" | January 16, 2014 | 306 |
27 | 7 | "Freaky Fowl Day" | January 23, 2014 | 307 |
28 | 8 | "A Walk in the Park" | January 30, 2014 | 308 |
29 | 9 | "Gondola with the Wind" | February 6, 2014 | 309 |
30 | 10 | "Uh Oh, Pizza Dough" | February 13, 2014 | 310 |
Season 4 (2014–15)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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31 | 1 | "Fiesta Follies" | February 20, 2014 | 401 |
32 | 2 | "Royal Delivery" | March 6, 2014 | 402 |
33 | 3 | "Kabuki Chaos" | March 13, 2014 | 403 |
34 | 4 | "Turkey Time" | November 18, 2014 | 404 |
35 | 5 | "Slumber Party" | January 22, 2015 | 405 |
36 | 6 | "Rooftop Repair" | January 22, 2015 | 406 |
37 | 7 | "Alarm Clocked Out" | January 22, 2015 | 407 |
Season 5 (2016)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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38 | 1 | "Happy Campers" | January 22, 2016 | 501 |
39 | 2 | "Picnic Panic" | January 22, 2016 | 502 |
40 | 3 | "Home, Clean Home!" | January 22, 2016 | 503 |
Season 6: Party Palace Pals! - Season 1 (2021–22)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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41 | 1 | "Moving Day" | April 5, 2021 | 601 |
42 | 2 | "Bessie Delivers Again!" | April 6, 2021 | 602 |
43 | 3 | "The Great Cookie Bake-Off" | April 7, 2021 | 603 |
44 | 4 | "Curse of the Pink Purse!" | April 8, 2021 | 604 |
45 | 5 | "Rocket Roller Skates" | May 3, 2021 | 605 |
46 | 6 | "The Pony Prance Square Dance" | May 4, 2021 | 606 |
47 | 7 | "Boing-Boing, Come Home!" | May 5, 2021 | 607 |
48 | 8 | "Minnie's Do-It-Yourselfers" | May 6, 2021 | 608 |
49 | 9 | "All That Jazz" | June 21, 2021 | 609 |
50 | 10 | "Daisy's Crazy Hair Day" | September 24, 2021 | 610 |
51 | 11 | "Run Daisy, Run" | September 24, 2021 | 611 |
52 | 12 | "The Blustery Day" | September 24, 2021 | 612 |
53 | 13 | "Minnie's Halloween Spook-tacular" | October 22, 2021 | 613 |
54 | 14 | "Mickey's Party Goes Pop!" | November 5, 2021 | 614 |
55 | 15 | "Happy Birthday, Minnie Mouse: The Musical" | November 5, 2021 | 615 |
56 | 16 | "Clarabelle's Christmas Sweater" | December 17, 2021 | 616 |
57 | 17 | "Eye on the Birdy Ball" | January 21, 2021 | 617 |
58 | 18 | "Escape From Bouncy Castle Island" | January 21, 2022 | 618 |
59 | 19 | "Snow Day Shenanigans" | March 18, 2022 | 619 |
60 | 20 | "Clarabelle's Kitty" | March 25, 2022 | 620 |
Season 7: Party Palace Pals! - Season 2 (2022)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [8] | Original air date [8] | Prod. code |
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61 | 1 | "Ducky Down the Drain" | May 23, 2022 | 701 |
62 | 2 | "Monkeys, Monkeys Everywhere!" | May 23, 2022 | 702 |
63 | 3 | "Minnie’s Wags 'n' Wiggles Pet Parade" | May 24, 2022 | 703 |
64 | 4 | "Stop that Shopping Cart!" | May 25, 2022 | 704 |
65 | 5 | "Gilbert Sittin'" | May 26, 2022 | 705 |
66 | 6 | "A New Kitty in the House" | May 27, 2022 | 706 |
67 | 7 | "A Royal Puppy Party" | June 18, 2022 | 707 |
68 | 8 | "On a Bicycle Built for Three" | July 2, 2022 | 708 |
69 | 9 | "Upsy Minnie and Daisy!" | July 26, 2022 | 709 |
70 | 10 | "Vac Attack!" | July 27, 2022 | 710 |
71 | 11 | "The Great Critter Caper" | July 28, 2022 | 711 |
72 | 12 | "Chill Out!" | July 29, 2022 | 712 |
73 | 13 | "Disco to Go!" | September 5, 2022 | 713 |
74 | 14 | "The Rolling Cake of Rome" | September 6, 2022 | 714 |
75 | 15 | "Achoo-Moo!" | September 7, 2022 | 715 |
76 | 16 | "Daisy's Birthday Quack-tastrophe!" | September 8, 2022 | 716 |
77 | 17 | "Happy Harvest Day!" | September 9, 2022 | 717 |
78 | 18 | "A Dark and Stormy Night at the Party Palace" | September 25, 2022 | 718 |
79 | 19 | "Goodnight Owl" | September 30, 2022 | 719 |
80 | 20 | "Hide 'n' Go Peep!" | October 8, 2022 | 720 |
Season 8: Camp Minnie (2023)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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81 | 1 | TBA | June 21, 2023 | 801 |
82 | 2 | TBA | June 21, 2023 | 802 |
83 | 3 | TBA | June 21, 2023 | 803 |
84 | 4 | TBA | June 21, 2023 | 804 |
85 | 5 | TBA | June 21, 2023 | 805 |
86 | 6 | TBA | June 21, 2023 | 806 |
87 | 7 | TBA | June 21, 2023 | 807 |
88 | 8 | TBA | June 21, 2023 | 808 |
89 | 9 | TBA | June 21, 2023 | 809 |
Release
Minnie's Bow-Toons aired from November 14, 2011, to January 22, 2016, on Disney Junior.[9][10] Some episodes aired on both on Disney Channel and Disney Junior after their release.[11]
The revival of the series, titled Minnie's Bow-Toons: Party Palace Pals, was released on April 3, 2021, on the YouTube channel of Disney Junior.[12][13] It later aired its first episode on April 5 on Disney Channel.[14]
The television show is also available on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.[15][16][17]
Reception
Critical response
Nilanjana Basu of NDTV asserted, "This is just the perfect treat for pint-sized Minnie Mouse fans. In this series of shorts, Minnie Mouse gets into the bow business and starts her very own Bow-tique along with her friend Daisy. This Minnie Mouse series is the cutest cartoon ever!"[18]
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Results | Ref. |
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2013 | Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual in Animation | Robert Kline
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Won | [19][20] |
2014 | BTVA Voice Acting Award | Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role – Comedy/Musical | Russi Taylor | Nominated | [21] |
In other media
References
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- Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-1-4766-7293-9.
- Newsdesk, Laughing Place Disney (November 4, 2021). "Disney Junior Shares Exclusive Clips of Mickey and Minnie's Birthday Celebrations In "Minnie's Bow-Toons: Party Palace Pals"". LaughingPlace.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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- Milligan, Mercedes (March 29, 2021). "First Look: Disney Junior Debuts 'Minnie's Bow-Toons: Party Palace Pals'". Animation Magazine.
- "See Minnie and Daisy in an Exclusive Clip from Minnie's Bow-Toons: Party Palace Pals". D23 (Disney). Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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- Milligan, Mercedes (October 12, 2011). "'Minnie's Bow-Toons' Shorts Premiere Nov. 14". Animation Magazine.
- "Watch Minnie #RockTheDots in a Brand-New Bow-Toons Short". D23 (Disney). January 20, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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- "Here is a long list of Mickey and Donald shows and other shows on Disney+ Hotstar to keep your child entertained". Business Insider. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- "10 Kid-Friendly Movies On Disney+Hotstar For A Magical Trip To Adventureland". NDTV.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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- "2014 BTVA Voice Acting Awards". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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- "Minnie's Bow-Toons Dress Up". Disney LOL.
- "Minnie's Bow-Toons Dress Up". Disney Junior India. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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- "Minnie's Masquerade Match Up". Disney Junior India. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- "Minnie's Skating Symphony". Disney Junior India. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- "Minnie-Rella's Magical Journey". Disney Junior India.
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- Animation outsourced to DQ Entertainment (Clubhouse era seasons) and Technicolor Animation Productions (Mixed-up Adventures era seasons)