History Headscratchers / HouseofMouse

** Most likely for two reasons-1. They couldn't get the rights to use said characters (Yes, it is possible for one series to not allow characters from another series to appear despite being owned by the same company (For a good example, various DC supervillains were no longer allowed on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' due to said villains appearing on WesternAnimation/TheBatman...both shows were owned by Warner Bros.)) and/or 2. They simply wanted to focus mainly on characters from classic Disney shorts and Disney animated films. And, even then, they only used a handful of characters despite the ''numerous'' Disney animated characters to choose from. Note how, for example, they use mainly Timon & Pumba for ''Franchise/TheLionKing'' characters but rarely use Simba (despite being the ''main'' character of the movie), Scar, Nala, Zazu, or the Hyena Trio (Ed, Shenzi, and Banzai). It could be likely that including ''every'' single Disney character would take too much time and cost too much money for the animators at Disney to handle.

** It's the same for numerous other characters from other series. Kronk never showed up despite the show having Kuzco and Yzma, despite the fact he's arguably the most popular character ''and'' Disney had ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' not too long after ''HOM'' popped up. They never brought Casey Jr. in from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'' despite his popularity (though it's pretty hard to justify getting a steam engine into a nightclub with no tracks), nor were there many appearances from other {{Ensemble Dark Horse}}s like [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel's sisters]] or [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast the Bimbettes]]. Unfortunately, they had to pick and choose which characters they could use, and Tarzan, Kronk, Casey, Triton's kids, and Gaston's admirers got the short end of the stick.

** Dopey being, [[JustWhatItSaysOntheTin ya know, dopey]], he'd be confused by complex carbohydrates and would prefer simple ones. Seafood... "see food"... Bashhful doesn't want to see his food because he's shy. I say FridgeBrilliance/just swap the orders--fish is said to be brain food, and Dopey could use some help in that department.

** Dopey being, [[JustWhatItSaysOntheTin ya know, dopey]], he'd be confused by complex carbohydrates and would prefer simple ones. Seafood... "see food"... Bashhful doesn't want to see his food because he's shy. I say [[Fridge Brilliance just swap the orders--fish is said to be brain food, and Dopey could use some help in that department]].

*** Both these points, ''and'' the fact that a lot of the IPs they own nowadays aren't really appropriate for children. Seriously, can you imagine characters like Peter Griffin and the ones from ''WesternAnimation/LittleDemon'' showing up as guests?

** Because Tantor and the others from that movie were already appearing in the spin-off t.v. series, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTarzan'', which premiered the same year as House of Mouse. Presumably, whose ever idea it was to limit the number of characters from that film to appear on this show chose to do it this way, because of either having to commit and devote the Tarzan cast to that other Walt Disney Television Animation production only and intentionally or there might have been plans for the cast to appear in both shows, but somehow a feasible plan just couldn't be reached.

* I don't like that, in this show, Huey, Dewey, and Louie were voiced by the same guy doing Donald's voice. Because of them sounding exactly like Donald, it tends to confuse me if I'm looking the other way while the boys are talking. Granted, that's how it was done back in the days of the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, but by this time, Russi Taylor had done the trio's voices on ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and was still doing them in the direct-to-video movies and video games, and her voice for them sounds different from Donald's. So why did she not reprise their voices on this show? Heck, in the ''House'' segments, the boys even seem to have their ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack'' designs, so why have them voiced by ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack'' voice actors?
* Why does Website/TheOtherWiki always, ''always'' refer to this show by its full title with the "Disney's" preface? Practically every cartoon show Disney has made has "Disney's" prefacing the title, but we never refer to, say, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' as ''Disney's WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' in casual conversation. And even Disney seems to have this same conceit as well. What makes ''House of Mouse'' any different when it comes to being referenced in conversation or articles?

** It's the same for numerous other characters from other series. Kronk never showed up despite the show having Kuzco and Yzma, despite the fact he's arguably the most popular character ''and'' Disney had ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' not too long after ''HOM'' popped up. They never brought Casey Jr. in from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'' despite his popularity (though it's pretty hard to justify getting a steam engine into a nightclub with no tracks), nor was there many appearances from other {{Ensemble Dark Horse}}s like [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel's sisters]] or [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast the Bimbettes]]. Unfortunately, they had to pick and choose which characters they could use, and Tarzan, Kronk, Casey, Triton's kids, and Gaston's admirers got the short end of the stick.

* Since there isn't a Fridge section for this piece of Fridge Logic and Fridge Horror, could you imagine how much of a [[MindScrew Mind Screw]] it must be for all these people of different worlds, cultures, periods, and moralities to get together under one roof? Theologically, we could have Chernabog (the devil from Fantasia) asking the Greek gods (from Hercules) which one of them is his mortal enemy, the Christian God. Environmentally, we have various predators (Simba and Timon and Pumbaa from The Lion King) a mere dinner table away from their prey (Bambi from Bambi and Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio, respectively). When it comes to dining, we have Ariel (the eponymous Little Mermaid) watching as other people order fish. Finally, how does a fight not break out every night with so many heroes and villains in the same room, especially mortal enemies? Jafar, Maleficent, Queen Grimhilde, and Ursula are all in the same place as Aladdin, Aurora, Snow White, and Ariel!

** I think it's just a mistake. There ''is'' a somewhat important event of the Blot's history that took place in 1947, but it's something utterly obscure, that the writers had little way of knowing before the Internet era: it's in 1947 that the Blot's debut appearance was translated in Italian for the first time[[note]] It's a bigger deal than you'd think, as Italy is one of the countries that produce the greatest amount of Disney comics and was the first to re-introduce the Blot as a recurring villain. [[/note]] But really, I think it was just a goof.

** That, or maybe the club just has some sort of side entrance for larger characters? But we just don't see it? Maybe?

* In ''Not Too Goofy'', Un-Goofy hands out specific dishes to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I understand most of them, but the only ones I don't get are: No seafood for Bashful and no complex carbohydrates for Dopey.

* Why does Wiki/TheOtherWiki always, ''always'' refer to this show by its full title with the "Disney's" preface? Practically every cartoon show Disney has made has "Disney's" prefacing the title, but we never refer to, say, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' as ''Disney's WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' in casual conversation. And even Disney seems to have this same conceit as well. What makes ''House of Mouse'' any different when it comes to being referenced in conversation or articles?

** Disney licensing has some thing against mixing television and movie characters together. It's why ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' is the way it is.
** Having to go back and forth with changing the appearances of some certain, established characters from the feature films and featurettes, who'd later star in their own t.v. series (e.g. Chip & Dale, who'd later become a pair of the Rescue Rangers) to interact once again with characters who originated from the same series in one episode and then appearing as their initial selves in the next may have been too complicated. Confusing for some viewers as well (if those who are new to the modifications of past characters from the full-length films and shorts aren't as familiar with them as others are).

*** Not to mention it would have been astronomically expensive to get everyone (writers, voice actors, lawyers) involved. Can you imagine if this show was made today, with Disney having ''The Muppets'', PIXAR, Marvel, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox, Hulu, National Geographic, and possibly even ''Kingdom Hearts''? As awesome as it would be to have everyone hanging out at the club, it would have required a lot of logistical coordination from all parties to ensure the characters were depicted respectfully and accurately, the money to get their voice actors back (or soundalikes if they couldn't) would have cost more than Disney would have been willing to pay, and it could have stolen a lot of valuable screen time from everyone else. Who would come to see Mickey Mouse and co. run the House if ''Darth Vader'' was in the audience while coldly staring down Doctor Doom and Mr. Burns from across the aisle?
* Since [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]] is clearly still stuck as a genie here, how come he didn't think of having one of the other villains wish him free of his lamp in ''Mickey's House of Villains''?
** Typical villain incompetence or over-confidence (to put it in a nicer way). A villain (in this case Jafar) believes that he has won against the hero (IE: Mickey Mouse) and that no one can stop him. Cue the hero saving the day, trapping (or possibly killing) the villain due to said villain overlooking some minor/major flaw in his plan that leads to his downfall.

** Alternately, Jafar doesn't trust the other villains enough. Remember the line "Only greedy dirty deeds are allowed !". What villain would be generous enough to use a wish to free Jafar ? Even totally heroic Aladdin had a dilemma about freeing the Genie ! Jafar prefers to avoid mentioning that he's still a genie because at least one of the other villains could take his lamp and make wishes ''against'' him.

* I don't like that, in this show, Huey, Dewey and Louie were voiced by the same guy doing Donald's voice. Because of them sounding exactly like Donald, it tends to confuse me if I'm looking the other way while the boys are talking. Granted, that's how it was done back in the days of the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, but by this time, Russi Taylor had done the trio's voices on ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and was still doing them in the direct-to-video movies and video games, and her voice for them sounds clearly different from Donald's. So why did she not reprise their voices on this show? Heck, in the ''House'' segments, the boys even seem to have their ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack'' designs, so why have them voiced by ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack'' voice actors?

** It's just how people say the title. I mean, a lot of people say ''Rocky Horror'' instead of ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' or ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' instead of ''Scooby Doo, Where Are You?'' (Or any of the numerous spinoffs).

** Because Tantor and the others from that movie were already appearing in the spin-off t.v. series, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTarzan'', which premiered the same year as House of Mouse. Presumably whose ever idea it was to limit the amount of characters from that film to appear on this show chose to do it this way, because of either having to commit and devote the Tarzan cast to that other Walt Disney Television Animation production only and intentionally or there might have been plans for the cast to appear in both shows, but somehow a feasible plan just couldn't be reached.
** It's the same for numerous other characters from other series. Kronk never showed up despite the show having Kuzco and Yzma, in spite of the fact he's arguably the most popular character ''and'' Disney had ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' not too long after ''HOM'' popped up. They never brought Casey Jr. in from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'' despite his popularity (though it's pretty hard to justify getting a steam engine into a nightclub with no tracks), nor was there much appearance from other {{Ensemble Dark Horse}}s like [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel's sisters]] or [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast the Bimbettes]]. Unfortunately, they had to pick and choose which characters they could use, and Tarzan, Kronk, Casey, Triton's kids, and Gaston's admirers got the short end of the stick.
* Ever notice that ''House of Mouse'' actually spoiled the ending of ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire''? This is actually most noticable with [[TheHighQueen Kida's]] appearance and outfit for this show.

* There are actually several shorts created for this show, but were unfortunately cut shortly after being finished. The most famous one of these is the one about [[WesternAnimation/PlutoThePup Pluto]] being left behind at Minnie's house while [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Mickey]] is on vacation, and thus prompting [[GoodAngelBadAngel his conscience]] to threaten him into thinking that Minnie's out to get him. Why weren't any of those shorts aired in the first place? Is it because the aforementioned short's plot showed Pluto having a nightmare about Minnie burying him alive and later going to Hell?
* Since there isn't a Fridge section for this piece of Fridge Logic and Fridge Horror, could you imagine how much of a [[MindScrew Mind Screw]] it must be for all these people of different worlds, cultures, time periods, and moralities to get together under one roof? Theologically, we could have Chernabog (the devil from Fantasia) asking the Greek gods (from Hercules) which one of them is his mortal enemy, the Christian God. Environmentally, we have various predators (Simba and Timon and Pumbaa from The Lion King) a mere dinner table away from their prey (Bambi from Bambi and Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio, respectively). When it comes to dining, we have Ariel (the eponymous Little Mermaid) watching as other people order fish. Finally, how does a fight not break out every night with so many heroes and villains in the same room, especially mortal enemies? Jafar, Maleficent, Queen Grimhilde and Ursula are all in the same place as Aladdin, Aurora, Snow White, and Ariel!
** There's the whole PunchClockVillain concept--the villains are only truly evil when they're in their respective films, as they are just "acting". But when they're "off the clock", they're more restrained and just relaxing. And when they actually do something bad off camera, it's usually out of "mischief" rather than "malice".
** The show does take place in Toon Town from ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', so they have leeway in that all parties involved are AnimatedActors off the clock when they aren't working in the films or in the parks. It would be too confusing for all of them, especially given how much Disney has grown today, if they tried mixing and matching everything. Can you imagine if they had the modern Disney properties they bought? Like Simba asking Mufasa why Darth Vader sounds like him? Too much of a headache for anyone.

* A commercial for the special ''Snowed In at the House of Mouse'' has Goofy worry about how they (Mickey, Donald and him) will get home to their friends and families. Don't all of their current family and close friends work there with them? Who are they missing?

* At the end of ''House of Crime'', Mike the microphone says the Phantom Blot has been creating havoc since 1947. What is the significance of this date? The newspaper serial that introduced the Blot was actually published in 1939, so were the writers just mistaken or is the date a reference to something else?

* In ''Ask Von Drake'', how on Earth did Monstro get inside the House ? The door's not all that wide, certainly not wide enough for a ''whale'' to come in. (Besides, one could question what a a non-anthropomorphic ''whale'' is doing in the House of Mouse anyway — it's a animal, it can hardly enjoy watching the cartoons or something —, but let's give it a free pass on that).

*** Someone simply lifted up a wall, toon-style

*** Possibly, but not everyone's inside the club (as far as we've seen). Casey Junior's not puffing around given the lack of tracks, but it's clearly established that a lack of traditional methods of movement is not a problem for all the characters. Monstro's got someone helping him squish inside and not have to worry about flopping around.
* In ''Not Too Goofy'', Un-Goofy hands out specific dishes to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I understand most of them, but the only ones I don't get are: No seafood for Bashful, and no complex carbohydrates for Dopey.

** Most likely for two reasons-1. They couldn't get the rights to use said characters (Yes, it is possible for one series to not allow characters from another series to appear despite being owned by the same company (For a good example, various DC supervillains were no longer allowed on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' due to said villains appearing on WesternAnimation/TheBatman...both shows were owned by Warner Bros.)) and/or 2. They simply wanted to focus mainly on characters from classic Disney shorts and Disney animated films. And, even then, they only used a handful of characters despite the ''numerous'' Disney animated characters to choose from. Note how, for example, they use mainly Timon & Pumba for ''Disney/TheLionKing'' characters but rarely use Simba (despite being the ''main'' character of the movie), Scar, Nala, Zazu, or the Hyena Trio (Ed, Shenzi, and Banzai). It could be likely that including ''every'' single Disney character would take too much time and cost too much money for the animators at Disney to handle.

* Since [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]] is clearly still stuck as a genie here, how come he didn't think of having one of the other villains wish him free of his lamp in ''Mickey's House of Villains''?

* What bothered me about ''House Of Villains'' was that they listed Tick-Tock (the Crocodile from ''Disney/PeterPan'') as one of the villains. Um, didn't the writers/producers/etc. of the show forget that Tick-Tock was a ''subversion'' of the ReptilesAreAbhorrent trope. He's pretty much ChaoticNeutral or TrueNeutral (He's not evil, just hungry... which still makes him dangerous, but not for any downright "evil" reasons) and is Captain Hook's (the ''real'' villain of the classic story) mortal enemy (Possibly even more so than Peter Pan himself).

* Why is there only one character from ''{{Disney/Tarzan}}'' (in this case, it's Tantor) in this show?

* Ever notice that ''House of Mouse'' actually spoiled the ending of ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire''? This is actually most noticable with [[TheHighQueen Kida's]] appearance and outfit for this show.

** It's just how people say the title. I mean, a lot of people say ''Rocky Horror'' instead of ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' or ''ScoobyDoo'' instead of ''Scooby Doo, Where Are You?'' (Or any of the numerous spinoffs).

** Disney licensing has some thing against mixing television and movie characters together. It's why KingdomHearts is the way it is.

* I don't like that, in this show, Huey, Dewey and Louie were voiced by the same guy doing Donald's voice. Because of them sounding exactly like Donald, it tends to confuse me if I'm looking the other way while the boys are talking. Granted, that's how it was done back in the days of the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, but by this time, Russi Taylor had done the trio's voices on ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' and was still doing them in the direct-to-video movies and video games, and her voice for them sounds clearly different from Donald's. So why did she not reprise their voices on this show? Heck, in the ''House'' segments, the boys even seem to have their ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack'' designs, so why have them voiced by ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack'' voice actors?
* Why does Wiki/TheOtherWiki always, ''always'' refer to this show by its full title with the "Disney's" preface? Practically every cartoon show Disney has made has "Disney's" prefacing the title, but we never refer to, say, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' as ''Disney's WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' in casual conversation. And even Disney seems to have this same conceit as well. What makes ''House of Mouse'' any different when it comes to being referenced in conversation or articles?

* What bothered me about ''House Of Villains'' was that they listed Tick-Tock (the Crocodile from PeterPan) as one of the villains. Um, didn't the writers/producers/etc. of the show forget that Tick-Tock was a ''subversion'' of the ReptilesAreAbhorrent trope. He's pretty much ChaoticNeutral or TrueNeutral (He's not evil, just hungry... which still makes him dangerous, but not for any downright "evil" reasons) and is Captain Hook's (the ''real'' villain of the classic story) mortal enemy (Possibly even more so than Peter Pan himself).

* At least in Donald's case, Scrooge doesn't work at the House of Mouse, and neither does Grandma Duck.

* Why does TheOtherWiki always, ''always'' refer to this show by its full title with the "Disney's" preface? Practically every cartoon show Disney has made has "Disney's" prefacing the title, but we never refer to, say, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' as ''Disney's WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' in casual conversation. And even Disney seems to have this same conceit as well. What makes ''House of Mouse'' any different when it comes to being referenced in conversation or articles?