The Mouse Factory

The Mouse Factory
Created by	Ward Kimball
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	43
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Original release
Network	Syndicated
Release	January 26, 1972 (1972-01-26) – March 5, 1973 (1973-03-05)

The Mouse Factory is an American syndicated television series produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was created by Ward Kimball. It ran from 1972 to 1973. It showed clips from various Disney cartoons and movies, hosted by celebrity guests (credited as being "Mickey's Friend") visiting the Mouse Factory. They interacted with the walk-around characters in Disney theme parks. The series was later rerun on the Disney Channel in the 1980s and 1990s.

Due to low ratings, the series was cancelled after its second season.

List of episodes

43 episodes were produced, including:

Season 1 (1972)

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

Season 2 (1972-1973)

#	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, 1972
9	Ben Franklin	Wally Cox	November 6, 1972
10	Mickey Mouse	Annette Funicello	November 13, 1972
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, 1973
23	Penguins	Annette Funicello	February 12, 1973
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

Other websites

• The Mouse Factory on IMDb