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Plot Summary:
The show revolves around the lives of 8-year-old Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: educational, feel good, humorous, touching, light, captivating, anime, semi serious, 2d animation, nostalgic
Best tv shows and movies like Arthur (1996):
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Charlie and Lola (2005)
Plot Summary:
Charlie and Lola is a British animated television series based on the Charlie and Lola books written by Lauren Child. It aired from 2005–2008. The animation uses a collage style that emulates the style of the original books. Three series were commissioned by and initially broadcast on the BBC between 2005 and 2008. The series are produced by Tiger Aspect and have been subsequently broadcast in more than twenty countries. The series has won multiple BAFTA awards.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, light, exciting, 2d animation
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Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series (2001)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to the world of Avonlea, home to the irrepressible Anne Shirley. Avonlea is an exciting place to live especially as Anne's vivid imagination is always causing havoc for her and her friends. Anne is very, very good at getting herself and others into hot water but always with the best intentions. In spite of the scrapes Anne and her friends get into, in the end they always recognize the importance of family, friendship and self-confidence.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: touching, feel good, stylized, educational, sincere, captivating, serious
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Olivia (2009)
Plot Summary:
Tag along with enthusiastic 6-year-old girl pig Olivia and her closest friends as they use the power of their imaginations to solve everyday problems and embark on fun-filled adventures in this charming Nick Jr. series. Designed with preschoolers in mind, this animated program based on the children's books by Ian Falconer encourages young viewers to embrace their creativity and pursue their goals with confidence.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK, USA, Ireland
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Babar and the Adventures of Badou (2010)
Plot Summary:
An updated version of the classic series, following Badou, and King Babar's 8-year-old grandson.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, sincere
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Franklin (1997)
Plot Summary:
Franklin is an Canadian educational animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois. The television series was named after its main character, Franklin the Turtle. It was produced by PolyGram Television, Alphanim, LuxAnimation, Nelvana, Neurones Enterprises, Reader's Digest for Young Families, TF1, Funbag Animation Studios, Europool, Mini TFO, and Family Channel, and syndicated by Summit Entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, retro, educational, exciting, feel good, humorous, edutainment, 2d animation
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Harvey Beaks (2015)
Plot Summary:
A mild-mannered young bird and his best friends, a pair of rambunctious siblings called Fee and Foo, seek adventure and mischief in the magical forest that they call home.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, sincere, anime, cult classic, not serious, 2d animation
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Babar (1989)
Plot Summary:
Babar is a Canadian/French/Japanese animated television series produced in Quebec, Canada by Nelvana Limited and The Clifford Ross Company. It premiered in 1989 on CBC and HBO, subsequently was rerun on HBO Family and Qubo. The series is based on Jean de Brunhoff's original Babar books, and was Nelvana's first international co-production. The series' 78 episodes have been broadcast in 30 languages in over 150 countries. Episodes of Babar currently air on Ion Television and Qubo. While the French author Laurent de Brunhoff pronounces the name Babar as "BUH-bar", the TV series in its first five seasons pronounces the name as "BAB-bar". In 2010, a computer-animated sequel series spin-off of Babar titled Babar and the Adventures of Badou was launched. The new series focuses on a majority of new characters.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, light, retro, touching
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Doug (1991)
Plot Summary:
Doug is an American animated sitcom created by Jim Jinkins and co-produced by his studio, Jumbo Pictures. The show's plotline centers around the surreal and imaginative exploits of its title character, Douglas "Doug" Funnie, who experiences common predicaments while attending school in his new hometown of Bluffington, Virginia. The series lampoons several topics, including puppy love, bullying, and rumors. Numerous episodes center around Doug's attempts to date his classmate Patti Mayonnaise. Doug originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States of America. It, along with Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show, comprised the original three Nicktoons, premiering simultaneously on August 11, 1991 and ending on January 2, 1994. Following the acquisition of the former Jumbo Pictures by Disney in 1996, the series aired on ABC as part of the former Disney's One Saturday Morning programming block. The second series premiered on September 7, 1996, and ended on June 26, 1999 while having a feature film adaption. In 2011, the Nickelodeon series became syndicated on TeenNick's then newly debuted The '90s Are All That block.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, adult cartoon, feel good, humorous, realistic, sitcom, semi serious, children's program, 2d animation
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Blue's Clues (1995)
Plot Summary:
Blue's Clues is an American children's television show that premiered on September 8, 1996 on the cable television network Nickelodeon, and ran for ten years, until August 6, 2006. Producers Angela Santomero, Todd Kessler and Traci Paige Johnson combined concepts from child development and early-childhood education with innovative animation and production techniques that helped their viewers learn. It was hosted originally by Steve Burns, who left in 2002 to pursue a music career, and later by Donovan Patton. Burns was a crucial reason for the show's success, and rumors that surrounded his departure were an indication of the show's emergence as a cultural phenomenon. Blue's Clues became the highest-rated show for preschoolers on American commercial television and was crucial to Nickelodeon's growth. It has been called "one of the most successful, critically acclaimed, and ground-breaking preschool television series of all time". A spin-off called Blue's Room premiered in 2004. The show's producers and creators presented material in narrative format instead of the more traditional magazine format, used repetition to reinforce its curriculum, and structured every episode the same way. They used research about child development and young children's viewing habits that had been conducted in the thirty years since the debut of Sesame Street in the U.S. They revolutionized the genre by inviting their viewers' involvement. Research was part of the creative and decision-making process in the production of the show, and was integrated into all aspects and stages of the creative process. Blue's Clues was the first cutout animation series for preschoolers, and resembled a storybook in its use of primary colors and its simple construction paper shapes of familiar objects with varied colors and textures. Its home-based setting was familiar to American children, but had a look unlike other children's TV shows. A live production of Blue's Clues, which used many of the production innovations developed by the show's creators, toured the U.S. starting in 1999. As of 2002, over 2 million people had attended over 1,000 performances.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, educational, buddy comedy, captivating, entertaining, 2d animation
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Dragon Tales (1999)
Plot Summary:
Dragon Tales is an American-Canadian animated pre-school children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker and developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser. The story focuses on the adventures of two siblings, Max and Emmy and their dragon friends Cassie, Ord, Zak, Wheezie, and Quetzal. The series began broadcasting on the Public Broadcasting Service on their PBS Kids block on September 6, 1999, with its final episode aired on November 25, 2005. Re-runs ceased in 2010.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: educational, anime, exciting, humorous, semi serious, cute, sweet, learning, nostalgic
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Caillou's New Adventures (1997)
Plot Summary:
Caillou is an educational Canadian children's television series, based on the books by author Christine L'Heureux and illustrator Hélène Desputeaux. During the first season, many of the stories in the animated version began with a grandmother introducing the story to her grandchildren, then reading the story about the book. Since 1997, the narrator/grandmother is an unseen character. Caillou first aired on Canada's Teletoon channel in 1998; it later made its United States debut in English on Public Broadcasting Service Public television on September 4, 2000 A 5th Season came out in 2013 = and it airs on PBS Kids. Caillou also airs on PBS Sprout.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, educational, colorful, anime, motivational, semi serious, entertaining, 2d animation, colourful
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Thomas & Friends (1984)
Plot Summary:
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, colorful, anime, semi serious, cult classic, colourful
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Doc McStuffins (2012)
Plot Summary:
A young African-American girl aspires to be a doctor like her mom.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, computer animated
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Max and Ruby (2002)
Plot Summary:
Meet two funny bunny siblings, the energetic and mischievous Max, and the patient, smart and goal-oriented Ruby. The show models empowering messages by showing Max and Ruby playing together and resolving their differences respectfully and supportively.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, educational
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Bob the Builder (1997)
Plot Summary:
Bob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series Bob appears as a building contractor specializing in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles and equipment. The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the United Kingdom where Bob is voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The show was later created using CGI animation starting with the spin-off series Ready, Steady, Build!. In each episode, Bob and his group help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasizes conflict resolution, co-operation, socialization and various learning skills. Bob's catchphrase is "Can we fix it?", to which the other characters respond with "Yes we can!" This phrase is also the title of the show's theme song, which was a million-selling number one hit in the UK.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime, exciting
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Peppa Pig (2004)
Plot Summary:
Peppa Pig is an energetic piggy who lives with Mummy, Daddy, and little brother George. She loves to jump in mud puddles and make loud snorting noises.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 9 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, colorful, semi serious, educational, captivating, 2d animation, colourful
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Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks (2015)
Plot Summary:
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks, created by Janice Karman, takes us on a roller coaster ride of music, laughter and stories geared to entertain The Chipmunks' four generations of fans. Presented for the first time in glorious CGI, the series features ground-breaking animation and a new, original Chipmunk song in every episode. The series is an animated version of a prime-time sitcom and reflects the trials and tribulations of a single parent, David Seville, trying to raise six hyper-active Chipmunks. Like most parents, Dave's patience will be pushed to the limit, forcing him to end most sentences in "ALVINNN!!!".
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA, France, South Korea
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: computer animated, humorous, not serious, sitcom, captivating, children's program, 3d animation
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Bratz (2005)
Plot Summary:
Bratz is a computer-animated television series, based on a line of toy dolls of the same name. It is produced by Mike Young Productions and MGA Entertainment, and premiered on 4Kids TV on the Fox Television Network.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 946
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, realistic, 3d animation
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My Big Big Friend (2011)
Plot Summary:
My Big Big Friend is a series created by Canadian and Brazilian Claudia and Andres Lieban Koogan Breitman, co-produced by Brazilian studio 2D Lab and the Canadian company Breakthrough Animation. Had its first showing on August 9, 2010 on Discovery Kids Latin America and May 9, 2011 premiered on TV Brazil. It premiered in Canada on Treehouse TV on August 20, 2011. It was financed with the laws of federal tax incentives, the Procult and the Audiovisual Sector Fund - FSA. The show centers around the friendships of three children, Yuri, Lili and Matt, each of whom has a "Big Big Friend" who is invisible to adults and other children but seen by all three friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Brazil, Canada
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, semi serious
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Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)
Plot Summary:
Three young monsters — Ickis, Oblina and Krumm — attends an institute for monsters under a city dump and learn to frighten humans.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, humorous, entertaining, light, retro, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy, children's program
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Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004)
Plot Summary:
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends is an animated program based on the children's books by David Kirk, which airs on Nick Jr. in the United States, on Treehouse TV in Canada, and on Discovery Kids in Brazil. Each episode follows the everyday adventures of a family of bugs, who have made their home in what is called the Hollow Tree, led by the gentle, kind-hearted Miss Spider. Our gifts, they are many: We hop, fly and crawl. But kindness is the finest of all! - Miss Spider.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
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Dora the Explorer (2000)
Plot Summary:
Dora the Explorer is an American educational animated TV series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network, including the associated Nick Jr. channel.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, educational, entertaining, anime, semi serious, buddy comedy, 2d animation, learning
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The Berenstain Bears (2002)
Plot Summary:
A fun-loving family of bears whose love, loyalty and humour allows them to overcome any obstacle that finds its way down their sunny dirt road. They demonstrate time and time again that, no matter what the problem may be, the love, understanding, and support of family will get them through anything!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sweet, educational
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Hey Arnold! (1996)
Plot Summary:
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, South Korea, China, Taiwan
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, funny, retro, witty, semi serious, buddy comedy, sweet, adult cartoon, 2d animation
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Miles from Tomorrowland (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hitch a ride with MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND and... LET'S ROCKET! Climb aboard the starship "Stellosphere" and meet Miles Callisto, his loving family and his best buddy Merc, a robo-ostrich built for speed, friendship and fun! Tasked by the Tomorrowland Transit Authority with connecting the Interstellar Super Highway, Miles and his tech-savvy sister Loretta are ready for anything -- including awesome alien encounters and earthshaking discoveries that celebrate the wonders of outer space. Filled with cosmic surprises, super-cool gadgets and amazing facts verified by science experts, this out-of-this-world adventure is a total blast! EPISODE LISTING: "Runaway Shuttle/Surfin' The Whirlpool," "Ocean In Motion/Explorer Exchange," "Game On/How I Saved My Summer Vacation," "Who Stole The Stellosphere/Rock N' Roll," "To The Goldilocks Zone/Hiccup In the Plan".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 623
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, humorous, futuristic, semi serious, feel good, computer animated
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Clarence (2013)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a young boy named Clarence, who is optimistic about everything, and his two best friends Jeff and Sumo.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, feel good, anime, adult cartoon, realistic, weird, 2d animation
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Go, Diego, Go! (2005)
Plot Summary:
Go, Diego, Go! is a children's television series created by Chris Gifferd and Valerie Walsh, and is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer. The show premiered on September 6, 2005 and ended on September 16, 2011 on Nickelodeon. It also aired as part of the Nick Jr. on CBS block from September 17, 2005 to September 9, 2006. On December 20, 2006, Nick Jr. announced that it had ordered twenty new episodes that were in production. Since April 2008, the show has been dubbed into Spanish and airs in the United States on Univision as part of their Planeta U block.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, educational
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Timon & Pumbaa (1995)
Plot Summary:
The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, often simply referred to as Timon & Pumbaa, is an animated comedy television series made by the Walt Disney Company. It centers on Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog from the Disney film franchise The Lion King, without most of the other characters in the franchise. The show ran for three seasons from September 16, 1995 to September 24th, 1999.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, Taiwan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, anime, colorful, cult classic, slapstick, semi serious, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy
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Justin Time (2011)
Plot Summary:
Looking for adventure? Then come along as Justin and his imaginary pals Olive and Squidgy star in the biggest stories of all time. Justin’s imagination catapults him into larger-than-life adventures all around the world!.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining, educational, 2d animation
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006)
Plot Summary:
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is an American animated television series, that premiered in prime time on Disney Channel on May 5, 2006. The program was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers. On February 14, 2011, it was moved to the Disney Junior block, serving as Playhouse Disney's replacement. It is the only Mickey Mouse program to be aimed at preschoolers. The series was co-developed by Bobs Gannaway, who is also responsible for Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Production of the show was put on a four-month suspension in the spring of 2009, due to the death of voice artist Wayne Allwine, the longtime voice of Mickey Mouse. Production resumed when Bret Iwan has been cast as the fourth performer of Mickey's voice. On June 23, 2013, Bill Farmer, the voice actor for Goofy and Pluto, confirmed on his official Twitter account that Mickey Mouse Clubhouse would cease production after 7 years of episodes. However, reruns will still continue on the Disney Junior 24/7 service.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: educational, humorous, feel good, semi serious, computer animated, 3d animation, funny, light, entertaining, captivating