Disney Defends Effort to Halt Deadmau5’s Mouse Ears Trademark
After recording artist Deadmau5 unleashed a Twitter broadside against The Walt Disney Co. for challenging his effort to trademark his mouse ears logo, the company responded on Friday by saying that the...
View ArticleWatch: ‘Mickey and the Roadster Racers’ to Debut on Disney Junior in 2017
Mickey Mouse is coming back to the Mouse House for “Mickey and the Roadster Racers,” an animated series slated to debut in 2017 on Disney Junior, Variety has learned. The action-packed adventure show...
View ArticleFox to Count Down ‘TV’s Funniest Animated Stars’ in Paley Center Special
Fox will present a two-hour Paley Center special celebrating television’s most iconic animated stars in December, the network announced Thursday. The two-hour program, “TV’s Funniest Animated Stars: A...
View ArticleFor Mickey Mouse’s 90th, Not Your Grandfather’s Custom Music House
As the Walt Disney Company gears up for the 2019 celebration of Mickey Mouse’s birthday with “Mickey’s 90th Spectacular” Sunday on ABC, the company is also preparing to drop an original tune, “It’s a...
View ArticleRhode Island Mistakenly Mails Tax Refund Checks Signed by Mickey Mouse and...
More than 150 people in Rhode Island accidentally received tax refund checks signed by none other than Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney, rather than their state officials. According to CNN, the misprinted...
View ArticleSinger Bad Bunny Cast in ‘Narcos: Mexico’ Season 3 (TV News Roundup)
In today’s TV news roundup, Bad Bunny is joining Season 3 of Netflix’s “Narcos: Mexico,” and Disney Plus exclusively shared a trailer for “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse” with Variety. CASTING...
View ArticleDisney Launches Chic Mickey Mouse Baby Line With Stokke
More often than not entertainment-focused baby gear is a collection of bright colors, slogans and signage. There’s nothing wrong with letting your kid pick out their favorite entertainment star to...
View ArticleMickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain: ‘It’s...
Dan O’Neill was 53 years ahead of his time. In 1971, he launched a countercultural attack on Mickey Mouse. In his underground comic book, “Air Pirates Funnies,” the lovable mouse was seen smuggling...
View Article‘Steamboat Willie’ Horror Film Announced as Mickey Mouse Enters Public Domain
First there was “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.” Now, get ready for “Steamboat Willie” horror films. The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Monday, and indie horror producers...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Trolls Disney With Steamboat Willie Promo: ‘What Are They Gonna...
John Oliver, public-domain fan and self-appointed gadfly to powerful institutions, was back again poking a finger in the eye of the Mouse House in a new promo for his HBO show. In a teaser for the Feb....
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