Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas is the direct to video Christmas sequel to Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas.

The segments in this video feature Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Max, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, and Scrooge McDuck in five different segments. It should be noted that Kellie Martin, who played Roxanne, Max's love interest in A Goofy Movie, plays Mona, Max's love interest, in the "Christmas Maximus" segment.

Plot

Bells on Ice

This first segment tells the story of Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck who are competing in an ice skating competition. The girls each are joined by their boyfriends, Mickey and Donald, as they prepare to take the ice.

Minnie is announced to take the ice first for her routine, which involves a bell choir and the Alligators from Fantasia as backup skaters. As Minnie and the Alligators perform their routine, Daisy begins to become jealous at how much the crowd enjoys the performance. She decides to ruin Minnie's routine by stealing the spotlight for herself, performing amazing jumps and tricks on the ice.

Trying to regain the spotlight, Minnie performs a daredevil jump over the Alligators, turning all eyes on her. Not to be outdone, Daisy enlists her secret weapons: the Fantasia Hippos. The Hippos charge out of a huge golden gift box and become Daisy's backup skaters. They perform twists and jumps and help Daisy to once again gain the crowd's affection.

Fed up, Daisy and Minnie begin to argue and shove. This creates a huge pinwheel on the ice, with the Hippos hanging on to Daisy and the Alligators hanging on to Minnie. The spinning is so violent that the Hippos and Alligators are thrown in all directions, causing an Alligator to spill bells across the ice and one stray Hippo to create a large lift in the ice. Seizing her moment to shine, Daisy lines up her Hippos and performs a massive jump off of the lift and over the Hippos. Trying desperately to outdo Daisy, Minnie instructs her Alligators to hoist the Hippos up and launches herself off the lift and over the skaters, while blind-folded with her bow over her eyes. As she lands, her skate hits a stray bell on the ice, and she falls hard.

Realizing her friend may be hurt, Daisy skates over to Minnie and apologizes to her. Minnie does the same, and the two friends begin a grand finale. The Hippos and Alligators proceed to form a "tent" while Minnie and Daisy skate through with blue and pink streamers, respectively. The Hippos and Alligators then pop out of the golden present, first Hippos, then Alligators. Finally, the huge golden present raises upward and out on the top pops Minnie and Daisy. They then spell "Peace On Earth" with their streamers and then the two hug and wish each other a "Merry Christmas" to thunderous applause from the audience.

"Christmas Impossible"

The second segment tells the story of Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck celebrating Christmas Eve at their Uncle Scrooge's mansion in Duckburg. Donald Duck and Daisy Duck also join in the festivities.

The story begins with Donald decorating the mansion's huge Christmas tree. In come Huey, Dewey, and Louie, who without noticing bump Donald's ladder and cause him to fall. The boys run into the kitchen to find Great-Uncle Scrooge baking Christmas cookies. When they ask for cookies, Scrooge tells them they can have some after their dinner. At the dinner table, Donald, Daisy, Scrooge, and the boys are ready for dessert, but when Scrooge uncovers the dessert tray, he finds that all the cookies have been eaten by the boys. Donald angrily sends the boys to bed.

In the boys' bedroom, Scrooge tells the boys not to make mistakes in life because Santa will put them on his Naughty List, just like Uncle Scrooge (alluding to his namesake character, Ebenezer Scrooge). After realizing that they are on the Naughty List for sure, the boys decide to travel to the North Pole in order to write their names on Santa's Good List. They mail themselves to the North Pole and end up in Santa's Toy Factory.

In the factory, the boys find a map to Santa's List Room, but when they arrive there, the door is locked. They then go to Santa's office in order to steal the key, but find that Santa is inside napping. To steal the key without waking Santa, the boys enter through an overhead grate. Louie is dropped down with a fishing rod in order to get the key, which lies on Santa's desk.

After getting the key, the boys race back through the toy room. There they steal skateboards and skate through the room, causing toys to go here and there. Finally there plow into a stack of Jailbreak Bobs and tumble off their boards. The accident causes keys for Jailbreak Bob's jail cell to scatter all over the floor. The boys and the other elves help to sort out the keys, but one elf finds a key that does not fit. Not knowing it is the key the boys want, the elf throws it, causing it to land in a box.

The package is wrapped and placed into Santa's toy sack among many other gifts. The boys begin to unwrap each gift in search of the key, causing all the elves' hard work to be ruined. The boys find the key and run for the List Room, but accidentally bump right into Santa. Santa sees the key and thinks the boys were returning it to him, so he puts it in his pocket. Meanwhile, the toy room is in disarray and the elves begin to think that Christmas is ruined. Feeling bad, the boys help to clean up the mess in record time so that Christmas can be saved.

After saving Christmas, the boys start to walk out of the factory feeling sorry that they were unable to get on Santas's Good List. But as they walk, they see an elf janitor open Santa's List Room! The boys rush in, tell the janitor about a mess somewhere else, and find the list for Duckburg. Just as they begin to write their names on the list, the boys think twice and instead write down Uncle Scrooge's name.

The boys mail themselves back to Duckburg just in time for Christmas Day. Donald, Daisy, Scrooge, and the boys all gather around the tree to find a present just for their Great-Uncle Scrooge. The boys open it to reveal bagpipes, the present Uncle Scrooge has wanted ever since he was small. Donald then finds more presents behind the tree, and everyone opens their gifts (Daisy finds it amusing that Donald's gift is the Big Book Of Manners). Amazed that they received gifts from Santa, the boys find a letter addressed to them. It is from Santa, and in it he tells the boys that their good deed of putting Scrooge on the Good List allowed them to be put on the Good List as well, as well as helping with the mess in the toy shop. As P.S., Santa wrote "You might need these", which the boys think at first are marshmallows but are really earplugs for when Uncle Scrooge plays his bagpipes.

Christmas Maximus

This story features Max Goof and Goofy celebrating the holidays. Max, now all grown up, is bringing home his friend Mona to meet Goofy. However, Max is unsure whether or not he wants Mona to meet his dad. Most of the story takes place within the song "Make Me Look Good".

The story begins with Max and Mona at the train station about to leave from college for Goofy's. Max calls Goofy to remind him of Mona and also to ask his dad not to embarrass him during the visit. Mona and Max leave the station on the train and arrive in Max's hometown to find Goofy. Goofy is dressed in a chauffeur's getup standing in front of his car and holding a sign that says "Maxie" with the "ie" crossed out in red.

Goofy drives Max and Mona to his home, where many Christmas lights and decorations are all over the house and lawn. After that, Goofy seems to accidentally keep embarrassing Max by showing Mona Max's baby pictures and wiping cocoa off Max's face. Max at first is embarrassed by his dad, but then realizes that Goofy is always, well, goofy, and that's why he loves him. Max forgets about being embarrassed and decides to join in the fun.

Donald's Gift

This story revolves around Donald Duck and his Christmas wish of peace and quiet. Daisy Duck and Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear.

The story begins with Donald returning home from Christmas shopping. As he exits a store, he sees an ad for cocoa and imagines himself at home in his warm armchair. He soon realizes though that as he was daydreaming his bus left without him. He tries to run to catch it, but is slowed down by a tree decorator, a Christmas donation collector, a caroling barbershop quartet, and an old woman. As he tries to get to the bus, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is sung by the townspeople he sees. Donald then must walk home. Along the way he still hears people singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", and he becomes very annoyed.

Once at home, Donald prepares himself a cup of cocoa and rests in his armchair, but is disturbed by the arrival of Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Daisy also arrives and asks Donald if he is ready to go to the mall to see the Christmas decorations and the windows at Mousy's Department Store. Donald initially refuses to go, but Daisy in the end forces him to come with her and the boys.

At the mall, Donald, Daisy, and the boys gather in front of Mousy's with other people to watch the window unveiling. Donald then wanders off to buy some hot chocolate. After he gets his cocoa, every little noise he hears in the mall seems to play the tune to "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". It seems as though Donald can not escape the tune until he finally finds a door into another room. He enters a dark room and thinks he is finally safe when he discovers that he has stumbled on to the Mousy's window display. Thousands of dolls begin singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and Donald finally has had enough.

Back in front of Mousy's, a woman announces that the unveiling will commence. A curtain rises to reveal Donald inadvertently destroying the window display to the horror of the crowd. Daisy and the boys feel disappointed at Donald and leave the mall sadly without him. Donald is thrown out of the mall and begins to walk home in the snow thinking about how he let Daisy and the boys down. As he walks, he sees a group of carolers trying to sing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", but unable to sing together. Annoyed at their terrible singing, Donald takes charge and conducts the group. The lovely singing causes a small crowd to form, with people joining in and singing with the carolers.Soon the crowd draws in Daisy and the boys, who see Donald finally showing some Christmas spirit. Donald apologizes and joins in on the singing, making sure to sing from his heart.

Mickey's Dog Gone Christmas

The fifth and final segment of the movie. It begins when Mickey makes decorations for the Christmas party, until Pluto keeps interrupting. When Pluto puts the star on top of the Christmas tree, he accidentally ruins the decorations, which causes Mickey to send Pluto to the dog house. At the doghouse, Pluto decides to run away from home by removing his collar and hopping onboard a train. Pluto finds himself shipped to the North Pole where the reindeer adopt him and call him "Murray" (as in Murray Christmas).

When Mickey arrives back home, he cleans up the mess and puts the decorations back. He begins feeling guilty for how he yelled at Pluto, and when he goes to Pluto's doghouse to apologize, he finds Pluto missing. Mickey goes around town posting "Lost Dog" posters in hope that someone can help him. He even turns to Santa for help at a department store. (This Santa is not a usual department store Santa, but is the real deal.) Meanwhile, Pluto is feeling homesick, and when Santa comes by with a picture of him and a glum-looking Mickey together, Pluto decides to return home. Santa and the reindeer drop him off back to Mickey's where the rest of the gang gathers for their annual Christmas party. The segment (and the film itself) concludes with them singing a medley of various Christmas carols, akin to how the original film ended.

Voice Cast

Japanese

• Takashi Aoyagi as Mickey
• the late Yuko Mizutani as Minnie
• Mika Doi as Daisy, Huey & Dewey
• ??? as Louie
• the late Yu Shimaka as Goofy
• Bill Farmer as Pluto
• ??? as Max
• Koichi Yamadera as Donald
• as Scrooge
• as Elf #4
• as Blitzen
• as Donner
• as Elf #1
• as Elf #2
• as Santa Claus
• as Elf #3
• as Mona
• as the Narrator

English

• the late Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse
• the late Russi Taylor as Minnie Mouse including Huey, Dewey and Louie
• Bill Farmer as Goofy Goof & Pluto
• Jason Marsden as Max Goof
• Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck
• Tress MacNeille as Daisy Duck
• the late Alan Young as Scrooge McDuck
• Corey Burton as Elf #4
• Jim Cummings as Blitzen
• Jeff Bennett as Donner, Elf #1 & Elf #2
• Chuck McCann as Santa Claus & Elf #3
• Kellie Martin as Mona
• Clive Revill as the Narrator

Trivia

• It aired on Toon Disney on December 3, 2005 and again on December 16, 2005. Including on December 24, 2005 and on December 25, 2005. It aired again on November 25, 2006. It also aired on December 18, 2006 and on December 25, 2006. It aired again on December 21, 2007 and on December 25, 2007. The last time it aired was on December 19, 2008.
• It aired on Disney Channel on December 12, 2004 and on December 25, 2004.
• It aired on Disney XD on December 13, 2009.
• In Japan this film is called, Pop-Up Mickey — A Wonderful Christmas.
• This was Max Goof's last appearance in any official Disney animation until his photo cameos in the DuckTales reboot episode "Quack Pack!" sixteen years later.
• This is the oldest aged appearance of Max Goof after An Extremely Goofy Movie.
• Kellie Martin, who voices Max's girlfriend Mona, also did the voice of Max's high school crush, Roxanne, in A Goofy Movie (1995).
• There are a few references of the "sleigh crash of '64" This is since there is no Rudolph in the Disney universe. Because Rudolph is trademarked, most movies cannot even reference him. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer came out in 1964. Theoretically, if Rudolph doesn't exist, then Santa cannot ask Rudolph to pull his sleigh on that foggy night thus "The sleigh crash of '64."
• In the second story with Huey, Dewey, and Louis, the SC logo on the door with the naughty list is the same lettering found in "The Santa Clause" series of films, also by Disney.
• The dancing Crocodiles & dancing Hippo's at the start are from Fantasia (1940).
• First CG "appearances" of Minnie, Daisy, Goofy, Max, Scrooge, Huey, Duey, and Louie. (Mickey has appeared in CG in Muppet*vision 3-D (1991) and Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003), and Donald has appeared in CG in Philharmagic).
• Unlike most other things with Mickey and Minnie, their ears do not "swivel" when they turn their heads.
• There were a number of segments conceived during the film's production that did not make the final cut. They included the following: The Christmas Cookie Caper-Mickey tries to find out who stole Minnie's Christmas cookies in a Private Eye-style mystery. A Fantasia-esque segment in which Donald leads various Disney characters in a grand musical revue of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" with Goofy acting as one of the audience members. Prior to being cast as the backup skaters in Belles on Ice, the Hipposand Alligators were to have appeared in this segment as the Nine Ladies Dancing and Ten Lords a-Leaping, respectively. Other Disney characters that would have been featured included Clarabelle Cow, Ichabod Crane, and the Mad Hatter in the respective roles of the Eight Maids a-Milking, Twelve Drummers Drumming, and Eleven Pipers Piping. The origin story of how Minnie and Mickey met one another one Christmas when both thought they would have to spend their holidays alone. Producer Peggy Holmes stated on the DVD that Disney may do a short film that uses the plot of this segment one day. An untitled short about Goofy and Pete competing in some sort of winter-themed friendship contest.

The initial idea for the Mickey and Pluto segment involved Mickey sending Pluto off to the North Pole to compete in the Reindeer Games to win some dog treats. However, the animators decided that they wanted the segment to feature Mickey more.

• The framing device for the film originally involved Mickey finding mementos which reminded him of each story while he was decorating for the holidays. It was eventually decided that a book would be faster.
• This is the first Disneytoon Studios' computer-animated film.
• The final film of Wayne Allwine and Alan Young before their deaths in 2009 and 2016, respectively.
• Originally, they wanted to include Roxanne for the "Christmas Maximus" segment, but the animators didn't have enough budget to animate her wavy, long hair, so it was decided to replace her with a new character named Mona.
• There is a second reference to Fantasia in the movie. Mickey is about to start cleaning his house before learning Pluto has run away, grabs a broom and states he'd "have to be a sorcerer to clean up this mess". This is a reference to The Sorcerer's Apprentice from Fantasia.
• Before it was decided that Minnie and Daisy would compete in a skating competition, a number of other ideas for what the event would be were tossed around. These included a parade float contest, a store window display competition, and a cooking show bake-off.
• The initial idea for the Mickey and Pluto segment involved Mickey sending Pluto off to the North Pole to compete in the Reindeer Games. However, the animators decided that they wanted the segment to feature Mickey more.
• Santa is voiced by Chuck McCann, who also played Dreamfinder for Disney's Epcot.
• This is the final full-length Mickey Mouse movie to be produced by DisneyToon Studios.
• Final time Huey, Dewey and Louie are voiced by Russi Taylor.
• This is DisneyToon Studios' very first computer-animated film.
• Pete, Clarabelle Cow, Chip and Dale, Aunt Gertie, Horace Horsecollar and Figaro didn't make any appearances in this film.
• Despite their appearances on the cover, Goofyand Daisy didn't wear their regular outfits in the movie (but Minnie and Donald did).
• Originally, Huey, Dewey, and Louie had to retrieve the key to the Naughty and Nice List from a pedestal on a block of ice with a polar bear swimming around it. This setup got scrapped as it was eventually deemed too bizarre.
• The animators came up with several different toys for the scene in which Huey, Dewey, and Louie lose the key including Key-to-my-Heart Katie, Go-Go Ginny, Deputy Duck, and the Dog Pound Pals. In the end, Jailbreak Bob won out.
• The framing device initially featured Mickeydecorating for the holidays, which would have led to him uncovering a memento that reminded him of each story. A book was eventually chosen as it would evoke classic Disney film openings.
• Mousy's Department Store is a spoof of the real world department store chain Macy's (which was later reused in Little Rodentia from Zootopia).

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