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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Choo Choo Express

(Rated TV-Y, Children, cartoons, & animation, Starring Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer, Where to watch: Disney Channel, DVD, Online)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 0; suggested age 2.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Disney gang mixes adventure and learning for preschoolers.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 2 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Preschoolers are challenged to identify colors and shapes, complete patterns, solve simple math problems, and follow step-by-step directions. The special also incorporates more advanced topics like telling time and associating sounds and matching them with the objects that make them.

  • Messages:

    The special promotes teamwork and cooperation -- the characters often face dilemmas that they must work together to solve. It also celebrates the sense of accomplishment that comes from completing a task.

  • Role models:

    The friends are always willing to pitch in and help out a friend in need. When squabbles arise, they address and solve them right away. While Mickey is clearly the gang’s leader, all of the friends pool their resources to meet the group’s goals.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Not an issue.

  • Sexy stuff:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Kids who are into Mickey Mouse Clubhouse have plenty of tie-in merchandise to covet. ...

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Choo Choo Express

Parents need to know that this lively holiday special starring the characters from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse will appeal to preschoolers’ imaginations and encourage them to use skills like shape and color identification, patterns, and sequential thinking. Those familiar with the popular TV series will find this special a seamless addition, while preschoolers meeting Mickey and friends for the first time are sure to like what they see. The characters call on kids’ help to solve a variety of problems along the way, so kids can join in on the sense of accomplishment the gang feels upon completing their tasks for the day.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can discuss the problems the characters encounter throughout the story. How do the friends work together to solve problems? Does one character stand out as a leader? Why is it important to cooperate when you’re working with others?
  • Kids: What other shows or movies have you seen with these same Disney characters? How is the animation style here different from those? Do you like this style?
  • Parents: Help reinforce the skills your preschoolers learned by asking them to draw the train and recreate the pattern of its tracks. Kids: What other shapes and colors would you add as more cars to the train? What objects can you find that use patterns?
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