Totally Minnie

1988 American TV series or program
Totally Minnie
GenreFamily
Musical
Written byJoie Albrecht
Directed byScott Garen
StarringRussi Taylor
Robert Carradine
Patricia Parris
Suzanne Somers
Elton John
Wayne Allwine
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersScott Garen
Joie Albrecht
Running time45 mins.
Production companiesWalt Disney Television
FilmFair Communications
Garen/Albrecht Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 25, 1988 (1988-02-25)

Totally Minnie is a musical television special hosted by Suzanne Somers and starring Minnie Mouse. It first aired February 25, 1988 on ABC. It was the first film to feature Minnie Mouse in the lead role and up until the premiere of Mickey Mouse Works in 1999, this was the only time Minnie had any starring role.[1] Russi Taylor, the original voice of Minnie at the time, actually met her future husband, Wayne Allwine, then voicing Mickey, while recording this special.

Plot

The film centers on nerd Maxwell Dweeb (Robert Carradine), who is a loner with no friends. While watching television, he sees an advertisement for the Minnie Mouse Center for the Totally Unhip, named after its owner, Minnie Mouse. Dweeb, in an effort to improve himself socially, decides to attend.

After being welcomed by the Director (Suzanne Somers), Dweeb is taken on a tour of the centre, where other Disney characters run various courses: Goofy is a fitness instructor, Donald Duck is a wardrobe manager and Pluto is a messenger boy. After finally meeting Minnie Mouse, Dweeb is taken on by the Director. After seeing Elton John sing a duet with Minnie in "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", Maxwell feels he has it figured out and displays his new hip personality with clothes akin to Elton's, but the Director stops him saying that it is just not him and that hipness doesn't equal emulation of another's style. Minnie decides to take Maxwell on a shopping spree. Then the Director, impressed by a newly made-over Maxwell Dweeb, decides to date him.

The film is intershot with various musical numbers including the duet "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Elton John (lip syncing to the original 1976 version) and Minnie (replacing Kiki Dee) and excerpts from early Disney shorts, including a D-TV number of Janet Jackson's "Nasty" with a montage of male Disney villains such as Black Pete and Captain Hook shown.

Main cast

Voices

Actors

References

  1. ^ Solomon, Charles (1988-03-25). "Television Reviews 'Disney's Totally Minnie': Live Action, Animation". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-02-10.

External links

  • Totally Minnie at the Internet Movie Data Base
  • Totally Minnie at the Big Cartoon Data Base
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