"The Hot Dog Song" (also known as the Mouskedance in Season 1) is a song performed by They Might Be Giants and Mickey Mouse at the end of each episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, as its celebration dance and closing song. Before the end credits, Mickey and the gang conclude every episode by performing the Hot Dog Dance to this song, with every character having a different dance move. And when Mickey's friends, except him, leave the Clubhouse, it disappears and Mickey stays behind and signs off by thanking the viewer for visiting the Clubhouse.
The song's name echoes Mickey's first spoken words in the 1929 short The Karnival Kid. Extended versions of the song have been released on at least two different albums: Playhouse Disney: Music Play Date and Disney Junior DJ Shuffle. The version on Playhouse Disney: Music Play Date runs 2:27, while it was shortened to 1:43 for the DJ Shuffle version.
The song got a re-introduction in 2019 with the third season of Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures.
Lyrics[]
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog!
Synthetic voice: Hot dog!
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog!
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
Now we got ears, it's time for cheers
Hot dog, hot dog, the problem's solved
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog!
Mickey Mouse: (objects of this episode) What a hot dog day!
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
It's a brand-new day, what you waitin' for?
Get up, stretch out, stomp on the floor
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
We're splittin' the scene, we're full of beans
So long for now from Mickey Mouse...
Mickey: That's me!
They Might Be Giants: And the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!
Mickey: See ya real soon! (Season 1) Aww, thanks for stoppin' by! (Season 2-4)
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog!
Synthetic voice: Hot dog!
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog!
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
Now we got ears, it's time for cheers
Hot dog, hot dog, the problem's solved
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog!
Goofy: Thanks for sailin' to Harmony Chord Island, and helpin' us to find Captain Goofbeard's treasure. And thanks for doin' the Hot Dog Dance! Ya scurvy swabs.
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
It's a brand-new day, what you waitin' for?
Get up, stretch out, stomp on the floor
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
We're splittin' the scene, we're full of beans
So long for now from Mickey Mouse...
Mickey: That's me!
They Might Be Giants: And the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!
Captain Goofbeard: Thanks for stoppin' by, mateys!
Peg Leg Pete: And thanks for a swash-bucklin' good time!
Captain Goofbeard: (laughs)
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog!
Synthetic voice: Hot dog!
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog!
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
Now we got ears, it's time for cheers
Hot dog, hot dog, the problem's solved
Minnie Mouse: Thanks for coming to my winter bow show. I sure had fun. I hope you did too.
Clarabelle Cow: Go, Twinkle! Go, Sprocket! May all your winters be snowy and wonderful. See ya real soon.
They Might Be Giants: And the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog!
Synthetic voice: Hot dog!
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog!
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
Now we got ears, it's time for cheers
Hot dog, hot dog, the problem's solved
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog!
Goofy: C'mon everybody, do the Hot Dog Dance just like me. Flap your arms like a bird and kick out your legs. A-hyuck! That’s the way.
Mickey Mouse: What a hot dog day!
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
It's a brand-new day, what you waitin' for?
Get up, stretch out, stomp on the floor
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
Goofy: Gawrsh. That story really tuckered me out. (yawns)
They Might Be Giants: So long for now from Mickey Mouse...
Donald Duck: Thanks for the bedtime story, Goof.
They Might Be Giants: And the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!
Minnie Mouse: Sweet dreams, everybody.
Pluto: (whimpers goodnight)
Mickey: Aww, thanks for stoppin' by! Good night, everybody.
They Might Be Giants: (spoken) Surprise!
Hot dog!
Hot dog!
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
It's something great, it's worth waiting for
Stay calm, sit tight, wait just until
It's dance break time at Hot Dog Hills!
Let’s go! Get up! (Get up!) And reach for the sky!
Jump up! (Jump up!) Jump up on the couch!
Who's talkin' in a funny voice (I'm talkin' in a funny voice) right now? (Right now!)
Everyone is family, and we love to play!
But helping is our business, each and every da-ay!
I get up and dance around with my friends
I get up and dance around with my friends
I get up and dance around with my friends
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
It's a brand-new day, what you waitin' for?
Get up, stretch out, stomp on the floor
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog!
Synthetic voice: Hot dog!
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog!
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
Now we got ears, it's time for cheers
Hot dog, hot dog, the problem's solved
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog!
Grab my boots and a sandwich
Let's start a parade
Get the coconut drum kit
for Daisy to play!
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
We're taking off, we're dancing now
Hot dog, leap frog and holy cow
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
(instrumental bridge)
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
It's a brand-new day, what you waitin' for?
Get up, stretch out, stomp on the floor
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
We're splittin' the scene, we're full of beans
So long for now from Mickey Mouse...
Mickey: That's me!
They Might Be Giants: And the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Each character has a different variation of the Hot Dog Dance:
- Mickey swings his body back and forth while swaying his arms and kicking his feet out.
- Minnie pushes her arms out and kicks up her heels.
- Goofy flaps his arms like a bird while squatting up and down and kicking out his legs. Pete or Clarabelle sometimes mimic this dance whenever one of them joins in on the Hot Dog Dance.
- Donald swings his arms back and forth while hopping on his feet, Clarabelle also mimics this dance.
- Daisy sways her arms side to side while snapping her fingers, and leans her hips to the opposite side.
- Pluto squats up and down while leaning from side to side.
- Toodles moves side to side and then does flips before moving side to side again.
- In some episodes, the recurring characters in the show would on occasion also join in on the Hot Dog Dance, such as Pete, Clarabelle, Ludwig Von Drake, (the first time that the three appears on it was in Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt), Mortimer Mouse, Chip and Dale, Santa and Mrs. Claus, and Toodles (who permanently joins the gang in the dance on Season 4 and onwards and leaves with them after he flies out the Mouskedoer).
- The song has two intros: One showing the Silly Switch, Mouskedoer, and Picture Puzzle celebrating which is used most times, and one showing the Sensational Six entering the clubhouse through the front door if the dance begins while they were not in the clubhouse at the time.
- In the episode Mickey's Message from Mars, it was referred to as the Yumblatz Dance (Martian Mickey's word for a hot dog).
- During the interruption in Season 1, Mickey would give a short recap of the Mousketools used in the episode shown on the Mousekedoer. From Season 2 to Season 4, the recaps were moved to the end credits, so the protagonist of the episode would thank the viewers for joining their adventure (if Pluto is the main focus of an episode, he barks along with the tune).
- In Season 1, the characters do the Hot Dog Dance to the closing theme as the credits roll, then do a pose at the end. making it the last of the celebration.
- This is the closing theme for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
- In Season 1, the Mousekedoer remembers all the mouseketools Mickey and his friends have already used.
- In Season 4, Toodles joins in the dance, standing between Pluto and Minnie.
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