NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Mickey Mouse returns revamped in "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse", a new series for preschool children that began Friday on the Disney Channel.
The stories are simple and aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 5, the New York Times said.
In the premiere episode, Daisy has lost Bo Peep's sheep. Mickey and his friends enlist the help of viewers to find the missing sheep, hiding in almost plain view. Future episodes will include retellings of classic fairy tales and appearances of old characters, including Professor Von Drake and Pete the Cat.
It is the first time on television the mouse and his friends Goofy, Minnie, Pluto, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck have been illustrated by 3-D computer-generated graphics that plump out the characters. But Mickey has been returned to the form he had in the 1940's -- he has a tail and wears the little red pants with big buttons.
