"The Hot Dog Song" is a song performed by They Might Be Giants and Mickey Mouse at the end of each episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Mickey and the gang conclude every episode by performing the Hot Dog Dance to this song, with every character having a different dance move.
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 and the Roadster Racers, now renamed 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 diggety dog
Now we got ears, it's time for cheers
Hot dog, hot dog, the problem's solved
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog!
Mickey Mouse:(objects of this episode)
They Might Be Giants: Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
It's a brand-new day, what you waitin' for?
Get up, stretch out, stomp on the floor
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety 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: (spoken) Surprise!
Hot dog!
Hot dog!
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety 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!
Get up! (Get up!) And reach for the sky!
Jump up! (Jump up!) And jump up on the couch!
Who's talkin' in the funny voice? (Talkin' in the funny voice) Right now! (Right now!)
Everyone is family, and we love to play!
But how big is our business? Each and every da-ay!
I get up to dance around with my friends
I get up to dance around with my friends
I get up to dance around with my friends
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
It's a brand-new day, what you waitin' for?
Get up, stretch out, stomp on the floor
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
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 sometimes mimics this dance whenever he joins in on the Hot Dog Dance.
- Pluto squats up and down while leaning from side to side.
- Donald swings his arms back and forth while hopping on his feet.
- Daisy sways her arms side to side and leans her hips to the opposite side.
- Clarabelle sometimes puts her arms down in a place like a penguin and quietly marches in place. At other times, she mimics Goofy's dance.
- In some episodes, the recurring characters in the show would also join in on the Hot Dog Dance, such as Pete, Clarabelle, Ludwig Von Drake, Mortimer Mouse, Chip and Dale, Santa and Mrs. Clause, 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 dance is referred to as the Mouskedance in Season 1, the Hot Dog Dance for the rest of the show, and in the episode Mickey's Message from Mars, it was referred to as the Yumblatz Dance (the Martian word for a hot dog).
- During the interruption in Season 1, Mickey would give a short recap of the Mousketools used in the episode. From Season 2 to Season 4, the recaps were moved to the end credits, so instead either the protagonist of the episode would thank the viewers for joining their adventure, or Pluto barking along with the tune.
- In Season 1, the characters do a pose, then do the Hot Dog Dance to the closing theme as the credits roll, making it the last of the celebration.
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