DangerMouse
DangerMouse cast. (L to R) Stiletto, LeatherHead, Baron Greenback, Nero, DangerMouse, Penfold and Colonel K. Penfold or Penfolds may refer to;* Penfold - A character from the animated series DangerMouse* Penfold - A pillar box style designed
Format	Animated Sitcom
Created by	Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall
Starring	David Jason Terry Scott Edward Kelsey and Brian Trueman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Cosgrove Hall Films is a British Animation studio based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England that is a major producer of children's Cosgrove Hall Films is a British Animation studio based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England that is a major producer of children's Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known Terry Scott ( 4 May 1927 &ndash 26 July 1994) was an English Actor and Comedian who appeared in seven Edward Kelsey (born 1930 in Petersfield Hampshire) is a British actor of stage and Screen as well as a Voiceover artist Brian Trueman (born Manchester England 16 May 1932) is a British writer and broadcaster known mainly for his work with The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States  of episodes	89 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	5-25 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	September 28, 1981 – March 19, 1992
Chronology
Related shows	Count Duckula (spin-off)
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

DangerMouse is a British animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television. This is an episode guide for the children's Animated television series DangerMouse, made by Cosgrove Hall and first shown Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Count Duckula is a British Animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Cosgrove Hall Films is a British Animation studio based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England that is a major producer of children's Thames Television was a licencee of the British ITV television network covering London and parts of the surrounding counties It features the eponymous DangerMouse, a British mouse who works as a secret agent. The show is a loose parody of British spy fiction, particularly James Bond and the Danger Man series starring Patrick McGoohan. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story This article is about 1960s TV series aka "Secret Agent" also see 1990s TV series Secret Agent Man. Patrick Joseph McGoohan (born March 19, 1928) is an American born Actor, raised in Ireland and England who rose to fame in the British It originally ran in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1992. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

The hero wears a rakish eyepatch and his chest is prominently emblazoned with the initials "DM". A rake is defined as a man habituated to immoral conduct Rakes are frequently Stock characters in novels An eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye This causes problems for those translating the series into other languages, where a literal translation of the words "Danger" and "Mouse" do not share those initials; the Scots Gaelic version, for example, calls the series (and the lead) "Donnie Murdo" (two given names unconnected either with mice or danger). Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The Slovenian translation omitted the DM initials entirely, however, dubbing DangerMouse Hrabri mišek ("brave mouse"). Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language In French, trying to keep with the initials, the mouse was named "Dare Dare Motus", "Dare Dare" being French slang for "as fast as possible".

DangerMouse was the first British cartoon to break into the American TV market, being shown in syndication on June 4, 1984, where it garnered a tremendous fan following that still exists. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Since it went off air it has been periodically repeated and been released on DVD. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is In the United States it was broadcast on Nickelodeon in the 1980s in the late afternoons and in the early evenings as a segue into prime-time hours (as the A&E Network and later Nick-At-Nite) as the series appealed to both pre-teens and adults with its quick-witted British humour. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta, Nick at Nite is the evening programming block broadcast over Nickelodeon Sunday &ndash Thursdays from 900 p

In Australia, it was first broadcast on ABC TV, then in 1996 it was on Network Ten. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. It is still best remembered as a Classic ABC program. Classic ABC is a segment on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation featuring children's favourite classics It was also the first British cartoon to break into Cheez TV, being shown on the weekdays. Cheez TV was an Australian children's Cartoon show that aired on weekday mornings on Network Ten. In Britain's Channel 4's 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows DangerMouse came third, beaten only by The Muppet Show and The Simpsons. The Muppet Show is an American Television program featuring a cast of Muppets which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from ^[1]

Although rumours of a CGI revival of the show have persisted in recent years, no official announcements have been made. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics ^[2] The original DangerMouse has returned to terrestrial television after the BBC purchased episodes of the series to broadcast in its daytime schedules with its first broadcast on 12th February 2007. ^[3]

Other adaptations

A long-running comic strip adaptation, written by Angus P. Allan and illustrated by Arthur Ranson, ran in Look-In magazine and was syndicated in various other magazines. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Angus Peter Allan ( 22 July 1936 - 16 July 2007) was a British comic strip writer and magazine editor who worked on TV Century Arthur James Ranson (1939 -) is an English illustrator whose fine line penwork and attention to visual detail has led to the misapplied epithet 'photo-realistic' Look-in was a long running children's magazine centered around ITV 's television programmes in the UK, and subtitled "The Junior TV Times Print syndication is a form of syndication in which News articles columns, or Comic strips are made available to Newspapers, Magazines Ranson also provided some backdrops for the TV series. Allan and Ranson's work was highly appreciated by Cosgrove Hall, and the pair were awarded an "Oh Goodness Oh Crikey" award in appreciation of their services. Some of Allan's stories were adapted for the television series, although Allan's name was mis-spelled "Angus Allen". Artist Ranson later went on to illustrate Judge Anderson in the UK comic 2000 AD. Judge Cassandra Anderson is a comics Fictional character that started as a supporting character in the comic strip Judge Dredd of 2000 AD Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel"

A series of video games based on the character also appeared. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The first was DangerMouse in Double Trouble [1] and Danger Mouse in the Black Forest Chateau [2] (both in 1984) followed by Danger Mouse in Making Whoopee! [3] in 1985. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Characters

Heroes

• DangerMouse (voiced by David Jason): The greatest secret agent in the world. Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known He speaks 34 languages fluently, including some extraterrestrial ones. He regularly balances himself on his index finger and bounces up and down on it (something that Remo Williams has also been known to do); he refers to this as "going into a 7th level Yoga-Hopping Trance". Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the His eyepatch is not actually needed and, as he points out, is worn 'because it's part of the suit. ' This is shown in one episode when DangerMouse wears the eye patch on the wrong eye, and swaps it over part way through the episode. Referred to as the "White Wonder" and "Wretched Rodent" by Baron Greenback. Catchphrases: "Good grief!", "Penfold, shush!"

Penfold in "The Odd Ball Runaround"

• Ernest Penfold (voiced by Terry Scott): A timid, bespectacled hamster, and sidekick to DangerMouse. Penfold or Penfolds may refer to;* Penfold - A character from the animated series DangerMouse* Penfold - A pillar box style designed Terry Scott ( 4 May 1927 &ndash 26 July 1994) was an English Actor and Comedian who appeared in seven Hamsters are Rodents belonging to the Subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 18 Species, classified in six or seven genera SideKick was an early Personal Information Manager (PIM Software application by Borland launched in 1983 under Philippe Kahn Once, he won third place in a Penfold lookalike contest (possibly a reference to the legend that Charlie Chaplin once came third in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest). He is of a cowardly nature and becomes terrified at any sign of danger. Penfold often asks Dangermouse "can we go home now?" in his reluctance to take part in missions. Penfold complains about going down in the chair lift to go down to the Mark III "I think I'll take the stairs" though he always ends up going in the lift. In the first episode, it is mentioned that his codename is "Jigsaw" because he often "goes to pieces". Sometimes referred to as the "Hopeless Hamster" by the enemy. Catchphrases: "Ooh crumbs!", "Ooh-eck!", "Ooh, fiddle!", "Ooh, carrots!" and sometimes "Cor, chief!".

• Colonel K (voiced by Edward Kelsey): DangerMouse's boss; often mistaken for a walrus, it was revealed in an issue of "Look-In" magazine that he is, in fact, a chinchilla. Edward Kelsey (born 1930 in Petersfield Hampshire) is a British actor of stage and Screen as well as a Voiceover artist The walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus) is a large flippered Marine mammal with a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in the Arctic Ocean and Chinchillas are rabbit-sized Crepuscular Rodents native to the Andes mountains in South America. He previously worked for Special Branch, where he was known as Special K. Special Branch is an investigative unit of the British, Irish and many Commonwealth police services Special K is a lightly toasted Breakfast cereal manufactured by the Kellogg Company. He is a champion piano-thrower, decorated judo expert and the first to climb Mount Everest on a pogo stick. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers This article concerns the orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms awarded by the sovereign in right of each nation meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in A pogo stick is a device consisting of a pole with a handle at one end footpads on the other and a spring which supports the stick and user when on the ground During the last two seasons, he became more absent-minded, tending to frustrate both DM and Penfold with his tendency to ramble nonsense.
• Professor Heinrich Von Squawkencluck: Mad scientist/inventor/boffin. An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method form device or other useful means In the Slang of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, boffins are scientists, Engineers Inventor of the Mark III, DM's flying car, and the Space Hopper, DM's personal spacecraft. A space hopper, also known as a skippyball, kangaroo ball, bouncer, hippity hip, hop ball, or a hoppity hop, is a A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight. A mole, despite his avian name (which comes from his first appearance on the show, in which he was engaged in hormone experiments to grow chickens to enormous sizes). Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Hormones (from Greek ὁρμή - "impetus" are chemicals released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from Speaks in a broken German accent. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.
• Agent 57: Initially a master of disguise, Agent 57 later gained the ability to alter his own molecular structure to transform into any appearance he wished. Heinz 57 is a shortened popular form of the "57 Varieties" Slogan of Pittsburgh 's H Molecular geometry or molecular structure is the three- Dimensional arrangement of the Atoms that constitute a Molecule. This ability went temporarily out of control in one episode when he contracted a cold, causing him to involuntarily change shape whenever he sneezed. Acute viral nasopharyngitis or acute coryza, usually known as the common cold, is a highly contagious viral Infectious disease of the Shapeshifting is a common theme in Mythology and Folklore, as well as in Science fiction and Fantasy. A sneeze (or sternutation) is a semi-autonomous Convulsive expulsion of Air from the Lungs, most commonly caused by foreign particles His original appearance was never shown, and as a result of changing his appearance so many times, he eventually forgot what it was. Although his name derives principally from Heinz 57, it is an interesting coincidence that Nayland Smith in the Fu Manchu books was "Agent 56". Heinz 57 is a shortened popular form of the "57 Varieties" Slogan of Pittsburgh 's H Dr Fu Manchu is a Fictional character first featured in a series of novels by English author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century Dr Fu Manchu is a Fictional character first featured in a series of novels by English author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century

In the episode where Agent 57 had sneezing fits, DangerMouse asked him if he could transform himself into his original appearance; Agent 57 obliged, and DangerMouse looked down at the floorboard of the Mark III and was horrified by the sight (it was kept off-camera). After gathering himself from the shock, DangerMouse asked Agent 57 to please transform into something heavier; Agent 57 transformed into a hippo, and the excess weight dropped the Mark III like a stone.

• Flying Officer Buggles Pigeon (voiced by David Jason): Another of Colonel K's agents who came to the aid of DangerMouse and Penfold in the episode, "Chicken Run," and appeared in several episodes afterward. Flying Officer ( Fg Off in the RAF FLGOFF in the RAAF FGOFF in the RNZAF F/O in the former RCAF and frequently in the RAF is a junior commissioned His name is a reference to James Bigglesworth. James Bigglesworth, better known in flying circles as " Biggles " is a fictional pilot and adventurer created by W
• B. L. E. E. P: (Building Location and Emergency Expedition Platoon) This special squadron was called to assist DangerMouse and Penfold to defeat Hannibal Hogatey when he and his elephants stole a stately mansion. A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four sections or Squads and containing about 30 to 50 soldiers Hannibal (Pronounced in Phoenician: Hanniba'al means " Ba'al is my grace " or " Ba'al has given me grace " 247 BC &ndash Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. Their leader is Mad Major Melvin, who is also an old friend of DangerMouse. Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country
• Texas Jack McGraw McGraw: (voiced by David Jason) This wild, loud-mouthed but loyal Texan helped DangerMouse and Penfold when Baron Greenback stole all of the world's famous buildings, including the Statue of Liberty. Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented At the end of the episode comments that the characters are far fetched in the episode.

Villains

• Baron Silas Greenback (voiced by Edward Kelsey): The recurring villain and DangerMouse's archenemy; a toad, although sometimes he was referred to as a frog. Baron is a specific Title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin (liber Edward Kelsey (born 1930 in Petersfield Hampshire) is a British actor of stage and Screen as well as a Voiceover artist An archenemy, archfoe, archvillain or archnemesis (sometimes spelled arch-enemy, arch-foe, arch-villain or A toad can refer to a number of Species of Amphibians in the order Anura. This article is about the block cipher algorithm For the ultrafast laser pulse measurement technique see Frequency-resolved optical gating. Known as Baron Greenteeth in the unbroadcast pilot episode. Commonly known as the "Terrible Toad".
• Stiletto Mafiosa (voiced by Mark Wilson): Greenback's henchman; a crow. The true crows are large Passerine Birds that comprise the Genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. He always called Greenback "Barone", Italian for "Baron". Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. In the original British version, he spoke with an Italian accent; to avoid offending Italian-Americans, this was changed to a Cockney accent for U.S. distribution (i. The term Cockney has both geographical and linguistic associations The United States of America —commonly referred to as the e. , Nickelodeon) and all references to his surname were removed as well, although the Italian word "Barone" was retained. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. In several episodes, a short silence after his first name is said and the next word is quite obvious. The original voicing has been restored on all U. S. VHS and DVD releases and during its Cheez TV run. Catchphrase: "Sì, Barone!"
• Leatherhead (voiced by Terry Scott): Greenback's other crow henchman. Terry Scott ( 4 May 1927 &ndash 26 July 1994) was an English Actor and Comedian who appeared in seven Even less intelligent than Stiletto, he only appeared in several of the early episodes, where he spent most of his time reading comic books.
• Nero: Greenback's pet. A fluffy white caterpillar (equivalent to the stereotypical white cat frequently associated with arch villains, particularly Ernst Stavro Blofeld). Caterpillars are the Larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the Insect order comprising butterflies and Moths WikipediaManual of Style (spelling, articles should conform to one overall spelling style of English typically the one most linked to the article topic (if it is geographic Non-speaking character although his noises and laugh are voiced by Mark Wilson's voice sped up. Readily understood by Greenback and, less frequently, by Stiletto.
• Doctor Augustus P. Crumhorn III (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert): A mad scientist, he recurred as DangerMouse's adversary less frequently than Baron Greenback. The crumhorn is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family most commonly used during the Renaissance period Jimmy Hibbert is an English Television writer and Voice actor best known for his work for Cosgrove Hall. In one episode he attempted to undermine DangerMouse by metamorphosing into a Shirley Temple lookalike. Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic In only one episode, "Penfold Transformed", he lists his full name as, "Aloisius Julian Philibert Elphinstone Eugene Dionysis Barry Manilow Crumhorn", omitting both Augustus and the III. In Classical mythology, Dionysus or Dionysos (in Greek, Διόνυσος or Διώνυσος; associated with Roman Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943) is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, arranger, producer and conductor
• Count Duckula (voiced by David Jason): A showbiz-obsessed vampire duck who REALLY wanted to get his own show. A count is a Nobleman in European countries The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. . . . Well he got it. This ongoing gag of him craving his own show and show business inspired a later Cosgrove Hall spin-off series, titled Count Duckula, starring the Count himself. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Count Duckula is a British Animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse
• Copper-Conk Cassidy: A memorable one-shot villain who had the distinctive characteristic of causing everyone who encountered him to literally fall to pieces in sheer terror. He was done in when Penfold, missing his glasses thanks to the villain, accidentally knocked him down a wishing well and then accidentally wished the well out of existence, along with Cassidy himself. .
• Doctor Frankenstoat: Another one-shot villain who formed a temporary alliance with Count Duckula. Unlike his namesake, Frankenstoat built machines to aid a bid for world domination rather than attempting to create life.
• J. J. Quark: A short, helmet-wearing, snout-nosed space alien who speaks with a Scottish accent. He plans to take over the world (what else?) with his robot flunkie Grovel (who does that very thing whenever his name is mentioned, forever frustrating Quark). Both of these characters only appeared in a few episodes.
• The Fangboner: A one-shot character. A hideous and sharp-toothed alien beast that the aforementioned Quark unleashed on DangerMouse and Penfold in one episode. The creature relieved Penfold of some of his humbug candy and DM used what was left over to lure the monster back into Quark's spaceship, leaving it to ride back into space with him. Humbugs are a traditional hard boiled sweet available in the United Kingdom and Australia.
• El Loco: A violent Mexican criminal who packs a few pistols. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. He was so named when he "went off the rails at the age of three". He only appeared in two episodes, however.
• Mac The Fork: A sneaky, Scottish snake who is most likely a parody of Mack the Knife. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Mack the Knife or The Ballad of Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weill He was a one shot villain who planned to build an Earth shattering device (which instead wound up shattering the building they were in, due to defective blueprints) with the help of Dudley Poyson (see below). He also has a half-witted brother named Mac the Spoon, who is far from dangerous.
• Dudley Poyson: A mad owl scientist, who paired up with Mac the Fork (see above). Also a one shot villain.
• Hannibal Hogatey: A one shot villain. With his herd of highly trained elephants, he stole a stately house and threatened to send it back a brick at a time unless he was paid a ransom for it. He was foiled, however, by DM and the B. L. E. E. P Squadron.
• Wufgang Bah: Another one-shot villain, a canine with frazzeled hair who was patterned after Ludwig van Beethoven and named (apparently) after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with his last name a joke on the name Johann Sebastian Bach. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" He was guilty of destroying the world's music, and DM proceeded to blow his castle up.
• The Gremlin: Yet another one-shot villain, an anti-logical being who beamed darkness down upon the earth via a spaceship. DM defeated him by engaging him in conversation upon which he proceeded to confuse himself out of existence.
• P. A. W. S. : A robotic cat created by Greenback, which he uses to kidnap Colonel K. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country He was one of DM's most difficult villains on account of his brute strength and that he was programmed to read DM's mind. He was defeated, however, when DangerMouse emptied his mind by meditation, causing the robot to malfunction and crash-land on Greenback and his cronies.
• Mad Manuel: The Flamenco Assassin that Greenback hired to kill Danger Mouse in the episode Odd Ball Run Around. Flamenco is a Spanish term that refers both to a musical genre known for its intricate rapid passages and a dance genre characterized by its audible footwork The only words he says are "Olé! Olé!" and then he breaks into fighting, but kicks up too much dust so he can not see DM and Penfold leaving.

Other

• Isambard Sinclair (voiced by David Jason): The unseen narrator, but occasionally interacts with the characters (in one episode he accidentally sends DM back in time). Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known Often voices his disdain for the show and his job. He always comments at the end of every episode when the credits roll before the end theme tune begins.
• Miss Boathook -The colonel's secretary, only referred to by the colonel and never seen (though sometimes heard). In some versions the Colonel's secretary is referred to as Miss Prentergast or Miss Hackett. Once plays the piano that is mistaken for digectic sound.
• Fifi: Fifi is an unseen character mentioned occasionally throughout the show, but DangerMouse is reluctant to discuss her. According to Cosgrove Hall, she was a (french) ex-girlfriend of DM's, however Penfold seems to remember her more than DM does.
• Penfold's Aunt: Penfold's formidable aunt from Abergavenny, Wales, who sends him cookies in the episode, "The Statue of Liberty Caper". The fact that she is Welsh is stated by the piece of a witch's broom in "The Four Tasks of Dangermouse. " The broom is her fifth cousin. She denies that Dangermouse is a real secret agent and says that he and Penfold are just playing silly pretend games.

Episodes

Main article: List of DangerMouse episodes

DVD releases

United Kingdom

FremantleMedia is licensed to release DangerMouse in the United Kingdom. This is an episode guide for the children's Animated television series DangerMouse, made by Cosgrove Hall and first shown FremantleMedia (previously known as All American Television, LBS Communications, and Pearson Television) is the content They released six Region 0 DVDs in 2001-02, featuring 6-8 episodes in each set. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played

In September 2006, to celebrate 25 years of DangerMouse, Fremantle Media released a further 6 DVDs and a 12 DVD Boxset with Special Features. They have also licensed rights to a number of companies to produce a range of new anniversary merchandise including Blues Clothing (women’s and girls’ underwear and sleepwear) and Concept 2 Creation (collectible figurines).

United States

A&E Home Video is licensed by FremantleMedia to release DangerMouse in the United States. A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta,

Trivia

• Although all the characters in the series are animals, the adventures of DangerMouse appear to be taking place alongside the human world; there are various examples of a mouse-sized DangerMouse walking through human-scale sets, standing on table-football tables and, not least, living inside a normal size pillar box. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A pillar box is a free-standing Post box, in the United Kingdom, where Mail is deposited to be collected by the Royal Mail and forwarded to the This becomes less consistent as the series goes on, as many later episodes show the characters as being human size. There are also times when the cast attempts to deliberately interact with humans (such as Duckula mind-controlling human Members of Parliament to be as showbiz-mad as he is, as well as the episode "Trip To America" where DangerMouse Penfold are seen to interact with a Texan). A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.
• In two different episodes, DangerMouse and Penfold encountered a longcase clock that was capable of time travel. A longcase clock, also tall-case clock, grandfather clock or floor clock, is a freestanding weight-driven Pendulum clock with the The reference to the cult series Doctor Who was so obvious that even Penfold noticed it. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. A similar reference occurs in "Custard", when the duo find themselves in what DM describes as "a time-traveller's potting shed".
• In one episode Crumhorn is given the completely different name "Alloycious Julian Illibert Elfinstone Eugene Dionysus Barry-Manillow Crumhorn".
• DangerMouse's headquarters are located in a Mayfair pillar box on Baker Street in London, near the legendary home of Sherlock Holmes, although in reality Baker Street is located in Marylebone, not Mayfair. Mayfair is an area of central London, England, within the City of Westminster. Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London. Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887 Marylebone (sometimes written St Marylebone or Mary-le-bone, or in archaic use Marybone) is an area of central London, England in
• When the series was repeated on Nickelodeon, DangerMouse was usually broadcast with two short episodes back-to-back in a half-hour timeslot. Even with advertisements this was not enough to fill the allotted time, so episodes of the British cartoon Bananaman (among other animated short films) were broadcast alongside it to fill the remaining time. Bananaman is a British Comic book Fictional character. He originally appeared in Nutty as the backpage strip in Issue 1
• In its Network Ten run, DangerMouse was also broadcast with two 11-minute episodes and three 5-minute ones back-to-back in a half-hour timeslot, even though none of the episode's titles were at the beginning of each episode.
• Musician John Squire was among the cartoonists that worked on DangerMouse
• US animated series The Simpsons paid homage in an episode featuring a character called DangerDog. John Squire (born John Thomas Squire on 24 November, 1962) is an English Musician, Songwriter and Artist. Instead of living in a post box the character lived in a giant fire hydrant.

Credits

Seasons 1-8

• Music: Mike Harding
• Music Production: Ritchie Close
• Sung by: Myfanwy Talog
• Written by: Brian Trueman
• Storylines: Keith Scoble, Nigel Rutter, Angus Allen (actually Angus Allan), Brian Cosgrove, Chris Randall
• Storyboards: Keith Scoble, Peter See, Chris Randall, Vincent James, Paul Salmon
• Animation: Keith Scoble, George Jackson, Robert Newman, Clinton J. Mike Harding (born 23 October 1944) is an English Singer, Comedian, Author, Poet and broadcaster. Myfanwy Talog (məˈvanuɨ ˈtalɔg March 31 1945 &ndash March 11 1995; born as Myfanwy Talog Williams) was a Welsh Angus Peter Allan ( 22 July 1936 - 16 July 2007) was a British comic strip writer and magazine editor who worked on TV Century Priest, Brian Cosgrove, Paul Jasper, Dan Whitworth, Gary Hurst, Malcolm McGookin, Kevin Baldwin, Neil Salmon, Garry Owen, Tony Garth, Stephen Thomas, Dave Bowers, Les Brooksbank, Jean Flynn, Meryl Edge, Denise Heywood, Phil Morris, John Offord, Dave Livesey, Denise McAllister, Phillip McMylor, Kay Widdowson, Andy Wilson, Janet Nunn, Rosemary Welch, Chris Caunter, Tony Guy, Ramon Modiano
• Backgrounds: Malcolm Turner, Andy Roper, Diane Wren, Maggie Riley, Barbara Alcock, Bev Bush, Michelle Graney, Peter Hillier, Phil Jackson
• Special Effects: Roy Huckerby, Stephen Simpson
• Paint and Trace: Bob Burrows, Phillip McMylor, Roy Huckerby, Monica McCartney, Lorraine Thomas, Bev Phillips, Peter Kidd, Yasodha Gopal, Ceri Matthews, Andrew Wilson, Barbara Alcock, Judy Ringrose, Joan Storey, Simon White, Jackie Mitchell, Sue Halliwell, Edmund Williams, Lynn Hardie, Andrea Hancock, Gloria Vassiliou, Andy McLaughlin, Stefania Giani, Maggie Beamer, Tony McAleese, Lesley White, Katie Nutter, Karen Brumell, Lesley Scott, Linda Mawson, Sue Robson, Robyn Shawkley
• Dubbing: Magmasters London Ltd
• Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
• Camera: Frank Hardie, Wendy Hardie, Peter Kidd, Phil Atack, Wendy Senior, Mark Sutton, Nic Jayne
• Editing: Nigel Rutter, Nibs Senior, Stephen Perry, John McManus, Zyggy Markiewicz, Stuart Murray, Ivan Naisbitt
• Production Supervisor: Bob Burrows
• Assistant Directors: Jean Flynn, Dan Whitworth
• Executive Producer: John Hambley
• Produced by: Brian Cosgrove, Mark Hall
• Directed by: Brian Cosgrove, Chris Randall

Season 9-10

• Original Music: Mike Harding
• Music Production: Ritchie Close
• Sung by: Myfanwy Talog
• Story/line: Keith Scoble, Jonathan Trueman, Brian Cosgrove, Chris Randall, Brian Trueman
• Written by: Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Trevor Hyatt
• Storyboards: Keith Scoble, Bruce McNally, Marty Murphy, Andy Roper, John Stevenson, Athol Henry, Dan Whitworth, Chris Randall, Nick Pratt, John Martin, Peter See, Jean Flynn, John Offord, Alastair Graham
• Layout: Dept. Head, Ben Turner, Andy Roper, Paul Salmon, Jon Doyle, Steve Simpson
• Animation Directors: Willard Kitchen, Jean Scott
• Assistant Animation Director: John Offord
• Animators: Dave Livesey, Meryl Edge, Dan Whitworth, Denise Heywood, Alastair Fell, Andy Wilson, Clair Grey, Malcolm McGookin, Paul Greenall, Adrian Bell, Les Brooksbank, Mair Thomas, Judy Pilsbury, Jennie Langley, Bob Sparks, Phil Morris, Karen Heywood, Helen Michael, Craig Whittle, Helen Smith, Micheal Whaite, Bill Tapp, Steve Horrocks, Steve Pleydell Pearce, David Birkinshaw, Joe McCafferi, David Bowers, Mike Eames, Tony Ardolino, Colin White
• Backgrounds: Dept. Head, Ben Turner, Beverly Bush, Maggie Riley, Weston Samuels, Philip Jackson, Pete Hillier, Michelle Graney
• Special Effects: Garry Owen, Jackie Mitchell, Roy Huckerby, David Birkshaw
• Xerox: Tony McAleese, Joan Simmons, Don Geering
• Paint and Trace: Dept. Head, Philip McMylor, Joan Jones, Andrea Hough, Beverley James, Gloria Vassiliou, Yasodha Huckerby, Karl Scoble, Katie Nutter, Laura Cosgrove, Stefania Giani, Marie Dembinski, Lynn Hardie, Mark Fulton, Lorraine Thomas, Sue Halliwell, Joyce Flowers
• Camera: Peter Kidd, Frank Hardie, Wendy Senior, Mark Sutton, Phil Atack
• Video Line Test: Phil Atack, Lesley White
• Editing: Hilary Wyatt, Jane Hicks, Eilìs Ward, Leo Casserly, Zyggy Markiewicz
• Assistant Editor: Bob Ashton
• Dubbing Mixer: John Wood
• Music Coordinator: John Merrifield
• Production Control: Simon White, Phil McMylor, Andrew Bax, Sian Thomas
• Assistant to Director: Ed Williams
• Post Production: Chris Phillips
• Executive Producer: John Hambley
• Produced by: Brian Cosgrove, Mark Hall
• Directed by: Keith Scoble

Broadcast history

• United Kingdom
  • ITV1
  • Channel 4 - as part of the 1989-1992 morning programme Channel 4 Daily and on The Big Breakfast
  • The Children's Channel
  • Boomerang (2000-2006)
  • BBC Two (2007-)
• United States
  • syndication (1984-2006)
  • Nickelodeon (1984-1993)
  • Cartoon Network (1995-present)
  • Nicktoons Network (2007-present)
• Australia
  • ABC Australia

References

External links

• DangerMouse at the Internet Movie Database
• DangerMouse.org - Contains many DangerMouse images soundbites and facts.
• DangerMouse facts from Cosgrove Hall Films
• A comprehensive listing of every DangerMouse episode, with original transmission dates and episode descriptions
• ClubDM - The unofficial DangerMouse fan club
• Dangermouse theme song
• Dangermouse intro video
• Dangermouse appears on cover of Computer and Video Games magazine (Sept. 1984)