The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures is an American-French-Canadian animated TV series that aired on HBO from March 1, 1998[3] to October 27, 1999. The show follows the adventures of two cousin mice, Emily from the country and Alexander from the city, who go on adventures around the world in the late 19th and early 20th century, usually to stop the evil rat No-Tail No-Goodnik.[4]
| The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | The Mouse Adventures (UK) |
| Genre | Animation |
| Created by | Cinar France Animation |
| Based on | The Country Mouse and the City Mouse by Aesop the same characters from children book by Random House[1] |
| Written by | Joseph Mallozzi (Season 1 only) Patrick Granleese Caroline R. Maria Bruce Robb Paul Schibli (adaption) |
| Voices of | Terrence Scammell Julie Burroughs Rick Jones Holly Gauthier-Frankel |
| Composer(s) | James Gelfand |
| Country of origin | France Canada United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2[2] |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Chris Jenkins Jason David Ross Kate Bosworth |
| Producer(s) | Lisa Taylor |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CINAR/France Animation Reader's Digest WIC Entertainment |
| Distributor | Cinar |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO HBO Family |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround |
| Original release | March 1, 1998 – October 27, 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale |
Main characters
- Alexander (voiced by Terrence Scammell) is an American male city mouse. He wears a blue suit and a matching hat with a red bowtie and is Emily's cousin.
- Emily (voiced by Julie Burroughs) is an American female country mouse who is Alexander's cousin. She wears a red dress with a white apron on it and a straw hat with a red ribbon tied in a bow around it.
- No-Tail No-Goodnik (voiced by Rick Jones) is a rat thief. He goes to some countries and often uses fake tails when doing his duty like doing disguises.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 26 | March 1, 1998 | May 30, 1998 | ||
| 2 | 26 | March 21, 1999 | October 27, 1999 | ||
Production
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures was initially produced as a 26-episode series[3][5] costing US$9 million.[5] Production partners Germany's Ravensburger; Reader's Digest in the United States; and CINAR (later Cookie Jar Group), which contributed US$6 million towards the original project's funding.[5]
The show's main characters first appeared in the 1993 HBO special, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale.[3] It was loosely based on the classic fable by Aesop.
Broadcast
It later re-aired on YTV in 2002.
Reruns of the show aired on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV until September 23, 2011, and mornings in Ireland on RTÉ Two's The Den, usually at 7:15 a.m. However, all CINAR references in these broadcasts have been replaced by Cookie Jar references, but when Netflix began to stream season 1-2 on its "watch instantly" streaming service on February 29, 2012, all CINAR references have been restored. It currently re-airing on Light TV.
Home release
Direct Source released two DVD volumes of the show on February 27, 2007. Season 1 is also available on iTunes.
Mill Creek Entertainment released The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures - 26 Mice Tales Around The World on August 4, 2015 on DVD for Region 1.[6] This 2-disc collection features all 26 episodes from the second season on DVD for the very first time.
References
- About Tish Rabe - the "Singing Author"
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N57PWHH
- Press release (February 14, 1996). "HBO Sets Out on The Country Mouse and The City Mouse Adventures, All-New Animated Family Series Launching in March". Newsroom. Time Warner. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 137. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- Raugust, Karen (2004). "Financing and Deal Making". The Animation Business Handbook. St. Martin's Press. p. 173. ISBN 0-312-28428-4. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- DVDs for '26 Mice Tales Around The World' Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine