m →Main: Fixing bare references and archives for YouTube videos Wikipedia:Bare_URLs
|
m →Development: Fixing archives for YouTube videos (WP:Link_Rot, WP:CEFC#Pre-emptive_archiving, phab:T294880)
|
||
Line 71: | Line 71: | ||
Cosgrove and Hall brought in [[Brian Trueman]], who was working as an announcer on ''[[Granada TV]]'', as the main writer. For the voice of Danger Mouse, they picked [[David Jason]] after they saw him in the show ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''. For the voice of Penfold, they picked [[Terry Scott]], who was known for the show ''[[Terry and June]]''<ref name="guardian"/> |
Cosgrove and Hall brought in [[Brian Trueman]], who was working as an announcer on ''[[Granada TV]]'', as the main writer. For the voice of Danger Mouse, they picked [[David Jason]] after they saw him in the show ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''. For the voice of Penfold, they picked [[Terry Scott]], who was known for the show ''[[Terry and June]]''<ref name="guardian"/> |
||
On 4 June 1984, the show was (along with ''[[Belle and Sebastian (Japanese TV series)| Belle and Sebastian]]'') the first animated show to appear on [[Nickelodeon]] in the United States and quickly became the second most popular show on the channel after [[You Can't Do That on Television|''You Can’t Do That on Television'']],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danger Mouse - Nick Knacks Episode #039 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLPp5GgbQU&feature=youtu.be|access-date=2020-12-31|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> as it appealed to both preteens and adults with its quick-witted English humour.<ref name="FNTVF">{{cite book|last1=Hannah|first1=Warner|title=Fascinating TV Facts|edition=1|year=2004|publisher=Ted Smart|location=[[London]]|isbn=0-7535-0919-9|page=99}}</ref> It was often compared to American audiences as a British equivalent of ''[[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'', due to its gentle satire of politics and outrageous plots. |
On 4 June 1984, the show was (along with ''[[Belle and Sebastian (Japanese TV series)| Belle and Sebastian]]'') the first animated show to appear on [[Nickelodeon]] in the United States and quickly became the second most popular show on the channel after [[You Can't Do That on Television|''You Can’t Do That on Television'']],<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/PPLPp5GgbQU Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [http://web.archive.org/web/20190825211013/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLPp5GgbQU&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|title=Danger Mouse - Nick Knacks Episode #039 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLPp5GgbQU&feature=youtu.be|access-date=2020-12-31|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> as it appealed to both preteens and adults with its quick-witted English humour.<ref name="FNTVF">{{cite book|last1=Hannah|first1=Warner|title=Fascinating TV Facts|edition=1|year=2004|publisher=Ted Smart|location=[[London]]|isbn=0-7535-0919-9|page=99}}</ref> It was often compared to American audiences as a British equivalent of ''[[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'', due to its gentle satire of politics and outrageous plots. |
||
It returned to terrestrial television after the [[BBC]] purchased episodes of it to broadcast in its daytime schedules with its first broadcast on 12 February 2007.<ref name="BFI">[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/737309/index.html "Dangermouse (1981-1992)"]. British Film Institute.</ref><ref name="bbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5316700.stm "Dangermouse back on 25th birthday!"]. BBC News. 5 September 2006.</ref> |
It returned to terrestrial television after the [[BBC]] purchased episodes of it to broadcast in its daytime schedules with its first broadcast on 12 February 2007.<ref name="BFI">[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/737309/index.html "Dangermouse (1981-1992)"]. British Film Institute.</ref><ref name="bbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5316700.stm "Dangermouse back on 25th birthday!"]. BBC News. 5 September 2006.</ref> |
Danger Mouse | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Genre |
|
Created by |
|
Voices of |
|
Narrated by | David Jason |
Opening theme | "Danger Mouse" byMike Harding |
Ending theme | "Danger Mouse" byMike Harding |
Composer | Mike Harding |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 10 |
No. of episodes | 89(list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 5-22 minutes |
Production companies | Cosgrove Hall Films Thames Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV[1] |
Release | 28 September 1981 (1981-09-28) – 19 March 1992 (1992-03-19) |
Related | |
|
Danger Mouse is a British animated television series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television.[1] It features the eponymous Danger Mouse who worked as a secret agent and is a parody of British spy fiction, particularly the Danger Man series and James Bond. It originally ran from 28 September 1981 to 19 March 1992 on the ITV network.
The series spawned a spin-off show, Count Duckula, which aired between 1988 and 1993, and an updated series, under the same name, began airing in September 2015 on CBBC.[2][3]
The show was created by Mark Hall[13] and Brian Cosgrove for their production company, Cosgrove Hall Films. Danger Mouse was based on Patrick McGoohan's lead role in Danger Man.[14][4] The show was intended to have a more serious tone as seen in the pilot episode but Mike Harding (who wrote the music for the show) gave Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall the idea to make the series silly. "The characters had got stuck in reality and were doing James Bond type things rooted in the solid real world," said Harding, "I argued that once you invented a Mouse Secret Agent then all of creation and a good chunk of not creation was his oyster. In other words we could be as barmy (crazy) as we wanted."[15] In an interview with The Guardian, Cosgrove said "We reckoned a secret service mouse foiling the plans of an evil toad – Baron Silas Greenback – was suitably ridiculous."[4]
Cosgrove and Hall brought in Brian Trueman, who was working as an announcer on Granada TV, as the main writer. For the voice of Danger Mouse, they picked David Jason after they saw him in the show Only Fools and Horses. For the voice of Penfold, they picked Terry Scott, who was known for the show Terry and June[4]
On 4 June 1984, the show was (along with Belle and Sebastian) the first animated show to appear on Nickelodeon in the United States and quickly became the second most popular show on the channel after You Can’t Do That on Television,[16] as it appealed to both preteens and adults with its quick-witted English humour.[17] It was often compared to American audiences as a British equivalent of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, due to its gentle satire of politics and outrageous plots.
It returned to terrestrial television after the BBC purchased episodes of it to broadcast in its daytime schedules with its first broadcast on 12 February 2007.[18][19]
The show was expensive to make, sometimes needing 2,000 drawings[20] thus footage was reused while certain scenes were set in the North Pole or "in the dark" (i.e. black with eyeballs visible only, or, in Danger Mouse's case, simply one eyeball) as a cost-cutting measure. This time-and-money saving device was cheerfully admitted by both Brian Cosgrove, who conceived the character and the show, and Brian Trueman, who wrote almost all the scripts from the beginning.[11]
It has been widely claimed that in the show's viewing figures hit an all-time high of 21 million viewers in 1983.[21][22][23] This figure is disputed,[24] as the most viewed programme of the year, Coronation Street, only achieved 18.45 million viewers.[25]
In the UK, Channel 4's 100 Greatest Kids' TV Shows, the show came third, beaten only by The Muppet Show and The Simpsons.[26]
It was named the 62nd best animated series by IGN, calling it one of the first British cartoons to become popular with American audiences.[27]
Danger Mouse was nominated for 11 BAFTA awards during its original run, but did not win any.[11]
A listing of British Academy Film Awards.[28]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1984 (37th) | Danger Mouse series 4 | Best Short Animation | Nominated |
1985 (38th) | Danger Mouse series 5 | Best Short Animation | Nominated |
1986 (39th) | Danger Mouse series 6 | Best Short Animation | Nominated |
1987 (40th) | Danger Mouse series 7 | Best Short Animation Film | Nominated |
A listing of British Academy Television Awards.[28]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Danger Mouse series 2 or 3 | Children's Programme - Entertainment / Drama | Nominated |
1984 | Danger Mouse series 4 | Children's Programme - Entertainment / Drama | Nominated |
1984 | Danger Mouse series 4 | Short Animation | Nominated |
1985 | Danger Mouse series 5 | Short Animation | Nominated |
1986 | Danger Mouse series 6 | Children's Programme - Entertainment / Drama | Nominated |
1986 | Danger Mouse series 6 | Short Animation | Nominated |
1987 | Danger Mouse series 7 | Short Animation | Nominated |
In 2012, Brian Cosgrove received a Special Award from the British Academy Children's Awards.[29]
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. Ranson also provided some backdrops for the show. 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 show, although Allan's name was misspelled "Angus Allen". Artist Ranson later went on to illustrate Judge Anderson in the UK comic 2000 AD.
A series of video games based on the character also appeared. The first were Danger Mouse in Double Trouble and Danger Mouse in the Black Forest Chateau (both in 1984) followed by Danger Mouse in Making Whoopee! in 1985.[30][31][32]
Two mobile games were published by ZED Worldwide; Danger Mouse: Quiz in 2010 and Danger Mouse in 2011.
Some stories were also available as read-along cassettes with accompanying books. They were re-read by the cast for audio.
During its run, the show spawned a wide range of merchandise, including storybooks, hardback annuals, jigsaw puzzles, a Panini sticker album, View-Master reels, and of course, VHS releases. In the years since, products have continued to sell, often aimed at the now-adult audience which grew up with it, such as T-shirts, mugs, key rings, fridge magnets and posters. To coincide with the 25th anniversary, Cosgrove Hall 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).
FremantleMedia launched a webshop run by Metrostar e-commerce where a wide variety of goods were for sale, including the CD Audio adaptation of two of the show's episodes using the original artists voices, released by Steve Deakin-Davies: The Ambition Company.
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 11 | 28 September 1981 (1981-09-28) | 14 December 1981 (1981-12-14) | ITV | |
2 | 6 | 4 January 1982 (1982-01-04) | 12 February 1982 (1982-02-12) | ITV | |
3 | 5 | 4 October 1982 (1982-10-04) | 1 November 1982 (1982-11-01) | ITV | |
4 | 9 | 3 January 1983 (1983-01-03) | 23 March 1983 (1983-03-23) | CITV | |
5 | 10 | 20 February 1984 (1984-02-20) | 30 April 1984 (1984-04-30) | CITV | |
6 | 27 | 25 December 1984 (1984-12-25) | 26 December 1985 (1985-12-26) | ITV | |
7 | 6 | 13 November 1986 (1986-11-13) | 18 December 1986 (1986-12-18) | CITV | |
8 | 2 | 20 February 1987 (1987-02-20) | 27 February 1987 (1987-02-27) | CITV | |
9 | 6 | 3 January 1991 (1991-01-03) | 7 February 1991 (1991-02-07) | ITV | |
10 | 7 | 6 February 1992 (1992-02-06) | 19 March 1992 (1992-03-19) | ITV |
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
The series was transmitted on ITV via the CITV brand from 1981 to 1992. The show has the initials 'DM' prominently emblazoned on his chest. This causes problems for those translating it into other languages, where a literal translation of the words 'Danger' and 'Mouse' do not have those initials; the Scots Gaelic version, for example, calls the show (and the lead) Donnie Murdo (two given names unconnected either with mice or danger).[34] which was broadcast on STV – from 1990 to 1994 and again on BBC Alba in 2015. The series has also been broadcast on numerous channels on Boomerang (2000-06) and BBC Two (2007–09)
He was Dzielna Mysz (brave mouse) in Polish, Dundermusen (Thundermouse) in Swedish, and Dare Dare MotusinFrench, "Dare Dare" being French slang for "as fast as possible". The Slovene translation omitted the DM initials entirely, however, dubbing Danger Mouse Hrabri mišek ('Brave Mouse').
InAustralia, the show was first broadcast on ABC TV in 1982, then moved to Network Ten in 1996. It is still best remembered by Australians as a Classic ABC program. It was also the first British cartoon to break into Cheez TV, being shown on the weekdays.
It was reported in 2013 that the series was under consideration for a revival,[35] and in June 2014 it was announced that a new series was being made for broadcast on CBBC in 2015.[36] The new series is produced by Boulder Media for FremantleMedia Kids. It is directed by Robert Cullen[37] with Brian Cosgrove, one of the original creators, acting as creative consultant.[38] Alexander Armstrong and actor Kevin Eldon voice Danger Mouse and Penfold, respectively; Dave Lamb takes the role of the narrator, whilst Stephen Fry plays Colonel K and Ed Gaughan takes over as Baron Greenback.[39] Armstrong's Pointless co-host Richard Osman appears in the series as Professor Strontium Jellyfishowitz.[40] John Oliver voices the character Dr Augustus P Crumhorn III and Lena Headey voices the character Jeopardy Mouse, a character newly introduced into this series.[2] This series will be aired on Netflix in the US.[41] Kevin Eldon describes the animation style as 'much the same as the original'.[42] The first episode aired on 28 September 2015.[43]
Jazwares is the master toy partner, Penguin Books will publish a range of printed books, including story books, official guides, sticker books, novelty books, annuals and electronic titles and D.C. Thomson & Co. will publish a monthly magazine with comic strips, puzzles, fact files, poster and competitions.[3]
{{cite AV media}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link)