He's the greatest, he's the coolest, HE'S THE BEST!

DangerMouse cast. (L to R) Stiletto, LeatherHead, Baron Greenback, Nero, Danger Mouse, Penfold and Colonel K.


DangerMouse is a British animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television. It features the eponymous Danger Mouse, a British mouse who works as a super hero /secret agent. The show is a loose parody of British spy fiction, particularly James Bond and the Danger Man series starring Patrick McGoohan. Some influence clearly also came from the Sherlock Holmesnovels of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle, as seen in references such as the location of his post-box home (Baker Street) and his attitude to his bumbling, Watson-like assistant Penfold. The show originally ran in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1992. In the English-language version, the titular hero was voiced by David Jason.

The hero wears a rakish eyepatch and his chest is prominently emblazoned with the initials 'DM'. 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 Gaelicversion, for example, calls the series (and the lead) Donnie Murdo (two given names unconnected either with mice or danger). The Slovenetranslation omitted the DM initials entirely, however, dubbing Danger Mouse Hrabri mišek ('Brave Mouse'). 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 (since the animated shorts Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings, Ludwig, & Paddington Bear being shown in the 1970s & Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation shows including Stingray,Thunderbirds, Joe 90 & others in the 1960s) following syndication on 4 June 1984, where it garnered a tremendous fan following that still exists. Since it went off air it has been periodically repeated and been released on DVD. In the United States it was broadcast onNickelodeon 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 laterNick-At-Nite) as the series appealed to both pre-teens and adults with its quick-witted British humour.

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 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 illustrateJudge Anderson in the UK comic 2000 AD.

A series of video games based on the character also appeared. The first was 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.

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