"Mighty Mouse, the New Adventures" (1987) TV series 1987-1988

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Directors:

Steven E. Gordon
Tom Minton

Writer:

Ralph Bakshi (story)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Animation

Tagline:

"Here I Come to Save the Day!"

Plot:

Mighty Mouse has humorous, satirical adventures in this short-lived Saturday Morning cartoon by Ralph Bakshi.

Plot Keywords:

Mighty Mouse | Deputy Dawg | Superhero | Sourpuss | Mighty Heros

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Patrick Pinney	...	Mighty Mouse / ... (19 episodes, 1987-1988)
Mona Marshall	...	Additional Voices (19 episodes, 1987-1988)
Dana Hill	...	Orphan Scrappy (8 episodes, 1987)
Maggie Roswell	...	Additional Voices / ... (7 episodes, 1987-1988)
Michael Pataki	...	Additional Voices / ... (6 episodes, 1987-1988)

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Series Directed by
John Kricfalusi		(18 episodes, 1987-1988)
Kent Butterworth		(8 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ralph Bakshi		(4 episodes, 1988)
Bob Jaques		(3 episodes, 1987)
John Sparey		(3 episodes, 1987)
Eddie Fitzgerald		(2 episodes, 1987)
Bruce Woodside		(2 episodes, 1987)
Jim Reardon		(2 episodes, 1988)
Steven E. Gordon		(unknown episodes)
Tom Minton		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Ethan Kanfer		(13 episodes, 1987)
Jim Reardon		(10 episodes, 1987-1988)
Tom Minton		(9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Eddie Fitzgerald		(3 episodes, 1987)
Rich Moore		(3 episodes, 1987)
Andrew Stanton		(3 episodes, 1987)
Doug Moench		(2 episodes, 1987)
Ralph Bakshi		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Ralph Bakshi	....	producer (3 episodes, 1987)
John W. Hyde	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 1987)

Series Original Music by
Glen Daum		(3 episodes, 1987)
Bob Freedman		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Peter Tomaszewicz		(3 episodes, 1987)
Baylis Glascock		(unknown episodes)
Barbara Kaplan		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Sherry Argaman		(unknown episodes)
Carole McCoy		(unknown episodes)
Janelle Pransky		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Tom Klein	....	executive in charge of production (3 episodes, 1987)
Jan Adams	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Sherry Argaman	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Jimmy Griffin	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Michael Lander	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Jim Smith	....	storyboard artist (18 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ralph Bakshi	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Steven E. Gordon	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Kevin Harkey	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Tom Minton	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Brian Mitchell	....	key layout artist (unknown episodes)
Rich Moore	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Jim Reardon	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Harry Cohen	....	sound effects (3 episodes, 1987)
Kent Holaday	....	sound editor (3 episodes, 1987)
Sherry Klein	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 1987)
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects (unknown episodes)
Jeff Vaughn	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Carole Holliday	....	key character designer / character model (13 episodes, 1987)
Jim Gomez	....	layout artist / background designer (7 episodes, 1987)
Ted Blackman	....	background designer (3 episodes, 1987)
Kevin Donoghue	....	character color designer / color modeler (3 episodes, 1987)
Vicky Jenson	....	background color key / background designer (3 episodes, 1987)
Lynne Naylor	....	layout artist (3 episodes, 1987)
Jeff Pidgeon	....	character model (3 episodes, 1987)
Libby Simon	....	character color designer / color modeler (3 episodes, 1987)
Bruce W. Timm	....	layout artist (3 episodes, 1987)
Ken Boyer	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1987)
Kathi Castillo	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1987)
David Concepcion	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1987)
Ron Hughart	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1987)
Mike Kazaleh	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1987)
William Recinos	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1987)
Dave Marshall	....	animation director: overseas (unknown episodes)
Rich Moore	....	character model (unknown episodes)
Linda Redondo	....	character color designer (unknown episodes)
Rose Ann Stire	....	character color designer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Arthur Klein	....	video post-production (3 episodes, 1987)
Vicky Jenson	....	color key (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Lynne McCleerey	....	music supervisor (3 episodes, 1987)
Mitch Wirth	....	music supervisor (3 episodes, 1987)
Gary Anderson	....	music producer (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Segel	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes)
Mark von der Heide	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Mike Kazaleh	....	transportation coordinator (unknown episodes)
Lynne Naylor	....	transportation coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Ralph Bakshi	....	story director / supervising director (3 episodes, 1987)
John Kricfalusi	....	senior director (3 episodes, 1987)
Dave Marshall	....	overseas director (3 episodes, 1987)
Philip Phillipson	....	track reader (3 episodes, 1987)
Janelle Pransky	....	talent coordinator (2 episodes, 1987)
Tom Minton	....	story editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Bakshi Animation
• Bakshi-Hyde Ventures
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1987-1989)
• Cuckoo's Nest Studios
• Viacom Productions
• Wang Film Productions Company

Distributors

• CBS Paramount International Television (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1987) (USA) (TV)
• Paramount Television
• Viacom

Other Companies

• Buzzy's Recording Services  voice tracks recorded at
• EFX Systems  audio post-production
• Score Productions  music by
• Unitel Video  video post-production

Runtime:

30 min (19 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Bakshi Animation

Trivia:

A viewer notified media watchdog Reverend Donald Wildmon that, in one episode of this series, it looks like Mighty Mouse reaches into a pocket and snorts cocaine from his hand to regain his strength. Wildmon was disbelieving at first, but after investigating the episode and learning of producer Ralph Bakshi's background (e.g., directing the adult cartoon Fritz The Cat), alerted the media that this may have been intentional. Given the numerous other instances of risque humor and adult jokes in this series, a drug reference wouldn't be out of the question. Bakshi denies it to this day, maintaining that Mighty Mouse was merely smelling some crushed flowers and that the white jet leading from his hand to his nose was merely a cartoon "smell line" moving super-fast from the mighty inhale. The episode was immediately pulled from the rotation so that no one would see it.

Quotes:

[as thousands of ping-pong balls fall from the ceiling... ]
Man: Only one man could have done this!
Bat-Bat: Yes, but Captain Kangaroo's been in re-runs for years.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Seeing Red (#6.19)" (2002)

It saved the 80's cartoons

"The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse" was a a cartoon ahead of his time. During the 80's,most cartoons were basically made in order to sell toys, or were inspired in any cultural phenomena of the decade (real action movies, video-games, old TV-shows) and most of them weren't funny or interesting at all. And that's what makes this show great: It was exactly the opposite of those dull shows, that didn't have any personality or fun at all, using a more mature and complex sense of humor that made this remake superior to the original. The New Mighty Mouse not only had a better characterization and stories than most cartoons of the recent days, but it also had the wit and charm the many shows aimed to children would like to have. And yes, it have the strange elements that are common in the works of John Kricfalusi and Ralph Bakshi, and that isn't a problem, but only makes this cartoon better. "The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse" is a highly underrated cartoon, considering how it influenced in modern animation,something that is a shame.