Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (TV Series) Day of the Mice/Still Oily After All These Years (1988) User Reviews

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures marked Ralph Bakshi's return to his roots

[tavm · 7/10 · 12 March 2007]

Just watched on YouTube "The Day of the Mice/Still Oily After All These Years" episodes of Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures. Day of the Mice has a real Sparticus-like one standing up to the cats and taking over Mouseville to the point of Our Hero, after coming back from vacation, is no longer needed and getting fat and lazy as a result. Hilarious scenes of cats being figuratively stepped on by the mice and of Mighty's impersonation of Jimmy Stewart from It's a Wonderful Life. And watch for a giant Pee Wee Herman! Still Oily marks the return of Oil Can Harry after 20 years in jail. He's still obsessing over Pearl Pureheart but wait till you see the twist at the end! Also watch for a cameo by the Gene Deitch era-Gaston. This series marked the return of Ralph Bakshi to his Terrytoon roots even though that animation company had long folded. With the help of John Kricfalusi, these cartoons were even more hilarious than the originals were. Well worth seeking out for animation buffs.