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[edit] Releases

There were some VHS releases in the US - don't remember when, but I know they were HBO video (I'd have to borrow the tapes from my brother to get a date). There have been 6 Region 0/PAL DVD releases that I'm aware of, and within the last month or two, there has finally been a US Region 1/NTSC release, called "Complete Seasons One and Two." Notable here is that the serialized episodes include all cliffhangers, reprises and titles (on disc two, there's not an option to play these episodes without them), and no voices are altered - Stilleto has his Italian accent! Perhaps a "VHS/DVD Releases" section could be added at some point? :) (Oh and Duckula gets a US release later this year - it boggles my mind that only ONE Region 0 Duckula DVD has been produced) --JohnDBuell | Talk 04:17, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Greatest Secret Agent?

Is DangerMouse really "the greatest secret agent in the world"? Barbara Osgood 20:17, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

So the theme tune claims :) Warofdreams talk 11:49, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
He's the greatest secret agent in his world. But then, being secret, how can anyone really know? --Coyoty 01:46, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cheez TV

The bit about Cheez TV makes it sound like Danger Mouse first aired there in Australia but it wasn't until the school holidays in 1996. It originally aired in the 80s on Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Shermozle 17:15, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Penfold

Changed the bit where it says Penfold was a hamster. He was a mole! How on earth could anyone look at him and think he was a hamster? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.6.139.10 (talk • contribs) 05:50, 27 January 2006 UTC.

Nope. In the season 3 episode called "The Odd Ball Runaround," the voice-over refers to Penfold as a hamster. Microtonal 06:39, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pilots

Perhaps someone could add a mention of the 2 pilots to the series. The one that I've seen (I believe the 2nd one) had a much different voice for both leads.

  • There was only one pilot (can't have more than one). It did have different voices, and was redone later on as a regular episode. --Cholmes75 17:41, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
    • "can't have more than one"? Why? Star Trek had two: "This design was rejected by NBC, the network that ordered the pilot through Desilu. However an unprecedented second pilot was commissioned, "Where No Man Has Gone Before,"" --- "'Danger Mouse' began transmission in 1981, although two pilots were made two years earlier (sadly, only one of them is known to currently exist)." --- The previous quote is from a fan site (http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Danger%20Mouse%20Intro.htm) - not concrete proof, but showing at the very least that I'm not alone in my view.
  • One Pilot that existed for Danger Mouse was The Mystery of the Lost Chord This later was reworked and became 1x02: The Case of the Missing Bagpipes. Andy5421 14:14, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DM's name

Every reference to DM I can find on the Cosgrove Hall site has it listed as "DangerMouse," not two separate words and not one word with the 'm' in lower case. So unless anyone has objections, I think this should be used as the standard spelling/format. --Cholmes75 19:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

I think Cosgrove Hall use Dangermouse without the second capitalisation[1]. Also, interestingly imdb use Danger Mouse, but it's quite likely they have got it wrong. I also wonder why he has the initials DM? The title screen in the cartoon and the artwork uses all uppercase, but splits the word into two, and most fansites use two words. I am not convinced either way. -- Jim182 20:00, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
I suppose we could always write to Cosgrove Hall to find out. : ) --Cholmes75 21:06, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
The fan site dangermouse.org mostly uses DangerMouse. The Cosgrove Hall site mentioned by Jim182 seems to be the exception (see usage of DangerMouse at [2], [3], [4] etc.). Olessi 02:50, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
I've always known it to be DangerMouse, with the capital M, hence the initials DM. I think it should be kept as one word, DangerMouse, perhaps to avoid confusion with the DJ of the same name (wikipedia's article has his name as DJ Danger Mouse). What do you all think? --InvaderJem 21:49, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DJ Danger Mouse

Following on from the above comment, there's a discussion over at DJ Danger Mouse to move that article to Danger Mouse. Your input would be appreciated. -- Jim182 21:47, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Running time?

Not quite sure what the running time here shows.. Is it 4min to 20min?

That would be reasonable, as it switched from full-length episodes to episodes of about five minutes. This is proven if you watch the DVD. 67.188.172.165 23:21, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Network Ten time?

In its Network Ten run, DangerMouse was also aired with two 11 minute episodes and three 5 minute ones back-to-back in a half-hour timeslot, even though none of the episode's titles were at the beginning of each episode.

Doesn't this add up to 37 minutes? How could this happen in a half-hour timeslot? Macthorpe 11:27, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Demise

I removed the "Demise" section of this article - it has information in it that has gone uncited for some time, and there seems to be disagreement anyway with regards to its accuracy. The only item that is stone-cold fact is the death of Terry Scott. If anyone can find a verifiable source for this info, feel free to re-add it:

In 1989, original series writer Brian Trueman was replaced by Angus Allen, with a notable reduction in the quality of humor. This, along with a decrease in the number of episodes per series, led to a loss of viewers. The final blow came in 1992 when Thames Television lost its franchise.[citation needed] Terry Scott, who voiced Penfold, died of cancer two years later.

This isn;t strictly true as Brian Trueman was stil writing for Danger Mouse up until the 1992 series. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 14:08, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Impossibly high viewing figures - 21.6 million

According to the article "in early 1983 the show broke a record for the highest audience: it reached a very high 21.6m viewers". I don't believe that. The 1983 Christmas Day edition of Only Fools and Horses had 10.8 million viewers, and Christmas Day specials are well-known for receiving the highest viewing figures of the year (especially for something as popular as Only Fools and Horses). Are we really supposed to believe a children's cartoon series shown at teatime, on a weekday, got nearly double the Xmas Only Fools and Horses? To be fair I've seen this 21.6 million figure mentioned on other sites, but it's still can't be true, even the big ITV game shows were only getting around 15 million viewers primetime on Saturday evening. 172.201.90.45 01:38, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Can someone find a citation and scope for this viewer figure? While I loved DM growing up on Nick (American...) I also would find it hard to believe most of England was watching it all at once. Pyrogen 00:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
I've found the official list of Britain's most watched TV in the 1980s [5], and not surprisingly DangerMouse isn't on it. The chart is from the British Film Institute which is about as reliable as it gets. I know Cosgrove Hall's own site was provided as a reference for the 21.6 million figure, but their site is still under construction, so that figure may just have been added quickly by the site designer, based on google search for example. BFI is certainly the more reliable source.
If the 21.6 million was true, that would make DangerMouse not only the HIGHEST rated show of 1983 (highly unlikely), but one of the 5 highest rated shows of the ENTIRE DECADE! It just didn't happen. I'd be interested to know what the real viewing figures where though. 172.201.85.6 00:14, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps 21.6 million mice... :D Applejuicefool (talk) 19:15, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DVD

I have the DVD and would like to comment that they should've combined the five minute episodes for the DVD. It's annoying having to watch the intro, summary, and ending five times in one episode. 67.188.172.165 23:22, 19 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] US Syndication

I remember seeing this show on WNYW-TV Fox 5 in New York, does anyone know if this show was distributed to other Fox O&Os other local stations?

  • When did you see that? I live in the area and have never seen DM on any channel other than Nickelodeon. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 14:27, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Maybe you just weren't looking? In event, I saw it in syndication as well. Back when my cable system used to carry out-of-state TV stations, I saw it on a local Los Angeles station. In any event, it was RERUN on Nickelodeon. It did originally air in U.S. syndication. Brittany Ka 11:29, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Episodes on Nickelodeon?

I taped DM religiously when it was shown on Nick and thought I had seen all the episodes (save for the pilot). However, after buying the US DVDs, it appears I was wrong. _Crumhorn Strikes Back!_, _Pillow Fright!_ and _The Intergalactic 147_ (all on the last DVD) were new to me. Did anyone see any of these episodes on US TV?

129.82.52.168 03:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fifi

I'm adding some info about the unseen character 'Fifi'. Knowing someone may reject it, I've got my evidence, just so people know. My evidence: I emailed Cosgrove Hall a while back, got a reply, giving some info about Fifi (See, straight from the source). So I'm adding the info to make the DM page a better place.

Objections, anyone? InvaderJem —The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 21:31:47, August 19, 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Digectic (sic) sound?

Does anyone know if the "digectic sound" that Miss Boathook plays is a real (albeit obscure) word, a typo of some kind, or a correct rendition of a term made up for the program? --Eliyahu S Talk 20:47, 17 February 2008 (UTC)