Underplayed Gems

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987)

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures poster
Directed by
Ralph Bakshi
Genre
animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 19 episodes
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Mighty Mouse, a heroic cartoon mouse, defends his world from various villains and threats in a series of adventures. The show revived the classic character for a new generation of Saturday morning viewers.

whimsicalenergeticfast-pacedplayfulnostalgiclightheartedcartoonishanimated

What happens

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures is an American animated television series. It is a revival of the Mighty Mouse cartoon character. Produced by Bakshi-Hyde Ventures (a joint venture of animator Ralph Bakshi and producer John W. Hyde) and Terrytoons, the show aired on CBS on Saturday mornings from fall 1987 through the 1988–89 season. It was briefly rerun on Saturday mornings on Fox Kids in November and December 1992. The series began airing reruns on MeTV Toons as part of Mighty Mouse and Friends on November 2, 2025. The quality of Mighty Mouse as compared with other 1980s animated television series is considered by animation historian Jerry Beck to "foreshadow the higher quality [animation] boom coming in the next decade." It was one of the first Saturday morning cartoons on CBS to be broadcast in stereo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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