Little Mouse on the Prairie
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| Little Mouse on the Prairie | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Adventure |
| Created by | Betty Birney Stephen Cosgrove (original books) |
| Developed by | Betty Birney |
| Directed by | Arne Wong |
| Opening theme | "Little Mouse on Prairie" |
| Composers | Shuki Levy Cashier Machi |
| Country of origin | United States China |
| Original languages | English Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (each containing 2) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Eric S. Rollman Joel Andryc Shea PaiChuan Qu JianZhong Doug Stone |
| Producers | Eric S. Rollman Kurt Weldon QuJian Fang |
| Running time | 20 min (part 8-11 min) |
| Production companies | Saban Entertainment Afanti International Animation Corp. |
| Original release | |
| Network | CCTV |
| Release | 1996 |
Little Mouse on the Prairie (Chinese: 大草原上的小老鼠; pinyin: Dàcǎoyuán Shàng De Xiǎo Lǎoshǔ) is a 26 episode animated series made by the cooperation of the US and China, loosely based on the Serendipity book by Stephen Cosgrove with the same title. The story features a city mouse named Osgood Dee who just moved to the countryside Squeaky Corners to live at his uncle's farm. Each show focuses on Osgood Dee and a group of animal friends he met at the farm. This is the second adaptation of a Serendipity book as the first adaptation was the 1983 anime series Serendipity the Pink Dragon.
Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment.[1][2][3]
Characters[edit]
Kids[edit]
- Osgood Dee (Chinese: 奥斯谷) - main character of the series and the leader of his friends.
- Tweezle Dee (Chinese: 特薇佐) - Osgood's cousin.
- Blossom (Chinese: 布劳森) - a rabbit who is in love with Osgood.
- Jeremiah (Chinese: 杰瑞迈) - a frog.
- Flaps (Chinese: 弗莱普) - a duck.
- Sweeny (Chinese: 斯威尼) - a weasel.
Cats[edit]
- B.C. - a fat cat.
- Cal - B.C.'s roommate, a thin cat.
Other[edit]
- R.D. - Osgood's uncle and Tweezle's father.
- Molly Dee - Osgood's aunt and Tweezle's mother.
- Betty Dee - Tweezle's baby sister.
- Grandpa Whiskers - an old wise mouse.
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Whole Toot / Treasure Hunt" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 2 | "All's Fair / Down the Creek" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 3 | "A Pair of Spectacles / Popularity Contest" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 4 | "Get a Job / Shut My Mouth" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 5 | "Follow That Leader / Little Green Riding Hood" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 6 | "Quack Up / Spring Cleaning" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 7 | "Blossom Cries Wolf / Osgood the Snowman" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 8 | "The More the Merrier / Fiddlin' Around" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 9 | "Rain, Rain Go Away / Growing Like Crazy" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 10 | "Fangs a Lot / Handyman Cal" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 11 | "Going Bats / Osgood & the Beanstalk" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 12 | "Junkyard Genius / Fright Night" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 13 | "Nuts to You / The Best Gift of All" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 14 | "Surprised Party / To Catch a Thief" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 15 | "A Camping We Will Go / Lady For a Day" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 16 | "A Clothes Call / Forget Me Not" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 17 | "The Creature of Crawdaddy Creek / Pa's Little Helpers" | Betty G. Birney | 1996 | |
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Osgood and his friends do some farm chores for a tired R.D. while having fun. When R.D. inspects their handiwork, he finds they have made messes in the process. | ||||
| 18 | "A Fishy Story / Scaredy Cats" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 19 | "Up, Up and Away / Peas and Thank You" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 20 | "Bitty's Big Adventure / Dear Patches" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 21 | "Radish Rivals / No Bones About It" | TBD | 1996 | |
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| 22 | "Barnyard Circus / B.C. and the Magic Lamp" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 23 | "Stage Struck / Lemonade Wars" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 24 | "Call of the Wild / Squeaky Corners Cook-Off" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 25 | "Batter Up / Rock Star" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 26 | "Thanks For Giving / Home Again" | TBD | 1996 | |
DVD releases[edit]
In 2004, 2 DVDs which each contained 3 episodes were released in German.[4][5] The release of the rest of the series is unknown.
In 2011, the series was released on DVD (ISBN 9787888683518, Region ALL, NTSC format) in China. A set of 5 disc features all episodes in Mandarin Chinese dialogue or English language and with optional Chinese subtitles.[6]
See also[edit]
- Serendipity the Pink Dragon - first adaptation of the Serendipity book series.
References[edit]
- ^ "U.S. Copyright Public Records System".
- ^ "Disney+ and Missing Saban Entertainment & Fox Kids-Jetix Worldwide Library - StreamClues". 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Liste - BVS Entertainment | Séries".
- ^ Die Abenteuer der Wüstenmaus, Teil 1 - Amazon.de
- ^ Die Abenteuer der Wüstenmaus, Teil 2 - Amazon.de
- ^ 大草原上的小老鼠(5DVD) - Amazon.cn
