Hot Rods
- Studio
- TerryToon Cartoons
- Distributor
- 20th Century Fox
Synopsis
Teenage mice get out of school and drive their hot rods around town, scaring the wits out of the local townspeople. But then three bad cats hatch a plan to kidnap (mousenap?) all these teenage terrors of the road. Two of them throw up their own road detour sign to catch mice traveling through. But of course, in the end, it's Mighty Mouse saving the day!
Characters
Mighty Mouse, Oil Can Harry, Pearl Pureheart, Three Bad Cats, Teenage Hot Rodder Mice
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Eddie Donnelly
Producing
- Producer
- Paul Terry
Writing
- Writer
- John Foster
Voices
- Voice
- Tom Morrison (Mighty Mouse)
Music
- Music
- Philip A. Scheib
Production notes
Created by I. (Izzy) Klein in the spring of 1940, this character was originally designed as a fly. Paul Terry liked the concept, and green-lighted the project after changing the fly to a mouse called, "Supermouse."
After two years on the screen, the Supermouse name was changed to Mighty Mouse. Some reports are that the threat of a lawsuit from DC Comics was behind this name change. Others insist that Terry did not want to compete against a character of the same name that an ex-TerryToons employee drew for Coo Coo Comics.
In any case, in 1944, the character's name was changed, and the Supermouse cartoons were retitled to the new name.
After two years on the screen, the Supermouse name was changed to Mighty Mouse. Some reports are that the threat of a lawsuit from DC Comics was behind this name change. Others insist that Terry did not want to compete against a character of the same name that an ex-TerryToons employee drew for Coo Coo Comics.
In any case, in 1944, the character's name was changed, and the Supermouse cartoons were retitled to the new name.
