The Wicked Wolf
- Studio
- TerryToon Cartoons
- Distributor
- 20th Century Fox
Synopsis
All of the mice gather around a giant TV to watch a fairy tale about Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The Wolf and his buddies are laying in wait for Goldilocks. The Wolf tries his best to get Goldie, including trying to serenade her by imitating Frank Sinatra. There is a call for Mighty Mouse! A hand animates Mighty, and he flies to the rescue. The Wolf has to call in his motorcycle gang of wolves to help him... but to no avail.
Characters
Mighty Mouse, Wolf, Goldilocks, Other Mice
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Mannie Davis
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.
