Catastrophe Cat
- Studio
- Ralph Bakshi Animation Productions, Bakshi-Hyde Ventures, Viacom Productions Inc.
- Animation studio
- Cuckoo's Nest Studios, Wang Film Productions Co. Ltd.
- Distributor
- Paramount Television, Viacom International
Characters
Mighty Mouse/Mike Mouse, Pearl Pureheart, Orphan Scrappy, Bat-Bat (Bruce Vein), Sourpuss, The Cow, Fractured Narrator
Credits
Directing
Producing
- Producer
- Ralph Bakshi
- Executive Producer
- John W. Hyde
Writing
- Writer
- Eddie Fitzgerald, Nate Kanfer, Tom Minton, Doug Moench, Rich Moore, Jim Reardon, Andrew Stanton
- Story Direction
- Ralph Bakshi
Voices
- Voice
- Patrick Pinney (Mighty Mouse/Mike Mouse), Maggie Roswell (Pearl Pureheart), Dana Hill (Orphan Scrappy), Charles Adler (Bat-Bat/Bruce Vein), Joe Alaskey (Sourpuss), Michael Pataki (The Cow), Beau Weaver (Fractured Narrator), Rodger Bumpass, Candy Candido, Joe Colligan, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Ellen Gerstell, Tami Holbrook, Mona Marshall, Janet May, Terence (Terry) McGovern, Lisa Raggio, Clive Revill, Neil Ross, Pamela Rowan, Jim Ward, Wendell Washer, Alan Oppenheimer
Music
- Music
- Glen Daum, Bob Freedman
- Song "Twitch & Writhe"
- Kent Holaday
- Theme Song
- Jonathan Segel
Editing
- Editor
- Barbara Kaplan, Peter Tomaszewicz
Crew
- Animation Director (Overseas)
- Dave Marshall
- Story Editor
- Tom Minton
- Director of Photography
- John Kricfalusi
- Casting
- Sherry Argaman, Carole McCoy, Janelle Pransky
- Executive in Charge of Production
- Tom Klein
- Production Managers
- Sherry Argaman, Jimmy Griffin
- Layout Supervisor
- Bruce W. Timm
- Key Layout Artist
- Brian Mitchell
- Layout Artists
- Kathleen (Kathi) Castillo, Jim Gomez, Bruce W. Timm
- Storyboard Artists
- Ralph Bakshi, Kent Butterworth, Umberto De La Fuente, Steven E. Gordon, Kevin Harkey, Tom Minton, Rich Moore, Brad Rader, Jim Reardon, Jim Smith, Byron Vaughns
- Sound Editor
- Kent Holaday
- Sound Mixer
- Sherry Klein
- Sound Effects Editor
- Jeff Vaughn
- Sound Effects
- Harry Cohen
- Music Supervision
- Lynne McCleerey, Mitch Wirth
- Lyricist
- Marshall Barer
- Character Color Designer
- Rose Ann Stire
- Character Color Designers
- Kevin Donoghue, Libby Simon
- Background Designer
- Vicky Jenson
- Character Models
- Carol Holliday, Rich Moore
- Color Key
- Vicky Jenson
- Transportation Coordinators
- Mike Kazaleh, Lynne Naylor
- Voice Tracks Recorded At
- Buzzy's Recording Services
- Audio Post-Production
- EFX Systems
- Video Post-Production
- Unitel Video
Companies and other credits
- Music By: Score Productions Inc
Production notes
Here he comes, that Mighty Mouse,
Coming to vanquish the foe with a mighty blow...
An all-new 1987 series, Mighty Mouse, The New Adventures, was the brainchild of animation pioneer Ralph Bakshi. Bakshi fleshed out the Mouse's character by making him more introspective and giving him a sidekick, Scrappy, to whom he could confess his troubles.
In this wacky take on the Terrytoons creation, Mighty had an alter ego in the form of Mike the Mouse, who worked at a factory owned by former damsel in distress Pearl Pureheart. The mouse also gained a sidekick named Scrappy, a floppy eared wisecracker. Blending 1950's art with a modern sensibility, the show served up such oddball creations as BatBat (Batman as an actual bat), who "drove" around in the four-footed Manmobile.
Right from the opening credits, a bouncy new a cappella theme song promised viewers, "Things won't be like they've been before..." The guiding hand of Ralph Bakshi offered the proof. Bakshi had worked with Mighty Mouse before, directing episodes of the 1960's Mighty Mouse Playhouse, and he had dabbled with superhero comedy in his own the Mighty Heroes, but the pioneering animator was best known for his adult-oriented animation in films like Fritz the Cat and Wizards. The lure of Mighty Mouse was enough to lure Bakshi back to Saturday morning, but he brought with him a irreverent, satirical sense of humor that set this Mighty Mouse miles apart from its two television predecessors.
Nearly pushing the limits on "inside jokes," this latest version concentrated on spoofing other well-known cartoons as well as bringing back characters who had long been forgotten. With the help of John Kricfalusi (who went on to create The Ren and Stimpy Show), Bakshi took no prisoners, using his latest cartoon to mock the industry he had worked in for so many years.
The series developed a cult following among children and adults, but the numbers were heavier on the latter group. Unfortunately, many of the references were lost on children, and the series was cancelled after two seasons. Sponsors felt no need to advertise kiddie products on a show watched primarily by their older siblings and parents, so the plug was pulled after only two seasons.
Two Mighty Mouse Adventures were shown in each half-hour show. The series ran for two seasons.
Coming to vanquish the foe with a mighty blow...
An all-new 1987 series, Mighty Mouse, The New Adventures, was the brainchild of animation pioneer Ralph Bakshi. Bakshi fleshed out the Mouse's character by making him more introspective and giving him a sidekick, Scrappy, to whom he could confess his troubles.
In this wacky take on the Terrytoons creation, Mighty had an alter ego in the form of Mike the Mouse, who worked at a factory owned by former damsel in distress Pearl Pureheart. The mouse also gained a sidekick named Scrappy, a floppy eared wisecracker. Blending 1950's art with a modern sensibility, the show served up such oddball creations as BatBat (Batman as an actual bat), who "drove" around in the four-footed Manmobile.
Right from the opening credits, a bouncy new a cappella theme song promised viewers, "Things won't be like they've been before..." The guiding hand of Ralph Bakshi offered the proof. Bakshi had worked with Mighty Mouse before, directing episodes of the 1960's Mighty Mouse Playhouse, and he had dabbled with superhero comedy in his own the Mighty Heroes, but the pioneering animator was best known for his adult-oriented animation in films like Fritz the Cat and Wizards. The lure of Mighty Mouse was enough to lure Bakshi back to Saturday morning, but he brought with him a irreverent, satirical sense of humor that set this Mighty Mouse miles apart from its two television predecessors.
Nearly pushing the limits on "inside jokes," this latest version concentrated on spoofing other well-known cartoons as well as bringing back characters who had long been forgotten. With the help of John Kricfalusi (who went on to create The Ren and Stimpy Show), Bakshi took no prisoners, using his latest cartoon to mock the industry he had worked in for so many years.
The series developed a cult following among children and adults, but the numbers were heavier on the latter group. Unfortunately, many of the references were lost on children, and the series was cancelled after two seasons. Sponsors felt no need to advertise kiddie products on a show watched primarily by their older siblings and parents, so the plug was pulled after only two seasons.
Two Mighty Mouse Adventures were shown in each half-hour show. The series ran for two seasons.