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.
| 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 |
Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment.[1][2][3]
Characters
editKids
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[citation needed] | |
| 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 | |
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| 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
editIn 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