The sheer joy I've had sitting down and watching through this series on Netflix is incalculable, you romanticise about programmes from way back when, but so often what you enjoy as a kid is absolute rubbish. Not so here, DM has to be the very best, funniest cartoon from my youth (the closest rivals being Count Duckula and Trapdoor.) The characters are just glorious, Danger Mouse so fearless, Penfold so funny, Baron Greenback so evil, the mix is just magical. I can't get over how diverse and bonkers the show is, there's even an episode that feels like an homage to Monty Python. Wonderfully voiced, David Jason the master of voice overs, as was Terry Scott, I always said this was his best work, and he is an absolute joy as Penfold. The remake is so dull in comparison, way too politically correct. This is pure magic. 10/10

Danger Mouse is a good animated series with reasonably well written plots and a stellar voice cast. The highlight of the series for me is without a doubt David Jason, who shines as both Danger Mouse and The Narrator, as well as many other characters that make appearances throughout the series, the majority of them being villains. The series makes excellent use of breaking the fourth wall, when the narrator makes comments on the show as if it is his job, or whenever Danger Mouse or Penfold make comments that show they know they are in a television series, those moments are the funniest for me.The character of Baron Greenback became tedious for me as the series continued, instead of coming up with new villains, the majority of the time, they just had him as the main antagonist. It became very repetitive, as the two protagonists were somehow shocked every time when they found out he was the cause of evil, playing it up like a clever twist each time. The animation and writing also got quite lazy at times, they knew what worked and what drew children's attention, and so they rarely really tried anything new in terms of story telling. As for the animation, there were often times when we were just staring at a still frame for far too long, or the lights turned off and the characters communicated in darkness for an extensive period. They were trying to make the show as cheap as possible. It is certainly enjoyable to see the odd episode, but to watch the whole series is quite tedious. Funny, simple and light hearted, there is something here for adults, but Danger Mouse is mainly a kids show, albeit an enjoyable one. Danger Mouse and his sidekick Penfold work together to fight crime and keep the world safe. Best Episode: The Return of Count Duckula / Worst Episode: The Day of the Suds

This is, in my humble opinion, the best cartoon series I've ever watched - and I've watched a lot of cartoons. My favorites used to be the classic, late forties and early fifties Warner Brother cartoons, but the first time I saw Danger Mouse, I knew that I'd found a new favorite. As a Bond movie fanatic, I wasn't offended that a cartoon was spoofing the genre. (The fact that it spoofs the James Bond series is not a spoiler, since that's obvious from the cover. The fact that, if anything, it's better than some of the Bond movies shouldn't come as a surprise, either.)I loved the theme song, the premise, the characters, the "pow/zowie" graphics, in short, everything about this series. In fact, when I moved to an area that didn't show it, I had a friend tape it for me and mail me the cartoons. I have literally worn out my VHS tapes of the original broadcasts, so you can imagine how happy I am that it's finally available commercially. In my eyes, this is not only a "must see" - this is a "must have."

I'm a huge fan of Danger Mouse and always have been. I remember being a kid watching Danger Mouse with my brothers and before (or after, I don't remember) each episode on Nickelodeon they'd play a Bananaman episode most of the time. Lucky for those of us in the U.S. the world's smallest secret agent is now available on DVD from A&E. HOWEVER, be aware that this is NOT the exact same version you saw if you watched it on Nickelodeon in the U.S. as I did. I did not know this before I bought the DVD, but apparently when DM was broadcast in the U.S. they dubbed Stiletto's voice from and Italian accent to a Cockney accent, but the U.S. DVD release of DM has the original Italian accent. It threw me for a loop and I'm sure I'll grow to not care, but it is certainly a surprise that a U.S. release would not be the same as the U.S. broadcast. I'm especially interested to see how this affects The Duel episode where Stiletto dresses up as a fortune teller and puts on a "fake" accent to hypnotize Penfold -- except he slips back to his Cockney accent when he shouts, "OH YES YOU ARE!" and clobbers poor Penfold over the head with they crystal ball. *sigh* Why do production studios have to screw with stuff one way or another and end up being inconsistent!? Either they should have left Stiletto in Italian for the U.S. broadcast or released the DVD with the Cockney accent. Oh well...they're still just as enjoyable as ever - nothing else changed.