This was an English cartoon and...like The Mysterious Cities of Gold I am really the only one of my friends in Chicago that ever saw it as a child, or really at all until it came on Netflix.And everyone I know in the UK has seen it.However, unlike The Mysterious Cities of Gold I remember exactly where I saw it...the local video store here in Chicago (which has disappeared like so many others) had a collection of Danger Mouse videos on Betamax.We had a Betamax.Between French, Japanese, and English cartoons I was an international child...Honestly though, the show is sort of a "what if Nick Fury was British...and a Mouse...and also Sherlock Holmes with a side kick what was either a hamster or a mole and very much like Dr. Watson." Like I said, it was an English cartoon and proudly so.It also wasn't bad. In fact it was so good that, up until we got a VHS the library of Danger Mouse cartoons and the Secret of Nimh were the only things I rented.And now that it is on Netflix, you know what? It's still fun.

The pint-sized Secret Agent Danger Mouse and his wisecracking sidekick Penfold are thrown into mission after mission by the absent-minded Colonel K., where they either battle the dangerous Baron Greenback and his right-arm man Stiletto, or face the maniacal Doctor Augustus P. Crumhorn III, or some other out-worldly threat! D.M. as I fondly refer to him has an arsenal of hi-tech gadgets and an super-fast vehicle that can fly as well as drive over land.The script for the series was excellent, the action and comedy mixing superbly. Penfold and D.M's one-liners are legendary. We always have those at the end of the cartoon after he completes his mission and talks to Colonel K. about it.Verdict: Very good for children and general family viewing. I here the complete collection is available to buy on DVD. So what are you waiting for?Some Memorable Episodes: Season 1, Episode 6, The Dream Machine: Baron Silas Greenback has created a dream machine. The device resembles a colorful cloud. The dream machine descends upon DangerMouse and Penfold. They see no possible escape. Within the dream machine, whatever Penfold says is created. Terrified for a few minutes, DangerMouse and Penfold find a way to create just what they need to confront and defeat the villainous Greenback.Season 2, Episode 2, Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind: Penfold is practicing Kung-Moggie when he and, more importantly, Danger Mouse are send to Eaves Drop Island (near the Bermuda Triangle) to safeguard the Big Ear tracking station from Baron Greenback. Once there, they are abducted by aliens and probed by Dr. Zock. However, DM refuses to believe Zock is nothing more than Greenback wearing a silly purple mask.Season 9, Episode 1, I Spy with My Little Eye: Greenback is smuggling sunlamps to the Eskimos to melt the polar icecaps flood the world. Unfortunately, Dangermouse and Penfold lose the Mark 3 and soon get lost on the North pole.Season 10, Episode 1, Crumhorn Strikes Back!: DM and Penfold are taking a holiday in New York provided by the nice folks at the FBI. Doctor Augustus P. Crumhorn III takes the opportunity to get his revenge on Danger Mouse by swallowing his transformation pills and posing as a terminally cute young girl who claims her father has been kidnapped.

SPOILERS There are certain cartoons that you always remember fondly. Whether it's because they had a profound effect on your childhood, or simply because to this day they remain funny, these cartoons are the ones that go down in History. Shown for 11 years from 1981 onwards, "Danger Mouse" is one of those pieces of cartoon history. Consistently hilarious, although occasionally more along the 'I can't believe they said that' approach, the series is as popular today as during it's original run time. A masterpiece, the series thrived, not least in due to the magnificent job done by leading voice artists David Jason and Terry Scott. It was a joy to watch all those years ago, and it's a joy to watch today.The worlds greatest secret agent is not quite what you'd expect. Living in a postbox in London, Danger Mouse (Jason) is a hero to look down on. Aided by helpful, cowardly sidekick Penfold (Scott), 'DM' spends most of his time preventing the evil Baron Silas Greenback (Edward Kelsey) from fulfilling his ambitions of global domination.It's not difficult to see why so many people love "Danger Mouse". From the memorable opening music, past Jason's witty opening narration and throughout the hero's adventures, you never lost track of the humour of the story. Setting up scenarios with masterful precision, the stories, written by Brian Trueman and Mike Harding, were a laugh a minute affair which never let off until the closing credits. You'd laugh at 'DM's terrible jokes, you'd laugh at Penfold making a fool of himself, you'd laugh at the slapstick moments, you'd find yourself engulfed in even the most benign of moments. The stories were just so beautifully created, you couldn't help but become hooked.Voiced by Jason, Scott and others, it's also not difficult to see how well the lines were delivered. Over the years, David Jason has shown on multiple occasions why he is so good at British comedy. Whether as Danger Mouse or Cosgrove Hall spin off "Count Duckula", Jason's vocal skills are only equally matched by his live acting talents in "Only Fools and Horses" and "Open All Hours". The man is a comedic genius in his own right, and in a personal view, this cartoon is his finest moment. As 'DM' it's just impossible not to love the man. He brings vocal recognition and skill to a character who is already superbly written, but who would not be half as good without the vocal mannerisms evoked by Jason. David Jason IS 'DM' and we will forever be in his debt for this role."Danger Mouse" is a cartoon for all ages. As popular today as it was upon it's debut, the cartoon is a joy to watch and an absorbing affair from start to finish. It is David Jason and Cosgrove Hall's finest moment, and is rightly talked about with reverence and praise. Brilliant.

I remember seeing this cartoon a long time ago. "Danger Mouse", alongside "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea", "Mysterious Cities of Gold", and various works by Russian Animation studio Soyzmultfilms, are all the titles that have gotten my into the European animation genre.Follow the adventures of secret agent "Danger Mouse" on adventures to twart the hideous Silas Greenback, the mafia-like crow Stiletto and Silas' catepillar pet, as well as saving Penfold from danger (Funny, Penfold is probably the first homosexual character I have seen in a children's show. That is a first).If you want to see this series again, You can find some DVDs of Danger Mouse on Ebay or Amazon.com.Danger Mouse was also followed up by the equally good "Count Duckula".