Thanks. It sure is nice to find more of Filmation's New Adventures of Mighty Mouse! Excuse me for correcting you, but the show is originally from 1979. Here's a fun fact, Oilcan Harry is voiced by Alan Oppenheimer, who would later do the voice of Skeletor on Filmation's He-Man. Although he also did Ming the Merciless on Filmation's Flash Gordon, which came out the same year this did!
Very good job dudes!! Congratulations 999.09% yo. Splendid!!! Hanna-Barbera always struck more gold in the '70s and '80s than Filmation did, even though H-B too had its fair share of the so-called "copper, silver and brass" efforts.
I never saw these, or knew they existed, and while not a very glorious chapter in the history of Mighty Mouse they have a certain flat charm of their own, and it certainly helps that they are not very long. I'm more and more into Mighty Mouse and these are OK enough to be worth watching in small doses.
The one advantage this version of Mighty Mouse has over that of Bakshi's version of the late 1980s is Mighty fighting his arch-enemy Oil Can Harry and in every episode I might add; in Bakshi's MIGHTY MOUSE the NEW ADVENTURES, Harry only appears in two episodes. Harry does appear in four episodes , but only in stock footage of old Terrytoon cartoons.
Hanna-Barbera always struck more gold in the '70s and '80s than Filmation did, even though H-B too had its fair share of the so-called "copper, silver and brass" efforts.
I get a kick out of noticing the credits contain names like Eddie Fitzgerald, Kent Butterworth and John Kricfalusi, who eight years later would create "Might Mouse, The New Adventures," the show that deliberately set out to be everything that this (and every other bland 70s cartoon) was not. The difference between this Mighty Mouse and the 1987 one show the difference between having a cartoon be controlled by network executives versus actual cartoonists.
As you can see from the comments, some people enjoy, even love, this stuff. The final Terrytoons Mighty Mouse toons are pretty bad too. For me ruined is too strong a word to describe these, but I certainly lament the passing of the Golden Age of Theatrical Cartoons for the tin age of made for tv cartoons. But it was economics above all and people like H&B or Filmation at least kept cartooning alive so that the next few generations could develop and bring back some quality using new technologies
To pokemanmster. from a comment that you made 4 years if you're listening which I hope. I don't think Paul Terry would be turning over in his grave when watching these cartoons. These made for tv MIGHTY MOUSE cartoons were more his style. As in the Mighty Mouse Terrytoons, these Filmation versions always followed the same formula; Mighty Mouse would always come to the rescue of a damsel mouse in distress and save her life or the lives of other mice from an evil cat or evil cats. It was a formula repeated in every Mighty Mouse cartoon. Or if he was not saving the lives of mice, he would rescue sheep or rabbits from foxes or evil wolves; sometimes he rescued humans. As with the Filmation version of Mighty Mouse, Terrytoons Mighty Mouses were geared more for children than adults not just Mighty Mouse. The one exception was Heckle and Jeckle who were brash and antagonistic like Woody Woodpecker and Bugs Bunny. I think Paul Terry would like and approve Filmation's Mighty Mouse better than Ralph Bakshi's version from the 80s which were more adult-like and had controversial material like Mighty sniffing what would like cocaine. He would have real issues with that. Whether or not Paul Terry would be rolling in his grave over the Filmation's Mighty Mouse version is debatable. But he's dead so when you die and go to Heaven ask him what he thinks of Filmation's the NEW ADVENTURES OF MIGHTY MOUSE.
Thanks. It sure is nice to find more of Filmation's New Adventures of Mighty Mouse! Excuse me for correcting you, but the show is originally from 1979. Here's a fun fact, Oilcan Harry is voiced by Alan Oppenheimer, who would later do the voice of Skeletor on Filmation's He-Man. Although he also did Ming the Merciless on Filmation's Flash Gordon, which came out the same year this did!
Very good job dudes!! Congratulations 999.09% yo. Splendid!!! Hanna-Barbera always struck more gold in the '70s and '80s than Filmation did, even though H-B too had its fair share of the so-called "copper, silver and brass" efforts.
I never saw these, or knew they existed, and while not a very glorious chapter in the history of Mighty Mouse they have a certain flat charm of their own, and it certainly helps that they are not very long. I'm more and more into Mighty Mouse and these are OK enough to be worth watching in small doses.
The one advantage this version of Mighty Mouse has over that of Bakshi's version of the late 1980s is Mighty fighting his arch-enemy Oil Can Harry and in every episode I might add; in Bakshi's MIGHTY MOUSE the NEW ADVENTURES, Harry only appears in two episodes. Harry does appear in four episodes , but only in stock footage of old Terrytoon cartoons.
i love filmation and hanna-barbera cartoons from the 70s.80s & the 90s
nice one! just searched for bakshi's mighty mouse, good timing!
Good point.
I too lament the passing of the Golden Age of Cartoons.
Hanna-Barbera always struck more gold in the '70s and '80s than Filmation did, even though H-B too had its fair share of the so-called "copper, silver and brass" efforts.
I love Filmation!
60 cheers for Mighty Mouse!
I get a kick out of noticing the credits contain names like Eddie Fitzgerald, Kent Butterworth and John Kricfalusi, who eight years later would create "Might Mouse, The New Adventures," the show that deliberately set out to be everything that this (and every other bland 70s cartoon) was not. The difference between this Mighty Mouse and the 1987 one show the difference between having a cartoon be controlled by network executives versus actual cartoonists.
Filmation, best soudtracks
I think it was Krisfalusi who called this 'Filmation's golden years'. I don't think Filmation warranted much better than copper or brass, myself.
What is Pearl's role in this episode?
This cartoon series isn't bad. Pearl Pureheart is still pretty cute.
As you can see from the comments, some people enjoy, even love, this stuff. The final Terrytoons Mighty Mouse toons are pretty bad too. For me ruined is too strong a word to describe these, but I certainly lament the passing of the Golden Age of Theatrical Cartoons for the tin age of made for tv cartoons. But it was economics above all and people like H&B or Filmation at least kept cartooning alive so that the next few generations could develop and bring back some quality using new technologies
To pokemanmster. from a comment that you made 4 years if you're listening which I hope. I don't think Paul Terry would be turning over in his grave when watching these cartoons. These made for tv MIGHTY MOUSE cartoons were more his style. As in the Mighty Mouse Terrytoons, these Filmation versions always followed the same formula; Mighty Mouse would always come to the rescue of a damsel mouse in distress and save her life or the lives of other mice from an evil cat or evil cats. It was a formula repeated in every Mighty Mouse cartoon. Or if he was not saving the lives of mice, he would rescue sheep or rabbits from foxes or evil wolves; sometimes he rescued humans. As with the Filmation version of Mighty Mouse, Terrytoons Mighty Mouses were geared more for children than adults not just Mighty Mouse. The one exception was Heckle and Jeckle who were brash and antagonistic like Woody Woodpecker and Bugs Bunny. I think Paul Terry would like and approve Filmation's Mighty Mouse better than Ralph Bakshi's version from the 80s which were more adult-like and had controversial material like Mighty sniffing what would like cocaine. He would have real issues with that. Whether or not Paul Terry would be rolling in his grave over the Filmation's Mighty Mouse version is debatable. But he's dead so when you die and go to Heaven ask him what he thinks of Filmation's the NEW ADVENTURES OF MIGHTY MOUSE.
all i can say that it was fun to watch.
and nothing else.
1979 not 1981
Well, the series was re-ran in 1981.
7:02
LOL!
6:55 That face!
whats this crap? its a sad day when this passes for a cartoon
Filmation ruined Mighty Mouse just as much as Hanna Barbara ruined Popeye in the late 70s.