Hey kids (of all ages), it's Saturday Morning Cartoon time again!
The Mighty Mouse theatrical shorts from Terrytoons were later featured on THE MIGHTY MOUSE PLAYHOUSE, one of network television's first Saturday Morning Cartoon shows. I c…
Hey kids (of all ages), it's Saturday Morning Cartoon time again!
The Mighty Mouse theatrical shorts from Terrytoons were later featured on THE MIGHTY MOUSE PLAYHOUSE, one of network television's first Saturday Morning Cartoon shows. I covered the first of those shorts "THE MOUSE OF TOMORROW" from 1942 at...
https://www.bitchute.com/video/2CEHYacOWzqU/
In it's final season, Mighty Mouse's old cartoons got a new backup segment called THE MIGHTY HEROES...
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ftiS1ZbtKmqQ/
More than two decades later, the neophyte who had created Mighty Mouse's backup team had become a big star in animation, and returned to his roots to do the groundbreaking MIGHTY MOUSE: THE NEW ADVENTURES...
https://www.bitchute.com/video/3raNJ1m6zWVb/
But I kinda' skipped-over one iteration of the heroic rodent's career. Can't really blame me though. This was Filmation's take on the character... Along with his old Terrytoons alumni, the mischievous twin magpies, a serialized space-opera (also featuring our diminutive hero), and new vampire duck character, Mighty Mouse was featured in an hour-long show on CBS. At least for the first season. After that, it was cut apart into half-hours for reruns.
The less than stellar production quality wasn't anything new. Terrytoons was the bargain-brand of animation even back in 1942 when "Supermouse" made his first appearance. But, being late 1970s Filmation, this show had to be a bit goody two-shoes and even (cringe) educational.
So here, from September 1979, is the first 'toon from the first episode of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF MIGHTY MOUSE AND HECKLE & JECKLE.
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