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Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse Title Card
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Voices

David Jason
Terry Scott
Edward Kelsey
Brian Trueman
Jimmy Hibbert
Jessie Flower

Aired

28th September 1981-19th March 1992

No. of Series

10

No. of Episodes

89, plus 2 unaired pilot episodes

Related Shows

Count Duckula (Spin Off)

Danger Mouse was aired from 28 September 1981 to 19 April 1992. It was the longest running animated series from Cosgrove Hall Films and one of the most popular. It starred David Jason in his first original TV series for Cosgrove Hall. He was the voice of the title role and also the narrator.

It took place in London's area of Baker Street which is similar to Sherlock Holmes. Danger Mouse (the world's greatest secret agent) and his assistant Penfold had their headquarters in a red Victorian Royal Mail Post box in the corner of the street where their boss Colonel K would contact them if there was any mission they had to do. Most of the time they dealt with dangerous threats, most of them coming from their evil arch-nemesis Baron Silas Greenback, a diabolical toad bent on world domination. There were two main vehicles that were used in the series: the Mark III (a high speed car with wings) and the Space Hopper (a high speed space rocket for missions in space). It also introduced Count Duckula but as a villain. He would later have his own spin off show where he would be a vegetarian vampire duck. The show became a smash hit bringing fans from all over the world and it is near the same level of popularity as its spin off.

In 2015, the show was relaunched with differant animation, voice cast and effects.

Cast

Episodes

Eighty Nine episodes were produced in this series, including two pilots:

Unaired Pilot Episodes

The first pilot is, according to FremantleMedia, "yet to be found", but the second pilot, The Mystery of the Lost Chord, still exists. Whether the first pilot is a variation on the second or not is unclear. As there were no credits for pilot two, the exact date is unknown. However, in 1979 there was a writers' contract created.

Series One (1981)

These episodes were ten minutes long and originally aired with no interuptions.

01. Rogue Robots


(Aired 28th September 1981)

Danger Mouse discovers that Baron Silas Greenback is behind a wave of attack robots that have been going after agents.


(First Appearance of Danger Mouse, Penfold, Fredericka, Colonel K, Baron Silas Greenback, Stiletto and Nero and the First Episode of the entire series)

02. Who stole the Bagpipes?


(Aired 30th September 1981)

Danger Mouse and Penfold travel to Scotland to stop Greenback from destroying the world with music from all the world's ten thousand bagpipes.


(First Appearance of Leatherhead)


NB. This story started out as The Mystery of the Lost Chord, the second unaired pilot episode, in which Danger Mouse has a deeper voice and Penfold has a Welsh accent.

03. Trouble with Ghosts


(Aired 5th October 1981)

Greenback captures Colonel K and has him send Danger Mouse Freddie and Penfold on holiday to a haunted castle in Transylvania.

04. The Chicken Run


(Aired 7th October 1981)

Greenback steals a growth serum from Professor Squarkencluck and with it creates giant chickens to take over the world.


(First Appearance of Professor Squarkencluck)

05. The Martian Misfit


(Aired 12th October 1991)

Greenback creates a 'Martian' to keep Danger Mouse busy while he sets out on a crime spree which doesn't last very long!

06. The Dream Machine


(Aired 14th October 1981)

Greenback drives Danger Mouse and Penfold crazy with his horrible new invention: The Dream Machine.

07. Lord of the Bungle


(Aired 19th October 1981)

A fall causes Penfold to think he is the Lord of the Jungle, when he and Danger Mouse try to find out why elephants are being turned into sugar cubes.

08. Die Laughing


(21st October 1981)

Greenback is causing all the world's leaders to laugh themselves to death in his latest plot for World Domination.

09. The World of Machines


(Aired 26th October 1981)

Greenback kidnaps Penfold to lure Danger Mouse into a spaceship and send both of them to a planet ruled by machines.

10. Ice Station Camel


(Aired 28th October 1981)

Danger Mouse must stop Greenback who has stopped the Earth's rotation which in turn has canceled gravity.

11. The Plague of Pyramids


(Aired 14th December 1981)

Danger Mouse discovers Greenback is behind a plague of pyramids which are popping up all over England and threatening to sink England.

Series Two (Spring 1982)

These episodes were originally aired as five four minutes segments.

12. Custard


(Aired 4th January 1982)

Danger Mouse travels to outer space to find a custard mite and bring him to Earth after Greenback floods the world in instant custard.

13. Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind


(Aired 11th January 1982)

Aliens capture Danger Mouse and Penfold for use in an experiment when they journey to the Bermuda Triangle on the trail of Baron Greenback can Freddie save her friends.

14. The Duel


(Aired 18th January 1982)

Greenback tells Danger Mouse that he will go straight if the secret agent beats him in a duel and promises to quit his job if he is the loser.

15. The Day of The Suds


(Aired 25th January 1982)

Washing machines under the control of the villainous Greenback threaten to destroy London.

16. The Bad Luck Eye of the Little Yellow Sun God


(Aired 1st February 1982)

Greenback has stolen a bad luck charm for use in a bad luck ray. Danger Mouse manages to get it and attempts to give it back to the original owners who don't really want it back.

17. The Four Tasks of Danger Mouse


(Aired 8th February 1982)

Greenback kidnaps Penfold to get four ingredients needed for an evil spell to take over the world. Danger Mouse meets Count Duckula, when one ingredient turns out to be the feather of a vampire duck.


(First Appearance of Count Duckula)


Series Three (Autumn 1982)

The first three episodes originally aired in five four minute segments. The fourth and fifth episodes were single, ten minute segments.

18. The Invasion of Colonel K


(Aired 4th October 1982)

Greenback shrinks himself and enters Colonel K's body to learn all of the Colonel's secrets.

19. Danger Mouse Saves the World...Again


(Aired 11th October 1982)

Danger Mouse is captured by Greenback when the villanous Toad threatens to destroy all the world's signposts and is subjected to a brain picker to remove all his thoughts

20. The Odd Ball Runaround


(Aired 18th October 1982)

Greenback is determined to steal plans that Danger Mouse and Penfold are transporting from Australia to London.

21. The Strange Case of the Ghost Bus


(Aired 25th October 1982)

Danger Mouse is sent to the Indian Ocean to investigate several ship sinkings caused by ghost-like buses that vanish.


(Final Appearance of Leatherhead)

22. Trip to America


(Aired 1st November 1982)

Danger Mouse travels to the United States where he teams up with a Texan to defeat Greenback, who has shrunk and stolen the world's greatest buildings.


Series Four (1983)

These episodes were originally aired as five four minute segments.

23. The Wild Wild Goose Chase


(Aired 3rd January 1983)

Danger Mouse finds a computerized hideout locator which leads him to Baron Greenback's hideouts.

24. The Return of Count Duckula


(Aired 10th January 1983)

Agent 57, the master of disguise, helps Danger Mouse defeat Count Duckula who has teamed up with Greenback to turn Parliament show-biz crazy.


(First Appearance of Agent 57)

25. Demons Aren't Dull


(Aired 17th January 1983)

A Demon from the 4th dimension dares Danger Mouse to stop him from stealing famous buildings.

26. 150 Million Years Lost


(Aired 11th April 1983)

Freddie must rescue Penfold and Danger Mouse after Professor Squarkencluck's time machine sends the world's greatest secret agent and his assistant back in time.

27. The Planet of the Cats


(Aired 18th April 1983)

Danger Mouse Freddie and Penfold end up in the future where the world is ruled by Cats who are taking orders from a descendent of Greenback.

28. 4 Heads are better than 2


(Aired 25th April 1983)

Colonel K teams Freddie up with a robot Danger Mouse and Penfold and the real Danger Mouse and Penfold with a robot Freddie so one pair can help Agent 57 and the other can capture Greenback.

29. Tower of Terror


(Aired 9th May 1983)

Danger Mouse tracks Greenback down to a New York skyscraper where strange things happen to the World's Greatest Secret Agent.

30. The Great Bone Idol


(Aired 16th May 1983)

Greenback and Count Duckula team up to find the Bone Idol which can control all the Dogs in the world.

31. Public Enemy No 1


(Aired 23rd May 1983)

It is up to Penfold and Freddie to stop Danger Mouse when their chief takes up a life of crime.


Series Five (1984)

These episodes were originally aired as ten minute segments.

32. The Long Lost Crown Affair


(Aired 20th October 1984)

The ruthless Greenback ruins a holiday for Danger Mouse Freddie and Penfold who are in the Amazon jungle searching for the long lost crown that belonged to an Aztec ruler.

33. By George, It's a Dragon


(Aired 27th October 1984)

Danger Mouse Freddie and Penfold travel to Wales to battle a dragon called Jones.

34. Tiptoe through the Penfolds


(Aired 5th March 1984)

Greenback tests his new duplication machine on Penfold, which malfunctions and leaves him (and later Freddie) with hundreds of Penfolds to deal with Meanwhile with the real Pinfold away giving a speech on alcoholics anonymous at the tweedys chicken farm and Danger Mouse away at winter sports camp Freddie is left to investigate the case herself.

35. Project Moon


(Aired 12th March 1984)

Danger Mouse Freddie and Penfold travel to the Moon to destroy a radio jamming station that Greenback has built there.

36. The Next Ice Age begins at Midnight

(Aired 19th March 1984)

Determined to be crowned King of the World, Greenback threatens to use his weather control machine to create an ice age unless his demands are met.

37. The Aliens are Coming


(Aired 26th March 1984)

Danger Mouse Freddie and Penfold are chosen as Ambassadors to meet aliens and end up being terrorized by their giant toys.

38. Remote-Controlled Chaos


(Aired 2nd April 1984)

The boffins at HQ accidentally install parts meant for Colonel K's washing machine in the Mark III.

39. The Man from G.A.D.G.E.T


(Aired 9th October 1984)

A salesman of gadgets for secret agents tries to sell Danger Mouse devices which will help him in reaching Greenback's hard to reach hideout. But the gadgets always seem to go wrong putting Danger mouse in a very angry mood.

40. Tampering with Time Tickles


(Aired 16th April 1984)

Greenback develops age-altering bombs which turn Danger Mouse into an over eager youth and puts Penfold on the verge of senility.

41. Nero Power


(Aired 30th April 1984)

Greenback's Caterpillar Nero gains strange powers, which he uses to terrorize Danger Mouse and Penfold, after he falls into one of Greenback's inventions.


Series Six (1984-1985)

The longest series with episodes which were originally aired as ten minute segments.

42. Once Upon a Time Slip


(Aired 25th December 1984)

The narrator starts reading a twisted version of Robin Hood which Danger Mouse and Penfold must act out, instead of what he's supposed to be reading.

43. Viva Danger Mouse


(Aired 3rd January 1985)

Greenback teams up with the villain El Loco in a plan to put cactus needles in all of the most important chairs in the world.


(First Appearance of El Loco)

44. Play it Again, Wufgang


(Aired 10th January 1985)

Danger Mouse and Penfold go after a mad composer who has destroyed all the World's music.

45. Hear, Hear


(Aired 17th January 1985)

Penfold's hearing problems make him immune to a device that brainwashes anyone who hears Greenback's voice.

46. Multiplication Fable


(Aired 24th January 1985)

An alien pet escapes from a crash-landed spaceship and it multiplies whenever something touches it, making its capture difficult.

47. The Spy who stayed in with the Cold


(Aired 31st January 1985)

Agent 57 teams up with Danger Mouse to defeat Baron Greenback when Penfold stays home with a cold. The only problem is Danger Mouse gets it too and every time he sneezes he burps out soap bubbles.


(Final Appearance of Agent 57)

48. It's all White, White Wonder


(Aired 7th February 1985)

An experimental enzyme escapes into the sewers and turns everything it comes in contact with white.

49. The Hickory Dickory Dock Dilemma


(Aired 14th February 1985)

Danger Mouse and Penfold end up in a time-traveling clock when they investigate an attempted robbery of the crown jewels.

50. What a Three-Point Turn-Up for the Book


(Aired 21st February 1985)

Danger Mouse goes after the Mark III, which has taken off on its own, keeping the World's Greatest Secret Agent from attending an award ceremony.

51. Quark! Quark!


(Aired 28th February 1985)

Penfold is instrumental in keeping alien, J.J. Quark, from taking over the Earth.


(First Appearance of J.J Quark)

52. Alping is Snow Easy Matter


(Aired 7th March 1985)

Greenback is melting the polar ice caps to cause a flood to help in his dastardly scheme of opening up a market to sell rubber rafts at inflated prices.

53. Aaargh! Spiders!


(Aired 14th March 1985)

With Greenback on vacation in Paris, Stiletto uses a ray to create giant spiders to take over London.

54. One of our Stately Homes is Missing


(Aired 21st March 1985)

Danger Mouse assists Bleep, Bleep to recover an old English home that is being held for ransom

55. Afternoon Off - with the Fangboner


(Aired 28th March 1985)

The alien J.J. Quark returns and sends a Fangboner to attack Danger Mouse.

56. Beware of Mexicans delivering Milk


(Aired 4th April 1985)

Penfold must defeat El Loco after the Mexican Villain drugs Danger Mouse's milk.

57. Cat-Astrophe


(Aired 11th April 1985)

Greenback creates a mechanical cat that kidnaps Colonel K.

58. The Good, the Bad and the Motionless


(Aired 18th April 1985)

After investigating some strange goings on at a stonehenge, Danger Mouse has to battle his evil side.

59. Statues


(Aired 25th April 1985)

Greenback devises a ray that animates London's statues and causes them to wreak havoc. But Danger Mouse finds a way to turn the tables on the tyranical toad.

60. The Clock Strikes Back!


(Aired 2nd May 1985)

The Clock Time Machine returns with Merlin's predecessor as its passenger and it's up to Danger Mouse and Penfold to stop the Wizard from taking over the world.

61. `Ee! Tea!


(Aired 9th May 1985)

Greenback brings London to a standstill after he steals all of the world's tea.

62. Bandits, Beans and Ballyhoo!


(Aired 23rd May 1985)

Unpacking from a holiday in Mexico, Penfold discovers El Loco hiding in his suitcase. The Mexican villain gets loose and goes on a crime spree in London.


(Final Appearance of El Loco)

63. Have You fled any Good Books Lately?


(Aired 30th May 1985)

Penfold's gift from J.J. Quark sets monsters after Danger Mouse and his Assistant.


(Final Appearance of J.J. Quark)

64. Tut Tut, it's not Pharoah


(Aired 6th June 1985)

In Egypt, Greenback sets out to steal an ancient amulet which Danger Mouse and Penfold have been sent to find.

65. Lost, Found and Spellbound


(Aired 13th June 1985)

Danger Mouse battles a witch doctor when he and Penfold go to rescue Professor Squarkencluck whose plane crashed in the China sea.

66. Penfold B.F


(Aired 20th June 1985)

Penfold swallows Professor Squakencluck's new pill and is turned into a super hero called "The Blue Flash" which causes Danger Mouse more problems than usual as he searches for a lost messenger pigeon.

67. Mechanized Mayhem


(27th June 1985)

Under orders from a super computer, all the world's machines rebel and refuse to do their jobs.

68. Journey to the Earth's... `Cor


(Aired 25th December 1985)

Danger Mouse and Penfold journey to the center of the Earth to stop a loud noise that originates there.


Series Seven (1986)

These episodes were originally aired as twenty five minute segments.

69. Danger Mouse on the Orient Express


(Aired 11th November 1986)

Danger Mouse and Penfold travel on the Orient Express with a document they obtained from Greenback who stole it once again for World Domination.

70. The Ultra Secret Secret


(Aired 20th November 1986)

Greenback offers to team up with Danger Mouse in order to thwart an alien invasion. However the real reason is to get his hands on Dr. Squarkencluck's latest weapon.

71. Duckula meets Frankenstoat


(Aired 27th November 1986)

Danger Mouse must stop Count Duckula who has teamed up with Dr Frankenstoat to take over the World with an army of Robot Vampoids.


(Final Appearance of Count Duckula)

72. Where There's a Well, There's a Way


(Aired 4th December 1986)

Danger Mouse is sent to find Merlin's magic ink well which will grant the finder a wish.

73. All Fall Down


(Aired 11th December 1986)

Danger Mouse must recover plans to a Top Secret device capable of shattering the World.

74. Turn of the Tide


(Aired 18th December 1986)

Danger Mouse travels to the Moon and discovers it has been turned into a scrap yard, which has caused the tide to change and flood the Earth.


Series Eight (1987)

These episodes of the shortest series were originally aired as ten minute segments.

75. Gremlin Alert


(Aired 20th February 1987)

Danger Mouse and Penfold set out to stop a mischievous Gremlins from turning Earth's sunlight into darkness 

76. Cor! What a Picture


(Aired 27th February 1987)

Greenback is up to his old tricks again when he steals pictures of Penfold for use in a Mind Control machine which makes him try to kill Danger Mouse.

NOTE: This is the final series to have the original end credits.

Series Nine (1991-1992)

Starting with this series, the show made a rapid change with brighter and altered artwork and different end credits. These episodes were originally aired as twenty five minute segments.

77. I Spy with my Little Eye


(Aired 3rd January 1991)

Danger Mouse and Penfold are sent to the Arctic when Greenback threatens to melt the Polar Ice Caps with Sun Lamps.

78. Bigfoot Falls


(Aired 10th January 1991)

Danger Mouse and Penfold are sent to track down a huge hairy monster that has been crushing the local villages. When they find it they discover he's actually friendly, but suffers from extreme bouts of sore-feet. They get help from the RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Podiatrists.

79. The Statue of Liberty Caper


(Aired 9th January 1992)

Danger Mouse is sent to stop Greenback who is behind the theft of America's greatest buildings.


(First Appearance of Penfold's Aunt)

80. Penfold Transformed


(Aired 16th January 1992)

The deranged Scientist Dr. Augustus P. Crumhorn III creates a robot duplicate of Penfold (which is far more efficient than the original). At the push of a button it transforms into a giant machine intent on destroying Danger Mouse. However Greenback also has a surprise instore for the Secret Agent.


(First Appearance of Dr. Augustus P. Crumhorn III)

81. A Dune with a View


(Aired 23rd January 1992)

The Mark III runs out of gas, leaving Danger Mouse and Penfold stranded in the Sahara Desert.

82. Don Coyote and Sancho Penfold


(Aired 31st January 1992)

While on holiday in Spain, Penfold is kidnapped by a mad Coyote who thinks he is Don Quixote. They go tilting at a Windmill that happens to contain Baron Greenback's latest device for World Domination.

Series Ten (1992)

These episodes of the final season were originally aired as twenty five minute segments.

83. Crumhorn Strikes Back!


(Aired 6th February 1992)

Dr. Crumhorn returns and uses his transformation pills to turn himself into a little girl in an attempt to get Danger Mouse to break into Fort Knox.

84. Ants, Trees and ... Whoops-A-Daisy


(Aired 13th February 1992)

Just when Penfold should be meeting his Aunt at the Airport, he and Danger Mouse are sent to the Amazon jungle where a Tribe have been sacrificing people to The Great Ant God from Ataxia. Penfold is captured, and things look grim. But then Penfold's Aunt arrives from a taxi and tells them all to stop playing silly games.


(Final Appearance of Penfold's Aunt)

85. There's a Penfold in my Suit


(Aired 20th February 1992)

Penfold puts on Danger Mouse's suit and can't get out, causing Colonel K to think he is the world's greatest Secret Agent.

Later, DM and Penfold go to Bratislavakia to find out why all the countries of Central Europe have swapped places. There they fall fowl of a mystical stone that causes people to swap bodies that the evil Baron Greenback is after.

86. Rhyme and Punishment

(Aired 27th February 1992)

Evil Dr Crumhorn "K-zonks" Danger Mouse and Penfold into a hallucinatory world in an attempt to drive them crazy.

87. Pillow Fright!


(Aired 5th March 1992)

Greenback attempts to take over England with his latest invention: an Army of Remote Control, Allergy causing Pillows.


(Final Appearance of Baron Silas Greenback, Nero and Stiletto)

88. Heavy Duty


(Aired 12th march 1992)

Dr. Crumhorn invents a chemical that allows him to create land sharks to terrorize London. Things get even more complicated when Penfold gets into the Formula.


(Final Appearance of Dr. Augustus P. Crumhorm III)

89. The Intergalactic 147


(Aired 19th March 1992)

A giant spaceship is spotted heading for Earth. It is part of the "Intergalactic 147" snooker game and it wants to put the Earth into a Black Hole.


(Final Appearance of Danger Mouse, Penfold, gizmo, Freddie, Colonel K and the Final Episode of the entire Series)

Running gags

  • Colonel K calling Danger Mouse and forgetting what is going on or why he called.
  • Penfold always getting things wrong and saying something completely different to what he's been told.
  • Stiletto thinks Greenback is talking to him sometimes when he is talking to his pet Nero.
  • Penfold's Aunt refusing to believe that Danger Mouse is a real Secret Agent and thinks they're just playing games.

Theme Tune

The theme song was sung by Shelia Gott.

The lyrics for the first intro:

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Danger Mouse - Intro.avi

Intro

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Dangermouse in a Minute

Music Video with Theme Tune

He's the greatest
He's fantastic
Whenever there is danger, he'll be there!

He's the ace
He's amazing
He's the strongest, he's the quickest, he's the best!

DANGER MOUSE!
DANGER MOUSE!
DANGER MOUSE!

The lyrics for the second intro:

He's the greatest
He's fantastic
Whenever there is danger, he'll be there!

DANGER MOUSE! (Amazing!)
DANGER MOUSE! (Astounding!)
DANGER MOUSE!

The lyrics for the outro:

He's the greatest
He's fantastic
Whenever there is danger, he'll be there!

He's the ace
He's amazing
He's the strongest, he's the quickest, he's the best!

DANGER MOUSE!

He's terrific
He's magnific
He's the greatest secret agent in the world!

DANGER MOUSE!
POWER HOUSE!
He's the fastest, he's the greatest, he's the best!

DANGER MOUSE!
DANGER MOUSE!
DANGER MOUSE!

Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse Cast
Media: Danger Mouse | Count Duckula

Characters: Danger Mouse | Ernest Penfold | Colonel K | Baron Silas Greenback | Nero | Stiletto Mafiosa | Leatherhead | Count Duckula | Doctor Augustus P. Crumhorn III | Penfold's Aunt | Professor Heinrich Von Squarkencluck | Agent 57 | Buggles Pidgeon | B.L.E.E.P | Texas Jack McGraw McGraw | JJ. Quark | Grovel | El Loco | Obadiah | Doctor Frankenstoat | Fangboner | Mac the Fork | Dudley Poyson | Copper-Conk Cassidy | P.A.W.S.| Hannibal Hoggartey | Wulfgang Bach | Mad Manuel | Eddy Murphee

Locations: Pillar Box

Vehicles: The Mark III | The Space Hopper | The Frog's Head Flyer

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