Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures is a 1987 revival of the classic Mighty Mouse cartoon character. Produced by Bakshi-Hyde Ventures, it aired on CBS on Saturday mornings from fall 1987 through the 1988-89 season. It was briefly rerun on Saturday mornings on Fox Kids in November 1992.
Day of the Mice: Petey Pate forms a rebellion to overwhelm cats. Shocked by the mice's bullying, Pearl protests and Mighty comes to the rescue and restores order. Still Oily After All These Years: The Cow bails out Oil Can Harry, who wastes no time pursuing Pearl, but his visit to Pearl becomes stressful and he wishes to go back to prison.
Mighty's Wedlock Whimsy: Gandy Goose and Sour Puss try to bring Pearl and Mighty together for marriage. After a long hesitation, Mighty reconsiders about the marriage. Anatomy of a Milquetoast: Mighty Mouse is charged with Scrappy's disappearance. As the case nears to an end, a monster Scrappy approaches. All this time Scrappy was having a nightmare.
Bat with a Golden Tongue: Bat-Bat is sent to stop Ski Nose's numerous thefts of golden awards, all with Mighty Mouse's assistance. Ski Nose is a caricature of Bob Hope. Mundane Voyage: Mighty Mouse and Pearl go inside the President's body to cure his cardiac ailment within one hour.
Snow White & the Motor City Dwarfs: Mighty Mouse pitches out his retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Don't Touch that Dial!: A little boy switches Mighty Mouse from channel to channel, until Mighty Mouse breaks out and convinces him to do something different.
Mouse and Supermouse: Petey Pate builds Supermouse robots to replace Mighty Mouse, but they become corrupted, so Mighty terminates them. The Bride of Mighty Mouse: 20 years later Mighty is married to Pearl, running a motel and raising their son, but is threatened by Howard Hack (a parody of Howard Roark from Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead) rivaling with his own motel.
A Star Is Milked: Mighty heads to Hollywood to become a star, but the Cow seeks to sabotage his position. Mighty co-stars with him instead. Mighty's Tone Poem: Mighty Mouse has the villains watch some previous episodes of Mighty Mouse, with many interruptions throughout.
Night on Bald Pate: Ostracised for having a bald scalp, Petey Pate turns to villainy and kidnaps Pearl to make Mouseville take him seriously. Mouse from Another House: Lonely orphan Scrappy listens as Pearl describes Mighty Mouse's beginnings.
Me-Yowww!: Mighty's new pal Durf tries to fit in with mouse society but is rejected, forcing them to go to Cat Town where Durf finds a new friend. Witch Tricks: Scrappy helps a sick tooth fairy, but is pursued by a wicked witch. Mighty Mouse comes to the rescue and calms the witch down.
Night of the Bat-Bat: While Mighty Mouse is away on vacation, Bat-Bat (a parody of Batman) and his sidekick, Tick the Bug Wonder, step in to save Vermin City from some dairy food changes caused by the Cow. Scrap-Happy: Scrappy tries to fit in with a shady gang, but he and the gang are sold to the carnival. When the going gets tough, Mighty Mouse is summoned to the rescue.
Catastrophe Cat: After a long and exhausting aversion of disasters, Mighty Mouse discovers that a hiccupping cat is the culprit. Scrappy's Field Day: Mighty Mouse takes Scrappy on a field trip to prehistoric times, braving much danger throughout.
The Bagmouse: Scrappy is captured by Mr. Maxie, who intends to commercialise mouse burgers. Mighty Mouse finds out about this and puts a stop to it. The First Deadly Cheese: The Cow finds a cosmic cheese and uses it to beat Mighty Mouse. Despite multiple contacts with it, Mighty is able to avoid letting it overwhelm him.
This Island Mouseville: An alien cat is claiming Mouseville, but he does not prove to be a major threat and his conquest is short-lived. Mighty's Musical Classics: In this episode, footage from vintage Terrytoons cartoons play in time to "The Loco-Motion" and "Why Do Fools Fall in Love".
The Littlest Tramp: Polly Pineblossom is refusing Mighty's help, so he solves minor problems until he finds out that Big Murray is upsetting Polly (a parody of City Lights and the Color Rhapsody short The Little Match Girl). Puffy Goes Berserk: The mutated giant kitten Puffy is terrorising Mouseville. After a brief fight with Mighty, some aliens take Puffy to a place where he will be welcomed and accepted.
The League of Super-Rodents: The Cow defeats the League of Super-Rodents to impress Madame Marsupial, but is beaten by the Rampaging Sloth. Scrappy's Playhouse: The shady gang sneak into the Mouseville Cinema and combine old Terrytoons Mighty Mouse clips.
All You Need Is Glove: The Glove imprisons Mike and Pearl and they and Scrappy head off to his brother Lefty for help. Mighty takes care not to compromise his secret identity. It's Scrappy's Birthday: Thinking no one remembers his birthday, Scrappy moves away with a hobo named Slappy. After Mighty Mouse rescues them, they are surprised with a birthday celebration.
Aqua-Guppy: A. Crab mistakes Pearl Pureheart for his fiancee and kidnaps her. Mighty's friend Aqua-Guppy brings A. Crab's real fiancee to him. Animation Concerto: Old Terrytoons cartoons play in sequence to a jazz concerto song about Mighty Mouse.
The Ice Goose Cometh: Gandy Goose thaws from an iceberg, but he is lost without Sour Puss. Mighty is overwhelmed by Gandy's antics, but he manages to reunite him with Sour Puss. Pirates with Dirty Faces: The shady gang are abducted on a pirate ship and, after a mutiny, are deceived by the pirates. They wake up from this staged nightmare ready to reform.
Mighty's Benefit Plan: Mighty takes Scrappy to meet Elwie and the Tree Weasels. At the concert that night, Mighty saves the Mouseville Orphans' benefit from going to ruin. See You in the Funny Papers: Mighty must defeat villains from Crimebusters Comics that have come to life, while an alien force invades Mouseville.
Heroes and Zeroes: After Big Murray's ransom scheme backfires, Mighty Mouse and the Mighty Heroes are out to capture rampaging stolen numbers. Stress for Success: An overworked Mighty Mouse tries to recuperate, but old Terrytoons adventures make him restless. However, he gains his needed strength.
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| Language | English |
| Release | 1987-09-19 |
| Producer | Viacom International |