Little Mouse on the Prairie
Little Mouse on the Prairie (Chinese: 大草原上的小老鼠; pinyin: Dàcǎoyuán Shàng De Xiǎo Lǎoshǔ) is a 52 episodes animated series made by the cooperation of the US and China, loosely based on the Serendipity book by Stephen Cosgrove with the same title. The story features a city mouse named Osgood Dee who just moved to the countryside Squeaky Corners to live at his uncle's farm. Each show focuses on Osgood Dee and a group of animal friends he met at the farm.
| Little Mouse on the Prairie | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Adventure |
| Created by | Betty Birney Stephen Cosgrove (Original Books) |
| Developed by | Betty Birney |
| Directed by | Arne Wong |
| Opening theme | "Little Mouse on Prairie" |
| Composers | Shuki Levy Cashier Machi |
| Country of origin | United States China |
| Original languages | English Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (each containing 2) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Eric S. Rollman Joel Andryc Shea PaiChuan Qu JianZhong Voice Director & Casting = Doug Stone |
| Producers | Eric S. Rollman Kurt Weldon QuJian Fang |
| Running time | 20 min (part 8-11 min) |
| Production companies | Saban Entertainment Afanti International Animation Corp. |
| Distributor | Saban International |
| Release | |
| Original network | CCTV |
| Original release | 1996 |
This is the second adaptation of a Serendipity book as the first adaptation was the 1983 anime series Serendipity the Pink Dragon.
Characters
Kids
Cats
- B.C. - A fat cat
- Cal - B.C.'s roommate, a thin cat
Other
- R.D. - Osgood's uncle and Tweezle's father.
- Molly Dee - Osgood's aunt and Tweezle's mother.
- Betty Dee - Tweezle's baby sister.
- Grandpa Whiskers - An old wise mouse.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Whole Toot / Treasure Hunt" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 2 | "All's Fair / Down the Creek" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 3 | "A Pair of Spectacles / Popularity Contest" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 4 | "Get a Job / Shut My Mouth" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 5 | "Follow That Leader / Little Green Riding Hood" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 6 | "Quack Up / Spring Cleaning" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 7 | "Blossom Cries Wolf / Osgood the Snowman" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 8 | "The More the Merrier / Fiddlin' Around" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 9 | "Rain, Rain Go Away / Growing Like Crazy" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 10 | "Fangs a Lot / Handyman Cal" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 11 | "Going Bats / Osgood & the Beanstalk" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 12 | "Junkyard Genius / Fright Night" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 13 | "Nuts to You / The Best Gift of All" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 14 | "Surprised Party / To Catch a Thief" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 15 | "A Camping We Will Go / Lady For a Day" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 16 | "A Clothes Call / Forget Me Not" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 17 | "The Creature of Crawdaddy Creek / Pa's Little Helpers" | Betty G. Birney | 1996 | |
Osgood and his friends do some farm chores for a tired R.D. while having fun. When R.D. inspects their handiwork, he finds they have made messes in the process. | ||||
| 18 | "A Fishy Story / Scaredy Cats" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 19 | "Up, Up and Away / Peas and Thank You" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 20 | "Bitty's Big Adventure / Dear Patches" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 21 | "Radish Rivals / No Bones About It" | TBA | 1996 | |
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| 22 | "Barnyard Circus / B.C. and the Magic Lamp" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 23 | "Stage Struck / Lemonade Wars" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 24 | "Call of the Wild / Squeaky Corners Cook-Off" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 25 | "Batter Up / Rock Star" | TBA | 1996 | |
| 26 | "Thanks For Giving / Home Again" | TBA | 1996 | |
DVD releases
In 2004, 2 DVDs which each contained 3 episodes were released in German.[1][2] The release of the rest of the series is unknown.
In 2011, the series was released on DVD (ISBN 9787888683518, Region ALL, NTSC format) in China. A set of 5 disc features all episodes in Mandarin Chinese dialogue or English language and with optional Chinese subtitles.[3]
See also
- Serendipity the Pink Dragon - First adaptation of the Serendipity (book series).