The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle is a 1979-1980 television series featuring Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle cartoons from the 1940s. The series was produced by Filmation, and aired from 1979 to 1980 on CBS with over 99 episodes produced.[1] It was the second Mighty Mouse cartoon series, following the original Mighty Mouse Playhouse from 1955 to 1967, and followed by Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, which aired from 1987 to 1989.
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle | |
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Genre | Cartoon series |
Voices of | Lou Scheimer Alan Oppenheimer Diane Pershing Frank Welker Norm Prescott |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 16 (96 segments) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Norm Prescott Lou Scheimer |
Producer | Don Christensen |
Running time | 1 hour (shortened to 30 minutes in 1980) |
Production companies | Filmation Viacom Productions |
Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 8, 1979 – April 8, 1980 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Mighty Mouse Playhouse (1955-1967) |
Followed by | Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987-1988) |
Each hour of The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle consisted of two Mighty Mouse cartoons, two Heckle and Jeckle cartoons, one Quacula cartoon, and one episode of the 16-part science fiction serial, The Great Space Chase. Also included was "Mighty Mouse Environmental Bulletins" and Heckle & Jeckle's "Homonyms" (to add a little educational karma).
The show was shortened to a half-hour in 1980, and was moved to Sundays in its final season. In 1982, The Great Space Chase was re-edited into an 80-minute movie which had a limited release to theaters. It later appeared on home video.
In this show, Oil Can Harry has a bumbling assistant, Swifty, a fat cat that can still run extremely fast.
Voice actors and their characters
- Lou Scheimer – Mighty Mouse, Additional Voices[2]
- Alan Oppenheimer – Oil Can Harry, Swifty, Narrator, Additional Voices
- Diane Pershing – Pearl Pureheart, Additional Voices
- Frank Welker – Heckle & Jeckle, Quacula, Additional Voices
- Norm Prescott – Theodore H. Bear, Additional Voices
Episodes
No. | Original air date | Title | Written by: |
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1 | September 8, 1979 | Mouse of the Desert (Mighty Mouse) | Sam Simon |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 1 | |||
Stop...Pay Troll (Mighty Mouse) | Sam Simon | ||
Goldfeather (Heckle & Jeckle) | Bill Danch | ||
Star Boars (Quacula) | Ted Pedersen | ||
The Golden Egg (Heckle & Jeckle) | Dan DiStefano | ||
2 | September 15, 1979 | Planks a Lot (Mighty Mouse) | Sam Simon |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 2 | |||
The Exercist (Mighty Mouse) | Marc Richards | ||
The Heroes (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ron Card | ||
House for Sale (Quacula) | Ron Card | ||
Cavebirds (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ted Pedersen | ||
3 | September 22, 1979 | The Star of Cucamonga (Mighty Mouse) | Ron Card |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 3 | |||
Gypsy Mice (Mighty Mouse) | Ted Pedersen | ||
Show Business (Heckle & Jeckle) | Bill Danch | ||
Weird Bear (Quacula) | Bill Danch & Ted Pedersen | ||
Spurs (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ron Card | ||
4 | September 29, 1979 | Loco Motivations (Mighty Mouse) | Dave Bascom |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 4 | Buzz Dixon | ||
Cats and Robbers (Mighty Mouse) | Bill Danch | ||
Birds of Paradise (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ted Pedersen | ||
Monster Mash (Quacula) | Ted Pedersen | ||
The Open Road (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ted Pedersen | ||
5 | October 6, 1979 | Blimp with the Wind (Mighty Mouse) | Dave Bascom |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 5 | |||
Catula (Mighty Mouse) | Bill Danch | ||
Robot Factory (Heckle & Jeckle) | Creighton Barnes | ||
Uncle Ferenc (Quacula) | Ron Card | ||
Farmer and the Crows (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ted Pedersen | ||
6 | October 13, 1979 | Mousrace (Mighty Mouse) | Bill Danch |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 6 | |||
The Sun Harnesser (Mighty Mouse) | Ron Card | ||
Foreign Legion Birds (Heckle & Jeckle) | Dan DiStefano | ||
The Magic Lamp (Quacula) | Ron Card | ||
Mail Birds (Heckle & Jeckle) | Creighton Barnes | ||
7 | October 20, 1979 | Movie Mouse (Mighty Mouse) | Sam Simon |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 7 | |||
Mick Jaguar in Concert (Mighty Mouse) | Buzz Dixon | ||
The Malcon-tents (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ron Card | ||
Room for Rent (Quacula) | Ron Card | ||
Bellhops (Heckle & Jeckle) | Nancy Schipper | ||
8 | October 27, 1979 | Pheline of the Rock Opera (Mighty Mouse) | Bill Danch |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 8 | |||
Captain Nemo-oh-oh (Mighty Mouse) | Bill Danch | ||
Sphinx! (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ted Pedersen | ||
Morgana La Duck (Quacula) | Paul Dini | ||
Hang Two (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ted Pedersen | ||
9 | November 3, 1979 | Snow Mouse (Mighty Mouse) | Ted Pedersen |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 9 | |||
Haunted House Mouse (Mighty Mouse) | Bill Danch | ||
Witch Way Outta Here (Heckle & Jeckle) | Dan DiStefano | ||
Return of Star Boars (Quacula) | Ted Pedersen | ||
C.B. Birds (Heckle & Jeckle) | Nancy Schipper | ||
10 | November 10, 1979 | Cat Ness Monster (Mighty Mouse) | Creighton Barnes |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 10 | Sam Simon & Buzz Dixon | ||
Rugged Rodent (Mighty Mouse) | Buzz Dixon | ||
Shopping Center (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ted Pedersen | ||
Time and Before (Quacula) | Ted Pedersen | ||
Where There's a Will (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ron Card & Bill Danch | ||
11 | November 17, 1979 | Gorilla My Dreams (Mighty Mouse) | Bill Danch |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 11 | |||
Cattenstein (Mighty Mouse) | Bill Danch | ||
Identity Problem (Heckle & Jeckle) | Creighton Barnes | ||
Bungled Burglary (Quacula) | Paul Dini | ||
Time Warped (Heckle & Jeckle) | |||
12 | November 24, 1979 | Cat of the Baskervilles (Mighty Mouse) | Sam Simon |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 12 | |||
Pearl of the Jungle (Mighty Mouse) | |||
Invisible Birds (Heckle & Jeckle) | |||
Shanghai Salty (Quacula) | Ted Pedersen | ||
Marathon Bird (Heckle & Jeckle) | Nancy Schipper | ||
13 | December 1, 1979 | Moby Whale (Mighty Mouse) | Buzz Dixon |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 13 | |||
Big Top Cat (Mighty Mouse) | |||
Supermarket (Heckle & Jeckle) | |||
Pyramid (Quacula) | Ron Card & Bill Danch | ||
Flowered Knighthood (Heckle & Jeckle) | Ted Pedersen | ||
14 | December 8, 1979 | The Disorient Express (Mighty Mouse) | Sam Simon |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 14 | |||
The Maltese Mouse (Mighty Mouse) | Buzz Dixon | ||
Astrobirds (Heckle & Jeckle) | |||
Haunted House (Quacula) | Ron Card | ||
Apartment Birds (Heckle & Jeckle) | |||
15 | December 15, 1979 | Beau Jest (Mighty Mouse) | Bill Danch |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 15 | |||
Curse of the Cat (Mighty Mouse) | |||
The 25th Century (Heckle & Jeckle) | |||
Magic Duck (Quacula) | Ron Card | ||
Safari Birds (Heckle & Jeckle) | Sam Simon | ||
16 | December 22, 1979 | Around the World in 80 Ways (Mighty Mouse) | Ted Pedersen |
The Great Space Chase: Chapter 16 | |||
Tugboat Pearl (Mighty Mouse) | |||
Wonderland (Heckle & Jeckle) | |||
The Fantastic 2½ (Quacula) | Ted Pedersen | ||
Arabian Nights and Days (Heckle & Jeckle) |
References
- Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 546–549. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- "Obscure Cartoon Spotlight Episode 6: Quackula". Anime Superhero News. Retrieved 2019-02-19.