“Danger Mouse” was a British cartoon that parodied spy stories. It ran over 161 episodes from 1981 to 1992.
The program went into global syndication. U.S. viewers first saw “Danger Mouse” in 1984, when it aired on Nickelodeon. Fox-owned TV stations also carried the show.
Here’s an episode from the series’ original run:
A rebooted version of “Danger Mouse” began in 2015 on CBBC, the BBC’s children’s channel.
A spin-off, “Count Duckula,” ran from 1988 to 1993.
Crystal Tipps and Alistair was a British cartoon produced for the BBC. The titular characters were a girl and her dog who were joined by their friends Birdie and Butterfly. There were 50 five-minute episodes and a 20-minute Christmas special, all first shown between 1971 and 1974. It was created by Hilary Hayton and Graham McCallum. Michael Grafton-Robinson, a BBC producer went independent setting up Q3 of London to produce the series. The animation was done by Richard Taylor Cartoons.
David Suchet has been playing Belgian detective Hercule Poirot since 1989. After a 13-season run, Poirot, the mystery series based on Agatha Christie’s novels, has come to an end. The series is now on Acorn TV, streaming online. David Bianculli reflects on the long-running show:
“But since these are, absolutely, the last TV episodes featuring Suchet as Poirot, they do provide a satisfying conclusion to a very long-running viewing experience. The actor has grown into the role, sporting wrinkles to match the wisdom, and perfecting the twinkle in his eye whenever, as the detective himself would put it, Poirot has finally solved the case as only Poirot can. And think of it: The actors of the current movie Boyhood have gotten lots of praise for filming and playing their roles over a 12-year period. David Suchet, as Hercule Poirot, has done the same thing for twice as long.
"He’s done it so long, in fact, that he’s ending his run on a medium that didn’t even exist when he started. Wrap your little grey cells around that…”
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