Little Mouse on the Prairie facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Little Mouse on the Prairie |
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| 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" |
| Composer(s) | Shuki Levy Cashier Machi |
| Country of origin | United States China |
| Original language(s) | English Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (each containing 2) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Eric S. Rollman Joel Andryc Shea PaiChuan Qu JianZhong Voice Director & Casting = Doug Stone |
| Producer(s) | Eric S. Rollman Kurt Weldon QuJian Fang |
| Running time | 20 min (part 8-11 min) |
| Production company(s) | Saban Entertainment Afanti International Animation Corp. |
| Distributor | Saban International |
| Release | |
| Original network | CCTV |
| Original release | 1996 |
Little Mouse on the Prairie (Chinese: 大草原上的小老鼠; pinyin: Dàcǎoyuán Shàng De Xiǎo Lǎoshǔ) is a fun animated TV show. It was made by teams from the United States and China. The show is based on a book called Serendipity by Stephen Cosgrove.
The story is about a city mouse named Osgood Dee. He moves to the countryside, to a place called Squeaky Corners. There, he lives on his uncle's farm. Each episode shows Osgood Dee and his animal friends having exciting adventures together.
This show is the second time a Serendipity book was made into a TV series. The first one was an anime show from 1983 called Serendipity the Pink Dragon.
Contents
Meet the Characters
Get to know the main characters from Little Mouse on the Prairie.
Kid Characters
These are the young animal friends who go on adventures.
- Osgood Dee (Chinese: 奥斯谷) – He is the main character and a mouse. Osgood is the leader of his group of friends.
- Tweezle Dee (Chinese: 特薇佐) – She is Osgood's cousin.
- Blossom (Chinese: 布劳森) – A friendly rabbit. She likes Osgood a lot.
- Jeremiah (Chinese: 杰瑞迈) – A smart frog.
- Flaps (Chinese: 弗莱普) – A playful duck.
- Sweeny (Chinese: 斯威尼) – A curious weasel.
Cat Characters
These two cats often cause trouble for the other animals.
- B.C. – A very big cat.
- Cal – B.C.'s skinny roommate.
Other Characters
These characters are part of Osgood's family or are wise helpers.
- R.D. – He is Osgood's uncle and Tweezle's dad.
- Molly Dee – She is Osgood's aunt and Tweezle's mom.
- Betty Dee – Tweezle's cute baby sister.
- Grandpa Whiskers – An old and very wise mouse.
Episode Adventures
The show has 26 episodes, and each one usually has two different stories. Here are a few examples of the fun adventures Osgood and his friends have.
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "The Whole Toot / Treasure Hunt" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 2 | "All's Fair / Down the Creek" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 3 | "A Pair of Spectacles / Popularity Contest" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 4 | "Get a Job / Shut My Mouth" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 5 | "Follow That Leader / Little Green Riding Hood" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 6 | "Quack Up / Spring Cleaning" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 7 | "Blossom Cries Wolf / Osgood the Snowman" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 8 | "The More the Merrier / Fiddlin' Around" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 9 | "Rain, Rain Go Away / Growing Like Crazy" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 10 | "Fangs a Lot / Handyman Cal" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 11 | "Going Bats / Osgood & the Beanstalk" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 12 | "Junkyard Genius / Fright Night" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 13 | "Nuts to You / The Best Gift of All" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 14 | "Surprised Party / To Catch a Thief" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 15 | "A Camping We Will Go / Lady For a Day" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 16 | "A Clothes Call / Forget Me Not" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 17 | "The Creature of Crawdaddy Creek / Pa's Little Helpers" | Betty G. Birney | 1996 | |
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| 18 | "A Fishy Story / Scaredy Cats" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 19 | "Up, Up and Away / Peas and Thank You" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 20 | "Bitty's Big Adventure / Dear Patches" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 21 | "Radish Rivals / No Bones About It" | TBD | 1996 | |
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| 22 | "Barnyard Circus / B.C. and the Magic Lamp" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 23 | "Stage Struck / Lemonade Wars" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 24 | "Call of the Wild / Squeaky Corners Cook-Off" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 25 | "Batter Up / Rock Star" | TBD | 1996 | |
| 26 | "Thanks For Giving / Home Again" | TBD | 1996 | |
DVD Releases
You can find Little Mouse on the Prairie on DVD.
In 2004, two DVDs were released in Germany. Each DVD had three episodes. It's not known if more DVDs were released there.
In 2011, the full series came out on DVD in China. This set has five discs. You can watch all the episodes in either Mandarin Chinese or English. It also has Chinese subtitles if you want them.
