The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures
Genre	Animation Adventure Neo-noir Mystery
Based on
Developed by	Paul Schibli (adaptation)
Written by	Joseph Mallozzi (Season 1 only) Patrick Granleese Caroline R. Maria Bruce Robb
Voices of	Terrence Scammell Julie Burroughs Rick Jones Dean Hagopian Susan Roman Holly Gauthier-Frankel Sonja Ball Tom Rack
Composer(s)	James Gelfand
Country of origin	France Canada
Original language(s)	French English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Chris Jenkins Jason David Ross Stan Spry
Producer(s)	Lisa Taylor
Running time	24 minutes
Production company(s)	CINAR Films France Animation Ravensburger Film & TV WIC Entertainment Reader's Digest (Season 1) Videal (Season 1) Motion Pictures, S.A. (Season 1)
Release
Original network	France: Canal J France 3 Canada: TVOntario (Season 1) YTV Ici Radio-Canada Télé U.S.: HBO HBO Family
Original release	March 1, 1998 (1998-03-01) – October 27, 1999 (1999-10-27)
Chronology
Related shows	The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures is a fun animated TV show. It was made in Canada and France. The show first aired in the U.S. on HBO in 1998. It also started in France on France 3 in 1998. This series is about two mouse cousins who travel the world.

What's the Show About?

The show follows two mouse cousins, Emily and Alexander. Emily is from the country, and Alexander is from the city. They go on exciting trips all over the world. Their adventures usually happen in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

They travel to help their other mouse cousins. They also solve mysteries. Sometimes, they even stop a tricky rat named No-Tail No-Goodnik.

The main characters first appeared in a TV special from 1993. That special was called The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale. The show is loosely based on a very old story. It comes from one of Aesop's famous fables.

Meet the Characters

• Emily is a kind country mouse. She wears a red dress and a white apron. She also has a straw hat with a red ribbon. Her voice is done by Julie Burroughs.
• Alexander is a smart city mouse. He is Emily's cousin. He wears a blue pinstriped suit and a matching hat. He also has a red bowtie. Terrence Scammell is his voice actor.
• No-Tail No-Goodnik is the main bad guy. He is a rat who likes to steal things. He has a short tail, but we never find out why. He often uses fake tails to trick people. Rick Jones voices this sneaky character.

How the Show Was Made

The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures was first planned to have 26 episodes. Making these episodes cost about 9 million U.S. dollars. Many companies worked together to create the show. These included Ravensburger from Germany and Reader's Digest from the U.S. The Canadian company CINAR (now called WildBrain) helped a lot. They put in 6 million U.S. dollars for the first part of the project.

The characters were first seen in a 1993 HBO special. This special was based on the classic fable The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. That story was written by Aesop.

Where to Watch It

The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures aired in the U.S. from 1998 to 1999. It was shown on HBO. Later, HBO Family also showed repeats of the series. In France, the show started on France 3 in 1998. It also aired on Canal J.

In Canada, the show first aired on TVOntario in 1997. It was also shown on YTV in 1999. You might have seen repeats on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV. The show was also available on Netflix for a while. As of 2022, you can watch the show on Tubi.

Some companies have released the show on DVD and VHS. Reader's Digest released the first season in many countries. Later, other companies released more episodes on DVD. You can also find Season 1 on iTunes.

See also

In Spanish: Las aventuras de Emily y Alexander para niños