Danger Mouse

Danger Mouse is a 2015 reboot of a British classic and I've have been hooked on it ever since early 2017. The cartoon is entertaining for all ages. Danger Mouse discovers that the baron is up to no good when he announced his retirement. There is such chaos and mayhem that you just can't help but laugh; when Pandaminion talks in a monotone simpleton voice and it will make you chuckle. One of my favorite episodes includes Danger Mouse breaking in to the professor's lab and growing a singing plant monster & he sang a the end credits. The characters are brilliant the stories are hilarious especially if you were a fan of shows that deserve to be on Qubo more than Johnny Test or Cloudy the TV series. (I still love Squid Girl and The New Woody Woodpecker Show- fantastic).

Chances are nobody was really ready to put of the bunting when it was announced that 80s children's favourite Danger Mouse was being revived. After all said plenty online why not just show the David Jason era episodes again, its not as if they've dated in any meaningful way - the new series essentially proves that to be true as they have changed very little in terms of tone and style. Sure the visuals are slicker but they are very much patterned after the original look and feel while the script and voice characterisation could almost be lifted straight. The casting is pretty much perfect Alexander Armstrong as DM knows when to raise a vocal eyebrow and Kevin Eldon is perfect as Penfold, capturing the essential traits of the little guy who'd love to be big if only he was brave enough (and actually he's happy enough leaving the derring-do stuff to Danger Mouse). The stories are as daft as a brush and all the better for it - its hard not be smile when the villain in an episode is a toilet which has gone through an unintended forced software upgrade. The gags come quick and often and many of the quips will surely zoom right over the heads of the supposed core audience. As such Danger Mouse is arguably wasted on CBBC and instead would make a nice piece of tie-in programming with Pointless on BBC One - after all they have the same lead in both!

If you loved the original series, now is the time to catch the revival on streaming. The unique British absurdity humor is fresh & new, and yet a near perfect manifestation of the original style.

Sure the context of each joke or reference is modern but still uses the playful wit and silliness that makes it fun and funny for any age. As has already been noted, the story lines are pure camp, the characters are caricatures, and plot development completely arbitrary... but it adds to the charm. If you are not a fan of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Stephen Fry (voices Colonel K), Huge Laurie, etc. then this show if not your cup of tea.

To improve on the original seemed impossible but they did it.

If they don't make more episodes, it would be madness.

I love the old Danger Mouse. The humour is amazing and the animation felt right for this type of show. The new Danger Mouse feels too modern: too fast and hype. It feels like it's made more for kids with short attention spans instead of something anyone can watch and enjoy. It's not complete trash, but just isn't as good as the first one. Also, Greenback's voice changed and I'm uncomfortable with how fast he's speaking.