Little Mouse on the Prairie

Little Mouse on the Prairie (Chinese: 大草原上的小老鼠; pinyin: Dàcǎoyuán Shàng De Xiǎo Lǎoshǔ) is a 52 episodes animated series made by the cooperation of the US and China, loosely based on the Serendipity book by Stephen Cosgrove with the same title. The story features a city mouse named Osgood Dee who just moved to the countryside Squeaky Corners to live at his uncle's farm. Each show focuses on Osgood Dee and a group of animal friends he met at the farm.

Little Mouse on the Prairie
GenreComedy
Adventure
Created byBetty Birney
Stephen Cosgrove (Original Books)
Developed byBetty Birney
Directed byArne Wong
Opening theme"Little Mouse on Prairie"
ComposersShuki Levy
Cashier Machi
Country of originUnited States
China
Original languagesEnglish
Mandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (each containing 2)
Production
Executive producersEric S. Rollman
Joel Andryc
Shea PaiChuan
Qu JianZhong Voice Director & Casting = Doug Stone
ProducersEric S. Rollman
Kurt Weldon
QuJian Fang
Running time20 min (part 8-11 min)
Production companiesSaban Entertainment
Afanti International Animation Corp.
DistributorSaban International
Release
Original networkCCTV
Original release1996 (1996)

This is the second adaptation of a Serendipity book as the first adaptation was the 1983 anime series Serendipity the Pink Dragon.

Characters

Kids
  • Osgood Dee (Chinese: 奥斯谷）- Main character of the series. Leader of his friends.
  • Tweezle Dee (Chinese: 特薇佐）- Osgood's cousin.
  • Blossom (Chinese: 布劳森） - A rabbit. In love with Osgood.
  • Jeremiah (Chinese: 杰瑞迈） - A frog.
  • Flaps (Chinese: 弗莱普） - A duck.
  • Sweeny (Chinese: 斯威尼） - A weasel.

Cats
  • B.C. - A fat cat
  • Cal - B.C.'s roommate, a thin cat

Other
  • R.D. - Osgood's uncle and Tweezle's father.
  • Molly Dee - Osgood's aunt and Tweezle's mother.
  • Betty Dee - Tweezle's baby sister.
  • Grandpa Whiskers - An old wise mouse.

Episodes
No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Whole Toot / Treasure Hunt"TBA1996 (1996)
2"All's Fair / Down the Creek"TBA1996 (1996)
3"A Pair of Spectacles / Popularity Contest"TBA1996 (1996)
4"Get a Job / Shut My Mouth"TBA1996 (1996)
5"Follow That Leader / Little Green Riding Hood"TBA1996 (1996)
6"Quack Up / Spring Cleaning"TBA1996 (1996)
7"Blossom Cries Wolf / Osgood the Snowman"TBA1996 (1996)
8"The More the Merrier / Fiddlin' Around"TBA1996 (1996)
9"Rain, Rain Go Away / Growing Like Crazy"TBA1996 (1996)
10"Fangs a Lot / Handyman Cal"TBA1996 (1996)
11"Going Bats / Osgood & the Beanstalk"TBA1996 (1996)
12"Junkyard Genius / Fright Night"TBA1996 (1996)
13"Nuts to You / The Best Gift of All"TBA1996 (1996)
14"Surprised Party / To Catch a Thief"TBA1996 (1996)
15"A Camping We Will Go / Lady For a Day"TBA1996 (1996)
16"A Clothes Call / Forget Me Not"TBA1996 (1996)
17"The Creature of Crawdaddy Creek / Pa's Little Helpers"Betty G. Birney1996 (1996)

  • Overhearing a ghost story, B.C. and Cal scare away the Prairie residents for easy pickings, so Osgood and his friends decide to get even.

Osgood and his friends do some farm chores for a tired R.D. while having fun. When R.D. inspects their handiwork, he finds they have made messes in the process.

18"A Fishy Story / Scaredy Cats"TBA1996 (1996)
19"Up, Up and Away / Peas and Thank You"TBA1996 (1996)
20"Bitty's Big Adventure / Dear Patches"TBA1996 (1996)
21"Radish Rivals / No Bones About It"TBA1996 (1996)

  • Given by R.D. the responsibility of their own radish patches, Osgood competes with his scientific methods against Tweezle's common sense methods.
22"Barnyard Circus / B.C. and the Magic Lamp"TBA1996 (1996)
23"Stage Struck / Lemonade Wars"TBA1996 (1996)
24"Call of the Wild / Squeaky Corners Cook-Off"TBA1996 (1996)
25"Batter Up / Rock Star"TBA1996 (1996)
26"Thanks For Giving / Home Again"TBA1996 (1996)

DVD releases

In 2004, 2 DVDs which each contained 3 episodes were released in German.[1][2] The release of the rest of the series is unknown.

In 2011, the series was released on DVD (ISBN 9787888683518, Region ALL, NTSC format) in China. A set of 5 disc features all episodes in Mandarin Chinese dialogue or English language and with optional Chinese subtitles.[3]

See also

References
  1. Die Abenteuer der Wüstenmaus, Teil 1 - Amazon.de
  2. Die Abenteuer der Wüstenmaus, Teil 2 - Amazon.de
  3. 大草原上的小老鼠(5DVD) - Amazon.cn
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