A cartoon made by Cosgrove Hall that ran from 1981 to 1992 for 10 series in the UK, with 89 episodes shown. From June 1984 it was aired for two years on Nickelodeon, becoming one of their most watched programmes. In both countries the show became emtremely well watched, with an audience of over six million people. DangerMouse has been shown in 31 countries to date.

DangerMouse is "the greatest secret agent in the world". The series is about him and his sidekick, a hamster called Penfold, saving the world from whatever their boss, Colonel K (a walrus), tells them to save it from! Most of the time it involves their enemy Baron Silas Greenback and his henchman Stilleto (a crow).

DangerMouse lives in what to most people would look like an ordinary red post box. However, inside this is his real home/HQ! Down the slot is a large pipe which leads to all sorts of things. In DangerMouse's already flashy home, there is a large reference library, wardrobe (730 suits and 730 eyepatches), Penfold's bedroom, and a central lift machanism to get DM and Penfold into DM's car.

DangerMouse's car is very special indeed. It can:

• Suck things like pins and that which enemies may scatter on the floor, and blow them out at 45o from the rear of the car
• Extend telescopic wings from the sides
• Use it's Exhaust Duct Angle Control Unit to aid in climb (when taking off) and be used as a rudder when flying
• Allow DM to talk to Colonel K via a videophone
• Redirect 3.73% of the airflow from the duct system to act as a impenetrable see-through canopy
• Drive up walls.

Character biographies

Educated at Eton, Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Sorbonne and Wurtembery, recieving a B.A., B.Sc, M.A., M.Sc and PhD. Approached by Colonel K, who was impressed by DangerMouse's capabilities when he reached the peak of the Magic Mountain while still young.

Arrived in DM's home when he fell down the tube by accident. Very fearful (of every one and everything)!

The first man (animal?) to climb Mount Everest on a pogo stick. Used to be a professor of various subjects, and an agent, but got promoted because of his abilities.

Baron Greenback for short, he is the enemy of DangerMouse, as you'd already have figured out. He has a pet caterpillar called Nero, and his sidekick is Stiletto (a crow). Stiletto's sidekick is another crow, called Leatherhead.

Another character, Count Duckula, made four appearences on DangerMouse before getting his own show.