2008 is the year of the Rat. Most people do not have a good impression of the rat. In the world of cartoons and animation, the rat takes on a completely different image. Though it lacks in size and strength as compared with other animals, it often turn the odds around and tide over dangers with its quick mindedness and nimble limbs. Hence there are many famous "rats" in the history of cartoons.
Mighty Mouse was created for 20th Century Fox by the Terrytoons company. It made its debut screen appearance in 1942 in a cartoon titled The Mouse of Tomorrow. Its creation was inspired by Superman - it initially donned a tight blue costume with a red cloak (this was later changed to a yellow costume with a red cloak).
Mighty Mouse could fly and travel undergrounds, and possessed special abilities such as X-ray sights, super hynoptic skills and turn time around. He also had one skill which Superman didn't - when flying, he would eject a red, tidal trail which could be transformed into a weapon!
(Wow, power to Mighty Mouse!!!)
A less known fact was that the script writer, Izzy Klein orginally wanted to create a super fly but the boss of the animation company, Paul Terry changed it into a rat. Mighty Mouse enjoyed great fame from the 1950s right up to the 1980s.
(Thanks heaps, Paul Terry! You got the eye for talent!!)
Besides Mighty Mouse, the other rats who made it to the wall of fame include: Mickey Mouse (the world's most famous rat), Speedy Gonzales, Remy (Ratatouille), Jerry (Tom & Jerry), Fievel (An American Tail), Maus (Maus: A Survivor's Tale) and Bao Bao (Spirited Away).
Skoda (29 Oct 2005 - 29 May 2015 ~ Dearly loved and deeply missed)
Braun (18 Mar 2006 - 11 Jun 2013 ~ Dearly loved and deeply missed)
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