Originally, Mighty Mouse was created as a super-powered housefly named "Superfly." The cartoonist, Izzy Klein changed the character into a toon mouse instead.
The Mighty Mouse cartoon first appeared in 1942. Mighty Mouse was created as a parody of Superman. His original name was Super Mouse.
The original cape for Mighty Mouse was the same blue color as Superman's cape. The color was later changed to red. Mighty Mouse also has similar powers like Superman- he can fly, is incredibly strong and, in one cartoon, has X-Ray vision.
The cartoon's theme always had Mighty Mouse saving the day.
Eventually, Mighty Mouse made its way out of the movie theaters and onto television as a favorite cartoon character during the 1950s. CBS TV bought rights to Mighty Mouse in 1955 from the Terrytoon company. "The Mighty Mouse Playhouse" ran on CBS-TV in late 1955 and aired for almost 12 years.
Mighty Mouse reruns continued from the 1950s through te 1980s as the cartoon began a regular staple in Saturday morning cartoon series.
Read more about Mighty Mouse from wikipedia.
Watch and download free Mighty Mouse cartoons:
Little Bo Peep and her free-range sheep become threatened as Wily and Jazzy wolves try to capture them.
|
|
Movie, TV & Celebrity Collectibles
|
