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(Some Guy) Sad "Danger Mouse" co-creator Mark Hall dies at 74. Oooh, crumbs   (huffingtonpost.co.uk) divider line 38
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2011-11-18 05:48:40 PM
Cor!
 
2011-11-18 05:48:47 PM
:"C

/RIP, and thank you.
//DANGER mouse. \o/
 
2011-11-18 05:50:50 PM

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RIP


/all seriousness, loved that show as a kid
//RIP Cool cartoon guy
 
2011-11-18 05:51:57 PM
D'oh!

images.businessweek.com

RIP

/all seriousness, loved that show as a kid
//RIP Cool cartoon guy

FTFM
 
2011-11-18 05:52:42 PM
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One of my favorite cartoons as a child
 
2011-11-18 05:53:04 PM
Crumbs, indeed.
 
2011-11-18 05:54:35 PM
Christ of a cracker! I misread the headlines as Mark Hamill and nearly choked on my Snickers.
 
2011-11-18 06:25:36 PM
Penfold is inconsolable. As am I.

Sleep well,old chap.
 
2011-11-18 06:28:06 PM
Six_By_Nine: D'oh!

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RIP

/all seriousness, loved that show as a kid
//RIP Cool cartoon guy

FTFM


Oh man. When I read the headline at first, I almost lost it.

If you don't have this album and enjoy the hip-hop music, I highly recommend.


www.dangerdoom.com (new window)


/end of minor threadjack
 
2011-11-18 06:29:06 PM
That sucks. He was the ace. He was amazing. He was the quickest, he was the strongest, he was the best.
 
2011-11-18 06:29:12 PM
As you can tell by my user name, big fan of DM and very sad about this. Colonel K, Penfold, even the evil Greenback and Nero are crying over this :(
 
2011-11-18 06:29:20 PM
"Ah so!"
"Ah, Penfold, I didn't know you spoke Japanese!"
 
2011-11-18 06:30:03 PM
Fond memories of DM. Have recently been getting my 4 year old son into some older cartoons. He loves Animaniacs, Johnny Bravo, Flintstones, and other staples. Of course his favorite is a modern cartoon, Adventure Time. But that's ok, I admit to really liking that show. May have to show him some Danger Mouse.
 
2011-11-18 06:36:19 PM
Steady on, there. What do you do when you're falling?
 
2011-11-18 06:37:05 PM
DarkScarab: Fond memories of DM. Have recently been getting my 4 year old son into some older cartoons. He loves Animaniacs, Johnny Bravo, Flintstones, and other staples. Of course his favorite is a modern cartoon, Adventure Time. But that's ok, I admit to really liking that show. May have to show him some Danger Mouse.


Now that's what I call time well spent,sir. I'm more of a Return Show fan myself,but hey,different strokes,right?
 
2011-11-18 06:46:31 PM
DM show quotes I use in my every day life:
1) That's going to need a respray
2) I'm fluent in several languages but gibberish isn't one of them
3) It's the Fizz! (then my wife says the follow up line 'That's the fuzz you dolt')
4) Oh I'm VERY sorry (the way Penfold does it)
5) I'll do Wormablid Custard Mite of Glut impressions on occasion.
6) Just a little chew up and chew down (The welsh dragon one has many lines (Damsel jam for tea, interfering with a goverment official going about his lawful panic, to wit, knocking off Penfold, A frock?, best episode EVER IMHO)

I will have to watch a bunch of episodes tonight in tribute...
 
2011-11-18 06:53:03 PM
Oh man, I haven't thought of Danger Mouse in years, I used to love that as a kid. Didn't they also show small episodes of Bananaman during the show too?
 
2011-11-18 07:00:29 PM
I feel bad for you, son.
 
2011-11-18 07:07:17 PM
RIP Mark Hamill
 
2011-11-18 07:12:19 PM
"Si, barone."

"But, DM.."
"SHUSH, Penfold!"

/kicking myself, just sold my season 1/2 set.
 
2011-11-18 07:21:54 PM
Such a sad loss. He should be thanked/blamed for shaping what was an interesting and humour-filled childhood. He'll be missed

/might have to break out the DVD set this weekend
/Ah, DM! Good show!
 
2011-11-18 07:23:14 PM
Oo, er!

Introduced my six year old to DM -- many episodes are on YouTube. Second best reason (after Lego) for having children.
 
2011-11-18 07:40:45 PM
Damn, that was a great cartoon.
 
2011-11-18 07:44:29 PM
Didn't he live in a postal box in Picadilly Circus?
 
2011-11-18 07:44:43 PM
I have this show on DVD. It was cute. Close to the borderline between campy shows that are aimed at adults and shows that are aimed directly at kids. The action was more predictable than the one and the jokes funnier than the other. I expect that if you ever watched Danger Man, the show which it parodied, it would be that much funnier.

Many of the same talents produced Count Duckula, a spin-off of Danger Mouse IIRC, and several Terry Pratchett projects including two of the recent made-for-TV projects, The Hogfather and The Colour of Magic.

Another article on Mark Hall's life, work and death:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-15797478
 
2011-11-18 07:51:58 PM
Apos: DarkScarab: Fond memories of DM. Have recently been getting my 4 year old son into some older cartoons. He loves Animaniacs, Johnny Bravo, Flintstones, and other staples. Of course his favorite is a modern cartoon, Adventure Time. But that's ok, I admit to really liking that show. May have to show him some Danger Mouse.


Now that's what I call time well spent,sir. I'm more of a Return Show fan myself,but hey,different strokes,right?


Never heard of Return Show. Maybe you ment Regular Show and got screwed by an auto correct? If so I do like Reguar Show. And I thank you for your comments. I love watching cartoons and playing with toys with my boy. They have some really good toys now and he gives me an excuse to play with them :) Love playing in the yard with him, and Nerf guns, and LEGO Star Wars on the XBox. Heh.
 
2011-11-18 08:48:12 PM
Gyrfalcon
Didn't he live in a postal box in Picadilly Circus?

Baker Street.
 
2011-11-18 08:54:21 PM
rickycal78: Oh man, I haven't thought of Danger Mouse in years, I used to love that as a kid. Didn't they also show small episodes of Bananaman during the show too?

When the series was rerun on Nickelodeon, DangerMouse was usually aired with two short episodes back-to-back in a half-hour timeslot. Even with commercials this was not enough to fill the allotted time, so episodes of the British cartoon Bananaman (among other animated short films) were aired alongside it to fill the remaining time.
 
2011-11-18 08:56:29 PM
DarkScarab: Apos: DarkScarab: Fond memories of DM. Have recently been getting my 4 year old son into some older cartoons. He loves Animaniacs, Johnny Bravo, Flintstones, and other staples. Of course his favorite is a modern cartoon, Adventure Time. But that's ok, I admit to really liking that show. May have to show him some Danger Mouse.


Now that's what I call time well spent,sir. I'm more of a Return Show fan myself,but hey,different strokes,right?

Never heard of Return Show. Maybe you ment Regular Show and got screwed by an auto correct? If so I do like Reguar Show. And I thank you for your comments. I love watching cartoons and playing with toys with my boy. They have some really good toys now and he gives me an excuse to play with them :) Love playing in the yard with him, and Nerf guns, and LEGO Star Wars on the XBox. Heh.


Yeah,that's what I meant. Mea culpa. And keep up the excellent parenting.
 
2011-11-18 09:29:45 PM
Kar98: rickycal78: Oh man, I haven't thought of Danger Mouse in years, I used to love that as a kid. Didn't they also show small episodes of Bananaman during the show too?

When the series was rerun on Nickelodeon, DangerMouse was usually aired with two short episodes back-to-back in a half-hour timeslot. Even with commercials this was not enough to fill the allotted time, so episodes of the British cartoon Bananaman (among other animated short films) were aired alongside it to fill the remaining time.


Ah, memories. Good nostalgia, even if it's not under the best of circumstances.
 
2011-11-18 09:34:25 PM
Someday somebody's going to be parked there.
 
2011-11-18 09:41:14 PM
You have been fined 99 bicycle clips, go directly to jail, do not collect 200 pounds. Who's a naughty boy, then?
 
2011-11-18 09:53:44 PM
facisto: You have been fined 99 bicycle clips, go directly to jail, do not collect 200 pounds. Who's a naughty boy, then?

Do you think he means toothbrushes?
 
2011-11-18 11:01:52 PM
Modest Mouse unfortunately still alive.
 
2011-11-19 12:03:52 AM
Goodnight funny man.

/Once Upon a Timeslip FTW

//Penfold is very popular Chief. He's got a fanclub in Wilsdon Green that has neeeearrrllly four members. And he's starting another one. I mean... another one's starting in Barnsley... if he can get to Barnsley.
 
2011-11-19 02:02:20 AM
I haz a sad. Quite enjoyed DM and Count Duckula as a youngster
 
2011-11-19 02:18:05 AM
I used to buy Count Duckula comics, mostly for the backup Danger Mouse story. I remember it being a pretty clever and funny show. Guess it's time to check out the interwebs for some cartoons.
 
2011-11-19 03:50:46 PM
Last year I watched the entire series from season 1 through (I think) 10. Somewhere towards the end it got even more bizarre and I don't believe I ever saw anything past season 3 or 4 as a kid. It was fun to re-discover the series.
 
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