Merlin the Magic Mouse
Merlin the Magic Mouse and Second Banana | |
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Looney Tunes character | |
First appearance | Merlin the Magic Mouse (1967) |
Created by | Alex Lovy |
Designed by | Jaime Diaz |
Voiced by | Daws Butler (1967) Larry Storch (1968–1969) JP Karliak (2023–present) |
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Species | Mouse |
Gender | Male |
Merlin the Magic Mouse is an animated cartoon mouse, who starred in five Warner Bros. Looney Tunes shorts late in the series, from 1967 to 1969.[1] The first cartoon was Merlin the Magic Mouse, directed by Alex Lovy.
In 1967, Jack L. Warner reorganized the Warner Bros. animation department, and hired Lovy away from Hanna-Barbera Productions to create new characters for Warners. The two that Lovy came up with were Merlin the Magic Mouse and Cool Cat.[2]
History
Merlin was a nightclub magician (he usually preferred to be called a prestidigitator, though he could never pronounce this correctly) who traveled around for work.[3] Much of the humour of the character derived from the fact that, while he was often regarded as a cheap stage magician, he knew some very real and powerful magic tricks. His magic words were typically "Atascadero Escondido!" Merlin also has a sidekick, appropriately named Second Banana, which is a slang term for a magician's assistant.
Daws Butler provided the voice of Merlin and Second Banana in the first short, Merlin the Magic Mouse; Larry Storch performed the voices for the other four films.[4] Merlin's vocal mannerisms are based on that of W.C. Fields.[4]
He would later be featured in Tiny Toons Looniversity, voiced by JP Karliak.[5]
Titles
- Merlin the Magic Mouse (1967)
- Hocus Pocus Powwow (1968)
- Feud with a Dude (1968)
- Fistic Mystic (1969)
- Shamrock and Roll (1969)
References
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 104. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons (Revised ed.). Plume. p. 276. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
- ^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 166. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ a b Merlin the Magic Mouse at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Extra, So Extra". IMDb.
External links
- Merlin the Magic Mouse at IMDb
- Hocus Pocus Powwow at IMDb
- Feud with a Dude at IMDb
- Fistic Mystic at IMDb
- Shamrock and Roll at IMDb
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- Harman-Ising Productions (1930–1933)
- Leon Schlesinger Productions (1933–1944)
- Warner Bros. Cartoons (1944–1964)
- DePatie–Freleng Enterprises (1964–1967, 1979–1980)
- Format Films (1965–1967)
- Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (1967–1969)
- Chuck Jones Enterprises (1976–1980, 1994–1997)
- Warner Bros. Animation (1980–present)
- Tex Avery
- Bea Benaderet
- Mel Blanc
- Bernard B. Brown
- Arthur Q. Bryan
- John Burton
- Daws Butler
- Bob Clampett
- Cal Dalton
- Arthur Davis
- David H. DePatie
- Earl Duvall
- Milt Franklyn
- Stan Freberg
- Friz Freleng
- June Foray
- Ben Hardaway
- Hugh Harman
- Ken Harris
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- Cal Howard
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- Jack King
- William Lava
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- Michael Maltese
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- Tom Palmer
- Hawley Pratt
- Virgil Ross
- Leon Schlesinger
- Rod Scribner
- Edward Selzer
- Norman Spencer
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- Frank Tashlin
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- 1929–1939
- 1940–1949
- 1950–1959
- 1960–1969
- 1970–present
- Featuring Bugs Bunny
- Featuring Daffy Duck
- Featuring Elmer Fudd
- Featuring Marvin the Martian
- Featuring Porky Pig
- Featuring Speedy Gonzales
- Featuring Sylvester
- Featuring Yosemite Sam
- Blue Ribbon reissues
- Censored Eleven
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specials
- "Camptown Races"
- "Dance of the Comedians"
- "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)"
- "Merrily We Roll Along"
- "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"
- "Powerhouse"
- Private Snafu
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Animaniacs
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
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