Country Mouse & City Mouse Adventures E/I
Original Release Date: Dec 31, 1969
Additional Airings
The much-loved children’s fable comes to television in a brand new way, full of mysteries, adventures and characters with a unique mouse perspective on the world. Come along with Emily, the practical Country Mouse, and her sophisticated City Mouse cousin, Alexander as they visit friends and family around the globe!
Sat. Jun 1st 12:00pm
Swiss Chocolate Mouse
Swiss Chocolate Mouse: (Switzerland) There has been a major bank heist in Zurich! Someone has made off with thousands of gold coins. Alexander wants to learn more, but it's time for the Swiss Chocolate Festival. Cousin Heidi, her friend Petra and the mice discover that a strange woman, Greta, is trying to buy up all the chocolate in town. But why? When the chocolate competition is sabotaged by a wild bunch of St. Bernards, Petra and the mice follow Greta and her clumsy sidekick Dag, to their mountain hideout. There they discover them making their own chocolates. After a wild bobsled race down the mountainside, Petra delivers the thieves and the chocolate to the judges who take a bite. The chocolate isn't just chocolate, it's chocolate covered gold coins! The thieves are arrested and Petra's parents win the chocolate competition. Later, Petra's parents make a fortune with their latest idea: gold foil-covered chocolate coins!
Sat. Jun 8th 12:00pm
Mice on Ice
Mice on Ice: (The Canadian North) Emily and Alexander get their first ride on a dogsled as they travel with Cousin Powhuktuk through the snows of Northern Canada. They meet twins Katelo and Nuljalik, a girl and a boy, who are worried that their village will have no food for the harsh winter. When their father, Tanugeak, sets out to find more fish, they follow him although they have been told to stay safely at home. It takes all their skills to survive in the bitter cold and escape from the claws of an angry polar bear. When they discover their father stranded on an ice floe, the twins and the mice set out to save him and discover a mysterious ship floating in the mist. It is a cargo ship, abandoned long ago, and it's full of food! The mice help Kataelo and Nuljalik bring the boat in and save their father. On the boat there is more than enough food for the entire village.
Sat. Jun 15th 12:00pm
The Great Yeti Adventure
The Great Yeti Adventure: (Tibet) The mice are off on a mountaineering adventure in the Himalayas. Cousin Jamyang introduces them to his friend Bhanti who is very upset because his father is about to guide the evil Marnak on a search to find the legendary Yeti. Bhanti believes the Yeti should be left in peace. Facing snow and the ever-threatening eye of a hungry snow leopard, the mice head out to warn the Yeti that Marnak is on its trail. Soon they meet the gentle creature, who takes an instant liking to Alexander. The mice and Bhanti try desperately to keep him safe from Marnak, but they are too late. When Marnak captures the Yeti it is up to Bhanti and the mice to launch a daring escape to save the mythical creature from life as a sideshow attraction.
- Sat. Jun 8th 12:00pm
- Sat. Jun 15th 12:00pm