Danger Mouse

Original Air Date: 1981-1992

Network: Nickelodeon

Not to be confused with Mighty Mouse, or the music producer of the (save for a single space) same name, DangerMouse was a British-produced series that featured the title character, a rodent who served as a secret agent. A play on the James Bond scenario, the show was one of the first cartoons from the U.K. to crossover to American audience acceptance via syndication. In fact, DangerMouse continues to have a fan following in the U.S. and has maintained a presence on cable television here (via A&E and Nick at Nite) years after its original run.

Sporting an eye patch and a "DM" logo on his chest, our hero is a great man...er, mouse. Fluent in dozens of languages, physically perfect, mentally superior, DangerMouse is accompanied by his Watson-esque hamster sidekick Ernest Penfold (voiced by Terry Scott) in his never-ending battle against archenemy Baron Silas Greenback and other foes. The show was popular enough, in fact, to lead to a spin-off which is perhaps better know here in the U.S.: Count Duckula.