Little Mouse on the Prairie
Little Mouse on the Prairie is a 26 episode animated series made by the cooperation of the US and China, loosely based on the Serendipity book by Stephen Cosgrove with the same title. The story features a city mouse named Osgood Dee who just moved to the countryside Squeaky Corners to live at his uncle's farm. Each show focuses on Osgood Dee and a group of animal friends he met at the farm. This is the second adaptation of a Serendipity book as the first adaptation was the 1983 anime series Serendipity the Pink Dragon.
Ownership of the series passed to The [Walt Disney Company|Disney] in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment.
Characters
Kids
- Osgood Dee - main character of the series and the leader of his friends.
- Tweezle Dee - Osgood's cousin.
- Blossom - a rabbit who is in love with Osgood.
- Jeremiah - a frog.
- Flaps - a duck.
- Sweeny - a weasel.
Cats
Other
- R.D. - Osgood's uncle and Tweezle's father.
- Molly Dee - Osgood's aunt and Tweezle's mother.
- Betty Dee - Tweezle's baby sister.
- Grandpa Whiskers - an old wise mouse.
- Mutzy - a friendly dog who often interacts with the main characters.
DVD releases
In 2004, 2 DVDs which each contained 3 episodes were released in German. The release of the rest of the series is unknown.In 2011, the series was released on DVD in China. A set of 5 disc features all episodes in Mandarin Chinese dialogue or English language and with optional Chinese subtitles.