Margo the Mouse
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| Created by | Eugeniusz Kotowski |
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| Directed by | Eugeniusz Kotowski |
| Composer | Alojzy Mol |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language | No dialogue |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production company | Studio Filmów Rysunkowych |
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| Network | TVP Polonia |
| Release | 13 September 1976 – 18 November 1983 |
Margo the Mouse (Polish: Przygody Myszki) is a Polish animated series created and directed by Eugeniusz Kotowski. The animated series was made between 1976 and 1983, and was produced by Otokar Balcy.
Margo the Mouse stars a little Mouse called Margo (Myszka in the original Polish version) who lives in a big tree with her neighbours, a squirrel and a mole. It aired as part of the container TV animated series TVP Polonia.
Description[edit]
It is the story and adventures of Margo, a little mouse who lives in a large tree made chalet. Small Margo has as neighbours Eliana, a squirrel who lives on the top floor; and Dennis, a dormouse that lives in the basement.
However, all is not happiness for Margo. The little mouse must deal with some enemies. One day, Eliana goes to visit her mother because she is sick and Margo must look after the house. Then, at night, a sullen owl settles in Eliana's house illegally. So Margo seeks ways to take the owl out of the house of her friend.
On another occasion, Margo prevents a beggar rat from occupying her home without her permission. Like while hiking should avoid being eaten by a stork. Although Margo has good friends like Anna, a sparrow; or Christophe, a cricket who likes to play the violin.
With her friends, Margo lives many adventures.
Distribution[edit]
Telewizja Polska broadcast the animated series sporadically for seven years.[1] In the 1980s, Margo the Mouse was sold for international distribution. In several European countries, the series was released direct-to-video, as in France, Russia or Germany where the series was titled with different names as Jeannette, la petite souris, Priklyucheniya myshki and Die kleine Maus Margot respectively and was made a feature film with a combination of some episodes. Due to the success of the film in several countries, in Poland it was decided to release it also like compilation movie in 1987.[2] Something similar happened with Ciné si, the animated TV series by French director Michel Ocelot, who later premiered some fragments in his package-film Princes and Princesses. In Spain, the compilation film was released in 1990 and the TV series was broadcast on regional television channels in 2001. In France, the Netherlands and Switzerland, the TV series was released on DVD in the early 2000s, as did in the United Kingdom and the USA.[3]
In United Kingdom, Margo the Mouse was released by GM Distribution with English subtitles. In North America, Margo the Mouse was distributed by Facets Video under the name The Adventures of Little Mouse although series is titled Margo the Mouse was aired on PBS in the USA.[4] TV series was broadcast in Russia in 1989.[5]
In Japan, Margo the Mouse was released as a compilation film, as Spanish and French edition and, later, this feature version was also released in Poland, officially. Przygody Myszki, film was distributed by Studio Ghibli in the collection of classic films of Ghibli Museum Library in collaboration with Disney and Cinema ANGELICA. Films like Moya Iyubov and The Humpbacked Horse of soviet Soyuzmultfilm animation studio are part of the same collection.[6][7]
Episodes[edit]
| Number | Polish title | English title |
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| 1 | Myszka nad wodą | Margo Over the Water |
| 2 | Myszka na wycieczce | Margo on a Trip |
| 3 | Wyprawa do lasu | Expedition to The Forest |
| 4 | Imieniny cioci | Aunt Adelina's Birthday |
| 5 | Myszka i mucha | Margo and the Fly |
| 6 | Myszka i samochód | Margo and the Car |
| 7 | Awantura z kretem | The Row of Mole |
| 8 | Koncert świerszcza | The Concert of Cricket |
| 9 | Myszka i bocian | The Mouse and the Stork |
| 10 | Myszka i kot | Margo and the Cat |
| 11 | Myszka i włóczęga | Margo and the Tramp |
| 12 | Myszka i sowa | Margo and the Owl |
| 13 | Zimowa wycieczka | Winter Trip |
References[edit]
- ^ "Przygody Myszki at Polish Films database". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Margo the Mouse Movie release in Poland". News.o.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "'De Avonturen van Kleine Muis' Dutch distribution". Bol.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Zawodów, Tury. "Przygody Myszki in the world". Gazeta Weborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ Zawodów, Tury. "Priklyucheniya Myshki V Rossii". WebCitation (in Russian). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "About Studio Ghibli". MTV.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ López, Álvaro. "Biografía de Studio Ghibli". Centro de Ártigos (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official website of Margo the Mouse (In Polish)
- "Margo the Mouse" at Amazon (In English)
- Polish films data base (In Polish)
- Poland TV at the Internet Movie Database
- Margo the Mouse at IMDb
