Merlin the Magic Mouse
| Merlin the Magic Mouse and Second Banana | |
|---|---|
| Looney Tunes character | |
| First appearance | Merlin the Magic Mouse, 1967 |
| Created by | Alex Lovy |
| Voiced by |
Daws Butler (1967) Larry Storch (1968–1969) |
| Information | |
| Species | Mouse |
Merlin the Magic Mouse is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic mouse, who starred in five Looney Tunes shorts late in the series.
History
He was a nightclub magician (he usually preferred to be called a prestidigitator, though he could never pronounce this correctly) who traveled around for work. 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.[1] Merlin's vocal mannerisms are based on that W.C. Fields.[1]
Titles
- Merlin the Magic Mouse (1967)
- Hocus Pocus Powwow (1968)
- Feud with a Dude (1968)
- Fistic Mystic (1969)
- Shamrock and Roll (1969)
References
- 1 2 Merlin the Magic Mouse at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016.
External links
- Merlin the Magic Mouse at the Internet Movie Database
- Hocus Pocus Powwow at the Internet Movie Database
- Feud with a Dude at the Internet Movie Database
- Fistic Mystic at the Internet Movie Database
- Shamrock and Roll at the Internet Movie Database
