Episode #37: When Mice Were Men
Rating: **
AD: 11/17/89
D: John Kimball, Bob Zamboni
SEd: Bryce Malek
W: Eric Lewald
RSC: (none)
Voices: Corey Burton -- cape-bearing mouse
Jim Cummings -- Monterey Jack, bull
Tress MacNeille
Rob Paulsen -- Don Quijole, bull
Pete Schrum -- El Emenopeo, bull-running announcer
Deborah Walley -- female mouse, little mouse
Notes:
Theme of Monty having to face truth (at last!) about his past.
LOTS of time (too much??) devoted to RR's stopping of El Emenopeo.
Debbie Walley -- another "ensemble" voice cast member. 2nd Gidget,
"Summer Magic" and "Bon Voyage" (Disney LA movies of early 60's), bikinied
babe in some 60's surfing and Elvis flicks. Got to work on series
due to business dealings with Dev Ross.
[Beautifully horrid pun-name for city where the running of the bulls
takes place; Trampleonia (pronounced Trample-On-Ya). Likewise, El Emenopeo
gets a nod for best pun-name of a character; take off of alphabet itself:
L, M, N, O, P.
Running of the bulls itself an extremely watered-down version of the
actual Spain event, but doubtful censors would have allowed bulls running
through the streets and goring/stampeding the human runners who were too
slow. -- MP]