The Mayflower journey as seen through the experiences of a church mouse.The Mayflower journey as seen through the experiences of a church mouse.The Mayflower journey as seen through the experiences of a church mouse.
Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Narrator
- (voice)
Eddie Albert
- Capt. Standish
- (voice)
John Gary
- John Alden
- (voice)
Paul Frees
- Thunder Mouse
- (voice)
- …
June Foray
- Charity Blake
- (voice)
- …
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaFor unknown reasons, this is one of the few Rankin Bass holiday specials that was not released on home media or television again after 1998. As such it has not been released past VHS despite being one of the many Rankin Bass specials restored in 1998.
- GoofsWhen the Massachusetts natives first greet the Pilgrims in November 1620, they bring a basket of fruit with a big pineapple in it. Pineapples are native only to Paraguay and Brazil.
- Quotes
Quizzler: I've been fatally shot!
William Bradford: How terrible.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Familiar Faces: 9 Thanksgiving Special Cornucopia (2017)
Featured review
A Thanksgiving favorite and must-see for Rankin/Bass fans
I was looking for other good Thanksgiving specials to make favorites. I came across this one from none other than Rankin/Bass. I manage to order a copy (on VHS, that is), and after I've watched it, I know it is another must-see and favorite from Rankin/Bass.
There is not much to tell about the story except that it is the story of the Mayflower voyage from the point of view of a church mouse, Willum. I love that there are traces of Longfellow's "The Courtship of Miles Standish"; that's one of my favorite poems. Another thing I love about this special is that one of my favorite anime studios, Toei Animation, helped out with the animation. Believe it or not, the key animation was done by the great Hayao Miyazaki, who started out at Toei; I looked it up on Wikipedia.
So overall, "Mouse on the Mayflower" is another Thanksgiving favorite and must-see for other Rankin/Bass fans.
There is not much to tell about the story except that it is the story of the Mayflower voyage from the point of view of a church mouse, Willum. I love that there are traces of Longfellow's "The Courtship of Miles Standish"; that's one of my favorite poems. Another thing I love about this special is that one of my favorite anime studios, Toei Animation, helped out with the animation. Believe it or not, the key animation was done by the great Hayao Miyazaki, who started out at Toei; I looked it up on Wikipedia.
So overall, "Mouse on the Mayflower" is another Thanksgiving favorite and must-see for other Rankin/Bass fans.
- ja_kitty_71
- Oct 11, 2020
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- Die Maus auf der Mayflower
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- Runtime45 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) officially released in Canada in English?
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