Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse was a children's cartoon television show produced by Trans-Artists Productions that was syndicated by Tele Features Inc. in 1960. The characters were created by Bob Kane as a parody of his earlier works, Batman and Robin. In the animated series, the pair are anthropomorphic animal superheroes who live in the Cat Cave and, when summoned by their canine Chief at police headquarters via the Cat Signal over their television set, rush to the scene of the crime in their sleek red Catmobile which can convert into the Catplane and thwart the criminal plots of various villains who threaten Empire City by using either Courageous Cat's all-purpose Cat Gun or a vast variety of different deus ex machina "trick guns" out of his cape that, like Green Arrow's trick arrows, fire whatever the situation requires be it rope, water, a parachute, lightning-like magnetic rays or even the occasional bullet. Although they fought many miscreants the duo's recurring archenemy who appeared in nearly every episode was the chortling, cigar-smoking kingpin known as the Frog whose voice was based on Edward G. Robinson. Dal McKennon and Bob McFadden provided the voices for the series.

Not seen for many years due to complaints over the hero's constant use of guns and the Frog's ever-present cigar, all 130 five minute long episodes were released to DVD on October 29, 2002 by A&E Home Video.

The memorable theme song written by Johnny Holiday featured a walking bass line and has been performed in concert by the New York Dolls.

Featured villains

• The Frog (alias Chauncey "Flat-Face" Frog)
• Professor Shaggy Dog (mad scientist)
• Big Shot and Little Shot (a burly bulldog and his short sidekick)
• The Black Cat
• Rodney Rodent (French-accented artist gone bad)
• Shoo Shoo Fly (an alien insect whose small size belays its enormous appetite)
• Harry the Gorilla (the Frog's hulking, half-witted henchman)
• Iron Shark (a fish-shaped submarine)
• Professor Noodle Stroodle
• Comrade and Commissar (foreign dog spies)
• Outrageous Cat (Courageous Cat's Wild West outlaw-style cousin who talks like Yosemite Sam)

Episodes

• Disguise the Limit
• Monster from Outer Space
• The Case of the Cousin Outrageous
• The Case of the Abandoned Movie Sets
• The Case of the Auto Tycoons
• The Case of the Backward Clock
• The Case of the Bank Robbery
• The Case of the Big Ball Game
• The Case of the Big Movie Star
• The Case of the Big Party
• The Case of the Big Pipe Line
• The Case of the Big Race
• The Case of the Big Squeeze
• The Case of the Big Trail
• The Case of the Blinking Planet
• The Case of the Boxing Champ
• The Case of the Carnival Capers
• The Case of the Cat Cave Treasure
• The Case of the Construction Caper
• The Case Of The Counterfeiters
• The Case Of The Creatures From Down Under
• The Case Of The Crime Kits
• The Case Of The Crime Lab
• The Case Of The Diamond Smugglers
• The Case Of The Draggy Dragster
• The Case Of The Embassy Stake Out
• The Case Of The Fabulous Diamond
• The Case Of The Flying Eye
• The Case Of The Flying Saucer
• The Case Of The Fortune Teller
• The Case Of The Frogmen
• The Case Of The Fugitive at Large
• The Case Of The Gasoline War
• The Case Of The Golden Statue
• The Case Of The Great Circus Mystery
• The Case Of The Gun Mixup
• The Case Of The Haunted Ship
• The Case Of The Hermit Of Creepy Hollow
• The Case Of The Invisible Robbers
• The Case Of The Iron Shark
• The Case Of The King-Size Caper
• The Case Of The Mad Cowboys
• The Case of the Mad Painter
• The Case of the Mad Scientist
• The Case of the Magic Wand
• The Case of the Mail of Train Robbery
• The Case Of The Masked Raiders
• The Case Of The Minced Spys
• The Case of the Minded Reader
• The Case Of The Missing Masterpiece
• The Case Of The Missing Partner
• The Case Of The Monster Vine
• The Case Of The Museum
• The Case Of The Mysterious Submarine
• The Case Of The Mysterious Weather
• The Case Of The Nine Lives
• The Case Of The Northwoods Caper
• The Case Of The Opera Singer
• The Case Of The Peace Pipe
• The Case Of The Perfect Alibi
• The Case Of The Professor's Machine
• The Case Of The Rescue Squad
• The Case Of The Robber Rabbit
• The Case Of The Robot
• The Case Of The Saggin' Dragon
• The Case Of The Scheming Cleaners
• The Case Of The Secret Weapon
• The Case Of The Shoo Shoo Fly
• The Case Of The Sniffer Machine
• The Case Of The Spies' Return
• The Case Of The Stolen Cheese
• The Case Of The Stolen Pyramid
• The Case Of The Thinking Cap
• The Case Of The Trampoline Performers
• The Case Of The TV Director
• The Case Of The TV Mystery
• The Case Of The Undercover Agents
• The Case Of The Unmentionables
• The Case Of The Unthinkables
• The Case Of The Visiting Patient
• The Case Of The Waterfront Caper
• The Return Of The Shoo Shoo Fly

Stations

• WXNE-TV / Channel 25• Boston, Massachusetts
• WXYZ-TV / Channel 7• Detroit, Michigan
• KHJ-TV / Channel 9• Los Angeles, California
• KCOP-TV / Channel 13• Los Angeles, California
• WABC-TV / Channel 7• New York, New York
• WPIX-TV / Channel 11• New York, New York
• WDCA-TV / Channel 20• Washington, D.C.

External links

• Courageous Cat at Toon Tracker
• Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse at IMDb