Motormouse (TV series)

This article is about the TV series. For the character, see Motormouse.

Motormouse
On-screen title card.
Network	ABC
Production company	Hanna-Barbera
Original release	September 12, 1970—January 9, 1971
Starring	Jim Begg Julie Bennett Daws Butler Bill Callaway Dick Curtis Marty Ingels Casey Kasem Paul Lynde Allan Melvin
Producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Neal Barbera Larz Bourne
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera

Motormouse, titled on-screen as Motor Mouse, is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1970 to 1971, airing 18 episodes.

The show acted as a spinoff from Cattanooga Cats with the second batch of Motormouse and Autocat and It's the Wolf episodes. Despite not including the Cattanooga Cats segments, the shorts in between each segment are still included.

Segments

• Motormouse and Autocat (1970-1971)
• It's the Wolf (1970-1971)

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Episodes

Episode	Original air date
1x01 It's the Wolf: "Lamb Scout Cook Out" Motormouse and Autocat: "Catch as Cat Can"	September 12, 1970
1x02 It's the Wolf: "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" Motormouse and Autocat: "Catnapping Mouse"	September 19, 1970
1x03 It's the Wolf: "To Beach His Own" Motormouse and Autocat: "Paint That Ain't"	September 26, 1970
1x04 It's the Wolf: "Sheep Scene Stealer" Motormouse and Autocat: "I've Been Framed"	October 3, 1970
1x05 It's the Wolf: "Kookie Cook Book Cook" Motormouse and Autocat: "Match Making Mouse"	October 10, 1970
1x06 It's the Wolf: "Train Tripped" Motormouse and Autocat: "Electronic Brainstorm"	October 17, 1970
1x07 It's the Wolf: "I Never Met a Lamb I Didn't Like!" Motormouse and Autocat: "Brute Farce"	October 24, 1970
1x08 Motormouse and Autocat: "Bouncing Buddies"	October 31, 1970
1x09 It's the Wolf: "Channel Chasers" Motormouse and Autocat: "Ramblin' Wreck from Texas"	November 7, 1970
1x10 Motormouse and Autocat: "Two Car Mirage"	November 14, 1970
1x11 Motormouse and Autocat: "Alacazap'"	November 21, 1970
1x12 Motormouse and Autocat: "Geni and the Meanie"	November 28, 1970
1x13 Motormouse and Autocat: "Choo Choo Cheetah"	December 5, 1970
1x14 Motormouse and Autocat: "The Fastest Mouse in the West"	December 12, 1970
1x15 Motormouse and Autocat: "Cat Skill School"	December 19, 1970
1x16 Motormouse and Autocat: "The Cool Cat Contest"	December 26, 1970
1x17 Motormouse and Autocat: "Lights! Action! Catastrophe!"	January 2, 1971
1x18 Motormouse and Autocat: "Follow That Cat"	January 9, 1971

Cast

• Jim Begg as Scoots
• Julie Bennett as Kitty Jo and Chessie
• Daws Butler as Lambsy Divey
• Bill Callaway as Country
• Dick Curtis as Motormouse
• Marty Ingels as Autocat
• Casey Kasem as Groove
• Paul Lynde as Mildew Wolf
• Allan Melvin as Bristlehound