Little Mouse on the Prairie () is a 26 episode animated series made by the cooperation of the US and China, loosely based on the Serendipity book by Stephen Cosgrove with the same title. The story features a city mouse named Osgood Dee who just moved to the countryside Squeaky Corners to live at his uncle's farm. Each show focuses on Osgood Dee and a group of animal friends he met at the farm. This is the second adaptation of a Serendipity book as the first adaptation was the 1983 anime series Serendipity the Pink Dragon.
Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment.
Characters Kids Osgood Dee () - main character of the series and the leader of his friends. Tweezle Dee () - Osgood's cousin. Blossom () - a rabbit who is in love with Osgood. Jeremiah () - a frog. Flaps () - a duck. Sweeny () - a weasel.
Cats B.C. - a fat cat. Cal - B.C.'s roommate, a thin cat.
Other R.D. - Osgood's uncle and Tweezle's father. Molly Dee - Osgood's aunt and Tweezle's mother. Betty Dee - Tweezle's baby sister. Grandpa Whiskers - an old wise mouse. Mutzy - a friendly dog who often interacts with the main characters.
Episodes
DVD releases In 2004, 2 DVDs each containing 3 episodes were released in German.Die Abenteuer der Wüstenmaus, Teil 1 - Amazon.deDie Abenteuer der Wüstenmaus, Teil 2 - Amazon.de The release of the rest of the series is unknown.
In 2011, the series was released on DVD (, Region ALL, NTSC format) in China. A set of 5 disc features all episodes in Mandarin Chinese dialogue or English language and with optional Chinese subtitles.大草原上的小老鼠(5DVD) - Amazon.cn
See also Serendipity the Pink Dragon - first adaptation of the Serendipity book series.
References
External links Little Mouse on the Prairie on TVGuide China Network Television: Little Mouse on the Prairie by China Central Television on The Big Cartoon DataBase