prosebank First it was the recurring debate over Bert & Ernie. Now it's a debate over DM & Penfold.Why do people persist in seeing things that aren't there, and which a show's creators and cast never intended to be there? Unless there is a scene of the two characters actually engaging in a sexual act, there is no justification whatsoever for a claim that their relationship is gay, straight or anything at all.In this case, the two main characters are co-workers. DM is the dashing hero, and Penfold is his cowardly & inept assistant (as we are repeatedly told), because that's a lot funnier than two dashing heroes.They're both male, because if one was male and the other was female, it would raise more questions about whether it was more than just a working relationship.They share a flat for the same reason that firefighters share a firehouse: so they're exactly where they need to be in order to spring into action the instant they're needed. That's it. That's all. We're talking about a silly little cartoon here. There's no subtext, so don't go looking for any.

phil-771 It has to be said, Dangermouse was without doubt the greatest cartoon ever created. It was great for me and my brothers, and for our parents to watch over our shoulders. It became the most quotable thing in our family household - it got to such a state that if one of us dropped in a line at dinner the entirety of the scene would be performed over the next few minutes with uncanny accuracy.sigh. I miss those days.Favourite dialogues were from The Tide of the Turn (especially the 'Nien, Penfold...' scene with Prof. Squarkenkluck) and 'Where there's a Well there's a Way' which is the one with the one-off-baddie Copper-Conk-Cassidy (no, it wasn't Barry Manilow in his bicycle cape.) And in almost every episode the monologue provided by the narrator at the end provided sheer Pythonesque silliness of an unique 80's order. Great stuff.

DragonMasterHiro Another great show from my younger days, Danger Mouse used to pop up on Nickelodeon. I first saw Count Duckula before also stumbling onto this cartoon. Secret Agent Danger Mouse, looking heroic with his DM emblem and tough with his eyepatch, lived in a red mailbox on a street corner in London. His sidekick, the lovable but cowardly Penfold, was a blue suit wearing mole who would run behind Danger Mouse screaming "Oh, eck!". Colonel K, who I think was an old beaver or something, would call in and send Danger Mouse on all his dangerous missions to thwart the evil Baron Silas Greenback, a large frog petting a fuzzy caterpillar. DM would also drive around in his own super secret agent car, escape from snapping alligators and always saved the day. I also remember a lot of bombs exploding and that great theme song.

grendelkhan From a typical Baker St. pillar box came the story of the World's Greatest Secret Agent, Danger Mouse; and the World's Worst Assistant, Penfold. Their afternoon tea has been interrupted by Colonel K, with another mission to stop that fiend, Baron Silas Greenback and the henchiest of henchmen, Stiletto. "Oh, eck" indeed!I discovered this wonderful and hilarious series one day, while in college. I went into the tv lounge and someone was watching Nickelodeon. There on the screen was a curious one-eyed white mouse. I stopped to watch and became more engrossed. This was side-achingly funny! From that point on, I tried to catch each afternoon's new adventure.The writing was exquisite, even if the jokes were silly. The voices had a nice blend of the comic and the ironic. The archetypes were brilliant: the cool measured voice of our hero, DM; the blustering old codger Col. K; the cringing cowardly Penfold; the hoarse whispered Baron Greenback; the Cockney thug, Stiletto. Add a daffy mix of guest characters like the alien JJ Quark, Prof. Squackenkluck, Agent 57, Count Duckula, and others; and you had something that rivalled Monty Python for sheer anarchy and laughs.I was able to tape the series when it was later rebroadcast on Nickelodeon, a few years later. Every once in a while, I pull them out to watch again. They never grow tired; although the earlier episodes tend to be better than the later ones.And, so; the sun sets on another adventure of the White Wonder and his hopeless assistant. What lies ahead for our heroes on the morrow? Tune in next time for another stirring adventure of...."Penfold! and, err Danger Mouse." "Penfold,.....Shush!""Oh, eck!"