About this episode

The episode discusses the animated film 'The Great Mouse Detective' and its characters, including Basil and Professor Ratigan.

You may be familiar with the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, but did you know that a crime-solving mouse is living in the walls of his Baker Street apartment? His name is Basil, but you may know him better as The Great Mouse Detective. In this Walt Disney animated film, Basil goes up against the evil Professor Ratigan (Vincent Price) to save London from his villainous plans. Join our Patreon for our bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/oldiebutagoodiepod Follow the show! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldiebutagoodiepod/ Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Podcast Platforms: https://linktr.ee/oldiebutagoodiepod Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the hosts! Sandro Falce - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandrofalce/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandrofalce - Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/SandroFalce/ - Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/SandroFeltChair - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandrofalce Zach Adams - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zach4dams/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZackoCaveWizard - Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/zach4dams - Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/zackocavewizard Watch our editor, Starkie…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sandro Falce, Zach Adams

Topics covered

• animated film
• Disney
• Sherlock Holmes
• crime-solving
• comedy
• film review

Keywords

• Great Mouse Detective
• Basil
• Professor Ratigan
• Disney
• animated film
• Vincent Price
• Sherlock Holmes
• comedy
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Walt Disney, Patreon, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, Letterboxd, That's Not Canon

Books & works: The Great Mouse Detective

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