History WesternAnimation / MaxThe2000YearOldMouse

'''MAX the 2000-Year-Old Mouse''' was a series of animated shorts from Krantz Films (also see ''WesternAnimation/RocketRobinHood'' and the [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 first Spider-Man).]]

! Tropes:

* UnreliableNarrator: Cowan’s voice-over is an aversion; Max plays it straight ''most'' of the time.

Along the way, a sentient white rodent (voiced by Paul Soles), who made his home in a little hole on the museum grounds, would provide commentary and at-best dubious claims to being at the actual event. Max’s comedic asides stood in sharp contrast to the serious narration of the timeline.

Co-created by Stephen Krantz and Creator/RalphBakshi. The theme music was taken from Siskel and Ebert's ''Sneak Previews.'' A subsidiary of Vikoa Entertainment Corp. (New York City).

Co-created by Stephen Krantz and Creator/RalphBakshi. A subsidiary of Vikoa Entertainment Corp. (New York City).

* RealSongThemeTune: Viewers of Creator/SiskelAndEbert's ''Sneak Previews'' will recognize the theme.

Each episode – 104 in total, at roughly five minutes each – began with a depiction of a museum of historical artifacts, some going back supposedly as far as two millennia (hence the subtitle). The narrator (Bernard Cowan) announced a specific display, upon which a series of still art and lithographs were used to indicate the events that involved the display in question.

Along the way, a sentient white rodent (Paul Soles), who made his home in a little hole on the museum grounds, would provide commentary and at-best dubious claims to being at the actual event. Max’s comedic asides stood in sharp contrast to the serious narration of the timeline.

Each episode – 104 in total, at roughly five minutes each – began with a depiction of a museum of historical artifacts spanning supposedly as far as two millennia (hence the subtitle). The narrator (Bernard Cowan) announced a specific display, upon which a series of still art and lithographs were used to indicate the events that involved the display in question.

Each episode – 104 in total, at roughly five minutes each – began with a depiction of a museum of historical artifacts dating back supposedly as far as two millennia (hence the subtitle). The narrator (Bernard Cowan) announced a specific display, upon which a series of still art and lithographs were used to indicate the events that involved the display in question.

Each episode – 104 in total, at roughly five minutes each – began with a depiction of a museum of historical artifacts dating back supposedly as far as two millennia (hence the subtitle). The narrator (Bernard Cowan) announced a specific display, upon which a series of still drawings were used to indicate the events in which the display in question played a part.

Co-created by Stephen Krantz and Creator/RalphBakshi. A subsidiary of Vikoa (New York City).

%%[[caption-width-right:350:The years of his life?]]

Each episode – 104 in total at roughly five minutes each – began with a depiction of a museum of historical artifacts dating back supposedly as far as two millennia (hence the subtitle). The narrator (Bernard Cowan) announced a specific display, upon which a series of still drawings were used to indicate the events in which the display in question played a part.

Along the way, a sentient white rodent (Paul Soles) would provide commentary and at-best dubious claims to being at the actual event. Max’s comedic asides stood in sharp contrast to the serious narration of the timeline.

Each episode – 104 in total – began with a depiction of a museum of historical artifacts dating back supposedly as far as two millennia (hence the subtitle). The narrator (Bernard Cowan) announced a specific display, upon which a series of still drawings were used to indicate the events in which the display in question played a part.

Co-created by Stephen Krantz and Creator/RalphBakshi.

!! Tropes:

Each episode – 104 in total – began with a depiction of a museum of historical artifacts dating back supposedly as far as two millennia (hence the subtitle). The narrator (Bernard Cowan) announced a specific display, upon which a series of still drawings were used to indicate the events in which the display in question played a part.

Along the way, a sentient white rodent (Paul Soles) would provide commentary and at-best dubious claims to being at the actual event. Max’s comedic asides stood in sharp contrast to the serious narration of the timeline.

* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The only garment Max normally wore was an unbuttoned vest.
* LimitedAnimation: It was 1967, what did you expect?
* UnreliableNarrator: Cowan’s voice-over is an aversion; Max plays it straight ''most'' of the time.

Each episode – 104 in total – began with a depiction of a museum of historical artifacts dating back supposedly as far as two millennia (hence the subtitle). The narrator (Bernard Cowan) announced a specific display, upon which a series of still drawings were used to indicate the events in which the display in question played a part.

Along the way, a sentient white rodent (Paul Soles) would provide commentary and at-best dubious claims to being at the actual event. Max’s comedic asides stood in sharp contrast to the serious narration of the timeline.

HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The only garment Max normally wore was an unbuttoned vest (not unlike Dixie of Pixie and Dixie fame).
LimitedAnimation: It was 1967, what did you expect?
UnreliableNarrator: Cowan’s voice-over is an aversion; Max plays it straight ''most'' of the time.

%%[[caption-width-right:350:The years of his life?]]