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  • In the original book, how is Stuart, a mouse, a blood relative of the human Little family? At least the film series gives a good explanation as to why Stuart was part of the family through adoption, but it's kinda strange in the book...
  • Isn't it strange that in the film, Stuart is up for adoption at an orphanage and accepted by all fellow orphans, and when he goes missing, the Littles go to the police and they take the matter seriously? In the film, it's mentioned that cats and mice are enemies like in real life, but it goes unexplained why all the humans who meet Stuart don't try to kill him like any normal person would do on the spot if they saw a mouse, given the bad reputation rodents have.
    • As for why none of them humans he meets try to kill him, Stuart is clearly not quite like a mouse you would normally see in real life. He wears clothes, walks upright like a human, and talks. I would be hesitant to kill a talking mouse myself. As for why nobody reacts the way you'd expect upon meeting a talking mouse, well it's shown that others do exist in this world so maybe it's normal.
    • Plus, Stuart is adopted into the Little family. No sane person would try to kill a member of a human family, whether he's a mouse or not.
  • How can the Littles understand Stuart when he speaks but they can't understand Snowbell? Humans can only hear mice in this universe?
  • Upon adopting Stuart, if they had planned for all their relatives to come to the house and give their gifts to their new nephew, why didn't Mrs. Little tell their relatives that their new nephew was...a mouse? All those gifts they brought were for a human kid and, despite behaving like a Jerkass, George was ultimately right that Stuart would be unable to use them in any way.
    • Speaking of which, why wasn't George punished or at least scolded for his behavior? I mean sure, getting a new sibling takes some getting used to, but it's also what he wanted in the beginning. Either way, he acted out of control and the parents did nothing about it.
  • During the boat race, shouldn't Anton have been disqualified for, well, sinking all the other boats intentionally and trying to murder Stuart? Shouldn’t the judges have penalized Anton for cheating and forced him to pay for all those boats he sunk?
  • In the second film, why does the coach allow Stuart on the soccer team if, as previously pointed out, he was unable to kick the ball and thus was an unnecessary addition to the team? They won, but Stuart did nothing to aid them. He was just a Butt-Monkey for the whole match!
  • In the second film, why does Mrs. Little order George to throw the toy plane away when Mr. Little promised George that they would repair it? Yeah, the plane was dangerous, but George had gotten angry with Stuart for that, and requesting him to throw the plane away just worsened things between George and Stuart by creating more friction! Shouldn't Mrs. Little have waited until George and Mr. Little repaired the plane so she could convince him to get rid of it or offer to let him keep the plane but not play with it until he was old enough to use it safely?
  • When do the movies take place? They seem to be set long after 1945 when the book was written. It seems to be implied that they take place more or less around the time they were released. The sequel especially has moments that suggest this as George and Will play a PlayStation 2 video game. PlayStation didn't exist in the 1940s, much less PS2. Also, the televisions shown look more like televisions from the late 90s and early 2000s.
  • Why did the Littles agree to adopt Stuart, despite the fact that they own a cat. It's common knowledge that cats and mice usually don't get along well, and seriously how could they not expect Snowbell to try to eat Stuart. Sure it worked out in the end and despite his animosity throughout the film, Snowbell did warm up to Stuart, but it's not like anybody could have predicted it would work out that well.
  • The Littles had no idea they'd be adopting a mouse, and thus had not prepared their home to accommodate one. So where did the fully-functional mouse-sized bathroom set come from?

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