Danger Mouse Wins A Free Game Of Space Invaders
October 17, 2013
One of my favorite cartoons when I was growing up was a British animated production that was picked up by cable channel Nickelodeon in the United States. Following the adventures of the world's greatest secret agent, Danger Mouse was adept at wordplay and unique visual humor. Recently I rediscovered the show on YouTube and had to indulge in a few episodes. That led me to what I remembered as one of my favorite episodes, 1982's "Custard", in which the evil Baron Silas Greenback floods the planet with weaponized custard. Danger Mouse and his assistant Penfold must go to space to find a legendary creature that thrives on custard in order to solve the problem, and along the way the heroes explore a custard mine guarded by alien robots. While fleeing from the onslaught, the duo end up in the middle of a thrilling space battle that should look very familiar to anyone experienced with Taito's Space Invaders. Watch Danger Mouse win a free game in this fun clip.