Fievel's American Tails is an American/Canadian animated television series, produced by Amblimation, Nelvana, and Universal Cartoon Studios. It aired on CBS for one season in 1992, and continued Fievel's adventures from the film . Phillip Glasser, Dom DeLuise and Cathy Cavadini were the only actors from the film to reprise their roles, as Fievel, Tiger and Tanya respectively. The show had a focus on promoting reading, and frequently the solution to an episode's conflict was found by Fievel reading. The character also appeared in public-service messages sponsored by the nonprofit Reading Is Fundamental. After its abandonment for over two decades, NBCUniversal regain rights to the series in 2020.
Characters
Fievel Mousekewitz: The main protagonist, a little mouse who is always looking for adventures.
Tanya Mousekewitz: Fievel's older sister who has dreams of being a great singer.
Yasha Mousekewitz: Fievel and Tanya's baby sister.
Papa Mousekewitz: Fievel's father, a famous violin-maker who always gives his family wise advice. Papa's real name is Bernard and he is Aunt Sophie's brother in "Aunt Sophie's Visit".
Mama Mousekewitz: Fievel's mother.
Tiger: The orange cat who is friends with the Russian-Jewish mouse family.
Cat R. Waul: The main antagonist, a gentleman-like cat who is Fievel's nemesis.
Slim and Feloneous: Sweet William's two dim-witted alley cat sidekicks.
Jack: One of Fievel's school mates from Australia.
Jorge: Another one of Fievel's school mates.
Mr. J. M. Schimmel: The rat who owns the mouse-sized general store in Green River. He is also Sydney’s father and is Austrian-American as revealed in "Law and Disorder".
Clint Mousewood: One of Fievel's heroes and Tanya's one-sided crush - from "Mail Order Mayhem". A caricature of Clint Eastwood.
Hambone: The dog guard on the train - from "The Gift".
Sydney Schimmel: One of Fievel's more spoiled classmate. First appears in Law and Disorder. He is Mr. J. M. Schimmel's son.
Aunt Sophie: A relative of the Mousekewitz family - from "Aunt Sophie's Visit". She is also the sister of Papa.
Dr. Travis T. Hiprocates: A traveling doctor that gave away hiccup sweets - from "A Case of the Hiccups". A caricature of Sigmond Freud.
Miss Kitty: Tiger's girlfriend from "Law and Disorder". A caricature of Dorothy Gibson.
Mr. Ironside: The school teacher, probably a mole and British-American as revealed in "The Legend of Mouse Hollow".
In 1993 and 1994, MCA/Universal Home Video released twelve episodes on six VHS video-cassettes, two Laserdisc volumes. These have been the only home video releases of the cartoon, at least in the United States. In the United Kingdom, 12 episodes were released on six video-cassettes in 1995, but were in a different episode order to the United States and Vol. 4 features the only episode that hasn't been released in the United States. Episodes have been released on DVD in France, Germany, and Italy. In 2020, it is announced that NBCUniversal will be reissuing the long-abandoned series on its streaming servicePeacock.
