Rastamouse
Rastamouse is a British animated stop motion children's TV series created by Genevieve Webster and Michael De Souza and produced by Three Stones Media/The Rastamouse Company for CBeebies. The show follows crime-busting mouse reggae band Da Easy Crew, who split their time between making music and solving mysteries for Da President of Mouseland. The first 52 episodes of the initial series were shown in the afternoon beginning 31 January 2011 on CBeebies. From 7 March 2011, the programme was repeated in the early mornings, on BBC Two. The second series, comprising a further 26 episodes, started on 20 August 2012, on CBeebies.
Overview
Rastamouse is a British animated stop motion children's TV series created by Genevieve Webster and Michael De Souza and produced by Three Stones Media/The Rastamouse Company for CBeebies. The show follows crime-busting mouse reggae band Da Easy Crew, who split their time between making music and solving mysteries for Da President of Mouseland. The first 52 episodes of the initial series were shown in the afternoon beginning 31 January 2011 on CBeebies. From 7 March 2011, the programme was repeated in the early mornings, on BBC Two. The second series, comprising a further 26 episodes, started on 20 August 2012, on CBeebies.
Episodes
1. Da Crucial Plan
All the cheese in Mouseland has disappeared leaving the baby mice at the orphanage hungry. The 'teefing' must be stopped and President Wensley Dale knows exactly who to call. Join da Easy Crew as they work together, devising a clever plan to lure the cheeky cheese 'teef'. Once apprehended, Rastamouse gives the culprit a chance to 'make good' by becoming the orphanage MC (dats Master Chef by the way) and consequently transforms his life and the lives of those around him.
2. Bakin' and Breakin'
Rastamouse teaches some tasty dance moves to solve a problem at the orphanage. As the Easy Crew rehearse for the island dance contest they are called away to investigate problems at the orphanage. The orphans haven't been getting their meals on time and Bandulu's behaving oddly. Bandulu's explanations for his messy kitchen don't make sense so the Easy Crew stake out the orphanage and witness some bizarre goings on. It seems Bandulu's trying to teach himself to dance so that he can win the big dance prize for the orphans. Desperate to help out Scratchy, Zoomer and Missy D all try to teach Bandulu some cool moves but he's still struggling to get into the groove. However, when Rastamouse sees Bandulu gracefully preparing dishes in the kitchen he has an idea for a 'cooking' dance that will woo the dance competition judges.
3. Da Missin Masterpiece
The Easy Crew must come up with an arty plan to track down a missing masterpiece. President Wensley Dale's new portrait is missing. Is there an art thief at large in Mouseland? The only clue, an abandoned skateboard wheel and a trail of disruption suggesting this is one clumsy burglar. There's much confusion when all clues lead the Easy Crew back to the President's shed where Wensley's nephew, Frank C, is tending to a broken skateboard. Frank confesses. He was trying a skate trick inside his uncle's mansion, knocked over the portrait and damaged it. Trying to fix the picture himself Frank made an even bigger mess deciding to hide the painting somewhere in Grove Town. But when the Easy Crew try to locate the picture it isn't where Frank left it. How will the Easy Crew retrieve the precious artwork in time for the official unveiling? Join the Easy Crew in a fast paced race around Mouseland on the trail of the missing masterpiece.
Cast & Crew
Reggie Yates
Rastamouse (voice)
Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Scratchy (voice)
William Vanderpuye
Zoomer (voice)
Cornell John
President Wensley Dale (voice)
