help Mimi identify a memory-me-do

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Hello excellent chums!

I am in a pickle, because I half a half forgotten memory of a crow. A crow in an overcoat. It may be a detective's overcoat, but I have a funny feeling that he was a bit shifty; a bit DelBoy-ish if not just downright deceitful. he may have been wearing a hat, maybe a hat that had a betting slip in the hat band... He was black (being a crow) but he had a yellow beak, I think.

I have thought that it might have been from:

Captain Beaky
A Kia Ora commercial
Disney's Dumbo

Or more vaguely:

A comic Strip
Children's cartoon

But I can find the character I am looking for. I took a picture yesterday and just looked at it, and it looks just like said crow (but without the overcoat, or hat) and I can't get the picture of this character out of my mind, but can't figure out where he was from.

EDIT: to clarify - just read the first main paragraph through and might not have made it clear that I was talking about a CARTOON crow

myp · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2008 23:36

Isn't it someone out of Danger Mouse?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Ooh, maybe, let me check...

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Gosh, you're right! You are good :!:

Thankyou soooo much myopticalfriend! That would have bugged me all evening long

Sheepeh · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2320

Stiletto, from DangerMouse?

<edit> apparently, yes. Pipped by Myp, again! </edit>

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

Case crowsed!

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12244

Eggsellent work you two.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

I think we've done all these same puns before. Not that they're tiresome, or anything.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12244

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Mimi wrote:

Hello excellent chums!

I am in a pickle, because I half a half forgotten memory of a crow. A crow in an overcoat. It may be a detective's overcoat, but I have a funny feeling that he was a bit shifty; a bit DelBoy-ish if not just downright deceitful. he may have been wearing a hat, maybe a hat that had a betting slip in the hat band... He was black (being a crow) but he had a yellow beak, I think.

Sounds like Stileto from Dangermouse.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

sorry, what I meant to say was:

I love these yolks! I think we should gather them all tofeather and compile an albumen.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Thanks, Chinny! Don't know what we'd do without you!

TheVision · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 0:14

As soon as you said Crow in an overcoat my mind took me back to when I was a kid and had some Danger Mouse toys.. I'm just a little too late with my answer.

Anyway, isn't Baron Greenback (the big, bad toad fellow) an awesome name?

In other cartoon news.. The American version of Superted had a bad guy bin man called "Dumping Jack Trash". That too is awesome.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

I don't think it would ever have occurred to me that it was Danger Mouse. When Myoptika said it I was trying to picture it but wasn't sure if I was just putting the picture together in my mind, but no, I would never have got the answer alone. You all have great memories

myp · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 0:23

Mimi wrote:

Gosh, you're right! You are good :!:

Thankyou soooo much myopticalfriend! That would have bugged me all evening long

The mention of Del Boy jogged my memory and made me remember that David Jason did the voices for Danger Mouse. I wasn't 100% sure, but thought I'd throw it out there anyway.

What a team!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Hehe, I didn't think of that. Super work!

CUS · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 4:22

Now, all go and play Danger Mouse in the Black Forest Chateau, the excellent 8-bit multiple-choice-adventure. It's sort of like a Choose Your Own Adventure that isn't so linear, or a Fighting Fantasy minus all the combat, and a top way to start the day / while away a boring work day.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 10:04

Might it be Stilleto, from Dangermouse?

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Not been going as well for Baron Greenback recently.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Curiosity wrote:

Might it be Stilleto, from Dangermouse?

Hmmm, I'm not so sure, let me check.

By golly, Curiosity, you're right! How on earth did you pull that one from the back of your memory?!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

CUS wrote:

Now, all go and play Danger Mouse in the Black Forest Chateau, the excellent 8-bit multiple-choice-adventure. It's sort of like a Choose Your Own Adventure that isn't so linear, or a Fighting Fantasy minus all the combat, and a top way to start the day / while away a boring work day.

I had that on the speccy. It was great. It taught me what moonshine was.

Bear or Bust · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 16:22

Quote:

A Kia Ora commercial

I liked those commercials as a kid, I'll be your dog and so on and so on.
I haven't seen Kia Ora around for years either, though its probably still made.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

Bear or Bust wrote:

Quote:

A Kia Ora commercial

I liked those commercials as a kid, I'll be your dog and so on and so on.
I haven't seen Kia Ora around for years either, though its probably still made.

Possibly because it was racist?
Though it actually still exists, it seems:
http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/ourbrands/default.aspx?ID=50

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

For you, Bear or Bust:

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Also:

CUS · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 19:52

For years, I was convinced that there was a flavour of that called Um GobNob.

For years also now, I have wanted to perform an OTT power ballad version of this beautiful number:

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

Next time we're having a GTA race, we're singing that.

Sheepeh · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2320

CUS wrote:

For years also now, I have wanted to perform an OTT power ballad version of this beautiful number:

Sir, this is my favourite advert song EVER, as my family take delight in pointing out I used to sing it all the time when it was on.

And you are scaring me now. You are me and I pay myself £5.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

If I'm being honest (and gluttonous), advertising a chocoalte bar to me as "not spoiling your appetite" is like saying "it's shit".

I LIKE TO BE FED. (But yes, I did love that song. I also vividly remember the aerial construction of the milky way, oddly.

myp · **Posted:** Sun May 25, 2008 8:32

Is it Stiletto from Danger Mouse?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

myoptika wrote:

Is it Stiletto from Danger Mouse?

No.

Bear or Bust · **Posted:** Sun May 25, 2008 16:12

Quote:

For you, Bear or Bust:

Yes, thats great, also while looking around youtube I found this from when I was younger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l6hnqPrb4M

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