 Welcome to The Game's Afoot!, the definitive fansite for Disney's 26th underappreciated animated classic, The Great Mouse Detective (1986). Relive the exciting adventures of a clever mouse, Basil of Baker Street, and his arch-enemy, the notorious Professor Ratigan, in London 1897. This site contains the most comprehensive information and media on this underrated Disney gem. Be sure to sign Basil's Guestbook, feel free to contribute, and enjoy!  Happy Holidays from The Game's Afoot!  11-27-2009 | The holidays are here and so are some minor decorations for the home page. The Miscellaneous photo page has some new images to view. Under Odds and Ends is one image of Basil and Dawson. It leads to a page with a few other images as well as a description for their scene (including Ratigan) in an episode of "Disney's House of Mouse." Also at the same page is an added section called Poster Concept Illustration Original Art by Paul Wenzel. There were two alternate designs for the movie poster, both of which noticeably feature Basil in a very Sherlockian attire. Hope everyone has a safe Black Friday! 11-20-2009 | For the Press section, I added a new article from Disney News issue Summer, 1986. Also, due to his hilarious facial expression, I added two links to a drawing with Basil and a lady mouse climbing a wall. It's titled, Keep Looking Up, and three fans are responsible for this amusing scene: the first is Jessica, the creator of the lady mouse named Miranda, the second is MimiSkitty, the artist who sketched the drawing, and the third is Anyango, the colorist who added a bit of pink to the detective's cheeks. Check out the two links listed under Off Site of the Fan Art page. Enjoy! 11-13-2009 | It's another Friday the 13th, oh noes! I'm working on something offline to submit here and it's not ready yet, so for this week, I'll present something simple but nice. For the Odds and Ends section of the Miscellaneous photo page, I've added a picture of an advertisement for The Great Mouse Detective. It was found on the back of the Disneyland booklet for its particular birth date, July 17, 1986. Trust me, it's the only mention of the film in the entire booklet. Also, I received a request to do a Link Exchange with the web site, Download Movies. The title and link have now been added to the Links page. Have a great weekend! 11-06-2009 | First off, I'd like to wish my sister, Christine, a very Happy Birthday today! In other great news, my friend, Mykenna, found out at UltimateDisney.com that The Great Mouse Detective Special Edition DVD is slated for release in March, 2010. Details on the bonus features have not yet been released. Finally, for the Miscellaneous photo page, I've added a new section for the Lithographs from the U.S. and Dutch video release of the film. Have a good weekend! 10-30-2009 | Added three new pictures to the Odds and Ends section of the Miscellaneous page. The first is of the October 27 picture ("Basil of Baker Street, my good fellow!") from the 2009 Disney desktop calendar while the other two are from a Disney Villains T-shirt featuring Ratigan. The T-shirt belonged to a random guest at Disney's California Adventure and I was granted permission to photograph the back of it. All three are very fitting pictures for this pagan event, wouldn't you agree? HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 10-23-2009 | Archived twenty more updates. For this week, I've added information and a window photo for William Cottrell at the pages of Trivia and Miscellaneous photos under Odds and Ends.  |        |
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