| Merlin the Magic Mouse andSecond Banana | |
|---|---|
| Looney Tunes character | |
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| First appearance | Merlin the Magic Mouse (1967) |
| Created by | Alex Lovy |
| Designed by | Jaime Diaz |
| Voiced by | Daws Butler (1967) Larry Storch (1968–1969) JP Karliak (2023–present) |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Mouse |
| Gender | Male |
Merlin the Magic Mouse is an animated cartoon mouse who starred in fiveWarner Bros.Looney Tunes shorts late in the series, from 1967 to 1969.[1] The first cartoon wasMerlin the Magic Mouse, directed byAlex Lovy.
In 1967,Jack L. Warner reorganized the Warner Bros. animation department and hired Lovy away fromHanna-Barbera Productions to create new characters for Warner Bros. The two that Lovy came up with were Merlin the Magic Mouse andCool Cat.[2]
Merlin was anightclubmagician (he usually preferred to be called aprestidigitator, though he could never pronounce this correctly) who traveled around for work.[3] Much of the humor of the character derived from the fact that, while he was often regarded as a cheap stage magician, he knew some very real and powerful magic tricks. His magic words were typically "AtascaderoEscondido!" Merlin also has a sidekick, appropriately named Second Banana, which is a slang term for a magician's assistant.
Daws Butler provided the voice of Merlin and Second Banana in the first short,Merlin the Magic Mouse;Larry Storch performed the voices for the other four films.[4] Merlin's vocal mannerisms are based on that ofW.C. Fields.[4]
He was featured inTiny Toons Looniversity, voiced byJ. P. Karliak.[5]
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