Fievel's American Tales
Nostalgic '90s series full of harrowing adventures.
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Fievel's American Tales
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this TV show.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Fievel's American Tales is a TV series that continues the story of the An American Tale: Fievel Goes West movie by exploring the Mousekivitz familiy's adventures in the Wild West. Fievel's family is kind and supportive of each other. Tiger is a cat that goes against his natural instincts to be a good friend to Fievel the mouse. The villains are a spider and a cat who want to eat Fievel. There are often scenes of them chasing and catching him, though he always gets away, There are also instances of Alley cats bullying other cats and the bad guys often get hurt. Staying true to form with the original movies, themes of being lost or left behind are often explored. Regular use of threatening language like, "over my dead body" and "now you're gonna pay" along with mild insults like "fur head."
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What's the Story?
In FIEVEL'S AMERICAN TALES, Fievel and the rest of his mouse family, the Mousekiwitz, have completed their move from Russia and settled in America's wild west along with Fievel's cat buddy, Tiger. Each day is a new adventure with Fievel's big imagination and penchant for getting into trouble.
Is It Any Good?
This animated series originally premiered in 1992 and continues the story that started with An American Tale and continued with An American Tale: Fievel Goes West. Fievel's American Tales, follows Fievel, with his big imagination and tendency to get into trouble, on his daily adventures. Kids will get a kick out of seeing the young mouse in adorable cowboy gear and will love his warm Russian family and the goofy sweetness of his cat friend, Tiger. However, parents should be aware that the show features the outdated message of Fievel's father disapproving of his active imagination. It also touches on themes of being lost or left behind, which may be unsettling for very young children and the storyline allows some bullying to go unchecked. This one doesn't provide many teaching moments, but kids will still enjoy watching the character's endlessly scurrying out of scrapes and taking on new adventures.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about Fievel often getting lost or being in peril in Fievel's American Tales. How does this make you feel when you watch it? Do you think you'd feel differently if this wasn't a cartoon? How come?
Are Fievel and Tiger friends? How can you tell? What types of things do they do for each other to be a good friend?
Can you tell that this show was made 30 years ago? How is it different from more recent cartoons? How is it similar?
TV Details
- Premiere date: September 3, 1992
- Cast: Cathy Cavadini, Dom DeLuise
- Network: Peacock
- Genre: Kids' Animation
- Topics: Cats, Dogs, and Mice
- Character Strengths: Curiosity
- TV rating: TV-G
- Last updated: February 3, 2023
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