Merlin the Magic Mouse

Merlin the Magic Mouse is a character from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. He is a magician mouse who has a sidekick (or better: magician's assistant), appropriately named Second Banana. He first appeared in "Merlin the Magic Mouse", a 1967 short.
== Background ==
Merlin is a stage magician (he usually preferred to be called a prestidigitator, though he could never pronounce this correctly) who traveled around for work with Second Banana. 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 "Atascadero Escondido!" He bears a green and purple magic hat (although in his debut cartoon and in post-Golden Age media, his hat is black and white), and in the later Alex Lovy-directed cartoons, foot spats.
Daws Butler provided the voice of Merlin and Second Banana in the first short. Larry Storch performed the voices for the other four films.
He appears in Tiny Toons Looniversity as Buster Bunny's mentor.
== Filmography ==
=== Cartoons ===
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=== In other media ===
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episode:
* "El Dia de los Pussygatos"
Tiny Toons Looniversity
* "Extra, So Extra"
==== Comics ====
===== Daffy Duck (Gold Key) =====
* Daffy Duck - Comic cover of Daffy Duck feat. Merlin and Second Banana - Daffy Duck #56 Gold Key March 1969
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - Show Biz Whiz - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #56 Gold Key March 1969
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Sword Box Switcheroo - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #58 Gold Key July 1969
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - Low Caliber Partner - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #59 Gold Key Sep 1969
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - Water Wizardry - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #61 Gold Key Jan 1970
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Flying Carpet Caper - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #63 Gold Key May 1970
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Mystic Violin - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #64 Gold Key July 1970
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Big Cheese Trick - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #65 Gold Key Sep 1970
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Dressing Room Robber - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #66 Gold Key Nov 1970
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Tootville Trip - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #67 Gold Key Jan 1971
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - Rug-Napped - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #68 Gold Key March 1971
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Mystic Violin - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #140 Gold Key Feb 1982
===== Golden Comics Digest (Gold Key) =====
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - Chickening Out - 7 pages - Golden Comics Digest #1 Gold Key May 1969
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - Catch the Culprit - 1 page puzzle - Golden Comics Digest #3 Gold Key July 1969
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Spook Cabinet - 8 pages - Golden Comics Digest #6 Gold Key Oct 1969
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Great Escaper - 8 pages - Golden Comics Digest #10 Gold Key May 1970
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Big Disappearing Act - 8 pages - Golden Comics Digest #14 Gold Key Oct 1970
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - Twin Tricks - 1 page puzzle - Golden Comics Digest #17 Gold Key May 1971
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - Crossword Magic - 1 page puzzle - Golden Comics Digest #21 Gold Key Jan 1972
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - Show Biz Whiz - 6 pages - Golden Comics Digest #30 Gold Key July 1973
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - Low Caliber Partner - 6 pages - Golden Comics Digest #39 Gold Key Sep 1974
===== International =====
* Merlin the Magic Mouse - The Tootville Trip - 6 pages - Daffy Duck #25122 Rosnock 1975 (Australia)
* Merlin - Le Château de la Sorcière (The Witch's Castle) - 6 pages - Titi Géant #63 Sagedition 1979 (France)
* Merlin - Le Château de la Sorcière (The Witch's Castle) - 6 pages - Titi Géant Album #21 Sagedition 1979 (France)
* Bugs Bunny - Preinvierno - 19 pages - El Conjeo de la Suerte #804 Editorial Novaro March 17, 1985 (Mexico)
== Notes ==
* Merlin is loosely based on W. C. Fields.
* Merlin was originally going to appear in a live-action/animated hybrid special titled Innocents Abroad, which would have featured Mark Twain characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The special never got off the ground.
== Gallery ==
1967 (4).PNG|1967 version of Merlin the Magic Mouse
1968 (3) 1.PNG|1968 version of Merlin the Magic Mouse
1969 (3).PNG|1969 version of Merlin the Magic Mouse
4451759961254272-1-.jpg|Merlin and Second Banana
merlin game.PNG|Merlin in Crazy Castle 2
51YTZJQTMCL._AA163.png|In "El Dia de los Pussygatos" on the right
Merlin_in_TTL.png|In Tiny Toons Looniversity
Merlin_and_Second_Banana_and_Magic_Carpet.PNG|Merlin and Second Banana and his Magic Carpet
Merlin_and_Second_Banana_Riding_on_the_Magic_Carpet.PNG|Merlin and Second Banana riding on the Magic Carpet
Atascadero_Escondido.PNG|"Atascadero Escondido"
Merlin with a Mustache.PNG|Merlin wearing a mustache as a magician
Merlin_and_his_Boxing_Glove.JPG|Merlin and his pair of boxing gloves
Merlin_with_a_Hen.JPG|Merlin with a hen
Merlin_with_a_Pig.JPG|Merlin with a pig
Merlin_as_a_Magician_sawing_Sam_Cat.JPG|Merlin as a magician sawing Sam Cat
Merlin_and_Second_Banana_and_Sam_the_Cat.JPG|Merlin and Second Banana and Sam Cat
Merlin_and_second_banana_and_Lo.JPG|Merlin and Second Banana and Lo
Merlin_and_Second_Banana_and_Hatfield_and_McCoy.JPG|Merlin and Second Banana and Hatfield and McCoy
Merlin_and_Second_Banana_and_Tuff_Guy.JPG|Merlin and Second Banana and Tuff
Merlin_and_Second Banana_and_O'Reilly_the_Lephrechan.JPG|Merlin and Second Banana and O'Reilly the Leprechaun
Merlin Bell Ringer.jpg|Fistic Mystic on HBO Max
Merlin in Tiny Toons Looniversity.png|Merlin in Tiny Toons Looniversity
InnocentsAbroadPitch.jpg
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