The Third Mouse

Plot

Pinky arrives in Vienna circa 1946 to search for his friend, The Brain. Several people tell him that The Brain was killed in a chemical explosion (which Pinky misinterprets as Brain running late rather than being "The Late Brain"). Pinky denies all proof of his death and becomes entangled in a bizarre adventure. It is later revealed that The Brain is alive, but faked his death in the hopes of starting a new life with a mouse named Trudy.

Trivia

• This cartoon is a parody of the 1949 British film noir The Third Man.
• The song "Chopin's Piano Sonata Number 2" is featured prominently as an instrumental.
• Brain's telegram mentions a fictional place in Vienna: "Rueggerstrasse," which is a play-on of the name of series creator Tom Ruegger.
• When Trudy interrogates Pinky on what he knows, he responds that he knows the lyrics to "Yakko's World" (the song even briefly plays in the background). This is a nod to the fact that both Pinky and Yakko Warner share a voice actor- Rob Paulsen.
• Phar Fignewton makes an appearance on photograph of Pinky's when the police bring him in.
• Dot Warner makes a cameo in this episode. Like her other appearances in black-and-white settings, her nose is still red.
• The ending chorus is sung in an Austrian style, accompanied by the score's zither.

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