Rastamouse
Seen it?2011 | 3 seasons | 10 min | Kids, Animation
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families and animation lovers. If you loved Blue's Clues, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 13 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Rastamouse is a British animated stop motion children's TV series created by Genevieve Webster and Michael De Souza and produced by Three Stones Media/The Rastamouse Company for CBeebies. The show follows crime-busting mouse reggae band Da Easy Crew, who split their time between making music and solving mysteries for Da President of Mouseland. The first 52 episodes of the initial series were shown in the afternoon beginning 31 January 2011 on CBeebies. From 7 March 2011, the programme was repeated in the early mornings, on BBC Two. The second series, comprising a further 26 episodes, started on 20 August 2012, on CBeebies.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 40K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up.
- Season 12011 · 26 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 22011 · 26 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 32012 · 26 episodesNot rated yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Michael De Souza, Genevieve Webster
- Reggie YatesRastamouse (voice)
- Sharon Duncan-BrewsterScratchy (voice)
- William VanderpuyeZoomer (voice)
- Cornell JohnPresident Wensley Dale (voice)