The Game's Afoot!

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New pin found at the Disney Store UK: Basil and Olivia Pin, The Great Mouse Detective 40th Anniversary! Just released, so it is still available, not sure about the US version of the Disney Store, but keep checking for updated information! I swear it looks like a Disney Fantasy Pin to me and almost wasn't considering adding it to the Merchandise 2 Pins section, but I do believe this is an official one. At least I hope it is!

For now, I added to Fan Art a collage using a 4-0 template (from rapidcollage.com) with 95 random images from every memorable scene and attempting to include all of the characters, major and minor!

Just in time for the milestone anniversary of this film in a few days - technically this upcoming Thursday, July 2nd! I updated the Pins section of Merchandise 2 with The Great Mouse Detective Character Cluster Series. Released on June 18th, this pin was available from multiple sources (WDW, DLR, etc.). It features Basil, Dr Dawson, Professor Ratigan, Fidget, Olivia Flaversham, and the Mouse Queen all in a cluster. Photo/Info courtesy of Pin & Pop.

Added to Scenes and Animation GIFs, this was just another 'for fun' and National Day added for this week, but very soon, there will be much to celebrate about when this film officially turns 40 on July 2nd!

New pin release! But, alas, this is a tough one to grab unless you don't mind paying triple digits for it. Added to the Pins section of Merchandise 2 is the Commemorative Animal Stamps Series #8 at The Walt Disney Company Store. Basil is among the list of animated characters with the year 1986 next to him. This was a Limited Edition (LE) of 300 as a Online Pin Release on May 28, 2026 and was exclusive for Disney Employees. Sold at a retail price of $29.95 yet sellers are jacking up their prices at eBay big time. Photos courtesy of Pin & Pop and eBay seller steamboat_willie_28 showing how it looks in the packaging.

The information on the magazine issue has been added to the Press page with a link included if interested in purchasing it.

I saw this news on May 27th (Vincent Price's birthday of all days!) and had to share it right away for this week's update! Added to the Contemporary Cast & Crew page, I added information about The Great Mouse Detective 40th Anniversary Panel at the LightBox Expo in Pasadena, CA (October 23 - 25, 2026). Moderated by Nick Manfredi, special guests expected to be there are two of the film's directors, John Musker and Ron Clements. Nick is sharing the info at Facebook and here at Instagram. To purchase tickets, check out the Official LightBox Expo web site!

Another amusing thing added this week was a random find at YT. Added to Scenes, this was Disney Sunday Movie "Tiger Town" Season 31 Ep 12b or the 'Eisner Intro' of the Disney Sunday Movie for "Tiger Town" (1986). Mickey and Goofy are wearing baseball outfits as they play a game of catch while Michael Eisner walks by with Basil and Ratigan in the background. Michael walks over to Mickey and Goofy as well as talk about the movie. Unfortunately, Basil and Ratigan walk away and are never seen again as it was just a quick cameo of them. Since that happened, I made a GIF of their brief appearance and added it to GIFs! 😁

This week I updated a just-for-fun addition to the Scenes section of Audio & Video Galleries with my video: "Basil of Baker Street // Inspector Roger Crimmins Introduction (Subtitles)." My family and I recently watched the 1985 Murder, She Wrote episode, "Sing a Song of Murder" (S02E05), knowing Inspector Roger Crimmins was played by Barrie Ingham. His very first scene is of him inside his New Scotland Yard office playing darts. 🎯 In the Disney film, The Great Mouse Detective, when Basil first appears, he nonchalantly tosses a dart into the bull's eye! I just thought it was a cool connection to both characters! 😁

These are by having sheer luck of getting the exact character you want. That happened to me once with the Heroes vs. Villains blind bag in 2012. I was at Disneyland with my family in the Astro Blasters gift shop. I bought a bunch of bags and the very first pin I pulled out was none other than Basil! 😁

I just realized I did an update to Professional Artists last week with an artist last name of Smith. Well, I couldn't help but share another master artist with the same last name for this week! Kids Book Illustrator Brad Smith shared an incredible rendition of Basil of Baker Street, and it is fantastic! I highly recommend checking out his Instagram, too!

This week I came across some more awesome and impressive artworks featuring Basil and Professor Ratigan from artist Peter Smith. I already have been showcasing two of his works at the Professional Artists page, so these are three more I came across, adding a current total of five brilliant artworks. Peter is at Instagram, so please check out his account and give him lots of Likes and Comments. No, really, this artist is fantastic! Newly added are dates from December 1, 2023 (Basil), December 18, 2023 (Ratigan), and January 10, 2024 (Colored Basil on a Batman comic book cover). Enjoy!

For this week's update, I went to Cels and added some images found at IMDb including one featuring the Lady Mouse visiting Basil and Dawson. The cel is rare because it's uncut. Before I end, you must listen to Shani sing Nancy's song at 92 years of age. Here is the link to the Britain's Got Talent video. Enjoy! ORIGINAL NANCY from 1968's 'OLIVER!' SHANI WALLIS auditions | Auditions | BGT Unseen

More and more I'm seeing different designs or simple one-character on T-shirts for this film, and I came across another basic T-shirt with Basil from Amazon. Added to the Apparel section of Merchandise, it's simply called Disney The Great Mouse Detective Basil of Baker Street T-Shirt with Basil making a nice, welcoming pose surrounded by footprints, as if he stopped in the middle of investigating to say, "It's elementary!" or something like that. Very cool, check it out if interested!

For this National Day, I made a GIF called The Henry Mancini Montage and added it to the Animation GIFs page. It's a lot of frames because I wanted to include the moment when Vincent Price was performing "Goodbye So Soon" with Mancini looking on. To be in the room and watching an incredible legend at work would be a dream come true. I'm speaking, of course, about Vincent AND Henry! 😁

I know this update is not really related to TGMD, but since Barrie will forever be known for his voice work of Basil of Baker Street, I had to share this clip for World Theatre Day 🎭 (March 27th). Added to the Scenes page, this is a clip of Barrie Ingham (as Sir Danvers Carew) and Christiane Noll (as Emma Carew) performing "Letting Go" in the Broadway production of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical." There was a time I found and watched the entire show, enjoying it quite a bit! I can't find it anymore, only in short clips like this one. Anyway, thank you for visiting! 😁