(Innocently, Bartholomew hiccups again.)
Ye…Yeah! He was taken by a bat.
Basil: Ah-ha! Basil hangs his head as the cruel laughter continues. The Queen is distracted by the sound of knocking at her door and adjusts her crown before answering. Dawson stares at the liquid with his bifocals while Basil returns with a vial of a red chemical. (A slide constructed of wood and pipes is aimed directly at the mousetrap trigger release.) During these lyrics, Miss Kitty puts on black gloves, removed her shawl, and ripped off her skirt, revealing her garter and feather boa around her waist. They slowly creep over to the entrance, and notice Olivia curled up in the bottle, apparently asleep, with her back to them. She moves behind the curtain as the band joins in, picking up the beat even more. Basil: The thrill of the hunt, eh, Dawson? Basil whistles, and Toby rolls his head back to see him clearing his throat and tapping his foot. [London, 1897.
The robot seizes the teapot and pours that onto its head as well, then hurls it towards Ratigan, who dodges just in time. To Buckingham Palace! He yells.)
Dawson and Olivia both try to grab for him, but miss. Basil turns as Ratigan knocks him down. Basil pulls out a cigarette, intending to look at home in the pub. The Queen’s in danger and the Empire’s doomed. Isn’t that right, Doctor? This page has been accessed 21,271 times. Just as Fidget is about to throw the Queen over, Basil grabs her. Ratigan’s secret lair! Basil starts rushing ahead, urging Dawson to follow him.
Robot Queen: You’re not my Royal Consort!
Oh, by the way. He looks to Olivia, who is giving a playful salute of her own, and takes her hand. All hell frequently breaks loose as Basil tries to run the hotel, constantly under verbal (and sometime physical) attack from his unhelpful wife Sybil, and hindered by the incompetent, but easy target, Manuel; their Spanish waiter. (Olivia pushes against the door and is able to move the table. Directed by Bob Spiers. Inside, Ratigan is completely consumed by hatred. Basil: (Whispering) Dawson…stay close and do as I do.
It is also the final episode of the series, although it aired seven months after the previous episode, 2x05 - The Anniversary. Toby promptly sits. Basil is slowly making his way back up, pedaling with all his might as the propeller is lifting him higher. A puppy pokes its head out of a hat and barks; a bunny is moving an egg shell up and down as a baby chick chirps inside. Robot Queen: (ducks down to free itself.)
Excellent work, old man. Basil looks over his shoulder, having seen more strange evidence.) Ratigan’s up to something. He turns to them, with a sinister smile as he makes a kissy face. What?
Mrs. Judson thrusts her load into Dawson's arms and rushes to her side.) He’s just the chap for this. Ha, ha, ha! Ratigan: (gets in the detective’s face.) (Inside her bedroom, the Queen is preparing herself. (More exasperated) And not by any child, either. Oh Fidget, I knew I could rely on you. Now, hurry along, Dawson.
Miss Kitty: ♪ Hey fellas ♪ I’ll take off all my blues ♪ Hey fellas ♪ There’s nothin’ I won’t do ♪ Just for you!♪. Felicia pouts for a moment, then spits the poor mangled bat out. (Depressed) Another dead end. Oh my, we’re late to catch our train. (Basil spins the revolver and aims it at the pillows.
The sentimental moment lingers for a bit, then Basil gets straight to business. I love it! Basil marches back down the window still and stands in front of his dog, speaking more strictly this time. Everyone laughs at his coughing as the woman returns to her poker game. (The camera focuses briefly on the passenger inside the carriage before it pans down, revealing Dr. Dawson sitting on the foot pedestal reading his paper.) Let me fetch you a pot of tea and some of my fresh cheese crumpets. Olivia bites his hand, making Ratigan scream in pain, giving Basil the opportunity to climb up the gear and seize the professor’s cape, and tangle it between two gears. To the matter at hand. Toby has made it to the palace, and holds his nose to a ledge, where Basil, Olivia, and Dawson race in through a mouse hole. Ratigan himself almost doesn’t believe it, but a cruel smile spreads across his face as he leaps up and laughs maniacally. Am I right?
As Dawson and Flaversham move to take them, The Basil begins to lower the Union Jack! Yes! The camera pans downward, and we see Basil is disguised as a sailor and is using a fake moustache, and is approaching the front door to a pub called The Rat Trap. (Dawson eyes him in confusion) Now, you will remember to smile for the camera, won’t you? Narrator: And he's teaming up with the lovable Toby, Dawson; his assistant, and little Olivia. The blade falls lengthwise, slicing through the ropes and trap, effectively freeing them. Ratigan leans upside down over the railing to sneer at the boy from before. His men pull back as Ratigan is seated at a harp. Fidget? Narrator: The clues are in, the pressure is on, and the adventure is about to begin. (Olivia turns to him. Dawson: I say Basil, who is this Toby chap? His vision blurred for only a second, he moves back. He cackles evilly as his shadow looms over the door to the toy shop. Now, come with me. (He rings Felicia's bell.). Next, Fidget is shwon carrying Olivia towards a bottle lying on its side. The barmaid comes up to Basil and Dawson's table. Dawson nervously tips his hat and pats Toby's nose. Good.
The pianist instead hits the head of a big mean-looking mouse, who stands up and prepares to fight. Basil and the others climb onto his neck, and Basil points ahead.) (He disappears behind the curtain, taking Olivia with him.). But I shall always look back on that first with the most fondness; my introduction to Basil of Baker Street…the Great Mouse Detective. …so very close. (A camera is indeed set up, ready to shoot.) (Basil is now behind them, poking his head through a banister. (He shakes a finger at Basil, who once more rushes right by the two of them. Basil tries to leap for him, but as he does, the blocks tumble and fall, taking Basil down with them. (Toby kisses Olivia.) Fidget has made it to the edge of the balcony, where Felicia is sitting below, waiting patiently. Basil, Dawson and Flaversham rush forward, only to freeze as Ratigan holds Olivia threateningly over the edge. Narrator: For the mouse who always gets his man. The anvil falls seconds later, missing them both.
The fight continues as Dawson climbs down the passageway, with Basil right behind him. (He jerks hard on the controls, making the robot dump the cup of tea on its head. The lighting turns red as the illusion is shattered. Fidget pedals as fast as he can as Ratigan steers the dirigible just below the bridge. (He sets the violin back on the chair.).
Dawson? Basil strikes his match against the wall and lights his cigarette. Dawson can barely muffle his panicked fear. (He continues working at the controls, getting the robot to pour a spoonful of sugar into the teacup and stir.).
Basil shushes him as he opens the door.
American/Canadian trailer B (1999, Coming Soon), American/Canadian trailer B (1999, Now Available), Stitch! I'm lost. Dawson: Uh, uh I’m right behind you, Basil. Open up! Noble! Guest Stars: John Quarmby (Mr Carnegie), Ballard Berkeley (Major Gowen), Brian Hall (Terry), Gilly Flower (Miss Tibbs), Renee Roberts (Miss Gatsby), David Neville (Ronald), Sabina Franklyn (Quentina), James Taylor (Mr Taylor), Melody Lang (Mrs Taylor), Stuart Sherwin (Guest).