He's a fearless child, but his youthful curiosity often gets him into a lot of trouble, and he gets separated from his family on multiple occasions. Later, Tony and Fievel realize that they're late to the meeting at Chelsea Pier and in a rush, Tony leaves Fievel behind. Tanya is a secondary character in the first film, who only features prominently in a few scenes. in 1962, and its earliest publication was in 1947. Between 1998 and 2015 she appeared in this form on the cover of the DVD and Blu-Ray releases of An American Tail despite looking different in the actual film, for unknown reasons. Slingshot I don't know what's out there beyond those hills, but if you ride yonder, head up, eyes steady, heart open, I think one day you'll find that you're the hero you've been lookin' for ." Thanks! He didn't really have an appearance in this sequel,But I see a mice married with a girl that looks like Bridget with a infant,Those mice almost look exactly . He appears to be in his mid teens. | Early in the film, when the Mouskewitzes first arrive at Ellis Island believing Fievel drowned at sea and is gone for good, Tanya's name is changed to "Tilly". Later, Fievel returns to his family, and Tony and Bridget kiss and fall into a puddle. She has a beautiful singing voice, which didn't "fit in" well with her New York neighbors (as Mama Mousekewitz prepared some of the food they throw as the family dinner, but this is just because her "audience" was a bunch of humans who most likely interpreted her singing as musical squeaking, not to mention it was late at night when some of them were probably trying to sleep). He was voiced by Pat Musick. Tony Toponis hat is usually red in the first and third installment (alongside his limited appearance in the second film), but in. Like Fievel, he has dark brown fur with tan fur around his eyes and muzzle. When the mice are sitting in the audience/mouse trap, Tanya begins singing "The Star Spangled Banner". Other names It can be assumed that she and Tony have started a family by then, and moved to Green River. Papa likes to tell tall tales and wholeheartedly believes that there are no cats in America at the beginning of the first film. This is similar to Nancy Cartwright playing Bart Simpson. The Mott Street Maulers attack the marker, but Tony and Bridget survive the destruction and Tony realizes that Fievel has gone missing, but Fievel was revealed to be safe and unharmed and then, Bridget remembers that Honest John knows every mouse in the city and they all try to find Honest John. Published: Aug 26, 2022. He is among those who finds out that Honest John can't help find Fievel's family, as John only knows every voting mouse in New York. Fievel's parents. Bridget then joins Fievel and Tony as they leave to find Honest John (unknowingly missing Fievel's family again). Early concept art of Tony (as a childlike prototype) and Fievel. Hearing that Fievel wants to escape, he says "You and me both". After returning Cholena back to the cave while being in potential danger in Manhattan, Cholena thankfully kisses Tony goodbye as he "blushes". Though they are presumed to be scared away by Gussie and Tiger when they tried to take Fievel away from his family, they just taunt him for looking for his family, turn them into mouse burgers when they had fulfilled their purpose. When they do, it starts falling apart and making horrific mechanical noises. In second shot, his shirt is changed to dark blue and his hat belt appears black, revealing his gold buttons, which carries to the third shot. He's also Wicked Cultured and planned to spare Tanya from the fate of the other mice because he liked her singing voice. She's constantly at odds with her editor, who believes more in selling newspapers than bringing people facts. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Physical Appearance 1.2 Personality 2 Appearance 2.1 An American Tail 2.2 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West 2.3 Fievel's American Tails 3 Direct-to-Video Sequels 4 Gallery 5 Trivia Background Physical Appearance However, the cats fail and the secret weapon is released. He meets her while she's giving a speech on the unfairness of the way cats mistreat mice. Either way, they're no longer a threat. As he begins to leave, he asks Fievel if he has a clue as to where his family is; however, Fievel has already run off, leaving Tony shouting for him, clearly worried. Warren's solution to dealing with the mice after he's exposed as a cat. 164 Views. Add to Favourites. Although she normally wears her regular outfit with her babushka (seen in one of Fievel's dreams), she instead wears her work outfit, consisting of a slimmer, professional-looking white blouse and purple ankle-length skirt, with a large blue bow on her blouse. Soon enough, the cats have been given the boot and the mice are celebrating. It's not likely the song was sung circa 1885, when the movie was set. In An American Tail, she wears a red babushka (headscarf), a blue blouse with a navy jumper dress and frilly white pantalettes. In An American Tail, Tony wears a light blue shirt and patched-up brown pants with feet-straps on the bottom, a red scarf and a dark red hat with a yellow strip on it. Wylie Burp | Tony is last seen saying "I don't hear no one thanking me here! Despite the current situation, Tony and Bridget stay behind to search for Fievel, as he didn't show up. He mentions being from Sicily on occasion and it is assumed he is an orphan. Tony is later seen on top of the sign for Hester Street. Role conflict in the later sequels His friendship with Fievel and his family carries into the direct-to-video sequels. Alternate Versions As he begins to leave, he asks Fievel if he has a clue as to where his family is; however, Fievel has already run off, leaving Tony shouting for him, clearly worried. Tony begrudgingly follows Fievel's plan to wait there while Fievel goes to get Nellie. Luckily, Tony and Bridget survive the destruction. Her removal from the direct-to-video sequels became one of the controversial canonical changes that ever occurred in the franchise. This issue gained some debate since. The moment the mice have got the Giant Mouse stopped, they get the call to release it. Very slender, tall young mouse, blue shirt with a red scarf on the neck, brown pants with feet-straps, red hat, black hair, barefoot, To help Fievel find his family (originally), Philly's thinking, Bridget, fighting cats, He and Bridget kiss at the reunion of Fievel and his family, "Pardon the expression but you looked like something the cat dragged in you know?". there are no cats in America, and the streets are paved with cheese. An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster. After being hugged by Fievel, the two young mice set out to find Fievel's family. Eventually, Fievel follows his father's fiddling and the Mousekewitzes are made whole. Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo) as Pegasus. Interestingly, Tony is absent from the rally at Mausheimer Park. After retconning the first sequel, the child fades completely. It is the first theatrical sequel to any Don Bluth film (as there was no such thing as films going directly to video at the time of its release), the second and last being All Dogs Go to Heaven 2. Fievel and his friend Tony Toponi find a map that they believe points to a treasure buried somewhere beneath Old New York, and the plucky rodent is determined to find it. Cast: Fievel Mousekewitz (An American Tail) as Hercules. Characters can be seen going through Monument Valley (on the Utah/Arizona border) when they are supposed to be on their way to Green River (Wyoming). The reason for Tonys role limitation was because of his actress, Pat Musick, had largely stepped away from acting to take care of her daughter, Mae Whitman (who was just born), and only appeared in a handful of productions during that period. Role conflict in the later sequels | Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Also, they set sail from Hamburg, which was the departure point for more than four million immigrants from 1830 to 1914. Bridget | His hat is blue (with the strip and button reversed), and his hair is slightly darker in The Mystery of the Night Monster. It is stated that he helped get Tanya her job as Reed Daley's secretary. A group of vicious cats that are responsible for the Mousekewitz family moving to America. A tiny roach who works for Warren as an accountant. Applies to all the mice. Tony is later seen fighting off the cats when they show up early to the mouse base at Chelsea Pier. Tony, assumed to be a few years older, only appears as a background character in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West as a cameo. Kind, streetwise, helpful, slightly sarcastic, handsome, and brave. Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective) as Hades. Soundtracks. Allies However, the cats fail and the secret weapon is released. When the mice have been captured by Mousey's gang, and he and Fievel sneak into the sewers to save them, Tony begrudgingly follows Fievel's plan rather than jumping in to rescue everyone trapped in the cages, but when Fievel and Nellie get stuck fighting Madame Mousey at the Daily Nibbler office he gets tired of waiting and floods the sewer to rescue the mice. Tony is seen again fighting against the other cats and realizes that Warren T. Rat is the leader of the cats and Tony demolishes Warren's disguise, revealing him to be a cat and not a rat. She was sad to leave him behind in New York, but at the end of the comic they would have been reunited when he moves to Green River. She is described as being sixteen years old (nine years older than Fievel, who is described as being seven in both versions of The Illustrated Story) in trading cards released with the 2nd film. that Warren T. is really a cat in disguise and the leader of the cats terrorizing New York. Relatives A crooked rat with a stranglehold on the mice of New York. Tony hopes the "treasure" hinted at in the map will solve his financial woes. Zackzilla's Nostalgia Museum An American Tail - burning the homes Part 2, An American Tail - opening credits Part 2, An American Tail - talking about america Part 2, An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster, An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, An American Tail: A Musical Adventure with Fievel and Friends, A Musical Adventure With Fievel and Friends, Grandma Mousekewitz (grandmother; deceased), Grandpa Mousekewitz (grandfather; deceased), Great Grandpa Mousekewitz (great-grandfather; deceased), Cavadini was not the first choice to voice Tanya; she originally only auditioned to sing. Kind, streetwise, helpful, slightly sarcastic, handsome, and brave. He also has black hair (he is one of the only male characters in the series to have a unique hairstyle and not just fur on his head). Tony Toponi is a main character of the An American Tail movie series, with the exception of the second film. Tony, Bridget, and their baby escape in a roller skate from a cat attack. They also won't listen to Fievel when he warns them about Cat R. Waul's evil plans in the second movie. He meets Fievel at Moe's sweatshop and, after Fievel helps him escape, he agrees to help Fievel find his family. Neither speak in this film. Fievel Goes West is where he saw the most character development. He is one of the characters that could only be voiced by the original actors. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. In the opening Hanukkah scene, Papa tells Fievel and Tanya the story of "the giant mouse of Minsk," who was "so big he frightened all the cats." This is arguably because of Tony's role limitation in this film from Pat Musick's involvement with several other works at the time, causing the staff not to confirm (as unfocused) the exact palette for the character. In An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, Tony, appearing young again, is one of Fievel's best friends, though Bridget is strangely absent. 3 from . Okay, that last one is specific to immigrant, terrorizing them into paying a protection racket. Tiger | by others. When Fievel says "Let's go on that ride again!" It aired for one season in 1992, and continued Fievel's adventures from the film An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. An American Tail - burning the homes Part 2, An American Tail - opening credits Part 2, An American Tail - talking about america Part 2. Fievel soon reveals Warren T. as the leader of the cats and, when Warren's list of demands includes Fievel, Tony promptly demolishes his disguise, revealing Warren T. to be a cat and not a rat! He is first seen when he and his parents were getting away in a roller skate from the cat attack, then the Toponi family were seen in a crowd in the sewer. Fievel's protector and guide In the last scene, Tony is with Tiger and the Mousekewitz family enjoying a day at the beach. Quote A rich uptown mouse who is committed to ridding New York of its cat menace, and finally gets an idea on how to accomplish this from one of Fievel's fairy tales. They live under a house in a Jewish district of Shostka (Russian empire, now in Ukraine). Believing in the American dream, they head to New York City by boat because "there are no cats in America, and the streets are paved with cheese." She lives in a water tower atop a downtown building, and lets Fievel stay with her while he searches for his family, likely acting as his caretaker along with Tony between the scenes. You can find Tanya Mousekewitz's gallery here. We have free speech! -M-NUva. Later, at a market, Tony becomes smitten with a female mouse named Bridget, who is protesting against the cat attacks and she eventually becomes smitten with him too. Tiger's ex girlfriend who leaves him to go west and have real adventures. Tony's surname comes from the Italian word for mouse, "topo". This was also Elaine Bilstad's final film appearance before her death on January 30, 1999. When the cats were about to dine on some of the mice, Tony is forced to break his promise to wait and flood the sewer to rescue the mice. with neither Bridget or the baby in sight, push him into a mud puddle, throw straw at him so he can make a bed. They move to Green River with the other New York mice after escaping a cat attack by riding a roller skate, settling down in a discarded teapot. However, the treasure turns out to be the lost Lenape tribe. Certain species of real-life tarantulas can hunt and devour mice. I'll tell ya what Filly! on the Internet. 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