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, 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. The character . She is conspicuously missing from the direct-to-video sequels. | At the beginning of the film Tanya gets a babushka for Hannukah (actual Jewish holiday) while Fievel gets his hat. Interestingly, Tony is absent from the rally at Mausheimer Park. "This is America! Tony hopes the "treasure" hinted at in the map will solve his financial woes. It can be assumed that she and Tony have started a family by then, and moved to Green River. His friendship with Fievel carries into the direct-to-video sequels. guerlain insolence old bottle. ChulaCactus Cat GangChief McBrusqueMr. You can find Tanya Mousekewitz's gallery here. Bernard (The Rescuers) as Zeus. He and Bridget kiss at the reunion of Fievel and his family 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. Madame Mousey (pronounced 'Moo-say') is a small french poodle, who fled her owner to cause some trouble on her own. The audience knows that if they'd just let it go, things would have worked out just fine, but the mice don't know that. However, the cats fail and the secret weapon is released. Later, at the market (where both Tony and Fievel walk straight over Fievel's family without even knowing), Tony states he has a plan all worked out to find Fievel's family; however, Tony soon becomes smitten with a female mouse named Bridget, who is protesting the cat attacks, thus causing the search to go into a grinding halt. 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?". Tanya's hopes are dashed when Nellie Brie and Reed get together at the end of the movie, and in the final scene where the family is at the beach, she laments that her life has no meaning and is ignored, particularly by Mama. Cholena, however, doesn't return the feelings, and spends most of the movie snubbing his advances. Fievel Goes West starts there, but transitions to way out west after the opening act. Warren T. Rat (actually a cat himself) dresses as a rat to fool the mice into buying into his protection racket against the cats. He instead develops a crush on a Native American girl named Cholena. It is evident that Bridget, being politically active, knows people in high places. Tony Toponi is a main character of the An American Tail movie series, with the exception of film 2. In the film Tony has to deal with new adult responsibilities, and he wishes to be rich. by others. inspires the giant mouse-shaped "secret weapon" used to drive away the cats in the film's climax. As Gussie states that Warren is through, the cats make one last play of desperation- burning down Chelsea Pier. Bernard (The Rescuers) as Zeus. 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." Tony is later seen with Fievel, freaking out because the two of them are an hour late to the meeting at Chelsea Pier. until we find out he's not a rat at all but a cat, the same size as the rest of the cats in his gang, when he was really the leader of the Mott Street Maulers. She's last seen riding on Henri's back with Fievel at the end of the film as they check out the newly built Statue of Liberty. Quotes In the song "There Are No Cats In America", it is suggested that he is possibly related to the large Sicilian mouse that sings the second verse, as they are both of Italian descent. His friendship with Fievel and his family carries into the direct-to-video sequels. Speaking of which, they don't seem to mind the underage Tanya getting a job as a saloon singer at a bar full of cats either. | After being hugged by Fievel, the two young mice set out to find Fievel's family. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. At Castle Garden, Tanya's name was changed to Tilly when she went through immigration to sound more Americanized. A group of vicious cats that are responsible for the Mousekewitz family moving to America. Bridget then joins Fievel and Tony as they leave to find Honest John (unknowingly missing Fievel's family again). Tony Toponis hat is usually red in the first and third installment (alongside his limited appearance in the second film), but in. Her personality is explored mainly in Fievel Goes West, where we learn she wants to be a famous singer and actress. Tony spends the rest of the film trying unsuccessfully to flirt with Cholena and helping out Fievel and the gang. Eventually, Fievel follows his father's fiddling and the Mousekewitzes are made whole. At the beginning of the film it is shown that Tanya wants to be a famous singer, but her talents go unappreciated. Bridget (girlfriend)Gussie MausheimerHonest JohnTigerTanya MousekewitzPapa MousekewitzMama Mousekewitz, Cat R. WaulT.R. Armadillos were not found very far north of Texas in the 1800s. A chubby politician who has a tendency to be drunk. leaves his friends in danger to save himself. 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." A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. After pointing out that she is "the richest mouse in New York", Tony asks Fievel "What's she doing slumming in this part of town?" He aided the other mice in the plan to get rid out of the Mott Street Maulers. Applies to all the mice. A streetwise orphan that Fievel befriends in the first film while imprisoned in a sweat shop. Basil and Dr. Dawson (The Great Mouse Detective) as Pain and Panic. He was voiced by the late Dom DeLuise . Not only that but they don't seem to have a problem letting their son go out on dangerous adventures in the sequels. When he catches up with Fievel, he agrees to help him find his family. He is greedy, selling poor little children like Fievel into sweatshops in exchange for their salary, and running a protection racket on the mice offering them protection from the cats in exchange for money. ", as the only singing number given to Tony, Tony tells Papa Mousekewitz that Filly is actually "Fievel". Pat Musick Later, at a wake for Mickey O'Hare, Tony is mostly silent until Gussie Mausheimer arrives. During the Great Fire caused by Warren T. Rat on the pier where Fievel gets lost, Bridget finds Fievel's hat, and later when she and Tony run into the Mousekewitz family, she shows it to Mama, proving Fievel is alive. Later, in An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, he wears a backpack, the color of his shirt reversed to light blue, the color of his pants are reversed to brown with the feet-straps removed, and his head hair becomes dark brown rather than black. In a rush, Tony leaves Fievel behind, which (in some respects) is a good thing. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home. | 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". 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. He later gets his only singing part in the movie during the song "Who Will". His hat is blue (with the strip and button reversed), and his hair is slightly darker in The Mystery of the Night Monster. Mr. and Mrs. Toponi (parents; assumed deceased). An American Tail Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Reed Daley doesn't return the feelings though, and ignores her. He meets Fievel at a sweatshop and, after Fievel helps him escape, he agrees to help Fievel find his family. GraspingToplofty and O'BloatScuttlebuttTwitchOutlawsMadame Mousey. In a early process before production, Tony was designed younger. When An American Tail was put in official production in 1985, he was redesigned as a young adult so he would be a helpful brotherly figure to Fievel Mousekewitz. GreenRiver85. Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo) as Pegasus. At one point in the movie, T.R. She is continuing to follow her dream of being a singer, and she takes after school singing lessons, as well as putting on a concert orchestrated by Cat R. Waul in The Legend of Mouse Hollow (despite the fact that she found out he tried to eat her family in Fievel Goes West and should know better by now). 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. The infant being held by his dad, Tony Toponi, in a crowd. 1991 Impel An American Tail: Fievel Goes West - [Base] #2 Tanya Mousekewitz. He is one of the characters that could only be voiced by the original actors. However, the cats fail and the secret weapon is released. He meets Fievel at Moe's sweatshop and, after Fievel helps him escape, he agrees to help Fievel find his family. Tony, assumed to be a few years older, only appears as a background character in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West as a cameo. Dislikes ", only for Bridget to kiss him and cause him to fall with her into a puddle. He then teams up with Fievel and trains Tiger to take his place. Tony's previous work experience with archaeologist Dr. Dithering gets the plot moving along after Tony takes Fievel to an abandoned subway and they discover an ancient Lenape map. Aug 26, 2022 8 min read. 1 Favourite. Tony wishes to (recklessly) jump in and fight off the cats to rescue everyone trapped in the cages, but Fievel wisely points out they'll just get stomped. Oooh, that name's gotta go! Tony ends up being promoted to a part-time reporter along with his paperboy job. When Fievel says "Let's go on that ride again!" Fate 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. Though the three Orphan Alley bullies are presumed to be scared away by Gussie and Tiger when they tried to take Fievel away from his family, shove him into a puddle and throw hay at him so he can make a bed, right after Fievel assumes that his family isn't coming to find him. I'll tell ya what Filly! Appearance Tony spends the rest of the film trying unsuccessfully to flirt with Cholena and helping out Fievel and the gang. Fievel then crafts an escape plan based off of a story he heard. Tony's previous work experience with archaeologist Dr. Dithering gets the plot moving along after Tony takes Fievel to an abandoned subway and they discover an ancient Lenape map. He's largely absent from Fievel Goes West except for some blink-and-you-miss-it cameos, but he comes back in full main character status in the direct to video sequels. Tony is the second mouse to leave the sweatshop (Fievel being the first). ", only for Bridget to kiss him and cause him to fall with her into a puddle. The Giant Mouse of Minsk story is strongly reminiscent of the Golem of Prague story from Jewish folklore. Dan KuensterLinda MillerAnne Marie BardwellMichael Cedeno When Fievel falls asleep next to Yasha, Tony shares a group hug with Tiger, Tanya, Mama, and Papa. Brats with Slingshots: Tony Toponi, when he shoots Warren's disguise off. Miss Kitty | Background information 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. After the praise she has received by her "public", Tanya becomes somewhat delusional from her fame, and she doesn't listen to her brother's warnings that Waul is bad news. When many more mice, including Fievel's parents and baby sister, are soon captured by Mousey's gang, he and Fievel sneak into the sewers to save them. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Bridget is soon smitten with Tony and (thanks due to Fievel), the two would-be lovers end up kissing. It can be assumed that she and Tony have started a family by then, and moved to Green River. It is stated that he helped get Tanya her job as Reed Daley's secretary. Tony Toponi is a main character of the An American Tail movie series, with the exception of the second film. -M-NUva. Tony is first seen being yelled at by an angry Moe, who tells him to get back to work. Her original voice actress, Cathianne Blore, was in poor health at the time the direct-to-video sequels were produced, battling cancer, causing her role to be dropped from the direct-to-video sequels indefinitely. Quickly realizing that something isn't right, Tony finds that Fievel has gone missing; however, Fievel is safe and unharmed. Voice The film premiered in the United Kingdom on November 16, 1998, and was released in the United States and Canada on February 15, 2000. Bridget then joins Fievel and Tony as they leave to find Honest John (unknowingly missing Fievel's family again). In the Japanese dub from the movie, he was voiced by Mayumi Tanaka. Her trading card may possibly allude to this as well. Occupation An American Tail Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Neither speak in this film. 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