Tony sings "Who Will? They refuse to believe that Fievel is still alive in the first movie until the evidence is staring them in the face. Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective) as Hades. Tonys baby is a very minor character who appeared in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West and the nameless infant child of Tony Toponi and Bridget. Fievel then crafts an escape plan based off of a story he heard. Tony Toponi is a major character of the An American Tail movie series. While retaining Dom DeLuise throughout the film series, the film reunites the voice cast of Nehemiah Persoff and Erica Yohn from both An American Tail (1986) and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, Pat Musick from An American Tail with the return of her character Tony Toponi, and introduces Elaine Bilstad, Ren Auberjonois, David Carradine . The only reason he wasn't fired was because Papa Mousekewitz convinced Grasping that Tony would be obedient from then on. We have free speech! The bullying orphans are not there when Fievel is reunited with his family. It aired for one season in 1992, and continued Fievel's adventures from the film An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. She is as hard hit as the rest of her family by Fievel's apparent death but she never loses hope that he survived falling off the ship somehow. New York City Tony Toponi is the tetartagonist from An American Tail. in 1962, and its earliest publication was in 1947. At one point Madame Mousey gives him a faulty tip on the Night Monster story which leads Nellie and Fievel into a trap at an abandoned house, but luckily Tony comes to the rescue by dropping a chandelier on the mechanical Night Monster. Oooh, that name's gotta go! Much similar to Tanya's animation issues on Fievel's American Tails, Tony's streamline is limited as well, with the feet-straps of his patched trousers and his whiskers removed. 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). Warren T. Rat, the cats' Cat R. Waul, Cactus Cat Gang, Chief McBrusque, Mr. Pat Musick He aided the other mice in the plan to get rid out of the Mott Street Maulers. Kind, streetwise, helpful, slightly sarcastic, handsome, and brave. November 21, 1991. . It is stated that he helped get Tanya her job as Reed Daley's secretary. revealing that it leads to a treasure. Tony is later seen on top of the sign for Hester Street. Break the Cutie: Fievel goes through a lot of trauma in the first film. Feature films 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! His friendship with Fievel and his family carries into the direct-to-video sequels. Fievel's parents. Voice Tanya is a secondary character in the first film, who only features prominently in a few scenes. After moving to Green River, Cat R. Waul finds her singing the song "Dreams to Dream" in the streets, and is instantly entranced by her voice before even seeing her. 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. Appearance 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 . (Tony Toponi turns around and is happy to see his little friend.) They are Jewish-Russian mice who are forced to escape persecution after their village is destroyed in a pogrom by Cossack cats. There are no reviews yet. Tony is the second mouse to leave the sweatshop (Fievel being the first). She's never a huge part of the plot, and often is inserted just to look cute. Bridget then joins Fievel and Tony as they leave to find Honest John (unknowingly missing Fievel's family again). 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). In first shot, his shirt is light blue and the belt on his hat is the same "red" color of his hat with the buttons missing. The animators even forgot about her halfway through the first movie. Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo) as Pegasus. The infant being held by his dad, Tony Toponi, in a crowd. after the can goes down the last waterfall, his voice is sped up. A chubby politician who has a tendency to be drunk. He introduces himself and, upon Fievel doing the same, gives him an American name: Philly. Tanya is given a much larger role in the sequel. It was also released on January 2, 2003 in Spain, February 9, 2003 in Australia, April 3, 2003 in Russia, June 19, 2003 in France, November 4, 2003 in Germany and April 4, 2006 in Japan. Character Tony Toponi. Bridget is a vocal Irish mouse rights activist who befriends Fievel and becomes Tony Toponi's girlfriend, ultimately becoming instrumental in helping Fievel find his family in An American Tail. She instantly wins over the cats with her song "The Girl You Left Behind". The Mousekewitz family follows them because Tanya believes that they're looking for Fievel. Tony still tries to balance this with having fun with Fievel. In the comic book adaptation she is given a love interest, Willie, who does not appear in the film and may have been cut. In The Mystery of the Night Monster she looks taller than in the last movie, and is hairless. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail. He then teams up with Fievel and trains Tiger to take his place. The movie takes place circa 1885, and although the words to the song were written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, the song was only used by the Navy in 1889, and didn't officially become the national anthem, and thereby most likely to be sung at public events, until 1931. 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." Once arriving in America, all mice immediately discover that there are indeed cats in America. On An American Tail, Bridget appears with brown fur with tan tone around her eyes and on her freckled muzzle. Though he is male, he is voiced by a female actor, Pat Musick. Eventually, Fievel follows his father's fiddling and the Mousekewitzes are made whole. When the famous cowboy Clint Mousewood comes to town to take out Sweet William's gang, she develops a huge crush on him despite that he's much older than she is (very similar to her crush on Reed Daley in the 4th film), and although Clint is probably quite aware of her feelings he does not returns them, and leaves town at the end of the episode. Despite her personality change, she still cares for her brother. His friendship with Fievel and his family carries into the direct-to-video sequels. In An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, Tony, in his mid teens again, is one of Fievel's best friends, though Bridget is strangely absent. After Fievel frees everyone Tony takes it upon himself to help Fievel . 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. Tony Toponi's shirt and hat frequently changes colors during cameo shots. Basil and Dr. Dawson (The Great Mouse Detective) as Pain and Panic. Though Mr. Mousekewitz believes that Fievel died on the way to America, Tony reveals that Fievel has indeed survived and Bridget gives Fievel's family the final shred of evidence that proves Tony right- Fievel's hat. Quickly realizing that something isn't right, Tony finds that Fievel has gone missing; however, Fievel is safe and unharmed. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. She wears a three tone green dress with a purple belt (notably her tail is not shown outside her dress), frilly pantalettes, and is bare footed (her shoes inconsistently appeared in a scene). In the last scene, Tony is with Tiger and the Mousekewitz family enjoying a day at the beach. At the beginning of the film Tanya gets a babushka for Hannukah (actual Jewish holiday) while Fievel gets his hat. Tony ends up being promoted to a part-time reporter along with his paperboy job. 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. that Warren T. is really a cat in disguise and the leader of the cats terrorizing New York. leaves his friends in danger to save himself. 0 Comments. While Tony Toponi is Italian, he speaks with a New York accent. Tanya is Fievel's older sister. The show had a focus on promoting reading, and frequently the solution to an episode's conflict was found by Fievel reading. 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. Miss Kitty | Deviation Actions. She wears a professional dress, and tries to act more adult, partly because of the crush she has on editor Reed Daley. Unfortunately, the one making this claim is an oily con artist named Cat R. Waul who is intent on his own sinister plan. 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. He meets Fievel at Moe's sweatshop and, after Fievel helps him escape, he agrees to help Fievel find his family. Aug 26, 2022 8 min read. He is the editor of the Daily Nibbler, a fast-talking and charismatic boss who's constantly at odds with Nellie Brie over whether her ideas for reports will sell newspapers. Mr. and Mrs. Toponi (parents; deceased)Bridget (wife)Unnamed son 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. A crooked cop who is on the payroll of the three villains, doing their dirty work and enjoying every minute of it. But later, when she hears Tony and Bridget calling "Philly! As Gussie states that Warren is through, the cats make one last play of desperation- burning down Chelsea Pier. Watch. Alternate Versions She tries to use her ties with the mouse politicians in New York to help find Fievel's family. When he asks Fievel why he didn't tell him what time it was, Fievel says "But Tony, I can't tell time!" Eventually, Fievel follows his father's fiddling and the Mousekewitzes are made whole. The original script, when the Mousekewitzes arrive at Ellis Island, one of the mice preceeding them in the checkin line is a woman with a bundled baby. His hat is blue (with the strip and button reversed), and his hair is slightly darker in The Mystery of the Night Monster. 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. It can be assumed that she and Tony have started a family by then, and moved to Green River. He then takes Tanya under his wing, entitling her as "The Diva" and having her perform at a saloon for his gang, withMiss Kittyto be her mentor. 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. She was also much closer to Fievel's age. When a ferocious, mouse-nabbing creature puts fear into the hearts of New York City's rodents, Fievel and his friends team up with a reporter to chase after the scoop of the century and -- just maybe -- get a close-up look at the bad guy himself! 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. They only get peace when they take the initiative to actually drive the cats away. Chula is chasing Fievel and singing a taunting, sadistic version of the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song. She only makes cameo appearances in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West before being written out from the latter. When Tony is attacked by Scuttlebutt, Tanya comes to Tony's aid by punching Scuttlebutt right in the face. 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's assumed to be in his mid teens since he's taller than the Mousekewitz children and shorter than any of the adult mice. Tony Toponiis amajor character of the An American Tail movie series. Tony spends the rest of the film trying unsuccessfully to flirt with Cholena and helping out Fievel and the gang. When her parents agree to let her accompany Fievel and Tony and take Cholena back home to protect her from the police, she is thrilled at finally getting to participate in an adventure. It can be assumed that she and Tony have started a family by then, and moved to Green River. However, their joy is short-lived, as Chelsea Pier actually does light on fire, causing the mice to run in fear. Fate Tony Toponi (An American Tail) as Philoctetes. Tony's role was limited as a background cameo in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) and was absent in Fievel's American Tails (1992) because of Pat Musick 's acting difficulties during those periods. Neither speak in this film. 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. An American Tail - burning the homes Part 2, An American Tail - opening credits Part 2, An American Tail - talking about america Part 2. ", Left to right: Toplofty, Grasping and O'Bloat. He is later seen sleeping in a bunk above Fievel. In a rush, Tony leaves Fievel behind, which (in some respects) is a good thing. He is of Italian descent and has a girlfriend named Bridget. Applies to all the mice. For those who don't know about Tony, you can learn all about him in the link below: You need to be logged in to continue. 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