History Main / EekAMouse

* In an early 1970's ''Series/SesameStreet'' sketch, Prairie Dawn and an Anything Muppet boy [[https://youtu.be/YCH5OLWSdM4 visit a “haunted” house]], where the boy is repeatedly frightened by various sights and sounds, each of which Prairie explains and says there is nothing to be frightened of. Finally, the boy finds a little white mouse, at which point their roles reverse and Prairie reacts with this trope, right down to the titular exclamation:
-->''Eek! A mouse! A mouse! Oh, ''that'' is something to be frightened of! Eeeeeeeek!''

-->''Eek! A mouse! A mouse! Oh, ''that'' is something to be frightened of!''

* In an early 1970's ''Series/SesameStreet'' sketch, Prairie Dawn and an Anything Muppet boy [[https://youtu.be/YCH5OLWSdM4 visit a “haunted” house]], where the boy is constantly frightened by sights and sounds, each of which Prairie explains and says there is nothing to be frightened of. Finally, the boy finds a little white mouse, at which point their roles reverse and Prairie reacts with this trope, right down to the titular exclamation:

* In an early 1970's ''Series/SesameStreet'' sketch, Prairie Dawn and an Anything Muppet boy [[https://youtu.be/YCH5OLWSdM4 visit a “haunted” house]], where the boy in constantly frightened by sights and sounds, each of which Prairie explains and says there is nothing to be frightened of. Finally, the boy comes across a little white mouse, at which point their roles reverse and Prairie reacts with this trope, right down to the titular exclamation:

* In an early 1970's ''Series/SesameStreet'' sketch, Prairie Dawn and an Anything Muppet boy [[https://youtu.be/YCH5OLWSdM4 visit a “haunted” house]], where the boy in constantly frightened by sights and sounds, each of which Prairie explains and says there is nothing to be frightened of. Finally, the boy comes across a little white mouse, at which point their roles reverse and Prairie reacts with this trope, right down to the titular exclamation.

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* In an early 1970's ''Series/SesameStreet'' sketch, Prairie Dawn and an Anything Muppet boy [[https://youtu.be/YCH5OLWSdM4 visit a “haunted” house]], where the boy in constantly frightened by sights and sounds, each of which Prairie explains and says there is nothing to be frightened of. Finally, the boy comes across a little white mouse, at which point their roles reverse and Prairie reacts with this trope, right down to the titular exclamation.
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* In an early 1970's ''Series/SesameStreet'' sketch, Prairie Dawn and an Anything Muppet boy [[https://youtu.be/YCH5OLWSdM4 visit a “haunted” house]], where the boy in constantly frightened by sights and sounds, each of which Prairie always explains and says there is nothing to be frightened of. Finally, the boy comes across a little white mouse, at which point their roles reverse and Prairie reacts with this trope, right down to the titular exclamation.

* In an early 1970's ''Series/SesameStreet'' sketch, Prairie Dawn and an Anything Muppet boy [[https://youtu.be/YCH5OLWSdM4 visit a “haunted” house]], where the boy in constantly frightened by sights and sounds, each of which Prairie always explains and says there is nothing to be frightened of, until the boy comes across a little white mouse, and Prairie reacts with this trope, right down to the titular exclamation.

See also CowerPower and WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes. May overlap with ScreamsLikeALittleGirl. See also AMischiefOfMice and YouDirtyRat. Contrast NiceMice and ResourcefulRodent. In Japanese media, frogs are often used instead. Supertrope to ElephantsAreScaredOfMice.

* ''Anime/GalaxyAngel'': Played with as, in an AmazonBrigade full of girly-girls, the one with the paralyzing phobia of mice is the [[MightyGlacier powerful]] and [[BoobsOfSteel intimidating]], gun-collecting, ultra-violent {{Bifauxnen}} Forte. Though in her case it's justified because she's allergic to the animal.

* Music/TheWhiteStripes: In the CD booklet for ''Music/{{Elephant|Album}}'', [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/meg_white_barefoot.jpg one of the photos]] is a close-up of drummer Meg White's [[DoesNotLikeShoes bare feet]] as she stands on a chair, recoiling from a mouse on the floor.

** One ''Monica'' strip, which sees the debut of Maggy's pet cat Vanilla, sees Jimmy Five and Smudge attempting to weaponize this trope, by sneaking a mouse into the box with Monica's birthday present for Maggy. When Maggy opens the box, however, the mouse is nowhere to be found, as it turns out the present was Vanilla.

** One comic strip featuring the characters sees Jimmy Five and Smudge attempting to weaponize this trope, by sneaking a mouse into the box with Monica's birthday gift for Maggy. When Maggy opens the box, however, the mouse is nowhere to be found, as it turns out the gift was a cat.

* The ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' story "A Mouse's Love", as well as its AnimatedAdaptation, plays with this. During a costume party at Franklin's place, Monica, who is dressed like a mouse, stumbles upon one of his inventions (which, as Franklin points out later, even he can't figure out what it's meant for) and gets caught in it. The invention, as it turns out, is a ShrinkRay, but Monica doesn't figure this out until she walks back into the party and is mistaken for an actual mouse, scaring the party guests into shooing her away.

* The first ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' animated feature plays with this in the second segment. During a costume party at Franklin's place, Monica, who is dressed like a mouse, stumbles upon one of his inventions (which, as Franklin points out later, even he can't figure out what it's meant for) and gets caught in it. The invention, as it turns out, is a ShrinkRay, but Monica doesn't figure this out until she walks back into the party and is mistaken for an actual mouse, scaring the party guests into shooing her away.

* The first ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' animated feature plays with this in the second segment. During a CostumeParty at Franklin's place, Monica, who is dressed like a mouse, stumbles upon one of his inventions (which, as Franklin points out later, even he can't figure out what it's meant for) and gets caught in it. The invention, as it turns out, is a ShrinkRay, but Monica doesn't figure this out until she walks back into the party and is mistaken for an actual mouse, scaring the party guests into shooing her away.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue'', the Fairy Godmother manages to undo Jaq's human transformation and turn him back into a mouse just in time to stop a rampaging elephant.
* In ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime,'' Jaq and Gus help Cinderella get into the palace by scaring the kitchen servants while Cinderella poses as the "royal mousecatcher".

* ''WesternAnimation/TitanicTheLegendGoesOn'' had a scene where Angelica's stepsisters were scared by mouse.

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See also CowerPower and WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes. May overlap with ScreamsLikeALittleGirl. See also YouDirtyRat. Contrast NiceMice and ResourcefulRodent. In Japanese media, frogs are often used instead. Supertrope to ElephantsAreScaredOfMice.

* Referenced in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Eek, A Penis!" where a mouse with a genetically engineered human penis growing on its back frightened women. Actually they were frightened by the penis (and who wouldn't be--even if a mouse or a human penis wouldn't freak you out, seriously, a ''mouse with a human penis growing out of its back''?). But the trope still stands.

* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': Several old shorts utilize this trope, usually those starring Sylvester the cat. "Lighthouse Mouse" is one example.

TruthInTelevision, of course, as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_mice many people do indeed fear mice]], for various reasons both rational and irrational.