Metal-Munching Mice
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Metal-Munching Mice is the second story arc
Story arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...

 from the second season of Rocky and His Friends. It was broadcast on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

 during the 1960/61 television season on Thursdays, concurrently with Upsidaisium
Upsidaisium (story arc)
Upsidaisium is the first story arc from the second season of Rocky and His Friends. With 36 segments it was the second-longest of all Rocky and Bullwinkle story arcs, and concerns Rocky and Bullwinkle's efforts to reclaim Bullwinkle's Uncle's Upsidaisium mine...

 on Sundays.

Synopsis

All of America's TV antennas have gone missing. The culprit is an army of 6 feet (1.8 m) robot mice from the moon, led by Boris Badenov. The plan, concocted by Mr. Big, is to get everyone to leave the USA. The heroes find the villains' hideout in a haunted mansion. Surprisingly, Gidney & Cloyd
Gidney & Cloyd
Gidney and Cloyd are fictional characters originally appearing in the American animated television program Rocky and His Friends . Their names were adapted from the names "Sidney" and "Floyd", which Jay Ward said were the most boring names ever...

 are the ones supplying the mice, believing that "The Big Cheese" is using them for peaceful goals.

With no more television, Bullwinkle resorts to playing the ukulele. Oddly enough, the mice are attracted to his horrible playing. An epic musical battle between Bullwinkle and Boris for control of the mice ensues.

This was the final appearance of Mr. Big
Mister Big (Rocky and Bullwinkle)
Mister Big was a villain on the 1960s cartoon series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show, both shows often collectively referred to as Rocky and Bullwinkle. He is voiced by Bill Scott doing an imitation of Peter Lorre.-History:Mr...

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