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[[File:basilofbakerstreet_2297.jpg|frame|Wait, ''[[ |
[[File:basilofbakerstreet_2297.jpg|frame|Wait, ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' was based off of ''books'' plural?]] |
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{{quote| '''Basil''': Elementary, my dear Dawson.}} |
{{quote| '''Basil''': Elementary, my dear Dawson.}} |
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A long since out-of-print children's book series written by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone about Basil of Baker Street, the [[Sherlock Holmes]] of the [[Mouse World]], and his personal biographer, Dr. David Q. Dawson. [[Adaptation Displacement|Not as well known as its]] [[Animated Adaptation]], ''[[ |
A long since out-of-print children's book series written by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone about Basil of Baker Street, the [[Sherlock Holmes]] of the [[Mouse World]], and his personal biographer, Dr. David Q. Dawson. [[Adaptation Displacement|Not as well known as its]] [[Animated Adaptation]], ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]''. |
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* [[Adaptation Displacement]] |
* [[Adaptation Displacement]] |
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* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Basil is quite able to hold his own in a fight against multiple opponents. |
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Basil is quite able to hold his own in a fight against multiple opponents. |
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* [[Barefoot Cartoon Animals]]: While mostly averted in ''[[ |
* [[Barefoot Cartoon Animals]]: While mostly averted in ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', Galdone's illustrations show a lack of shoes for any of the characters. |
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* [[Cats Are Mean]]: Throughout the series but averted in '''Basil and the Pygmy Cats''' {{spoiler|since, you know, the cats are the same size as the mice.}} |
* [[Cats Are Mean]]: Throughout the series but averted in '''Basil and the Pygmy Cats''' {{spoiler|since, you know, the cats are the same size as the mice.}} |
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* [[Dreadful Musician]]: Sort of. While Basil can't play the violin like [[Sherlock Holmes|his mentor]] to save his life, he is quite good at playing the flute. |
* [[Dreadful Musician]]: Sort of. While Basil can't play the violin like [[Sherlock Holmes|his mentor]] to save his life, he is quite good at playing the flute. |
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* [[Private Detective]]: Basil |
* [[Private Detective]]: Basil |
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* [[Sherlock Scan]] |
* [[Sherlock Scan]] |
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* [[Shout |
* [[Shout-Out]]: Plenty of shoutouts throughout the series to Titus' other mouse-related series, Anatole and of course, to [[Sherlock Holmes|The Canon]] itself. |
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* [[Sidekick]]: Dawson |
* [[Sidekick]]: Dawson |
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* [[The Watson]]: Dawson |
* [[The Watson]]: Dawson |
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== Basil and the Lost Colony == |
== Basil and the Lost Colony == |
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* [[Bigfoot Sasquatch and Yeti]]: The Adorable Snowmouse |
* [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti]]: The Adorable Snowmouse |
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* [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Flora and Fauna Faversham |
* [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Flora and Fauna Faversham |
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* [[Noodle Incident]]: The Sealed Mousehole Mystery |
* [[Noodle Incident]]: The Sealed Mousehole Mystery |