Bridget is the Irish girlfriend of Tony Toponi in the movie An American Tail. In the song "There Are No Cats In America", it is suggested that he is possibly related to the large Sicilian mouse . In the Japanese dub from the movie, he was voiced by Mayumi Tanaka. Tony Toponi is a main character of the An American Tail movie series, with the exception of film 2. He's a bit cowardly but he can be brave when he wants to. Tony is later seen with Fievel, freaking out because the two of them are an hour late to the meeting at Chelsea Pier. Tony Toponi. Quotes Soon enough, the cats have been given the boot and the mice are celebrating. Her removal from the direct-to-video sequels became one of the controversial canonical changes that ever occurred in the franchise. Seeing Waul try to put the mice of Green River into a giant mouse trap during the film's climax snaps her out of it though, and by the end of the film she realizes she can still be beautiful by being herself, washing her makeup off. Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo) as Pegasus. The only reason he wasn't fired was because Papa Mousekewitz convinced Grasping that Tony would be obedient from then on. Tony Toponi is a main character of the An American Tail movie series, with the exception of the second film. He is first seen when he and his parents were getting away in a roller skate from the cat attack, then the Toponi family were seen in a crowd in the sewer. She seems to be just as attracted to Tony at first sight as he is to her. A sequel to An American Tail (1986), the film follows the story of the Mousekewitzes, a family of Jewish-Ukrainian mice who emigrate . Gussie soon reveals that the ongoing killings of mice (thanks due to the cats) have become unacceptable and proposes an alliance made of all of the mice in New York (who will meet at a rally in a local park) in an effort to get rid of the cats. It's not likely the song was sung circa 1885, when the movie was set. This was her oldest incarnation, as in later sequels she is aged down again. Phillip Glasser reprises his role as the voice of Fievel Mousekewitz. Tony's surname comes from the Italian word for mouse, "topo". The Mousekewitz family follows them because Tanya believes that they're looking for Fievel. This was Erica Yohn's final film appearance before her death on January 27, 2019. Cats attacking, danger, losing Fievel But later, when she hears Tony and Bridget calling "Philly! A few of them are smart enough to engage in some. Saw a sequel five years later with Fievel Goes West, in which the Mousekewitz family, still dirt poor and at the mercy of ever-more-sophisticated cats, flee New York for the Wild West (made without Bluth's involvement, but with Spielberg still on board), and a short-lived TV series in the same setting (Fievel's American Tails), and two additional DTV sequels (The Treasure of Manhattan Island and Mystery of the Night Monster) that played fast and loose with the established continuity, and had no involvement from the original creators. She tries to use her ties with the mouse politicians in New York to help find Fievel's family. Explaining Fievel's plight to his love interest, Bridget remembers that Honest John, a local politician, knows every mouse in the city. New York City He is seen alongside Bridget, who is carrying a baby. [1] However in the first illustrated story it explicitly said "Tanya was eight" when Fievel was seven.[2]. 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. Just remember, Fievel: one man's sunset is another man's dawn. The attack on the mouse village in Russia and a couple of background phrases overheard at Ellis Island are shout outs to, The Sicilian mouse's backstory (his mother was killed while pleading for leniency from the local mob boss) is pretty much the same as the prologue of. Animators 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. It's not likely the song was sung circa 1885, when the movie was set. Bridget then joins Fievel and Tony as they leave to find Honest John (unknowingly missing Fievel's family again). She looks and acts a little different in every sequel; in Fievel Goes West she is shy and wants to be a singer, in The Treasure of Manhattan Island she is spunky and sarcastic (although this began to show in Fievel's American Tails), and in The Mystery of the Night Monster her personality is much the same, but she tries to act more adult, partly because she has a deep crush on newspaper editor Reed Daley. She lives in a water tower atop a downtown building, and lets Fievel stay with her while he searches for his family, likely acting as his caretaker along with Tony between the scenes. For those who don't know about Tony, you can learn all about him in the link below: Granted, this may be justified as he is wearing a fake rat nose. Click here to login or here to sign up. . Fievel Goes West starts there, but transitions to way out west after the opening act. When he asks Fievel why he didn't tell him what time it was, Fievel says "But Tony, I can't tell time!" Dr. Dithering's hired assistant, who as it turns out, was also secretly under the employment of Grasping, Toplofty and O'Bloat. Early concept art of Tony (as a childlike prototype) and Fievel. As Gussie states that Warren is through, the cats make one last play of desperation- burning down Chelsea Pier. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/AnAmericanTail. GreenRiver85. Early concept art of Tony (as a childlike prototype) and Fievel. We can say cat here! 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. Tanya Mousekewitz (An American Tail) as Megara. 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. A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. Most strangely in a scene near the end, Tony and his wife and baby only made one shot on the giant mousetrap with the crowd when Tanya appeared to save them, while in all other shots, they are missing from the crowd. Mama, however, is much more down to Earth and isn't afraid to tell Papa when she thinks his stories are nothing but fairy tales. 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. Artful Dodger It can be assumed that she and Tony have started a family by then, and moved to Green River. When they do, it starts falling apart and making horrific mechanical noises. This was also Elaine Bilstad's final film appearance before her death on January 30, 1999. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Bernard (The Rescuers) as Zeus. In An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (pictured), she was much older ( trading cards released at the time of the movie claim she is sixteen, although the novelization of the first movie claimed she was eight, a year older than Fievel) and her age range from Fievel was increased. As he begins to leave, he asks Fievel if he has a clue as to where his family is; however, Fievel has already run off, leaving Tony shouting for him, clearly worried. 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. His fur becomes a more grayish-brown color than regular brown, and the fur on his face and neck becomes off-white, and his whiskers are gone. At one point in the movie, T.R. Later, at a wake for Mickey O'Hare, Tony is mostly silent until Gussie Mausheimer arrives. The song was first published in the form most commonly used today (with water spout, etc.) A crooked cop who is on the payroll of the three villains, doing their dirty work and enjoying every minute of it. Though the other workers ridicule his idea, Tony believes that Fievel has a decent idea. His friendship with Fievel carries into the direct-to-video sequels. The infant being held by his dad, Tony Toponi, in a crowd. Chula is chasing Fievel and singing a taunting, sadistic version of the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song. It aired for one season in 1992, and continued Fievel's adventures from the film An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. Tony Toponi is a main character of the An American Tail movie series, with the exception of film 2. 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. He was voiced by Pat Musick. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail. 2 from . He's also Wicked Cultured and planned to spare Tanya from the fate of the other mice because he liked her singing voice. Don Bluth Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. When An American Tail was put in official production in 1985, he was redesigned as a young adult (assuming around 15-17) so he would be a helpful brotherly figure to Fievel Mousekewitz. Tony Toponi: Hey, Philly. Applies to all the mice. Fievel Mousekewitz | Shes a cheerful, optimistic and caring young female mouse who is well known for having faith that Fievel was alive when her parents refused to believe it in An American Tail. Nearly every calico cat is female, so calico males are actually very rare. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is the 1991 first sequel to An American Tail. Role conflict in the later sequels 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. Can't find a movie or TV show? Neither speak in this film. Tony Toponi's shirt and hat frequently changes colors during cameo shots. Tanya is given a much larger role in the sequel. The Giant Mouse of Minsk story is strongly reminiscent of the Golem of Prague story from Jewish folklore. In the West, Wylie Burp is surrounded by the . It's double suvberted at the end of the movie when try actually try to use it. His friendship with Fievel and his family carries into the direct-to-video sequels. Bridget soon discovers Fievel's hat, abandoned, and they search more worriedly than ever. When adding her sarcastic comments to family arguments, she is told "Tanya, don't help!" He and Bridget kiss at the reunion of Fievel and his family Tony first meets Fievel when he elaborates an . Miss Kitty | Enemies An American TailAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West (cameo)An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan IslandAn American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster -M-NUva. Her parents were killed by cats in 1884, whether she was in Ireland or New York at the time is unknown. Although she normally wears her regular outfit with her babushka (seen in one of Fievel's dreams), she instead wears her work outfit, consisting of a slimmer, professional-looking white blouse and purple ankle-length skirt, with a large blue bow on her blouse. Originally just a random member of Waul's gang, he becomes a bigger threat in Fievel's American Tails. shoot off Warren T. Rat's fake nose, exposing him as a cat in disguise. 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. After being hugged by Fievel, the two young mice set out to find Fievel's family. 0 Comments. He appears to be in his mid teens. He sets the museum on fire. revealing that it leads to a treasure. They also won't listen to Fievel when he warns them about Cat R. Waul's evil plans in the second movie. At first it seems the only apparent reason for this was to educate kids about how immigration worked at the time. The animators even forgot about her halfway through the first movie. Quote Inspiration 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. Neither speak in this film. Fievel befriends her and brings her up to the surface in an effort to prove that European mice aren't bad. 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