We hear of Basil everywhere these days. Though based in Baker Street, Disney's Great Mouse Detective certainly gets around. Below is a report of various sightings of characters from Disney's The Great Mouse Detective in other films, television series, and anywhere else they may have been spotted.
The official Disney website
You used to find this image if you searched the Disney Archives
The Ink & Paint Plush Adoptable Plush Site
Adopt a virtual plush toy from Great Mouse Detective and other animated films, created by Road to Nowhere
Darkwing Duck, 1991
Many episodes showed a Basil statue in Drake Mallard's home
Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, 1991
Basil and Ratigan were the Grand Marshalls
Baker Street Journal
The comic strip column "Art In the Blood" by Scott Bond gave us this Basil in an unknown issue
Disney's House of Mouse, 2001-2
Check out these episodes: Rent Day: Ratigan Ratatouille is featured on the menu Donald's Lamp Trade: Basil, Dawson, and Ratigan visit the famous club The Mouse Who Came to Dinner: Ratigan again appears on the villains' table House of Scrooge: Ratigan is in the soup line Donald Wants to Fly: Basil and Dawson are seen in the ad for Dumbo Airlines
Disney.com House of Mouse website
One of the video clips featured Basil
Grosvenor Resort, Orlando, FL, 2002
A tribute to The Great Mouse Detective featured standees of the characters
Disney Club, 2002
Basil and friends appeared in the membership binder and online on the search results page
Battle for Procyon, Treasure Planet PC game, 2002
One of the crew members was named Olivia Flaversham
Fantasia/2000 video
The introduction by Roy Disney mentioned the use of computer animation in GMD
Lion King Special Edition DVD, 2003
Disc 2, Film: Origins
World of Disney store, Downtown Disney
The montage video that ran in the former Wonderland Room showed several clips from The Great Mouse Detective
Sioux City Art Center, 9/27/2003-12/14/2003
An exhibition entitled The Animation Art of Ron Clements: Modern Disney Magic
Games Magazine, December 2006
This Pic-Tac-Toe puzzle by Jeff Moran featured Basil
Jungle Book 2-disc DVD, 2007
The featurette on the making of the film showed Vance Gerry standing in front of the storyboards for Great Mouse Detective
Walt Disney Company Annual Report, 1993
Basil and Toby were depicted in a cover montage
Disney Wall Calendar, 1998-99
Perhaps the only wall calendar ever to include a scene from Great Mouse Detective, though a British 1994/1995 department store premium calendar contains a shot of the video cover and both this 2011 calendar and the 2013 calendar from D23, From Concept to Classic, include the same piece of pre-production art.
Walt Disney Page-A-Day Desk Calendar, 2003
Although this calendar depicts scenes from GMD every year, Olivia once appeared on the box
Advent Calendar, 1998
Basil was among a huge host of characters, and was seen inside the door for December 15th
Tales from the Laughing Place magazine #13, 2009
Contained an article on animation maquettes, including Ratigan
Souvenir map from Disneyland
Basil and Dawson were among the many characters around the map border
Ducky Williams drawing
The talented artist Don "Ducky" Williams drew this Dr. Dawson for a fan
Music video featuring French pop star Douchka Esposito, 1986
Although Whatsits Galore can not recommend the music, Basil and Ratigan do appear in the video
Disney's D23 website periodically features relevant content. Although membership is required, the lowest level is free
On July 2, 2010, The Great Mouse Detective was featured in the This Day in Disney section
The Great Mouse Detective was included in a list of 15 Disney Movies You Should Definitely Revisit Right Now
Disneyland brochure
A 1992 brochure included a surprise Basil on the back
WDCC brochure
Andreas Deja appeared in an early Classics Collection brochure, along with the maquettes on his animation desk
Animation Maquettes Basil was sculpted by Rubén Procopio, Ratigan and Dawson by unknown artists.
Crocheted doll
Mouse-fan Megan Gascoyne designed and created this hand-crocheted doll. Basil is 10" tall with painted features.
Waking Sleeping Beauty,
The film is referenced several times in this Disney documentary.
Symposium by John Musker and Ron Clements,
At the Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen, UCLA, August 31-September 3rd, 2012
Oh My Disney quiz
There are many quizzes on the Oh My Disney site, but this quiz has a Basil surprise at the end
Disney Rewards Villain quiz
Disney credit card holders can take this quiz to find their inner villain. Although Ratigan is not one of the choices, there are some stills from The Great Mouse Detective along the way.
Original Movie Ticket
Those luckey few invited to the premiere of The Great Mouse Detective received a special ticket.
stained glass window
Lovely fan art showcases Ratigan in stained glass.
autograph
A whimsical autograph by voice of Basil Barrie Ingham
autograph card
A color card signed by Shani Wallis, the voice of the Lady Mouse
Frank LiVolsi plays the pub tune from The Great Mouse Detective
Your Guide to the Fantastic Films of Ron & John
A D23 article showcasing the Disney Duo responsible for The Great Mouse Detective, among other films
Disney Insiders
This artwork celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Great Mouse Detective
Disney Doodles
These park mashups were posted on the Disney blog
EuroDisneyland Guidebook ad
This ad appeared in an old guidebook brochure, back when the park was called EuroDisneyland
Disney Store catalog
In the good old days, when the Disney Store put out physical catalogues, you could buy this Ratigan cel
Disney Charades
The 1999 game with this name features two game cards with questions from The Great Mouse Detective
Ron & John Tribute
The 2016 tribute to the films of Ron Musker and John Clements used this announcement to list the order of events. One wonders who the special guests on the 11th turned out to be.
