Great Mouse Detective [1986]

Just because Walt Disney created contemporary and traditional classics of animation doesn't mean the studio is out of ideas--not by a long shot. The Great Mouse Detective is richly animated and offers a clever tale. It may not be as easily recogniz…more »

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Dr. Dawson:
How the deuce did you know I was a doctor?

Basil:
A surgeon to be exact. Just returned from military duty in Afghanistan. Am I right?

Dr. Dawson:
Why, ha, ha, yes. Major David Q. Dawson. But how could you possibly...?

Basil:
Quite simple, really. You've sewn your torn cuff together with a Lambert stich, which, of course, only a surgeon uses. And the thread is a unique form of cat-gut, easily distinguished by its peculiar pungency, found only in the Afghan provinces.

Dr. Dawson:
Amazing!

Basil:
Actually, it's elementary, my dear Dawson.

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