Diddl
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Diddl is a cartoon character created by German
artist Thomas Goletz in 1990. Diddl is a white 'Jumping Mouse', with big ears and large pink-soled feet allowing him to jump large distances. Diddl and his friends are featured on various sorts of products such as stationery and collectibles, and also in a range of plush dolls and toys manufactured by Depesche.
In Austria, Diddl was a highly popular cartoon character, together with its host of characters.
); Ackaturbo (a fire-tailed mini-raven); Bibombl (a bobbletail setter
); Milimits (a tigertail kitten
); Tiplitaps (a changing-shell turtle
); Wollywell & Vanillivi (angora lucky sheep); and Galupy (a galapagos horse
). The 'Frog Brothers' are the enemies of Diddl and Friends.
The Diddl range of characters reside in the fictional 'Cheesecakeland', where the soil, rocks and walls are made of cheese but otherwise seems very similar to Earth
with deserts, rivers, and even a moon.
When Diddl was first created in 1990, he was originally drawn to be a kangaroo
until Thomas Goletz decided to change him into a mouse. A monthly Dutch
publication called "Diddl's Kaasblad" is full of Diddl's adventures, cooking ideas, and more. Children collect Diddl papers all around the world and play games with Diddl game cards. Diddl was extremely popular in the years 2003-2005.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
artist Thomas Goletz in 1990. Diddl is a white 'Jumping Mouse', with big ears and large pink-soled feet allowing him to jump large distances. Diddl and his friends are featured on various sorts of products such as stationery and collectibles, and also in a range of plush dolls and toys manufactured by Depesche.
In Austria, Diddl was a highly popular cartoon character, together with its host of characters.
Diddl range
Diddl has many friends and relatives, including a girlfriend called Diddlina who is also a Jumping Mouse. Their friends include Mimihopps (a fox rabbit); 'Pimboli' (a Knautschanien cuddle-teddy bearBear
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
); Ackaturbo (a fire-tailed mini-raven); Bibombl (a bobbletail setter
Setter
The setter is a type of gundog used most often for hunting game such as quail, pheasant, and grouse. A setter silently searches for game by scent. When prey is encountered the dog freezes rather than chasing after the game. Setters get their name from their distinctive stance; a sort of crouch...
); Milimits (a tigertail kitten
Kitten
A kitten is a juvenile domesticated cat.The young of big cats are called cubs rather than kittens. Either term may be used for the young of smaller wild felids such as ocelots, caracals, and lynx, but "kitten" is usually more common for these species....
); Tiplitaps (a changing-shell turtle
Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...
); Wollywell & Vanillivi (angora lucky sheep); and Galupy (a galapagos horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
). The 'Frog Brothers' are the enemies of Diddl and Friends.
The Diddl range of characters reside in the fictional 'Cheesecakeland', where the soil, rocks and walls are made of cheese but otherwise seems very similar to Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
with deserts, rivers, and even a moon.
When Diddl was first created in 1990, he was originally drawn to be a kangaroo
Kangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
until Thomas Goletz decided to change him into a mouse. A monthly Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
publication called "Diddl's Kaasblad" is full of Diddl's adventures, cooking ideas, and more. Children collect Diddl papers all around the world and play games with Diddl game cards. Diddl was extremely popular in the years 2003-2005.