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{{Infobox episode
| name       = A Better Mousetrap
| season     = 1
| number     = 24
| image      = AS 24 Look at a Mouse.jpg
| imagewidth = 
| airdate    = [[February 10]], 2002 (PBS)
| writer     = Clive Endersby 
| director   = Richard Allen
| previous   = "[[A Welcome Hero]]"
| next       = "[[No Anne is an Island]]"
| related    = [[Gallery:A Better Mousetrap|Gallery]]}} 
'''"A Better Mousetrap"''' is the 24th episode of ''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series]]''.

==Summary==
[[Avonlea (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Avonlea]] is being overrun by mice. [[Anne Shirley (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Anne]] and [[Diana Barry (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Diana]] regret that Felix must join them in their school assignment that addresses Avonlea's growing mouse problem. In time however, Anne comes to see Felix's value and allows him to contribute, thus saving the day.

==Plot==

==Voice cast==
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<font size=3>Main cast</font>
*[[Wayne Robson]] as [[Matthew Cuthbert (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Matthew Cuthbert]]
*[[Bryn McAuley]] as [[Anne Shirley (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Anne Shirley]]/[[Katie Maurice (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Katie Maurice]]
*[[Emily Hampshire]] as [[Diana Barry (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Diana Barry]]
*[[Ali Mukaddam]] as [[Gilbert Blythe (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Gilbert Blythe]]
*[[Patricia Gage]] as [[Marilla Cuthbert (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Marilla Cuthbert]]
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<font size=3>Recurring cast</font>
*[[Patricia Hamilton]] as [[Rachel Lynde (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Rachel Lynde]]
*[[Dalene Irvine]] as [[Felicity King (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Felicity King]]
*[[Kyle Fairlie]] as [[Felix King (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Felix King]]
*[[Linda Sorensen]] as [[Hetty King (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Hetty King]]
*[[Richard Binsley]] as [[Mr. Lawson (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Mr. Lawson]]
*[[Adrian Truss]] as [[Mr. Gresham (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Mr. Gresham]]
<font size = 3>Guest cast</font>
*[[Kristen Bone]] as [[Mouse]]
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==Characters==
<gallery position="center" orientation="square" columns="5" widths="100">
2001Matthew.jpg|[[Matthew Cuthbert (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Matthew Cuthbert]]
AS 06 AnneLaugh.jpg|[[Anne Shirley (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Anne Shirley]]
KatieMaurice_AnimatedSeries_HoldingDressUp.jpg|[[Katie Maurice (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Katie Maurice]]
2001Diana.jpg|[[Diana Barry (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Diana Barry]]
2001Gilbert.jpg|[[Gilbert Blythe (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Gilbert Blythe]]
2001Marilla.jpg|[[Marilla Cuthbert (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Marilla Cuthbert]]
RachelAnimated.jpg|[[Rachel Lynde (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Rachel Lynde]]
2001Felicity.jpg|[[Felicity King (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Felicity King]]
2001Felix.jpg|[[Felix King (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Felix King]]
AS 01 HettyShoe.png|[[Hetty King (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Hetty King]]
AS17 AnneDianaMrLawson.jpg|[[Mr. Lawson (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Mr. Lawson]]
AS 04 MrGresham.png|[[Mr. Gresham (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Mr. Gresham]]
AS 24 Mouse.png|[[Mouse]]
</gallery>

==Crew==

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:'''Additional Animation:''' Hanho Heung UP Co Ltd
:'''Associate Producer:''' Christine Davis
:'''Audio Pre/Post Production:''' Access Post Production
:'''Audio Recording Studio:''' Manta Eastern Recording
:'''Background Coordinator:''' Laura Dundas
:'''Background Keys:''' Vladan Ignatovich, Branislav Perkovic
:'''Background Painters:''' Paul De Oliveria, Sanford Kong, Davoud Magidian, Dejan Ostojic, Mei Tsao
:'''Background Supervisor/Keys:''' Carl Sutcliffe
:'''Casting Voice Director:''' Jessie Thompson
:'''Character Designers:''' Mark Ackland, Peter Emslie, Dan Haskett, Andrew Shortt
:'''Clean Up Artists:''' Diana Berson, Robin Boyko
:'''Colour Assistant:''' Brenda Wood
:'''Colour Styling:''' Paper Raven
:'''Colourist:''' Lorraine Grant
:'''Compositors:''' Brian Harriman, Brad Husband, Carin MacInroy, Jason McCallum, Glen McLeod, Steve Sanderson
:'''Design Coordinator:''' Fan Jing
:'''Digital Painters:''' Derek Geldart, Christina Helmer, Christian Huffman, Karin Jeffrey, Maria Teresa Q. Jocson, Laleh Ladjevardi, Tania Nikolova, Editha Payumo, Christopher Peckham, Diana Ratevosian, Catherine Roebuck, Brendan Sack
:'''Director:''' Richard Allen
:'''Evening Paint Supervisor:''' John Robinson
:'''Executive for TV Ontario:''' Pat Ellingson
:'''Executive Producers:''' Kevin Sullivan, Trudy Grant
:'''Ink & Paint Supervisor:''' Seamus O'Keeffe
:'''Layout Artists:''' Blayne Burnside, Suzanne Dargie-Lynes, Chris Hayes, Terry Lenko, Kent Madden, Eugene McDermott, Kevin McDonald, D.Moreira Pocinho, Colin Nordell, Barry Oehm, Joanne Rice
:'''Layout Coordinator:''' Leora Dinsmore
:'''Layout Supervisor:''' Ted Collyer
:'''Leica Editor:''' Shawn Kalb
:'''Location Designers:''' Chris Hayes, Mark Komza
:'''Music Composer and Conductor:''' Peter Breiner
:'''On-Line Editor:''' Bernie Clayton
:'''Off-Line Editor:''' Mhairi Kerr
:'''Overseas Animation Supervisor:''' Alex Greychuck
:'''Posing Artists:''' Don King, Lisa Luxton, Andrew Shortt, Phillip Williams
:'''Posing Coordinator:''' Leora Dinsmore
:'''Posing Supervisor:''' Scott Glynn
:'''Post Production Supervisor:''' Jane Humphreys
:'''Producer:''' Marilyn McAuley
:'''Production Accountant:''' Marie Dunlop-Dobson
:'''Production Assistants:''' Meagan Bennell
:'''Production Coordinator:''' Meredith Caplan
:'''Production Managers:''' Monika Storr, Cherri Hurst
:'''Prop Designer:''' Edward Chee
:'''Recording Assistant:''' Shawn Kalb
:'''Recording Engineer:''' Bill Hermans
:'''Re-recording Mixer:''' Paul Edwards
:'''Special Effects Designer:''' Raymond Pang
:'''Story Board:''' Greg Woods, Rui Albino
:'''Story Editor:''' Michael MacLennan
:'''Storyboard Coordinator:''' Nick Hehn
:'''Storyboard Revision Artist:''' Mike Dobson
:'''Timing Director:''' Boomstone Entertainment Inc.
:'''Writer:''' Clive Endersby
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==Quotes==

==Behind the scenes==
<font size=3>References</font>
*Mr. Gresham mentions the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a character from German legends who was hired by the town of Hamelin to lure rats away with his magic pipe. The mayor calls Anne, Diana and Felix the Pied Pipers of Avonlea as they managed to solve the lasting mice problem.

==Distribution==
This episode was released as part of the DVD box set ''Volumes 7-9'', along with "[[Taffy!]]", "[[Lost and Found]]", "[[Idle Chatter]]", "[[The Ice Cream Promise]]" and "[[A Walk in His Shoes]]".

==Gallery==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1901342|"A Better Mousetrap"}}

==See also==
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