The first season of 12 oz. Mouse premiered on June 19th, 2005, and finished its run on January 1st, 2006. The first episode, "Hired", aired on [adult swim] as a special presentation during the summer of 2005. The series then returned to television on October 20th, 2005, and officially ended on New Years Day 2006. Over the span of six months, 7, 11-minute episodes were ultimately released.
The series was picked up by [adult swim] after Maiellaro pitched the concept to them during a table read. While pitching the series' scripts, Maiellero would state the budget roughly being "five dollars" and would "take some of the paper sitting in the copier."[1] An obscure early pilot was produced but it has never been released and is now completely lost.[2]
Originally, the program was intended to lack a true plot, with each episode standing on its own. Although while beginning to develop the second episode, Maiellaro "snapped into the serial thing" and introduced a story behind the series and world of 12 oz. Mouse.
Fitz and Skillet hold Rhoda hostage and question him about their strange town. He later ambushes and questions Roostre who is hosting a get-together at his shack with his friends Golden Joe and Peanut Cop.
Shark hosts a party and Fitz opts to attend it. Meanwhile, Roostre, Golden Joe and Peanut Cop are accidentally trapped inside Fitz's Jet Car.
Home Video Releases[]
Season 1 was released onto the show's first and only DVD titled "12 oz. Mouse: The Movie" where the whole series was spliced together to create a movie, adding some new footage to the show as well.
Season 1 was added to HBO Max (now called Max) on December 31st, 2020, along with Season 2.
Season 1 is also available on iTunes and various POV services.