The Little Mole II: The Adventures of The Hedgehog

The Little Mole II: The Adventures of The Hedgehog is a 2006 Czech-Russian animated adventure comedy film based on the characters The Little Mole and friends created by Zdeněk Miler.

Screenplay and directed by Bill Kopp (with the help of Phil Roman). This is also produced by the producer of Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry, Stephen Fossatti. the film stars the voices of Richard Kind, Jim Cummings, Tara Strong, Lara Jill Miller, Joe Alaskey, Jeff Bergman and Dave Foley.

It is the second theatrical feature-length animated film featuring the mole and his animal friends. The film is a sequel to a 2004 film The Little Mole.

Plot
Afte the events of the first film, The Hedgehog gets lost in the dark woods to see his other friends. The Mole and his friends has to find their friend The Hedgehog before the martens tries to get him.

Cast

 * Tara Strong as The Mole and his best friend The Mouse
 * Richard Kind as The Hare (the voice act is recorded between December 2004 to 2005)
 * Jim Cummings as The Hedgehog and The Egret
 * Lara Jill Miller as The Frog and The Three Leverets
 * Joe Alaskey as The Bear
 * Tom Kenny as The Mailman and The Pigeon
 * Bill Fagerbakke as The Beaver and The Squirrel
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Mrs. Hare and The Swan
 * Jeff Bergman as The Puppy and The Fish
 * Dave Foley as The Bee and The Whale
 * Rodger Bumpass as The Marten and his gang, the main antagonist who tries to kill The Mole and his friends.
 * Zdeněk Miler's daughters as The Mole and other animals (sound only), and the singing worms (some archival recordings)
 * Billy West as The Dull Marten, secondary antagonist who whom to kill The Hedgehog.
 * Clancy Brown as The Owl, The Opossum and The Badger
 * Frank Welker as The Caterpillar and the various animals

Scenes

 * 1) Opening Credits
 * 2) The Friendship Reunion
 * 3) The Very Wise Dark River
 * 4) The Owl
 * 5) Entering the Woods
 * 6) Hare Falls in Love
 * 7) The Hedgehog’s Journey Begins
 * 8) The Smart Debilitation Plan
 * 9) The Bear Destroys The Mole’s Boulder Remover
 * 10) Those Apologies
 * 11) The Hedgehog Meets The Opossum
 * 12) It’s Freezing Cold Out There
 * 13) Up to Early
 * 14) Finding The Hedgehog Again
 * 15) The Hedgehog and the Swamp
 * 16) The Forgiving Powers
 * 17) The Animals Make Plan
 * 18) The Mail’s Here
 * 19) The Egret Meeting
 * 20) Beaver Lodging
 * 21) The River Escapee
 * 22) Well, There’s No Way Out
 * 23) The Whale
 * 24) Hedgehog’s Loneliness
 * 25) Raining Outside/The Lost Log Boat Ride
 * 26) Lost in the Dark Woods
 * 27) Scared of the Spooky Caves
 * 28) A Bee/The Cliff
 * 29) The Martens
 * 30) The Mouse vs The Marten
 * 31) The Hedgehog Talks About Adventure or Something/The Dull Marten
 * 32) Final Battle
 * 33) Reunion
 * 34) The Birth of the Three Leverets
 * 35) Ending and Credits
 * 36) Post Credit Scene

Development
in 2004, Phil Roman announced that he would make a sequel to the 2004 film after the events. But the directors and producers of the direct-to-video films will release the film theatrically in 2006.

Releases
The film was released on December 8, 2006 in the United States by Lionsgate. however the film is going to be released by Columbia Pictures in 2006, but it was replaced with Lionsgate in USA.

Marketing
The teaser trailer was released on July 4, 2005 during the production, the film’s official trailer was given to be released on January 5, 2006.

Some merchandises has toys, keepsakes, and plush items as well for the same movie.

Home Media
The film is released on DVD in March 5, 2007 and it was distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. It was also released on Blu-Ray in 2009.

In 2022, it was announced that Shout! Factory has acquired distribution rights to said film along with three films which will be available on DVD on November 15. as it was streamed on Shout! Factory TV.

Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 60%, with an average score of 5.5/10, based on 230 reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 65 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 82% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 69% saying they would definitely recommend it.