Trivia: Basil of Baker Street is named after Basil Rathbone, the actor who played Sherlock Holmes in several films.
Trivia: Ratigan falling from Big Ben seems to have been inspired by Professor Moriarty's death plunge over the Reichenbach Falls in the Sherlock Holmes story "The Final Problem. "
Trivia: When Professor Ratigan proclaims himself the Supreme Ruler of All Mouse-dom at his headquarters, one of the followers lighting his cigarette has Mickey Mouse-shaped cuff links.
Trivia: The producers' first choice for the role of Basil was John Cleese.
