Little Prince
Cute, animated,
loose adaptation of Antoine de St. Exupéry’s The
Little Prince. Little boy lives on
planet B-612 and
catches shooting stars with a net riding them to far off
lands. Made in 1978. Premiered on Nick in 1983.
Ran for 52 episodes.
23 min. each.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
The Little Prince – Naïve, curious, alien who lives on his
small planet with a rose.
Swifty – Crow. Friend
THEME SONG:
(Opening) The Little Prince, from outer space, can catch a
shooting star and sail away. Perhaps one day, he'll come your
way.
(Closing) He comes from somewhere, a world way out
there. And he
hasn't been back since. (lalalalala) He finds friendly faces in
such strange
places, and that's the tale of the Little Prince.
EPISODE GUIDE
(incomplete):
The Wolf Pack, Visit to Another Planet, Higher than Eagles Fly,
The Chimney Sweep
A Small Alien, The Last Voyage of the Rose, On the Wings of Love,
Rob the Rainbow
Shipwrecked, Perfect Plane, Stargazer, A Light in the Storm, A
Wishing Stone, Erase All Beauty
Play it again Sean, For the Love of Animals, The Dancing Bear
Credits:
Voices: Little Prince (Julie Dees)
Swifty (Hal
Smith)
Music composed and conducted by Dale Schacker
Editorial Supervisor - Franklin Cofod
Edited by Christopher Cooke
Special Effects - Fritz Miller Animation/Graphics
Recorded by Sound Services Inc.
Re-recorded by Mix Magic
Color by Getty Film Laboratories
Syndication services by The Video Tape Company
World Wide Distribution by Irving Klein
Distributed in the United States by Jason Syndication Inc.
Animated by Jambre Productions for Studio NAC
Jambre Productions
Mapletown
Cute, live-action/animated series about the animal inhabitants of Maple Town. 1987
MAIN CHARACTERS:
Fanny Fox
THEME SONG:
Can’t wait to get to Maple Town, my favorite place to
be. Maple Town and me.
Living each day, we laugh and we play, my favorite place to
be. Maple Town and me.
EPISODE GUIDE
(incomplete):
A Baby Comes to Maple Town, When Children Must Be Grownups
Medicine from Maple Mountain, The Children's Forest Patrol
The Case of the Missing Candy, Teacher Please Don't Go, The House
Made of Love
A Most Unlikely Heroine, The Prettiest Dress in Maple Town
The Children's Forest Patrol, The Stolen Necklace, The Pot that
Wouldn't Hold Water
The Greatest Treasure of All
Credits:
VP of production – J. Edward Bergh
Supervising director – Robert V. Barron
Live action producer and director – Mary Jo Blue
Music – Haim Saban and Shuki Levy
Music coordination – Andrew Dimitroff
Video editing – Larry Porsche
Maya the Bee
Cutesy adventures
of Maya, a friendly little bee, and her insect friends.
Based on the stories by Waldemar Bonsels.
(“The Adventures of Maya the Bee”) Made in 1975, aired
1987-1990. Ran for 65 episodes.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
Maya – An extremely happy bee.
Flip – Grasshopper buddy.
Willi – Maya’s bee friend
THEME SONG:
Who’s a friendly, little bee playing oh-so happily.
Buzzing here and buzzing there
Busy buzzing everywhere. Maya loves and Maya cares, Maya
gives and Maya shares.
Maya likes to play around, but she’ll never let you down.
Maya…Maya the Bee. Maya… Maya the Bee…
See her flying through the air, buzzing here and buzzing there.
Saying catch me if you dare, busy buzzing everywhere.
Maya…Maya the Bee. Maya… Maya the Bee…
EPISODE GUIDE
(incomplete):
Parasite Fly, Show-Off Cockroach, Lonely Mole Cricket, Trouble
Ant, Home Sweet Home
CREDITS:
Voices: Maya (Pauline Little)
Willi (Richard
Dumon)
Flip (A.J.
Henderson)
Supervising voice director – Tim Reid
Studio supervisor – Barbara Parker
Music supervisor – Andrew Dimitroff
Video editor – Michael Forbes
An Apollo Film
Zuiyo Eizo Coproduction
Mysterious Cities of Gold
Truly
stellar, French/Japanese, animated serial. Rich, funny,
interesting, well-written, well-dubbed, and terrific music.
Esteban, an orphan, joins a navigator named Mendoza (and his two
mates Sancho and Pedro) on a journey to find
The cities of gold, and maybe his father. Along the way, an
Incan girl named Zia and a Hivan boy named Tao joins them.
The French episodes were followed by brief documentaries
explaining the historical content of the episode. These English
episodes did not have documentaries. The series was slightly
edited (for commercials) and dubbed for Nickelodeon. 1983
Ran for 39 episodes.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
Esteban – Orphan, able to command the sun.
Zia – Incan girl, also looking for father.
Tao – Smart, Hivan boy.
Mendoza – Navigator, hungry for gold.
Sancho – Fat, goofy stutterer.
Pedro – Skinny, monkey-like comic relief
Captain Gaspard
Commander Gomez
THEME SONG:
“It is the 16th Century. From all over Europe, great
ships sail West to
conquer the New World, the Americas. The men eager to seek
their fortune,
to find new adventure in new lands. They long to cross
uncharted seas and
discover unknown countries; to find secret gold on a mountain
trail high in
the Andes. They dream of following the path of the setting
sun that leads to
Eldorado, and the Mysterious Cities of Gold.”
Children of the sun, see your time has just begun,
Searching for your ways through adventures every day.
Every day and night with the condor in flight,
With all your friends in toe as you search for the Cities of
Gold.
Ahhahhahhahhahhhhh. Wishing for the Cities of Gold.
Ahhahhahhahhahhhhh. Some day we will find the Cities of
Gold
Doodoodoodoodoodoo. Ahhahhahhh. Doodoodoodoodoodoo.
Cities of Gold
Doodoodoodoodoodoo. Cities of Gold
Ahhahhahhahhahhhhh. Some day we will find the Cities of
Gold
(only in closing theme)
Children of the Sun, someday soon you’re gonna find
That your destiny holds the secret, holds the key.
Ahhahhahhahhahhhhh. Wishing for the Cities of Gold.
Ahhahhahhahhahhhhh. Some day we will find the Cities of
Gold
EPISODE GUIDE
(translated from French)
Esteban the Child of the Sun, The Crossing of the Atlantic, Of
New Heroes
Adrift on the Endless Sea, The Abduction of Zia, The Ship
Solaris, The Secret of Solaris
The New Continent, The End of the Solaris, The Temple’s
Secret, Messengers of the Region
Secret of the Medallions, The Mystery of the Parents, Esteban's
Medalion
The Subterranean Secret, The Urubus, The Great Condor, The First
Flight of the Great Condor
The Nazca Plateau, The Spaniards' Cannon, The Amazons, The Mirror
of the Moon
The Jade Mask, The Manuscript, The Lake of Gold, The Marshes, The
Door of the Night
The Forest of Statues, The Burning Shield, The Escape, The
Village of the New Sun
The Attack of the Olmecs, Reunions, The Revolt of the Mayas, The
Olmec’s Machine
Ariel Duel, The City of Gold, The Great Legacy, The End of the
City of Gold
Credits:
Scenario francais de (Jean Chalopin and Bernard Deyries)
D’apres une histoire originale de Scott O’Dell
Musique (Haim Saban and Shuki Levy)
Chansons and Musiques (Disques Saban Polydor)
Animation – Hisayuki Toriumi, Toshiyasu Okada, Mitsuki
Nakamura
Yoshiteru Kobayashi, Hisatoshi Motoki, Takemi Tanemoto
Montage – Tetsuo Matsumoto
Effets Sonores – Ryuchi Wakui, Masao Tanaka
Montage Musique – Claudio Ventura
Version francaise – S.T.A.R.T.
Directeurs de production – Max Saldinger, Kanae Mayuzumi,
Atsumi Yajima
Assistes de Suzanner Remiot, Laurent Omont
Realisation – Bernard Deyries, Edouard David, Kenichi
Murakami, Kenichi Maruyama
Producers executifs – DIC France, MK Japon
Une co-production – RTL Luxembourg, NHK Japon
Avec la participation de Antenne 2 France
Noozles
Light, fun, yet annoyingly dubbed animated series. Sandy Brown’s grandmother gets a package that was lost at sea for years. It’s a stuffed koala bear. She gives it to Sandy, she noozles its nose, it comes to life, and his name is Blinky. Soon after, his sister (Pinky) pops up. Turns out they are both from Koala-Wala Land, and have magical powers. By the end of the series, Sandy finds her lost father in Koala-Wala Land. Premiered in the Fall of 1988 on Nick Jr. Ran for 65 episodes.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
Sandy Brown - Annoying red-haired girl.
Grandma Brown - Sandy's Lively grandmother
Mark – Sandy’s best friend
Franky and Spike – Two thugs
Blinky – Grey, gets hungry and tired easily. His watch
could stop time.
Pinky (Pink, perky koala bear. Wants to get Blinky back
home. Can travel through space and time.)
Credits:
Voices: Pinky (Cheryl Chase)
Music by Saban and Levi
Music supervisor – Andrew Dimitroff
Original animation by Fuji Eight Co, Ltd.
Saban Productions
Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea
French serial about a women named Arkana, who was sent to save Arkadia from the sun’s failure. She is joined by Spartakus (slave rebel), Bob, and Rebecca (brother and sister) One of two songs would be sung, sometimes for very little reason. Bic and Bac would do a dance called the Flashbick, and the Pirates would sing about themselves. 1985. Ran for 52 episodes.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
Arkana – Woman in white, has telekinesis, created by
children of Arkadia.
Spartakus – Slave rebel with a cool wrist thingy
Rebecca – Matt’s younger, sometimes bratty sister.
Matt – Rebecca’s older brother.
Bic and Bac – Oldest living creatures in Arkadia. Like
to sing. They’re inseparable.
Tehrig – The gang’s ship.
PIRATES (Nasty Max, Mighty Matt, Massmedia, and Sleazeappeal)
THEME SONG
(original English version):
“Ever since the time of the Great Cataclysm, the Arkadians
have
lived deep in the center of the earth. They believed they were
the
only survivors of this great devastation. Their civilization
thrived
under the power of their sun, the Tehra... until it began to
fail. In
desperation, the children of Arkadia broke the law and entered
the
forbidden Archives searching for a solution. What they discovered
gave them hope. Anxiously, they used their special powers and
created
a messenger to the people above. They named her Arkana.”
Shine like a sun that lies beneath the sea. Divine is the
one we call Tehra.
Far from the world we knew so long ago. Mine is the land
Arkadia.
We pass on the stratas in our magic ship. We're strong for
our hearts now beat as one.
Matt and Rebecca believe Arkana. Brave while the sun still
burns.
Go follow Spartakus to the sun beneath the sea.
We're so near to the universe, which has long disappeared.
Rainbows dawn on Arkadia shining sun beneath the sea.
THEME SONG (by Menudo):
Before you came, we only had a dream.
Hidden deeply, burning brightly like the sun beneath the sea.
You hold the key, unlock the past.
You have the power to guide our path.
Step by step, we will be strong until the sun is seen by all.
Before you came, we only had a dream.
Hidden deeply, burning brightly like the sun beneath the sea.
Spartakus, Spartakus, Spartakus!
EPISODE GUIDE:
Season 1:
The City of Arkadia, The Gladiators of Barkar, The Emperor Quin
& the Eighth Kingdom
Rebecca: Pirate of the Sea, Tada and the Royal Insignia, The
Pirate Convention
The Capture of Demosthenes, Arkana and the Beast, The Pirate Klub
Emergency Landing, Living Crystal, Out of Control, The Law of the
Mogokhs
Between Two Worlds, The Drummer, The Defeat of Gog and Magog
Children... and Mice, The Dark Hole, Night of the Amazons, Star
Healer
The Icy Web, The Court of Miracles, Dr. Test, The Prisoners of
Lost Time
Interstratas War, The Secret of the Auracite
Season 2
Prophecy of the Auracite, The Land of the Chameleons, The
Floating Casino
The Most Dangerous Game, The Tightrope, The Boy Pharaoh, The
Twisted Rainbow
Cyrano, Prince Matt, The Land of the Great Spider, High-Risk
Highrise
The Ransom of Peace, The Master of the Tongues, The Triangle of
the Deep
Tehrig's Nightmare, The Token of the Manitou, Rainbow's End,
Uncle Albert
Dodo, The Shadow of the Tehra, Holiday Fever, Mama Thot
The Temple of the Condor, Gateway to Dawn, The Path of Light
The Return of the Prisoners of the Lost Time
Credits:
Story by Nina Wolmark
Directed by Michel Gauthier
Music by Vladimir Cosma
RMC Audio Visual Monte Carlo Prod.
World of David the Gnome, The
Wholesome,
slightly drab, but entertaining series w/the voice of Tom
Bosley. 1987-1988. Based on the book
The Gnomes by Rien
Poortvliet & Wil Huygen. Ran for 52 episodes.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
David – Doctor, friendly guy. Doesn’t like trolls.
Trolls – Not doctors, unfriendly things. Doesn’t like
anyone.
Swift – David’s trusty fox.
THEME SONG:
Look around you. There are many things to see, that some
would say could never be.
These things I know. It’s true and I will tell you
so. They are there to see, if you believe.
Trolls and wizards and fairy kings, birds that talk and fish that
sing.
And if your heart is true, then you will find them too.
In every wish and dream and happy home, you will find the kingdom
of the Gnomes.
EPISODE GUIDE
(incomplete):
Wedding That Almost Never Was, Ghost of the Black Lake, Witch Way
Out, Good Medicine
Credits:
Voices: David (Tom Bosley)
Series adapted for TV by Claudio Biern Boyd
Adapted and directed by Ernest Reid
Executives in charge of production – Bob and Harvey
Weinstein