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Festival of Family Classics

January 01, 1970

Festival of Family Classics is a Rankin/Bass animated anthology series that originally aired between 1972 and 1973.[1] The show originally aired in syndication.[2] It was re-aired 1 November 2005 on the Boomerang channel and on 16 June 2011 via the Teletoon Retro network.

Festival of Family Classics
Official logo
Directed byArthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass
ComposerMaury Laws
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Japan
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducersArthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass
Production companiesRankin/Bass Productions
Mushi Production
Topcraft (eps. 4-5, 19)
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseSeptember 10, 1972 (1972-09-10) –
March 4, 1973 (1973-03-04)

Festival of Family Classics is a series of television versions of famous folk tales and classic literature. 16 of the 18 episodes were 20 minutes long. The two 40 minutes-long episodes ("20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "Around the World in 80 Days") were split into two-parters, making 20 episodes in total. The episodes were animated by two Japanese animation studios: Mushi Production and Topcraft.

Videos have been distributed by several companies, including Prism Entertainment, Starmaker Video, EBM Group, and Classic Media. 12 episodes (including the two-parters as single episodes) have been released on DVD.

A similar series, Famous Classic Tales, aired on CBS from 1970 to 1984.

List of episodes edit

 
Characters from the opening title sequence of the series.
No. Title Adapted by Air date[3]
1 Yankee Doodle[4] Fred Halliday September 10, 1972
2 Cinderella[5] William J. Keenan September 17, 1972
3 The Song of Hiawatha[3] William J. Keenan September 24, 1972
4 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Part 1[6] Richard Neubert October 1, 1972
5 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Part 2[6] Richard Neubert October 8, 1972
6 Jack O'Lantern[7] William J. Keenan October 29, 1972
7 Johnny Appleseed[8] Bob Littell November 5, 1972
8 Around the World in 80 Days - Part 1[9] Leonard Starr November 12, 1972
9 Around the World in 80 Days - Part 2[9] Leonard Starr November 19, 1972
10 Robin Hood[10] William Overgard November 26, 1972
11 Puss in Boots[11] Sandy Glass December 9, 1972
12 A Christmas Tree[12] Ken Donnelly December 17, 1972
13 The American Legend: Paul Bunyan[13] William J. Keenan January 7, 1973
14 Swiss Family Robinson[14] William Overgard January 13, 1973
15 The Sleeping Beauty[15] Ken Donnelly January 21, 1973
16 The Arabian Nights[16] Fred Halliday February 4, 1973
17 Alice in Wonderland[17] Sandy Glass February 11, 1973
18 Robinson Crusoe[18] William Overgard February 18, 1973
19 Tom Sawyer[19] Bob Littell February 25, 1973
20 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs[20] Stu Hample March 4, 1973

Voices edit

Home media edit

On VHS:

  • Alice in Wonderland (Starmaker Entertainment (1989, US),[22] Futurevision Ltd. (1986, UK), Prism Entertainment (1986, US))
  • Sleeping Beauty (Starmaker Entertainment (1989, US)
  • Snövit och De Sju Dvärgarna (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (SWE-Ayamonte AB)
  • Tom Sawyer (SWE-Ayamonte AB - 1995)

Classic Media released 10 episodes on 4 DVDs in between 2006–2007.

  • The Princess Collection (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland)
  • Classic Adventures Volume 1 (Around the World in 80 Days, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)
  • Classic Adventures Volume 2 (The Arabian Nights, Robin Hood)
  • Classic Adventures Volume 3 (Swiss Family Robinson, Robinson Crusoe)

The 2002 DVD release of Here Comes Peter Cottontail features the "Puss in Boots" episode, and the Mad Mad Mad Monsters DVD includes the "Jack O' Lantern" episode.

References edit

  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 204. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003. McFarland & Co. p. 199. ISBN 07864-2255-6.
  3. ^ a b Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's television: The first thirty-five years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 460. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 431. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 225–226. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 227–228. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  10. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 340–341. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  11. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 323. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  12. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  13. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  14. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 404. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  15. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 372–373. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  16. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  17. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  18. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 343. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  19. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 422. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  20. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 382. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  21. ^ Crump, William D. (2013). The Christmas Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 344. ISBN 9781476605739. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  22. ^ . Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-04-09.

External links edit

  • Festival of Family Classics at IMDb  


 

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Festival of Family Classics is a Rankin Bass animated anthology series that originally aired between 1972 and 1973 1 The show originally aired in syndication 2 It was re aired 1 November 2005 on the Boomerang channel and on 16 June 2011 via the Teletoon Retro network Festival of Family ClassicsOfficial logoDirected byArthur Rankin Jr Jules BassComposerMaury LawsCountry of originUnited StatesCanadaJapanNo of seasons1No of episodes20ProductionProducersArthur Rankin Jr Jules BassProduction companiesRankin Bass ProductionsMushi ProductionTopcraft eps 4 5 19 Original releaseNetworkSyndicationReleaseSeptember 10 1972 1972 09 10 March 4 1973 1973 03 04 Festival of Family Classics is a series of television versions of famous folk tales and classic literature 16 of the 18 episodes were 20 minutes long The two 40 minutes long episodes 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days were split into two parters making 20 episodes in total The episodes were animated by two Japanese animation studios Mushi Production and Topcraft Videos have been distributed by several companies including Prism Entertainment Starmaker Video EBM Group and Classic Media 12 episodes including the two parters as single episodes have been released on DVD A similar series Famous Classic Tales aired on CBS from 1970 to 1984 Contents 1 List of episodes 2 Voices 3 Home media 4 References 5 External linksList of episodes edit nbsp Characters from the opening title sequence of the series No Title Adapted by Air date 3 1 Yankee Doodle 4 Fred Halliday September 10 1972 2 Cinderella 5 William J Keenan September 17 1972 3 The Song of Hiawatha 3 William J Keenan September 24 1972 4 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea Part 1 6 Richard Neubert October 1 1972 5 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea Part 2 6 Richard Neubert October 8 1972 6 Jack O Lantern 7 William J Keenan October 29 1972 7 Johnny Appleseed 8 Bob Littell November 5 1972 8 Around the World in 80 Days Part 1 9 Leonard Starr November 12 1972 9 Around the World in 80 Days Part 2 9 Leonard Starr November 19 1972 10 Robin Hood 10 William Overgard November 26 1972 11 Puss in Boots 11 Sandy Glass December 9 1972 12 A Christmas Tree 12 Ken Donnelly December 17 1972 13 The American Legend Paul Bunyan 13 William J Keenan January 7 1973 14 Swiss Family Robinson 14 William Overgard January 13 1973 15 The Sleeping Beauty 15 Ken Donnelly January 21 1973 16 The Arabian Nights 16 Fred Halliday February 4 1973 17 Alice in Wonderland 17 Sandy Glass February 11 1973 18 Robinson Crusoe 18 William Overgard February 18 1973 19 Tom Sawyer 19 Bob Littell February 25 1973 20 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 20 Stu Hample March 4 1973Voices editCarl Banas 21 Len Birman Bernard Cowan Peg Dixon Keith Hampshire Peggi Loder Donna Miller Frank Perry Henry Raymer Billie Mae Richards Alfie Scopp Paul SolesHome media editOn VHS Alice in Wonderland Starmaker Entertainment 1989 US 22 Futurevision Ltd 1986 UK Prism Entertainment 1986 US Sleeping Beauty Starmaker Entertainment 1989 US Snovit och De Sju Dvargarna Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs SWE Ayamonte AB Tom Sawyer SWE Ayamonte AB 1995 Classic Media released 10 episodes on 4 DVDs in between 2006 2007 The Princess Collection Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cinderella The Sleeping Beauty Alice in Wonderland Classic Adventures Volume 1 Around the World in 80 Days 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea Classic Adventures Volume 2 The Arabian Nights Robin Hood Classic Adventures Volume 3 Swiss Family Robinson Robinson Crusoe The 2002 DVD release of Here Comes Peter Cottontail features the Puss in Boots episode and the Mad Mad Mad Monsters DVD includes the Jack O Lantern episode References edit Perlmutter David 2018 The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows Rowman amp Littlefield p 204 ISBN 978 1538103739 Erickson Hal 2005 Television cartoon shows an illustrated encyclopedia 1949 through 2003 McFarland amp Co p 199 ISBN 07864 2255 6 a b Woolery George W 1983 Children s television The first thirty five years 1946 1981 Scarecrow Press p 103 ISBN 0 8108 1557 5 Retrieved 14 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 460 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press pp 88 89 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 a b Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 431 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press pp 225 226 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press pp 227 228 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 a b Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 17 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press pp 340 341 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 323 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 86 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press pp 23 24 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 404 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press pp 372 373 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 15 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 9 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 343 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 422 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press p 382 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Crump William D 2013 The Christmas Encyclopedia 3rd ed McFarland amp Co p 344 ISBN 9781476605739 Retrieved 14 March 2020 Alice in Wonderland Filmogs Database Archived from the original on 2020 08 05 Retrieved 2020 04 09 External links editFestival of Family Classics at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article about a television show originating in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Festival of Family Classics amp oldid 1207821850, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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