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Saban's Gulliver's Travels

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Saban's Gulliver's Travels
Created byJonathan Swift
Written byJean Cheville
Alain Garcia
Directed byBruno Bianchi
Voices ofTerrence Scammell
Daniel Brochu
A.J. Henderson
Sonja Ball
Jessalyn Gilsig
Theme music composerHaim Saban
Shuki Levy
ComposersHaim Saban
Shuki Levy
Country of originFrance
Original languagesFrench
English
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersWinston Richard
Jacqueline Tordjman
Vincent Chalvon-Demersay
ProducerEric S. Rollman
Running time30 min.
Production companySaban International Paris
Original release
NetworkFrance 2
Canal+
ReleaseSeptember 8, 1992 (1992-09-08) –
June 29, 1993 (1993-06-29)

Saban's Gulliver's Travels (French: Les Nouveaux Voyages de Gulliver, also known as simply Gulliver's Travels) is a French animated series that aired from September 8, 1992, to June 29, 1993.

Presented by France 2 and Saban International Paris, with the participation of Canal+ and the C.N.C, the series is a loose adaptation of the 1726 satirical novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, and spanned a total of 26 episodes.[1]

Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment.[2][3][4]

Plot

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The series follows the fortunes of sailor Dr. Lemuel Gulliver who decided to explore the whole world. During his travel Gulliver meets a race of small people called the "Lilliputians". Gulliver is accompanied by Dr. Flim, his wife Fosla, her daughter Folia and best friend Raphael. Together experiencing amazing and fantastic adventures.

Characters

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  • Dr. Lemuel Gulliver (Voiced by Terrence Scammell) – The main protagonist of the show. Sailor who decided to explore the whole world.
  • Raphael (Voiced by Daniel Brochu) – Gulliver's assistant and best friend.
  • Dr. Flim (Voiced by A.J. Henderson) – A doctor and Fosla's husband.
  • Fosla (Voiced by Sonja Ball) – Dr. Flim's wife.
  • Folia (Voiced by Jessalyn Gilsig) – A daughter of Fosla and Dr. Flim.

Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Battle of the Giants (Part 1)"September 8, 1992 (1992-09-08)
2"Battle of the Giants (Part 2)"September 15, 1992 (1992-09-15)
3"Snake Dance"September 22, 1992 (1992-09-22)
Gulliver and the group arrives to an island and met by Prince Coral who informed them they are on the Island of Hood and the people have magical powers, they have never heard the name of the island but Coral says it is not on any map and they have only had few vistors coming to them. They are invited to a ball in their honor, but in truth Coral and the people are snake people and visitors are devoured, Gulliver and the group must escape before they become the snakes dinner.
4"King Raphael"September 29, 1992 (1992-09-29)
5"The Architect of the King"October 6, 1992 (1992-10-06)
6"Pigeons for Raphael"October 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)
7"The Healer"October 20, 1992 (1992-10-20)
Everyone in Lilliput has become sick for some reason and Minister Bolgolam have brought Dr. Quack to help, but this is due to a potion Dr. Quack created and part of the plan to have Gulliver and Raphael unknowningly drink it so Dr. Quack can operate on them and put them under Bolgolam's control so he can rule over Lilliput. It is up to Flim, Fosla and Folia to save Gulliver and Raphael.
8"Bread, Butter and Cheese"October 27, 1992 (1992-10-27)
9"The Hunt Game"November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03)
10"War"November 10, 1992 (1992-11-10)
11"The Island of the Houyhoyhums"November 17, 1992 (1992-11-17)
12"The Island of the Philosophs"November 24, 1992 (1992-11-24)
13"Haute Couture"December 1, 1992 (1992-12-01)
14"The Monkey King"March 30, 1993 (1993-03-30)
15"Film Superstar"April 13, 1993 (1993-04-13)
16"The Pirates"April 20, 1993 (1993-04-20)
17"Abracadabra"April 27, 1993 (1993-04-27)
18"The Sweet Interess"May 4, 1993 (1993-05-04)
19"The Island of Laputa"May 11, 1993 (1993-05-11)
20"The Sunken City"May 18, 1993 (1993-05-18)
21"The Great Parade"May 25, 1993 (1993-05-25)
22"The Small Giant"June 1, 1993 (1993-06-01)
23"Too Difeacull to Throw"June 8, 1993 (1993-06-08)
24"The Amazon Queen"June 15, 1993 (1993-06-15)
25"The Gold City"June 22, 1993 (1993-06-22)
26"The Volcano Lava"June 29, 1993 (1993-06-29)

References

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  1. ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 701. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Copyright Public Records System".
  3. ↑ "Disney+ and Missing Saban Entertainment & Fox Kids-Jetix Worldwide Library - StreamClues". 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Liste - BVS Entertainment | Séries".
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