Little Lulu and Her Little Friends
Not to be confused with The Little Lulu Show.
| Little Lulu and Her Little Friends | |
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| リトル・ルルとちっちゃい仲間 (Ritoru Ruru to Chitchai Nakama) | |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Fumio Kurokawa |
| Produced by | Seitaro Kodama |
| Written by | Fumi Takahashi |
| Music by | Nobuyoshi Koshibe |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Network | ABC, NET |
| Original run | October 3, 1976 – April 3, 1977 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Little Lulu and Her Little Friends (リトル・ルルとちっちゃい仲間 Ritoru Ruru to Chitchai Nakama) is a 26-episode Japanese anime TV series produced by Nippon Animation which aired on ABC and NET from October 3, 1976 to April 3, 1977. The series was directed by Fumio Kurokawa and featuring voice actresses Eiko Masuyama and Minori Matsushima as the voice of Lulu. It is also based on Little Lulu comics by American cartoonist Marjorie Henderson Buell. An English-dubbed version of the anime was made for the American market by ZIV International in 1978, and the series was also released in Italian, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. The Little Lulu anime is extremely rare and has been out of print in the United States for years.
Episodes
| Ep# | Translated title/Dub title | Japanese Airdate | English Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Little Angel" / "Angel Chibikko" "Chibikko Tenshi" (ちびっこ天使) | 03/10/1976 | |
| Hoping to become an angel, Lulu tries to help those in need including Tubby, Alvin, Iggy, Annie, Wilbur and Snobbly. Most of her efforts however have not worked at all. | |||
| 2 | "Operation Babysitter" / "Sitting in a Large Noisy" "Dai Sawagi no Oru su ban" (大さわぎのおるすばん) | 10/10/1976 | |
| Lulu has been assigned to babysit Tubby, much to his protest. Tubby and Lulu exchange pranks by scaring each other, until Tubby's gang get the better of them. | |||
| 3 | "Good Luck Guard" / "Ganbare Show Great Numbers" "Ganbare Mihari ban" (がんばれ見はり番) | 17/10/1976 | |
| Lulu is appointed to guard Tubby's club house, but sends them false alarms. She then smashes up the club house after they broke a promise they made to her. | |||
| 4 | "The Endurance Test" / "Hungry Race" "Harapeko Rēsu" (腹ぺこレース) | 24/10/1976 | |
| Lulu and her friends are taking part in a Survival Course for their camping trip, which Tubby is not confident to try, so he makes some secret food stashes. Lulu thwarts his attempts, but Tubby wins the Course fair and square. | |||
| 5 | "Save the Prisoners" / "Salvage a Prisoner" "Horyo o Sukuidase" (捕虜をすくいだせ) | 31/10/1976 | |
| The West Side Boys capture Tubby and eventually all of his gang, while Lulu's efforts to release them don't work. She is able to keep the West Side Boys busy with her rollerskating antics, as Tubby lot make their hasty exit. | |||
| 6 | "Little Fireman" / "Lulu Riding a Fire Truck" "Shōbōsha ni Notta Ruru" (消防車に乗ったルル) | 07/11/1976 | |
| Lulu tries to impress the boys, by forming her own fire brigade, but their efforts are pretty counter-productive. Tubby tricks Lulu into getting stranded in a tree, which becomes her ticket to riding the fire engine. | |||
| 7 | "Chibi-kko Rēsu no Yūshō-sha" / "The Winner of the Race Kid" (ちびっ子レースの優勝者) | 14/11/1976 | |
| 8 | "Kaizoku no Takara Sagashi" / "Looking for Pirate Treasure" (海賊の宝さがし) | 21/11/1976 | |
| 9 | "Nakatagai wa Yamero" / "Discord Ceases" (仲たがいはやめろ) | 28/11/1976 | |
| 10 | "Hito Sawagasena Ningyō" / "It Troubled Human Doll" (人さわがせな人形) | 05/12/1976 | |
| 11 | "Nikoniko Kao wa Tsurai yo" / "Tsuraiyo Smiling Face" (にこにこ顔はつらいよ) | 12/12/1976 | |
| 12 | "Shitsuji o Oidase!" / "Get Rid of the Butler!" (執事を追い出せ!) | 19/12/1976 | |
| 13 | "Utsukushī On'na Supai" / "Beautiful Woman Spy" (美しい女スパイ) | 26/12/1976 | |
| 14 | "Hen'na Usagi Kari" / "Funny Rabbit Hunting" (へんなうさぎ狩り) | 09/01/1977 | |
| 15 | "Doro no Kēki o Oe!" / "Follow the Mud Cake!" (泥のケーキを追え!) | 16/01/1977 | |
| 16 | "On'nanoko wa Dai Kangei" / "Girls are Most Welcome" (女の子は大歓迎) | 23/01/1977 | |
| 17 | "Ki ga Byōki ni Na~tsu Chatta" / "Tree Fell Ill" (木が病気になっちゃった) | 30/01/1977 | |
| 18 | "O Yatsu o Oikakero" / "Chase a Snack" (おやつを追いかけろ) | 06/02/1977 | |
| 19 | "Kyō Kara Gakkō" / "From School Today" (きょうから学校) | 13/02/1977 | |
| 20 | "Penki Sensō" / "War Paint" (ペンキ戦争) | 20/02/1977 | |
| 21 | "Baiorin o Kowase" / "Kowaseru the Violin" (バイオリンをこわせ) | 27/02/1977 | |
| 22 | "Mōjū Pāti" / "Party Beasts" (猛獣パーティ) | 06/03/1977 | |
| 23 | "Kasei Ryokō e Shuppatsu!" / "Starting to Travel Mars!" (火星旅行へ出発!) | 13/03/1977 | |
| 24 | "Tsuchi Hori Kyōsō" / "Sat Digging Competition" (土ほり競争) | 20/03/1977 | |
| 25 | "Shichimenchō de Dai Sawagi" / "Large Noisy Turkey" (七面鳥で大さわぎ) | 27/03/1977 | |
| 26 | "Mama no Tanjōbi" / "Mom's Birthday" (ママの誕生日) | 03/04/1977 | |
Cast
- Lulu: Eiko Masuyama (episodes 1-3), Minori Matsushima (episodes 4-26)
- Tubby: Keiko Yamamoto
- Wilbur: Noriko Ohara
- Iggy: Yoneko Matsukane
- Annie: Junko Hori
- Alvin: Sachiko Chijimatsu
- Mommy: Noriko Ohara
- Daddy: Masayuki Katō
- Putchy: Hiroshi Masuoka
- Floory: Mahito Tsujimura
- Willie: Yuko Mita
References
External links
- Little Lulu and Her Little Friends at the Internet Movie Database
- Little Lulu and Her Little Friends at The Big Cartoon DataBase
- Little Lulu and Her Little Friends (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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