Sylvanian Families (1987 TV series)

Sylvanian Families
Genre Animated television series
Created by

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Voices of

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Country of origin
  • United States
  • France
  • Japan
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13[1] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Andy Heyward[1]
Producer(s) Tetsuo Katayama
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) DIC Animation City
TMS Entertainment
Distributor Coca-Cola Telecommunications
Release
Original network First-run syndication
Original release September 18 (1987-09-18) – December 11, 1987 (1987-12-11)
Chronology
Related shows Stories of the Sylvanian Families (1988)
Sylvanian Families (2007)

Sylvanian Families is a syndicated animated series based on the Sylvanian Families merchandising franchise developed by Epoch.[1] The series was produced in the United States by DIC Animation City and TMS Entertainment. It was first broadcast in 1987, with reruns on PAX TV during the late 1990s.[1]

Among the writers of the premier episode were Jean Ann Wright, Steve Robertson, John Vornholt, and Phil Harnage.

Voice cast

Characters

Heroes
Villains
Human
Children

Grace, Bridget, Donny, Jonathan, Katie, Joey, Jack, Lisa, Charlie, Maria, Jessica, Penny, Chrissie, Robby, Sara, Sid, Jamie, Tracy, Diane (Di), Jerry & Susan, Amelia, Mikey, Lori, Evan, Andy, Debra.

Episodes

Nº Title Air date
1"Grace Under Pressure / Cooking Up Trouble"1987

  • Grace Under Pressure: Grace wishes she was less clumsy. In the Sylvanian world she assists Durwood and Ashley with both babysitting and mail delivery, while Packbat awaits to hinder their process.
  • Cooking Up Trouble: Bridget wishes she could eat lots of sweet food. In the Sylvanian world she assists Hollie and Rusty with Grandma Pearl's bad cooking, which Gatorpossum substitutes for himself trying to spoil the Ginger Festival.
2"Dam Busters / School Daze"1987

  • Dam Busters: Donny wishes to be a strong guy. In the Sylvanian world he assists Preston and Grandpa Ernest with their new invention. Meanwhile Packbat sends Gatorpossum to destroy a dam to flood the Sylvanians.
  • School Daze: Jonathan wishes never to go to school again. In the Sylvanian world he plays hookey with Rusty and Lester, while Packbat gets Buster to help destroy the school, but Mr. Thistlethorn thwarts the attempt.
3"Double Trouble / Outfoxing the Foxes"1987

  • Double Trouble: Katie wishes she was happy again. In the Sylvanian world she assists Ashley and Breezy with babysitting, but later Packbat kidnaps the lot of them. They all get loose and lead Packbat into a trap.
  • Outfoxing the Foxes: Joey wishes he was wise to others' tricks. In the Sylvanian world he helps the Wildwoods with their carrot picking, but Buster and Scarlett keep snatching them. Joey comes up with a plan to save the carrot vault from Packbat's plunder.
4"Know It All / Beauty and the Beasts"1987

  • Know It All: Jack wishes people would stop telling him off. In the Sylvanian world he helps out assist Bud to thwart the Slydales' beehive theft, but Jack is pretty hasty. With some advice from Mrs Timbertop, Jack and Bud put an end the beehive theft.
  • Beauty and the Beasts: Lisa wishes she was beautiful. In the Sylvanian world she goes with Rusty to the beauty contest, but Packbat captures her followed by Rusty and Scarlett. After their escape, Lisa wins the beauty contest.
5"The Bear Facts / Fraidy Cats"1987

  • The Bear Facts: Charlie wishes he could be a detective. In the Sylvanian world he investigates a bank robbery blamed on Mayor Gruff and he finds Slick, Buster and Skitter guilty of the heist.
  • Fraidy Cats: Maria wishes she were not afraid of the dark. In the Sylvanian world she helps Daisy and Holly prepare for a party, but Gatorpossum captures them. Maria releases them and they all manage to thwart Packbat's plan to spoil the party.
6"Daddy's Little Girl / Fool's Gold"1987
7"The Wheel Thing / Muddy Waters"1987

  • The Wheel Thing: Wheelchair bound Chrissie loves reading stories to her brother, but wishes she could go on her own adventure. In the Sylvanian world, Packbat is plotting to sneak through the golden door by disguising as Chrissie and stealing her wheelchair.
8"There's No Place Like Home / Tough Enough"1987
9"Hip to Be Bear / Feud for Thought"1987

  • Hip to Be Bear: Jamie wishes his grandparents were "cooler". In the Sylvanian World, he helps the Evergreens rescue Dusty and Poppy from Gatorpossom.
  • Feud for Thought: Tracy wishes she had a perfect family. In the Sylvanian World, she helps Rusty Wildwood with his Grandparents' anniversary party, but it doesn't go as planned.
10"Stand by Your Dad / My Brother's Keeper"1987
11"Really Amelia / Boy's Intuition"1988
12"Here Come the Brides / Hoppily Ever After"1988

  • Here Come the Brides: Lori worries about her mother remarrying. In the Sylvanian world she helps the families with a double wedding, which Packbat is plotting to stop.
  • Hoppily Ever After: Evan is an only child, whose father is fixing to marry a woman who has two children of her own. In the Sylvanian world, he helps the families after Packbat and Gatorpossom steal their wedding feast.
13"Founders Keepers / Little Ms. Woodkeeper"1988

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Erickson, Hal (2005). "The Sylvanian Families". Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949–2003. 2 (M–Z). McFarland & Company. p. 819.
  2. ↑ Damian Inwood. "Pi Theatre, Independent Vancouver Theatre >> The Baroness and the Pig". Retrieved October 30, 2011. That’s what Vancouver actresses Diane Brown and Tabitha St. Germain do with the delightful black comedy, The Baroness and the Pig. (...) St. Germain – better known to Vancouver audiences as Paulina Gillis – plays the Baroness as a naïve gentlewoman, full of prissy mannerisms and twittering, bird-like movements.
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