External links
- Pasakas.net [ usurped ](in Latvian)
- redzidzirdilatviju.lv (in Latvian)
- Fantadroms at IMDb
 | This Latvian television programme-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Fantadroms | |
|---|---|
| Genre | science fiction |
| Directed by | Ansis Bērziņš |
| Country of origin | Latvia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 10 min (1984-1986) 7 min (1992-1995) |
| Production company | Latvijas Televīzija (1984-1986) Studija Dauka (1992-1995) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Latvijas Televīzija |
| Release | 1984 – 1995 |
Fantadroms is a Latvian science fiction animated series produced by Studio Dauka. It first aired in the Latvian SSR in 1985. The show has no dialogue and drama unfolds through pantomime and expressive noises such as grunts, groans, and laughter. This allows the show to cross language barriers.
The episode "Salt" won the Lielais Kristaps award for best animation in 1985, [1] and further episodes were made sporadically until 1995.
In the early 1990s, Streamline Pictures was planning to release Fantadroms in the United States, but it was scrapped because the company thought the series was too bizarre for American children and that the person representing it did not actually have the rights to it. [2]
The main character of the show is a yellow shape-shifting robot called Indriķis XIII, who takes the form of a cat. He flies through the universe mediating various disputes between the other characters or saving them from disaster. One recurring dynamic in the show is the love triangle between Indriķis, Receklīte ("clot" in Latvian, a flying purple octopus-like alien with a cat face with whom Indriķis is in love), and The Rat (who is in love with Indriķis). Other recurring characters include a cow, two human boys, and an amorphous pink blob.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | pilot | "Takeoff Field of Fantasy" | Ansis Bērziņš | Ansis Bērziņš | 1984 |
| 1 | 1 | "The Laugh" | Ansis Bērziņš | Ansis Bērziņš | 1985 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Salt" | Ansis Bērziņš | Ansis Bērziņš | 1985 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Fire" | Ansis Bērziņš | Ansis Bērziņš | 1985 |
| 4 | 4 | "Flowers" | Ansis Bērziņš | Ansis Bērziņš | 1992 |
| 5 | 5 | "Milk" | Ansis Bērziņš | Ansis Bērziņš | 1993 |
| 6 | 6 | "Ice Cream" | Aivars Rušmanis | Ansis Bērziņš, Uģis Segliņš | 1993 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Contest" | Dzintars Krūmiņš | Uģis Segliņš | 1993 |
| 8 | 8 | "Earthquake" | Jānis Kārkliņš | Uģis Segliņš | 1993 |
| 9 | 9 | "Feeding Bottle" | Aivars Rušmanis | Uģis Segliņš, Ansis Bērziņš | 1994 |
| 10 | 10 | "A Little House" | Jānis Kārkliņš | Ansis Bērziņš, Aldis Linē | 1994 |
| 11 | 11 | "Rainbow" | Dace Liepa | Ilze Skrastiņa, Ansis Bērziņš | 1994 |
| 12 | 12 | "Cocoa" | Ilze Ruska | Ansis Bērziņš, Aldis Linē | 1995 |
| 13 | 13 | "Daddy" | Ilze Ruska | Ansis Bērziņš, Aldis Linē | 1995 |
Episodes "Takeoff Field of Fantasy", "The Salt" and "The Fire" got another cut a few years after release, being shortened as a result. "Takeoff Field of Fantasy" was renamed into "The Laugh" on that release.
| | This Latvian television programme-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |