Rainbow Brite | |
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Genre | Adventure Fantasy |
Created by | Hallmark Cards Garry Glissmeyer Lanny Julian |
Written by | Woody Kling Howard R Cohen Felicia Maliani |
Directed by | Bruno Bianchi Osamu Dezaki Rich Rudish |
Voices of | See Voices |
Composers | Shuki Levy Haim Saban |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 13 episodes (+2 half-hour live-action specials and 4 read-along videos) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Jean Chalopin Andy Heyward |
Producer | Tetsuo Katayama |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | DIC Enterprises |
Animation services | TMS Entertainment |
Distributor | LBS Communications Inc. |
Release | |
Original network | Syndication ( Kideo TV ) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | June 27, 1984 – July 24, 1986 |
Chronology | |
Followed by | Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (film) |
Rainbow Brite is a 1980s animated series based on Hallmark's media franchise of the same name. [1] [2] [3] Produced by DIC Enterprises with animation provided by Japanese TMS Entertainment, the show began as a part of DIC's Kideo TV syndicated anthology package. [4]
In the series, Rainbow Brite uses her magical belt to protect the colors of Rainbowland from the evil Murky Dismal. [5]
A young girl named Wisp is brought to a dark, desolate land with the mission to bring color to this fictional world by locating the "Sphere of Light". Along the way, she befriends a sprite named Twink and a talking horse named Starlite. Along the way she also finds a mysterious baby who turns out to be the key to her mission. With the help of her new friends, Wisp locates the legendary Color Belt and rescues the seven Color Kids, who had been trapped by the King of Shadows. Using the Color Belt, Wisp defeats the King of Shadows, liberates the sprites, and brings color and beauty to the land, henceforth called Rainbow Land. Wisp is renamed Rainbow Brite by the Sphere of Light in honor of her new role as leader of the Color Kids, who are together in charge of all the colors in the universe.
The Color Kids spread color across the universe from the Color Console inside the Color Castle. Each Color Kid is in charge of their respective color, has a personal sprite and manages a number of like-colored sprites that mine Color Crystals from the nearby Color Caves. These crystals are processed into Star Sprinkles which are the essential components to brightening and coloring any object or place. Rainbow Brite and the Color Kids' mission is often complicated by the likes of Murky Dismal, his sidekick Lurky, and other villains. Brian, a boy from Earth, sometimes assists Rainbow Brite in her adventures.
In the movie Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer , the setting expands to include the diamond planet Spectra. All the light in the universe passes through Spectra before coming to Earth. However, Earth soon falls into a wintry darkness when the diamond-obsessed Dark Princess decides to steal Spectra for her own. Rainbow Brite and her horse Starlite must team with Spectra's boy warrior Krys and his robotic horse On-X to defeat the powers of darkness and save Spectra, Earth, and the universe.
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Episode | Original U.S. Airdate | Episode Title | Summary |
1 | June 27, 1984 | The Beginning of Rainbowland, Part I | How did Rainbow Brite get to Rainbow Land? Well, Rainbow Land wasn't always bright and beautiful. It was once a colorless wasteland, ruled by an Evil Force that took the form of wind and storm. A little girl named Wisp was sent to find the light and color of this desolate land and set it free. Her only hope is to find the magical color belt, but many obstacles stand in her path. |
2 | July 4, 1984 | The Beginning of Rainbowland, Part II | Wisp has found the magic Color Belt, and now with her friends Twink Sprite and Starlite, she must find the 7 Color Kids and together they will need to defeat the King of Shadows to set the color free. But Murky Dismal and Lurky, the evil force's minions are still trying to stop her! |
3 | December 5, 1984 | Peril in the Pits | While attempting to cheer up an 11-year-old boy named Brian, Rainbow Brite accidentally covers him with colors and must take him to Rainbow Land to remove them. While in Rainbow Land, Murky Dismal and his assistant Lurky have plans of their own and cause trouble by kidnapping the Color Kids! Aided by her horse Starlite, favorite Sprite Twink, and new friend Brian, Rainbow Brite must now save the day. |
4 | April 22, 1985 | The Mighty Monstromurk Menace, Part I | Rainbow Land is a mess when one of Murky Dismal's most dangerous creations call the Monstromurk escapes his prison with plans of becoming King of Rainbow Land and destroying all the colors! |
5 | April 23, 1985 | The Mighty Monstromurk Menace, Part II | The Plot continues and thickens in this second part of the Monstromurk Menace adventure as Murky has trapped Rainbow Brite in a magic bottle and it's now up to her friends to rescue her. |
Ep# | Original U.S. Airdate | Episode Title | Summary | Writer |
6 | January 17, 1986 | Invasion of Rainbowland | A space alien named Wajah has crash landed on Rainbow Land and needs Rainbow Brite's help to return home. It ends up that the alien himself eats colors and when Murky Dismal finds this out, he plans on keeping Wajah in Rainbow land with hopes of destroying it! | Howard R. Cohen |
7 | June 5, 1986 | Mom | Murky Dismal's mom comes for a visit, Murky goes above and beyond to try to impress his mother by telling her HE is in charge of Rainbow Land. This little lie takes on a life of its own as he attempts to take over rainbow land and murk it up while Rainbow Brite is away. | Howard R. Cohen |
8 | June 12, 1986 | Rainbow Night | Murky Dismal attempts to take all the color from the night when he kidnaps Moonglow, the color kid who makes the night shine. Now Rainbow Brite must rescue her or risk dark nights forever. | Howard R. Cohen |
9 | June 19, 1986 | Star Sprinkled | When a sneaking intergalactic salesman tricks Twink into signing over the Color Caves, Rainbow Brite and her friends have to convince him that they need them back for more than just profit. | N/A |
10 | July 3, 1986 | Chasing Rainbows | Murky Dismal tries his greatest trick yet, creating a "Rainbow Brite Robot" to trick her friends! But can they be tricked for long? | N/A |
11 | July 10, 1986 | Murky's Comet | When a wizard barters for space ship repairs with a magic spell to destroy Rainbow Land with a comet, Rainbow Brite has to find a way to stop it before it crashes into the color caves and destroying Rainbow Land. | Felicia Maliani |
12 | July 17, 1986 | A Horse of a Different Color | Murky Dismal kidnaps Starlite and On-X in a horse race with a plan to pollute Rainbow Land, but with the help of Sunriser, a new Rainbow Land horse, his plans soon become undone! | Howard R. Cohen |
13 | July 24, 1986 | The Queen of the Sprites | The Dark Princess from the Star Stealer film returns for another showdown with Rainbow Brite and her attempt to become Queen of the Sprites and take over Rainbow Land! | N/A |
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