Saban's Gulliver's Travels

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Saban's Gulliver's Travels
Created by Jonathan Swift
Written byJean Cheville
Alain Garcia
Directed by Bruno Bianchi
Voices of Terrence Scammell
Daniel Brochu
A.J. Henderson
Sonja Ball
Jessalyn Gilsig
Theme music composer Haim 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
ProducerDana C. Booton Eric S. Rollman
Running time30 min.
Production company Saban International Paris
Original release
Network France 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.

Contents

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

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

Episodes list

#TitleAir 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)
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)
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)

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