Stanley, the Ugly Duckling

Stanley, the Ugly Duckling
Written by	Norman Martin Lee Pockriss
Directed by	John David Wilson [1]
Starring	Susan Blu Jack DeLeon Wolfman Jack [2] Brian Cummings Lee Thomas Rick Dees Julie McWhirter
Theme music composer	Norman Martin Lee Pockriss [3]
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Steve Binder
Producer	John David Wilson [1]
Running time	27 min.
Production company	Fine Arts Films [1]
Original release
Network	ABC [1]
Release	May 1, 1982 (1982-05-01)

Stanley, the Ugly Duckling, a.k.a. Stanley, is an animated American television special that was produced by Fine Arts Films and aired on May 1, 1982 as part of ABC's Weekend Special lineup followed by a primetime airing later that night. ^{[1] [4]} It is loosely based on the 19th-century fairy tale The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. ^[5]

Voices

• Susan Blu - Stanley
• Jack DeLeon - Nathan the fox
• Wolfman Jack - Eagle One
• Rick Dees - D.J.

Additional voices

• Brian Cummings
• Lee Thomas
• Julie McWhirter ^{[6] [7]}

Songs

• "Not a Duck" – Sung by Stanley
• "A Little Traveling Music Please" – Sung by Nathan and Stanley
• "Do Something Terrible Today" – Sung by Eagle One and the Hell's Eagles
• "I Like Myself" – Sung by Nathan and Stanley

Home video releases

Stanley was given its first American VHS release by Image Magnetic Associates in 1984. ^[8] It was later re-released in 1992 by Family Home Entertainment, ^[9] and more recently in 2005 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. ^[10]

References

1. Fine Arts Films, Inc.
2. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 11, 1997. pp. 48–. ISSN   0006-2510.
3. Peter Dunbavan (February 28, 2017). An Avid's Guide to Sixties Songwriters. AuthorHouse UK. pp. 591–. ISBN   978-1-5246-3345-5.
4. Vincent Terrace (July 12, 2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936–2012, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 12–. ISBN   978-1-4766-1240-9.
5. Larry James Gianakos (December 1, 1987). Television drama series programming: a comprehensive chronicle, 1982–1984 . Scarecrow Press. p.  420. ISBN   978-0-8108-1876-7.
6. Behind The Voice Actors
7. TCM.com
8. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 23, 1985. pp. 27–. ISSN   0006-2510.
9. Staff, Bowker (1993). Bowker's Complete Video Directory: Volume 1. R R Bowker Publishing. p. 207. ISBN   0835242013.
10. Amazon.com

External links

• Stanley, the Ugly Duckling at IMDb