The Elephant Princess

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The Elephant Princess
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Opening title
Genre Children's television series, fantasy, action
Created by Jonathan M. Shiff
Directed byRoger Hodgman
Daniel Nettheim
Colin Budds
Grant Brown
Starring Emily Robins
Miles Szanto
Maddy Tyres
Emelia Burns
Georgina Haig (series 2)
Richard Brancatisano (series 2)
Eka Darville (series 2)
Siam
Theme music composerPete Dacy & Jason Bond
Opening theme"Two Worlds Forever", performed by Emily Robins and Maddy Tyres
Ending theme"Two Worlds Forever"
ComposersRicky Edwards
Ric Formosa
Country of origin Australia
New Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJonathan M. Shiff
Julia Adams
ProducersJonathan M. Shiff
Joanna Werner
CinematographyDarrell Martin (series 1)
Zenon Sawko (series 2)
EditorsPhilip Watts
Wayne Hyett
Nathan Wild
Geoff Lamb
Rohan Cooper
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production company Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Original release
Network Network Ten
Release13 November 2008 (2008-11-13) 
6 October 2011 (2011-10-06)

The Elephant Princess is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2008. The series is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. A second season began screening in 2011. [1] The series revolves around a suburban Australian teenager, who discovers she is the heiress to the throne of Manjipoor, a fictional Indian kingdom.

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Summary

Alex Wilson thinks she is an average suburban girl living in Melbourne, until her 16th birthday when exotic visitor, Kuru, shows up in her backyard with a magical elephant, Anala. He informs her she is the heiress to the throne of the magical Indian kingdom of Manjipoor. With his help, the reluctant princess will master her magic powers and defend her royal inheritance against her devious cousin, Vashan, whilst balancing the pull of both worlds to find her true destiny. In the second season, Alex and her family have moved to the Gold Coast. Her friend Amanda has followed her there, where they attend university and plan to find a new drummer for their band. Meanwhile, in Manjipoor, Diva has returned to take over Manjipoor and learn the secrets of The Book.

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 2613 November 2008 (2008-11-13)24 May 2009 (2009-05-24)
2 266 February 2011 (2011-02-06) (Canada)6 October 2011 (2011-10-06) (Canada)

Cast

Main

Supporting

Multimedia

DVD releases

The complete first and second series has been released in three volumes, although the complete season one and two has been released too.

TitleRelease DateEpisodes
The Elephant Princess Vol. 1 – Welcome to the Fairytale3 April 20091."Coming of Age", 2."Don't Call Me Princess", 3."Rabbit Season", 4."Kuru the Guru"

5."The Powerful Ballad", 6."Not Made in Japan", 7."Lean on Me", 8."Welcome to the Fairytale", 9."Warts and All"

The Elephant Princess Vol. 2 – The Big Gig2 September 200910."The Butterfly Effect", 11."Butterfly Kiss", 12."Dancing Queen", 13."Destiny's Child"

14."Time After Time", 15."Happy Birthday Anala", 16."The Big Gig", 17."Masquerade Ball"

The Elephant Princess Vol. 3 – Almost Too Famous10 March 201018."Almost Too Famous", 19."Princess Amanda", 20."Courtroom Jewel", 21."Sea Change"

22."Revelation", 23."It's an Ordinary Life", 24."Unexpected Arrivals", 25."Good Vibrations", 26."Normal Alex Wilson"

The Elephant Princess – Complete Series 12 June 20101."Coming of Age", 2."Don't Call Me Princess", 3."Rabbit Season", 4."Kuru the Guru", 5."The Powerful Ballad"

6."Not Made in Japan", 7."Lean on Me", 8."Welcome to the Fairytale", 9."Warts and All" 10."The Butterfly Effect"

11."Butterfly Kiss", 12."Dancing Queen", 13."Destiny's Child", 14."Time After Time", 15."Happy Birthday Anala"

16."The Big Gig", 17."Masquerade Ball" 18."Almost Too Famous", 19."Princess Amanda", 20."Courtroom Jewel"

21."Sea Change", 22."Revelation", 23."It's an Ordinary Life", 24."Unexpected Arrivals", 25."Good Vibrations"

26."Normal Alex Wilson"

The Elephant Princess – Complete Series 2TBA1."Enemies Unleashed", 2."The New Recruit", 3."Bad Reputation", 4."Falling for the Enemy", 5."Star Crossed Lovers"

6."Double Trouble", 7."Secret Love", 8."Love Your Enemy", 9."The Secret Admirer", 10."Tangled Web"

11."Welcome to My World", 12."Exposed", 13."Exiles", 14."Trouble Comes To Town", 15."Under New Management"

16."Dangerous Secrets", 17."Feud", 18."Reinforcements", 19."Unmasked", 20."A Princess For All"

21."Out of Control", 22."Flare Up", 23."Cursed", 24."Hunted", 25."Between The Worlds"

26."Sacrifice"

International broadcasts

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