The Storybook Series with Hayley Mills

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The Storybook Series with Hayley Mills
Also known asGrimm's Fairy Tales and Storybook Series
Directed bySam Weiss
Presented by Hayley Mills
Voices of Mickey Rooney
Georgia Engel
Louis Nye
Michael York
Arte Johnson
James Earl Jones
Ruth Buzzi
John Carradine
Hans Conried
Tammy Grimes
June Foray
Lucille Bliss
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30-60 minutes
Production company Bosustow Entertainment
Release
Original release1986 (1986)

The Storybook Series with Hayley Mills (also known as Grimm's Fairy Tales and Storybook Series) is a 1986 American animated television/video series hosted by Hayley Mills, who would introduce stories that were both contemporary and classic.

Contents

This series featured the voice talents of the Mickey Rooney, Georgia Engel, Louis Nye, Michael York, Arte Johnson, James Earl Jones, Ruth Buzzi, John Carradine, Hans Conried, Tammy Grimes, June Foray and Lucille Bliss.

The complete series was released on DVD through Mill Creek Entertainment on January 17, 2017.

Episodes

  1. Hug Me / Silver Pony / Creole
  2. Hardlucky / The Furious Flycycle
  3. Someone New / Ghost in the Shed / The Reluctant Dragon
  4. The Practical Princess / Beauty and the Beast
  5. The Fisherman and His Wife / Tom Thumb
  6. Seven with One Blow / The Youth Who Wanted to Shiver
  7. Three Golden Hairs / Hans in Luck
  8. I'm Not Oscar's Friend Anymore / Myra / Martha and the Mother Store / The Man Who Had No Dream
  9. The Legend of Paul Bunyan / The Wave
  10. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow / Just Say Hic
  11. The Beginning / Who Do You Think Should Belong in the Club?
  12. Good Goodies / Noises in the Night / All the Morning Early
  13. Birds of a Feather / Modern Life / My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World

Cast

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