Usop Sontorian | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Ujang |
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Written by |
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Directed by | Kamn Ismail |
Voices of |
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Theme music composer | Produksi Rakam Zalikamari |
Opening theme | "Usop Sontorian" |
Ending theme | "Usop Sontorian" |
Composer | Zalikamari |
Country of origin | Malaysia |
Original language | Malay |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 50 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Michael Lum |
Producer | Othman Yusof |
Editors |
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Running time | 22-23 minutes |
Production company | Kharisma Pictures |
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Network | RTM |
Release | 27 January 1996 – 5 April 1997 |
Usop Sontorian [lower-alpha 1] is a Malaysian animated cartoon series aired on TV1 from 1996 to 1997. [1] [2] [3] The country's first animated series, it was created by Ujang [4] [5] and produced by Kharisma Pictures. [6] [7] The series was directed by Kamn Ismail, who was also the voice actor for one of the series' characters.
Ismail was the managing director of Quest Animations until his death in 2019. Ujang, the series' creator, was not permitted to create any cartoon characters which have similarities to Usop Sontorian, after a failed legal battle to acquire rights to the character. After the series demise and Kharisma Pictures' closure in 1997, many of the production team were switched to different animation companies while others become full-time cartoonist for magazines Ujang and APO?, both under Kharisma Publications (renamed to MOY Publications).
Usop Sontorian is created by Malaysian cartoonist, Ibrahim Anon or Ujang as he affectionately known, with the concepts, storyline and script all done by him. [4] In an exclusive interview with New Straits Times in December 1993, Ujang describes the anticipated production as a Malaysianised version of The Simpsons , stating that: "It is basically about a Malay family and their culture". [4] Together with series director Kamn Ismail, he took charge of the technical aspects. By March 1993, Ujang teamed up with a group of layout artists and animators to work on the series. Usop Sontorian was made as a comic strip within the Ujang magazine and later as a standalone magazine before its TV series was produced. [8] Malaysian public broadcaster, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) acquire the broadcast rights of the series with Eurofine handling the distribution.
Usop Sontorian tells the story of the village life of Malaysian boy, Usop and his friends Abu, Dol, Ah Kim, Vellu, and Singh. Usop is the third and youngest child in his family. He has two elder siblings: a sister, Kak Kiah, and a jobless brother named Abang Budin. The story is set in Kampung Parit Sonto, not far from the town of Ayer Hitam, Johor; hence the name "Sontorian". The theme of the series was to promote unity and harmonious relationships between all races in multi-ethnic Malaysia. [9] [10]
Although Usop Sontorian started airing in 1996, all of the episodes were already produced between 1993 and 1996. During its run, the series spanned 3 seasons and 50 episodes.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 18 | January 27, 1996 | June 1, 1996 | |
2 | 16 | August 3, 1996 | November 23, 1996 | |
3 | 16 | December 21, 1996 | April 5, 1997 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Lari Dari Rumah" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | January 27, 1996 [11] |
2 | 2 | "Kawan Baru" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | February 3, 1996 [12] |
3 | 3 | "Main Gitar" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | February 10, 1996 [13] |
4 | 4 | "Tetamu Istimewa [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | February 17, 1996 [14] |
5 | 5 | "Selebet [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | February 24, 1996 [15] |
6 | 6 | "Dol Pindah [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | March 2, 1996 [16] |
7 | 7 | "Basikal Tua [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | March 9, 1996 [17] |
8 | 8 | "Lampu Ajaib [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | March 16, 1996 [18] |
9 | 9 | "Melawat Kuala Lumpur [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | March 23, 1996 [19] |
10 | 10 | "Berkhemah" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | March 30, 1996 [20] |
11 | 11 | "Pendekar [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | April 6, 1996 [21] |
12 | 12 | "Meriam Buloh [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | April 20, 1996 [22] |
13 | 13 | "Bermain Rakit [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | April 27, 1996 [23] |
14 | 14 | "Olahragawan [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | May 4, 1996 [24] |
15 | 15 | "Anak Gajah" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | May 11, 1996 [25] |
16 | 16 | "Burung Kakak Tua" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | May 18, 1996 [26] |
17 | 17 | "Budin Masuk Lokap" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | May 25, 1996 [27] |
18 | 18 | "Budin Ke Kuala Lumpur [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | June 1, 1996 [28] |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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19 | 1 | "Sayang Kak Kiah [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | August 3, 1996 |
20 | 2 | "Usahawan Muda" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | August 10, 1996 |
21 | 3 | "Perang Bintang" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | August 17, 1996 |
22 | 4 | "Budak Jahat" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | August 24, 1996 |
23 | 5 | "Hantu Parit Sonto" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | August 31, 1996 |
24 | 6 | "Kartini Selamanya [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Azhar Ahmad | September 7, 1996 |
25 | 7 | "Pendekar II" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | September 14, 1996 |
26 | 8 | "Sakit Gigi" | Kamn Ismail | Lutfi Ismail | September 21, 1996 |
27 | 9 | "U.F.O. [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | September 28, 1996 |
28 | 10 | "Lawan Bola" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | October 5, 1996 |
29 | 11 | "Anugerah" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | October 19, 1996 |
30 | 12 | "Abu Oh Abu" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | October 26, 1996 |
31 | 13 | "Superhero" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | November 2, 1996 |
32 | 14 | "Temberang [lower-alpha 2] " | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | November 9, 1996 |
33 | 15 | "Tetamu" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | November 16, 1996 |
34 | 16 | "Ketua Kelas" | Kamn Ismail | Ujang | November 23, 1996 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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35 | 1 | "Dunia Air" | Kamn Ismail | Azizi Adnan | December 21, 1996 |
36 | 2 | "Dinasor" | Kamn Ismail | Azizi Adnan | December 28, 1996 |
37 | 3 | "Kisah Seorang Biduan" | Kamn Ismail | Azizi Adnan | January 4, 1997 |
38 | 4 | "Berkhatan" | Kamn Ismail | Azizi Adnan | January 11, 1997 |
39 | 5 | "Seipun" | Kamn Ismail | Azizi Adnan | January 18, 1997 |
40 | 6 | "Terkenang" | Kamn Ismail | Azizi Adnan | January 25, 1997 |
41 | 7 | "Pertandingan Layang-Layang" | Kamn Ismail | Lutfi Ismail | February 1, 1997 |
42 | 8 | "Debab Kembali" | Kamn Ismail | Lutfi Ismail | February 8, 1997 |
43 | 9 | "Harta Karun" | Kamn Ismail | Azhar Ahmad | February 15, 1997 |
44 | 10 | "Misi Mustahil" | Kamn Ismail | Soul Ghazali | February 22, 1997 |
45 | 11 | "Berkhemah II" | Kamn Ismail | Azizi Adnan | March 1, 1997 |
46 | 12 | "Panjang Tangan" | Kamn Ismail | Ruslan Ayob | March 8, 1997 |
47 | 13 | "Perang Bukit" | Kamn Ismail | Azhar Ahmad | March 15, 1997 |
48 | 14 | "Jambatan Runtuh" | Kamn Ismail | Ahmad Kamil Othman | March 22, 1997 |
49 | 15 | "Sisa Toksid" | Kamn Ismail | Lutfi Ismail | March 29, 1997 |
50 | 16 | "Merdeka" | Kamn Ismail | Azizi Adnan | April 5, 1997 |
Usop Sontorian originally set to be aired in 1994, [29] but it postponed for over 2 years due to uncertain reasons. [30] [31] The series was officially launched by the then-Minister of Information, Datuk Seri Mohamed Rahmat on 20 January 1996 at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) [32] and debuted on RTM TV1 from January 27, 1996, and ended on April 5, 1997. [33]
In 2009, the series was aired on TV9 from May to December 2009, every Monday to Thursday at 8:30am. Previously, Usop Sontorian had reruns on TV1 from 1997 to 1998, and again from 2000 to 2002. The series later aired on TV2 from April 2005 to January 2006. Some episodes of Usop Sontorian are also available on YouTube.
In 1995, Usop Sontorian received recognition as the "Malaysia's First Animated Series" by The Malaysia Book of Records. [34] [35]
It also well received in Japan when it was screened at the Asian Animation Festival held in Hiroshima, Japan in June 1996. The series was distributed in Malaysia by Eurofine and for international release, it is distributed by Arief International under the titles Adventures Of Usop and Usop & Geng. [36] [37] [38] It was also dubbed in English and Spanish. [9]
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