Vic the Viking

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Vic the Viking
Genre
Based on Vicky the Viking
Developed by
Directed byÉric Cazes
Country of origin France
Germany
Austria
Netherlands
Australia
Original languagesEnglish
French
German
Dutch
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes78
Production
Executive producers
  • Jim Ballantine
  • Jérome de Baecque
  • Katell France
  • Avrill Stark
Running time10 minutes
Production companiesASE Studios Pty Limited
Studio 100 Animation
Flying Bark Productions
Original release
Network Network Ten (Season 1)
Eleven (Season 2)
Release6 July 2013 (2013-07-06) 
2 June 2014 (2014-06-02)

Vic the Viking is a children's animated television ABC series, which began on Network Ten on 6 July 2013, and continued on Eleven on 9 November 2013. It was based on the 1974-1975 anime series Vicky the Viking , and the book series it was originally inspired. [1] The show aired 39 episodes for a total of 78 segments, [1] and ended in 2014. [2]

Contents

The main characters are Vic, a young, frail and ingenious Viking boy; his father Halvar, the Captain of the Drakkar and chief elect of 'Flake' the home village, [1] and the villagers, mainly the other plunder crewmen, including druid Urobe, the ever-quarreling companions Tjure and Snorre, the simple giant Flaxe, squeaky-voiced navigator Gorm and bard Ulme; also Vic's bossy mother Ylva, mischievous urchin-rival Gilby, who is jealous that Vic is allowed to sail with the men, and Vic's equally inquisitive little cousin, Ylvi. Halvar's sworn enemy is the rascally captain Sven and his crew of incompetent oafs, but most episodes have other antagonists.

The series has been aired overseas, [3] as in Flanders by Ketnet since autumn 2013 (dubbed in Dutch). In the UK it is aired on Pop. There are also two Catalan language dubs, corresponding to Televisió de Catalunya and À Punt Mèdia, in València. [4] [5]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesStart dateEnd date
1264 July 20139 November 2013
25216 November 20132 June 2014

Season 1 (2013)

No. in seasonTitleDirectorWritten byOriginal airdate
1"Almost Treasure's Island"Éric CazesThierry Gaudin4 July 2013 (2013-07-04)
2"Thor's Thunder"Éric CazesFabrienne Gambrelle4 July 2013 (2013-07-04)
3"Grist for the Mill"Éric CazesFabrienne Gambrelle11 July 2013 (2013-07-11)
4"The Magic Lantern"Éric CazesHadrien Soulez Larivière11 July 2013 (2013-07-11)
5"Shooting Star"Éric CazesAlexandre Reverend18 July 2013 (2013-07-18)
6"The Highest Viking"Éric CazesAlexandre Reverend18 July 2013 (2013-07-18)
7"A Wind That'll Tear the Horns Off a Viking"Éric CazesAlexandre Reverend27 July 2013 (2013-07-27)
8"Knock on Wood"Éric CazesRobin Lyons and Andrew Offiler27 July 2013 (2013-07-27)

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