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Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World

19901 Season

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Origin: US

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This educational cartoon series tells a classic, well known fairy tale and then compares it to two similar lesser known fairy tales from different parts of the world.

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

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Director: David Alexovich
Writing: Douglas L. Lieberman
Status: Ended
First aired: Dec 31, 1990

Time to finish

5 hrs

7 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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SERIES

Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World

19901 Season

Your rating

Origin: US

About

This educational cartoon series tells a classic, well known fairy tale and then compares it to two similar lesser known fairy tales from different parts of the world.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Dec 31, 1990 · 30m
Beauty and the Beast/The Chinese Parrot/Sedna
A Tale from China, Greenland and France. Beauty and the Beast (France): The beast is massive, powerful, and ugly to behold, yet only the love of a young girl can save him. The Chinese Parrot (China): A magical parrot must save the love between a scholar and the servingmaid of an evil sorcerer. Sedna (Canada): A mighty bird spirit disguises itself as a young hunter to win the heart of a lovely Inuk girl.
E2 · Airs Jan 7, 1991 · 30m
Sleeping Beauty/The Petrified Palace/The Sun, the Moon, and Talia
A tale from France, Bangladesh and Italy.
E3 · Airs Jan 14, 1992 · 30m
Cinderella/Maria Cinderella/The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son
Tales from France, Chile and Nigeria. Cinderella (France): Her stepsisters will never make fun of Cinderella again, thanks to help from a fairy godmother. Maria Cinderella (Chile): Maria gets a magic wand and more from a kind lady in the woods - a gold star for her forehead. The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son (Nigeria): When a mistreated girl feeds the frogs in the river, the "King of the Frogs" decide to reward her.
E4 · Airs Jan 20, 1993 · 30m
Rumpelstiltskin/St. Olaf and the Troll/King David and the Giant
Tales from Germany, Norway and Israel. Rumpelstiltskin (Germany): St. Olaf and the Troll (Norway): King David and the Giant (Israel):
E5 · Airs Jan 25, 1993 · 30m
Hansel and Gretel/The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister/Pedro and the Monster
Tales from Germany, Syria and The Philippines. Hansel and Gretel (Germany): The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister (Syria): A poor and mean-spirited woodcutter encounters a mysterious and wealthy woman claiming to be his sister. She lures him and his wife and ten children to her palace, only for his wife to discover that the "sister" is a demonic monster planning to eat the woodcutter's entire family. But the woodcutter refuses to believe her. Pedro and the Monster (Philippines):
E6 · Airs Jan 26, 1993 · 30m
Rapunzel/Fenchelchen/The Princess in the Tower
Three tales from Germany, Malta and Israel. Rapunzel (Germany): The only way into the tower is up Rapunzel's long, long hair. A prince climbs up to meet her. Fenchelchen (Malta): A young girl learns a witch's magical power and uses it to make an unforgettable escape. The Princess in the Tower (Israel): King Solomon locks his daughter in a tower to prevent her from marrying a poor man.
E7 · Airs Jan 27, 2012 · 30m
Hansel and Gretel/Tangled Up
Two Tales from Germany.

Details

Director: David Alexovich
Writing: Douglas L. Lieberman
Status: Ended
First aired: Dec 31, 1990

Time to finish

5 hrs

7 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

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