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Dudley the Dragon

The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
Genre Children's television series
Comedy
Musical
Created by Ira Levy
Peter Williamson
Alex Galatis
Developed by YTV Studios
Directed by Stan Swan
Richard Mortimer
Louise Shekter
Allan Novak
E. Jane Thompson
Sue Brophey
Darrell Wasyk
Shelagh O'Brien (assistant)
Laurie Carstens (associate)
Presented by Mark Gordon
Starring Daniel DeSanto
Kirk Dunn
Alex Galatis
Daniel Goodfellow
Natasha Greenblatt
Graham Greene
Anthony Scavone
Asia Vieira
Robin Weekes
Voices of Alex Galatis
James Rankin
Wende Welch
Sue Morrison
Patrick McKenna
Theme music composer Glenn Schellenberg
Opening theme Jackie Richardson
Ending theme Jackie Richardson
Composer(s) Glenn Schellenberg
Andrew Zealley
Cam Machinnes
Alex Galatis (song lyrics)
Evelyne Datl
Evelyne Datl
Randy Vancourt
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
French (Quebec)
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 65
Production
Executive producer(s) Ira Levy
Peter Williamson
Producer(s) Ira Levy
Peter Williamson
Breakthrough Films & Television Inc.
Location(s) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Editor(s) Darren Jennekens
Jay Houpt
Camera setup Steven W. Benson
John Dynes
John Fox
Steve Cruickshank
Ted Hart
Eric Schurman
Kim Stephenson
Tom Swartz
Alfie Kemp
Blair Locke
Running time 30 min.
Release
Original network TVO (1993–1995)
PBS/American Public Television (1995–1997)
YTV (1997)
Original release October 8, 1993 (1993-10-08) – September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13)

The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon is a children's television series which aired in Canada on YTV and the United States on public television stations, through Tampa, Florida PBS member station WEDU. The show ran for five seasons from 1993 to 1997. It was a live-action show incorporating actors, full body costume characters (notably the titular dragon) and puppets. The story follows Dudley, a dragon who recently woke up from centuries of hibernation and his new ten-year-old friends Matt and Sally. The two kids would guide Dudley around the modern world and the trio would learn about environmentalism, friendship and pro-social values.

Besides Matt and Sally, Dudley was later joined by other kids, Julia, Terry, Laura, and Mickey. Other recurring characters included a grouchy apple tree named Mr. Crabby Tree, a laid back frog named Sammy, a lovable caveman, and the Robins.

Graham Greene won a Gemini award in 1994 for his role, and was nominated in 1998 for the episode The Tiny Little Raincloud.Jackie Burroughs was also nominated in 1994 for the same award, for her performance in the episode High Flying Dragon.

Dudley The Dragon - Alex Galatis (Seasons 1–2, costumed performer and voice; Seasons 3–5, voice only) and Kirk Dunn (Seasons 3–5, costumed performer). A lovable, innocent, happy-go-lucky green dragon. In the series premiere, Dudley wakes up from centuries of hibernation. He quickly befriends Sally and Matt, among others, and just as quickly adjusts to his new surroundings. However, Dudley still has childlike qualities, notably having to learn valuable lessons from his friends. Nevertheless, Dudley proves to be a great friend to everyone. Dudley lives in a colorful cave, with his favorite teddy bear, Freddy Bear. His favorite food is dragon berries. Dudley has a love for adventure, but sometimes, when the adventures get just a little out of hand, Dudley would prefer to be back at home with his friends. In the series finale, The Last Dudley, Dudley realized that he was the only dragon still around. Dudley decides to take on one more adventure, looking for another dragon. Dudley doesn't have much luck, but in the end learns that his friends are his "true dragon friends". At the very end of the episode, a dragon that looks and sounds similar to Dudley (but wears a bowtie and glasses) shows up and asks Dudley if he's seen any dragons around. He is the main protagonist in the series.


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