Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
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| Genre |
Animation Anthology |
| Written by | Joe Menendez Daryl G. Nickens Gordon Lewis Franklyn Ajaye Barry Douglas |
| Directed by |
Bruce W. Smith Anthony Bell Edward Bell |
| Narrated by | Robert Guillaume |
| Composer(s) | Stephen James Taylor |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Hyperion Pictures Two Oceans Entertainment Group Confetti Entertainment Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | March 12, 1995 – July 18, 2000 |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series that premiered March 12, 1995 on HBO. Narrated by Robert Guillaume, the series aired 39 episodes from 1995 to 2000. Reruns are currently airing on HBO Family.
Each episode details a classic story in different cultures, which contains characters voiced by famous actors, comedians, singers, dancers, models, political activists, athletes, stunt performers, and other famous celebrities.
A retelling of the tale with an African-American twist.
Set in Ancient China, Little Red Happy Coat learns that some wolves can't be trusted when she makes a delivery to her grandmother Poa Poa.
The tale is told in a Mexican setting in the heart of a rain forest, with two kids named Hanselito and Gretelita.
In ancient Japan, an emperor is fooled into paying two rogues named Keiji and Toshio (who are posing as tailors) to create him an outfit from the "legendary Fabric of Dreams".
The tale is set in the West Indies, with an old Caribbean and Jamaican twist.
The classic story is set in the African jungle where a princess named Ebony meets a frog that was once a prince.
The classic Peter Tchaikovsky story is told with a Hispanic flavor, when a sleeping beauty named Rosita is cast into a long sleep by a wicked fairy named Evelina, and awakened by Prince Luis.
The tale is told in the bayous of New Orleans, Louisiana.
The classic story is set in the West African Sahel, where a height-challenged tailor named Bongo sets out to prove his worth.
The classic Charles Perrault tale gets a hilarious Latin twist.
The classic story is set in Africa as a beauty falls in love with a beast.
The classic story is set in the American southwest about a beautiful woman named White Snow, who befriends the seven little men.
The classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is set in Ancient Korea where a prince must choose a bride that will please his demanding mother only to have her subjected to a test.
The 1800s Carlo Collodi tale gets set in the Barbary Coast, with Pinoak learning to be a real boy with the help of Woody, Old George, and the Blues Fairy.
The classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is set in the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil.
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