Magic Mountain (television series)
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| Genre | Children's |
| Created by | Ron Saunders Claire Henderson Yu Pei Xia |
| Written by | Claire Madsen Libby Gleeson Richard Tulloch David Evans |
| Directed by | Paul Faint Ian Munro David Evans Di Drew |
| Starring | See Cast section below. |
| Country of origin | Australia / China |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Cinematography | Chen Chen |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Southern Star Entertainment China Central Television |
| Distributor |
Southern Star Entertainment Roadshow Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC TV |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 11 August 1997 – 20 November 1998 |
Magic Mountain is an live-action Australian children’s television programme broadcast on ABC TV on the ABC For Kids broadcasting block from 1997 to 1998. It was released on video, but there has been no DVD release yet. It is a full-body puppet series aimed at 2-5 year olds. The series was last repeated on ABC TV until 13 February 2004. The ABC's Magic Mountain website was removed during September 2010 when the new ABC Kids website was introduced.
The series was made in China, but for the Australian version different voice actors were used. Much of the crew is Chinese. It was produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, China Central Television and Southern Star Entertainment. Production took place between 1997 and 1998. The show has been dubbed into both Spanish and Portuguese/Brazilian.
Magic Mountain follows the adventures of Lion, Tortoise, Panda and Dragon - four friends having lots of fun with a little Dragon magic thrown in. Tortoise is a motherly figure, always looking out for the others and trying to help them. Dragon lives in a cave, and is very wise, with magical powers that often get the others out of trouble. Panda is a little bit vain, but still a likeable character who is quite smart, and Lion is very playful, full of ideas and is constantly getting into mischief. These four creatures "enjoy wonderful times as they invent unusual games, play tricks on each other, and have exciting adventures as they explore their enchanting world."
All releases consist of 4 or more episode packaged together.
On TV.com, the show has been given a user rating of 7.0 out of 10, based on 3 votes.
A 31-page paperback colouring book based on the series was released in March, 1999.
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