The World of David the Gnome
| David, el Gnomo (alias The World Of David The Gnome & "David, the Gnome") | |
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Title screen of original David el Gnomo opening
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| Also known as | The World of David the Gnome David, the Gnome |
| Genre | animation, children's |
| Created by | Claudio Biern Boyd, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein |
| Directed by | Luis Ballester |
| Starring | Tom Bosley as David the Gnome |
| Voices of |
Matilde Conesa José María Cordero Ángel Egido Paco Hernández Jane Woods Vlasta Vrána Richard Dumont Barbara Pogemiller A.J. Henderson Adrian Knight Rob Roy Marc Denis |
| Narrated by |
Teófilo Martínez (Spanish version) Christopher Plummer (English version) |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Claudio Biern Boyd |
| Producer(s) |
Micheline Charest Ronald A. Weinberg |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Distributor |
CINAR (1985–2004) Cookie Jar Group (2004–2012) DHX Media (2012–present) Miramax Films Disney–ABC Television Group BRB Internacional Bob/Harvey Weinstein (1985–1987) The Weinstein Company (2005–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVE |
| Original release | 4 March – 23 September 1985 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by |
Wisdom of the Gnomes The Great Adventure of the Gnomes The Gnomes in the Snow The Fantastic Adventures of the Gnomes The New World of the Gnomes |
The World of David the Gnome, originally titled David, el Gnomo (also known as David, the Gnome), is a Spanish animated television series based on the children's book The Secret Book of Gnomes, by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. The program was originally created in Spain by BRB Internacional (who were also responsible for the Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds franchise and other cartoons such as Bobobobs and Around the World with Willy Fog) titled David el Gnomo, and retains a sense of the lush illustrations of the original books. Twenty-six episodes were produced. There was also a spin-off series entitled Wisdom of the Gnomes.
The English language dub The World of David the Gnome was produced by Canadian studio CINAR (now Cookie Jar Entertainment, and now part of DHX Media), in association with Miramax Films (which was owned by The Walt Disney Company). Christopher Plummer narrated, with the voice of David the Gnome being provided by Tom Bosley.
David the Gnome came to US television in 1987, airing Sundays on the Nickelodeon cable channel, and was part of the fledgling Nick Jr. lineup when that was created shortly thereafter until 1996. It also aired on TLC on its Ready Set Learn block from 7 October 1996 until 27 March 1998. It also aired on Discovery Kids on its Ready Set Learn block from 30 September 1998 until 9 October 2010. The series is still frequently airing weekday mornings on Irish channel RTÉ Two as of 2006. In Australia, it has aired on ABC, as well as the Australian branch of Nickelodeon, again as part of the Nick Jr. lineup. and on Channel 5's Milkshake! in the UK.
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