Summaries

30-minute animated series, each episode telling a different beloved childrens story.

An animated anthology television series with a live-action frame story. The episodes were adapting popular children's books of the 1980s, such as "The Double Disappearance of Walter Fozbek", "Dragon's Blood", "The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek", and "Jeffrey's Ghost". The live-action host was the actor Bob Keeshan (1927-2004), who had previously played Clarabell the Clown in children's television series.—Dimos I

Details

Keywords
  • live action and animation
  • based on children's book
  • anthology
  • host
  • anthology television series
Genres
  • Animation
  • Family
Release date Mar 29, 1985
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-Y7
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies CBS Entertainment Production Hanna-Barbera Australia Southern Star Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 30m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

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