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Pick wrote:Uh, yeah... I know it was based off a book; in my original post, I mentioned that I'd read it. (I actually read the entire series, unless more have come out since then.)

I have to admit, though, I detest The Last Unicorn (the book). The movie is weird, but due to nostalgia, is one of my favorites. The book, however, I simply... dislike. :Have a taco" indeed.

Bluewolf, others: I clearly need to check out this Farthing Wood thing. I usually don't bother with most animated series, since I simply don't have the time and the animation is generally lesser and harder to characterize, but hey! If it's anything like David the Gnome, I'm all on board. (And there's a fox in it, so it is at least something like DtG!)

Bounty wrote:the road crossing

Pick wrote:Ooh, looks interesting.... I wonder why I'd never heard of it before?

Bluewolf wrote:

Pick wrote:Ooh, looks interesting.... I wonder why I'd never heard of it before?

Well I am not sure but the only people who I know who know of this show are usually British people so I am willing to guess its was pretty much a Britain only series.

loomer wrote:I don't think they ever showed more than the first season, though, or at least not when I was watching (hell, I didn't even know it had more than one!), probably due to licensing or budget problems.

Pick wrote: Freddie as F.R.O.7 (in the USA, "Freddie the Frog") (UK 1992)

Its amazing this sort of stuff was marketed at kids back then.

Episode 22 through 25 are essentially an allegory of the rise and fall of Nazism, with Dolf himself, though wearing a Napoleonic uniform, as a clear caricature of Adolf Hitler. It begins with Dolf returning from abroad, in a train with Austrian markings, and meeting up with his friends. He then discusses the current political climate in Great Waterland, and expresses disgust of it. Dolf then decides to found a political party, the later National Crows Party, for which he goes to Alfred to lend money. he explains his ideas, but Alfred refuses and Dolf barges out of Alfred's house in a fit of rage. Alfred and Henk express their fear of Dolf, but Henk reassures Alfred that Dolf will never gather enough money to fund his intended party. Not much later however, Dolf inherits a huge fortune. He found his party, which trough promising employment and change, quickly becomes a major and powerful political movement. Dolf eventually stages a coup d'etat and takes over the country. Political opponents, including Alfred, are imprisoned on the charge of high treason. Alfred and his friends barely escape and flee abroad to the neighboring country of Great reedland. Not much later the King of Great Waterland himself flees as well, and Dolf proclaims himself Emperor Dolf I. Alfred and the other political dissidents however devised a plan to dispose of Dolf and steal Dolfs inheritances from the vaults of his palace. Without his money, Dolf's power quickly dwindles and he is imprisoned.

Dolf is eventually released from prison, and makes as an appearance illegal arms dealer and general criminal in further episodes. In the 43rd and 44th episodes, the King has decided to abdicate and for the first time democratic elections are held. Dolf once again attempts to rule Great Waterland as one of the three official candidates. He cunningly withdraws his entry as one of the other candidates is much more popular than he is. He then pays Lispel the Jellyfish to causes a huge flood in Great Waterland. Dolf then publicly gives away all his money to help the victims; sky rocketing his popularity and prompting his reentry in the presidential race. He then, in an attempt to get rid of any compromising evidence, tries to kill Lispel, who escapes and, though heavily wounded, tells Alfred the truth on the flood.

Dolf is once again imprisoned, yet after his release again continues his life of crime. In the final two episodes, Dolf becomes the henchman of an oil magnate who is attempting to get his hands on the blueprints of an environmentally friendly fuel, invented by Professor Buffon. After a fight, in which Dolf attempts to kill Alfred by pushing his car of the road, Dolf is again captured and is sentenced to be imprisoned for 26 years. This time however, he escapes, aided by a former member of his Crows Party, and takes Winnie, Alfreds girlfriend, hostage. In the series finale, and after a manic hunt, Alfred finds and defeats Dolf.

The Spartan wrote:The only one of those I've seen was Flight of the Dragons. We used to have a VHS tape of it that I seem to recall my parents had recorded off the TV for us to watch. I liked it quite a bit but it's been a long, long time since I've seen it so my recollection might be getting tinted by the rose colored glasses of childhood nostalgia.

white_rabbit wrote:mind you, the book death of sinous was worse, she got eaten alive, mainly as a revenge attack for the slaughter of Rat females and babies by the two Adders!