The Adventures of Gulliver

The Adventures of Gulliver

Title screen
Genre Cartoon
Directed by Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Voices of Jerry Dexter
John Stephenson
Herb Vigran
Don Messick
Ginny Tyler
Allan Melvin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 17
Production
Producer(s) Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network ABC
Original release September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969
Chronology
Related shows The Banana Splits And Friends Show

The Adventures of Gulliver is a 1968 television cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show is based on the novel Gulliver's Travels. The show aired Saturday mornings on ABC-TV and lasted for one season in original broadcast.[1]

Plot

While searching for his father, Gary Gulliver and his dog Tagg end up shipwrecked on an island. On this island is the kingdom of Lilliput,[2] where its inhabitants have a height of only a few centimeters. Gulliver and his dog are caught by the Lilliputian people, while they're recovering from the shipwreck, but afterwards they become great friends. With the help of the Lilliputian people, Gulliver continues searching for his father and the treasure using a map his father gave to him. Also in search of the treasure is the evil Captain Leech who, in the adventures, is always attempting to steal the map from Gulliver.

Broadcast history

The 17 episodes produced for the series were originally broadcast on ABC in the fall and winter of 1968-69. The episodes were rerun through the summer of 1970. In 1971, the series became part of The Banana Splits And Friends Show, the syndicated version of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour.[3]

Voice cast

Episode listing

No. Title Airdate Production code
AG-1"Dangerous Journey"September 14, 1968 (1968-09-14)36-1
AG-2"The Valley Of Time"September 21, 1968 (1968-09-21)36-3
AG-3"The Capture"September 28, 1968 (1968-09-28)36-2
AG-4"The Tiny Viking"October 5, 1968 (1968-10-05)36-8
AG-5"The Forbidden Pool"October 12, 1968 (1968-10-12)36-4
After managing to escape from Captain Leech, Gary and Tagg drink from the forbidden pool and shrinks down to the Lilliputians' size. Now it's a race against time as they, along with Egger, Bunko, Glum and Flirtacia must get to the spring before Leech finds them.
AG-6"The Perils Of The Lilliputs"October 19, 1968 (1968-10-19)36-5
AG-7"Exit Leech"October 26, 1968 (1968-10-26)36-7
AG-8"Hurricane Island"November 2, 1968 (1968-11-02)36-6
AG-9"Mysterious Forest"November 9, 1968 (1968-11-09)36-9
AG-10"Little Man Of The Year"November 16, 1968 (1968-11-16)36-10
AG-11"The Rescue"November 23, 1968 (1968-11-23)36-11
AG-12"The Dark Sleep"November 30, 1968 (1968-11-30)36-12
Leech makes a deal with Malagar to put Gary in a deep sleep with a potion so he can steal the map. However, Flirtacia saves him and falls victim to it instead.
AG-13"The Runaway"December 7, 1968 (1968-12-07)36-13
AG-14"The Masquerade"December 14, 1968 (1968-12-14)36-14
AG-15"The Missing Crown"December 21, 1968 (1968-12-21)36-15
AG-16"Gulliver's Challenge"December 28, 1968 (1968-12-28)36-16
AG-17"The Hero"January 4, 1969 (1969-01-04)36-17

Additional series credits

References

  1. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (1976). The Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs 1947-1976 (Vol. 1). South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes and Company. ISBN 0-498-01561-0.
  2. ↑ http://www.tv.com/shows/the-adventures-of-gulliver/
  3. ↑ Castleman, Harry & Podrazik, Walter J. (1984). The TV Schedule Book. New York: McGraw-Hill Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0070102781.

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