The Electric Piper

The Electric Piper
Directed by	Raymie Muzquiz
Produced by	Barbara Epstein Sherry Gunther Fred Seibert
Written by	Bill Burnett
Music by	Guy Moon
Edited by	Ann Hoyt
Production company	Nickelodeon Studios
Distributed by	Nickelodeon
Release dates	February 3, 2003 (Television)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Electric Piper is a animated television film written by Bill Burnett and directed by Raymie Muzquiz.^[1] Originally produced for airing in 2000,^[2] it was broadcast on Nickelodeon in February 2003, but it was never released to home media.^[3] Only fragments remain as part of Burnett's "Cartoon Music Reel" on YouTube.^[4]

Synopsis

The Electric Piper is a modern retelling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin story, featuring Sly (Wayne Brady), a 1960s era rock guitarist modeled on Jimi Hendrix, who uses his guitar to rid the suburban town of Hamelin of its rats. Denied his payment by the town, Sly lures the town's children into a mountain.

Voice cast

• Wayne Brady as Sly, The Electric Piper
• Rodney Dangerfield as Rat-A-Tat-Tat
• Christine Ebersole as Pat Dixon
• Lesli Margherita as Janet Dixon
• Robbie Rist as Mick Dixon
• Laura San Giacomo as Mrs. Robinson
• Rodney Saulsberry as Mr. Jones
• Crystal Scales as Abby Jones
• Rob Schneider as Rinky-Dink-Dink
• George Segal as Mayor Nick Dixon

References

1. Strike, Joe (August 4, 2003). "The Fred Seibert Interview — Part 2". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
2. "FORECAST SAYS: RADIO CITY FUN - NICK MOVES INTO MOVIES". New York Daily News. November 8, 1999. Retrieved March 1, 2016. Coming up next year will be... two animated offerings, "Globehunters: An Around the World in Eighty Days Adventure" and "The Electric Piper: A Pied Piper Adventure".
3. "The Electric Piper". The Big Cartoon Database.
4. Burnett, Bill. "Cartoon Music Reel... Fun".

External links

• The Electric Piper at the Internet Movie Database