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The Oz Kids is
a sequel series to the Wizard
of Ozfranchise created by L. Frank Baum. While
taking cues from Baum’s works and the 1939 MGM film, it was an
entirely original concept with all-new characters.
Dot and Neddie.
The series was set
sometime in the future after the chronicled events of the Oz stories. Dorothy Gale (Erika Schickel) had married Zebediah Hugson (Ross Mapletoft)--a main
character from the 4th Oz book, Dorothy and
the Wizard in Oz--and they had two children: fearless tomboy Dot
(Julianne Michelle), who essentially wore a version of Dorothy’s well-known
blue dress, and her inquisitive younger brother Neddie (Eric Lloyd). They also
had a dog named Toto (an uncredited Frank Welker, reprising the role from the 1990
animated series), named after Dorothy’s
dog—his father. Dot and Neddie spent their time in the Land of Oz along with the
children of Dorothy’s friends, who were essentially miniaturized versions of
their parents (often with juxtaposed personalities).
Jack, Neddie, Dot, Tin Boy, Scarecrow and Boris.
Amongst them was Scarecrow, Jr. (Jonathan Taylor
Thomas), son of the Scarecrow
(Andy Milder), who possessed a high intellect but could be very childish when
he didn’t get his way; Tin “Nickle” Boy (Benjamin Salisbury), son of Tin Woodman (Steve Stoliar), who
was very mechanically inclined and often managed to get into trouble through
his trusting nature; the twins of the Cowardly Lion (the only
original character never seen on the show), the gentle and easily-frightened Boris
(Bradley Pierce) and the aggressive, sometimes bullyish Bela (Shayna Fox); Jack
Pumpkinhead, Jr. (Aaron Michael Metchik), son of Jack Pumpkinhead (Mapletoft),
who had a neurotic obsession with cleanliness; Frank Jr. (Alex Zuckerman), son
of the Wizard
(Stoliar), the oldest of the group who inherited his father’s blustery nature
along with an inclination for science; and Andrea (Shay Astar), daughter of Glinda (Schickel),
who was socially inept and a bit egotistical. On one of their adventures they
met Rick (Lawrence Terney), a homeless man from New York City who helped them
when they were there and was invited to come live in Oz where he’d have a home
and friends. Character designs by Stephen
Anderson, Ken Boyer, Christi Lyon and Tom Owens took strong influence
from the 1939 film.
Otto taking a break from being a jerk with Toto II.
The primary
antagonist of the show was Otto (Chauncey Leopardi), the son of the Nome King (Marc Allen Lewis) who had once
tried to take over Oz but ended up outsmarted by Dorothy and banished to an
underground lair. Because of that, and because of feeling lonely for being left
out, Otto often tried to cause as much trouble for the Oz kids as
possible—often with disastrous results for him. Occasionally, he managed to
convince Andrea to help in his schemes. Andrea, while not exactly bad, had a
mischievous streak in her and often used her magic to play pranks on the others
when she felt like she was being ignored or excluded by them. Mombi (Darlene Cornley), an evil
witch that first appeared in The Marvelous Land of Oz, returned once
from her banishment to try and conquer Oz again utilizing Dot’s magic belt; the one that once
belonged to the Nome King and was used by Dorothy to defeat him (this
confrontation was also the only time Dot actually used the belt).
Promo image of the kids with all you ever see of their parents.
The Oz Kids debuted
on ABC on September 14, 1996. It was the
second animated series based on Oz to air on the network after the
aforementioned 1990 series. Similarly to Muppet
Babies’ sole adult character, none of the original Oz characters
were ever fully seen on screen. The kids’ parents’ bodies were only shown from
the neck down, and the Nome King was only seen in shadow on the wall. The
entire series was written by Willard
Carroll, a fan of the franchise who was known to have the largest privately
held collection of Oz memorabilia. In fact, the series was produced by Hyperion
Animation, a subsidiary of Hyperion
Pictures co-founded by Carroll. Michael Muhlfriedel composed
the music. Animation duties were handled by Wang Film
Productions.
Oz Kids VHS with Andrea front and center.
The Oz Kids only
ran for nine weeks before it left the network. The series was released onto
nine VHS
collections by Paramount
Home Video between October 1st and February 18th. The
VHS releases had a different opening to the show: showing the kids running
around and playing as the titles and credits flashed over them. The show’s
original opening featured Dot talking to the audience to introduce them to her
and her world.
EPISODE GUIDE:
“Toto, Lost in New York” (9/14/96) – Andrea accidentally sends Toto
off in Frank’s hot air balloon to New York.
“The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt” (9/21/96) – Otto finds one of the
Nome King’s tunnels under Oz and manages to get his hands on Dot’s magic belt.
“Underground Adventure” (9/28/96) – An earthquake swallows up the
kids’ bus and sends them on an underground adventure.
“Who Stole Santa?” (10/5/96) – The kids try to help elf Wisk find a
missing Santa before Christmas.
“Christmas in Oz” (10/12/96) – While the kids try to get Rick to come
to the Christmas party, Otto tricks Andrea into thinking she wasn’t invited.
“The Monkey Prince” (10/19/96) – One of Dot’s fairy tales inspires
Neddie to program the computer to take him and Toto to China where the Monkey
Prince steals it from them.
“Journey Beneath the Sea” (10/26/96) – Jack takes the kids on a boat
ride where they end up taken to a magical world by two mermaids.
“Virtual Oz” (11/2/96) – Lonely Otto traps the kids in a virtual game
in order to play with them, but patchwork baby causes an overload and traps
them in the program.
“The Return of Mombi” (11/9/96) – The kids have to rescue their
parents from Mombi, the evil witch.
He was a writer that worked on a number of Saturday morning shows, including The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Smurfs, Snorks, Yogi’s Treasure Hunt, The
Real Ghostbusters, Pound Puppies (1986), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987),
The Adventures of Raggedy Ann & Andy, DuckTales, New Kids on the Block, The
Wizard of Oz (1990), Tiny Toon Adventures, Yo Yogi!, Darkwing Duck (for
which he was also a story editor), Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Pinky,
Elmyra & the Brain and Loonaticks Unleashed.
The Berenstain Bearsis
a series of illustrated children’s books that was very much a family effort. Stanley
Berenstain and Janice Grant met in 1941 while attending the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art.
After the interruption of World
War II, they were married in 1946 and worked as art teachers while also
pursuing a career in cartooning; providing humorous sketches and cover art for
various publications. In 1951, they began a series of humorous how-to books
described by Stan as “cartoon essays” with The
Berenstain’s Baby Book, inspired by the raising of their son,
Leo.
Jan, Mike, Leo and Stan Berenstain.
In the
1960s, the Berenstains wanted to make books for young children. They decided to
make their main characters a family of bears as the animal held wide appeal and
were easy to draw, plus it was fun to dress them in silly clothing. Initially
they came up with three characters: a wise Mama Bear who wore a blue dress with
polka dots; an overenthusiastic Papa Bear in bib overalls who was a bumbling
carpenter; and a bright, lively cub named Small Bear (later becoming Brother
Bear when he gained siblings Sister and Honey).
The original book.
The manuscript, titled Freddy Bear’s Spanking, found its way into the hands of Random House editor
Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Geisel challenged the Berenstains to look deeper at their characters,
their relationships and their motivations while also improving the writing and
structure. After two years, Geisel was satisfied enough to send the book to
print in 1962 as The Big Honey Hunt. With
no plans for a sequel, Geisel advised the Berenstains to look into a different
animal for their next book as bears were plentiful in fiction. However, that
notion soon came to an end when Geisel called and told them “We’re selling the
hell out of that bear book.” A sequel came in 1964, titled The Bike Lesson. Without consulting them
and for “marketing reasons”, Geisel had renamed the authors as Stan and Jan and
added The Berenstain Bears title to all subsequent books.
Papa, Mama, Brother and Sister Bear.
As described by the Berenstains, their books usually followed a basic
formula: Small Bear would present a problem to Papa Bear who would proceed to
make it worse at his own expense, until Mama came in and straightened
everything out. The books usually dealt with real life issues drawn from their
own life experiences such as bullying, lying, being scared of the dark,
sportsmanship, safety, physical health and more. Sister Bear was introduced in
1974’s The Berenstain Bears’ New Babyin
response to requests from female readers, and Honey’s arrival was announced in
2000’s The Birds, the Bees and the Berenstain Bearsalong
with a contest to name her.
The latest 2019 release of the series.
Despite frequent criticisms that the books are overly syrupy and sappy
lectures disguised as stories and for perpetuating outdated gender roles, The Berenstain Bears have sold over 260 million copies and
received multiple awards. Their sons, Leo and Mike, began working
on the “Big Chapter Book” series under their parents’ names. Following Stan’s
death in 2005, Mike collaborated with Jan on new installments while Leo took
over the business side of the franchise. Jan would pass away in 2012, leaving
Mike to continue to create new books in the series.
The Bears settling down for Christmas...fish?....in the first animated special.
On their way to becoming a media franchise, The Berenstain Bears have
had board games, card games, toys and video games made about them. And, of course, cartoons.
Beginning in 1979, a series of five annual specials were made by Perpetual
Motion Pictures and The Cates
Brothers Company and aired on NBC. With the success of those specials, it was decided to turn the
concept in a full-fledged television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Joe Cates and Buzz Potamkin
remained as producers and Elliot Lawrence continued to score the music; taking cues
from his pieces in the specials but at a faster pace; including the series’
theme which incorporated parts of John Philip Sousa’s
“The Stars and Stripes Forever”.
The Bears showing off their home.
The
Berenstain Bears Show debuted on CBS on September 14, 1985. Like the books, the
series focused on the daily lives of Papa (Brian Cummings), Mama (Ruth Buzzi),
Brother (David Mendenhall) and Sister (Christina Lange) in their woodland home
of Bear Country. Brother and Sister often deal with the trials and tribulations
of growing up and turned to their Papa for help, who then promptly managed to
screw things up spectacularly leaving Mama to clean up the mess. Occasionally,
the Bear family had to deal with the machinations of local con artist Raffish
Ralph (Frank Welker, using a W.C. Fields
impression) and the schemes of Weasel McGreed (an original creation for the
show, also Welker) who wanted to take over Bear Country any way possible. Other
characters included the cubs’ cousin Freddy (Welker) and his dog, Snuff (also
Welker); Too-Tall Grizzly (Cummings), the tallest cub in school and frequent
bully; Professor Actual Factual (Welker), the community intellectual and owner
of the Bearsonian Institution museum; Mayor Horace J. Honeypot (Cummings), who
often mixed up letters in words as he spoke; Bigpaw (Cummings), a giant
throwback to prehistoric cave bears; Queen Nectar (Buzzi), a bee in charge of
making “Wild Wild Honey” that Papa was always after; and Papa’s parents Gramps
(Welker, Cummings in 1 episode), who liked to build ships in bottles and
complain about government, and Gran (Buzzi), who enjoyed telling people their
fortunes, amongst others.
Series villains Weasel McGreed and Raffish Ralph.
The series was mostly written by the Berenstains along with Martin Pasko, Rebecca Parr, Rowby Goren, Earl Kress, Bill Shinkai and Linda Woolverton,
with Goren serving as the story editor. It ran for two seasons, airing 13
episodes per season comprised of two segments each. Half of the featured
stories were adapted straight from the books. Animation duties were moved to Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera
Australia, where the character designs were refined to be more in line with the
books’ updated style as well as simplified for weekly animation. The series was
nominated for a 1987 Daytime Emmy Award
and a Humanitas Prize.
Professor Actual Factual.
The
Berenstain Bears Show remained on
the network until the 1987 fall schedule. It was rerun on TLC as part of their Ready Set Learnprogramming block in 1998 until a contract
dispute forced them to take it off. The show ended up being acquired by DiC Entertainment
and was run in the early 2000s as part of the DiC Kids Network programming block with some editing and
time compression. Random House Home Video began releasing collections onto VHS in 1985 collecting three segments apiece. The opening title was
altered, removing the introductions showing highlights from the episode,
flipping a shot and changing the on-screen title. The episode title cards,
which featured a portrait of the Bears on a green background, were replaced
with a shot from the opening title. The end credits were also changed to scroll
up the screen and the music sped up. In 1995, Sony Wonder took
over distribution of the VHS collections after signing a deal with Random House, doing so until
2004.
Between 2003 and 2004, a second The Berenstain Bears cartoon
was produced by Nelvana and aired
on PBS for 40 episodes also comprised of two
segments each. Because of laws necessitating that Nelvana, a Canadian company,
only employ Canadian talent, Stan and Jan’s involvement in the series was
minimal. As new books had been published since the CBS series, the 2003 series
was approached as a supplement to that rather than as a pure reboot. However,
both shows were never aired together, certain characters never appeared, and
some elements like character personalities were changed.
EPISODE GUIDE:
Season 1:
“The Messy Room / The Terrible Termite” (9/14/85) – Mama wants
the cubs to clean their room or she’ll throw out all their stuff. / The cubs
discover Raffish Ralph is using Terrible Termite to further his insurance
business.
“Go Fly a Kite / The Trojan Pumpkin” (9/21/85) – Papa
inadvertently enters the hang-gliding contest. / Papa plants a pumpkin seed that
turns into a mutant pumpkin.
“The Spooky Old Mansion / The Fly Away Pizza” (9/28/85) –
Mama encourages her family to face their fears about the spooky mansion down
the road. / Papa’s pizza flies away during the pizza-twirling competition.
“The Giant Bat Cave / The Wild Wild Honey” (10/5/85) – The cubs
help the bats protect their cave from Raffish Ralph. / Papa steals some of
Queen Nectar’s honey.
“The Neighborly Skunk / The Missing Pumpkin” (10/12/85) – The
Bears worry when a skunk moves in next door. / The cubs search for Farmer Ben’s
prize pumpkin.
“Too Much Birthday / To the Rescue” (10/19/85) – While her
family plans a big birthday party, Sister is distressed about getting older. /
Papa tries to help the cubs earn their merit badges but ends up needing rescuing.
“The Soccer Star / Shoot the Rapids” (10/26/85) – Brother tries
out for the soccer team. / The Bear Scouts head out for their whitewater
rafting merit badges.
“Knight to Remember / The Super Duper Bowl” (11/2/85) – The
cubs and Professor Actual Factual find a cursed suit of armor that seems to
come alive at night. / Raffish Ralph comes up with a football scheme.
“The Not So Buried Treasure / The Condemned Backscratcher”
(11/9/85) – The Bears discover a treasure map and go on a hunt. / A new highway
threatens an important landmark.
“Kong for a Day / Blaze a trail” (11/16/85) – Bigpaw ends up
captured and put on display. / Papa interferes with the cubs’ latest scouting
activity.
“No Girls Allowed / The Missing Dinosaur Bone” (11/23/85) –
When Sister finally gets the best of Brother, he and his friends exclude her
from their clubhouse. / The Bears decide to investigate the disappearance of a
dinosaur bone from the museum.
“The Spookiest Pumpkin / The Dancing Bees” (11/30/85) – Papa
is determined to win the pumpkin carving contest, making his design in utter secrecy.
/ Papa buys a book from Raffish Ralph to help him get some of Queen Nectar’s
honey.
“Learn About Strangers / The Disappearing Honey” (12/7/85) –
The Bear parents teach Sister about dealing with strangers. / The cubs
investigate the disappearance of Papa’s honey supply.
Season 2:
“In the Dark / Ring the Bell” (9/13/86) – Sister becomes
scared of the dark after Brother reads her a scary book. / Papa ends up
accepting a challenge against Two-Ton at the fair while Queen Nectar wants
revenge against him for honey theft.
“Forget Their Manners / The Wickedest Weasel Spell” (9/20/86)
– Brother and Sister pick up bad habits after Too Tall pushes them around at
their cousin’s party. / Weasel McGreed plans to hypnotize Bigpaw to turn him
against Bear Country.
“The Truth / Save the Bees” (9/27/86) – A fight leads to the
cubs accidentally breaking Mama’s favorite lamp. / Weasel McGreed targets the
bees in order to cut off Bear Country’s honey supply.
“Get in a Fight / The Bigpaw Problem” (10/4/86) – Bad moods
spread throughout the family, leading to fights. / Bigpaw causes tremors in
town that end up saving it from an earthquake Weasel McGreed starts.
“Get Stage Fright / Go Bonkers over Honkers” (10/11/86) – Sister
gets the lead in the school play and develops stage fright. / Raffish Ralph trades
some geese to Bigpaw for a gold rock.
“The Great Honey Pipeline / The Great Grizzly Comet”
(10/18/86) – Papa promises not to go after wild honey anymore, but the cubs
soon discover he broke his promise. / Aliens arrive to warn that the coming
comet will collide with Bear Country.
“The Sure-Fire Bait / The Cat’s Meow” (10/25/86) – Papa is
determined to catch an elusive fish. / While catsitting the Bears decide to
figure out why Puff has such a unique meow.
“The Trouble with Friends / The Coughing Catfish” (11/1/86) –
Sister wants some friends her own age, but the one she ends up getting is far
too bossy. / The cubs try to figure out how to motivate the community to clean
up the pollution from the lake.
“The Substitute Teacher / The Mansion Mystery” (11/8/86) –
The cubs decide to pull pranks on their substitute teacher. / The cubs and Papa
investigate a series of thefts at Squire and Lady Grizzly’s mansion.
“Bust a Ghost / The Ice Monster” (11/15/86) – Papa decides
to dress up like a ghost to scare the Bear Scouts. / Raffish Ralph stumbles
across an ice monster.
“The Crystal Ball Caper / The Raid on Fort Grizzly”
(11/22/86) – Weasel McGreed plans to steal Gran’s crystal ball. / Raffish Ralph
and Weasel Mcgreed plan to rob the fort’s treasury.
“The Forbidden Cave / The Hot Air Election” (11/29/86) – The
Bear Scouts end up trapped in a cave. / Raffish Ralph convinces Papa to run for
public office, leading to a heated race.
“Life with Papa / Save the Farm” (12/6/86) – While Mama is
visiting her cousin, Papa is in charge and ends up making a mess of the house.
/ Farmer Ben has to fend off Weasel McGreed’s attempts to buy his farm.
The series centered on the titular character--who
was named after his wife—that was one of twelve girls (all unnamed until the
animated adaptations) attending a Catholic boarding school in Paris. All of the
girls looked similar except for Madeline, who was not only the smallest of them
but the only one to have red hair. She was adventurous and inquisitive, which
often meant she found herself in mischief. Their teacher was Miss Clavel, who
was strict but loving and genuinely cared for her charges and their ideas. Lord
Cucuface was chairman of the school’s board of trustees, and although he often
tried to lay down the law, he was really a big softie.
Miss Clavel and her charges.
Bemelmans wrote the books in verse,
often starting with “In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, lived
twelve little girls in two straight lines…” and ending with Ethel Barrymore’s famous
closing line to rebuff curtain calls “that’s all there is, there isn’t any
more”. Bemelmans illustrated them from an overhead point of view which was
deceptively simplistic for younger readers but artistically complex for adults.
Perhaps too complex, as Massee ended up deeming the book too
sophisticated for Viking to publish.
So, the first book, titled simply Madeline,
was published by Simon &
Schuster instead. In it, Madeline was rushed to the hospital for an
appendicitis. The book sold well and was named a Caldecott
Honor Book for 1940. In 1952, United Productions
of America adapted the book into a 6-minute animated theatrical short that
was nominated for an Academy Award.
Realizing their error, Viking published the sequel books beginning with 1953’s Madeline’s
Rescue. Each subsequent book introduced the girls’ pet dog, Genevieve,
their neighbor, the Spanish Ambassador, and his son, Pepito, as well as Pepito’s
naughty cousins. Five books in total were published in Bemelmans’ lifetime,
with one sitting in the pages of the August 1961 issue of Holiday Magazineuntil it was
finally released as a book in 1985. All but that story would go on to become
audio books recorded by Carol
Channing, and the first three sequels would become educational films by Rembrandt Films. Bemelmans would pass
away in 1964, but his creation would continue to live on. Beginning in 1999,
his grandson, John
Bemelmans-Marciano, produced and released 6 new books through Scholastic’s
former Arthur A. Levine imprint.
Madeline ran for 20
episodes, proving a ratings success for The Family Channel. It was decided to
try and expand the audience by bringing it to network television. In 1995 the
show came to ABC under the title The New Adventures
of Madeline. Andrea Libman took over the role of Madeline while Smythe
became the new voice for classmate Danielle. David Morse also took over as
Pepito. While “I’m Madeline” was retained for several episodes, the series had
a new theme in “Hats Off to Madeline” by Street and Rothman and a new animation
company in Sae Rom Animation, Inc.
Debuting on September 9, 1995, the new season proved a ratings disaster; the
lowest of any of ABC’s offerings that season. After its 13 episodes had aired,
ABC pulled it off its schedule and replaced it with reruns of The
New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Lord Cucuface preparing for one of his trips with the girls.
That could have been the end of Madeline
if The Disney
Channel had not acquired rerun broadcast rights in 1997. Once again proving
a ratings success on cable television, Disney Channel commissioned the creation
of a third season of all-new episodes. At this time, DiC was a subsidiary of
Disney and the year before had released the first entry into their
direct-to-video division, Madeline: Lost in Paris.
Although Plummer remained for the film, Christopher Gaze took over as the
narrator for the season and several of the girls’ actors were shuffled or
replaced. Pepito also received a new voice actor in Michael Hayward (following
Alex Hood in the film). A new recording of “Hats off to Madeline” was used as
the theme (however, the 2001 home video releases used a different song called “Our Madeline”). Pre-production animation work was handled by Slightly
Off Beat Productions while Hong Ying
Universe handled the post-production.
Miss Clavel leading the girls out of the Old House.
Still going under The New
Adventures title, the third season debuted on September 9, 2000 and ran for
a total of 26 final episodes. The series was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for
Outstanding Children’s Animated Program in 2001 and won in 2002. DiC would go
on to produce two more films in the franchise. My Fair Madelineaired
in 2002 as part of DiC
Movie Toonson Nickelodeon, which
only saw Ticker and Gaze returning and Chantal Strand, who played Danielle in
the third season, taking over as Madeline. Vallance was also present as
Genevieve, but Whoopi Goldberg replaced her as Miss Clavel. The final film, Madeline in Tahiti, was
made in 2005 and released in 2007.
“Madeline and the 40 Thieves” (9/14/93) – When hats, gloves
and scarves go missing all over town, Madeline, Pepito and Detective Moreau
work together to solve the case.
“Madeline and the Dog Show” (9/18/93) – Genevieve is
disqualified from the dog show for not being a purebred until she rescues the
Mayor’s dog.
“Madeline and the Easter Bonnet” (9/22/93) – Madeline makes
a new hat for the milk horse, but the wind carries it away to the shop of a
struggling designer.
“Madeline and the New House” (9/26/93) – The Old House ends
up condemned and the girls are forced to relocate to a new one where the
neighbors don’t particularly like them.
“Madeline and the Soccer Star” (9/30/93) – Everyone looks
down at Madeline’s cousin visiting from the country until he’s needed to help
in the big soccer match.
“Madeline and the Toy Factory” (10/4/93) – A visit to the
toy factor ends up with Madeline being accidentally boxed up as a doll and sold
to a handicapped girl.
“Madeline at the Cooking School” (10/8/93) – Lord Cucuface
enrolls the students into a cooking school, but come Madeline doesn’t receive
her diploma since she gave her food to the hungry.
“Madeline at the Ballet” (10/12/93) – The girls are going to
perform with a famed ballet master, but Madeline becomes insecure when she’s
believed too small to succeed.
“Madeline and the Singing Dog” (10/16/93) – After Genevieve
is kicked out of the opera for singing along, she ends up dognapped by an
impresario and put into a dinner theater show.
“Madeline’s Winter Vacation” (10/29/93) – The girls and
Pepito visit Miss Clavel’s aunt and nephew at their alpine chalet where they
become trapped by an avalanche.
“Madeline in Hollywood” (10/24/93) – Madeline is cast in a
movie with her idol who turns out to be a spoiled brat.
“Madeline and the Pirates” (10/28/93) – Lord Cucuface takes
the girls and Pepito on a cruise, but after they dock Madeline and Pepito are
swept away in the boat when the line breaks.
“Madeline’s Birthday at the Zoo” (11/1/93) – Pepito’s father
takes him and Madeline to the zoo so the girls can get ready for her birthday
party, and a monkey escapes and causes trouble.
“Madeline at the Louvre” (11/5/93) – When Madeline
accidentally leaves her painting at the Louvre, it’s mistaken for a masterpiece
and hung next to the Mona Lisa.
“Madeline and the Missing Clown” (11/9/93) – Miss Clavel
takes the girls to the circus, but the clown scheduled to perform is nowhere to
be found.
“Madeline and the Costume Party” (11/13/93) – Everyone’s
excited for the costume party at Pepito’s house until all the girls come down
with a case of chicken pox.
“Madeline and the Old Violin” (11/17/93) – The girls are
scheduled to put on a performance, but the only one of them with any musical talent
ends up too injured to perform.
“Madeline and the Mean, Nasty Horrible Hats” (11/21/93) – The
girls visit Pepito’s relatives in Spain where they meet his naughty and
mischievous cousins.
“Madeline and the Talking Parrot” (11/25/93) – Madeline
tries to return a parrot who constantly repeats the same street names over and
over.
“Madeline in New York” (11/29/93) – In exchange for the first
home run ball of the season, a millionaire gives Madeline the Brooklyn Bridge.
Season 2:
“Madeline and the Lost Crown” (9/9/95) – Madeline convinces
the prince of Monaco to leave his crown to pretend to be a normal boy, but they
find it missing when they return.
“Madeline on the Orient Express” (9/16/95) – On the way to a
spelling bee Madeline and Pepito volunteer to help a snake charmer find his
lost snake.
“Madeline and the Dinosaur Bone” (9/23/95) – The girls are
excited when Genevieve finds a dinosaur bone until the Old House is besieged by
scientists.
“Madeline and the Magic Carpet” (9/30/95) – Pepito throws
away a lamp when it fails to produce a genie, but a magic carpet comes to
Madeline to help it find the lamp which does have a genie.
“Madeline and the Treasure Hunt” (10/7/95) – The girls
participate in a treasure hunt but end up spending most of their time helping
others in need.
“Madeline and the Mummy” (10/14/95) – While on a trip to
Egypt the kids become lost in the pyramids where a mummy puts a curse on them.
“Madeline’s Detective School” (10/21/95) – Madeline starts a
detective school to raise money for Miss Clavel’s gift, but ends up having to
find out who’s trying to frame her for theft instead.
“Madeline and the Hunchback of Notre Dame” (10/28/95) – Visiting
Notre Dame to convince Pepito to star in their play Quasimodo leads to Miss
Clavel being taken by a real one.
“Madeline and the Big Cheese” (11/4/95) – The girls distract
Lord Cucuface in order to get Miss Clavel to help them replace his fancy cheese
that the mice ate.
“Madeline and the Science Project” (11/11/95) – Genevieve
ends up falling asleep in the girls’ scale-model hot air balloon and ends up
going for a ride.
“Madeline and the Haunted Castle” (11/18/95) – The girls try
to help movie star Sugar Dimples’ homesickness by providing her with a
Halloween celebration.
“Madeline and the Wild West” (11/25/95) – Madeline’s horse
leads to the girls being invited to attend a rodeo, but then her horse ends up
being kidnapped.
“Madeline’s Holiday with Mr. Grump” (12/2/95) – When Miss
Clavel is called away, Lord Cucuface replaces her with Mr. Grump who runs the
Old House like a boot camp.
Season 3:
“Madeline’s Halloween” (9/9/00) – A Halloween trip to New
York leads Madeline to finding some earrings that could lead to Miss Clavel’s
missing cousin.
“Madeline and the Spider Lady” (9/16/00) – Visiting Miss
Clavel’s cousin at the radio station leads the girls to accidentally
broadcasting a scary story without context for the listeners.
“Madeline and the Cancan Cliques” (9/23/00) – Preparing for
a cancan competition leads the girls to divide themselves up into unfriendly
cliques.
“Madeline at Cannes” (9/30/00) – Needing a warmer climate
for her sinuses, Lord Cucuface sends the girls to Cannes where Madeline ends up
with terrible sunburn.
“Madeline and the Show Off” (10/7/00) – When Yvette is
selected to model for a famous painter, she becomes incredibly full of herself.
“Madeline and the Wedding” (10/14/00) – While the girls help
lead a couple to matrimony, Pepito is being teased by his cousin for liking
Madeline.
“Madeline on Safari” (10/21/00) – The girls head to Africa
to join Nicole’s aunt on a safari.
“Madeline at the North Pole” (10/28/00) – A trip to the
North Pole leads the girls to help Santa prepare for Christmas when all the
elves end up sick.
“Madeline and Santa” (11/4/00) – Santa overindulges on cakes
Madeline bakes causing him to gain so much weight it interferes with his
deliveries.
“Madeline and the New Girl” (11/11/00) – The girls are
suspicious of the new girl from India after hearing that she’s an “alien”.
“Madeline at Versailles” (11/18/00) – Pepito touches a
priceless harpsichord, leaving mud and chocolate all over it.
“Madeline at the Hotel Riche” (11/25/00) – The girls are
temporarily relocated to Lord Cucuface’s suite and discover high living isn’t
all it’s cracked up to be.
“Madeline on Stage” (12/2/00) – Disappointed with their
roles in the upcoming play, Madeline and some of the girls plan to boycott the production.
“Madeline and the Marionettes” (12/9/00) – The girls try to
help turn around a puppeteer who has taken to disappointing children for
failing to achieve his dreams of being an opera singer.
“Madeline and the Ice Skates” (12/16/00) – A new pair of ice
skates leads to Madeline constantly practicing at the expense of everything
else.
“Madeline and the Giants” (12/23/00) – Madeline becomes
distressed when all the girls are found to have grown except for her.
“Madeline and the Fashion Show” (12/30/00) – The girls are
invited to model for a top designer who wants them to wear creations made of
cheese.
“Madeline’s Manners” (1/4/01) – The girls and Pepito are
sent to an etiquette school, and upon graduation Pepito’s cousin tries to
convince him to ditch what he’s learned.
“Madeline and the Magic Show” (1/11/01) – Harry Houdini
inspires Pepito to take up magic, which leads to his putting Genevieve in
danger.
“Madeline’s Valentine” (1/18/01) – The girls become jealous
when Genevieve becomes infatuated with another dog.
“Madeline and the Perfume Factory” (1/25/01) – The girls try
to fix a batch of perfume that Chloe ruins with the skunk Pepito snuck in.
“Madeline at the Eiffel Tower” (2/1/01) – Pepito dares
Madeline to duplicate her science experiment on the Eiffel Tower and they end
up trapped in its elevator overnight.
“Madeline and the Tea Party” (2/8/01) – Movie star Sugar
Dimples visits the girls and turns their simple tea party into a Hollywood
affair.
“Madeline and the White Lie” (2/15/01) – Madeline attempts
to fill in for Lord Cucuface and show around the wealthy American tourists that
could potentially donate to the school.
“Madeline and the Dog Who Cried Wolf” (2/22/01) – Genevieve
enjoys the attention her ailment brought that she fakes being sick to continue
receiving it.
“Madeline at the Flea Market” (3/1/01) – The girls find some
old items in the attic that they decide to sell, not realizing one of them was
Pepito’s father’s Ambassador ring.
Film:
“Lost in Paris” (8/3/99) – Madeline is taken from the school
by a man claiming to be her uncle and is thrown into servitude with other
stolen orphans in Madame LaCroque’s lace shop.
“My Fair Madeline” (11/11/02) – Madeline is sent to a London
finishing school after attempting to stop two thieves at the Louvre.
“Madeline in Tahiti” (2007) – To prevent Miss Clavel from
retiring because of her sinuses, the girls and Pepito convince her to go on a
trip to Tahiti.
