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| executive_producer = Shelley Duvall for [[Ryman Hospitality Properties|Gaylord Production Company]], |
| executive_producer = Shelley Duvall for [[Ryman Hospitality Properties|Gaylord Production Company]], Lion's Gate Films and Platypus Productions<br />[[Fred Fuchs]] |
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'''''Faerie Tale Theatre''''' (also known as '''''Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre''''') is an American award-winning [[live action|live-action]] [[fairytale fantasy]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[anthology series|anthology television series]] of 27 episodes, that originally broadcast nationally on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] from September 11, [[1982 in American television|1982]] until November 14, [[1987 in American television|1987]] (before being sold internationally). It is a retelling of 25 classic [[fairy tale]]s, particularly those written by [[The Brothers Grimm]], [[Charles Perrault]] and [[Hans Christian Andersen]]. Episode |
'''''Faerie Tale Theatre''''' (also known as '''''Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre''''') is an American award-winning [[live action|live-action]] [[fairytale fantasy]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[anthology series|anthology television series]] of 27 episodes, that originally broadcast nationally on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] from September 11, [[1982 in American television|1982]], until November 14, [[1987 in American television|1987]] (before being sold internationally). It is a retelling of 25 classic [[fairy tale]]s, particularly those written by [[The Brothers Grimm]], [[Charles Perrault]] and [[Hans Christian Andersen]]. Episode 18 was not based on a fairy tale, but rather on the poem "[[Pied Piper of Hamelin|The Pied Piper of Hamelin]]". |
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The 27th episode was a reunion special of cast and crew titled "Grimm Party", in which in fairy tale style, they |
The 27th episode was a reunion special of cast and crew, titled "Grimm Party", in which, in fairy tale style, they attend a gala in fancy dress. |
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The series as a live-action adaptation was notable for featuring |
The series, as a live-action adaptation, was notable for featuring a number of Hollywood actors and famous celebrities portraying the costumed characters, and also utilized filming by well-known directors. |
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''Faerie Tale Theatre'' was followed by three other short |
''Faerie Tale Theatre'' was followed by three other short anthology series also produced by Duvall, including ''[[Tall Tales and Legends]]'', which follows a theme similar to the latter, with a focus on [[American folklore]], ''[[Nightmare Classics]]'' (6 produced of the intended 9 episodes), aimed at an older audience, and ''[[Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories|Bedtime Stories]]'' (12 episodes). |
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==Series background== |
==Series background== |
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Actress [[Shelley Duvall]] who conceived the series, served as [[executive producer]] and host alongside associate producers Bridget Terry and [[Fred Fuchs]]. Duvall also starred in three episodes portraying various characters and was a featured narrator of three episodes, as well as providing the voice of the animatronic [[Nightingale]], in the episode of the same title. |
Actress [[Shelley Duvall]], who conceived the series, served as [[executive producer]] and host alongside associate producers Bridget Terry and [[Fred Fuchs]]. Duvall also starred in three episodes, portraying various characters, and was a featured narrator of three episodes, as well as providing the voice of the animatronic [[Nightingale]], in the episode of the same title. |
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Every episode |
Every episode begins with Duvall introducing herself and giving a brief synopsis of the night's fairy-tale episode that would follow. |
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The series followed a |
The series followed a style similar to an earlier fairy-tale anthology series, called ''[[Shirley Temple's Storybook]]'', broadcast between 1958 and 1961, in which [[Shirley Temple]] serves as narrator, with this series also featuring numerous celebrities portraying the costumed characters. |
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The series was one of the first examples of original cable programming, alongside [[HBO]]'s ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/06/arts/showtime-challenges-rivals.html|title=Showtime Challenges Rivals|last=Sandra Salmans|work=The New York Times |date=6 February 1984|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
The series was one of the first examples of original cable programming, alongside [[HBO]]'s ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/06/arts/showtime-challenges-rivals.html|title=Showtime Challenges Rivals|last=Sandra Salmans|work=The New York Times |date=6 February 1984|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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Duvall began the conception of ''Faerie Tale Theatre'' |
Duvall began the conception of ''Faerie Tale Theatre'' while she was filming the live-action 1980 film, ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'', in Malta. She reportedly asked her co-star, [[Robin Williams]], for his opinion on "[[The Frog Prince (story)|The Frog Prince]]", a fairy tale that she was reading during production.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suskin |first=Steven |title=THE DVD SHELF: "Mad Men" Season One, and Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre" |publisher=Playbill.com |date=2008-09-07 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120999.html/pg2 |access-date=2008-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910010333/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120999.html/pg2 |archive-date=2008-09-10}}</ref> Williams thought that it was funny, and would later star in the namesake pilot episode of the series that was written, narrated and directed by [[Monty Python]]'s [[Eric Idle]] (who would appear in the episode "The Pied Piper of Hamelin"). |
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Many of the episodes were produced by Fred Fuchs in association with Duvall, with the screenplays written by Rod Ash, Mark Curtiss, [[Maryedith Burrell]] and [[Robert C. Jones]]. All of the episodes were produced and shot from 1982 to 1985 and videotaped mostly at the [[American Broadcasting |
Many of the episodes were produced by Fred Fuchs, in association with Duvall, with the screenplays written by Rod Ash, Mark Curtiss, [[Maryedith Burrell]] and [[Robert C. Jones]]. All of the episodes were produced and shot from 1982 to 1985, and videotaped mostly at the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Television Studios]] in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], California. |
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Episodes were directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]], [[Ivan Passer]], [[Emile Ardolino]], [[Tim Burton]] as well as |
Episodes were directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]], [[Ivan Passer]], [[Emile Ardolino]], and [[Tim Burton]], as well as other famous [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] directors. |
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==Episodes== |
==Episodes== |
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==Home media== |
==Home media== |
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''Faerie Tale Theatre'' was released on [[VHS]], [[Betamax]], [[Capacitance Electronic Disc|CED]] |
''Faerie Tale Theatre'' was released on [[VHS]], [[Betamax]], [[Capacitance Electronic Disc|CED]] and [[Laserdisc]] in the 1980s through the mid-1990s, initially by [[CBS/FOX Video]] (which was also in Australia), followed by [[Playhouse Video]] (an extended label under CBS/FOX) and [[Razzmatazz Entertainment]]/[[Cabin Fever Entertainment]]. In the UK, it was released by [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM-UA Home Video]]. |
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Starmaker II held the rights to the series from 2004 to 2006, and at first released 26 episodes as individual |
Starmaker II held the rights to the series from 2004 to 2006, and at first, released 26 episodes as individual [[DVD]]s.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Old Family Treasures Unearthed On DVD |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2004/10/28/2004-10-28_old_family_treasures_unearth.html |date=October 28, 2004 |journal=New York Daily News |author=Bianculli, David}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> This was followed by a double-sided 4-disc box set and a 6-disc box set, each version containing the same 26 episodes. The "Greatest Moments" episode was not included in this release. |
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After 2006, [[Koch Vision]] held the series' distribution rights, and in November 2006 licensed the rights worldwide (excluding DVDs in North America) to the British company 3DD Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=3DD Takes On New Properties from U.S. Companies|work=World Screen|url=http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=3dd110306.htm|date=November 3, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219182009/http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=3dd110306.htm|archive-date=December 19, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=International Market: 3DD Entertainment|work=Cynopsis: Multi-Cultural & International Edition|url=http://www.cynopsis.com/content/view/927/53/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080601131451/http://www.cynopsis.com/content/view/927/53/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2008|date=November 6, 2006}}</ref> A |
After 2006, [[Koch Vision]] held the series' distribution rights, and in November 2006, licensed the rights worldwide (excluding DVDs in North America) to the British company, 3DD Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=3DD Takes On New Properties from U.S. Companies|work=World Screen|url=http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=3dd110306.htm|date=November 3, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219182009/http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=3dd110306.htm|archive-date=December 19, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=International Market: 3DD Entertainment|work=Cynopsis: Multi-Cultural & International Edition|url=http://www.cynopsis.com/content/view/927/53/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080601131451/http://www.cynopsis.com/content/view/927/53/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2008|date=November 6, 2006}}</ref> A remastered 7-disc box set, including the lost "Greatest Moments" episode, was released by Koch Vision in September 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Shelley-Duvalls-Faerie-Tale-Theatre/dp/B001AZIRV8/|title=Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: The Complete Collection (2008)|website=Amazon |date=2 September 2008}} ASIN: B001AZIRV8</ref> In 2009, Koch Vision released the episodes by theme on six DVD compilations: ''Tales from the Brothers Grimm'' ("Hansel and Gretel", "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin" and "Little Red Riding Hood"), ''Funny Tales'' ("The Tale of The Frog Prince", "Pinocchio", "The Three Little Pigs" and "The Princess Who Had Never Laughed"), ''Tales from Hans Christian Andersen'' ("The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Nightingale", "The Snow Queen" and "Thumbelina"), ''Princess Tales'' ("Cinderella", "The Little Mermaid", "The Dancing Princesses" and "The Princess and the Pea"), ''Magical Tales'' ("Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", "Beauty and the Beast", "Puss in Boots" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs") and ''Bedtime Tales'' ("Jack and the Beanstalk", "Sleeping Beauty", "Rip Van Winkle" and "Goldilocks and the Three Bears").<ref>[http://kochvision.com/ Catalog] kochvision.com</ref> |
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When released on DVD by Starmaker II and Koch Vision, the following scenes were cut from the series: |
When released on DVD by Starmaker II and Koch Vision, the following scenes were cut from the series: |
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==Local and international broadcast== |
==Local and international broadcast== |
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In the United States the series originally broadcast on Showtime from 1982 and |
In the United States, the series was originally broadcast on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] from 1982 and 1987, and re-aired on the [[Disney Channel]] from 1994 and 1996.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Cable Viewers Suffer Unkindest Cuts Of All |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/cable-viewers-suffer-unkindest-cuts-article-1.701469 |date=September 26, 1995 |journal=New York Daily News |author=Bianculli, David}}</ref> It was also broadcast in syndication on various television channels,<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/06/arts/television-shelley-duvall-tries-scaring-up-a-new-audience.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all|title=TELEVISION; Shelley Duvall Tries Scaring Up A New Audience|author=Nanwalt, Sasha|journal=The New York Times|date=August 6, 1989}}</ref> including [[PBS]]<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBPB&p_theme=pbpb&p|title='BEDTIME STORIES' A FINE SHOW FOR KIDS|journal=Palm Beach Post|author=Lomartire, Paul|date=April 21, 1992}}</ref><ref>[http://www.klru.org/schedule/SearchByTitles.php?Letter=F KLRU TV Schedule – Search By Title: List of KLRU programs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918030105/http://www.klru.org/schedule/SearchByTitles.php?Letter=F |date=2012-09-18}} klru.org</ref> and [[BookTelevision]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329062045/http://www.booktelevision.com/Schedule.aspx|publisher=[[BookTelevision]]|title=Program Schedule|date=March 29, 2007|url=http://www.booktelevision.com/Schedule.aspx|archive-date=March 29, 2007}}</ref> |
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* In [[Italy]], the series aired on [[Rai 1]] every weekend in 1990, and |
* In [[Italy]], the series aired on [[Rai 1]] every weekend in 1990, and mornings in 1991 and 1992, under the title, "Nel regno delle fiable", translated to "In the Kingdom of Fairy Tales". |
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* In [[Brazil]] on [[TV Cultura]]. |
* In [[Brazil]] on [[TV Cultura]]. |
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* In [[Hong Kong]], it aired on [[ATV World]] every |
* In [[Hong Kong]], it aired on [[ATV World]] every Saturday. |
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* In [[Mexico]] on [[Canal 5 (Mexico)|Canal 5]]. |
* In [[Mexico]] on [[Canal 5 (Mexico)|Canal 5]]. |
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* In [[India]] on [[DD National]]. |
* In [[India]] on [[DD National]]. |
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* ''[[Cannon Movie Tales]]'' |
* ''[[Cannon Movie Tales]]'' |
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* ''[[Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme]]'' |
* ''[[Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme]]'' |
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* ''[[Shirley Temple's Storybook]]'' |
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* ''[[Tall Tales & Legends]]'' |
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* ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]'' |
* ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]'' |
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* ''[[The Fairytaler]]'' |
* ''[[The Fairytaler]]'' |
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Faerie Tale Theatre | |
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Also known as | Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre |
Genre | Anthology Fairytale fantasy Adventure Drama |
Created by | Shelley Duvall |
Presented by | Shelley Duvall |
Starring | see below |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 27 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Shelley Duvall for Gaylord Production Company, Lion's Gate Films and Platypus Productions Fred Fuchs |
Running time | 39–58 minutes |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | Showtime |
Release | September 11, 1982 November 14, 1987 | –
Related | |
Tall Tales & Legends Nightmare Classics Bedtime Stories |
Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre) is an American award-winning live-action fairytale fantasy drama anthology television series of 27 episodes, that originally broadcast nationally on Showtime from September 11, 1982, until November 14, 1987 (before being sold internationally). It is a retelling of 25 classic fairy tales, particularly those written by The Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Andersen. Episode 18 was not based on a fairy tale, but rather on the poem "The Pied Piper of Hamelin".
The 27th episode was a reunion special of cast and crew, titled "Grimm Party", in which, in fairy tale style, they attend a gala in fancy dress.
The series, as a live-action adaptation, was notable for featuring a number of Hollywood actors and famous celebrities portraying the costumed characters, and also utilized filming by well-known directors.
Faerie Tale Theatre was followed by three other short anthology series also produced by Duvall, including Tall Tales and Legends, which follows a theme similar to the latter, with a focus on American folklore, Nightmare Classics (6 produced of the intended 9 episodes), aimed at an older audience, and Bedtime Stories (12 episodes).
Series background
Actress Shelley Duvall, who conceived the series, served as executive producer and host alongside associate producers Bridget Terry and Fred Fuchs. Duvall also starred in three episodes, portraying various characters, and was a featured narrator of three episodes, as well as providing the voice of the animatronic Nightingale, in the episode of the same title.
Every episode begins with Duvall introducing herself and giving a brief synopsis of the night's fairy-tale episode that would follow.
The series followed a style similar to an earlier fairy-tale anthology series, called Shirley Temple's Storybook, broadcast between 1958 and 1961, in which Shirley Temple serves as narrator, with this series also featuring numerous celebrities portraying the costumed characters.
The series was one of the first examples of original cable programming, alongside HBO's Fraggle Rock.[1]
Production
Duvall began the conception of Faerie Tale Theatre while she was filming the live-action 1980 film, Popeye, in Malta. She reportedly asked her co-star, Robin Williams, for his opinion on "The Frog Prince", a fairy tale that she was reading during production.[2] Williams thought that it was funny, and would later star in the namesake pilot episode of the series that was written, narrated and directed by Monty Python's Eric Idle (who would appear in the episode "The Pied Piper of Hamelin").
Many of the episodes were produced by Fred Fuchs, in association with Duvall, with the screenplays written by Rod Ash, Mark Curtiss, Maryedith Burrell and Robert C. Jones. All of the episodes were produced and shot from 1982 to 1985, and videotaped mostly at the ABC Television Studios in Burbank, California.
Episodes were directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Ivan Passer, Emile Ardolino, and Tim Burton, as well as other famous Hollywood directors.
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 2 | September 11, 1982 | October 16, 1982 | |
2 | 6 | February 5, 1983 | December 5, 1983 | |
3 | 7 | January 9, 1984 | September 17, 1984 | |
4 | 7 | February 12, 1985 | October 5, 1985 | |
5 | 2 | July 14, 1986 | August 11, 1986 | |
6 | 3 | March 23, 1987 | November 14, 1987 |
Artwork
Many episodes feature backdrops and settings inspired by specific artists and children's book illustrators.[3]
Artist | Production |
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Maxfield Parrish | The Frog Prince |
Norman Rockwell | Goldilocks and the Three Bears |
Arthur Rackham | Hansel and Gretel |
Edmund Dulac | The Nightingale |
Aubrey Beardsley and Harry Clarke | The Princess and the Pea |
Gustav Klimt | Rapunzel |
N. C. Wyeth | Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Kay Nielsen | Sleeping Beauty |
Brueghel and Dürer | The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers |
Jennie Harbour | Little Red Riding Hood |
George Cruikshank | Thumbelina |
Aubrey Beardsley | The Princess and the Pea |
filmmakers, such as Jean Cocteau | Beauty and the Beast |
Home media
Faerie Tale Theatre was released on VHS, Betamax, CED and Laserdisc in the 1980s through the mid-1990s, initially by CBS/FOX Video (which was also in Australia), followed by Playhouse Video (an extended label under CBS/FOX) and Razzmatazz Entertainment/Cabin Fever Entertainment. In the UK, it was released by MGM-UA Home Video.
Starmaker II held the rights to the series from 2004 to 2006, and at first, released 26 episodes as individual DVDs.[4] This was followed by a double-sided 4-disc box set and a 6-disc box set, each version containing the same 26 episodes. The "Greatest Moments" episode was not included in this release.
After 2006, Koch Vision held the series' distribution rights, and in November 2006, licensed the rights worldwide (excluding DVDs in North America) to the British company, 3DD Entertainment.[5][6] A remastered 7-disc box set, including the lost "Greatest Moments" episode, was released by Koch Vision in September 2008.[7] In 2009, Koch Vision released the episodes by theme on six DVD compilations: Tales from the Brothers Grimm ("Hansel and Gretel", "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin" and "Little Red Riding Hood"), Funny Tales ("The Tale of The Frog Prince", "Pinocchio", "The Three Little Pigs" and "The Princess Who Had Never Laughed"), Tales from Hans Christian Andersen ("The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Nightingale", "The Snow Queen" and "Thumbelina"), Princess Tales ("Cinderella", "The Little Mermaid", "The Dancing Princesses" and "The Princess and the Pea"), Magical Tales ("Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", "Beauty and the Beast", "Puss in Boots" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs") and Bedtime Tales ("Jack and the Beanstalk", "Sleeping Beauty", "Rip Van Winkle" and "Goldilocks and the Three Bears").[8]
When released on DVD by Starmaker II and Koch Vision, the following scenes were cut from the series:
- "Goldilocks and the Three Bears": Papa Bear and Mama Bear trying to fix Cubby Bear's chair; the Charades scene is shortened.
- "The Pied Piper of Hamelin": Julius Caesar Rat's monologue.
- "Rumpelstiltskin": the Miller's daughter singing with the animals in the forest (this scene was also unavailable on the VHS releases).
Awards
Award | Result |
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Peabody Award | Won |
TCA Award | Won |
Golden CableACE Award | Won |
Local and international broadcast
In the United States, the series was originally broadcast on Showtime from 1982 and 1987, and re-aired on the Disney Channel from 1994 and 1996.[9] It was also broadcast in syndication on various television channels,[10] including PBS[11][12] and BookTelevision.[13]
- In Italy, the series aired on Rai 1 every weekend in 1990, and mornings in 1991 and 1992, under the title, "Nel regno delle fiable", translated to "In the Kingdom of Fairy Tales".
- In Brazil on TV Cultura.
- In Hong Kong, it aired on ATV World every Saturday.
- In Mexico on Canal 5.
- In India on DD National.
- In Malaysia on TV2.
- In Bulgaria on BNT 2.
- In the Philippines on an unnamed Philippine network.
- In Bangladesh on Bangladesh Television.
- In Sri Lanka on Rupavahini.
- In Turkey on TRT1.
See also
- Cannon Movie Tales
- Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
- The Fairytaler
References
- ^ Sandra Salmans (6 February 1984). "Showtime Challenges Rivals". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Suskin, Steven (2008-09-07). "THE DVD SHELF: "Mad Men" Season One, and Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre"". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ Stengel, Richard and Denise Worrell (July 25, 1983). "Video: Cinderella Puts On a Show". Time. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008.
- ^ Bianculli, David (October 28, 2004). "Old Family Treasures Unearthed On DVD". New York Daily News.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "3DD Takes On New Properties from U.S. Companies". World Screen. November 3, 2006. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007.
- ^ "International Market: 3DD Entertainment". Cynopsis: Multi-Cultural & International Edition. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008.
- ^ "Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: The Complete Collection (2008)". Amazon. 2 September 2008. ASIN: B001AZIRV8
- ^ Catalog kochvision.com
- ^ Bianculli, David (September 26, 1995). "Cable Viewers Suffer Unkindest Cuts Of All". New York Daily News.
- ^ Nanwalt, Sasha (August 6, 1989). "TELEVISION; Shelley Duvall Tries Scaring Up A New Audience". The New York Times.
- ^ Lomartire, Paul (April 21, 1992). "'BEDTIME STORIES' A FINE SHOW FOR KIDS". Palm Beach Post.
- ^ KLRU TV Schedule – Search By Title: List of KLRU programs Archived 2012-09-18 at the Wayback Machine klru.org
- ^ "Program Schedule". BookTelevision. March 29, 2007. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007.
External links
- 1982 American television series debuts
- 1987 American television series endings
- 1980s American children's television series
- 1980s American anthology television series
- 1980s American drama television series
- American children's fantasy television series
- American English-language television shows
- Television shows about magic
- Peabody Award-winning television programs
- Showtime (TV network) original programming
- RAI original programming
- Television shows based on fairy tales
- Television series by Gaylord Entertainment Company
- Television shows about witchcraft
- Faerie Tale Theatre
- Television series created by Shelley Duvall