The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo |
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| Genre | Fantasy Adventure |
| Based on | Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo |
| Voices of | Sonja Ball Daniel Brochu A. J. Henderson Harry Hill Rick Jones Anik Matern Eleanor Noble Michael O'Reilly Terrence Scammell Vlasta Vrána |
| Country of origin | Canada France |
| Original language(s) | English French |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ares Films |
| Producer(s) | Pierre Métais |
| Production location(s) | Paris |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CinéGroupe Tele Images Astral Media |
| Distributor | Hearst Corporation |
| Release | |
| Original network | Family Channel (Canada) France 3 (France) |
| First shown in | 1996 |
| Original release | 1996 |
The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo is an animated television series based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel Notre Dame de Paris.
The show was produced by Ares Films, CinéGroupe, Télé-Images, and Astral Media. It aired in 1996.
The series takes place in Paris, 1483. The three main characters are Quasimodo, Esmeralda, and François. They fight villains, stop sinister plots, and escape from traps. They often come face to face with their greatest enemy, Frollo.
In 2006, BCI with Hearst Entertainment, released 2 episodes on DVD within their "Advantage Cartoon Mega Pack". In 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released a complete set containing all 26 episodes of the series.
Characters
- Quasimodo: The title character of the series.
- Esmeralda: A young gypsy dancer.
- François: Esmeralda's brother and fellow gypsy.
- Djali: Esmeralda's pet goat.
- Frollo: The main villain of the series, and Quasimodo's former master. A magician in his own right, he plotted to kill King Louis XI of France.
- Azarof: Frollo's dog.
- Dennis: Alchemist friend of Quasimodo.
- King Louis XI: The ruler of France.
- Angelica: Esmeralda and François's adopted grandmother.
- Kasimir
Episodes
| # | Title | Summary |
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| 1 | Evil Unmasked | |
| 2 | Frollo's Revenge | |
| 3 | The Carnival of Fools | |
| 4 | The Star Master | |
| 5 | A Trip to Italy | |
| 6 | The Invisible Thieves | The Duke's treasure is stolen and Angelica's pendant planted at the scene gets Angelica thrown in prison. Quasimodo investigates a devious puppeteer, who has kidnapped François. |
| 7 | The Court of Miracles | |
| 8 | Witches' Eve | On Witches eve Quasimodo and the gang meet a young woman who may hold the key to where his parents might be, leading him on a hunt to find them. But Frollo is on the move to find them first. |
| 9 | Trapped | |
| 10 | Dragon Rock | |
| 11 | The Clay Army | |
| 12 | The Choice | |
| 13 | The Man who wouldn't be King | Frollo accidentally discovers a potion that transforms the drinker into the person he looks at. Using this potion, Frollo impersonates King Louie and spreads chaos in the kingdom. |
| 14 | Hope Springs Eternal | |
| 15 | The Beast | |
| 16 | The Duel of the Magicians | |
| 17 | The Abomination's Revenge | Quasimodo and his friends are forced to help a fearful Frollo who is being chased by the Abomination, who wants revenge for what he did to him and is leaving a path of destruction around Paris. |
| 18 | The Barbarian | |
| 19 | A Song of the Heart | |
| 20 | The Music Master | after a band of street kids who work for Clopin steal some stuff for him they end up finding a magic flute that gives the power to command others that leads Frollo to work with Clopin in his next plan to become king of France. |
| 21 | The Eye of the Eagle | |
| 22 | The Oracle | |
| 23 | The Treasure | |
| 24 | A True Gypsy | While Quasimodo and his friends visit the gypsy camp, the gypsy king is kidnapped by his evil cousin Casimir who wants to take the king's place. Quasimodo challenges Casimir for his exile against eternal imprisonment. |
| 25 | The Guardians | |
| 26 | The Secret of the Templars |
Cast
The actors and actresses who do the voices for the show are:
- Sonja Ball - Various
- Daniel Brochu - Quasimodo
- Mark Camacho - Various
- Richard Dumont - Various
- Susan Glover - Various
- A. J. Henderson - Dennis
- Harry Hill - Various
- Arthur Holden - Various
- Rick Jones
- Pauline Little - Various
- Bronwen Mantel
- Anik Matern
- Eleanor Noble - Esmeralda
- Michael O'Reilly - Kasimir
- Terrence Scammell - François/Azarof
- Vlasta Vrána - Frollo
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