Lapitch the Little Shoemaker (Croatian: Hlapićeve nove zgode) is an animated television series from Croatia Film and EM.TV/HaffaDiebold, with animation by Neptuno Films of Barcelona, Spain.[1] It is a spin-off from the 1997 film of the same name.
| Lapitch the Little Shoemaker | |
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| Also known as | Hlapićeve nove zgode |
| Genre | Animated children's series |
| Created by | Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic (characters from original novel) |
| Written by | Peter Hynes Alastair Swinnerton Tony Barnes Jill Brett John Grace |
| Directed by | Xavi Carmoma (assistant) George Roubicek (voice/English version) Sean Barrett (voice/English version) |
| Voices of | Teresa Gallagher (English version) Nigel Greaves (English version) Liza Ross (English version) Peter Marinker (English version) Toni Barry (English version) George Roubicek (English version) Sean Barrett (English version) Colin Bruce (English version) |
| Opening theme | Lapitch Song |
| Ending theme | Lapitch Song (instrumental) sung by The Munich English Children's Choir |
| Composers | Hermann Weindorf Curtis Briggs |
| Country of origin | Croatia Germany |
| Original languages | Croatian, Serbo-Croatian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company | Croatia Film |
| Original release | |
| Network | STS-6cn. |
| Release | 1 September 2002 – 10 March 2003 |
Returning from the film are the title character, Lapitch the mouse, and his girlfriend Lisa, along with their pets Brewster and Pico. For the series, a character called Melchior replaces Master Scowler's role.
The show was formerly aired on Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom.
Episodes edit
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Brewster's Birthday" | September 1, 2002 | |
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Lapitch goes looking for Brewster, who is in the care of the Pazinskis to participate in a dangerous circus stunt. | |||
| 2 | "The Secret Village" | September 8, 2002 | |
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Dirty Rat (who died in 1997 film of the same name) steals Lapitch's magic boots. However in secret squirrel village, the boots have other plans. | |||
| 3 | "Very Cross Country" | September 15, 2002 | |
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Lapitch and Lisa participate in a cross country race. Dirty Rat wants Melvin Raccoon to win as his ticket to getting the prize. | |||
| 4 | "The Shoe Queen" | September 22, 2002 | |
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Lapitch and Lisa decide to help Lerbil take care of the tyrant Shoe Queen Buchinksi who is in league with Dirty Rat. | |||
| 5 | "Never Kid a Kidnapper" | September 29, 2002 | |
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Dirty Rat has the Pazinskis kidnap Melchior to make him magic boots. Melchior however has other ideas. | |||
| 6 | "Thanks for the Remedy" | October 6, 2002 | |
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Lapitch and Lisa gather ingredients for a magic potion to cure Melchior's illness. This potion also interests Dirty Rat and the Pazsinkskys. | |||
| 7 | "The Great Slipper Slip Up" | October 13, 2002 | |
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Cinderella II goes with Lisa to Mr. Blower to make a glass slipper, while Dirty Rat helps the evil princess Enid to marry Prince Rupert. | |||
| 8 | "The Candy Man" | October 20, 2002 | |
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Dirty Rat steals Melchior's secret candy recipe and hands it to the Candy Man Schelqior, who is Melchior's cousin. | |||
| 9 | "What Goes Up" | October 27, 2002 | |
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Lapitch, Lisa and Melchior get stranded in a hot air balloon while Yanna, Pico and Brewster have trouble with Melchior's shoemaking machine. | |||
| 10 | "All That Glistens" | November 3, 2002 | |
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Dirty Rat and the Pazsinskys run a ball dance to frame Lapitch of theft. Lisa helps Lapitch to clear his name. | |||
| 11 | "Gibbering Goldfish" | November 8, 2002 | |
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Melvin finds a goldfish named Joshua who can grant a wish. Dirty Rat sees this as a golden opportunity, but Lapitch helps protect Joshua. | |||
| 12 | "A Haunting We Will Go" | November 17, 2002 | |
| 13 | "Percival the Pest" | November 24, 2002 | |
| 14 | "The Sound of Silence" | December 1, 2002 | |
| 15 | "Missing Melchior" | December 8, 2002 | |
| 16 | "The Sky is Falling" | December 13, 2002 | |
| 17 | "Post Office" | December 22, 2002 | |
| 18 | "The Great Book Caper" | December 29, 2002 | |
| 19 | "Musical Interlude" | January 7, 2003 | |
| 20 | "The Great Coach Robbery" | January 12, 2003 | |
| 21 | "Peace and Quiet" | January 19, 2003 | |
| 22 | "Yanna and the Wise Woman" | January 26, 2003 | |
| 23 | "The War of the Weeds" | February 2, 2003 | |
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The War of the Weeds will make Melchior and Yanna sleep. | |||
| 24 | "The Most Magical Boots" | February 16, 2003 | |
| 25 | "High Noon" | March 2, 2003 | |
| 26 | "Magical Gift" | March 10, 2003 | |
Voices edit
- Teresa Gallagher - Lapitch, Percival Periwinkle III (English version)
- Nigel Greaves - (English version)
- Liza Ross - Yanna, Brunhilda, Queen Rat, Auntie (English version)
- Peter Marinker - Dirty Rat (English version)
- Toni Barry - (English version)
- George Roubicek - (English version)
- Sean Barrett - Melchoir (English version)
- Colin Bruce - (English version)
References edit
- ^ Staff (1999-11-01). "Up next: What's developing in kids' production". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
HaffeDiebold [sic] and Croatia Film let Lapitch loose
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