Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (original) (raw)
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Television series
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | |
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| Genre | AnimationAnthology |
| Written by | Joe MenendezDaryl G. NickensGordon LewisFranklyn AjayeBarry Douglas |
| Directed by | Bruce W. SmithEdward BellAnthony Bell |
| Narrated by | Robert Guillaume |
| Theme music composer | Diane Louie |
| Composer | Stephen James Taylor |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
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| Executive producer | Carole Rosen |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Hyperion AnimationTwo Oceans Entertainment GroupConfetti Entertainment CompanyHBO |
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| Network | HBO |
| Release | March 12, 1995 (1995-03-12) –July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18) |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series that premiered on March 12, 1995 on HBO. Narrated by Robert Guillaume, the series aired 39 episodes from 1995 to 2000.[1]
Each episode details a classic story in different cultures, which contains characters voiced by famous actors, actresses, comedians, singers, rappers, dancers, models, political activists, athletes, stunt performers, and other famous celebrities.[2]
Season 3 (1999–2000)
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Most episodes of Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child were released on VHS by Random House Home Video, and, later HBO Home Video, but only a few episodes were released on DVD. There was one DVD with four episodes ("Pinocchio", "The Pied Piper", "The Golden Goose", and "Mother Goose: A Rapping and Rhyming Special") and one DVD with only one episode ("Robinita Hood"). In the United Kingdom, the series was released on DVD by Prism Leisure, there are four DVDs with three episodes on each.
All episodes except The Emperor's New Clothes are streaming on Max in the United States.
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