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'''Alfred J. Kwak''' is a Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series based on a Dutch theater show by Herman van Veen and was co-produced by VARA, Telecable Benelux B.V., ZDF, and TV Tokyo and first shown in 1989. It consists of 52 episodes and follows the adventures of a little yellow duck named Alfred who is raised by his "uncle", a mole named Henk after a tragedy strikes his parents and siblings.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1049</ref><ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098737/</ref><ref>https://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/S/Siepermann_und_Bacher/</ref> | |||
Unlike many other cartoons targeted for children, Alfred J. Kwak features exceptionally mature and often dark themes. Amongst others it deals with different social and political issues, such as abuse of power, but also raises important values such as friendship and solidarity.<ref>Alfred J. Kwak - Wikipedia</ref> | |||
==Availability== | |||
All of | All of the episodes received an English dub and were aired in the UK, and most can currently be found online on sites such as YouTube and Dailymotion. However, two episodes, 17 - "Visitors From Outer Space" and 33 - "Gunfight At Tombstone", are currently missing in their English dubs. They can be found in other dubs, however, including the original Dutch versions, as well as German, Finnish, and Spanish. | ||
==Episodes== | |||
The first 12 episodes were released onto DVD in their English dub, which can be watched [https://archive.org/details/alfred-j-kwak-dvd here]. | |||
Episode | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ogWcNL5-Q Episode 17 in Dutch.] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPRizn0qapY Episode 17 in German.] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVO6U9ZFSnc Episode 17 in Finnish.] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0oVv7FwT7Y Episode 17 in Spanish.] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qX7yheBWWE Episode 33 in Dutch.] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4iLqm4vTyc Episode 33 in German.] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRbNpjE75vk Episode 33 in Finnish.] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61OHAKSheIQ Episode 33 in Spanish.] | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category: Lost audio]] | |||
[[Category: Lost TV]] | |||
[[Category: Partially lost media]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:58, 2 July 2023
The titular character.
Status: Partially Lost
Alfred J. Kwak is a Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series based on a Dutch theater show by Herman van Veen and was co-produced by VARA, Telecable Benelux B.V., ZDF, and TV Tokyo and first shown in 1989. It consists of 52 episodes and follows the adventures of a little yellow duck named Alfred who is raised by his "uncle", a mole named Henk after a tragedy strikes his parents and siblings.[1][2][3]
Unlike many other cartoons targeted for children, Alfred J. Kwak features exceptionally mature and often dark themes. Amongst others it deals with different social and political issues, such as abuse of power, but also raises important values such as friendship and solidarity.[4]
Availability
All of the episodes received an English dub and were aired in the UK, and most can currently be found online on sites such as YouTube and Dailymotion. However, two episodes, 17 - "Visitors From Outer Space" and 33 - "Gunfight At Tombstone", are currently missing in their English dubs. They can be found in other dubs, however, including the original Dutch versions, as well as German, Finnish, and Spanish.
Episodes
The first 12 episodes were released onto DVD in their English dub, which can be watched here.
External Links
- Episode 17 in Dutch.
- Episode 17 in German.
- Episode 17 in Finnish.
- Episode 17 in Spanish.
- Episode 33 in Dutch.
- Episode 33 in German.
- Episode 33 in Finnish.
- Episode 33 in Spanish.