The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show (partially found ABC animated series; 1970)
The Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Toad Show was an American animated series produced by Rankin-Bass, based on the stories The Wind in the Willows and The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame. The series aired on ABC from September 12th, 1970 to January 2nd, 1971, lasting 16 episodes.
Each episode had two Reluctant Dragon segments and one Mr. Toad segment.[1]
Plot Summary
The Reluctant Dragon segments are about a friendly dragon named Tobias, who is allergic to daisies and breathes fire whenever he's near any.[2]
The Mr. Toad segments are about Mr. Toad, a race car driving toad who causes trouble for his friends.[1]
Voice Cast
- Paul Soles as Tobias
- Claude Ray
- Carl Banas
- Donna Miller[1]
Findings
Of the 16 episodes that aired, none of them are readily available online. All that remains of the series are the end credits and intros for both segments.
See Also
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (lost color negatives to original credits sequence of Christmas special; 1964)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (lost original Larry D. Mann narration audio of Christmas special; 1964)
- Frosty the Snowman (found original June Foray voice recording of animated Christmas special; 1969)
- The King Kong Show (partially found animated series; 1966-1969)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Big Cartoon Database profile of the series. Retrieved 19 Jan '20
- ↑ Character profile of Tobias. Retrieved 19 Jan '20