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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.  
'''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>


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.
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>


On January 9th, 2019, Youtube user "Casseopaya" uploaded all 52 episodes of the show in Chinese/Mandarian languaged that not only showed the Japanese theme song. But it also included the Japanese version of "Zo Vrolijk". While most of the show was dubbed in Mandarian, some music from the original Japanese dub still remains intact. Such as the final episode showing the entire supporting cast singing the Japanese version of "Spetter Pieter Pater".
==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 [https://archive.org/details/alfred-j-kwak-dvd here].


==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRbNpjE75vk Episode 33 in Finnish.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRbNpjE75vk Episode 33 in Finnish.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61OHAKSheIQ Episode 33 in Spanish.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61OHAKSheIQ Episode 33 in Spanish.]
*[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXrxGSGGYCG4_08BUb8GnDBgtCN8DjLns Youtube playlist that contains the Chinese/Mandarin version of the show. Some of the Japanese soundtrack can be heard.]]


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Latest revision as of 14:58, 2 July 2023

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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

References

  1. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1049
  2. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098737/
  3. ↑ https://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/S/Siepermann_und_Bacher/
  4. ↑ Alfred J. Kwak - Wikipedia
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