Maple Town
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| Maple Town Monogatari | |
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| メイプルタウン物語 (Maple Town) |
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| Genre | Kemono, Adventure / Animation / Family |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Shidara Junichi Sato |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | 19 January 1986 – 11 January 1987 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (24 minutes in each episode) |
Maple Town, known as Maple Town Monogatari (メイプルタウン物語) in Japan and Gúshi de Mapletown in Taiwan, was an anime series centering on the adventures of Patty Rabbit, Bobby Bear, and their families, in a small utopian anthropomorphic city. The program is best known through its collectible merchandising, with a variety of figurines with changeable clothing as well as houses, furniture, and vehicles; it can be well described as toyetic.
The show (or rather the English dub of it) prominently displayed traditional (Western) values. In the United States, each episode was prefaced with a live-action introduction by "Mrs. Maple" (Janice Adams), who delivered the moral of the episode. This live-action segment was created specifically for the English dub.
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[edit] Full Cast
- Janice Adams .... Mrs. Maple (voice: English version)
- Rebecca Forstadt .... Patti Rabbit (voice: English version) (as Reba West)
- Keiko Han .... Ann (voice)
- Karen Hartman .... Hostess (English version)
- Chieko Honda .... Mary/Laura (voice)
- Sayuri Ikemoto .... Lory (voice)
- Chiyoko Kawashima .... Teacher (voice)
- Minori Matsushima .... Daria Cocker (voice)
- Yûko Mita .... Cindy/Karl (voice)
- Reiko Mutô .... Mama (voice)
- Akio Nojima .... Harrison (voice)
- Maya Okamoto .... Patty (voice)
- Wendee Lee .... Bobby Bear (voice: English version)
- Mayumi Shô .... Diana (voice)
- Kazuko Sugiyama .... Jane (voice)
- Hiroshi Takemura .... Johnny (voice)
- Naoki Tatsuta .... Youta (voice)
- Kyôko Tongu .... Joey (voice)
- Hiromi Tsuru .... Lala (voice)
- Eiko Yamada .... Stella (voice)
- Nana Yamaguchi .... Chirine (voice)
- Satoko Yamano .... Puriprin (voice)
[edit] Story Plot
Maple Town Monogatari tells the story of Patty Rabbit, a little rabbit-girl who has just arrived to Maple Town with her family. Soon after arriving, Patty befriends Bobby Bear, a boy her age, while at the same time antagonizing the sly--if usually "endearingly" unsuccessful--thief Wild Wolf.
[edit] Credits
Japanese airing: 19 Jan 1986 - 11 Jan 1987.
US Nickelodeon airing: Fall 1987 - 2 Apr 1993.
Japanese credits:
- Supervising director: Junichi Sato
- Assistant director: Kunihiko Ikuhara
- Production Company: Toei Animation and Asatsu
US credits:
- VP of production: J. Edward Bergh
- Supervising director: Robert V. Barron
- Live action producer and director: Mary Jo Blue
- Music: Haim Saban and Shuki Levy
- Music coordination: Andrew Dimitroff
- Video editing: Larry Porsche
- Execultive Producers: Haim Saban, Edd Gripes and Ray Volpe
- Distribution: Saban/The Maltese Companies
- Voices:
- Patty Rabbit: Reba West/Rebecca Forstat
- Bobby Bear: Wendee Lee
- Mikey Mole: Barbara Goodson
- Wilde Wolf: Steve Kramer
- Mayor: Ted Layman
[edit] Episodes (52 Total)
Japanese airing: 19 Jan 1986 - 11 Jan 1987.
US Nickelodeon airing: Fall 1987 - 2 Apr 1993.
- "A Baby Comes to Maple Town" [JP airdate: Feb 16, 1986]
- "The Case of the Missing Candy" [JP airdate: Mar 2, 1986]
- "The Children's Forest Patrol" [JP airdate: Apr 6, 1986]
- "The Greatest Treasure of All" [JP airdate: Feb 9, 1986]
- "House Made of Love, The" [JP airdate: Mar 16, 1986]
- "Medicine from Maple Mountain" [JP airdate: Apr 13, 1986]
- "A Most Unlikely Heroine" [JP airdate: Mar 23, 1986]
- "The Pot that Wouldn't Hold Water" [JP airdate: Feb 2, 1986]
- "The Prettiest Dress in Maple Town" [JP airdate: Mar 30, 1986]
- "The Ransom of Maple Forest" [JP airdate: Apr 20, 1986]
- "The Stolen Necklace" [JP airdate: Jan 26, 1986]
- "Teacher Please Don't Go" [JP airdate: Mar 9, 1986]
- "When Children Must Be Grownups" [JP airdate: Feb 23, 1986]
- "Welcome to Maple Town" [JP airdate: Jan 19, 1986; US airdate: Sep, 1987]
[edit] New Maple Town Story - Palm Town Chapter
Maple Town Story had a second TV series (Shin Maple Town Monogatari - Palm Town Hen in Japan) that aired until December 1987 but was not released in the United States. At the end of the first TV series, Patty left for Palm Town with her Aunt Jane; this series picks up after that, with Patty living in Palm Town with Jane and her husband George, who run the Pika Clinic. The entire cast of the original series with the exception of Patty is absent, although they do make cameo appearances.
The series lasted for 50 episodes, the last 12 of which were actually 6 two-part episodes (resulting in the common incorrect tally of 44 episodes).
Assistant director: Kunihiko Ikuhara.
[edit] External links
- Maple Town at the Internet Movie Database
- Maple Town at TV.com
- Palm Town at the Internet Movie Database
- (Japanese)Official site
| Formerly Broadcasted Animated Nickelodeon Shows of the 1980s |
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| Channels on the Nickelodeon Network: TV Land | Nick Too | Nick GAS | Nicktoons Network | Noggin / The N |
| Premired between 1983-1989:
Bananaman | DangerMouse | Belle and Sebastian | Star Trek: The Animated Series | The Little Prince | The Smurfs | Mysterious Cities of Gold | Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea | Adventures of the Little Koala | Heathcliff | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Inspector Gadget | Maple Town | Count Duckula | The Alvin Show on Nickelodeon | Beetlejuice | Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon | Noozles | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | The World of David the Gnome |
