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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series that premiered March 12, 1995 on HBO. Narrated by Robert Guillaume, the series aired 39 episodes from 1995 to 2000.
Each episode details a classic story in different cultures, which contains characters voiced by famous actors, comedians, singers, political activists, and other famous celebrities.
A retelling of the tale with an African-American twist.
Set in Ancient China, Little Red Happy Coat learns that some wolves can't be trusted when she makes a delivery to her grandmother Poa Poa.
The tale is told in a Mexican setting in the heart of a rain forest, with two kids named Hanselito and Gretelita.
In ancient Japan, an emperor is fooled into paying two rogues named Keiji and Toshio (who are posing as tailors) to create him an outfit from the "legendary Fabric of Dreams".
The tale is set in the West Indies, with an old Caribbean and Jamaican twist.
The classic story is set in the African jungle where a princess named Ebony meets a frog that was once a prince.
The classic Peter Tchaikovsky story is told with a Hispanic flavor, when a sleeping beauty named Rosita is cast into a long sleep by a wicked fairy named Evelina, and awakened by Prince Luis.
The tale is told in the bayous of New Orleans, Louisiana.
The classic story is set in the West African Sahel, where a height-challenged tailor named Bongo sets out to prove his worth.
The classic Charles Perrault tale gets a hilarious Latin twist.
The classic story is set in Africa as a beauty falls in love with a beast.
The classic story is set in the American southwest about a beautiful woman named White Snow, who befriends the seven little men.
The classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is set in Ancient Korea where a prince must choose a bride that will please his demanding mother only to have her subjected to a test.
The 1800s Carlo Collodi tale gets set in the Barbary Coast, with Pinoak learning to be a real boy with the help of Woody, Old George, and the Blues Fairy.
The classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is set in the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil.
The Charles Perrault story gets a Hawaiian setting, as a smart and mischievous cat named Puss sets out to improve the fortunes of his new master, Kuhio.
The Pied Piper teaches a lesson in keeping promises to the town of Hamelin while playing some jazz music.
Twelve young Cuban princesses sneak out of their beds to dance each night away and a smitten soldier named Juan Carlos must find out where they go if he hopes to marry one of them (and not lose his head).
In this African-American version of the fairy tale, lovable Simpleton befriends a wisecracking old beggar who leads him to a magical golden goose and a grand adventure.
In this Asian setting at a secret underwater kingdom, a teenage mermaid princess named Mija with her starfish pet Nuri is allowed to see the world above the surface and falls in love with a human prince after rescuing him. She makes a deal with a sea witch that may not turn out in her favor if she doesn't win the prince's love in return.
In this hilarious version of the classic, Goldilocks has golden dreadlocks and much to learn about treating people (and bears) right.
In this version tale of how greed only begets more greed set to the music of Gypsy guitars and flamenco dancing, a simple fisherman and his wife are happy with their humble life until a magical fish named Gilbert offers them a wish.
This story takes place in China when Aladdin, a poor dreamer who longs for adventure, meets a genie who wishes to be a kung fu master and uses him to rescue a princess from a jealous sorcerer named Chang.
In the ancient empire with giant pyramids, a humble shoemaker named Tizoc and his wife create shoes for the Emperor and Tanatiuh the Fierce. When he must make several shoes overnight or forfeit his life, he falls asleep on the job as two elves named Coatl and Xolotl come to the rescue.
The powerful king of an African kingdom learns that all that glitters isn't gold when his wish to turn everything he touches into gold is granted.
Feeling unappreciated by the denizens of Nursery Rhyme Land, Mother Gooseberg decides to go into retirement. Now a group of beloved Nursery Rhyme characters must show how much they really care before she flies the coop.
This tale is told with country music, when three female piglets go to a summer camp called Camp Piggywood and they ward off Big Bad Wolfgang.
This tale is given a feminist twist as a girl named Ali Baba must rescue Cassim and outsmart the 40 thieves to save their family.
The classic Brothers Grimm tale is told with a country/African-American twist, as outcast barn animals become singers and go on their way to Bremen.
The classic tale is given a feminine makeover when a greedy empress learns about the true meaning of beauty.
Featuring the voices of Pam Grier as the Empress's Nightingale, Amy Hill as the Empress, Phil Hartman as the Game Show Host, and Robin Leach as the Chamberlain.
Based on Oscar Wilde's short story, a statue and a New York City pigeon work together to help the poor.
A news reporter hen named Henny Penny convinces barnyard denizens that the sky is falling.
In this country version of a Russian fairy tale, a frog princess proves that love conquers all.
The classic Mark Twain novel is told with an African-American and feminist twist where a princess named Princess Olivia and a poor girl named Zoe exchange identities.
In a feminist retelling of the story, young hippie Vanna falls in love with Rip Winkle and must rediscover her voice after not being respected by her sexist husband. Vanna's fairy godmentor gives Rip some time to sleep on things (20 years to be exact) and he wakes up to a world where Vanna has helped change things for the better.
An Inuit setting as the snow queen freezes a boy's heart and takes him to her icy castle. Only his best friend, a girl with a powerful heart, can save him.
In an African-American twist and feminist twist, a set of tin soldiers inspires a girl's imagination and its one-legged leader conquers all obstacles to reach a dancer toy she loves.
A Mexican feminist version of the classic story. Robinita Hood leads her band of the Merry Chicas to stop the greedy Sheriff Juan Jose del Ramon de Jamon with the help of her love interest Mario.
A beautiful detective tracks down Aesop's Fables which has been stolen by some Aesop characters.
Most episodes of Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child were released on VHS, but only a few episodes were released on DVD. There was one DVD where four episodes ("Pinocchio", "the Pied Piper", "King Midas", and "Mother Goose") were released on DVD. In the United Kingdom, there are four DVDs with three episodes on each.
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