Aladdin (TV series)

Aladdin
Genre	Action Adventure Fantasy Comedy-drama
Format	Animated series
Created by	Walt Disney Television
Starring	Scott Weinger Linda Larkin Dan Castellaneta Gilbert Gottfried Frank Welker Val Bettin Jason Alexander James Avery
Composer(s)	Mark Watters John Given Harvey Cohen Carl Johnson Thomas Richard Sharp
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	86 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Disney Channel (1994) Syndication (1994–1995) CBS (1994–1995)
Original run	September 5, 1994 (1994-09-05) – November 25, 1995 (1995-11-25)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Return of Jafar
Followed by	Aladdin and the King of Thieves

Aladdin is an animated television series made by Walt Disney Television which aired from 1994 to 1995, based on the original 1992 feature. Coming on the heels of the direct-to-video sequel The Return of Jafar, the series picked up where that installment left off, with Aladdin now living in the palace, engaged to beautiful and spunky Princess Jasmine. "Al" and Jasmine went together into peril among sorcerers, monsters, thieves, and more. Monkey sidekick Abu, the animated Magic Carpet, and the fast-talking, shape-shifting Genie came along to help, as did sassy, complaining parrot Iago, formerly Jafar’s pet but now an antihero. Jafar himself doesn't appear in the series since he was killed off in the second movie. However, he makes a guest appearance in Hercules: The Animated Series.

Many of the films' stars provided the voices of their TV counterparts, with the notable exception of Dan Castellaneta filling in for Robin Williams in the Genie role (like in The Return of Jafar). Unlike the Little Mermaid spinoff series, this series does not feature any musical numbers.

The series originally aired concurrently on the syndicated The Disney Afternoon block and on Saturday mornings on CBS (prior to Disney's purchase of rival ABC). Disney Channel reran the series in the late-1990s until it was replaced by their pre-teen lineup. The show was later shown on Toon Disney, but has since been removed. In Spring 2012, Disney Junior will air the series alongside The Little Mermaid and Timon and Pumbaa.^{[citation needed]}

Characters

Main article: List of Disney's Aladdin characters

• Aladdin, voiced by Scott Weinger
• Princess Jasmine, voiced by Linda Larkin
• Genie, voiced by Dan Castellaneta
• Iago, voiced by Gilbert Gottfried
• Abu, voiced by Frank Welker
• Magic Carpet
• Abis Mal, voiced by Jason Alexander, the most often-seen antagonist
• Haroud Hazi Bin, voiced by James Avery, occasional assistant to Abis Mal

Episodes

Main article: List of Aladdin episodes

A total of 86 episodes were made. After the series another direct to video movie, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, was released. After that there was one last guest appearance on November 24, 1998. It was in the TV show Hercules: The Animated Series. This episode was called "Arabian Nights". There were a total of 86 episodes all together plus 3 feature length movies and one guest appearance.

Merchandise

VHS releases

• Aladdin to the Rescue (April 11, 1995) (The Spice is Right, Fowl Weather)
• Genie in a Jar (April 11, 1995) (The Prophet Motive, Mudder’s Day)
• Treasures of Doom (April 11, 1995) (To Cure a Thief, My Fair Aladdin)
• Magic Makers (July 21, 1995) (Never Say Nefir, The Citadel)
• Creatures of Invention (July 21, 1995) (Getting the Bugs Out, The Sands of Fate)
• Aladdin & Jasmine's Moonlight Magic (January 9, 1996) (Moonlight Madness, Some Enchanted Genie)
• Fearless Friends (April 9, 1996) (Much Abu About Something, The Day the Bird Stood Still)
• Team Genie (April 9, 1996) (Sneeze the Day, Genie Hunt)

Awards

Daytime Emmy Awards

• 1995 – Outstanding Music Direction and Composition – Mark Watters, John Given, Harvey Cohen, Carl Johnson and Thomas Richard Sharp (won)
• 1995 – Outstanding Film Sound Mixing – Timothy J. Garrity, Melissa Ellis, Deb Adair, Bill Koepnick, Jim Hodson and Timothy Borquez (won)
• 1995 – Outstanding Film Sound Editing – John O. Robinson III, Michael Geisler, Marc S. Perlman, William Griggs, Melissa Ellis, Ray Leonard, Phyllis Ginter, Michael Gollom, Timothy Borquez, Tom Jaeger, Charles Rychwalski, Greg LaPlante, Kenneth Young, Jennifer Mertens, Robert Duran, Bill Koepnick and Jim Hodson (won)
• 1996 – Outstanding Sound Mixing – Special Class – Michael Jiron, Allen L. Stone and Deb Adair (won)

External links

• Aladdin at the Internet Movie Database
• Disney's Aladdin: The Series at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Aladdin at TV.com