The Adventures of Sam

Not to be confused with The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police.

The Adventures of Sam
Genre	Children's Drama Action Adventure
Written by	Ken Kelso
Directed by	Craig Handley George Whaley
Starring	Justin Rosniak Emma Jane Fowler Michael Craig Lewis Fitz-Gerald Sam Wilcox Keith Buckley Walter Grkovic Anthony Wong David Mackennal Bob Baines Joy Hopwood Noeline Brown Penne Hackforth-Jones Katharine Cullen Scott McGregor Ace Matters Graham Matters David Downer John Sheerin Stephen Shanahan Jon Pollard Paul Smyth David Whitney John Derum Diana McLean Rachel King Mitch Matthews Colin Lee Lee Perry
Theme music composer	Nerida Tyson-Chew
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Ron Saunders Claire Henderson
Producers	Noel Price Peter Jackson
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Australian Film Finance Corporation Southern Star Entertainment
Original release
Network	ABC Television
Release	29 January (1999-01-29) – 23 April 1999 (1999-04-23)

The Adventures of Sam was an Australian children's animated television series, written by Ken Kelso, that aired on the ABC in 1999.

The show ran for 13 episodes and is produced by the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Southern Star Entertainment in association with the ABC. It was also well known for its theme music by Nerida Tyson-Chew which was nominated for several awards. The show was also released on three videos in 1999 by PolyGram Video each containing four episodes featuring all episodes except for the final episode "Begin Again". It also aired on Toon Disney and The Disney Channel in the United Kingdom, TV2 in New Zealand, Kids Central in Singapore, Arutz HaYeladim in Israel, K-T.V. World in South Africa, France 5 in France, Disney Channel in Malaysia and RTÉ2 in Ireland being shown on the long running children's block The Den.

Premise

Set in 1840, it follows a sea-faring boy named Sam Donahue as he goes on many adventures around the world while trying to find his brother Tom and discovers new worlds and different cultures.

Episode listing

• 1. Escape (29/01/1999)
• 2. Moon Daughter (05/02/1999)
• 3. The Forbidden City (12/02/1999)
• 4. Fire On The Water (19/02/1999)
• 5. Sea Raiders (26/02/1999)
• 6. Jungle Ghost (05/03/1999)
• 7. The Sultan's Palace (12/03/1999)
• 8. The Queen's Move (19/03/1999)
• 9. Castaway (26/03/1999)
• 10. A Strange Reunion (02/04/1999)
• 11. Not Quite Paradise (09/04/1999) (Note: This episode was nominated for Best Children's Television Program at the AFI awards in 1999)
• 12. My Brother's Keeper (16/04/1999)
• 13. Begin Again (23/04/1999) (Note: Final episode and the only one that was never released on home video in Australia)

Home media

Video releases

Australia

Release name	Release date	Classifaction	Publisher	Format	Language	Subtitles	Notes	REF
Adventures of Sam Vol 01	17 February 1999	G	Polygram Video	PAL	English	None	Includes episodes 1 - 4
Adventures of Sam Vol 02	17 March 1999	G	Polygram Video	PAL	English	None	Includes episodes 5 - 8
Adventures of Sam Vol 03	16 April 1999	G	Polygram Video	PAL	English	None	Includes episodes 9 - 12

DVD releases

Italy

Release name	Release date	Publisher	Format	Language	Subtitles	Notes	REF
Le Avventure Di Sam	1 December 2008	Digivision	PAL	English, Italian	None	Includes episodes 1 - 4 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence.
Le Avventure Di Sam 2	1 December 2008	Digivision	PAL	English, Italian	None	Includes episodes 5 - 8 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence.
Le Avventure Di Sam 3	1 December 2008	Digivision	PAL	English, Italian	None	Includes episodes 9 - 13 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence.

External links

• The Adventures Of Sam on YouTube (Theme Song)
• The Adventures of Sam- the Official Website
• The Adventures of Sam at IMDb
• The Adventures of Sam at the National Film and Sound Archive
• "The Adventures of Sam". Australian Television Information Archive. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2014.