The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo

*The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo*
The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo
Genre	Fantasy; Adventure
Based on	Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
Voices of	Sonja Ball; Daniel Brochu; A. J. Henderson; Harry Hill; Rick Jones; Anik Matern; Eleanor Noble; Michael O'Reilly; Terrence Scammell; Vlasta Vrána
Country of origin	Canada; France
Original languages	English; French
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer	Ares Films
Producer	Pierre Métais
Production location	Paris
Running time	26 minutes
Production companies	CinéGroupe; Tele Images; Astral Media
Original release
Network	Family Channel (Canada); France 3 (France)
Release	1996

The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo is an animated television series based on Victor Hugo's novel Notre Dame de Paris.

The show was produced by Ares Films, CinéGroupe, Télé-Images, and Astral Media. It aired in 1996.

The series takes place in Paris, 1483. The three main characters are Quasimodo, Esmeralda, and François. They fight villains, stop sinister plots, and escape from traps. They often come face to face with their greatest enemy, Frollo.

2 of the 26 episodes have been released to DVD.

In 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released a 2 - DVD set containing 26 episodes of the series. As of January 2010 this item is not listed in their online catalog but can be found at stores such as Target, Wal-mart, and Dollar General.

Characters

Quasimodo: The title character of the series.
Esmeralda: A young gypsy dancer.
François: Esmeralda's brother and fellow gypsy.
Djali: Esmeralda's pet goat.
Frollo: The main villain of the series, and Quasimodo's former master. A magician in his own right, he plotted to kill King Louis XI of France.
Azarof: Frollo's dog.
Dennis: Alchemist friend of Quasimodo.
King Louis XI: The ruler of France.
Angelica: Esmeralda and François's adopted grandmother.
Kasimir

Episodes

#	Title	Summary
1	Evil Unmasked
2	Frollo's Revenge
3	The Carnival of Fools
4	The Star Master
5	A Trip to Italy
6	The Invisible Thieves
7	The Court of Miracles
8	Witches' Eve
9	Trapped
10	Dragon Rock
11	The Clay Army
12	The Choice
13	The Man who wouldn't be King	Frollo accidentally discovers a potion that transforms the drinker into the person he looks at. Using this potion, Frollo impersonates King Louie and spreads chaos in the kingdom.
14	Hope Springs Eternal
15	The Beast
16	The Duel of the Magicians
17	The Abomination's Revenge
18	The Barbarian
19	A Song of the Heart
20	The Music Master
21	The Eye of the Eagle
22	The Oracle
23	The Treasure
24	A True Gypsy	While Quasimodo and his friends visit the gypsy camp, the gypsy king is kidnapped by his evil cousin Casimir who wants to take the king's place. Quasimodo challenges Casimir for his exile against eternal imprisonment.
25	The Guardians
26	The Secret of the Templars

Cast

The actors and actresses who do the voices for the show are:

Sonja Ball - Angelica
Daniel Brochu - Quasimodo
A. J. Henderson - Dennis
Harry Hill - King Louis XI
Rick Jones
Anik Matern
Eleanor Noble - Esmeralda
Michael O'Reilly - Kasimir
Terrence Scammell - François/Azarof
Vlasta Vrána - Frollo

Worldwide broadcast

Country	TV network	Title
Australia	Seven Network	The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo
Canada	Family CBC	The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo
France	France 3	Quasimodo
Germany	ZDF	Quasimodo - Der kleine Bucklige und seine großen Abenteuer
Ireland	RTÉ2	The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo
Italy	Rai Uno Rai Due Rai Tre	Quasimodo
Malaysia	TV3 TV2	The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo
New Zealand	TV2	The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo
Poland	Canal+ Poland TVP2	Quasimodo
South Africa	SABC 1	The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo
United Kingdom	CBBC (on BBC1, BBC2)	The Adventures of Quasimodo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Yugoslavia	BK / Happy TV	Квазимодо / Kvazimodo

External links

The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo at IMDb