Firstly, I know I should seek out one of those specialist cartoon web boards, but I feel more comfortable asking here.
When I was little, I watched this cartoon show about a little yellow baby bird. It was some time between 1990 and 2000 (in the UK), but the exact date I do not know. It made me cry when I was little, and I'd love to track it down again.
Here's all I know about it.
- Main character was a little yellow bird
- Credits showed a blue background, cut in two. On the top half, I think there were stills from the show. There were also little images of the bird, half inside his shell.
- I believe the "bad guys" were lizards of a sort
- The birds parents may have been killed
- The bird was on some kind of quest or voyage
- It was incredibly downbeat
- At one point, the bird was incarserated in a tower, and started crying (my only vivid memory)
Anyone else remember this?
Was it Alfred J. Kwak?
You can never keep a good duck down....
Yes. I absolutely love it. Definitely Alfred J. Kwak
Raised by a mole after his parents got run over by a car with the rest of the family. Only reason Alfred survived was cause he fell behind. Then his parents home was torn dawn and turned into an amusement park. It was hilarious.
Seriously, it was really harsh. I do have fond memories of it. Alfred wore a red scarf.
Also, the theme was legendary. http://www.modarchive.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi/J/jc12.mtm (only found this remix version. But the beginning is very true to the original)
EDIT: After intense googling Ifound the French version of theme. http://membres.lycos.fr/damagicien27/da/Alfred%20J%20Kwak.MP3
I remember the duck being cuter, and sans scarf, but then again the rest fits in.
I'll check it out.
QuoteAlfred J. Kwak was based on a theatre show by Herman van Veen who also wrote and performed the theme music for the cartoons. The cartoons were drawn by Harald Siepermann. Alfred J. Kwak was broadcast in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Israel (where Alfred was re-named with the unusual first name She'altiel), Finland, the United Kingdom, Serbia, Poland , Sweden and Denmark as well.
I loved Alfred J. Kwak. Though it was very, very depressing :p
The theme was really great... that french version triggers some strange forgotten nostalga, but I'd love to get my hands on the UK version too.
I have now also gotten my hands on a version from another country. It's not english, or finnish as I'm used to, but it's high-quality and complete. And no, I won't link to it. suffice to say it's not from a supported source.
Aww... I loved Alfred J. Kwak as a kid, and still do. That, and also the animated series of Alice in Wonderland, but I'm not sure if that one's left germany/austria. Anyone know that one? (picture: http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000C03FO.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
http://www.serienoldies.de/ has a lot of those old themes available for download, and it seems legal, too. It's a german site, though.
Only animation of Alice in Wonderland I ever saw was the Disney one.
I've found some episodes of Messur Afred J, but they're in Finnish and German, and not subbed.
I demand a PMed link to the finnish ones
Alfred! I remember him! But only in a channel hopping sense because he and his show were pretty depressing... Lost Cities of Gold was probably on instead ;) At first I thought you were talking about Birdy from Bump the Elephant - but that cartoon was just wrong :P
Bump The Elephant!
I loved that.
"Birdie sings the sweetest things,
Bump the elephant isn't quite as eloquent..."
heh, oh, nostalgy, I just loved that depressed little duckie. And I think I just found half of the 50 episodes on dc... didn't know there were so many :o
Hey I just got a memory in my head from reading this of some other cartoon I used to watch! But now that's bugging me...
It had i think Raccoons as the main characters? And um... one raccoon had a bent nose? dam my memory is too vague. Perhaps there was a nemesis who lived on a hill in a scary tower?
The Raccoons (http://www.gilsinan.com/raccoons/)?
Yay I found the Finnish words and the original song, Have a go here Haddas and everyone else: http://personal.inet.fi/private/sic/
I remember that show, I still have the Hitler/Napoleon parody episode on VHS. Rad stuff.
(http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/2985/ajk0113dolfschilderij3xm.jpg)
You can imagine the spectacle when they found out he was only 50% crow.
Yeah Ashen, that was it! Thanks!
AJK also had a cool ending theme: http://www.origamihero.com/files/kwakend.zip
I love the voice they gave him in the german version. :)
Ah, The Racoons, I remember that one.
I think the concept and drawing style changed a bit after some episodes, right?
Quote from: Bernie on Mon 20/02/2006 18:37:59
AJK also had a cool ending theme: http://www.origamihero.com/files/kwakend.zip
I love the voice they gave him in the german version. :)
Ah, the song was less ridiculous in my retrospection.
Hi Jim:
There are some major news developments concerning "The Raccoons". I am devastated to be the bearer of this news, but Len Carlson, the legendary voice of Bert Raccoon and many of the other characters on the show, died suddenly on Thursday of a heart attack. I have spoken to Kevin several times and will be going to the funeral on Tuesday. I don't know if you ever knew this, but in addition to Bert Raccoon, he was also the voice of the Jolly Green Giant for a time, and also was a professional baseball player. I had the pleasure of meeting him quite a few times, and he was a thoroughly likeable, charming guy who looked far more youthful than he was. Kevin and I figured that he was probably in his late 60's to maybe about 70. He is survived by his wife, Judy, and a daughter. [/i}
:'(
Quote from: Tuomas on Mon 20/02/2006 17:48:44
Yay I found the Finnish words and the original song, Have a go here Haddas and everyone else: http://personal.inet.fi/private/sic/
Those are the right lyrics. Hewever I remember the song being sung by lots of much younger children.
dude that is freaking scary.. on teh main page i saw the recent post as "What was that carto..."
and i thought, oh it was the one with the duck... completly weird and confusing idea that I had no idea where it came from. Then when I clicked the link it was about the duck.
I'm am seriously weird now!!!
Quote from: Haddas on Mon 20/02/2006 22:11:31
Quote from: Tuomas on Mon 20/02/2006 17:48:44
Yay I found the Finnish words and the original song, Have a go here Haddas and everyone else: http://personal.inet.fi/private/sic/
Those are the right lyrics. Hewever I remember the song being sung by lots of much younger children.
Oh yes, I realize now that I've downloaded the 5 first episodes. Well I guess I have to rip the tune then...
Quote from: Tuomas on Tue 21/02/2006 08:38:21
Quote from: Haddas on Mon 20/02/2006 22:11:31
Quote from: Tuomas on Mon 20/02/2006 17:48:44
Yay I found the Finnish words and the original song, Have a go here Haddas and everyone else: http://personal.inet.fi/private/sic/
Those are the right lyrics. Hewever I remember the song being sung by lots of much younger children.
Oh yes, I realize now that I've downloaded the 5 first episodes. Well I guess I have to rip the tune then...
Yes please. Then give it to me!
Quote from: Haddas on Tue 21/02/2006 13:05:25
Quote from: Tuomas on Tue 21/02/2006 08:38:21
Quote from: Haddas on Mon 20/02/2006 22:11:31
Quote from: Tuomas on Mon 20/02/2006 17:48:44
Yay I found the Finnish words and the original song, Have a go here Haddas and everyone else: http://personal.inet.fi/private/sic/
Those are the right lyrics. Hewever I remember the song being sung by lots of much younger children.
Oh yes, I realize now that I've downloaded the 5 first episodes. Well I guess I have to rip the tune then...
Yes please. Then give it to me!
This is so depressing, first he loses his home, then his parents die and then he goes to prison for something he didn't do :'( and what more, I can't seem to get the music off the file:P