''Awesome Magical Tales'' (also known as ''Teenage Fairytale Dropouts'' in the first season) is an

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created by Adolfo Martinez Vara and José C. Garcia de Letona."Teenage Fairytale Dropouts" Greenlit for Animated Series , Cartoon Brew
/ref> Inspired by the characters from the 2003 Mexican animated film, ''

Magos y Gigantes ''Magos y Gigantes'' (known as ''Wizards and Giants'' in English) is a 2003 Mexican animated fantasy-comedy film produced by Ánima Estudios and 20th Century Fox (now known as 20th Century Studios) and released on November 19, 2003. This is the f ...

'', the series was created and produced by Ánima Estudios and co-produced with

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, Home Plate Entertainment, Telegael Teoranta and Agogo Media. It made its first introduction on

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in Australia on 31 December 2012. In Mexico, the show premiered on digital and streaming platforms, dubbed as ''Generación Fairytale''. The show later premiered in the U.S. on the Hub Network on 31 May 2014. Ánima Estudios has launched an official

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channel for the Spanish-language version of the show on 7 May 2015, with an English-language version being launched a week later on 14 May 2015. The show has been recently acquired by Bejuba! Entertainment for new distribution rights and was renamed ''Awesome Magical Tales''. The show has also been renewed for a second season by Australia's

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after successful ratings during its domestic broadcast.

Synopsis

Set in a

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-like setting, three friends, Jeremiah, the son of the giant in

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, Trafalgar, the nephew of Merlin the Wizard, a wingless fairy named Fury, the daughter of

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, live through a tough life as teenagers and are determined to be themselves, despite their parents' whim and their fairy tale origins.

Cast

Main cast

* Simon Kennedy as Jeremiah, the son of the Giant from 'Jack and the Beanstalk', who is not a giant himself. *

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as Trafalgar, the nephew of Merlin the Wizard, who is incorrectly cast spells. * Katherine Cohn Beck as Fury, the wingless daughter of

. *

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as Jimmy Rella, Evil Earl, Chuck Charming * Dan Russell as Magic Mirror,

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, Pinocchio, Jr. *

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Mother Goose The figure of Mother Goose is the imaginary author of a collection of French fairy tales and later of English nursery rhymes. As a character, she appeared in a song, the first stanza of which often functions now as a nursery rhyme. This, howeve ...

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Guest stars

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as Miss Fiendish

Production

On 28 September 2011, Ánima Estudios has announced an international partnership with

, Home Plate Entertainment, Telegael Teoranta and Agogo Media and have green-lighted the show. "We’re thrilled to have such extraordinary partners on board for this series. I think what has really brought us together is a love for our quirky main characters," said Jose Carlos Garcia de Letona, Ánima Estudios’ executive VP. "Aussie kids will connect with the series – it is fun and quirky. It is a fresh spin on timeless classic characters.", said Suzanne Ryan, CEO of SLR Productions.Teenage Fairytale Dropouts for Seven , TV Tonight
/ref> According to Fernando de Fuentes, the series' producer, he stated that while the series originated in Mexico, it is designed for an English-language audience. This show is based on the character profiles from Ánima Estudios' first film, '' Wizards and Giants'', according to series' creator José C. García de Letona. "History comes, somehow,

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our first movie, ''Wizards and Giants'', but already very distantly," he said. "It follows some of the references and character profiles, but some things change radically." He also said that 70% of the show's production is taken place in Mexico, while the rest is taken place in other countries. On 7 April 2013, Canadian entertainment company

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has acquired distribution rights to the series and has landed new sales on 9 December 2013. On 16 October 2017, Bejuba! Entertainment has acquired new distribution rights to the series, being renamed as ''Awesome Magical Tales''. The show has also been renewed by

for a new season. However the second season is currently in

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U.S. broadcasting

On 28 April 2014, the

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acquired the U.S. rights to the show and was broadcast on 31 May 2014. This marked a milestone for the Mexican animation industry, as the first time a major U.S. cable network transmitted a Latin American-produced animated television production for its line-up, as the series was primarily produced in Mexico. According to the Ánima Estudios executives, it nearly took nearly two years for the show to enter the U.S. market. This also marked history for the studio, as this was the first time they entered a major U.S. market. After Hub's relaunching as

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, the show has been pulled from its air lineup.

Reception

The show has received favorable reviews. Emily Ashby of

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gave the show 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, "''Teenage Fairytale Dropouts'' delivers some really admirable messages through three teen characters who are floundering their way through growing up. Sure, it has fun with the fact that Fury's still waiting to "develop" her wings and Jeremiah's small stature is almost comical given his genetic giantism, but the ultimately none of these issues puts a dent in the teens' solid self-esteem. What's more, while each story puts the characters in a rebellious situation of some kind (borrowing the family's golden goose without permission or misusing magic, for instance), there's always an obvious consequence and some positive lesson to be learned from the experience."

Episodes

Season 1 (2012-2013)

# Nice Giants Finish Last / Winged Fury # Triple Double Trouble / Mascot Madness # Good Fairy of the Year / Mis-Spelled Rat # Grimm Gossips / Once Upon a Stompapalootza # All Booked Up / Abraca-Dad-Bra # Rebel Without a Lederhosen / Something Wicked This Way Substitutes # Who's the Best Actress of Them All? / Here Today, Wand Tomorrow # Pie Way or the Highway / Substitute Tooth Fairy # It's No Lie / How to Restrain Your Dragon # Lunch Table of the Misfit Fairytales / Lack of Hocus Pocus # A Giant Sized Ego / Only Slime Will Tell # Golden Goose Chase / Camp Stomp-a-Lot # My Cousin Myron / Not So Adorabella # Ye Olde Face Scroll Blues / A String of Promises # Splank’d / A Rotten Job # Court Ordered Magician / A Very Big Wish # Keeping Up With the Arthurians / Disenchanted Forest # The Boy Who Cried Ogre / Joust in Time # Bad Conrad / Fairytale Estates’ Got Talent # Happily Ever After Day / Unhappy Birthdays # Giant Competition / Jack and the Beanstalks # Ca-Stache-Trophy / Sayer It Ain’t So # A Nose For Trouble / A Brand New Happy Ending # The Tell Tale Report Card / Party On # Pet Project / Get to the Point # Just the Three of Us / A Grimm Story

Broadcast

''Teenage Fairytale Dropouts'' is broadcast on

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, and

in Australia,Australia: ABC TV picks up Teenage Fairytale Dropouts
Retrieved on 13 December 2013.

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and HBO Family Asia in Singapore,

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in India, and

(formerly

) in the U.S. In

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, it was released exclusively on digital platforms, such as

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References

External links

Official website
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''Awesome Magical Tales''
on Bejuba! Entertainment
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on