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''. The show was produced by Ares Films,

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. 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. In 2006, BCI with Hearst Entertainment, released 2 episodes on DVD within their "Advantage Cartoon Mega Pack". In 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released a complete set containing all 26 episodes of the series.

Characters

* Quasimodo: The title character of the series. * Esmeralda: A young Romani dancer. *François: Esmeralda's brother. *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

Cast

The actors and actresses who do the voices for the show are: *Sonja Ball – Various *

Daniel Brochu Daniel Brochu (born February 28, 1970) is a Canadian actor. Early life Brochu came from a single parent family, like his character Buster Baxter on ''Arthur''. Career Brochu is best known for voicing Buster Baxter in the PBS TV series ''Arthur ...

– Quasimodo *

Mark Camacho Mark Camacho (born April 12, 1964) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor. Career He has starred in live-action films, but is best known for his voice acting roles, such as Oliver Frensky in ''Arthur'', Lyle in ''Animal Crackers'', Dad i ...

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Richard Dumont Richard M. Dumont (born 1959 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian voice actor, writer and director who has worked in both Canada and the United States. Dumont is known for playing Sardo, who owned a magic shop called Sardo's Magic Mansion, in ma ...

– Various *

Susan Glover Susan Irene Glover (born January 14, 1957) is a Canadian actress, best known for playing Sarah in '' Naked Josh''. She is also known for voicing Mrs. Wood in ''Arthur'', Izabella Dehavalot in '' Amazon Jack'', Mrs. Schuman in '' Spaced Out'', Mrs ...

– Various *A. J. Henderson – Dennis *

Harry Hill Matthew Keith Hall (born 1 October 1964), known professionally as Harry Hill, is an English comedian, presenter and writer. He pursued a career in stand-up following years working as a medical doctor, developing an off-beat, energetic performan ...

– Various * Arthur Holden – Various * Rick Jones *

Pauline Little Pauline Little (born c. 1958) is a Scottish-born Canadian voice, film, and television actress who currently resides in Montreal, Quebec. She voices the twins Lotus and Jasmine in ''The Little Flying Bears'', Maya in '' Maya the Bee'', Francine ...

– Various *

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– Esmeralda * Michael O'Reilly – Kasimir * Terrence Scammell – François/Azarof *

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– Frollo

External links

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''The magical adventures of Quasimodo'' at WorldCat
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