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''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'', also known as ''Grimm Masterpiece Theater'' (グリム名作劇場 ''Gurimu meisaku gekijō'') in the original version and ''The Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (in Australia and New Zealand), is a Japanese
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based on the ''
Grimms' Fairy Tales ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', originally known as the ''Children's and Household Tales'' (, , commonly abbreviated as ''KHM''), is a German collection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm, first publish ...
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''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'' adapted several old favorites, taking liberties in some cases. The series also contains many obscure fairy tales, though some of these were removed from later reissues of the volume. Some were eliminated because they originated outside Germany, and therefore didn't appear in the
Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob Grimm, Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm (1786–1859), were Germans, German academics who together collected and published folklore. The brothers are among the best-known storytellers of Oral tradit ...
's collection of stories, such as '' Puss in Boots'', ''
Bluebeard "Bluebeard" ( ) is a French Folklore, folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in . The tale is about a wealthy man in the habit of murdering his wives an ...
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Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
''. '' The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes'' is instead based on a variation of the tale reported by the Brothers Grimm in the notes of the first edition of the book. Most of the tales were presented in one episode, while some stories in the first season were told over two or four episodes for a total of 41 fairy tales. Similar to '' Andersen Stories'' (1971), a green-haired female pixie was used as a framing device, though limiting herself to announce the titles and never getting involved with the plot. The show comprises two series. The first series, known in Japan as , aired from October 21, 1987, to March 30, 1988, for a total of 24 episodes. The second series, known in Japan as , aired between October 2, 1988, and March 26, 1989, totaling 23 episodes. Both series were produced by Nippon Animation with the cooperation of
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Episodes


Series 1


Series 2


Cast


Japanese cast

*
Mitsuko Horie is a Japanese actress, Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and singer from Yamato, Kanagawa. She is known as the . Horie has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Shadow Galactica#Sailor Galaxia, Sailor Galaxia in ''Sailor ...
- Narrator, Little Red Riding Hood (in "Little Red Riding Hood"), Princess (in "The Golden Goose"), Rose-Red (in "Snow White and Rose Red"), Princess (in "The Water of Life"), Kasia (in "Jorinde and Joringel"), Princess (in "Briar Rose"), Youngest Daughter (in "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces"), Cinderella (in "Cinderella"), Maria (in "Beauty and the Beast"), Witch Daughter (in "The Magic Heart"), Rapunzel (in "Rapunzel"), Hildegard (in "Mother Holle"), Princess (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Princess (in "The Six Swans"), Cristina (in "Bearskin"), Lily (in "The Marriage of Mrs. Fox"), Princess (in "The Coat of Many Colours"), Princess (in "Iron Hans"), Princess (in "The Iron Stove"), Wren Child (in "The Wren and The Bear"), Hunchman's Wife (in "The Water Nixie") * Kenichi Ogata - Cat (in "The Travelling Musicians of Bremen"), Hunter (in "Little Red Riding Hood"), Shoemaker (in "Puss in Boots"), King (in "Briar Rose"), Hat Man (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World"), Rooster (in "Mother Holle"), Spirit (in "The Spirit in the Bottle"), Frog (in "The Iron Stove"), Sisters' Father (in "Bearskin"), King (in "The Man of Iron"), General (in "The Brave Little Tailor"), Wolf (in "The Wren and The Bear"), God (in "Godfather Death") * Minoru Inaba - Miller (in "The Travelling Musicians of Bremen"), Woodcutter (in "Little Red Riding Hood"), Hans' Father (in "The Golden Goose"), Cook and Farmer (in "Puss in Boots"), Councilor (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World"), North Wind (in "The Water of Life"), Soldier (in "Briar Rose"), Cook (in "King Thrushbeard"), Captain (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Restaurateur (in "King Thrushbeard"), Four-tailed Fox (in "The Marriage of Mrs. Fox"), Child (in "The Six Swans"), Soldier (in "Iron Stove"), Craftsman (in "The Man of Iron"), Councilor (in "Rumpelstiltskin") * Kōzō Shioya - Soldier (in "The Frog Prince"), Franz (in "The Golden Goose"), Snorter Man (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World"), Eldest Prince (in "The Water of Life"), Third Brother (in "Bluebeard"), Farmer (in "Old Sultan"), King Turna (in "King Thrushbeard"), Deserted Soldier (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Devil (in "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces"), Dove Husband (in "Cinderella"), Fox Hunk (in "The Marriage of Mrs. Fox"), Hare (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog") * Noriko Uemura - Mrs. Hedgehog (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog"), Witch Sister (in "Briar Rose"), Woman (in "Rapunzel"), Housewife (in "The Wolf and Fox"), Witch (in "The Six Swans"), Mother (in "The Spirit in the Bottle"), Neighbor (in "Bearskin"), Old Woman (in "The Wren and The Bear"), Miller's Wife (in "The Water Nixie"), Mother (in "Godfather Death") * Ichirô Nagai - Puss in Boots (in "Puss in Boots"), Old Woodsman (in "The Water of Life"), Dwarf (in "Snow White"), Old Wolf (in "Old Sultan"), King (in "Cinderella"), Father (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Rumpelstiltskin (in "Rumpelstiltskin"), Wolf (in "The Wolf and the Fox") * Daisuke Gōri - Soldier (in "The Frog Prince"), Huntsman and Dwarf (in "Snow White"), Devil (in "The Water of Life"), Devil (in "The Water of Life"), Monster (in "The Crystal Ball"), Beast (in "Beauty and the Beast"), Head Cook (in "The Coat of Many Colours"), Giant (in "The Brave Little Tailor") * Michitaka Kobayashi - Devil (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Man (in "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces"), Thief (in "The Old Woman in the Wood"), Child (in "The Six Swans"), Soldier (in "Coat of Many Colors"), Hotel's Owner (in "Bearskin"), Town Man (in "Rumpelstiltskin"), Coachman (in "Godfather Death") * Mitsuaki Hoshino - Servant (in "Bluebeard"), Guard and Tree (in "Cinderella"), Third-tailed Fox (in "The Mariage of Mrs. Fox"), Thief (in "The Old Woman in the Woods"), Man (in "The Man of Iron"), Bee (in "The Wren and The Bear"), Landlord (in "The Water Nixie") * Yoku Shioya - Youngest Son (in "Puss in Boots"), Youngest Prince (in "The Water of Life"), Youngest Brother (in "Crystal Ball"), Hunchman (in "The Magic Heart"), Woodcutter's Son (in "The Spirit in the Bottle"), Fox (in "The Wolf and the Fox"), Tailor (in "The Brave Little Tailor") * Junko Hagimori - Baby Duck (in "The Wolf and The Fox"), Child (in "The Coat of Many Colours"), Boy (in "The Spirit in The Bottle"), Child (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog"), Wren Child (in "The Wren and The Bear"), Miller's Son (young, in "The Water Nixie") * Kōhei Miyauchi - Dwarf (in "Snow White"), King (in "The Water of Life", "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces", "Godfather Death" and "The Iron Stove"), Woodcutter (in "The Spirit in the Bottle") * Masato Hirano - Knight (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Cook (in "The Man of Iron"), Mosquito (in "The Wren and the Bear"), Man (in "Rumpelstiltskin"), Butler (in "Godfather Death") * Shigeru Chiba - Frog Prince (in "The Frog Prince"), Dwarf (in "Snow White"), Hunchman (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World"), Devil (in "The Marriage of Mrs. Fox"), Fox (in "The Wren and The Bear") * Tomoko Maruo - Sister of Princess (in "The Frog Prince"), Maid (in "Snow White", "Bluebeard"), Witch Sister (in "Briar Rose"), Woman (in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes"), Stepsister (in "Cinderella") *
Bin Shimada Bin Shimada (; born November 20, 1954) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narratorDoi, Hitoshi.Shimada Bin. ''Seiyuu Database''. July 17, 2010Archivedby WebCite July 20, 2010. affiliated with the talent management firm Aoni Production. Film ...
- Hans (in "The Golden Goose"), Dwarf (in "Snow White"), Deserted Soldier (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Johan (in "Bearskin"), Hunchman (in "The Water Nixie") * Hōchū Ōtsuka - Rapunzel's Father (in "Rapunzel"), Rabbit (in "Mother Holle"), Soldier (in "The Grave Mound"), Eldest Brother (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Lumberjack (in "The Spirit in the Bottle") * Ikuya Sawaki - Farmer (in "The Golden Goose"), Farmer (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World"), Thief (in "The Old Woman in the Woods"), General (in "The Water of Life"), General (in "The Brave Little Tailor") * Keaton Yamada - Councilor (in "Briar Rose"), Old Man (in "The Magic Heart"), Frog (in "The Iron Stove"), Soldier (in "The Brave Little Tailor"), Miller (in "The Water Nixie") * Kimie Hantani - Village Woman (in "Little Red Riding Hood"), Princess (in "Puss in Boots"), Maid (in "The Water of Life"), Witch Sister (in "Briar Rose"), Child (in "The Grave Mound") * Masaharu Sato - Councilor (in "The Golden Goose"), Captain (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World"), Old Man (in "Jorinde and Joringel"), Miller (in "The Magic Heart"), Servant (in "Brother and Sister") *
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- Sister of Princess (in "The Frog Prince"), Witch Sister (in "Briar Rose"), Dove Wife (in "Cinderella"), Hen in ("Mother Holle"), Gisela (in "Bearskin") * Takuzo Kamiyama - King (in "The Frog Prince", "Puss in Boots", "The Six Who Went Far in the World", "The Brave Little Tailor"), Landlord (in "The Grave Mound") * Gara Takashima - Magic Mirror (in "Snow White"), Kasia's Mother (in "Jorinde and Joringel"), Rapunzel's Mother (in "Rapunzel"), Wife (in "Godfather Death") * Jouji Yanami - Dog (in "The Travelling Musicians of Bremen"), Dwarf (in "Snow White"), Old Sultan (in "Old Sultan"), Old Man (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog") * Kyōko Tongū - Girl in Hotel (in "The Golden Goose"), Deserted Soldier (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Stepsister (in "Cinderella"), Princess (in "The Brave Little Tailor") * Masami Kikuchi - Joringel (in "Jorinde and Joringel"), Prince (in "Cinderella"), Third Brother (in "The Six Swans"), Youngest Brother (in "The Four Skillful Brothers") * Megumi Hayashibara - Rapunzel's Son (in "Rapunzel"), Youngest Brother (in "The Six Swans"), Child (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog"), Girl and Wren Child (in "The Wren and The Bear") * Nana Yamaguchi - Queen (in "The Frog Prince", "The Man of Iron"), Mother Holle (in "Mother Holle"), Old Woman (in "The Water Nixie") * Tesshô Genda - Wolf (in "Little Red Riding Hood"), Eldest Brother (in "Bluebeard"), Devil (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Mr. Fox (in "The Marriage of Mrs. Fox") * Atsuko Mine - Farmer's Wife (in "Old Sultan"), Mother Duck (in "The Wolf and The Fox"), Nanny (in "Brother and Sister") * Chihoko Shigeta - Princess (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World"), Irene (in "Mother Holle"), Tetra (in "Bearskin") * Chiyoko Kawashima - Mother (in "Little Red Riding Hood"), Farmer's Wife (in "The Grave Mound"), Sick Mother (in "Bearskin") * Hideyuki Hori - Prince (in "Briar Rose", "The Six Swans"), Stove/Prince (in "The Iron Stove") *
Kaneto Shiozawa Toshikazu Shiozawa (, January 28, 1954 – May 10, 2000), better known by the stage name Kaneto Shiozawa (), was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. At the time of his death, he was attached to Aoni Production. He had a distinc ...
- Bear/Eldest Prince (in "Snow-White and Rose-Red"), Prince (in "Beauty and the Beast") * Kōji Totani - Messenger (in "Briar Rose"), King Franz (in "King Thrushbeard"), Smith (in "The Spirit in the Bottle") * Masaya Taki - Chamberlain (in "Cinderella"), Councilor (in "The Coat of Many Colours"), Miller (in "Rumpelstiltskin") * Miyoko Asō - Witch (in "Hansel and Gretel", "Jorinde and Joringel", "Rapunzel") * Osamu Saka - King (in "King Thrushbeard"), King (in "The Coat of Many Colours"), Maria's Father (in "Beauty and the Beast") * Takurō Kitagawa - Deer (in "The Wolf and The Fox"), Farmer (in "The Man of Iron"), Councilor (in "Godfather Death") * Yoshino Ohtori - Miller's Wife (in "The Travelling Musicians of Bremen"), Old Woman (in "King Thrushbeard"), Stepmother (in "Mother Holle") *
Chieko Honda was a Japanese actress and voice actress. During her life, she was attached to Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society and Mix Max; she was attached to Aoni Production at the time of her death. On 18 February 2013, Honda died of multiple ...
- Gretel (in "Hansel and Gretel"), Witch (in "The Iron Stove") * Daiki Nakamura - Florist (in "Beauty and the Beast"), Soldier (in "Brother and Sister") * Hiromi Tsuru - Jorinde (in "Jorinde and Joringel"), Helga (in "Rumpelstiltskin") *
Jun'ichi Sugawara is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actor. Filmography Anime Film Video games Dubbing References External links Official agency profile
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- Young Man (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World"), Elder Brother (in "Bluebeard") * Kayoko Fujii - Snow-White (in "Snow White and Rose Red"), Elder Daughter (in "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces") * Kazue Komiya - Wicked Queen (in "Snow White"), Evil Witch (in "Briar Rose") *
Kazuhiko Inoue is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and singer. His notable works include Anthony Brown in '' Candy Candy'', Joe Shimamura in the 1979 iteration of '' Cyborg 009'', Jerid Messa in '' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'', Kakashi Hatake in ''Naruto ...
- Soldier (in "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces"), Doctor (in "Godfather Death") * Kazumi Tanaka - Minister's Pupil (in "The Golden Goose"), Waiter (in "King Thrushbeard") * Keisuke Yamashita - Boar (in "Old Sultan"), Underground Prince (in "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces") * Ken Yamaguchi - Gatekeeper and Farmer (in "Puss in Boots"), Trot Man (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World") * Kōichi Yamadera - Two-tailed Fox (in "The Marriage of Mrs. Fox"), Oldest Brother (in "The Six Swans") * Miyoko Aoba - Woman (in "The Old Woman in the Woods"), Child (in "The Coat of Many Colours") *
Naoki Tatsuta is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He is most known for the roles of Buta Gorilla ( Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Daima Jin ( High School! Kimengumi), Oolong (Dragon Ball), Dr. Escargon ( Kirby: Right Back at Ya!), Ashibe's F ...
- Reaper (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Fox (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog") * Reiko Suzuki - Hans' Mother (in "The Golden Goose"), Good Witch (in "Briar Rose") * Reiko Yamada - Witch (in "The Magic Heart"), Stepmother/Witch (in "Brother and Sister") * Ritsuo Sawa - Lackey (in "The Travelling Musicians of Bremen"), Pharmacist (in "The Golden Goose") * Ryusei Nakao - Rooster (in "The Travelling Musicians of Bremen"), Hedgehog (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog") * Sanji Hase - Donkey (in "The Travelling Musicians of Bremen"), Heinrich (in "The Frog Prince") *
Takeshi Aono was a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Hokkaidō. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School. Career Aono was most known for the roles of Sh ...
- Devil (in "The Grave Mound", "Bearskin") * Tomomichi Nishimura - Woodcutter (in "Cinderella"), Thief (in "The Old Woman in the Woods") *
Toshiko Fujita was a Japanese actress, singer and narrator. She was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of her death. Biography At the age of eight, Fujita worked in radio and television as an actress, singer and comedian. She also sang theme son ...
- Evil Queen (in "The Six Swans"), Prince (in "The Man of Iron") * Yō Yoshimura - Second Brother (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Crow (in "The Wren and The Bear") * Yukitoshi Hori - Farmer (in "The Wolf and The Fox"), Child (in "The Six Swans") *
Ai Orikasa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She has played a variety of characters, from young girls to women and boys. In her leading roles, she often voiced boys, and has also done the voice of a mother. She also played the voice of Hagu ...
- Boy (in "Bearskin") * Akiko Tsuboi - Queen (in "Briar Rose") * Akio Nojima - King Thrushbeard/Musician (in "King Thrushbeard") * Banjou Ginga - Iron Hans (in "The Man of Iron") * Chie Kitagawa - Stepmother (in "Hansel and Gretel") * Chie Satō - Maid (in "The Iron Stove") * Chika Sakamoto - Hedgehog Son (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog") * Chikao Ohtsuka - Death (in "Godfather Death") * Haru Endo - Doris (in "Snow White") * Hideyuki Tanaka - King (in "Brother and Sister") * Hiroko Emori - Girl in Hotel (in "The Golden Goose") * Hiroko Maruyama - Witch (in "The Old Woman in the Woods") * Hiroshi Izawa - Peasant (in "The Grave Mound") * Hiroshi Masuoka - Bear (in "The Wren and The Bear") * Hiroshi Takemura - Second Brother (in "The Six Swans") * Jūrōta Kosugi - King (in "Rumpelstiltskin") *
Katsuji Mori is a Japanese actor, Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. He is most known for the roles of Go Mifune (''Mach GoGoGo''), Joe Shimamura/009 (''Cyborg 009'' 960s, Ken the Eagle (''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman''), Jouji Mi ...
- Prince (in "Rapunzel") * Katsumi Suzuki - Soldier (in "The Brave Little Tailor") * Katsunosuke Hori - Bluebeard (in "Bluebeard") * Kazuo Oka - Minister (in "The Grave Mound") * Kazuyo Aoki - Cat (in "Old Sultan") *
Keiichi Nanba is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator currently affiliated with Fujiga Office Inc. He is married to fellow voice actress Mayumi Shō. Filmography Anime * '' Persia, the Magic Fairy'' (1984) (Gaku Muroi) * '' Alpen Rose'' (1985) (Lundi ...
- Fourth Brother (in "The Six Swans") * Keiko Han - Princess (in "Bluebeard") * Keiko Hanagata - Mother (in "Snow White and Rose Red") * Kenichi Ono - Middle Brother (in "The Crystal Ball") * Kimie Nakajima - Stepmother (in "Cinderella") * Kumiko Takizawa - Mrs. Fox (in "The Marriage of Mrs. Fox") * Machiko Washio - Witch (in "The Crystal Ball") * Mami Koyama - Hansel (in "Hansel and Gretel") * Masako Katsuki - Hanna (in "Beauty and the Beast") * Masaru Ikeda - Sorcerer (in "Puss in Boots") * Masashi Ebara - Devil (in "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces") * Mayumi Tanaka - Rudolf (in "Brother and Sister") * Michie Tomizawa - Second Daughter (in "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces") * Miho Yoshida - Helen (in "Beauty and the Beast") * Miki Itō - Princess (in "Godfather Death") * Nobuo Tobita - Youngest Prince (in "Snow White and Rose Red") * Norio Wakamoto - Wren (in "The Wren and The Bear") *
Nozomu Sasaki is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is represented by the voice actor management firm, Aoni Production, and was previously represented by Arts Vision and 81 Produce. In 1988, he voiced the character Tetsuo Shima in the movie '' Akira'' ...
- Klaus (in "Snow White") * Osamu Kato - Head Thief (in "The Travelling Musicians of Bremen") * Rihoko Yoshida - Nymph (in "The Water Nixie") * Ryūji Saikachi - Old Woodman (in "The Golden Goose") * Sakiko Tamagawa - Snow White (in "Snow White") * Shōzō Iizuka - King of Hell (in "The Naughty Spirit") * Shinji Ogawa - Soldier (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World") * Sho Saito - Queen (in "Cinderella") *
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- Prince (in "The Coat of Many Colours") * Shunsuke Shima - Father (in "Hansel and Gretel") * Shunsuke Takamiya - Soldier (in "The Brave Little Tailor") * Sumi Shimamoto - Princess Elena (in "King Thrushbeard") * Takeo Ono - Minister (in "The Golden Goose") * Terue Nunami - Grandmother (in "Little Red Riding Hood") * Tomie Kataoka - Witch Sister (in "Briar Rose") * Toshiharu Sakurai - Third Brother (in "The Four Skillful Brothers") * Toshio Furukawa - Owl/Prince (in "The Old Woman in the Woods") * Toshiya Ueda - Dwarf (in "Snow White") * Unshō Ishizuka - King (in "The Six Swans") * Yoshino Takamori - Princess (in "The Frog Prince") * Yōsuke Akimoto - Knight (in "The Water of Life") * Yuu Shimaka - Powerful (in "The Six Who Went Far in the World") * Yukimasa Kishino - Devil (in "The Naughty Spirit") * Yukimasa Natori - Farmer (in "Godfather Death") * Yumiko Shibata - Child (in "The Grave Mound") * Yuriko Yamamoto - Rosa (in "Brother and Sister")


English cast

* Theodore Lehmann - Narrator * Stephen Apostolina - Chamberlain (in "The Coat of Many Colors"), George (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"),
Tailor A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century. History Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...
(in "The Brave Little Tailor") * Robert Axelrod -
Rooster The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ...
(in "The Traveling Musicians of Bremen"), Hunter (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), Bluebeard's Herald (in "Bluebeard"), Messenger (in "The Worn Out Dancing Shoes"),
Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...
and Messenger (in "The Worn Out Dancing Shoes"),
Hare Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores and live Solitary animal, solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are precociality, able to fend for themselves ...
(in "The Hare and the Hedgehog") * Arlene Banas - Little Red Riding Hood's Mother (in "Little Red Riding Hood"), Snow-White and Rose-Red's Mother (in "Snow White & Rose Red"), Evil Queen (in "Snow White"), Mother Holle (in "Mother Holle") * Robert V. Barron - Shoemaker, Guards, Sorcerer and Peasants (in "Puss in Boots"), Farmer (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), Nobleman (in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes"), Mr. Fox (in "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox"), Florist (in "Beauty and the Beast"), Old Man (in "The Magic Heart"), Servant (in "Brother and Sister"),
Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents ...
: Gretchen's Father (in "Rumpelstiltskin") * Bill Capizzi -
Cook Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (profession), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * C ...
(in "King Grizzlebeard"),
Rabbit Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated ...
(in "Mother Holle"), Soldier (in "Brother and Sister"), King (in "The Iron Stove"),
Crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...
(in "The Hare and the Hedgehog"), Cook (in "The Man of Iron"),
Rumpelstiltskin "Rumpelstiltskin" ( ; ) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of ''Children's and Household Tales''. The story is about an imp who spins straw into gold in exchange for a woman's firstborn child. Plot I ...
(in "Rumpelstiltskin") * Frank Catalano - Prince Alexander (in "The Coat of Many Colors") * Ardwight Chamberlain - Franz (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Johan (in "Bearskin") * Louise Chamis -
Peasant A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural laborer or a farmer with limited land-ownership, especially one living in the Middle Ages under feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to a landlord. In Europe, three classes of peasan ...
's Wife (in "The Traveling Musicians of Bremen") * Cheryl Chase * Tony Clay - Enchanted
Tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...
(in "Cinderella") * Lara Cody - Jorinde (in "Jorinde and Joringel"), Princess Briar Rose (in "Briar Rose"),
Cinderella "Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a Folklore, folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a you ...
(in "Cinderella"), Maria (in "Beauty and the Beast"),
Rapunzel "Rapunzel" ( ; ; or ) is a German fairy tale most notably recorded by the Brothers Grimm and it was published in 1812 as part of '' Children's and Household Tales'' (KHM 12). The Grimms' story was developed from the French literary fairy tale ...
(in "Rapunzel"), Hildegard (in "Mother Holle"), Princess (in "The Six Swans"), Rudolf (in "Brother and Sister"), Chambermaid (in "The Iron Stove") * Mari Devon - Servant (in "Bluebeard"), Nixie (in "The Water Nixie") * Richard Epcar - Frosty (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), Young Man (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), Evil Spirit (in "The Water of Life"), King Turner (in "King Grizzlebeard"), Demon #2 (in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes"), Villagers (in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes"), Guard and Woodcutter (in "Cinderella"), Guards (in "The Iron Stove"), Iron Hans (in "The Man of Iron"), Blacksmith (in "The Man of Iron"),
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(in "The Brave Little Tailor") * Michael Forest -
King King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
(in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), Farmer (in "Old Sultan"), Beast (in "Beauty and the Beast"),
King King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
(in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), John the Woodcutter (in "The Spirit in the Bottle"), King (in "The Man of Iron"),
Death Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose sh ...
(in "The Godfather of Death") * Rebecca Forstadt - Gretel (in "Hansel and Gretel"), Rose-Red (in "Snow White & Rose Red"), Princess Louise (in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes"), Hanna (in "Beauty and the Beast"), Rosa (in "Brother and Sister"), Little Girl (in "The Wren and the Bear") *
Eddie Frierson Eddie Frierson is an American voice actor and writer. He has provided voices for such films as ''Wreck-It Ralph'', ''Hotel Transylvania (film), Hotel Transylvania'', ''The Princess and the Frog'', ''ParaNorman'', ''Curious George (film), Curious ...
- Speedy (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), Peter (in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes"), Algernon (in "Cinderella"), Prince William (in "The Iron Stove") * Barbara Goodson - Helga's Sisters (in "The Golden Goose"), Farmer's Wife (in "Old Sultan"), Madam Pompadour (in "Cinderella"), Mrs. Fox (in "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox"), Elaine (in "Mother Holle"), Mrs. Hedgehog (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog"), Queen (in "The Man of Iron") * Melora Harte - Good Witches (in "Briar Rose"), Lily (in "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox"), Mosquito (in "The Wren and the Bear") * Milton James -
Donkey The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as a separate species, ''Equus asinus''. It was domes ...
(in "The Traveling Musicians of Bremen"), King's Chamberlain (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), King (in "King Grizzlebeard"),
Devil A devil is the mythical personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. Jeffrey Burton Russell states that the different conce ...
(in "The Faithful Watchman"), Frogs (in "The Iron Stove"),
Demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in Media (communication), media including f ...
(in "Bearskin") *
Alexandra Kenworthy Alexandra Kenworthy (born April 4, 1932) is an American voice actress. She was married to Marc Snegoff until his death in 1969. Together they had two sons: fellow voice artist Gregory Snegoff, and stuntman Tony Snegoff. English dubbing roles * ...
- Queen (in "Cinderella") * Steve Kramer - Lead Thief (in "The Traveling Musicians of Bremen"), Father (in "Hansel and Gretel"), Henry (in "The Frog Prince"), Big Bad Wolf (in "Little Red Riding Hood"),
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("in "The Golden Goose"), Guard (in "The Golden Goose"), Puss in Boots (in "Puss in Boots"), Army General (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), Subject (in "The Water of Life"), Old Cat (in "Old Sultan"), Customer (in "King Grizzlebeard"), George (in "The Crystal Ball"),
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(in "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox"), Shopkeeper (in "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox"), Priest (in "The Faithful Watchman"), Wolf (in "The Wolf and The Fox"), Prince #4 (in "The Six Swans"), Servant (in "The Six Swans"), Cook (in "The Coat of Many Colors"),
Hedgehog A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. The ...
(in "The Hedgehog and the Hare"),
Fisherman A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million Commercial fishing, commercial and Artisan fishing, subsistence fishers and Fish farming, fi ...
(in "The Man of Iron"), Soldier (in "The Brave Little Tailor"), Captain (in "The Brave Little Tailor"), Villager (in "Rumpelstiltskin"), King (in "The Godfather of Death") * Christina Lange -
Little Red Riding Hood "Little Red Riding Hood" () is a fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European Fable, folk tales. It was later retold in the 19th-century by the Broth ...
(in "Little Red Riding Hood") * Doug Lee - Magic Mirror (in "Snow White") * Wendee Lee - Princess Leonora (in "The Frog Prince"), Helga (in "The Golden Goose"), Princess Genevieve (in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes"), Christina (in "Bearskin") * Morgan Lofting - Good Witch (in "Briar Rose") * Julie Maddalena - Snow-White (in "Snow White & Rose Red"),
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(in "Snow White"), Princess Julia (in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes"), Princess (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Princess (in "The Iron Stove"), Princess (in "The Brave Little Tailor"), Heidi (in "The Water Nixie") * Melanie MacQueen * Kerrigan Mahan - Peasant (in "The Traveling Musicians of Bremen"), Hunter (in "Little Red Riding Hood"),
Monday Monday is the day of the week that takes place between Sunday and Tuesday. According to the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 8601 standard, it is the first day of the week. Names The names of the day of the week were co ...
(in "Snow White"), Prince Franz (in "The Water of Life"), Boar (in "Old Sultan"), Ichabod (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Demon #1 (in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes"), Three-Tailed Fox (in "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox"),
Goblin A goblin is a small, grotesque, monster, monstrous humanoid creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearan ...
Bandit (in "The Old Woman in the Woods"), First Prince (in "The Six Swans"), Other Lumberjack (in "The Spirit in the Bottle"), Fox (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog"), King
Wren Wrens are a family, Troglodytidae, of small brown passerine birds. The family includes 96 species and is divided into 19 genera. All species are restricted to the New World except for the Eurasian wren that is widely distributed in the Old Worl ...
(in "The Wren and the Bear"), Sean (in "The Water Nixie") *
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- Guards (in "Puss in Boots"),
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/Prince (in "Snow White & Rose Red"), Hero (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"),
Chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field. Chemists study the composition of ...
(in "The Water of Life"), Brother #3 (in "Bluebeard"), Prince (in "Briar Rose"), King Grizzlebeard (in "King Grizzlebeard"),
Musician A musician is someone who Composer, composes, Conducting, conducts, or Performing arts#Performers, performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general Terminology, term used to designate a person who fol ...
(in "King Grizzlebeard"), Demons (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Hank the One-Tailed Fox (in "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox"), Owl/Prince (in "The Old Woman in the Woods"), Peasant (in "The Faithful Watchman"), Watchman (in "The Faithful Watchman"), Fox (in "The Wolf and the Fox"), Hans the Rooser (in "Mother Holle"), King (in "Brother and Sister"), Wilhelm (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Other Lumberjack's Son (in The Spirit in the Bottle"), Fox (in "The Wren and the Bear"), Crow (in "The Wren and the Bear"), Wren Prince (in "The Wren and the Bear") * Edward Mannix - King (in "The Golden Goose"),
Saturday Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. No later than the 2nd century, the Romans named Saturday ("Saturn's Day") for the god Saturn. His planet, Saturn, controlled the first hour of that day, according to Vettius Valens. T ...
(in "Snow White"), Market Man (in "King Grizzlebeard"), Maria's Father (in "Beauty and the Beast") *
Michael McConnohie Michael McConnohie is an American voice actor, writer and director who has provided many voice roles in movies, anime, and video games. He and fellow actress Melodee Spevack run a production company called VoxWorks. For twenty-plus years he has ...
- Cat (in "The Traveling Musicians of Bremen"), Dog (in "The Frog Prince"), Woodcutter (in "Little Red Riding Hood"), King (in "The Six Swans"), King (in "Brother and Sister"), Trader (in "The Spirit in the Bottle"), Innkeeper (in "Bearskin"), General Bear (in "The Wren and the Bear"), Spirit of Justice (in "The Godfather of Death") * Lisa Michelson - Nana Doris (in "Snow White"), Josephine (in "Bluebeard"), Princess Alea (in "The Coat of Many Colors") * Edie Mirman - Witch (in "Hansel and Gretel"), Queen (in "The Frog Prince"), Little Red Riding Hood's Grandmother and Mrs. Merryweather (in "Little Red Riding Hood"), Evil Witch (in "Briar Rose"), Old Woman (in "King Grizzlebeard"), Grizelda (in "Cinderella"), Witch (in "The Crystal Ball"), Helen (in "Beauty and the Beast"), Witch (in "The Magic Heart"), Witch (in "The Old Woman in the Woods"), Stepmother (in "Mother Holle"), Nanny (in "Brother and Sister"), Gisella (in "Bearskin"), Grandma (in "The Wren and the Bear"), Old Woman (in "The Water Nixie") *
Tony Oliver Tony Oliver is a Puerto Rican voice actor and voice director. He is best known for voicing Rick Hunter from ''Robotech'', Lancer from '' Fate/stay night'', and Arsène Lupin III from '' Lupin the Third''. He helped produce the live action sh ...
- Altar Boy (in "The Golden Goose"), Klaus (in "Snow White"), Prince Joseph (in "The Water of Life"), Prince (in "Cinderella"), Sebastian (in "The Crystal Ball"), Four-Tailed Fox (in "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox"), Deer (in "The Wolf and the Fox"), Prince (in "The Six Swans") * Simon Prescott - King Bartholomew (in "The Frog Prince"), Bluebeard (in "Bluebeard"), King (in "Briar Rose"), King (in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes") * Mike Reynolds - King (in "Puss in Boots"), The Huntsman (in "Snow White"), Army General (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), Old Wolf (in "Old Sultan"),
Beelzebub Ba'al Zabub , Ba'al Zvuv or Beelzebub ( ; ''Baʿal-zəḇūḇ''), also spelled Beelzebul or Belzebuth, and occasionally known as the Lord of the Flies, is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted ...
(in "The Naughty Spirit"), King (in "Cinderella"), Goblin Bandit #4 (in "The Old Woman in the Woods"),
Landlord A landlord is the owner of property such as a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate that is rented or leased to an individual or business, known as a tenant (also called a ''lessee'' or ''renter''). The term landlord appli ...
(in "The Faithful Watchman"), Old King (in "The Coat of Many Colors"),
Giant In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''wiktionary:gigas, gigas'', cognate wiktionary:giga-, giga-) are beings of humanoid appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''gia ...
(in "The Brave Little Tailor"), Wolf (in "The Wren and the Bear"), Chamberlain (in "Rumpelstiltskin") * Ron Rolek - Hansel (in "Hansel and Gretel"), Max (in "Puss in Boots"), Joringel (in "Jorinde and Joringel"), Nicholas (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Peter (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Frederick (in "Spirit in the Bottle"), Junior (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog"), Doctor (in "The Godfather of Death") * Philece Sampler - Helga's Sisters (in "The Golden Goose") * Brianne Siddall - Princess (in "The Golden Goose"), Princess Anna (in "The Water of Life"), Rapunzel's Son (in "Rapunzel"), Lisbeth (in "The Old Woman in the Woods"), Child #1 (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog"), Wren Prince (in "The Wren and the Bear"), Young Sean (in "The Water Nixie") * Michael Sorich - Dog (in "The Traveling Musicians of Bremen"),
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(in "Snow White"), Muscles (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), Old Woodsman (in "The Water of Life"), Brother #1 (in "Bluebeard"), Old Man (in "Jorinde and Joringel"), Second Prince (in "The Six Swans"), Frogs (in "The Iron Stove"), Farmer (in "The Man of Iron"), General #2 (in "The Brave Little Tailor") * Melodee Spevack - Peasant's Wife (in "The Faithful Watchman"), Evil Queen (in "The Six Swans") * Marbry Steward - Princess Elena (in "King Grizzlebeard"), Gwendolyn (in "Cinderella") * Barry Stigler -
Tuesday Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. According to international standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week; thus, Tuesday is the second day of the week. According to many traditional calendars, however, Sunda ...
(in "Snow White"), Puffer (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), Brother #2 (in "Bluebeard") *
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- Waiter (in "King Grizzlebeard"), King Franz (in "King Grizzlebeard"), Caleb (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Brave Soldier (in "The Faithful Watchman"), Anton (in "The Crystal Ball"), Simon (in "The Coat of Many Colors"), Knight (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Guards (in "The Iron Stove"), Prince William (in "The Man of Iron") * Kirk Thornton - Rapunzel's Father (in "Rapunzel"), General #1 (in "The Brave Little Tailor") * Clifton Wells -
Sunday Sunday (Latin: ''dies solis'' meaning "day of the sun") is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. Sunday is a Christian sabbath, day of rest in most Western countries and a part of the Workweek and weekend, weekend. In some Middle Ea ...
(in "Snow White"), Hans Müller (in "Bearskin"), Miller (in "The Water Nixie") * Jeff Winkless - Lackey (in "The Traveling Musicians of Bremen"), The Old Man (in "The Golden Goose"), Innkeeper (in "Puss in Boots"), Gnome (in "Snow White & Rose Red"),
Thursday Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries which adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the fifth day of the week. Name Th ...
(in "Snow White"), North Wind (in "The Water of Life"), Knight (in "Briar Rose"), Old Sultan (in "Old Sultan"), Captain (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Demons (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Miller (in "The Magic Heart"), Father (in "The Four Skillful Brothers"), Old Samuel (in "The Hare and the Hedgehog"), Farmer and Butler (in "The Godfather of Death") * Dan Woren - The Frog Prince (in "The Frog Prince"), Hans (in "The Golden Goose"), Prince (in "Snow White"), Two-Tailed Fox (in "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox"), Prince (in "Beauty and the Beast"), Soldier (in "The Brave Little Tailor"), King (in "Rumpelstiltskin") * Tom Wyner - Hans' Father (in "The Golden Goose"),
Pharmacist A pharmacist, also known as a chemist in English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English, is a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about preparation, mechanism of action, clinical usage and legislation of medications in ...
(in "The Golden Goose"),
Wednesday Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the third day of the week. In English, the name is derived from Old English and Middle English , 'day of Woden', reflecting ...
(in "Snow White"), King (in "The Six Who Went Too Far"), The King, Chamberlain and Knight (in "The Water of Life"), Attendant (in "Briar Rose"), High Dudgeon (in "The Naughty Spirit"), Ignatz (in "Cinderella"), Lord Ox (in "The Crystal Ball"), Spirit in the Bottle (in "The Spirit in the Bottle"), King (in "The Brave Little Tailor")


Music

In Japan, for both seasons, the series used two theme songs; the opening theme, , and the ending theme, , were both performed by Ushio Hashimoto. Incidental music used in the Japanese version was composed by Hideo Shimazu. The theme tune and incidental music used in the English dub were both composed by
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and Shuki Levy. Most of the incidental music was in fact recycled from the earlier VHS series '' My Favorite Fairy Tales''.


Releases

Limited episodes were produced in NTSC VHS by Saban International and distributed by Starmaker Entertainment Inc. and Hi-Tops Video/
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in 1990 and Video Treasures/ HGV Video Productions in 1992. Those volumes included: * Beauty and the Beast (UPC: 0-1313-29408-3) * The Six Who Went Far (UPC: 0-90251-94073-6) * Hansel & Gretel (UPC: 0-92091-4105-3) * Briar Rose * Brother & Sister * The Coat of Many Colors * Jorinda and Joringel * King Grizzlebeard * Marriage of Mrs. Fox * Mother Holle * Old Sultan * The Spirit in the Bottle * The Frog Prince * The Man of Iron * The Secret Heart * The Six Swans * The Water of Life * Grimm Brothers' Scary Fairy Tales * Snow White * Cinderella A few episodes were released to a single Region 2 DVD titled "Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics - Volume One" under distribution by Fox Kids and Maximum Entertainment Ltd. in 2004. The episodes included were: * Hansel and Gretel * Little Red Riding Hood * The Golden Goose * Snow White And Rose Red * Beauty and the Beast The British newspapers ''
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'' and ''
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'' released the following episodes on promotional DVDs: * Snow White * Bluebeard * The Frog Prince * Rapunzel * Rumpelstiltskin * Cinderella * Beauty and the Beast * Puss N' Boots * Little Red Riding Hood * The Golden Goose * Hansel and Gretel The original Japanese version of the series was released as a 5-disc DVD set in Region 2 with 10 episodes from the series. Despite a large cult following, none of the English dub were released on DVD in Region 1 for many years and only limited episodes (listed above) were released in Region 2. The rights to the English dub (owned by
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following their purchase of Fox Family Worldwide in 2001) reverted to Nippon Animation on July 19, 2005 (series 1) and March 31, 2006 (series 2). Discotek Media acquired the rights to release the series on SD-BD. The first volume was released on May 25, 2021, and the second volume was released on August 31 the same year. The releases included both the original Japanese versions of the episodes, along with the English dubs by Saban Entertainment, reconstructed using video from the Japanese version and audio from the dub masters. The Season 1 release included alternative English versions of ''The Travelling Musicians of Bremen'', ''Bluebeard'', and ''The Naughty Spirit''. The Season 2 release included the English versions of ''The Crystal Ball'', ''The Marriage of Mrs. Fox'', ''The Old Woman in the Woods'', ''The Faithful Watchmen'', ''Mother Holle'', ''The Six Swans'', ''The Spirit in the Bottle'', ''The Iron Stove'', ''The Water Nixie'', and ''The Godfather of Death'', which had never aired in North America. The Season 1 episode ''The Six Who Went Far'' is incorrectly titled ''The Six Who Went Too Far'' in the Discotek release. Season 1 of the English dub is available on Amazon Prime in the USA.


Title translations

* Baśnie Braci Grimm (Polish title) * Cuentos de los hermanos Grimm (Spanish title) (Latin America only) * Videocuentos Infantiles (Spanish title) (Spain only) * Soñar con los ojos abiertos (Spanish title) (Spain only) * Grimm Masterpiece Theater (English title) * Grimm Meisaku Gekijō (Japanese title) * Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (English title) * Le Fiabe son Fantasia (Italian title) * Raconte moi une Histoire (French title) * فى جعبتى حكاية (Arabic title) * グリム名作劇場 (Japanese title) * 格林童話劇場 (Chinese title) * Grimm legszebb meséi (Hungarian title) * Grimms Märchen (German title) * Os Teus Contos Clássicos (Portuguese title) (never been released on TV, but only on DVD and VHS) * Бајке браће Грим (Serbian title) * אגדות האחים גרים (Hebrew title) * Сказки братьев Гримм (Russian title) * Приказките на Братя Грим (Bulgarian title) * Aka-uka Grimm ertaklari (Uzbek title) * Grimmove pravljice (Slovenian title) * Grimmove bajke (Croatian title) * Pohádky bratří Grimmů (Czech title)


References


External links


''Grimm's Fairy Tales''
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