Porwanie Baltazara Gąbki (TV Series)
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''The Abduction of Balthazar Sponge'' (
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
: ''Porwanie Baltazara Gąbki'') is a
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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
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produced by
Studio Filmów Rysunkowych Studio Filmów Rysunkowych ("Animated Film Studio") is a Polish animation studio based in Bielsko-Biała. It is best known for animating Polish cartoons of '' Bolek and Lolek'' and ''Reksio''. History The roots of the studio date back to Septemb ...
from 1969 to 1970, that was based on 1965 children's book '' Porwanie Baltazara Gąbki'' by Stanisław Pagaczewski. The series had 1 season consisting of 13 episodes, each lasting from 6 to 7 minutes. The episodes were directed by Władysław Nehrebecki, Alfred Ledwig, Edward Wątor, Józef Byrdy, Bronisław Zeman, Wacław Wajser, and Stanisław Dülz, while the scrips were written by Zofia Olak and Leszek Mech. The series had a
sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music, or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same ...
,'' Wyprawa profesora Gąbki'', that was produced from 1978 to 1980.


Plot

The famous biologist and explorer, Balthazar Sponge (
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
: ''Baltazar Gąbka''), travels to the Land of the Raindwellers (''Kraina Deszczowców''), in order to study the flying frogs. As he does not return to his country after a long time, Duke
Krakus Krakus, Krak or Grakch was a legendary Polish prince, ruler of the Vistulans (a Lechitic tribe), and the presumed founder of Kraków. Krakus is also credited with building Wawel Castle and slaying the Wawel Dragon by feeding it a dead sheep f ...
orders to organize the rescue expedition to find him, and bring him back. The expedition was joined by
Wawel Dragon The Wawel Dragon (), also known as the Dragon of Wawel Hill, is a famous dragon in Polish legend. According to the earliest account (13th century), a dragon (, "one who swallows whole") plagued the capital city of Kraków established by legend ...
(''Smok Wawelski'') and Bartolini Bartholomew of Green Parsley coat of arms (''Bartolini Bartłomiej herbu Zielona Pietruszka''), who was the royal chef. They travel from the city of
Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
to the Land of the Raindwellers in their
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. The main characters are followed by Don Pedro de Pommidore, a spy from the Land of the Raindwellers.


Voice cast

* Wiktor Sadecki as the
Wawel Dragon The Wawel Dragon (), also known as the Dragon of Wawel Hill, is a famous dragon in Polish legend. According to the earliest account (13th century), a dragon (, "one who swallows whole") plagued the capital city of Kraków established by legend ...
* Roman Stankiewicz as Bartolini Bartholomew *
Jerzy Nowak Jerzy Nowak (20 June 1923 – 26 March 2013) was a Polish film and theatre actor and teacher. Biography During World War II, Nowak fought with the Polish partisans. In 1948, he graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts i ...
as Don Pedro


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References

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