Timeless Tales from Hallmark

Season 1

1990 · 8 episodes · 3h 3m in all

A live-action/animated direct-to-video series hosted by Olivia Newton-John, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Hallmark Cards. The purpose is to teach children how to handle Earth's resources responsibly.

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Rapunzel

   27 Sept 1990

   A German girl is stolen as a baby by the evil Scarlotta and raised as her daughter - until Prince Charming comes.

2. 2

   2. The Emperor's New Clothes

   27 Sept 1990 · 25 min

   The Kingdom of Oaf is about to be attacked, but the Emperor is much too concerned with his spiffy new "invisible wardrobe" to notice. When the royal subjects finally admit that His Highness is wearing no clothes, the Emperor is embarrassed, but the kingdom is surprisingly saved.

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   3. Thumbelina

   27 Sept 1990 · 25 min

   Thumbelina grows up to be just as tall as a thumb. Then, the evil toad Gargalong kidnaps her from her happy home. She escapes and moves in with Mrs. Widget the mouse, who tries to marry her to the boring mole, Mr. Budgenot. At the last moment, a kindly swallow carries her off to the land of the Flower Elves, where she marries and lives happily ever after.

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   4. The Ugly Duckling

   27 Sept 1990 · 25 min

   Scorned for looking different, a poor little Ugly Duckling is abandoned when his family flies south for the winter. The duckling is befriended by the warmhearted Runabout Rabbit, but he soon finds that he doesn't fit in with bunnies. But after a miraculous change, the Ugly Duckling learns that sometimes being different can be beautiful.

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   5. The Elves and the Shoemaker

   27 Sept 1990 · 25 min

   With fewer and fewer customers needing shoes, village shoemakers Bertram and Bettina and their faithful dog Woof are in quite a fix. Then, a trio of tiny wood elves arrives and cobbles the finest footwear ever seen; but a nasty cat named Squint has an appetite for elves, and only Woof can save the industrious pixies from a cat-astrophic fate!

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   6. Rumpelstiltzkin

   27 Sept 1990 · 29 min

   When a boastful miller claims his daughter Gisela can spin straw into gold, the greedy king demands proof. With the help of a strange little man, the straw is turned into gold after Gisela promises her first-born royal heir in return. A year later, the little man demands payment unless she can guess his extraordinary name.

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   7. Puss in Boots

   27 Sept 1990 · 27 min

   A miller's youngest son inherits only a cat, but the clever animal helps him impress a king and marry a princess.

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   8. The Steadfast Tin Soldier

   27 Sept 1990 · 27 min

   Animation based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen