The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
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The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin is a children's animated television series based on Teddy Ruxpin, an electronic children's toy created by Ken Forsse and distributed by toy manufacturer Worlds of Wonder (WoW9.[1][2] Produced in 1986–1987 for television syndication by DIC Enterprises with Atkinson Film-Arts, the series employed many of the same voice actors used in the book-and-tape series that was made for the eponymous animatronic toy. While some of the stories used in the TV series were adapted from the books, many were original and greatly expanded upon the world established there.[3] The series differed from traditional children's animation at the time in that most of its 65 episodes were serialized rather than in traditional episodic form.
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| Genre | Animated series |
| Created by | Ken Forsse |
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| Directed by | Chris Schouten |
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| Theme music composer | George Wilkins |
| Opening theme | "Come Dream with Me Tonight" by Phil Baron |
| Ending theme | "Come Dream with Me Tonight" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Andrew Huggett |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | First run syndication |
| Release | December 24, 1986 – October 23, 1987 |
In the United States, the series was originally syndicated by LBS Communications. Today, all international distribution rights to the series were previously held by Don Taffner's DLT Entertainment.[citation needed] The series is currently owned by The Jim Henson Company under its HIP (Henson Independent Properties) subsidiary.[4]
Plot
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin follows 15-year-old Teddy Ruxpin as he leaves his home on the island of Rillonia with his best friend Grubby to go on a treasure hunting expedition. They follow an ancient map which leads him to find a collection of crystals on the mainland of Grundo. With the help of his new friend Newton Gimmick, Teddy and Grubby discover the magical powers of what turns out to be an ancestral treasure as well as an organization with ambitions to use it for evil known as M.A.V.O. (short for Monsters and Villains Organization). Along the way, Teddy learns the long-lost history of his species and clues to the location of his missing father.[5]
Series history
In mid-1986, Atkinson Film-Arts of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada was commissioned to co-produce (with Worlds of Wonder, Alchemy II, and DiC) a 65 episode animated television series based on the World of Teddy Ruxpin characters. The series followed a prior attempt to produce a live-action series which had proved too difficult and expensive. Atkinson was in charge of the principal animation and casting. Of the previous voice actors associated with the Teddy Ruxpin property, only Phil Baron (Teddy) and Will Ryan (Grubby) traveled to Canada to remain part of the cast; most other characters were re-cast with local Canadian voice talent. The series was originally intended to continue after the first series of episodes, but because of economic problems at Worlds of Wonder (the series' primary financial partner), a second set of episodes was not produced while Worlds of Wonder still had rights to the property. Interest remains among the owners of the Teddy Ruxpin property and the fanbase to continue the story originated in the animated series, which ended its 65-episode run in somewhat of a cliffhanger.
Characters
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Main characters
The three main protagonists, often referred to collectively in fandom as The Trio:
- Teddy Ruxpin (voiced by Phil Baron) – The protagonist of the series. He is a teenage Illiop (roughly 15) whose father disappeared when he was a child. He comes to Grundo to follow a treasure map. Like other Illiops, he is kind and friendly. He loves adventure, meeting new faces, and having new experiences.
- Grubby (voiced by Will Ryan) Teddy's best friend who is an Octopede about Teddy's age. Noted for his large appetite, he is fond of cooking and eating root stew and other foods made from roots (which usually do not taste good to non-Octopedes). Though not the bravest or smartest of Teddy's friends, he always sticks by Teddy.
- Newton Gimmick (voiced by John Stocker) A balding Perloon inventor with a severe stuttering problem and a broad and otherwise questionable definition of "science". Most of his "inventions" either do not work or don't serve any real purpose. Newton is also somewhat absentminded. He is usually referred to simply as Gimmick.
Allies
- Prince Arin (voiced by Robert Bockstael) – The brave Illiper son of the king and queen of Grundo. He lives at Grundo Castle. He first met the heroic trio while searching for his kidnapped sister.
- Princess Aruzia (voiced by Abby Hagyard) – Prince Arin's younger sister who has a sweet demeanor. Though a princess, she does not mind doing work.
- The Wooly Whatsit (voiced by Pier Kohl) – A large furry purple creature who is not very bright, but very helpful and good-hearted. Later revealed to be a Snowzo, a legendary yeti-like species. He is usually referred to simply as Wooly.
- Leota (voiced by Holly Larocque) A strict but kind Woodsprite and teacher. Most of her students are elves and woodsprites, but Wooly joined the class as well.
- Louie (voiced by Will Ryan) – A Grunge filmographer.
- Burl Ruxpin (voiced by Phil Baron) – Teddy's long-lost father. An Illiop who lost his memory a long time ago and lived as a hermit, but regained his identity toward the end of the series.
Villains
- M.A.V.O. – Short for Monsters and Villains Organization, it is an organization that terrorizes the land of Grundo.
- Quellor (voiced by Les Lye) – The Supreme Oppressor of M.A.V.O. and the main antagonist of the series. Quellor is an unspecified creature dressed in dark heavy robes who sees the Illiops as an enemy to his master plan of regaining all six crystals to the one he has in The Black Box. With them, his darkness will reign supremely over the land of Grundo.
- Sludge – An unspecified blue creature with red hair who is one of Quellor's henchmonsters and a monster in M.A.V.O.
- Trudge – An unspecified green-gray creature with black spots who is one of Quellor's henchmonsters and a monster in M.A.V.O.
- Drudge – An unspecified yellow, orange, and blue creature who is one of Quellor's henchmonsters and a monster in M.A.V.O.
- Dweezil – Quellor's pet rat/bat creature that is often used by Quellor to send secret messages.
- Ickley Bognostroclum (voiced by Pier Kohl) – A troll who is the gatekeeper of M.A.V.O. Ickley has the encyclopedic knowledge of all of M.A.V.O.'s rules and laws. He is also a good friend of Eleanor Tweeg.
- Mrs. Maggotheart – An unspecified creature who is the dues collector of M.A.V.O. and makes sure its members pay their dues.
- Understander of Legends (voiced by John Stocker) – An unspecified creature and a member of M.A.V.O. who serves as the interpreter of the ancient runes.
- Quellor (voiced by Les Lye) – The Supreme Oppressor of M.A.V.O. and the main antagonist of the series. Quellor is an unspecified creature dressed in dark heavy robes who sees the Illiops as an enemy to his master plan of regaining all six crystals to the one he has in The Black Box. With them, his darkness will reign supremely over the land of Grundo.
- Jack W. Tweeg (voiced by John Koensgen) – A troll/Grunge hybrid and an evil wizard-wannabe who thinks he has a recipe to turn buttermilk into gold, is very suspicious, and often spies on Gimmick from his tower. Usually referred to as simply Tweeg, he has desperately wanted to join M.A.V.O. where his plans have often been ridiculed by Quellor.
- L.B. (voiced by Robert Bockstael) – Short for Lead Bounder, L.B. is a sarcastic Bounder who usually acts as Tweeg's henchman. L.B. does not show a particularly high degree of loyalty or intelligence, but has enough sense to know that Tweeg's schemes never work. L.B. constantly calls Tweeg by variations of his name, such as "Twix" or "Twizzle", much to Tweeg's annoyance.
- Eleanor Tweeg (voiced by Abby Hagyard) – A Troll who is the mother of Jack W. Tweeg. She supports his campaign and is good friends with Ickley Bognostroclum.
Species
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin features a large menagerie of sentient species for its character base:
- Illiops: Humanoid bear-like creatures, with kind dispositions. Reside in modern Rillonia after a forced mass exodus from ancient Grundo, where they had an advanced civilization.
- Octopedes: Yellow and caterpillar-like creatures with eight legs & orange spots, each with fully-formed hands. The first pair are employed as hands, while the rest are used for walking. Are often culturally nocturnal, but have no trouble with a diurnal lifestyle.
- Perloons: Humans who usually are professional in nature (e.g. scientist, doctor, wizard).
- Illipers: The near-relatives to humans but broad-faced with flat noses, who live in a medieval-type society with a royal monarchy. In ancient times, they shared a close association with the civilization of the Illiops.
- Grunges: Relatives of the Illipers but jungle-dwellers with antennae in lieu of ears, who tend to be passionate about their hobbies. There are two distinct cultures: the tough and hardy jungle Grunges, and the laid-back, fun-loving, hippie-like surf Grunges.
- Fobs: Small, furry, limbless, multicolored and penguin-like creatures, sometimes kept as sapient pets.
- Elves: Tiny humanoids with pointy ears and shoes. Share a common culture with the Woodsprites.
- Woodsprites: Tiny humanoids with butterfly-like wings. Share a common culture with the Elves.
- Snowzos: A race of large, white and yeti-like creatures who look more dangerous than they are. Prefer very cold temperatures.
- Bounders: A race of red, round, two-legged creatures with a rhinoceros-like horn on top of their heads, usually sarcastic.
- Mudblups: A race of large and lumpy animated blobs of mud, dull-witted and slow-moving but very strong. Sensitive to bright light, since all of their lives are spent underground.
- Trolls: Green & thin creatures with pointed noses. For them, being good means being bad.
- Gutangs: Green and monkey-like creatures who wear brown tribal owl-like armor, usually belligerent. Known for attacking in their fixed-wing flying machines.
- Anythings: Small shy creatures able to change into other objects, e.g., carrots, potatoes, other produce. They use their ability to hide. They were previously called Nothings.
The Seven Crystals of Grundo
- The First Crystal (Imagination) – Shrink and Grow
- The Second Crystal (Honesty) – Duplication
- The Third Crystal (Bravery) – Invisibility
- The Fourth Crystal (Trust) – Oxygen Generator
- The Fifth Crystal (Friendship) – Speed Altering
- The Sixth Crystal (Freedom) – Flight Ability
- The Seventh Crystal (The Black Box) – Restore and Erase Memory
The episodes
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Overview
Although the Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin is mostly serialized, it is further broken down into weekly story arcs which involve visiting a different part of Grundo or exploring a major plot thread, often ending in cliffhangers. Some story lines were taken directly from the toy's book & tape story sets, with secondary plots added to increase the running time.
Protect Yourself
Due to the partnership between Worlds of Wonder and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, when the Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin was originally syndicated, each episode included a short segment called "Protect Yourself" which ran after a teaser for the next episode and prior to the credits. It featured an animated Teddy Ruxpin on a live-action set, who would introduce contemporary child stars such as Jason Bateman, Brice Beckham, Tiffany Brissette, Shannen Doherty, Corey Feldman. and Shalane McCall. The guest would then give young viewers advice on topics such as avoiding strangers, what to do in an emergency, how to respond to inappropriate touching, or running away. A common theme was to talk to a trusted grown up for help.
Season 1 (1986–87)
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| 1 | "The Treasure of Grundo" | December 24, 1986 | |
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Teddy and Grubby meet Newton Gimmick, and the three search for the treasure, while Tweeg and L.B. scheme to lead them off course so they can find it first. | |||
| 2 | "Beware of the Mudblups" | December 25, 1986 | |
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Teddy, Grubby, Gimmick were captured by Mudblups and put in jail, they met Prince Arin and they escape when the light scared the Mudblups. | |||
| 3 | "The Guests of the Grunges" | December 26, 1986 | |
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Teddy, Grubby, Gimmick, Prince Arin was at the jungle until they met the Grunges just then, Prince Arin fell into the soup and he is too strong, and was returned to himself. | |||
| 4 | "The Fortress of the Wizard" | December 27, 1986 | |
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Teddy, Grubby, Gimmick, Prince Arin and the Wooly Whatsit met a Wizard and he told them the princess was taken to the hard to find city and, they are going to plan to rescue her. | |||
| 5 | "Escape from the Treacherous Mountain" | December 28, 1986 | |
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Teddy, Grubby, Gimmick, Prince Arin and the Princess plot to escape from the Hard To Find City and the Gatang warriors, while finding the Treasure of Grundo. | |||
| 6 | "Take a Good Look" | December 31, 1986 | |
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Teddy, Grubby, Gimmick are shrunk little and explore Gimmick's house while Fuzz is chasing them. | |||
| 7 | "Grubby's Romance" | January 1, 1987 | |
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Teddy, Grubby, Gimmick are accidentally shrunk and Grubby has a new girlfriend that flew away. | |||
| 8 | "Tweeg's Mom" | January 2, 1987 | |
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Tweeg was off with the five crystals that L.B stole from Gimmick's house and Tweeg is gonna see his mother Eleanor. | |||
| 9 | "The Surf Grunges" | January 3, 1987 | |
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Tweeg is following Gimmick's team to get the last crystals while Gimmick is fixing his compass and also Teddy is making fake crystals for Tweeg. | |||
| 10 | "The New M.A.V.O. Member" | January 4, 1987 | |
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Tweeg is at M.A.V.O and there is a celebration while Gimmick and his friends are replacing the crystals with fake ones. | |||
| 11 | "The Faded Fobs" | January 7, 1987 | |
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Teddy and Grubby ask for the help of the Wooly Whatsit to get the Fobs' colors back. | |||
| 12 | "The Medicine Wagon" | January 8, 1987 | |
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Tweeg plots to swindle the trio by selling them dubious "magic" potions. | |||
| 13 | "Tweeg Gets the Tweezles" | January 9, 1987 | |
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Tweeg got the Tweezles and Gimmick and his Friends helped him which was only for drinking Rainbow Water | |||
| 14 | "The Lemonade Stand" | January 10, 1987 | |
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Tweeg got better and planned to give other People Tweezles and selling fake Medicine. | |||
| 15 | "The Rainbow Mine" | January 11, 1987 | |
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Teddy solved what was really happening at those two stands and closing the Falls. | |||
| 16 | "The Wooly What's-It" | January 14, 1987 | |
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Wooly saved the Elves and Woodsprites from a Tree and was invited to her Class, Wooly don't understand the Class | |||
| 17 | "Sign of a Friend" | January 15, 1987 | |
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Grubby lost his Voice while the Teacher taught everyone Sign Language. | |||
| 18 | "One More Spot" | January 16, 1987 | |
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Gimmick and his Friends are gonna go on a Picnic while Bugs took away their food, Gimmick and his Friends joined the Bugs when they got captured as Bugs. | |||
| 19 | "Elves and Woodsprites" | January 17, 1987 | |
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Elves and Woodsprites were good friends until Tweeg started a fight and a fire started at the Theater Tree. | |||
| 20 | "Grundo Graduation" | January 18, 1987 | |
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The Fire continues, Wooly got big again and saved the Show. | |||
| 21 | "Double Grubby" | January 21, 1987 | |
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Gimmick builds a multiplying machine which accidentally creates a duplicate of Grubby, who in term argue with each other. | |||
| 22 | "King Nogburt's Castle" | January 22, 1987 | |
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Teddy and co. receive an invitation to King Nogburt's castle, who is hosting a feast in their honor. | |||
| 23 | "The Day Teddy Met Grubby" | January 23, 1987 | |
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After the heroes stop a group of Gutangs from causing trouble, Teddy and Grubby tell the story of how they met each other. | |||
| 24 | "Secret of the Illiops" | January 24, 1987 | |
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The Gutangs launch an attack against Nogburt's kingdom. After a fierce battle, the heroes find a mysterious book. | |||
| 25 | "Through Tweeg's Fingers" | January 25, 1987 | |
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Wooly arrives just in time to fend off a third Gutang attack and unknowingly brings the antidote so save King Nogburt. | |||
| 26 | "Uncle Grubby" | January 28, 1987 | |
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Teddy, Grubby and Gimmick do research on Fobs. Meanwhile, M.A.V.O. holds a trial against Tweeg for his previous offenses. | |||
| 27 | "The Crystal Book" | January 29, 1987 | |
| 28 | "Teddy and the Mudblups" | January 30, 1987 | |
| 29 | "Win One for the Twipper" | January 31, 1987 | |
| 30 | "Tweeg Joins M.A.V.O." | February 1, 1987 | |
| 31 | "The Mushroom Forest" | February 4, 1987 | |
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After coming across a hot desert, Teddy, Grubby, and Gimmick stumble upon the Mushroom Forest, where they meet shy creatures known as Anythings. Meanwhile, the Gutangs barge into Gimmick's house and stole the blueprints for the Airship. | |||
| 32 | "Anything in the Soup" | February 5, 1987 | |
| 33 | "Captured" | February 6, 1987 | |
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The members of M.A.V.O. have built their own version of the Airship. Meanwhile, Teddy, Grubby, Gimmick, and the Anythings come face to face with the villains and get captured. They order Teddy to walk the plank, and Teddy falls to his doom. | |||
| 34 | "To the Rescue" | February 7, 1987 | |
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After surviving the fall from the Airship, Teddy lands into a water and is rescued by a mysterious figure. Meanwhile, the Anythings meet Prince Arin and Princess Aruzia, and asks them for help. Meanwhile, Wooly and Leota find Teddy resting. | |||
| 35 | "Escape from M.A.V.O." | February 8, 1987 | |
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Teddy wakes up to see Wooly and Leota beside him, and sets off to rescue Grubby, and Gimmick. | |||
Season 2 (1987)
| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 36 | "Leekee Lake" | September 14, 1987 | |
| 37 | "The Third Crystal" | September 15, 1987 | |
| 38 | "Up for Air" | September 16, 1987 | |
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When Teddy is attacked by Drudge's sea monster-like cousin Dredge while returning some scuba gear to its rightful owner, he is saved by the Hermit of Leeklee Lake who does not know his true identity. | |||
| 39 | "The Black Box" | September 17, 1987 | |
| 40 | "The Hard to Find City" | September 18, 1987 | |
| 41 | "Octopede Sailors" | September 21, 1987 | |
| 42 | "Tweeg the Vegetable" | September 22, 1987 | |
| 43 | "Wizardland" | September 23, 1987 | |
| 44 | "The Ying Zoo" | September 24, 1987 | |
| 45 | "The Big Escape" | September 25, 1987 | |
| 46 | "Teddy Ruxpin's Birthday" | September 28, 1987 | |
| 47 | "Wizard Week" | September 29, 1987 | |
| 48 | "Air and Water Races" | September 30, 1987 | |
| 49 | "The Great Grundo Ground Race" | October 1, 1987 | |
| 50 | "A Race to the Finish" | October 2, 1987 | |
| 51 | "Autumn Adventure" | October 5, 1987 | |
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For a Rilonian festival of Make Believe, Teddy, Grubby and Gimmick dressed themselves up as Mudblubs, and although their costumes didn't seem to scare anyone, it did manage to scare one that wasn't scared of anything, the Wooly Whatsit. With the Wooly Whatsit dressed as a flower, they attended the Make Believe festival held by the Jungle Grunges. Meanwhile, Tweeg misread the headline of the Newspaper and thought Quellor has changed his mind of hunting him down and throwing him into the dungeons. Thinking that he would want him back, he decided to go to Quellor personally to give him a present of chocolate slugs and thorns. Little did he know that Quellor thought Tweeg was smooshed by the three henchmonsters, which when they gave a toast to Tweeg's Ghost, Quellor got exceedingly furious with the henchmonsters when Tweeg strolled in with the gifts. Quellor kicked the henchmonsters out and had Tweeg thrown into the dungeons. Overhearing Tweeg tempting to capture Teddy Ruxpin, the Understander tells Quellor of using him to do just that. But when he chose the henchmonsters as a way of redeeming themselves, she released Tweeg and with L.B. set off to capture Teddy Ruxpin themselves. Teddy, Grubby and Gimmick were able to hide beside a cliff, tricking them to think they've climbed down it. So when they did climb down, they would end up being caught by real Mudblubs below. | |||
| 52 | "Gimmick's Gizmos and Gadgets" | October 6, 1987 | |
| 53 | "Harvest Feast" | October 7, 1987 | |
| 54 | "Wooly and the Giant Snowzos" | November 26, 1987 | |
| 55 | "The Winter Adventure" | 27 November 1987 | |
| 56 | "Teddy's Quest" | 30 November 1987 | |
| 57 | "Thin Ice" | 1 December 1987 | |
| 58 | "Fugitives" | 2 December 1987 | |
| 59 | "Musical Oppressors" | 3 December 1987 | |
| 60 | "M.A.V.O. Costume Ball" | 4 December 1987 | |
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The goons of M.A.V.O. are having a costume party, and L.B. falls in love with Buffy. Meanwhile, everyone in Grundo is affected by evil due to the effect of the seven crystals, and Teddy decides to sneak into M.A.V.O. headquarters to retrieve the seven crystals in order to free everyone from evil in Grundo. | |||
| 61 | "Father's Day" | 7 December 1987 | |
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After L.B. explains to Teddy about the Seventh Crystal and learning about its secrets of erasing and restoring memory, he tells Gimmick to build their own Black Box, in which they then use on Teddy's father - who with his memory restored, tells him about what happened during his absence. Meanwhile, Tweeg's father comes to visit his son, and while he and L.B. are now M.A.V.O.'s Most Wanted, decides to go with him and spend some time. | |||
| 62 | "The Journey Home" | 8 December 1987 | |
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Teddy, Burl, Grubby, and Gimmick return to Rilonia, where Teddy reunites with his mother and the other Illiops. Grubby also reunites with his Octopede family as well. | |||
| 63 | "On the Beaches" | 9 December 1987 | |
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Teddy is finally home in Rillona reunited with his parents. Xelxa's ship arrives and on board are Grubby and the other Octopedes. L.B. proposes to Buffy, and she accepts. Elroy shows Tweeg his shack just off the Rillonian shore. | |||
| 64 | "L.B.'s Wedding" | 10 December 1987 | |
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Teddy, Grubby, and Gimmick get an invitation for L.B.'s wedding, and everyone in Grundo gathers around. | |||
| 65 | "The Mystery Unravels" | 11 December 1987 | |
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L.B. and Buffy go on a honeymoon to the Land of Ying, but decide to come back to Tweeg just in time to use the money that Tweeg unintentionally gives as a wedding present to pay off all his debts to Mrs. Maggotheart, which leads to Tweeg thanking them for saving his hide. Teddy, Grubby and Gimmick find out the mystery of the Illiop book when Teddy's mother gave him a special looking lens to decode the ancient language. It is revealed within that the Hard to Find City and all the ancient advanced technologies found throughout the Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin were once of a great Illiop Civilization, of which flourished throughout Grundo, helping the people in need before the Gutangs came and conquered their city in which lead the Wise Ones and the Illiops to flee to Rilonia in the south and the Land of Ying in the north. Teddy decides to go on another adventure to the north to find the Illiops with the help of Grubby and Gimmick on their airships. As soon as Teddy is done explaining to everyone of what the seven crystals do, without them realizing, Dweezil takes the Black Box and returns it back to Quellor at M.A.V.O.'s Headquarters as ordered, putting it back in his Black Box but using the memory to listen in to everything Teddy says about the crystals and what they can do. Teddy, at the beginning of the recorded memory, says "That's why I will try everything I can to keep the crystals safe", with Quellor saying "Which won't be for long, Illiop". He laughs evilly while the Eclipse flies over M.A.V.O. towards the Land of Ying.
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Cast
- Phil Baron – Teddy Ruxpin, Burl Ruxpin
- Will Ryan – Grubby, Louie
- John Stocker – Newton Gimmick, Understander of Legends
- John Koensgen – Jack W. Tweeg, the Wizard of Weegee
- Robert Bockstael – L.B., Prince Arin
- Abby Hagyard – Princess Aruzia, Eleanor Tweeg, Eunice
- Pier Kohl – The Wooly Whatsit, Ickley Bognostroclum, Additional Voices
- Holly Larocque – Leota the Woodsprite
- Les Lye – Quellor, Additional Voices
- Heather Esdon – Additional Voices
- Donna Farron – Additional Voices
- Rick Jones – Additional Voices
- Anna MacCormack – Additional Voices
- Doug Stratton – Additional Voices
- Terrence Scammell – Digger, Additional Voices
NOTE: In the tape & book series and the animatronic pilot episode, Tony Pope voiced Gimmick, Will Ryan also voiced Tweeg, Prince Arin, and Wooly, Katie Leigh voiced Princess Aruzia, and Russi Taylor voiced Leota.
VHS/DVD releases
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United States
Hi-Tops Video initially released a lineup of VHS tapes of the show.[6] Episodes ranges from 1-3 per tape, and often featured wrap-around footage of a live-action Teddy Ruxpin, providing the role of the host of the tapes. Hi-Tops released twelve volumes altogether, making up seventeen episodes in all.
On August 8, 2000, EnterTech Home Entertainment and Blue Steel Releasing released a VHS entitled Teddy Ruxpin: The Movie. Despite being marketed as a movie and being "based upon the television series", it actuality contains the first four episodes of the series edited together to form a movie.[7]
In February 2006, First National Pictures released two volumes of the series (11 episodes) on DVD. Two additional volumes were to be released to complete the series but for unknown reasons they were never released.
In January 2008, Mill Creek Entertainment acquired the rights to the series; they subsequently released all 65 episodes in three volume sets. Later in January 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released a 6-disc complete series box set featuring all 65 episodes on DVD for the first time.[8] As of 2010, these releases have been discontinued and are out of print.
As of 2012, Image Entertainment have acquired the rights to the series. On July 10, 2012, they released a 10-disc set featuring all 65 episodes of the series entitled The Complete Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin on DVD in Region 1.[9]
| DVD Name | No. | Release Date |
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| The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin: Six Crystals | 20 | January 15, 2008[10] |
| The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin: Mysteries of Hard to Find City | 20 | May 6, 2008[11] |
| The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin: Return to Rillonia | 25 | July 22, 2008[12] |
| The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin: Come Dream With Me – Complete Series | 65 | January 27, 2009[13] |
| The Complete Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin | 65 | July 10, 2012 |
Original concept
Originally, Alchemy II Inc. had hoped to create a live-action series using animatronic characters, as Ken Forsse had helped Disney do with Welcome to Pooh Corner. Due to production costs and difficulties in this format, Forsse, AlchemyII and Worlds of Wonder decided animation would be a better route and the 65 episode animated series was created. The pilot episode of what would have been the animatronic series was instead broadcast as an ABC Weekend Special in two parts airing from November 30 to December 7, 1985, and also aired in syndication as a 2-part episode.[14] The show can be found on videocassette.[15] The "animatronic movie", as it's called by Teddy Ruxpin fans, used primarily the same voice talent as the Teddy Ruxpin toy software had, most of which (with the exception of Phil Baron and Will Ryan) were replaced in the later animated TV series by Canadian voice talent.
Impact in popular culture
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (Мечето Ръкспин), was one of the first Western cartoon shows to be seen by the population of Bulgaria in the late 1980s. The influence of this show can be seen in the text of the contemporary post-punk band REVIEW (РЕВЮ) and their song "Teddy Ruxpin" Ревю - МУЗИКА.POP.BG; also, the first underground music shop to open in the nation's capital of Sofia, was and is to this date called MAVO (ОЧЗ),[16] in reference to the antagonists in the cartoon show.
Brigsby Bear, a 2017 American film, featured an animatronic bear suit, similar to the one in the animatronic pilot for the Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin.[17] In the plot of the film, the suit is used in the production of a children's television series, which features magical crystals and creatures, just as The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin cartoon did.
Reboot
In 2021, DJ2 Entertainment announced plans of a Rebooted TV series and movie.[18]
References
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Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
