Fables of the Green Forest (å±±ããšã¿ãƒãƒƒã‚ーãƒãƒ£ãƒƒã‚¯, Yama Nezumi RokkÄ« Chakku, lit. "Rocky Chuck, the Mountain Rat", also known as Rocky Chuck the Woodchuck, Chuck the Beaver and Johnny Chuck) is an anime television series based on a series of books published in the 1910s and 1920s by Thornton W. Burgess which ran on the Japanese network Fuji Television from 7 January 1973 to 30 December 1973. It consists of 52 episodes and was created by the animation studio Zuiyo Eizo (the predecessor to Nippon Animation).
The series has been aired in many countries outside Japan, such as Germany (on Bayerischer Rundfunk), Spain (TVE), Romania (TVR 1), Portugal (RTP), Venezuela (VTV), the United Kingdom (ITV), Canada (TVOntario, dubbed in both English and French), and Hong Kong. The release of the series into Canada was done through ZIV International in 1978.
Synopsis
The series consists of the adventures of Johnny (or: Rocky), a woodchuck, and his mate Polly in the Green Forest. They make a lot of friends among their neighbours, and everyone works together to avoid the attacks of the different predators that put them in danger, such as man, the weasel, and the fox.
Characters
- Johnny Chuck (a woodchuck, also called Rocky sometimes)
- Polly Chuck
- Reddy the Fox
- Peter Rabbit
- Uncle Billy Possum
- Old Grandfather Frog
- Chatterer the Red Squirrel
- Sammy Blue Jay
- Buster the Bear (a black bear)
- Joe the Otter
- Harry Mink (called Billy in the books)
- Jimmy Skunk
- Bobby Raccoon
- Paddy Beaver (a beaver)
- Tom (farmer Brown's son)
- Bowser the Dog
Episodes
01 â€" Spring comes to the Green Forest
02 â€" Johnny grows up
03 â€" Johnny builds his home
04 â€" Huge tracks in the forest
05 â€" Buster the bear comes to the Green Forest
06 â€" The monster of Poplar Hill
07 â€" Mischievous Chatterer
08 â€" Paddy Beaver comes to the forest
09 â€" The troublesome four
10 â€" Bob the Quail
11 â€" Sammy’s revenge
12 â€" Johnny’s secret door
13 â€" A gun in the forest
14 â€" Peter the Rabbit of Thorn Estate
15 â€" Old Mr. Toad
16 â€" Bobby Racoon is captured
17 â€" Paddy builds a dream house
18 â€" Poor Mrs. Quack
19 â€" The Search for Mr. Quack
20 â€" Granny fox and Reddy
21 â€" Sammy gets mocked
22 â€" The big commotion in the forest
23 â€" Buster the hero
24 â€" Traps in the forest
25 â€" Peter plays a prank
26 â€" The straw hat monster
27 â€" Mr. Condor comes to the forest
28 â€" The secret of Mr. Condor
29 â€" Reddy Fox keeps home
30 â€" Coyote is the smartest
31 â€" Longlegs the heron
32 â€" The importance of Paddy’s dam
33 â€" Bobby & Blackie Crow
34 â€" Grandfather Frog leaves the forest
35 â€" Granny Fox and the coyote
36 â€" Who’s a coward
37 â€" Lost in the Green Forest
38 â€" Reddy Fox and the sheep
39 â€" The big boast
40 â€" Johnny’s adventure
41 â€" Uncle Billy regrets
42 â€" Captive Chatterer
43 â€" Peter changes his name
44 â€" Tom and Bob the Quail
45 â€" The incident at moonlight party
46 â€" Sammy learns a lesson
47 â€" A gift Buster left behind
48 â€" Peter the imitator
49 â€" Danny in the snow
50 â€" Peter and the peach tree
51 â€" Whose footprint is the other one
52 â€" Johnny’s hibernation
Music
- Opening Theme (Japanese version): Midori no Hidamari by Micchī (Mitsuko Horie) and Chatterers
In popular culture
In the 2014 anime Shirobako, protagonist Aoi Miyamori states that her favorite anime is "Andes Hedgehog Mountain Chucky", which features a predominantly animal cast and is inspired by Fables of the Green Forest.
References
Jonathan Winters will provide all the off-camera voices for "Fables of the Green Forest," a new children's animated cartoon series. Simpson's Leader-Times, Friday, May 23, 1975, page 11
External links
- Fables of the Green Forest on IMDb
- Fables of the Green Forest (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
