Anyone remember this show? I was surprised to discover this, it's been almost 15 years since this show has aired on disney and it gave me nostalgia vibes after watching a few episodes.
What's sad is that the show is pretty much forgotten, there are only a few episodes on both vimeo and youtube, so some of it is already lost.
Anyone remember this show? I was surprised to discover this, it's been almost 15 years since this show has aired on disney and it gave me nostalgia vibes after watching a few episodes.
What's sad is that the show is pretty much forgotten, there are only a few episodes on both vimeo and youtube, so some of it is already lost.
I remember this show, looked forward to see the episode on the durian, which is nowhere to be found online now. Want to write to Disney Channel Asia requesting them to put up the episodes on its YouTube channel, but I do not know how I would phrase it.
The uploader of the Western Australia and Hmong episodes, Allan Lau, did the music scoring for those episodes. Probably he has more, if he did the score for the entire show.
There is a similar show by Disney Channel Asia from a few years after this show, called Guardians. Each episodes featured a festival from an Asian country, with an elder narrating the story and a child participating in the festival. In the Philippines, it was the Higantes that was featured. Guardians is totally lost media, with no episodes online. Or perhaps I did not find hard enough?
If anyone wants to write an article on this on the wiki, Legends of the Ring of Fire is partially found media.
Last Edit: Jul 26, 2018 5:53:23 GMT by phlmhunter: Adding note that Legends is partially found media, if anyone decides to do an article on the wiki about it
I just found two articles on this show. One by Magz Osborne on Variety.com, the other is from Animated Views. According to the latter, six shorts were made. (I thought there were more.) The latter article also contained a link to the show's website. It's no longer up, but the Wayback Machine was able to save it. It's all in Flash. But everything can be saved from the site by a simple print screen.
I saved screencaps of the site:
Last Edit: Jun 27, 2020 11:11:21 GMT by phlmhunter: Replacing images with those uploaded to the site
On a roll finding lost media today, hehe. Found another episode, but in German: "Wie der Mond entstand" (Google Translate: "How the moon came into being") from Thailand:
The uploader, Sunil Pote, also uploaded "Why the Sun Chases the Moon" from Indonesia (www.youtube.com/watch?v=-71m0XU3BiM), but it seems to be reupload since it's similar to the version linked by the OP.
Was looking for info about the Philippine episode when I found names of people involved with the show. From a Philstar.com (a Philippine news site) article from 8 August 2004:
Walt Disney Television International-Asia Pacific (WDTVI-AP) received two World Gold PROMAX Awards for Disney’s Legends of the Ring of Fire, the first animated short story series produced by Walt Disney Television. Indonesia’s folktale Why the Sun Chases the Moon bagged the Gold in the category interstitial/promotainment – Network or Block, executive produced by Raymund Miranda and Ashok Miranda. The other Gold was for Malaysia’s folktale The Chengal Tree, executive produced by Raymund Miranda, Shawn Letts, Kelvin Singh and Ashok Miranda.
Legends of the Ring of Fire recounts stories from Asian folklore passed down from generation to generation. Combining high quality animation and memorable soundtracks with the magic of Disney’s unique storytelling style, the series captures the hearts and imagination of the young and old. It features classic folktales from India, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.
WDTVI-AP’s creative services team headed by executive producer Natalie Gee also won a Silver PROMAX Award for Promotional Animation for the Studio D opener and a Silver BDA Design Award for Interstitial for Behind the Ears: Lilo & Stitch – Something Stitch. Both were produced by Senior Graphics Producer Juddee Torres.
"We are extremely pleased and honored to be presented with these awards," says Miranda, who is also the managing director.
"These awards are a fitting validation of all the hard work and talent that go through the creation of each Disney program. We’re especially proud of Disney’s Legends of the Ring of Fire as we feel that it perfectly showcases Asia’s diverse, colorful and historic cultures and traditions," adds Miranda.
I also found this forum post describing all episodes. It cites a now-deleted forum post at talkdisney.com. The post is available at the Wayback Machine, and cites The Jakarta Post ("By: Tantri Yuliandini August 22, 2003 Source: The Jakarta Post"). I cannot find The Jakarta Post article, but it is reproduced in jawawa.id, which I don't know anything about. If there are Indonesians here, please help. Hence, these descriptions remain unverified.
In the beginning there were nine suns scorching the Earth. The Moon felt sorry for the people of Earth and helped them trick the father Sun into eating the other suns.
This is the story of Why the Sun Chases the Moon, based on Indonesian folklore for the Disney Channel series Legends of the Ring of Fire.
- The Cengal Tree, a tale from Malaysia
Premiere date: Saturday, Aug. 30
Long, long ago, it rained non-stop such that the earth was flooded. The white ants had to flee from their homes to escape the floodwaters. They appealed to the trees to seek shelter in their branches, but were refused as the trees were afraid that the white ants would eat them later. Finally, they approached the big Cengal tree as their last hope, and the Cengal tree, who had a soft heart, agreed and struck a bargain with the white ants which lasts till this day.
- How the Moon Came to be, a tale from Thailand
Premiere date: Saturday, Sept. 13
Long, long ago, there was a Sun King who ruled the heavens, but there was no moon in the sky at night. One day, the Sun King say the beautiful daughter of the King of Siam and fell in love with her. He refused to go back to his home in the sky as he wanted to stay by her side constantly, and night never fell on earth again. The stars, who were forced to hide in the clouds, decided on a plan to bring back the nights and in doing so created the moon that we see in our skies to this day.
- How Singapore Got Its Name, a tale from Singapore
Premiere date: Saturday, Sept. 27
Long, long ago there was a young adventurous king who loved to hunt. One day when he was in the jungle hunting for stags, he came a cross a beautiful island. Eager to explore it, he set sail immediately and encountered the fury of the Sea-King. Upon landing safely on the island, a majestic lion-like creature appeared from the jungle and gave the king the inspiration to name the island Singapore, which it is still known as to this day.
- The Magic Snail, a tale from Korea
Premiere date: Saturday, Oct. 11
There once was a young, hardworking farmer who longed for a wife, and made a wish while working in his fields. He heard a reply come from a snail and took the snail home out of curiosity. The snail transformed into a beautiful lady, whom the farmer fell in love with and they were married. One day by chance, the king saw the beautiful snail-lady and wanted her for himself, so he challenged the farmer to a test. But with the help of his beautiful wife and the Dragon King, the farmer was able to overcome all obstacles and win back his wife.
- How the Durian Came to Be, a tale from the Philippines
Premiere date: Saturday, Oct. 25
Long, long ago, a powerful king ruled the Kingdom of the Philippines, but he was sad as he had a beautiful young wife who did not love him. He decided to seek help from a wise hermit who told him how to win his wife's heart by planting a special tree. He succeeded with the help of the nymph of the air and held a celebration for the entire kingdom, but he forgot to invite the wise hermit. In a rage, the hermit cursed the tree and created the fruit we know as durian to this day.
Based on these descriptions, there are still four missing episodes: the tales from Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, and the Philippines.
Meanwhile, among the found episodes are from Western Australia and Japan. This means that there are more than six episodes. Which means that I was correct when I said (see post above):
According to the latter, six shorts were made. (I thought there were more.)
The possibility of more episodes is not a Mandela effect. How many exactly were made I plan to ask Mr. Miranda when the time is right.
Last Edit: Jul 11, 2020 23:15:36 GMT by phlmhunter: in bold
Making a separate post since the last one is already too long. I checked the Asian TV Awards website and discovered more episode titles not included with those already stated above. From the 2005 edition (bold/emphasis mine):
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
Winner Burning Dreams
Pure Films and 10AM Communications
Singapore
Runner Up Legends of The Ring of Fire – How the Nightingale Became King of Birds
Legends of the Ring of Fire “The Herdsman and The Weaver”
Disney Channel SEA
Singapore
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
Winner Treasure Fleet: The Adventures of Zheng He
National Geographic Channel Asia,
National Geographic Channel
Singapore
Runner Up Emperor of the Seas: The Voyage of Zheng He
Discovery Networks Asia/ Bang Singapore,
Discovery Channel
Singapore
Highly Commended
Legends of The Ring of Fire “Why Elephants Have Long Trunks”
Disney Channel SEA
Singapore
Legends of The Ring of Fire “The Herdsman and The Weaver” (already in bold above) Disney Channel SEA
Singapore
The show stopped appearing in 2007. Whether that means the show stopped production or simply didn't win an award, I don't know.
So there are six initial episodes plus the Western Australia and Japan episodes plus the Hmong episode which I forgot to mention in my last post plus the four episodes I mentioned in this post (6 + 2 + 1 + 4), for a grand total of 13 episodes.
I had never of heard of this show, but the few episodes that are availble seem great. Haven't located any other episodes but found some additional links/info.
This forum thread that has some assorted concept art (including a shot from The Magic Snail) as well as a link to a now dead and not waybacked page that stated the series had a total of 13 eps (so good calulation phlmhunter).
IMDB seeems to have a stub article for The Herdsman and the Weaver that does not associated it with the larger series. Of the three names included only writer Polly Watkins has credits apart from the short.
Another trail I have found that is already a dead end is the actor who voiced the narrator, Jim West, who passed away in 2009 (https://voiceactors.wordpress.com/tag/james-robert-west/ and voice123.com/jimwest) although strangely the first link mentions an Emmy for the voice over perfomance that I can't find any proof of. However it appears he also recieved a Promax award.
The only two other major names I have come accross is the director of Why the Sun Chases the Moon and the series producer Atul N Rao. Another link for Rao mention that he wrote and directed for the series as well. A few other minor players, two animators and an audio enginer, include the show in their resumes/bios availble online
Again not sure if any of this will help but just wanted to share what I have found. You know this series is obscure when googling Disney "Legends of the Ring of Fire" only has 50 results with the ommited simlar results active.
Thank you for the additional info, Amdillae. I'm hoping that they have copies of the episodes they worked on, and that they would be willing to make them available online. If not, then at least we can ask them about their experiences in working on the show.
I'll contact them in the far future, when I start making my script for this show on my YouTube channel. Please check it out. But if you or someone else wants to reach out to them now, feel free to do so. Thanks again.
This forum thread that has some assorted concept art (including a shot from The Magic Snail) as well as a link to a now dead and not waybacked page that stated the series had a total of 13 eps (so good calulation phlmhunter).
1. Looks like the linked forum thread is an earlier search effort but in Spanish. Here's a Google Translate version.
So there are six initial episodes plus the Western Australia and Japan episodes plus the Hmong episode which I forgot to mention in my last post plus the four episodes I mentioned in this post (6 + 2 + 1 + 4), for a grand total of 13 episodes.
The Disney Channel will be airing a five-minute cartoon based on local indigenous folklore on Saturday and Sunday at 8:55pm. The cartoon, The Lightening Spirit's Daughter: A Tale from Taiwan, is based on a Saisiat legend describing how the Saisiat people, who live in Miaoli and Hsinchu counties, became farmers. According to the legend, the Saisiat were hunters. The lightening god, saddened by the land being left to waste, sent his daughter to the Earth where she married a Saisiat man and taught the people how to farm. Although she eventually returned to the heavens, the Saisiat honor her memory by holding ceremonies each year. Disney is showing the cartoon as part of its cartoon series Legends of the Ring of Fire,which details myths from Southeast and Northeast Asia.
Last Edit: Jul 25, 2020 9:12:50 GMT by phlmhunter: in bold
I'm very thrilled that some people remember this series!!!
I had the great honour of working on this series, developing, co-writing and directing some episodes with Toonz Animation. Here's another episodes you might not have.
I'm very thrilled that some people remember this series!!!
I had the great honour of working on this series, developing, co-writing and directing some episodes with Toonz Animation. Here's another episodes you might not have.