Post by avhodgson on Dec 13, 2020 4:55:28 GMT
As most people know, Saban Entertainment produced a number of dubs of Japanese anime from the mid-80s until they were sold to Disney in 2001.
The problem is, most of these dubs never aired in America (though they did air in English elsewhere), and so most of them are pretty much lost. While a lot of them are probably still in the Disney archives, of course, they are not actually available to the public, and that's the problem.
This is basically the situation with all the known Saban anime dubs (none of the post-Digimon ones are included here because they're all extant):
(A list of Saban's non-anime productions with missing episodes would be longer, but that's for another time.)
Anyone out there have anything from the shows on this list that aren't fully available? Any missing English-dubbed episodes?
The problem is, most of these dubs never aired in America (though they did air in English elsewhere), and so most of them are pretty much lost. While a lot of them are probably still in the Disney archives, of course, they are not actually available to the public, and that's the problem.
This is basically the situation with all the known Saban anime dubs (none of the post-Digimon ones are included here because they're all extant):
Macron 1 - 4 VHS tapes containing 20 episodes. Not fully extant in either American or international form.
My Favorite Fairy Tales - One episode ("Little Black Sambo") is missing, for obvious reasons, but otherwise fully extant.
Maple Town - Select episodes on VHS, nothing else really extant.
Noozles - Fully extant.
Bumpety Boo - 4 VHS tapes containing the first 12 episodes and that's it.
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics - Fully extant thanks to Discotek
Maya the Bee - 54 episodes available, 11 missing.
Ox Tales - Most of the series is extant, but not all of it.
Wowser - The first 16 or so episodes were released on tape, nothing else otherwise.
Dragon Warrior - Fully extant.
The Littl' Bits - Three episodes missing, but otherwise fully extant.
Peter Pan: The Animated Series - There are 14 episodes out there on the Internet but nothing otherwise.
Pinocchio: The Series - Fully extant.
Adventures of the Little Mermaid - Fully extant.
Bob in a Bottle - 17 episodes and a clip, and that's it.
Funky Fables - About 7 episodes missing, but the rest is available.
Jungle Tales - Nothing at all.
Rock'n Cop - Nothing at all.
Samurai Pizza Cats - One of the few with a good, legal release, thank God.
Three Little Ghosts - One VHS tape with six episodes (which I have), otherwise nothing.
Tic Tac Toons - Nothing at all, not even credits.
Huckleberry Finn - The first five episodes, but nothing otherwise.
Button Nose - One episode that's clearly a rough mix surfaced this year, but nothing else otherwise.
Teknoman - Fully extant.
Honeybee Hutch - Nothing at all.
Eagle Riders - Fully extant.
Willow Town - Nothing at all.
Super Pig - Nothing at all.
Bit the Cupid - Nothing at all, not even credits.
My Favorite Fairy Tales - One episode ("Little Black Sambo") is missing, for obvious reasons, but otherwise fully extant.
Maple Town - Select episodes on VHS, nothing else really extant.
Noozles - Fully extant.
Bumpety Boo - 4 VHS tapes containing the first 12 episodes and that's it.
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics - Fully extant thanks to Discotek
Maya the Bee - 54 episodes available, 11 missing.
Ox Tales - Most of the series is extant, but not all of it.
Wowser - The first 16 or so episodes were released on tape, nothing else otherwise.
Dragon Warrior - Fully extant.
The Littl' Bits - Three episodes missing, but otherwise fully extant.
Peter Pan: The Animated Series - There are 14 episodes out there on the Internet but nothing otherwise.
Pinocchio: The Series - Fully extant.
Adventures of the Little Mermaid - Fully extant.
Bob in a Bottle - 17 episodes and a clip, and that's it.
Funky Fables - About 7 episodes missing, but the rest is available.
Jungle Tales - Nothing at all.
Rock'n Cop - Nothing at all.
Samurai Pizza Cats - One of the few with a good, legal release, thank God.
Three Little Ghosts - One VHS tape with six episodes (which I have), otherwise nothing.
Tic Tac Toons - Nothing at all, not even credits.
Huckleberry Finn - The first five episodes, but nothing otherwise.
Button Nose - One episode that's clearly a rough mix surfaced this year, but nothing else otherwise.
Teknoman - Fully extant.
Honeybee Hutch - Nothing at all.
Eagle Riders - Fully extant.
Willow Town - Nothing at all.
Super Pig - Nothing at all.
Bit the Cupid - Nothing at all, not even credits.
(A list of Saban's non-anime productions with missing episodes would be longer, but that's for another time.)
Anyone out there have anything from the shows on this list that aren't fully available? Any missing English-dubbed episodes?
