Adventures of the Little Koala was a Korean cartoon show that aired on Nickelodeon dubbed in English from 1987 to 1993. In Japan, the show aired during 1984-85 under the title "Koala Boy Kockie." The storyline revolved around Roobear Koala and his friends in a utopian village.
Credits
Korea
- Writer: Su-jeong Kang
- Animators: Yong Su Bang , Kyu-So Chan , Mina Kang , Han-so Kim , Ko-Bak Sa
- Director: Ki-nam Nam
- Co-producers: Kae-Soo Hwang , Jin-woo Jeong , Kôichi Kudô
Japan
- Co-producer: Haruo Nakayama
- Original Animation & Story: Tohokushinsha Film Co. Ltd.
United States
- Adaption & direction: Ernest Reid
- Executive Producer: Micheline Charest
- Producer: Ronald A. Weinberg
- Associate Producer: Elizabeth Klinck
- Post-Production Supervisor: Pierre Michaud
- Production Coordinator: Liz Joyce
- Talent Coordinator: Marrielle Gaudreault
- Production Secretary: Donna Vektris
- Sound Editor: Tony Reed
- Music Production: Andre Perreault
- Rerecording Engineer: Andre Perreault
- Titles Sequences: Tony Reed
- Production: Cinar Films
- Distribution: Viacom International Inc.
Characters/Voice actors
- Betty Koala (Cleo Paskal )
- Colt Kangaroo (Yi-yong , Ju Rob Roy )
- Curator, Mr.
- Duckbill Platypus (Won-seob Kim , Arthur Grosser )
- Floppy Rabbit (Tim Webber )
- Horsey Kangaroo (Dong-jim Lim , Dean Hagopian )
- Kiwi (Hae Hwang , Phillip Pretten )
- Laura Koala (Hwa-ja So , Morgan Hallet )
- Lewis, Miss (Jin-ae Kim , Bronwen Mantel )
- Macky Macky
- Mayor, Mr.
- Mimi Rabbit (Jong-a Kim , Barbara Pogenmiller )
- Mingle
- "Mommy" Koala (Beru-Bera Lin , Jane Woods )
- Nick Penguin (So-Cho Han , Ian Finlay )
- Nose, Dr.
- Pamie Penguin (Hui-ra Kim , Bronwen Mantel )
- "Papa" Koala (Jeong-min Choi , Walter Massey )
- Roobear Koala (So Zang Yoon , Steven Bednarski )
- Walter Kangaroo (Dae-kun Lee , A.J. Henderson )
- Weather
Theme Song
Korean & Japanese theme music
Hirokazu Ohta
American "Koala Song" theme
- Music: Pierre-Daniel Rheault
- Lyrics: Liz Joyce
- Performed by: Sonja Ball, Shari Chaskin and Maxie Vaughann
Verse 1
"Brand new day, time to play with Roobear and his friends."
"Where summer never ends. Koalas show you how to -"
"Fly a plane, catch a wave, there's nothing we won't try."
"Lots to do, fun starts here with you and me..."
Verse 2
"Look up there, way up high, koalas in balloons,"
"Laughter's on its way to you..."
"Laura, Nick and Roo, Mimi and Floppy, too...
"Waiting here for you."
Verse 3
"Brand new day, time to play with Roobear and his friends."
"The fun and laughter never ends."
"Koalas lead the way... on a sunny day... we all love to play..."
List of Episodes
There were 50 episodes; they are listed in the pairs they were aired in.
- The Old Clock Tower / Mingle Takes A Dive
- Is Weather A Frog? / Lost In A Race
- Ghost Ship / Balloon Pamie
- The King of the Castle / Hang-Gliding With Roobear
- The Mysterious Moa Bird / Love That Baby Moa!
- Snow White and the Seven Koalas / Roobear's Invention
- Papa On Stilts / Detective Roobear
- The Dinosaur Egg / Treasure Hunt
- Pamie Falls In Love / The Koala Butterfly
- The Koala Bear Gang / Back To Nature
- Roobear Saves the Day / Editor-In-Chief Roobear
- Monster Scoop / The Biggest Jigsaw Puzzle In the World
- Who Will Be the Flower Queen? / Circus Day
- Roobear the Babysitter / Papa Makes a Pie
- The Amazing Boomerang / The Runaway Hat
- Conquering Mt. Breadknife / Save the Eucalyptus
- Mommy Can Fly / The Secret of the McGillicuddy Vase
- Heavenly Fireworks / Save that Junk
- The Winner / A Hundred-Year-Old Camera
- Nurse Pamie / Any Mail Today?
- The Writing on the Wall / A Ride In A Spaceship
- Is Mingle a Nuisance? / Allowance Problems
- A Whale of a Ride / Laura Finds An Egg
- A Broken Umbrella / Save The Butterflies
- The Moon Goddess / The Flying Doctor
