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Hungarian Folktales(TV show/series, 1977-2011)

Original title: "Magyar népmesék" (Hungarian/HU)
9min per episode | Genres: Kids & Family, Animation

Scripted Reality in 9 seasons with 100 episodes

Hungarian FolktalesRating: 3.7/5 (with 4 votes)
Hungarian Folk Tales (Hungarian: Magyar népmesék) is a Hungarian animated series and one of the first and biggest successes of Pannonia Film Studio, based on studio head Ferenc Mikulás' original idea and directed by Marcell Jankovics. It originally played on television between 1980 and 2012. Episodes are based on Hungarian folk tales and each one features the specific folk motives of a region of Hungary. The theme song and the score are composed by Kaláka, one of the best known Hungarian folk bands. A few episodes were dubbed into English and shown in the United States as part of Season 1 of the TV series Long Ago and Far Away in 1989. In 2017, all episodes were dubbed and published on YouTube, receiving over 19 million views by March 2021. ()
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About Hungarian Folktales

Hungarian Folktales is a Hungarian animated series. Each episode is based on a Hungarian folk tale. The creators paid special attention to using Hungarian folk motives in the episodes.

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Hungarian Folktales Seasons and Episodes

01/05/2011Season 9 - 11 episodes
#1 | 01/05/2011Fisherman John
#2 | 01/05/2011The Stone-Hearted Man
#3 | 01/05/2011Episode 3
#4 | 01/05/2011Episode 4
#5 | 01/05/2011Episode 5
#6 | 01/05/2011Episode 6
#7 | 01/05/2011Episode 7
#8 | 01/05/2011Episode 8
#9 | 01/05/2011Episode 9
#10 | 01/05/2011Episode 10
#11 | 01/05/2011Episode 11
01/05/2009Season 8 - 4 episodes
01/05/2007Season 7 - 7 episodes
01/05/2002Season 6 - 13 episodes
01/04/1995Season 5 - 13 episodes
01/04/1989Season 4 - 13 episodes
01/04/1984Season 3 - 13 episodes
01/04/1979Season 2 - 13 episodes
01/04/1977Season 1 - 13 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: Hungary
Original language: Hungarian (HU)
Spoken languages: Hungarian (HU)
Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Hungarian (HU), Romanian (RO)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/04/1977
Last episode released on: 01/05/2011
Directors: Marcell Jankovics, Lajos Nagy, Mária Horváth
Producer: Ferenc Mikulás
Composer: Kaláka
Keywords: folktale, tale

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:8159, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 02/29/2024