Funky Fables

Funky Fables (ポンキッキめいさくわーるど Ponkikki Meisaku World) was a segment of the ''Hirake! Ponkikki'' show adapting various classic stories. In the early 90s the show was dubbed into English by Saban Entertainment.

History
The original version of the show was as a five-minute segment on ''Hirake! Ponkikki''. The show ran Monday to Friday, so each story was serialized over a whole week. The VHS releases in Japan featured introductions by Gachapin and Mukku, the stars of the show.

The Saban dub of the show also went under the name Bill and Billy's Funky Fables - Bill and Billy being the names given to Gachapin and Mukku, whose introductions to the VHS tapes were kept in the English version. Some releases, like the American VHS tapes, do not include their intros, however.

When released on VHS, the series was also given the names Sugar and Spice (for the ones with female protagonists) and Puppy Dog Tales.

It is interesting to note that this is one of the few Saban dubs to include full credits for each episode.