The Moomins (Opowiadania Muminków) is a stop motion animated children's television series based on the Tove Jansson's Moomin series of books which was produced by Se-ma-for and Jupiter Film between 1977 and 1982 for Polish, Austrian and German television. The series was later sold to other countries including the UK. The British version was adapted by Anne Wood at FilmFair and broadcast in the UK. Series 1 was first shown on Monday 24 January 1983 at 4:15 pm and series 2 on Monday 7 January 1985 at 4.15pm on Children's ITV, and series 2 was repeated in 1986. The series was last repeated in its entirety in 1988. It was narrated by British actor Richard Murdoch.
The opening titles featured a bouncy theme tune consisting of flutes and synthesizers composed by Graeme Miller and Steve Shill, and a popular still of Moomintroll holding a hat.
In 2010, an HD version of the series was released. It was later followed by a new US-produced English dub in 2017.
Cast[]
| Character | Original Actor | UK Dub | Canadian Dub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moomintroll | Stanisław Wyszyński (eps. 1-12) Stanisław Kwaśniak (eps. 13-78) |
Richard Murdoch | Tod Fennell |
| Moominmamma | Kathleen Fee | ||
| Moominpappa | Mark Camacho | ||
| Sniff | ¿? | ||
| Snufkin | Arthur Holden | ||
| Little My | Sonja Ball | ||
| Snork Maiden | Holly Gauthier-Frankel | ||
| Hemulen | ¿? |
Additional Voices (Canadian Dub)[]
- Sonja Ball
- Julie Burroughs
- Mark Camacho
- Kathleen Fee
- Tod Fennell
- Holly Gauthier-Frankel
- Susan Glover
- Arthur Holden
- Pierre Lenoir
Notes[]
- The voice cast in the US dub would also reprise their roles in Moomin and Midsummer Madness.
See Also[]
- Moomin
- Comet in Moominland
- Moomin and Midsummer Madness
- Moomins and the Comet Chase
- Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
- Moomins on the Riviera
External Links[]
- The Moomins at the Internet Movie Database