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Long Ago and Far Away
Overview
Long Ago and Far Away is a TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 to 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member of PBS, which allowed for this TV series to be viewed on various other PBS stations. Each episode began with host James Earl Jones sitting in a chair in a room with a table, lamp and window. The walls were blue with white dots in order to make it appear as if these living room items were sitting out in space. James Earl Jones talks during the short opening section, then acts as narrator for the balance of an episode. This series, aimed at children aged six to nine years old, presents stories based on traditional fairy tales. A number of presentation methods were used to tell these stories, with stop motion animation, live-action or cel animation being used depending on the episode. Long Ago and Far Away also featured a number of guest narrators including: Tammy Grimes, Kim Loughran, David Suchet, and Mia Farrow.
Top Cast
James Earl Jones
Host
Tammy Grimes
Kim Loughran
David Suchet
Mia Farrow
Seasons
Season 1 (1989)
No overview available.
15 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1989-02-11A piper rids a town of rats.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: The Reluctant Dragon
1990-01-01A boy befriends a peaceable dragon.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Abel's Island
1990-09-08A mouse is stranded on an isolated island.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Happy Circus
1989-01-013 Tales in clay animation
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Hungarian Folk Tales
1989-01-01Three animated stories. Janko Raven; Plinko; The Hedgehog
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: The Talking Parcel - Pt.1
1981-01-01Penelope finds a parrot.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: The Talking Parcel - Pt.2
1989-01-01Penelope and Parrot travel.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Svatohor
1989-01-01A hunter tries to save the czar and wed his daughter.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: The Sleeping Princess
1989-01-01An evil fairy bewitches a princess.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 10: As Long as He Can Count the Cows
1989-01-01A schoolboy needs eyeglasses.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: The Man Who Planted Trees
1989-01-01A shepherd sows a forest.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: The Silver Cornet
1989-01-01A boy yearns to play the cornet.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 13: Bill & Bunny
1989-01-01A boy learns his sister is autistic.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 14: Frog and Toad Are Friends
1989-01-01Frog and Toad find adventure.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 15: Frog and Toad Together
1981-01-01A leggy green frog and a squat green toad share adventures together.
Runtime: 30 minSeason 2 (1990)
No overview available.
9 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Beauty & the Beast
1990-01-01A beauty agrees to live in a beast's castle.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Noah's Ark
1990-01-01God commands Noah to build an ark. Animated.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Rarg
1990-01-01People discover they exist in a man's dream.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Circus Dreams
1990-01-01Three tales in clay animation. Circus Dream - by Franck Flanquart and Pierre Scarella; The Elephant and the Whale - by Jacques-Remy Girerd; Timber the Woodsman - by Alexandre Fletchet
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: More Hungarian Folk Tales
1990-01-01The Poor Man’s Vineyard; First the Dance, Then the Feast; The Wandering of the Needle, the Dog, the Egg, and the Rooster; The Astronomer, the Thief, the Hunter, and the Tailor
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: The Boy in the Oak Tree
1990-01-01A boy refuses to eat peas.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: Oh, Mr. Toad! - Pt.1
1990-01-01Weasels capture Toad Hall.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Oh, Mr. Toad! - Pt. 2
1990-01-01Friends help Toad save his house.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: Bill the Minder
1990-02-04Bill babysits his cousins.
Runtime: 30 minSeason 3 (1991)
No overview available.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship - Pt.1
1991-01-01A Czar declares that whoever makes him a ship that could sail through the air would marry his daughter.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship - Pt.2
1991-01-01Pytor may die.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: The Emperor's New Clothes
1991-01-01A child shames a vain ruler.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Uncle Elephant
1991-01-01A young elephant goes to live with his eccentric uncle when his parents are lost at sea.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Jazztime Tale
1991-01-01Two girls become friends in 1919 Harlem.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: Merlin and the Dragons
1991-01-01Merlin tells King Arthur a tale.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: Pegasus the Flying Horse
1991-01-01A winged horse gains immortality.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: The Wind in the Willows
1991-01-01Elderly Badger, unworldly Mole and brave Rat repeatedly save reckless Toad from misadventures stemming from his infatuation with cars. In puppet animation.
Runtime: 30 minSeason 4 (1992)
No overview available.
3 episodes
