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Season 1 episodes (13)
1 Jack and the Beanstalk
3/28/95
Jack is black and the giant can rap in this retelling featuring the voices of Harry Belafonte, Pauletta Washington, Wayne Collins, Tone Loc and Jackee Harry.
2 Little Red Riding Hood
3/30/95
B.D. Wong and Vu Mai ('The Joy Luck Club') are the voices of the Wolf and Red Riding Hood in this Chinese retelling of the tale.
3 Hansel and Gretel
4/1/95
Rosie Perez, Cheech Marin and Liz Torres head the cast of voices in this Latino version of the famous Grimm brothers tale.
4 The Emperor's New Clothes
4/2/95
The well-known fable becomes a colorful Asian fairy tale featuring the voice of Gedde Watanabe as the vain emperor. Voices: Gedde Watanabe, John Wesley, Peter Jason, Brian Tochi, George Takei.
5 Rumpelstiltskin
4/9/95
Robert Townsend has a Jamaican accent in this Caribbean-style version of the tale about a strange little man who can spin straw into gold. With Denzel Washington, Jasmine Guy, Roscoe Lee Browne and Sherman Hemsley.
6 The Frog Prince
4/16/95
Sinbad is the voice of the lonely, enchanted frog who longs for the love of a princess. With Danny Glover, Jay Johnson, Tommy Davidson, LeVar Burton, Jay Leno and Branford Marsalis.
7 Sleeping Beauty
4/23/95
Ricardo Montalban and Lucie Arnaz are the King and Queen in this Latino version of the tale. Paul Rodriguez is the Jester. With Carmen Zapata, Jacob Vargas, Carlos Mencia and Julia Migenes.
8 Rapunzel
4/30/95
Whoopi Goldberg really lets her hair down as Zenobia, the Hoodoo Diva, who keeps Rapunzel locked in a high tower in the bayou. With Tisha Campbell.
9 The Valiant Little Tailor
5/7/95
David Alan Grier is the voice of the giant-vanquishing tailor in this African version of the tale. With James Earl Jones and Mark Curry.
10 Cinderella
5/14/95
Daphne Zuniga dances to a mariachi beat at the prince's ball in this Latino retelling. With Liz Torres, Edward James Olmos and Jimmy Smits.
11 Beauty and the Beast
5/21/95
The Beast is an enchanted African prince with the voice of Gregory Hines in this version of the tale. With Debbie Allen and Paul Winfield.
12 Snow White
5/28/95
The American Southwest is the setting for this Native American telling of the tale, with the voices of Buffy Sainte-Marie and Graham Greene.
13 The Princess and the Pea
6/4/95
Margaret Cho is the voice of the queen who can't find a princess good enough for her son in this Korean version of the classic tale.
About this show
HBO retells the world's most famous fairy tales with a multi-ethnic cast of animated characters.
Family
Ratings and reviews
4.2
24 reviews
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Tatyanna Mckinnon
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July 18, 2020
I loved this show as a child and I plan to show it to a child of my own one day. Family friendly for all walks of life.
Charles Cutillo
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January 6, 2022
Why did you ruin it with black people....... idiots.
Netflix Chill
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August 27, 2022
Too many dreadful pale walkers with no culture or appeal hard pass