Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 • HBO
4.4
15 reviews
TV-G
Rating
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Season 3 episodes (13)

1 The Three Little Pigs
5/6/99
In this animated musical special that features a feminist take on a classic tale, HBO presents The Three Little Pigs. The all-star voice cast includes country singer Loretta Lynn as Deli Porkchop, a retired singer who runs a camp for girl piglets.
2 Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
7/5/99
This animated musical special features a feminist take on the classic tale. Anna Quindlen adapted this version of the story in which Ali Baba is a young Arabian girl who outsmarts the Great One and his forty thieves.
3 The Bremen Town Musicians
8/7/99
Bringing a feminist perspective to a classic tale, HBO presents this animated musical special with George Clinton, Gladys Knight, Jenifer Lewis and Dionne Warwick as the voices of four cast-out barn animals who head for Bremen Town to become singers.
4 The Empress' Nightingale
9/5/99
Bringing a feminist point of view to a classic fairy tale, this special focuses on a greedy Empress who learns a valuable lesson about the meaning of true beauty from a straight-talking, soul-singing nightingale (voiced by Pam Grier).
5 The Happy Prince
10/2/99
From this series of animated specials with a feminist slant comes this update of Oscar Wilde's story about a streetwise New York City pigeon (voice of Cyndi Lauper) who teams up with a good-hearted statue (voice of Ed Koch) to help the city's poor.
6 Henny Penny
11/1/99
It's election time in the barnyard and Henny Penny (voice of Sharon Stone) has the whole flock in an uproar because she thinks the sky is falling! Robert Guillaume narrates this delightful animated political satire adapted by author Molly Ivins.
7 The Frog Princess
1/1/00
In this special, a frog princess (Jasmine Guy) teaches her human Prince (Greg Kinnear) that love can overcome adversity and change perceptions--if you give it a chance.
8 The Princess and the Pauper
2/4/00
HBO presents this fresh, feminist take on Mark Twain's tale. A young princess and a poor girl (both voiced by Raven-Symone) unwittingly trade places--and wind up showing everyone around them the importance of treating people with respect and courtesy.
9 Rip Van Winkle
3/18/00
This feminist take on the classic fairy tale finds young Vanna Van (voiced by Calista Flockhart) seeking out the slumber-inducing help of the Women on Thunder Mountain to take care of her less-than-charming husband Rip Winkle (Tom Arnold).
10 The Snow Queen
4/4/00
Sultry songstress Eartha Kitt stars as the cool, mean Snow Queen in this animated retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's tale. When the evil ice woman freezes a little boy's heart and absconds with him, only his warmhearted best friend can save the day.
11 The Steadfast Tin Soldier
5/4/00
A one-legged toy soldier (voiced by Tisha Campbell) goes on a larger-than-life adventure in order to win the heart of a beloved toy dancer (Savion Glover) in this heartwarming animated take on Hans Christian Andersen's timeless tale.
12 Robinita Hood
6/2/00
With the help of her faithful band of 'Merry Chicas,' Robinita Hood (voiced by Rosie Perez) tries to save her village from an evil sheriff in this salsa-fied adaptation of the classic adventure. Featuring voices by singing sensation Marc Anthony and more.
13 Aesop's Fables: A Whodunit Mystery
7/4/00
In this musical whodunit, the book of Aesop's Fables has been stolen! It's up to a beautiful sleuth (voice of Angie Dickinson) to track down the culprit and return the book to its rightful place.

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HBO retells the world's most famous fairy tales with a multi-ethnic cast of animated characters.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
15 reviews
Netflix Chill
August 27, 2022
Too many dreadful pale walkers with no culture or appeal hard pass
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Charles Cutillo
January 6, 2022
Why did you ruin it with black people....... idiots.
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Tatyanna Mckinnon
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.
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