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'''''The Great Adventure: Stories from the Bible''''' is an American animated video series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B).
'''''The Great Adventure: Stories from the Bible''''' is an American animated video series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) from [[1986]] to [[1992]]. Thirteen were produced in total. In [[2024]], [[MeTV Toons]] premiered them on television.
 
Two young Caucasian archeologist and who for no apparent reason are joined their young Nomad friend discover a time portal which sends them to important events from the [[Bible]].


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
[[Joseph Barbera]] saw great potential in animating Biblical events, and would pitch it at every meeting he could, but was always turned down.
Executive producer [[Joseph Barbera]] had attended Holy Innocence School in Brooklyn when he was eight years old, being fascinated by biblical events, spending more time drawing these than on his studies, which was noticed by his mother, who transferred him to public school.<ref name=Rapid City Journal">Buck, Jerry ([[July 12]], [[1986]]). "Barbera producing animated Bible stories on videocassette", page 5. ''Rapid City Journal''. Retrieved August 7, 2024.</ref> Barbera saw great potential in animating biblical events, so after co-founding Hanna-Barbera, he spent seventeen years pitching the idea of a series of animated Bible stories to various television networks, who all turned him down, which Barbera felt was because it was too controversial to approve.<ref name="Rapid City Journal" /> Barbera became something of a laughingstock, as he would always try and sell the idea at the end of selling another show.
 
When Taft Entertainment bought Hanna-Barbera, it eventually funded the project after the children's video market becoming a lucrative investment. Each story would have an underlying moral, but not to be preachy about it.<ref name="Rapid City Journal" /> There would also be a certain amount of violence that Hanna-Barbera could not shy away from in reenacting critical scenes from the Bible.<ref name="Rapid City Journal" />
 
The series was officially announced on [[April 26]], [[1985]], with six cassette videos, budgeted at $2 million, each one budgeted at $300,000. They would begin being released in [[October]] of that year, with ''Moses: Let My People Go'', ''David and Goliath'', ''Joshua and the Battle of Jericho'', Noah and the Ark'', ''Samson and Delilah'', and ''Daniel and the Lion's Den''.<ref>Hunt, Dennis ([[April 26]], [[1985]]). "Biblical Kidvid," ''Los Angeles Times'', page 95. Retrieved [[July 12]], [[2024]].</ref> which changed to [[April]] 1986.<ref>Robinson, Henry ([[April 18]], [[1986]]). "Animated Biblical Episodes Offered for Home-Video," page 46. ''The Asheville Times''. Retrieved August 7, 2024.</ref> Barbera continued to see great potential in the series and had hoped to do 20 more.<ref name="Rapid City Journal" />


The series was officially announced on [[April 26]], [[1985]], with six cassette videos, budgeted at $2 million, each one budgeted at $300,000.They would begin being released in October.<ref>Hunt, Dennis ([[April 26]], [[1985]]). "Biblical Kidvid," ''Los Angeles Times'', page 95. Retrieved [[July 12]], [[2024]].</ref>


==Music==
==Music==
The theme music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]]. There have been several composers including Curtin, [[Russell Fox]], [[Gary William Friedman]], [[Tom Worrall]], [[Albert Lloyd Olson]], [[Vaughn Johnson]]. For the first six films, the music was supervised by [[Paul DeKorte]], then [[Joanne Miller]] took over as director of music supervision for the next three, and finally [[Bodie Chandler]] was the director of music for the final four.
==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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* ''[[Moses (film)|Moses]]''
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| [[October]] 1985
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| 1x02
* ''[[David and Goliath (film)|David and Goliath]]''
| 198?
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| 1x03
* ''[[Joseph and the Battle of Jerico]]''
| 198?
|-
| 1x04
* ''[[Noah's Ark (film)|Noah's Ark]]''
| 198?
|-
| 1x05
* ''[[Samson and Delilah]]''
| 198?
|-
| 1x06
* ''[[Daniel and the Lion's Den]]''
| 198?
|-
| 1x07
* ''[[The Nativity]]''
| [[October 15]], 1987
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| 1x08
* ''[[The Creation]]''
| [[July 15]], 1988
|-
| 1x09
* ''[[The Easter Story (film)|The Easter Story]]''
| [[March 15]], 1989
|-
| 1x10
* ''[[Joseph and His Brothers]]''
| [[November 8]], 1990
|-
| 1x11
* ''[[The Miracles of Jesus (film)|The Miracles of Jesus]]''
| [[September 26]], [[1991]]
|-
| 1x12
* ''[[Queen Esther (film)|Queen Esther]]''
| [[February 27]], 1992
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| 1x13
* ''[[Jonah (film)|Jonah]]''
| [[August 19]], 1992
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Dates are in order of release:
Dates are in order of release:


* United States:
* United States: October 1985


==Cast==
==Cast==
*  
*  
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 09:28, 8 August 2024

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Created by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Original release October 1985—1992
Run time 22 minutes
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Bob Hathcock
Jeff Hall
Alex Lovy
Berny Wolf
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Arthur Alsberg
Tony Benedict
Don Nelson
Art Scott
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Ray Patterson
Art Davis
Oscar Dufau
Carl Urbano
Rudy Zamora
Alan Zaslove
Charlie Downs
Paul Sommer
Gordon Hunt (voices)

The Great Adventure: Stories from the Bible is an American animated video series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) from 1986 to 1992. Thirteen were produced in total. In 2024, MeTV Toons premiered them on television.

Two young Caucasian archeologist and who for no apparent reason are joined their young Nomad friend discover a time portal which sends them to important events from the Bible.

Production

Development

Executive producer Joseph Barbera had attended Holy Innocence School in Brooklyn when he was eight years old, being fascinated by biblical events, spending more time drawing these than on his studies, which was noticed by his mother, who transferred him to public school.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many Barbera saw great potential in animating biblical events, so after co-founding Hanna-Barbera, he spent seventeen years pitching the idea of a series of animated Bible stories to various television networks, who all turned him down, which Barbera felt was because it was too controversial to approve.[1] Barbera became something of a laughingstock, as he would always try and sell the idea at the end of selling another show.

When Taft Entertainment bought Hanna-Barbera, it eventually funded the project after the children's video market becoming a lucrative investment. Each story would have an underlying moral, but not to be preachy about it.[1] There would also be a certain amount of violence that Hanna-Barbera could not shy away from in reenacting critical scenes from the Bible.[1]

The series was officially announced on April 26, 1985, with six cassette videos, budgeted at $2 million, each one budgeted at $300,000. They would begin being released in October of that year, with Moses: Let My People Go, David and Goliath, Joshua and the Battle of Jericho, Noah and the Ark, Samson and Delilah, and Daniel and the Lion's Den.[2] which changed to April 1986.[3] Barbera continued to see great potential in the series and had hoped to do 20 more.[1]


Music

The theme music was composed by Hoyt Curtin. There have been several composers including Curtin, Russell Fox, Gary William Friedman, Tom Worrall, Albert Lloyd Olson, Vaughn Johnson. For the first six films, the music was supervised by Paul DeKorte, then Joanne Miller took over as director of music supervision for the next three, and finally Bodie Chandler was the director of music for the final four.

Episodes

Episode Original air date
1x01 October 1985
1x02 198?
1x03 198?
1x04 198?
1x05 198?
1x06 198?
1x07 October 15, 1987
1x08 July 15, 1988
1x09 March 15, 1989
1x10 November 8, 1990
1x11 September 26, 1991
1x12 February 27, 1992
1x13 August 19, 1992

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: October 1985

Cast

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rapid City Journal
  2. ^ Hunt, Dennis (April 26, 1985). "Biblical Kidvid," Los Angeles Times, page 95. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Robinson, Henry (April 18, 1986). "Animated Biblical Episodes Offered for Home-Video," page 46. The Asheville Times. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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