Wildfire

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This article is about the TV series. For the character, see Wildfire (character).
Wildfire
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Created by Peter S. Beagle
Network CBS
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Distributor Worldvision Enterprises
Original release September 13December 13, 1986
Run time 23 minutes
Starring Georgi Irene
John Vernon
Jessica Walter
Bobby Jacoby
Susan Blu
David Ackroyd
Billy Barty
Rob Paulsen
Frank Welker
Rene Auberjonois
Lilly Moon
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Joe Taritero
Producer(s) Peter Aries, Jr.
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Jeff Segal
Kelly Ward
John Loy
Director(s) Art Davis
Oscar Dufau
Don Lusk
Carl Urbano
Rudy Zamora
Gordon Hunt (voices)

Wildfire is an American animated fantasy television series created by Peter S. Beagle. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS' Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1986, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season.

In an effort to protect her only daughter from Lady Diabolyn's curse, Queen Sarana from the kingdom of Thurinia sends Princess Sara to Earth, where she is raised by a kindly Montana ranch owner called John Cavanaugh. When Sara is 11 years old, she is contacted by Queen Sarana's trusted talking steed, Wildfire, who needs help in preventing Lady Diaoblyn from spreading her evil across Thorinia and all of the magical realm of Dar-Shan.

Production

Development

Music

The title/end themes were composed by Jimmy Webb. The rest of the episode's music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as the musical director, with musical coordination by Joanne Miller.

Opening theme song lyrics

Once upon a dream, I think I lived inside a fairy tale
When someone great was lost, when some great void was crossed
And I was tossed in my sleep

And did I see a magic horse called Wildfire, or just a dream?

Wildfire, Wildfire!

Deep within my mind, so tell me what I find, or what might become
If I could go where the dreams come from
If I could go where the dreams run

Wildfire, Wildfire!

Episodes

Title Original air date
1x01 September 13, 1986
1x02 September 20, 1986
1x03 September 27, 1986
1x04 October 4, 1986
1x05 October 11, 1986
1x06 October 18, 1986
1x07 October 25, 1986
1x08 November 1, 1986
1x09 November 8, 1986
1x10 November 15, 1986
1x11 November 22, 1986
1x12 December 6, 1986
1x13 December 13, 1986

Release

Premiere dates of countries are in order of release:

Cast

References