Wildfire
- 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 13―December 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:
- United States: September 13, 1986 at 8:30 am on CBS
- United Kingdom and Ireland: September 2, 1996 at 2:45 pm on Cartoon Network
Cast
- Georgi Irene as Princess Sara
- John Vernon as Wildfire
- Jessica Walter as Lady Diabolyn
- Bobby Jacoby as Dorin
- Susan Blu as Brutus
- David Ackroyd as John Cavanaugh/Prince Cavan
- Billy Barty as Dweedle
- Rob Paulsen as Booper
- Frank Welker as Mudlusk
- Rene Auberjonois as Alvinar
- Lilly Moon as Ellen Crowe
