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1996 television series
Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist
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Title screen
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Directed by
| Bruno Bianchi
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Theme music composer
| Shuki Levy
Haim Saban
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Country of origin
| United States
France
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Original languages
| English
French
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No.
of episodes
| 52
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Executive producers
| Vincent Chalvon Demersay
Jacqueline Tordjman
Eric Rollman
Sam Ewing
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Producer
| Jamie Simone
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Production companies
| Saban Entertainment
Saban International Paris
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Network
| Fox Kids
(international)
First-run syndication
(U.S.)
TF1
(France)
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Release
| February 1, 1996
(
1996-02-01
)
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February 12, 1997
(
1997-02-12
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Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist
(
French
:
Les Nouvelles Aventures d'Oliver Twist
, lit. "The New Adventures of Oliver Twist", also known as
Oliver Twist
) is a children's
animated series
created by
Saban Entertainment
. The series first aired in the United States from 1 February 1996 to 12 February 1997 through Saban's
syndicated
"Saban Kids Network" strand,
[1]
totaling 52 episodes.
[2]
The series began airing in
France
on
TF1
on September 1, 1997, and on Fox Kids (starting with Fox Kids Netherlands
[3]
and Fox Kids UK
[4]
feeds later expanded airs on other feeds) on internationally.
Ownership of the series passed to
Disney
in 2001 when Disney acquired
Fox Kids Worldwide
, which also includes
Saban Entertainment
.
[5]
[6]
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Loosely based on the 1838 novel
Oliver Twist
by
Charles Dickens
, the series features
anthropomorphic
animals and occasionally humans.
[8]
Characters
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- Oliver Twist
(voiced by
Mona Marshall
) - A
dog
. An orphan on the run from the workhouse, trying to earn the respect of his friends Dodger and Charlie and hoping to find his mother, whom he got separated from.
- Artful Dodger
(voiced by
Brianne Siddall
) - A
rabbit
. A cunning sort who is full of ideas.
- Charlie Bates
(voiced by
Tony Pope
) - A
pig
. A laid-back sort who is pretty accident-prone and greedy for food.
- Nancy
(voiced by
Mona Marshall
) - A
cat
. A courteous and kind sort, who dreams of becoming an actress and stays with Fagin's fellowship.
- Princess Annushka
(voiced by
Barbara Goodson
) - A dog. She is a runaway Russian princess who gives little regard for the boys and stays with Fagin's fellowship.
- Fagin
(voiced by
Bob MacGarva
) - An old
red fox
. Leader of the fellowship of young thieves. In most episodes, he is also the narrator of the story.
- Mr. Bumble
(voiced by
Will Ryan
) - An old brown
wolf
. The master of the workhouse. Frequently sends out his two cat goons, Scratch and Sniff to try to capture Oliver and if possible, his two friends as well.
- Bill Sikes
- A
brown bear
. A brutish ruffian of a man who makes threats by extortion and intimidation to gain his money. He is sometimes accompanied by a gang of thieving river rats with Big Cheese as his second-in-command.
Plot
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Oliver escapes the orphan house and is on the run. While on the run he meets Dodger and together they go to Fagin. Fagin is the boss of a little gang and Oliver must prove himself, if he is worthy to stay; the workhouse master won't stop to bring Oliver back to the workhouse.
Oliver and his friends, Dodger and Charlie, are making it a mission to find Oliver's mother and they make adventures along the way.
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