German animated children's television series
Simsala Grimm
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Also known as
| The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
(season 1)
Simsala Grimm: The Adventures of Yoyo and Doc Croc
(season 2)
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Genre
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Created by
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- Andre Sikojev
- Stefan Beiten
- Claus Clausen
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Based on
| The
Fairy Tales
by
Brothers Grimm
and
Hans Christian Andersen
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Written by
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- Klaus Doring
(season 1)
- Marlies Kerremans
(season 1)
- Hurst P. Lommer
(season 1)
- Michael Madel
(season 1)
- Jorn Schroder
(season 1)
- Ralph Trommer
(season 1)
- Ulla Ziemann
(season 1)
- Richard Ererett
(season 1)
- Armin Prediger
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- Sally Ann O'Reilly
(season 2)
- Marteinn Thorisson
(season 2)
- Richie Conroy
(season 2)
- Aidan Hickey
(season 2)
- Marcus Fleming
(season 2)
- Linda O'Sullivan
(season 2)
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Directed by
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- Gary Blatchford
- Jody Gannon
- David Incorvala
- Chris Doyle
(season 1)
- Gerhard Hahn
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de
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(season 1)
- Eunice A. Ellis
(season 2)
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Composers
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- Harry Schnitzler
(season 1)
- Jens Busch
(season 1)
- Karsten Sahling
(season 1)
- Nicholas Varley
(season 2)
- Inon Zur
(U.S. English dub only)
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Country of origin
| Germany
France (Season 2)
Ireland (Season 2)
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Original language
| German (Season 1)
English (Season 2)
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No.
of seasons
| 2
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No.
of episodes
| 52
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Executive producers
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- Andre Sikojev
- Stefan Beiten
- Nikolaus Weil
- Claus Clausen
(season 1)
- Ralph Christians
(season 2)
- Roch Lener
(season 2)
- Paul Tylak
(season 2)
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Producers
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- Gerhard Hahn
(season 1)
- Moe Honan
(season 2)
- Marc Dhrami
(season 2)
- Michael Heinrichs
(season 2)
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Editors
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- Jodie Steinforth
(season 1)
- Ringo Waldenburger
(season 1)
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Running time
| 25 minutes
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Production companies
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- Greenlight Media AG
- Norddeutscher Rundfunk
- Hahn Film AG
(season 1)
- Happy Tiger Animation
(season 1)
- Hesem Animation Studio
(season 1)
- New Dawn Studios
(season 1)
- Millimages
(season 2)
- Magma Films Ltd
(season 2)
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Network
| KiKA
/NDR/
ARD
(Germany)
ORF eins
(Austria)
RTE2
(Ireland)
ABC Kids
(Australia)
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Release
| 1 November 1999
(
1999-11-01
)
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31 December 2010
(
2010-12-31
)
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Simsala Grimm
is a German
animated
children's television series
, consisting of stories based on fairy tales by the
Brothers Grimm
,
Hans Christian Andersen
, and other notable authors. The series was created by Andre Sikojev, Stefan Beiten and Claus Clausen, and co-producted by Greenlight Media AG,
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
, Hahn Film AG,
Millimages
and Magma Films Ltd.
Synopsis
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In each episode of the series, one of the famous classical fairy tales is told in the magical land of Simsala. The local characters Yoyo and Doc Croc move between the storyteller and the episode cast, which they tend to help or at least inspire. Each episode begins with Yoyo and Doc Croc as toys on a shelf brought to life by a magical book.
Characters
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Main
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- Yoyo (German:
Hubertus von Lerchenfeld
, English:
Nigel Greaves
) ? An adventurous, joyful, brave and mischievous blue coyote. He wears a red hood shoulder piece with two dangling bells.
- Doc Croc (nicknamed Crocy; German:
Jorg Stuttmann
, English:
Nigel Pegram
) ? A bookworm, a red-pink lizard. He wears glasses and a yellow hat, and carries a yellow bag with him. He is kind, timid and smart. It also appears as if Doc Croc has a slight stutter in his voice.
- Storybook (Marchenbuch; German:
Bert Franzke
, English: Erik Hansen) ? the book that brings Yoyo and Doc Croc to life and takes them to the land of Simsala. In the first season, it has portraits of the brothers Grimm in the hardcover.
Both Yoyo and Doc Croc often argue as Yoyo is brave and willing, but unwise and Doc Croc is sometimes overcautious, yet intelligent. Both of them also seem to disrespect the storybook, as it usually takes them to a bad place when they are landing.
Recurring
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- Birds - Three clothed birds appear in numerous episodes of the first season, often providing/singing advice or insight to Yoyo and Doc Croc.
- Mice - Three clothed mice appear in numerous episodes of the first season, often providing advice or insight, sometimes even help, to Yoyo and Doc Croc.
Episodes
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Season 1 (1999-2000)
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Season 2 (2010)
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Broadcast
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Simsala Grimm
premiered on
KiKA
in Germany on 1 November 1999, and ended on 21 July 2000. It was later renewed for a second season, which premiered on 6 December 2010, and ended on 31 December of the same year.
The English version of the series premiered in
Australia
in 2001 on
ABC Kids
, and later on
RTE2
in
Ireland
.
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In addition, the first season of the series was distributed on DVDs in the
United States
in 2004, under the name "
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
".
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citation needed
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A third season was announced in 2019.
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Remastered versions of the previous seasons were produced as well, and were released on
Amazon Prime Video
in March 2021 in Germany and the United Kingdom,
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with the German version in particular releasing in theaters starting 28 October 2021.
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On 7 November 2021, a series of
radio plays
was announced for an early 2022 release, with the first episode, based on
The Seven Ravens
, releasing on 11 February on
Spotify
,
Deezer
, and
Napster
.
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Afterwards, a second episode, based on
The King's Son Who Feared Nothing
released on 17 May 2023, a third episode based on
The Courageous Flute-Player
released on 20 October 2023, a fourth episode based on
The Elves and the Shoemaker
released on 17 November 2023, a fifth episode based on
The Queen Bee
released on 15 March 2024 and a sixth episode is set for release on 14 June 2024.
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Proposed film adaptation
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In 2002, Greenlight Media partnered with Berlin Animation Film and
John H. Williams
of
Vanguard Animation
to produce a film adaptation that would have been known domestically as
Happily N'Ever After
, which would have revolved around Cinderella's stepmother taking over the land of Simsala. The film would have starred
Andy Dick
as Yoyo, and
Wallace Shawn
as Doc Croc, with the additional voices of
Freddie Prinze Jr.
,
Sarah Michelle Gellar
,
George Carlin
and
Sigourney Weaver
. By 2003, Grenlight Media would sell its interest in the film, and while the film did get released in 2007, all connections to the series were removed from the final project.
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In March 2019, with the celebration of 20th anniversary of the series, Greenlight Media announced that it signed a deal with Fabula Media Group to produce an animated feature film based on the show, as well as the third season is in development.
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See also
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Notes
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Sometimes titled "Thumbling" in home media releases.
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Titled "Die zwei Prinzesinnen" in home media releases.
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