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1968 American animated television series by Hanna Barbera
The Three Musketeers
is an American
Saturday morning cartoon
produced by
Hanna-Barbera Productions
for
NBC
. It premiered in 1968, running for 18 episodes as a segment on
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
. The cartoon is based on the famous 1844 novel
The Three Musketeers
by
Alexandre Dumas
.
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Athos
(voiced by
Jonathan Harris
),
Porthos
(voiced by
Barney Phillips
),
Aramis
(voiced by
Don Messick
), and
D'Artagnan
(voiced by Bruce Watson) partake in new adventures fighting the enemies of the crowned heads of France
King Louis XIV
(voiced by Don Messick) and
Queen Anne
(voiced by
Julie Bennett
).
The musketeers are sometimes assisted by a queen's handmaid named Lady Constance Bonacieux (voiced by Julie Bennett) and her young nephew Tooly (voiced by
Teddy Eccles
). A recurring theme has Tooly trying to prove himself worthy of becoming a Musketeer but the Musketeers won't allow him into their services because of his age. Tooley, who has a
white horse
, named Lightning, does get a present from the Musketeers, a mule for his birthday. Several of the cartoons end with the famous "All for one, and one for all" slogan.
Episodes
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See also
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References
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- ^
Erickson, Hal (2005).
Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003
(2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 109?111.
ISBN
978-1476665993
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