Dragon Tales

Dragon Tales
GenreFantasy
Created by
Developed by
  • Jim Coane
  • Wesley Eure
  • Jeffrey Scott
  • Cliff Ruby
  • Elana Lesser
Directed by
  • Tim Eldred (S1)
Voices of
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Dragon Tales" performed by Mary Wood
Composers
  • Joey Levine & Co.
  • Jim Latham
  • Brian Garland
  • Cheryl Hassen
Country of origin
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes94 (155 original segments, 78 original episodes total)[4] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jim Coane
  • Nina Elias-Bamberger
  • Jeff Kline
  • Jodi Nussbaum
Producers
  • Richard Raynis
  • Jeff Kline
  • Ron Rodecker
  • Cliff Ruby
  • Elana Lesser
  • John Mariella
  • Cheryl Hassen
  • Pamela Aguilar
Running time30 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesAdelaide Productions
Children's Television Workshop (season 1)
Sesame Workshop (seasons 2-3)
Columbia TriStar Television (seasons 1–2)
Sony Pictures Television (season 3)
Original release
NetworkPBS Kids
PBS KIDS Sprout
ReleaseSeptember 6, 1999 (1999-09-06) –
April 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)
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Dragon Tales is an animated educational fantasy children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker, developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser, and produced by the Children's Television Workshop (now known as Sesame Workshop), Columbia TriStar Television (now known as Sony Pictures Television) and Adelaide Productions. The series focuses on the adventures of two siblings, Emmy and Max, and their dragon friends Cassie, Ord, and Zak and Wheezie.

The series began broadcasting on PBS on their newly-renamed PBS Kids block on September 6, 1999, with its final episode airing on April 11, 2005. The show aired reruns on the PBS Kids block (and sister channel PBS Kids Sprout) up until August 31, 2010, when it was dropped entirely from the lineup. Yearim Productions was responsible for the animation for all seasons (Sunwoo Entertainment and Wang Film Productions only did animation for season 1), with the exception of Koko Enterprises, which recorded the show along with BLT Productions. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the United States Department of Education, cereal company Kellogg's and greeting card manufacturer, American Greetings[5] were responsible for funding.

  1. ^ "American Animation Directory- KOKO Productions Inc". Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2017-06-16. Award winning recording studio and production house. Selected animation credits: Ed Edd n Eddy, Dragon Tales, Johnny Test, Transformers, Bratz, Care Bears, He-Man, Krypto, Madeline, Martin Mystery, Strawberry Shortcake, Noddy. Features: Barbie (Island Princess, Christmas Carol, Thumbelina, Diamond Castle), My Scene, The Condor, The Chameleon, Edison & Leo, My Little Pony.
  2. ^ "Dragon Tales – "A Magical World of Rainbow Rivers and Talking Trees", archive, on Sesame Workshop's official website". 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Sony Pictures Television official Dragon Tales site". Archived from the original on February 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "TV.com – Dragon Tales episode listing". Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ^ Miss Lori & Hooper Preschool Close (2007 WFWA-TV), 16 September 2017, retrieved 2019-09-08