The Adventures of the Black Stallion | |
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Also known as | The New Adventures of the Black Stallion |
Genre | Adventure/Family |
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Theme music composer | Terry Frewer |
Opening theme | We Know the Wind |
Ending theme | We Know the Wind (instrumental) |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 78 |
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Executive producer | Tom Parkinson |
Producer | Jonathan Hackett |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
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Release | September 15, 1990 May 16, 1993 | –
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The Adventures of the Black Stallion is a drama television series that starred Mickey Rooney and Richard Ian Cox, as a trainer and a teenaged horse racer and was loosely based on The Black Stallion book series by Walter Farley.[1] The series originally ran on The Family Channel and YTV from September 15, 1990, to May 16, 1993, before cancellation. It has since been shown in re-runs throughout the world. Mickey Rooney is the only original cast member from The Black Stallion film to reprise his role in the show. In France, the show ran on M6 from April 20, 1991.
Most of the episodes in the first season are set around Canada. During the second and third season, the show moves away from the farm, and has many episodes set in New Zealand, Paris, and the United States. The Adventures of The Black Stallion was filmed on location in British Columbia, Canada, as well as France and New Zealand. Sixteen horses portrayed The Black across the three countries.[2]