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"I wish, I wish with all my heart, to fly with dragons in a land apart!"
Max and Emmy wishing upon a dragon scale, transporting them to Dragon Land

Dragon Tales is a American animated preschool fantasy adventure children's television series created by Jim Coane, the late Ron Rodecker, and developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby, and Elana Lesser. The story focuses on the adventures of two ordinary kids, Emmy and Max, and their dragon friends Ord, Cassie, Zak, Wheezie, and Quetzal. Because both PBS and Sesame Workshop co-owned Sprout when the channel was launched, they aired a variety of shows from both their archive libraries on Sprout, including reruns of Dragon Tales.

Plot[]

"This animated fantasy adventure series features Emmy and Max, their bi-lingual neighbor Enrique, and the dragons they befriend in Dragon Land. The children and dragons help each other overcome obstacles and cope with fears through songs and games." (link)

For Parents[]

"Play a Spanish verb game! Introduce the words "¡Para!" ("Stop!"), ¡Corre! ("Run!"), ¡Baila! ("Dance!") and call them out to change your child's movement."

History on Sprout[]

The show was first shown on September 26, 2005, along with several other shows, to celebrate the launch of the Sprout network. It aired at 7:30, 4PM, and 6:30 ET when Sprout launched, and later at 3:30 ET on The Sprout Sharing Show and at 6:30 and 8PM ET on The Good Night Show.

It even had a Sprout Diner snack, Dragon Tales' Tortilla Treat. The recipe became unbranded once the show quit the network.

It even had a Birthday Show activity, Dragon Tales' Egg-celent Dragon Craft.

It left Sprout on August 31, 2010, which was also the day it left PBS stations, and a few weeks before The Let's Go Show dissolved. It was replaced on The Good Night Show schedule by Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies and Angelina Ballerina, which has been restored after quitting the Good Night lineup.[1]

"Monday, August 30 will be Dragon Tales' last day on both Sprout and PBS Kids, as our licensing rights for this series have expired. Dragon Tales has been a very popular show on our channel over the years and we understand this change will be difficult for young viewers who are fans of the show. Dragon Tales is still available on DVD for those who wish to make the series a part of your pre-schooler's daily television viewing routine." (link)

Games[]

  • Dragon Tales Dragon Badge

Characters[]

  • Ord
  • Zak and Wheezie
  • Cassie
  • Quetzal
  • Max
  • Emmy

Connections[]

  • Brian Drummond voiced Mr. Murray and Jungle Jake.
  • Susan Kim served as a writer for the series.

Notes[]

  • When this show aired on Sprout, the fundings were featured at the beginning and at the end.
  • Nina and her Sproutlet friends once did "Max and Emmy's School Stretch" on The Good Night Show. The segment aired during the School blockisode.[2]
    • They also did "Zak and Wheezy's Umbrella Stretch"[3] The segment aired during the Rainy Days blockisode.[4]
      • Although the show stopped airing on Sprout in 2010, a video of the stretch remained up online as late as 2013.[5]
  • On Sprout airings of the episode "Lights, Camera, Dragons", Max's line "Anything would be better than doing nothing on Emmy's stupid video!" was edited, muting the word "stupid", because Sprout considers that to be close enough to a bad word.
  • Visuals from "The Big Sleepover" appear in the show's Sprout Diner webisode and Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon, and "To Kingdom Come" was used when Ord greets Nina and Star before the show starts.
  • Before it shows the part where Max and Emmy go home in "A Liking to Biking," their wish to go home was removed, the screen faded to black and the credits began in the Sprout airings.[6]
  • Footage from the show was used in the 2006 Adam Sandler film Click and the episode was "Team Work."

Episodes[]

See Dragon Tales/List of Episodes

Gallery[]

See Dragon Tales/Gallery

References[]

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