Albert the Fifth Musketeer
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| Also known as | Albert le 5ème mousquetaire |
| Genre | Animation |
| Created by | Christophe Izard |
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| Directed by | Alain Sion |
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| Composer | Kick Production |
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| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Release | March 16 – July 2, 1994 |
Albert the Fifth Musketeer is a French-British-Canadian children's cartoon based on the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. It is a France Animation, Ravensburger and Cinar co-production, for Children's BBC and Canal+[1] in association with PolyGram Video, Animation Services Hong Kong Limited and Koroness Filmproduktion GmbH.
Plot
[edit]The show centers around the antics of Albert (French pronunciation: [albɛʁ] AL-bair) de Parmagnan, a new member of the Musketeers (the series takes place after the Siege of La Rochelle, and therefore after D'Artagnan has become a musketeer, but before Milady de Winter's death). While the other four musketeers are portrayed as bumbling and incompetent, Albert is quick-witted and clever, creating many inventions to get the others out of trouble.
He and the other Musketeers have adventures as they fight with the guards of Cardinal Richelieu and attempt to thwart his plans to take over France.
In total there were 26 episodes, which aired in 1994. The show was later translated into English, Dutch, Swedish, French and Russian and shown in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand, the Netherlands, United States, South Africa, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, Zimbabwe, Sweden, Hong Kong, France and Russia.
Cast
[edit]The characters, apart from Albert (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert), are all generally broad stereotypes of their traditional portrayals in the original Musketeers book and subsequent movies:
- D'Artagnan – brash and impulsive, the self-declared leader of the Musketeers. Voiced by Andy Turvey.
- Athos – rarely says anything, but tends to do everything backwards, including riding his horse. Voiced by Jimmy Hibbert.
- Porthos – large and fat, Porthos is always thinking of his stomach. Voiced by Christian Rodska.
- Aramis – very flirtatious and feminine, often lapses into poetry. Voiced by Mike Drew.
- M. de Tréville – the captain of the King's Musketeers. Voiced by Christian Rodska.
- King Louis XIII – the ruler of France and commissioner of the Musketeers. Childish and moronic, he is easily duped by Richelieu. Voiced by Jimmy Hibbert
- Anne of Austria – the King's wife. Beautiful, but ditsy, she talks in a slight lispy French tone. She often confides privately in Albert with instructions. Voiced by Shireen Shah.
- Cardinal Richelieu – the Prime Minister of France, he seeks to undermine the King's authority at every turn and sends his guards to fight off the meddling Musketeers who threaten to disrupt his plans. Voiced by Mike Drew.
- M'Lady – Richelieu's cunning female assistant. She has a tattoo of a fleur de lis on her shoulder that turns into a quacking duck. Voiced by Susan Sheridan.
- The Duke of Buckingham – the love-crazed suitor of Queen Anne. Voiced by Dick Cadbury.
Episodes
[edit]- The King's New Shoes
- Her Majesty's Gorilla
- The Gold Coach
- The King's Complex
- Food for a King
- The Identikit Picture
- Anatole's Treasure
- Patchouli for the Queen
- The King of Thieves
- The Spy
- The Cocoa Mission
- The Queen's Nanny
- Her Majesty's Garden
- Wig Business
- The King's Jester
- The Duke's Tunes
- The Count of Quicostro
- The Return of the Queen Mother
- The Pillow Caper
- The Musketeer Day
- Ghost You Said?
- The Ambassador
- The Queen's Tortoises
- Mauricette Crouton
- Strawberries for the King
- A Dukelike Imposter
References
[edit]- ^ Animation Magazine. Animation Magazine. October 1994. p. 53.
External links
[edit]- Television shows based on The Three Musketeers
- BBC children's television shows
- Television series by Cookie Jar Entertainment
- 1990s French animated television series
- 1990s Canadian animated television series
- 1994 Canadian television series debuts
- 1994 Canadian television series endings
- 1994 French television series debuts
- 1994 French television series endings
- Canadian children's animated adventure television series
- Canadian children's animated comedy television series
- French children's animated adventure television series
- French children's animated comedy television series
- Animated television series set in France
- Television series set in the 17th century
- 1994 British television series debuts
- 1994 British television series endings
- 1990s British children's television series
- Fictional French people in television
- Fictional swordfighters in television
- Canal+ original programming
- 1990s British animated television series
- Cultural depictions of Cardinal Richelieu
- Cultural depictions of Louis XIII
- Cultural depictions of Anne of Austria
- Cultural depictions of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
- BBC animated television series