Oskar, the flying wing

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Television series
German title Oskar, the flying wing
Original title Oscar's Orchestra
Country of production United Kingdom , France
original language English
Year (s) 1995-2000
length 30 minutes
Episodes 39 in 3 seasons
genre cartoon
First broadcast January 4, 1994 on BBC One
German-language
first broadcast		 December 30, 1995 on Das Erste

Oskar, the flying wing (Original title: Oscar's Orchestra) is a British - French animated series , which was produced between 1995 and 2000 .

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In a dystopian future, the dictator Thadäus Schmäh rules the world. He hates music and that's why he bans all musical instruments so that they have to live underground. This also includes the speaking concert grand piano Oskar. The young adventurer Rebecca helps him on his way and they join the resistance.

Production and publication

The series was produced between 1995 and 2000 under the direction of Christopher O'Hare in a Franco-British cooperation. Season 3 has not yet been translated into German. The series first aired on January 4, 1994 on BBC One . The German first broadcast took place on December 30, 1995 on Das Erste . Further German-language TV broadcasts took place on KiKA , WDR television and ORF eins . The series was also released on Video Home System (VHS).

Episode list

season 1

episode

(total)

episode

(Season)

German title German premiere English title
1 01 Oskar gets his wings 12/30/1995 The Battle Begins
2 02 Off through the triangle 01/06/1996 Bach to the Future
3 03 The flight of the bumblebee 01/13/1996 The Flight of the Bumble Bees
4th 04 Music of the spheres 01/20/1996 Star Tours
5 05 The battle on the ice 01/27/1996 Battle on Ice
6th 06 The weather machine 02/03/1996 The Four Seasons
7th 07 Oskar cracks a tough nut 02/10/1996 Oscar cracks the nut
8th 08 A birthday cannon 02/17/1996 1812
9 09 Romeo and Juliet 02/24/1996 Star Crossed
10 10 The head turning machine 03/02/1996 My Kingdom for a Tank
11 11 Viva Espania 03/09/1996 Viva Espana
12 12 Adventure in America March 16, 1996 Once Upon a Ragtime
13 13 The hunt for the ring 03/23/1996 The Ring

season 2

episode

(total)

episode

(Season)

German title German premiere English title
14th 01 The scorned abuse 04/06/1997 Queen Sheba
15th 02 Pirates on the air 04/13/1997 Radio Oscar
16 03 Oskar and the 40 robbers 04/20/1997 Forty Thieves
17th 04 Quarrel about Bach 04/27/1997 Back to Bach
18th 05 Carnival of the Animals 05/04/1997 Carnival of the Animals
19th 06 In the mountain king's cave 05/11/1997 Black Keys
20th 07 The darn second wing 05/18/1997 Hall of the Mountain King
21st 08 The witch's kiss 05/25/1997 Sleeping Beauty
22nd 09 The singer in the ice 06/01/1997 A fight at the opera
23 10 The double tell 06/08/1997 Fangs but no fangs
24 11 Who dances with the wolf 06/15/1997 A tale of two tales
25th 12 To New York and back 06/22/1997 Four of our Notes
26th 13 Four notes for a hallelujah! 06/29/1997 World Tour

season 3

episode

(total)

episode

(Season)

English title
27 01 The Lost Chords
28 02 Out of tune
29 03 Knight in Shining Armor
30th 04 Musical Exercise
31 05 Raiders of the Lost Park
32 06 Soothsayer's Convention
33 07 Water Music
34 08 Return of Scheherazade
35 09 Maestro Thadius
36 10 Inside job
37 11 Songs of the Pack
38 12 Greensleeves
39 13 The Toy Symphony

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