Widget - The Little Guardian
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Widget - The Little Guardian |
| Original title | Widget, the World Watcher |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 1990/1991 |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 65 in 2 seasons |
| idea | Peter Keefe |
| music | Dale Schacker |
| First broadcast | September 29, 1990 |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 3, 1992 on ProSieben |
Widget - The Little Guardian is an animated series from the early 1990s. Directed by Tom Burton and Danilo Cabreira . This series took up current problems such as environmental pollution and tried to make them understandable for children.
action
The little alien guardian apprentice Widget from a planet in the constellation Orion accidentally arrives on earth in a spaceship. There he ends up on a beach, where he sets up a base camp in a cave between the cliffs. The story is somewhat reminiscent of Invader Zim, and just like there, Widget has two bosses, the wise men. However, Widget's job is by no means to conquer the earth or to enslave the inhabitants, but to save threatened animals and punish evil people. Already in the first episode three children named Kevin, Christine and Brian noticed him. They make friends with him and help him with his assignments. A strange being called the mega-brain, which can appear from widget's clock, is also at his side with advice and action. One of the most remarkable things about Widget is that it can transform itself into anything, be it a killer whale , a rubber duck or even a palm tree. In the course of his assignments, Widget also encounters special opponents, of which the ruthless mega-villain who exterminated all life on his planet Titanium is probably the worst. But Rattus is also a bad opponent, who looks very similar to Widget, but in character is exactly the opposite of the dutiful environmentalist.
The series had two different opening credits , but with the same introductory text, and before each opening, Widget provides a brief introduction to the plot of the episode.
Characters
Widget A little guardian apprentice from the constellation Orion. Although he ended up on earth involuntarily, the wise make the best of it and give him many assignments. Widget may be small, but it has a lot of tricks on it that are very useful in the fight against natural disasters and evil forces. Above all, this includes its versatility. However, the widget must be able to turn in a fast vortex for this, otherwise it won't work.
Mega brain Mega brain is just a head with two hands, but it has special abilities. With them, the Widget is of great help more than once. Megahirn also has a few friends who also have a lot to offer.
Kevin One of Earthly friends widgets. Although he wants to help Widget, like every teenager, he wants to be really cool and is too easily distracted by special things. However, more than once, this bad habit puts him in sticky situations that Widget needs to get him out of.
Christine The girl is the haven of calm in the trio of children. At first, she makes sure that Kevin and Brian don't exaggerate and do nonsense. However, it no longer plays a special role later.
Rattus Rattus should be a helper for Widget because aliens also need a break. Rattus, however, likes to cause strife and steal from others. Thus, instead of one less worry, Widget has one more worry.
The wise ones are widgets superiors with whom he is in radio contact and who always give him orders. The red sage is also a woman.
Production and publication
The series was conceptualized by Peter Keefe and directed by Tom Burton and Danilo Cabreira at Calico Entertainment and Zodiac Entertainment. Tom Burton was also the responsible producer and Dale Schacker composed the music. Ken Leonard was the artistic director .
The series was first broadcast with 13 episodes from September 29 to December 22, 1990 on various channels in the USA. From September 23 to December 31, 1991 a second season followed with 52 episodes. The German premiere ran from April 3 to July 10, 1992 on ProSieben .
Episode list
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Second class guardian apprentice | Widget's Great Whale Adventure | September 29, 1990 | April 3, 1992 |
| 2 | 2 | The adopted gorilla | Gorilla My Dreams | October 6, 1990 | |
| 3 | 3 | Widget and the little whale | Kona, the Captive Whale | October 13, 1990 | |
| 4th | 4th | Widget and the poacher | Widget of the Jungle | October 20, 1990 | |
| 5 | 5 | In the Australian bush | Widget's Walkabout | October 27, 1990 | |
| 6th | 6th | Adventure in the rainforest | Amazon Adventure | 3rd November 1990 | |
| 7th | 7th | The captured dolphins | Mediterranean Adventure | November 10, 1990 | |
| 8th | 8th | On the trail of the slime | Slime Sleuths | 17th November 1990 | |
| 9 | 9 | Widgets make a big entrance | Rock 'n' Roll widget | November 24, 1990 | |
| 10 | 10 | School with a difference | Teacher's Pets | December 1, 1990 | |
| 11 | 11 | Widget is chasing Dr. Mean | The Carnival Kids | December 8, 1990 | |
| 12 | 12 | No chance for mega villains | Mega-Slank from Titanium | December 15, 1990 | |
| 13 | 13 | By all good spirits | That's the spirit | December 22, 1990 |
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | 1 | Rattus, the world slayer | Two Times Widget Equals Trouble | September 23, 1991 | |
| 15th | 2 | The language of animals | You talkin 'to me? | September 24, 1991 | |
| 16 | 3 | The super garbage man | Sort it out | September 25, 1991 | |
| 17th | 4th | Off to the planet Ramscho | Watcher's Warning | September 26, 1991 | |
| 18th | 5 | All brains and gone | The Great Brain Robbery | September 27, 1991 | |
| 19th | 6th | The traveling galactic circus | The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | September 30, 1991 | |
| 20th | 7th | Ambassador widget | Bonkrz | October 1, 1991 | |
| 21st | 8th | The ice is getting hot | Glacier grabber | October 2, 1991 | |
| 22nd | 9 | The galactic hamburger battle | Where's the beef? | 3rd October 1991 | |
| 23 | 10 | Small but mean | Micronauts | 4th October 1991 | |
| 24 | 11 | The prehistoric guardian | Watcher from Wayback | October 14, 1991 | |
| 25th | 12 | Strange monsters from space | Betty and the Beasts | October 15, 1991 | |
| 26th | 13 | The intergalactic shopping frenzy | Maller Crawlers | October 16, 1991 | |
| 27 | 14th | - | Never cry wolf | 17th October 1991 | |
| 28 | 15th | - | All day suckers | October 18, 1991 | |
| 29 | 16 | - | Fifty Foot Ants | October 21, 1991 | |
| 30th | 17th | - | Half pint | October 22, 1991 | |
| 31 | 18th | - | Air For Sale | October 23, 1991 | |
| 32 | 19th | - | Intergalactic Garage Sale | October 24, 1991 | |
| 33 | 20th | - | The Great Brain Drain | October 25, 1991 | |
| 34 | 21st | - | Dr. Mega Slank's Pet Palace | November 4th 1991 | |
| 35 | 22nd | - | Murtle & Zurtle, the Galapagos Turtles | 5th November 1991 | |
| 36 | 23 | - | Ratchet Hood | November 6, 1991 | |
| 37 | 24 | - | Crazy 8 | November 7, 1991 | |
| 38 | 25th | - | Half-Pint's Ransomware | November 8, 1991 | |
| 39 | 26th | - | Whatsit to You? | November 11, 1991 | |
| 40 | 27 | - | Widget and the Sqizzlebonk | November 12, 1991 | |
| 41 | 28 | - | Chaos in Kali-Ko | November 13, 1991 | |
| 42 | 29 | - | Head Games | November 14, 1991 | |
| 43 | 30th | - | Mac Bluff | November 15, 1991 | |
| 44 | 31 | - | Great Barrier Thief | November 18, 1991 | |
| 45 | 32 | - | The Brain Who Would Be King | November 19, 1991 | |
| 46 | 33 | - | The Uncontrollable Urg | November 20, 1991 | |
| 47 | 34 | - | The Uncontrollable Urg | November 21, 1991 | |
| 48 | 35 | - | Teeny, Weeny, Widget | November 22, 1991 | |
| 49 | 36 | - | Scraboolee Jubilee | November 25, 1991 | |
| 50 | 37 | - | Culture Crooks | November 26, 1991 | |
| 51 | 38 | - | The Library Card | November 27, 1991 | |
| 52 | 39 | - | Bonkula | November 28, 1991 | |
| 53 | 40 | - | Ratchetland | November 29, 1991 | |
| 54 | 41 | - | Rose Colored Glasses | 2nd December 1991 | |
| 55 | 42 | - | Crashing planets | 3rd December 1991 | |
| 56 | 43 | - | Robo-Zonk | 4th December 1991 | |
| 57 | 44 | - | Ghost of a Chance | 5th December 1991 | |
| 58 | 45 | - | Rock Around the Cosmos | December 6, 1991 | |
| 59 | 46 | - | The Wishing Stone | December 16, 1991 | |
| 60 | 47 | - | Time trippers | 17th December 1991 | |
| 61 | 48 | - | Bungle of the Jungle | December 18, 1991 | |
| 62 | 49 | - | Visit to a Machine Planet | December 19, 1991 | |
| 63 | 50 | - | Awesome African Adventure | December 20, 1991 | |
| 64 | 51 | - | Beast side story | December 30, 1991 | |
| 65 | 52 | - | Mother Slank's Intergalactic Vacation Paradise | December 31, 1991 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Barnes: Voltron producer Peter Keefe dies. The Hollywood Reporter , May 28, 2010, accessed August 26, 2010 .