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{{Infobox film
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| name = Faeries
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| music = Bobby Bennett
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| editing = Peter Aries
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| studio = Tomorrow Entertainment<ref name="Aloha">{{cite news |first=John J. |last=O'Connor |date=25 February 1981 |title=TV: HAWAIIAN 'ALOHA PARADISE' AND FOREST 'FAERIES' |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/25/arts/tv-hawaiian-aloha-paradise-and-forest-faeries.html |access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref>
| company = Tomorrow Entertainment<ref name="Aloha">{{cite news |first=John J. |last=O'Connor |date=25 February 1981 |title=TV: HAWAIIAN 'ALOHA PARADISE' AND FOREST 'FAERIES' |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/25/arts/tv-hawaiian-aloha-paradise-and-forest-faeries.html |access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref>
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| distributor = Pyramid Films<ref name="SLJ">{{cite journal |first=Ella B. |last=Fossum |date=January 1982 |title=Faeries |journal=[[School Library Journal]] |publisher=[[Media Source Inc.|MSI Information Services]] |volume=28 |issue=5 |pages=45–46 |issn=0000-0035 |id={{ProQuest|1948955166}} }}</ref>
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| runtime = 25 minutes<ref name="SLJ">{{cite journal |first=Ella B. |last=Fossum |date=January 1982 |title=Faeries |journal=[[School Library Journal]] |publisher=[[Media Source Inc.|MSI Information Services]] |volume=28 |issue=5 |pages=45–46 |issn=0000-0035 |id={{ProQuest|1948955166}} }}</ref>
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==Plot==
==Plot==
A young man, Oisin "(pronounced O-sheen)" returns home with a group of huntsmen from an unsuccessful hunt when a deer, revealing herself to be Niamh (pronounced Nee-am and Nee’uv) a faerie princess, appears to him. She takes him to her father, the Faerie King, whose Shadow has come to life and now threatens Faerie Land. The King begs Oisin to travel to Squalor Web Castle and defeat the evil Shadow.
A young man, Oisin (pronounced "O-sheen"), is returning home with a group of [[Hunting|huntsmen]] from an unsuccessful hunt when a [[deer]] appears before him and reveals herself to be Niamh (pronounced "Nee-am" and "Nee’uv"), a faerie princess. She takes him to her father, the Faerie King, whose [[shadow]] has come to life and now threatens Faerie Land. The King begs Oisin to travel to Squalor Web Castle and defeat the evil Shadow.


Oisin and his faerie helper Puck travel to the castle, encountering [[hag]]s, [[goblin]]s, [[merrow]]s and other faerie creatures. They also save a [[kobold]] from evil trows. Eventually the three arrive at the lake, beyond which sits the castle. After meeting an Irish faerie who attempts to dissuade them from their mission, they arrive at the castle. Avoiding [[redcap]]s, the Shadow's evil soldiers, Oisin makes his way to the tallest tower, defeats the Shadow, and joins a celebration in Faerie Land before returning to his human companions.
Oisin and his faerie helper Puck travel to the castle, encountering [[hag]]s, [[goblin]]s, [[merrow]]s and other faerie creatures. They also save a [[kobold]] from being eaten by evil [[Trow (folklore)|trows]]. Eventually the three arrive at the lake, beyond which sits the castle. After meeting an Irish faerie who attempts to dissuade them from their mission, they arrive at the castle. Avoiding [[redcap]]s, the Shadow's evil soldiers, Oisin makes his way to the tallest tower, defeats the Shadow, and joins a celebration in Faerie Land before returning to his human companions.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Hans Conried]] as Faerie King / Shadow
* [[Hans Conried]] as Faerie King / Shadow
*Craig Schaefer as [[Oisín|Oisin]]
* Craig Schaefer as [[Oisín|Oisin]]
*[[Morgan Brittany]] as Princess [[Niamh (mythology)|Niamh]]
* [[Morgan Brittany]] as Princess [[Niamh (mythology)|Niamh]]
*[[Frank Welker]] as [[Puck (folklore)|Puck]] / [[far darrig|Fir Darrig]] / [[Trow (folklore)|Trow]] #1 / Hunter #1
* [[Frank Welker]] as [[Puck (folklore)|Puck]] / [[Far darrig|Fir Darrig]] / [[Trow (folklore)|Trow]] #1 / Hunter #1
*[[Bob Arbogast]] as [[Kobold]] / Trow #2 / Hunter #2
* [[Bob Arbogast]] as [[Kobold]] / Trow #2 / Hunter #2
*[[June Foray]] as [[Hag]] #1
* [[June Foray]] as Mally
*[[Linda Gary]] as Hag #2
* [[Linda Gary]] as Vilda
*[[Mel Welles]] as Trow #3 / Hunter #3
* [[Janet Waldo]] as Andria
* [[Mel Welles]] as Trow #3 / Hunter #3


==Home media and merchandising==
==Home media and merchandising==
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''Faeries'' was nominated for four [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1981:<ref>{{cite web |title=Faeries |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/faeries#awards|website=Emmys.com |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|Television Academy]] |access-date=16 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816063827/https://www.emmys.com/shows/faeries |archive-date=16 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
''Faeries'' was nominated for four [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1981:<ref>{{cite web |title=Faeries |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/faeries#awards|website=Emmys.com |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|Television Academy]] |access-date=16 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816063827/https://www.emmys.com/shows/faeries |archive-date=16 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>


*[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program]] — Jean Moore Edwards, Fred Hellmich, Lee Mishkin, Thomas W. Moore, Anne E. Upson, Norton Virgien (executive producers)
* [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program]] — Jean Moore Edwards, Fred Hellmich, Lee Mishkin, Thomas W. Moore, Anne E. Upson, Norton Virgien (executive producers)
*Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming — Alan Aldridge (teleplay), Lee Mishkin (teleplay), Christopher Gore (story)
* Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming — Alan Aldridge (teleplay), Lee Mishkin (teleplay), Christopher Gore (story)
*Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming — Peter Aries (film editor)
* Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming — Peter Aries (film editor)
*Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming — Peter Aries (film sound editor)
* Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming — Peter Aries (film sound editor)


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0192008|Faeries}}
* {{IMDb title|0192008|Faeries}}
* {{AllMovie title|16574|Faeries}}


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Latest revision as of 21:15, 21 December 2024

Faeries
Directed byLee Mishkin
StarringHans Conried
Craig Schaefer
Morgan Brittany
Frank Welker
Bob Arbogast
June Foray
Linda Gary
Mel Welles
Music byBobby Bennett
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
EditorPeter Aries
Running time25 minutes[1]
Production companyTomorrow Entertainment[2]
Original release
ReleaseFebruary 25, 1981 (1981-02-25)

Faeries is a 1981 animated television special that appeared on CBS in the United States. It is based on the 1978 book Faeries, described and illustrated by Brian Froud and Alan Lee.[3] The special was directed by Lee Mishkin with animation direction by Fred Hellmich, executive produced by Thomas W. Moore, Anne Upson and Jean Moore Edwards,[4] and was designed by Alan Aldridge.[2] The special first aired on CBS on February 25, 1981.[5]

Plot

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A young man, Oisin (pronounced "O-sheen"), is returning home with a group of huntsmen from an unsuccessful hunt when a deer appears before him and reveals herself to be Niamh (pronounced "Nee-am" and "Nee’uv"), a faerie princess. She takes him to her father, the Faerie King, whose shadow has come to life and now threatens Faerie Land. The King begs Oisin to travel to Squalor Web Castle and defeat the evil Shadow.

Oisin and his faerie helper Puck travel to the castle, encountering hags, goblins, merrows and other faerie creatures. They also save a kobold from being eaten by evil trows. Eventually the three arrive at the lake, beyond which sits the castle. After meeting an Irish faerie who attempts to dissuade them from their mission, they arrive at the castle. Avoiding redcaps, the Shadow's evil soldiers, Oisin makes his way to the tallest tower, defeats the Shadow, and joins a celebration in Faerie Land before returning to his human companions.

Cast

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Home media and merchandising

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Family Home Entertainment released the special on VHS and Betamax in the 1980s.

Henson Associates were the merchandising agents for Faeries.[6]

Award nominations

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Faeries was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards in 1981:[7]

  • Outstanding Animated Program — Jean Moore Edwards, Fred Hellmich, Lee Mishkin, Thomas W. Moore, Anne E. Upson, Norton Virgien (executive producers)
  • Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming — Alan Aldridge (teleplay), Lee Mishkin (teleplay), Christopher Gore (story)
  • Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming — Peter Aries (film editor)
  • Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming — Peter Aries (film sound editor)

Notes

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  1. ^ Fossum, Ella B. (January 1982). "Faeries". School Library Journal. 28 (5). MSI Information Services: 45–46. ISSN 0000-0035. ProQuest 1948955166.
  2. ^ a b O'Connor, John J. (25 February 1981). "TV: HAWAIIAN 'ALOHA PARADISE' AND FOREST 'FAERIES'". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2010-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Faeries". IMDb. 25 February 1981.
  5. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 257. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. ^ Lambinus, Gene (22 February 1981). "Television Week". The New York Times. p. GU3. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 121868770.
  7. ^ "Faeries". Emmys.com. Television Academy. Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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