Vic the Viking is a children's animated television ABC series, which began on Network Ten on 6 July 2013, and continued on Eleven on 9 November 2013. It was based on the 1974-1975 anime series Vicky the Viking, and the book series it was originally inspired.[1] The show aired 39 episodes for a total of 78 segments,[1] and ended in 2014.[2]
| Vic the Viking | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | Vicky the Viking |
| Developed by |
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| Directed by | Éric Cazes |
| Country of origin | France Germany Austria Netherlands Australia |
| Original languages | English French German Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production companies | ASE Studios Pty Limited Studio 100 Animation Flying Bark Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten (Season 1) Eleven (Season 2) |
| Release | 6 July 2013 – 2 June 2014 |
The main characters are Vic, a young, frail and ingenious Viking boy; his father Halvar, the Captain of the Drakkar and chief elect of 'Flake' the home village,[1] and the villagers, mainly the other plunder crewmen, including druid Urobe, the ever-quarreling companions Tjure and Snorre, the simple giant Flaxe, squeaky-voiced navigator Gorm and bard Ulme; also Vic's bossy mother Ylva, mischievous urchin-rival Gilby, who is jealous that Vic is allowed to sail with the men, and Vic's equally inquisitive little cousin, Ylvi. Halvar's sworn enemy is the rascally captain Sven and his crew of incompetent oafs, but most episodes have other antagonists.
The series has been aired overseas,[3] as in Flanders by Ketnet since autumn 2013 (dubbed in Dutch). In the UK it is aired on Pop. There are also two Catalan language dubs, corresponding to Televisió de Catalunya and À Punt Mèdia, in València.[4][5]
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 4 July 2013 | 9 November 2013 |
| 2 | 52 | 16 November 2013 | 2 June 2014 |
Season 1 (2013)
edit| No. in season | Title | Director | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Almost Treasure's Island" | Éric Cazes | Thierry Gaudin | 4 July 2013 |
| 2 | "Thor's Thunder" | Éric Cazes | Fabrienne Gambrelle | 4 July 2013 |
| 3 | "Grist for the Mill" | Éric Cazes | Fabrienne Gambrelle | 11 July 2013 |
| 4 | "The Magic Lantern" | Éric Cazes | Hadrien Soulez Larivière | 11 July 2013 |
| 5 | "Shooting Star" | Éric Cazes | Alexandre Reverend | 18 July 2013 |
| 6 | "The Highest Viking" | Éric Cazes | Alexandre Reverend | 18 July 2013 |
| 7 | "A Wind That'll Tear the Horns Off a Viking" | Éric Cazes | Alexandre Reverend | 27 July 2013 |
| 8 | "Knock on Wood" | Éric Cazes | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | 27 July 2013 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Crump, William D. (11 March 2019). Happy Holidays--Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-4766-3646-7.
- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 157. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ Sakr, Naomi; Steemers, Jeanette (4 October 2019). Screen Media for Arab and European Children: Policy and Production Encounters in the Multiplatform Era. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-25658-6.
- ^ CCMA (22 December 2022). "Vicky, el viking". CCMA (in Catalan). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Vicky el Viking". La Colla. Retrieved 9 September 2023.