Lucky Luke (1984 TV series)
Lucky Luke is a French-German-American animated television series based on the comic book series of the same name created by Morris. The series lasted for 26 episodes, and co-produced by Hanna-Barbera, Gaumont, Extrafilm and FR3. In France, the series was broadcast from 15 October 1984 on FR3.
| Lucky Luke | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated Series, Western, Adventure, Comedy, Action |
| Created by | Morris |
| Directed by | Morris Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Composers | Claude Bolling Shuki Levy Haim Saban |
| Country of origin | France Germany United States |
| Original languages | English French German |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Philippe Landrot Art Scott Kay Wright |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Gaumont Film Company Lucky Comics Extrafilm Produktion Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Worldvision Enterprises |
| Release | |
| Original network | FR3 (France) Syndication (United States) |
| Original release | 15 October 1984 – 8 April 1985 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | The New Adventures of Lucky Luke |
Synopsis
Lucky Luke is a solitary cowboy traveling through the Far West. Accompanied by his faithful horse Jolly Jumper and almost every episode by Rantanplan the prison guard dog (who gets lost in the West by wanting to follow Lucky Luke or find his prison), he finds himself confronted with various bandits and thugs like the Dalton Brothers, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Phil Defer.
Voice cast
| Character | Original | English |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Malone | Albert Augier | Unknown |
| Orwell Stormwind | ||
| Fletcher Jones | ||
| Nebraska Kid | ||
| William Dalton | Jacques Balutin | Fred Travalena |
| Jolly Jumper | Roger Carel | Robert Ridgely |
| Rantanplan/Bushwack | Bernard Haller (1st voice) Roger Carel (2nd voice) |
Paul Reubens |
| Frank James | Roger Carel | Unknown |
| Senator Pendelberry | ||
| Jasper | ||
| Sam Mountaineer | ||
| Professor Gustav Cranium | ||
| Joe Dalton (The Black Hills) | ||
| Will Coyote (Rué on Oklahoma) | ||
| Cass Casey | Jean-Henri Chambois | |
| Little John the Woodcutter | Richard Darbois | |
| Calamity Jane | Micheline Dax | |
| Cole Younger | Jacques Deschamps | |
| Professor Gurgle | ||
| Yellow Feather Leader | ||
| Phil Defer | Henry Djanik | |
| Colonel Drake | Jacques Ferrière | |
| Doctor Doxey | ||
| Captain Barrows | ||
| Jack Rabbit | ||
| Cosmo Smith | ||
| Professor Doublelap | ||
| Petit Roquet | ||
| Jack Dalton | Gérard Hernandez | Rick Dees |
| Jesse James | Francis Lax | Unknown |
| August Oyster | ||
| Barry Blunt | ||
| Waldo Badminton | ||
| Bull Bullets | ||
| Senator Wilkins | ||
| Billy the Kid | Guy Pierauld | |
| Ma Dalton | Perrette Pradier | Mitzi McCall |
| Annabelle Phelps | Unknown | |
| Lucky Luke | Jacques Thébault | William Callaway |
| Narrator | Unknown | |
| Averell Dalton | Pierre Tornade | Bob Holt |
| Joe Dalton | Pierre Trabaud | Frank Welker |
Additional Voices
- Original: Marion Game
- English: Peter Cullen, Pat Fraley, Barbara Goodson, Mona Marshall
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ma Dalton" | October 15, 1984 |
| 2 | "The Pied-tender" | October 22, 1984 |
| 3 | "The Daltons In The Blizzard" | October 29, 1984 |
| 4 | "Going up the Mississippi" | November 5, 1984 |
| 5 | "Calamity Jane" | November 12, 1984 |
| 6 | "The Daltons Are Redeemed" | November 19, 1984 |
| 7 | "Rails on the Prairie" | November 26, 1984 |
| 8 | "Phil Defer" | December 3, 1984 |
| 9 | "The Elixir of Doctor Doxey" | December 10, 1984 |
| 10 | "Outlaw" | December 17, 1984 |
| 11 | "Billy the Kid" | December 24, 1984 |
| 12 | "Diligence" | December 31, 1984 |
| 13 | "The Grand Duke" | January 7, 1985 |
| 14 | "In The Shadow of the Derricks" | January 14, 1985 |
| 15 | "The Dalton's Magot" | January 21, 1985 |
| 16 | "The White Cavalier" | January 28, 1985 |
| 17 | "On the Dalton's Trail" | February 4, 1985 |
| 18 | "The Escort" | February 11, 1985 |
| 19 | "The Rivals of Painful Gulch" | February 18, 1985 |
| 20 | "The Thread That Sings" | February 25, 1985 |
| 21 | "Jessie James" | March 4, 1985 |
| 22 | "Barbed Wire On The Prairie" | March 11, 1985 |
| 23 | "The Black Hills" | March 18, 1985 |
| 24 | "Dalton City" | March 25, 1985 |
| 25 | "Caravan" | April 1, 1985 |
| 26 | "Rush on Oklahoma" | April 8, 1985 |
Production
The opening credits were directed by Philippe Landrot. This series is broadcast in installments of 5 minutes every day in access prime time, followed by a full broadcast on Sunday afternoon (on FR3). Three episodes ("The Daltons in the Blizzard", "Ma Dalton" and "The Daltons Are Redeemed") were combined in a compilation feature movie: The Daltons on the Loose.
Home media
The complete series was released in October 2010 by Citel Vidéo in 5 volumes. The episodes are in disorder:
- Ma Dalton (episodes 1, 6, 19, 22 and 13)
- The Diligence (episodes 12, 10, 2, 7, 3, 4)
- Calamity Jane (episodes 5, 9, 24, 26, 23)
- Billy the Kid (episodes 11, 15, 18, 8, 14)
- Jesse James (episodes 21, 25, 20, 17, 16)
External links
- Lucky Luke at IMDb