The Adventures of Sam

The Adventures of Sam was an Australian children's animated television serial, written by Ken Kelso, that aired on the ABC in 1999. Set in the 1850s, it followed a sea-faring boy named Sam Donahue as he goes on many adventures around the world while trying to find his brother Tom and discovers new worlds and different cultures.

The Adventures of Sam
GenreChildren's TV Drama/Action/Adventure
Written byKen Kelso
Directed byCraig Handley
George Whaley
StarringJustin Rosniak
Emma Jane Fowler
Michael Craig
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Michael Craig
Sam Wilcox
Keith Buckley
Walter Grkovic
Anthony Wong
David Mackennal
Bob Baines
Joy Hopwood
Noeline Brown
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Katharine Cullen
Scott McGregor
Ace Matters
Graham Matters
David Downer
John Sheerin
Stephen Shanahan
Jon Pollard
Paul Smyth
David Whitney
John Derum
Diana McLean
Rachel King
Mitch Matthews
Colin Lee
Lee Perry
Theme music composerNerida Tyson-Chew
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersRon Saunders
Claire Henderson
ProducersNoel Price
Peter Jackson
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesAustralian Film Finance Corporation
Southern Star Entertainment
Release
Original networkABC Television
Picture formatPAL (576i)
Original release29 January (1999-01-29) –
23 April 1999 (1999-04-23)
External links
The Adventures of Sam Website

The show ran for 13 episodes and is produced by the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Southern Star Entertainment in association with the ABC. It was also well known for its theme music by Nerida Tyson-Chew which was nominated for several awards. The show was also released on three videos in 1999 by PolyGram Video each containing four episodes featuring all episodes except for the final episode "Begin Again". It also aired on Toon Disney and The Disney Channel in the United Kingdom, TV2 in New Zealand, Kids Central in Singapore, Arutz HaYeladim in Israel, K-T.V. World in South Africa, France 5 in France, Disney Channel in Malaysia and RTÉ2 in Ireland being shown on the long running children's block The Den.

Episode listing
  • 1. Escape (29/01/1999)
  • 2. Moon Daughter (05/02/1999)
  • 3. The Forbidden City (12/02/1999)
  • 4. Fire On The Water (19/02/1999)
  • 5. Sea Raiders (26/02/1999)
  • 6. Jungle Ghost (05/03/1999)
  • 7. The Sultan's Palace (12/03/1999)
  • 8. The Queen's Move (19/03/1999)
  • 9. Castaway (26/03/1999)
  • 10. A Strange Reunion (02/04/1999)
  • 11. Not Quite Paradise (09/04/1999) (Note: This episode was nominated for Best Children's Television Program at the AFI awards in 1999)
  • 12. My Brother's Keeper (16/04/1999)
  • 13. Begin Again (23/04/1999) (Note: Final episode and the only one that was never released on video)

Home media

Australia
Release name
 Release date
 Classifaction
 Publisher
Format
Language Subtitles Notes
 REF
Adventures of Sam Vol 01 17 February 1999 G Polygram Video PAL English None Includes episodes 1 - 4 [1]
Adventures of Sam Vol 02 17 March 1999 G Polygram Video PAL English None Includes episodes 5 - 8 [2]
Adventures of Sam Vol 03 16 April 1999 G Polygram Video PAL English None Includes episodes 9 - 12 [3]

Italy
Release name
 Release date
 Publisher
Format
Language Subtitles Notes
 REF
Le Avventure Di Sam 1 December 2008 Digivision PAL English, Italian None Includes episodes 1 - 4 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence. [4]
Le Avventure Di Sam 2 1 December 2008 Digivision PAL English, Italian None Includes episodes 5 - 8 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence. [5]
Le Avventure Di Sam 3 1 December 2008 Digivision PAL English, Italian None Includes episodes 9 - 13 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence. [6]

References
  1. "Adventures Of Sam Vol 01 (VHS)". allaboutmovies.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. "Adventures Of Sam Vol 02 (VHS)". allaboutmovies.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  3. "Adventures Of Sam Vol 03 (VHS)". allaboutmovies.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  4. "Le Avventure Di Sam". amazom.it. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. "Le Avventure Di Sam 2". amazom.it. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  6. "Le Avventure Di Sam 3". amazom.it. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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