Maple Town
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Maple Town, known as Maple Town Monogatari in Japan and Gúshi de Mapletown in Taiwan, was an anime series centering on the adventures of Patty Rabbit, Bobby Bear, and their families, in a small utopian anthropomorphic city. The program is best known through its collectible merchandising, with a variety of figurines with changeable clothing as well as houses, furniture, and vehicles; it can be well described as toyetic.
The show prominently displayed traditional values. In the United States, each episode was prefaced with a live-action introduction by Mrs. Maple (Janice Adams), who delivered the moral of the episode.
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Credits
Japanese airing: 19 Jan 1986 - 11 Jan 1987
US Nickelodeon airing: Fall 1987 - 2 Apr 1993
Japanese credits:
Supervising director: Junichi Sato
Assistant director: Kunihiko Ikuhara
Production Company: Toei Animation and Asatsu
US credits:
VP of production: J. Edward Bergh
Supervising director: Robert V. Barron
Live action producer and director: Mary Jo Blue
Music: Haim Saban and Shuki Levy
Music coordination: Andrew Dimitroff
Video editing: Larry Porsche
Distribution: Saban/Maltese Companies
Some voices by Susan Roman
Episodes (52 Total)
Japanese airing: 19 Jan 1986 - 11 Jan 1987.
US Nickelodeon airing: Fall 1987 - 2 Apr 1993.
- "A Baby Comes to Maple Town" [JP airdate: Feb 16, 1986]
- "The Case of the Missing Candy" [JP airdate: Mar 2, 1986]
- "The Children's Forest Patrol" [JP airdate: Apr 6, 1986]
- "The Greatest Treasure of All" [JP airdate: Feb 9, 1986]
- "House Made of Love, The" [JP airdate: Mar 16, 1986]
- "Medicine from Maple Mountain" [JP airdate: Apr 13, 1986]
- "A Most Unlikely Heroine" [JP airdate: Mar 23, 1986]
- "The Pot that Wouldn't Hold Water" [JP airdate: Feb 2, 1986]
- "The Prettiest Dress in Maple Town" [JP airdate: Mar 30, 1986]
- "The Ransom of Maple Forest" [JP airdate: Apr 20, 1986]
- "The Stolen Necklace" [JP airdate: Jan 26, 1986]
- "Teacher Please Don't Go" [JP airdate: Mar 9, 1986]
- "When Children Must Be Grownups" [JP airdate: Feb 23, 1986]
- "Welcome to Maple Town" [JP airdate: Jan 19, 1986; US airdate: Sep, 1987]
New Maple Town Stories - Palm Town Chapter
Maple Town had a sequel (Shin Maple Town Monogatari - Palm Town Hen in Japan) consisting of about 44 episodes that aired in Japan until about 1990 and never came to America. In this series, Patty and the Rabbit family moved to a tropical setting.
Assistant director: Kunihiko Ikuhara
External Links
IMDb Maple Town entry (http://imdb.com/title/tt0296374/)
IMDb Palm Town entry (http://imdb.com/title/tt0296415/)