Alfred J. Kwak episode list
The animated series Alfred J. Kwak consisted of 52 episodes spread over two seasons. The episodes first aired in Japan from the 3rd of April 1989 to the 29th of March 1990 as part of the celebration of TV Tokyo’s 25th anniversary. During production, a different episode order was initially planned, but it was later adjusted by the animation studio to enhance storytelling. Additionally, some episode titles were altered.
The lists below present the final episode order as broadcast. Some episodes have multiple titles on home video releases, and certain episodes have alternate titles in adaptations such as books or comics. These alternate names are also included. The summaries also use the localized names for characters and places.
The Japanese version of Alfred J. Kwak aired on TV Tokyo every Monday at 17:00 to 17:30 starting on the 3rd of April 1989 until the 26th of March 1990, skipping only the first of January in 1990 between episode 39 and episode 40, and finishing with Episode 52 on Thursday, 29th of March 1990.[1]
| Season 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title card | Episode title | Alternate home video titles | Alternate adaptation titles | Airdate |
| 1 | アルフレッド誕生 (Arufureddo tanjō) (lit. The birth of Alfred) |
1989-04-03 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
冨沢和雄 ¦ Kazuo Tomizawa | ||||
| Johan Kwak meets the love of his life, Anna Polder. The two marry and lay seven eggs, but before the family can truly settle, the Beaver Corporation ruins their once peaceful pasture in Wide Waterland. | |||||
| 2 | 初めてのバースデー (Hajimete no bāsudē) (lit. First birthday) |
1989-04-10 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| Hank persuades Johan, Anna and their family to emigrate to Waterland, but on the way there the family gets struck by a car. Hank takes their only surviving son, Alfred Jodocus Kwak, and his friends to the King's Palace for Alfred's first birthday party. | |||||
| 3 | 王冠のルビー (Ōkan no rubī) (lit. The ruby of the crown) |
1989-04-17 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
はしもとなおと ¦ Naoto Hashimoto |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
東海林真一 ¦ Shinichi Tōkairin | ||||
| Grabby has stolen the King's crown jewel, but Alfred has been locked up in his stead. Alfred needs to appear in front of a judge to see if he will be executed for the crime of stealing the jewel. | |||||
| 4 | 父さんはハンク (Tōsan wa Hanku) (lit. My father is Henk) |
井戸の中で[2] | 1989-04-24 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred and Hank are bullied by Dolf and his two friends due to their unconventional father-son relationship. After school, Alfred confronts Dolf, but the situation escalates, and Dolf falls into a well outside of town. | |||||
| 5 | ドルフの秘密 (Dorufu no himitsu) (lit. Dolf's secret) |
黄色いクチバシ[3] | 1989-05-01 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Dolf find themselves trapped in a well just outside of town. When Hank notices Alfred hasn’t returned home, he begins searching for him and eventually discovers Scratchpaws the Cat at the top of the well. | |||||
| 6 | レースの行方 (Rēsu no yukue) (lit. The outcome of the race) |
1989-05-08 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred decides to participate in a triathlon alongside his friends, Henry and Andy. Unable to compete himself, Dolf attempts to help Andy win the race by using stolen elephant medicine to give him an energy boost. | |||||
| 7 | 船乗りアルフレッド (Funanori Arufureddo) (lit. Sailor Alfred) |
1989-05-15 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| Alfred joins the Sea Scouts along with most of his friends. Among the group, however, is a secret spy from Sparrowland who introduces himself as Peter. | |||||
| 8 | マストをあげて (Masuto wo agete) (lit. Raise the mast) |
1989-05-22 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
水田智美 ¦ Tomomi Mizuta | ||||
| Alfred is found with the spy's listening device and put into the brig. Lispel and the spy Peter break him out so Alfred can be chased by the crew while they try to plant an army of termites to destroy the ship they're on. | |||||
| 9 | ふしぎなボトル (Fushigi na botoru) (lit. Strange bottle) |
1989-05-29 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
冨沢和雄 ¦ Kazuo Tomizawa |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
東海林真一 ¦ Shinichi Tōkairin | ||||
| Alfred moves out of Hank's mine house and finishes building his own house. On his housewarming Ollie gives him a magic lamp that, unbeknownst to them, is being looked for by two tigers from an eastern country. | |||||
| 10 | 魔法のジュータン (Mahō no jūtan) (lit. Flying carpet) |
1989-06-05 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
舛成孝二 ¦ Koji Masunari |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Dolf stumbles onto Alfred trying to remove the cork of the magic lamp, not realizing that there is a terrible genie inside. The tigers from the eastern country try to stop them, but it's too late. | |||||
| 11 | 面白サーカスピエロ (Omoshiro sākasu piero) (lit. Funny circus clown) |
1989-06-12 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred takes on his first job as a clown at the circus, believing he would excel at making people laugh. However, he soon discovers that working as a circus clown is far more challenging than he initially imagined. | |||||
| 12 | チェスの女王夢冒険 (Chesu no joō yume bōken) (lit. Queen of chess dream adventure) |
1989-06-19 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| While Inspector Holmes is pursuing Scratchpaws the Cat for a burglary, Alfred and Hank are engaged in a chess game. To Alfred's surprise, after Hank falls asleep, the White Queen chess piece suddenly comes to life. | |||||
| 13 | ぬすまれた女王の冠 (Nusumareta joō no kanmuri) (lit. The queen's stolen crown) |
1989-06-26 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred struggles to distinguish his dreams from reality while being questioned by Inspector Holmes. When Hank falls asleep and the White Queen comes to life again, Alfred decides to confront Dolf about the burglaries. However, the confrontation does not go as planned. | |||||
| 14 | ノコギリザメを探せ (Nokogirizame wo sagase) (lit. Let's find the sawfish) |
1989-07-03 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| On a whim Alfred and Hank visit Huttering. They find celebrations for the launch Mayor Rocodile's new fishing vessel that will be captained by Captain Stubble, but when they find out it will likely kill all the herrings they decide to ask for the help of Bermuda George. | |||||
| 15 | 嵐の海とたたかう! (Arashi no umi to tatakau!) (lit. Fight against the stormy sea!) |
1989-07-10 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
舛成孝二 ¦ Koji Masunari |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| While Captain Stubble seeks advice from a friend regarding his difficulties captaining the new ship, Alfred, Hank, and Parmesanides team up with Bermuda George to sabotage the ship. After a close call where Alfred and Hank nearly drown, they meet Captain Stubble and come to realize that he is not such a bad person after all. | |||||
| 16 | クジラ探しの大航海 (Kujira sagashi no daikōkai) (lit. The great voyage to find the whale) |
1989-07-17 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| As Mayor Rocodile continues producing new ships, Alfred and Hank persuade Captain Stubble to decline the job. However, Mayor Crocodile has already begun developing robotic ships, rendering Captain Stubble obsolete. Parmesanides proposes one last idea: enlisting whales to block the harbor. | |||||
| 17 | 宇宙からのお友達 (Uchū kara no otomodachi) (lit. Friends from space) |
1989-07-24 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred and Hank embark on a journey to the South Pole to seek help from the whales but become stranded on a deserted island. They soon discover that the island is being visited by extraterrestrials, looking for a specific fruit, and is also on the verge of destruction. | |||||
| 18 | 夜空に南十字星輝く (Yozora ni nanajūjisei kagayaku) (lit. Southern Cross shines in the night sky) |
1989-07-31 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Professor Buffon works on his whale-language translator Ionis to warn the whales they are being hunted by Captain Ahab. Meanwhile Alfred and Hank encounter an octopus and a Starfish that wants to be the Southern Cross. | |||||
| 19 | 海はみんなのもの (Umi wa minna no mono) (lit. The sea belongs to everyone) |
1989-08-07 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| As Captain Ahab and the other whalers draw closer to the whales, Alfred attempts to intervene but accidentally falls onto and breaks Ionis. With the help of Professor Buffon, he must find a way to stop Ahab before it is too late. | |||||
| 20 | クワック砂漠に行く (Kuwakku sabaku ni iku) (lit. Go to the Quack Desert) |
1989-08-14 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小柴純弥 ¦ Junya Koshiba |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| After enjoying a swim in the river, Alfred Jodocus Kwak learns about a country suffering from a lack of water. That night, he has a nightmare about the situation, which inspires him to raise funds to build a canal in the affected country by selling duckweed. | |||||
| 21 | 王様に貸した金貨 (Ōsama ni kashita kinka) (lit. The gold coins lent to the king) |
1989-08-21 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| King Franz Ferdinand finds himself running low on funds and sends Chamberlain Rupee to request a loan from Alfred. Initially, Alfred is pleased with the promise of future revenue, but as months pass without repayment, he decides to visit the King's Palace to resolve the matter himself. | |||||
| 22 | 大金持ドルフの野望 (Ōkanemochi Dorufu no yabō) (lit. The ambition of the wealthy Dolf) |
1989-08-28 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
富沢信雄 ¦ Nobuo Tomizawa |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
道籏義宣 ¦ Yoshinobu Michibane | ||||
| Dolf tries to persuade Alfred to loan him money for his plans of trying to reform the country, but Alfred isn't interested. Dolf doesn't know how to proceed until he's told he's inhereted a lot of money and sets up the Crow Party. | |||||
| 23 | カラス党から逃げろ (Karasu-tō kara nigero) (lit. Escape from the Crow Party) |
1989-09-04 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred is imprisoned alongside Colonel Rangpang, Chamberlain Rupee, and Ollie in the headquarters of the Crow's Party. Meanwhile, Dolf meets with the Archbishop in an attempt to secure the church's support for the Crow's Party. At the same time, Hank, with assistance from an old acquaintance, devises a plan to free Alfred and the others. | |||||
| 24 | 皇帝になったドルフ (Kōtei ni natta Dorufu) (lit. Dolf became an emperor) |
1989-09-11 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小山田桂子 ¦ Keiko Oyamada |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
増田敏彦 ¦ Toshihiko Masuda | ||||
| Alfred and the other escapees cross the border in an attempt to flee to Wide Waterland. There, they meet with their own king, Franz Ferdinand, who has been deposed. They begin formulating a plan to overthrow Dolf, who has declared himself emperor. | |||||
| 25 | 空飛ぶ金貨大作戦 (Soratobu kinka daisakusen) (lit. Operation flying gold coins) |
1989-09-18 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Colonel Rangpang infiltrate the King's Castle in an effort to disrupt the Crow's Party's financial resources. Meanwhile, Dolf faces an unexpected challenge as he deals with a rat infestation inside the castle. | |||||
| 26 | 心やさしい雪男 (Kokoro yasashii yukiotoko) (lit. The kind-hearted yeti) |
1989-09-25 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred reunites with Professor Buffon, who plans to take his Flying Mill into outer space. However, on their return journey, they crash-land and encounter the Abominable Snowman, whose habitat is under threat. | |||||
| Season 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title card | Episode title | Alternate home video titles | Alternate adaptation titles | Airdate |
| 27 | 君の瞳にひとめぼれ (Kimi no hitomi ni hitomebore) (lit. Love at first sight with your eyes) |
1989-10-02 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| On his way back from holiday, Alfred encounters a family of black ducks hiding on the train as they attempt to flee to Waterland. Determined to help them cross the border safely, Alfred ensures their passage by bribing Lisp to keep their escape a secret. | |||||
| 28 | 王様のおくりもの (Ōsama no okurimono) (lit. A gift from the king) |
1989-10-09 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred and Winnie begin to bond and develop feelings for each other while Winnie's parents struggle to adapt to life in Waterland. Meanwhile, Lisp reports to Harry, who is aware that the black ducks are illegal immigrants and takes steps to have them deported by contacting the police. | |||||
| 29 | アトリケへ船は進む (Atorike e fune wa susumu) (lit. The ship advances to Atrique) |
1989-10-16 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦
Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred accompanies Kwa Wana and Blanche Wana on their journey back to their home country, Atrique, aboard Captain Stubble's ship. However, their voyage is complicated by the presence of Harry, who has joined them with the intent of ensuring their arrest upon arrival. | |||||
| 30 | 南海の小島はカメ (Nankai no kojima wa kame) (lit. The Southern Sea's little island is a turtle) |
1989-10-23 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小山田桂子 ¦ Keiko Oyamada |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| During a holiday on Aroba, Alfred, Winnie, and Tom meet Professor Chang, who informs them that Aroba shifts slightly each year. Curious about the phenomenon, Alfred and Professor Chang embark on an investigation to uncover the reason behind the island's movement. | |||||
| 31 | 不思議な海底旅行 (Fushigi na kaitei ryokō) (lit. Mysterious underwater journey) |
1989-10-30 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Hank asks Alfred to accompany him to a drilling rig in the North Perming Sea, where Alfred pretends to be his expert assistent. There, the Beaver Corporation has encountered an unusual type of bedrock that even their diamond drill is unable to penetrate. | |||||
| 32 | 海の中のガラス玉 (Umi no naka no garasu dama) (lit. Glass ball in the sea) |
1989-11-06 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred, Grabby, and Hank find themselves in Atlantis, where they are surrounded by dodos, a species previously thought to be extinct. The king's advisor, Major General Tucker, opposes allowing them to return to the surface world. | |||||
| 33 | 西部劇はもういやだ (Seibugeki wa mō iya da) (lit. I'm sick of westerns) |
1989-11-13 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred Jodocus Kwak falls asleep while watching a western on television. In his dream, he becomes a cowboy hero and is awarded the position of sheriff in a Western-style version of Polder Village, where he encounters both his friends and his enemies in new roles. | |||||
| 34 | File:AJKep34 JA.png | 古代王朝の薬を探せ (Kodai ōchō no kusuri o sagase) (lit. Find the medicine of the ancient dynasty) |
1989-11-20 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Professor Ramses collapses at the university where Winnie works and falls seriously ill. He entrusts Alfred and Professor Buffon with the task of retrieving the medicine he needs, which is hidden inside the sarcophagus of the Pyramid of Ops. | |||||
| 35 | File:AJKep35 JA.png | 迷路のピラミッド (Meiro no piramiddo) (lit. The maze pyramid) |
1989-11-27 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Alfred and Professor Buffon become trapped inside the Pyramid of Ops and must navigate a series of increasingly dangerous traps built into the structure. Just as they discover an unexpected way out, the tour guide provides them with a lead to Ono Bola, a mysterious fortune teller. | |||||
| 36 | File:AJKep36 JA.png | ピアノなんか大嫌い (Piano nanka daikirai) (lit. I hate the piano) |
1989-12-04 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Winnie has long been captivated by the music of Mac Duckson. Determined not to be outshone, Alfred decides to begin learning the piano. However, during his early attempts, his playing is notably unskilled. Later, when Alfred attends a Duckson concert with Winnie, the performer reveals that he came to Waterland in response to a fan letter—written by Winnie herself. | |||||
| 37 | File:AJKep37 JA.png | 王子様からの招待状 (Ōji-sama kara no shōtaijō) (lit. An invitation from the prince) |
1989-12-11 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred and Professor Noël are invited to attend the birthday of Prince Shallaman and set sail on Captain Stubble's ship the Sunshine. However, they are unaware that Dolf has replaced their dairy products with illegal weaponry. | |||||
| 38 | File:AJKep38 JA.png | 国境を越えた愛 (Kokkyo wo koeta ai) (lit. Love beyond borders) |
1989-12-18 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred, Professor Noël, and Captain Stubble are mistakenly imprisoned by the authorities of Yale under the accusation of smuggling weapons to Salam. While in their cell, they discover that Prince Shallaman has also been jailed by mistake. The group manages to escape together, and Prince Shallaman sets out to reunite with his true love, Princess Budor, who is the princess of Yale. | |||||
| 39 | File:AJKep39 JA.png | 魔女のプロポーズ (Majo no puropōzu) (lit. The witch's proposal) |
1989-12-25 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Winnie is asked to watch Ollie's quintuplet, but last minute she can't make it. Alfred has to step in, but the children are difficult to handle. He reads from a book about witches, but as the kids doze off, so does he... into a nightmare. | |||||
| 40 | File:AJKep40 JA.png | ぬすまれた設計図 (Nusumareta sekkeizu) (lit. The stolen blueprint) |
1990-01-08 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
梶谷光春 ¦ Mitsuharu Kajitani | ||||
| Queen Cleo Cat Cammon visits Waterland to convince Professor Ramses to help her stop Rocodile and Professor Hannibal from building a dam on the Nail-o river that would risk flooding The Country of the Pyramids. Professor Buffon is tasked to come up with an alternative form of power. Before Professor Buffon can finish the plans are stolen by Dolf. | |||||
| 41 | File:AJKep41 JA.png | 火山島!謎の大噴火 (Kazantō! Nazo no daifunka) (lit. Volcano island! The mysterious eruption) |
1990-01-15 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| After completing a space mission with Professor Buffon, Alfred is invited by the professor to accompany him to Sinatra Island. There, Mount Lawson, a volcano previously believed to be extinct, has mysteriously begun erupting. | |||||
| 42 | File:AJKep42 JA.png | 怪獣ドラゴンを救え (Kaijū doragon o sukue) (lit. Save the monster dragon) |
1990-01-22 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Inside the volcano, Alfred discovers a dragon capable of breathing fire that emits no heat. Together with Professor Buffon and a construction crew, they begin efforts to safely extract the dragon from the volcano. However, Dolf intervenes by purchasing the dragon from the Maharaja Nichilokopan and relocates it to the theme park for his own purposes. | |||||
| 43 | File:AJKep43 JA.png | 王様の新しい国造り (Ōsama no atarashī kuni-zukuri) (lit. The king's new nation building) |
1990-01-29 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| King Franz Ferdinand asks Alfred to visit him at his seaside villa to discuss something important. Winnie thinks the King might be in love, but it turns out he wants to reform Waterland and make it a constitutional monarchy. | |||||
| 44 | File:AJKep44 JA.png | ドルフの危険な賭け (Dorufu no kiken na kake) (lit. Dolf's dangerous gamble) |
1990-02-05 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred assists Ollie de Ooievaar in his campaign to become the first elected president of Groot Waterland. Among Ollie's rivals are the wealthy banker Mr. Knox and Dolf. With his support dwindling in the polls, Dolf devises a drastic and dangerous plan he believes will secure him a guaranteed victory. | |||||
| 45 | File:AJKep45 JA.png | 謎の病原菌大発生 (Nazo no byōgenkin dai hassei) (lit. The mysterious epidemic outbreak) |
1990-02-12 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred is invited by Professor Buffon to join him aboard the Sunshine on a journey to Twoland to investigate a mysterious epidemic. Upon arrival, Alfred is struck by the stark contrast between the wealthy north and impoverished south of the country, highlighting deep social and economic disparities. | |||||
| 46 | File:AJKep46 JA.png | 月のピエロを探せ (Tsuki no Piero wo sagase) (lit. Find the moon clown) |
1990-02-19 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Hank use the Flying Mill to travel to the Moon to find the magical clown from mayor Milliel's dreams. After meeting the clown they bring back a magic violin to Mirrortown where Professor Buffon is studying the Mosons disease. However, before solving the epidemic Professor Buffon has an idea to solve the disparaties in Twoland. | |||||
| 47 | File:AJKep47 JA.png | 魔法のヴァイオリン (Mahō no vaiorin) (lit. The magic violin) |
1990-02-26 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
泰泉寺博 ¦ Hiroshi Jinsenji |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Armed with the magic violin, Alfred confronts the king of Twoland, demanding that the kingdom’s wealth be fairly distributed between the rich and poor sides of the country—otherwise, he will withhold the cure for the epidemic. The king agrees to the terms, but as soon as Alfred stops playing the violin, he is betrayed and thrown into prison. | |||||
| 48 | File:AJKep48 JA.png | ゴルフがビジネス? (Gorufu ga bijinesu?) (lit. Golf is business?) |
1990-03-05 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Social customs in Jippon cause Professor Buffon to need to learn to play golf for a business arrangement. Unfortunately he breaks his arm practising and he asks a reluctant Alfred to be his substitute player. | |||||
| 49 | File:AJKep49 JA.png | 美しき虹を求めて (Utsukushiki niji wo motomete) (lit. In search of the beautiful Rainbow) |
1990-03-12 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Grabby falls out of the sky right in front of Alfred's house, after being mesmerized by a rainbow. Not long after Professor Buffon arrives to try and persuade Alfred to join him on an expedition to the jungle of the Arlon continent to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Hank and Grabby join them and the group sets off to the jungle to meet a friend of the Professor, Doctor Livingstone. | |||||
| 50 | File:AJKep50 JA.png | 黄金の壺を捜し出せ (Ōgon no tsubo o sagashidase) (lit. Find the golden pot) |
1990-03-19 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| After being almost cooked alive Alfred, Professor Buffon, Hank, Grabby, Doctor Livingstone and Janola are introduced to her majesty Nora who shows them the pot of gold under the rainbow. But when Alfred and the others wake up the next day, the pot of gold is gone, and so is Grabby. | |||||
| 51 | File:AJKep51 JA.png | 緑の自然を守れるか (Midori no shizen wo mamoreruka) (lit. Can we protect green nature?) |
1990-03-26 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
斉藤格 ¦
Saitō Itaru |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
謝明揚 ¦ Xie Ming Yang | ||||
| Professor Buffon has tasked himself with making a new carfuel that won't cause acid rain. When Rocodile finds out, he sends Hippopotamus to Morena to find Dolf to make sure Professor Buffon's fuel project does not endanger the continued existence of Rocodile's fuel companies. | |||||
| 52 | File:AJKep52 JA.png | ドルフ最後の闘い (Dorufu saigo no tatakai) (lit. Dolf's final battle) |
1990-03-29 17:00-17:30 TV Tokyo | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred completely forgets a date with Winnie and the two have a big fight. Meanwhile, Geppe helps Dolf break out of prison and his first act is to break into Professor Buffon's lab to steal his new invention, the Alpha-langle Ray. When Winnie incidentally comes by as Dolf has broken in, he takes her as a hostage and tells Professor Buffon that he will flee abroad. | |||||
The Dutch version of Alfred J. Kwak aired the first two episodes on Sunday the 24th of December, 1989 on the VARA. The show then aired consistently on Sundays from the 31st of December 1989 until the 10th of July 1990, covering the entirety of the first season and up to Episode 30. After that, the series repeated episodes 27 through 30 starting the 9th of September, resuming with new episodes again on October 6th with Episode 31, airing every Saturday, until finishing the series on the 16th of March 1991, skipping only the 3rd of November.[4]
| Season 1 | |||||
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| # | Title card | Episode title | Alternate home video titles | Alternate adaptation titles | Airdate |
| 1 | De eieren (lit. The eggs) |
De zeven eieren[5] Goedemorgen[6] |
1989-12-24 18:02-18:22[note 1] VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
冨沢和雄 ¦ Kazuo Tomizawa | ||||
| Johan Kwak meets the love of his life, Anna van de Polder. The two marry and lay seven eggs, but before the family can truly settle, the Beton Maatschappij ruins their once peaceful pasture in Breed Rietland. | |||||
| 2 | Het verjaardagsfeestje (lit. The birthday party) |
Het kroonjuweel (1)[7][8] Het kroonjuweel[9] |
Achter tralies [10][note 2] | 1989-12-24 18:23-18:44[note 3] VARA | |
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| Henk de Mol persuades Johan, Anna and their family to emigrate to Groot Waterland, but on the way there the family gets struck by a car. Henk takes their only surviving son, Alfred Jodocus Kwak, and his friends to the King's Palace for Alfred's first birthday party. | |||||
| 3 | Het kroonjuweel (lit. The crown jewel) |
Het kroonjuweel (2)[11][12] | 1989-12-31 18:02-18:26 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
はしもとなおと ¦ Naoto Hashimoto |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
東海林真一 ¦ Shinichi Tōkairin | ||||
| Pikkie de Ekster has stolen the King's crown jewel, but Alfred has been locked up in his stead. Alfred needs to appear in front of a judge to see if he will be executed for the crime of stealing the jewel. | |||||
| 4 | Op school (lit. In school) |
1990-07-01 18:35-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred and Henk are bullied by Dolf de Kraai and his two friends due to their unconventional father-son relationship. After school, Alfred confronts Dolf, but the situation escalates, and Dolf falls into a well outside of town. | |||||
| 5 | De kater (lit. The tomcat) |
Krab de Kat[13] | 1990-01-14 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Dolf find themselves trapped in a well just outside of town. When Henk notices Alfred hasn’t returned home, he begins searching for him and eventually discovers Krabnagel de Kater at the top of the well. | |||||
| 6 | De olympiade (lit. The olympiad) |
De wedstrijd[14] | 1990-01-21 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred decides to participate in a triathlon alongside his friends, Snel de Haas and Hannes Snater. Unable to compete himself, Dolf attempts to help Hannes win the race by using stolen elephant medicine to give him an energy boost. | |||||
| 7 | De zeeverkenners (lit. The sea scouts) |
1990-01-28 18:35-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| Alfred joins the Sea Scouts along with most of his friends. Among the group, however, is a secret spy from Groot Musland who introduces himself as Peter. | |||||
| 8 | De spion (lit. The spy) |
De zeeverkenners[15][16] | 1990-02-04 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
水田智美 ¦ Tomomi Mizuta | ||||
| Alfred is found with the spy's listening device and put into the brig. Lispel de Kwal and the spy Peter break him out so Alfred can be chased by the crew while they try to plant an army of termites to destroy the ship they're on. | |||||
| 9 | De geest in de fles (lit. The genie in the bottle) |
De heilige tulband[17] | 1990-02-11 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
冨沢和雄 ¦ Kazuo Tomizawa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
東海林真一 ¦ Shinichi Tōkairin | ||||
| Alfred moves out of Henk's mine house and finishes building his own house. On his housewarming Ollie gives him a magic lamp that, unbeknownst to them, is being looked for by two tigers from an eastern country. | |||||
| 10 | De heilige tulband (lit. The sacred turban) |
1990-02-18 18:35-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
舛成孝二 ¦ Koji Masunari |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Dolf stumbles onto Alfred trying to remove the cork of the magic lamp, not realizing that there is a terrible genie inside. The tigers from the eastern country try to stop them, but it's too late. | |||||
| 11 | Het circus (lit. The circus) |
Het Cirkus[note 4] Alfred J. Kwak in het circus[18] |
1990-02-25 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred takes on his first job as a clown at the circus, believing he would excel at making people laugh. However, he soon discovers that working as a circus clown is far more challenging than he initially imagined. | |||||
| 12 | Het schaakspel (lit. The chess game) |
De witte koningin[19] | 1990-03-04 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| While Inspecteur Holmes is pursuing Krabnagel for a burglary, Alfred and Henk are engaged in a chess game. To Alfred's surprise, after Henk falls asleep, the White Queen chess piece suddenly comes to life. | |||||
| 13 | De witte koningin (lit. The white queen) |
De Witte Kroon[note 5] | 1990-03-11 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred struggles to distinguish his dreams from reality while being questioned by Inspecteur Holmes. When Henk falls asleep and the White Queen comes to life again, Alfred decides to confront Dolf about the burglaries. However, the confrontation does not go as planned. | |||||
| 14 | Vissen in troebel water (lit. Fish in cloudy waters) |
Vissen in gevaar [20] | 1990-03-18 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| On a whim Alfred and Henk visit Waterslag aan Zee. They find celebrations for the launch burgemeester Rokodil's new fishing vessel that will be captained by Kapitein Olaf Stoppel, but when they find out it will likely kill all the herrings they decide to ask for the help of Wiede Wagen. | |||||
| 15 | De ontploffing (lit. The explosion) |
Op zoek naar Wiede Wagen[21] | 1990-03-25 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
舛成孝二 ¦ Koji Masunari |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| While Kapitein Stoppel seeks advice from a friend regarding his difficulties captaining the new ship, Alfred, Henk, and Parmesanidas team up with Wiede Wagen to sabotage the ship. After a close call where Alfred and Henk nearly drown, they meet Kapitein Stoppel and come to realize that he is not such a bad person after all. | |||||
| 16 | Rangpang (lit. Rangpang) |
Rang Pang[note 6] Een goed plan...?[22] De straat van Jeep[note 7] |
1990-04-01 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| As burgemeester Rokodil continues producing new ships, Alfred and Henk persuade Kapitein Stoppel to decline the job. However, burgemeester Rokodil has already begun developing robotic ships, rendering Kapitein Stoppel obsolete. Parmesanidas proposes one last idea: enlisting whales to block the harbor. | |||||
| 17 | Vrienden vanuit de ruimte (lit. Friends from outer space) |
Vrienden uit de ruimte[23] Vriendjes van ver[24] Alfred J. Kwak op een onbewoond eiland[25] |
1990-04-08 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred and Henk embark on a journey to the South Pole to seek help from the whales but become stranded on a deserted island. They soon discover that the island is being visited by extraterrestrials, looking for a specific fruit, and is also on the verge of destruction. | |||||
| 18 | De poolster (lit. The North Star) |
De muzikale inktvis[26] De inktvis[27] |
1990-04-15 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Professor Paljas von Pinguïn works on his whale-language translator Ionis to warn the whales they are being hunted by Kapitein Ahab. Meanwhile Alfred and Henk encounter an octopus and de Poolster. | |||||
| 19 | De walvis (lit. The whale) |
1990-04-22 18:35-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| As Kapitein Ahab and the other whalers draw closer to the whales, Alfred attempts to intervene but accidentally falls onto and breaks Ionis. With the help of Professor Paljas, he must find a way to stop Ahab before it is too late. | |||||
| 20 | De nachtmerrie (lit. The nightmare) |
1990-04-29 18:35-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
小柴純弥 ¦ Junya Koshiba |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| After enjoying a swim in the river, Alfred Jodocus Kwak learns about a country suffering from a lack of water. That night, he has a nightmare about the situation, which inspires him to raise funds to build a canal in the affected country by selling duckweed. | |||||
| 21 | De bijen (lit. The bees) |
De nachtmerrie[28] | 1990-05-06 18:35-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| King Franz Ferdinand finds himself running low on funds and sends Jonkheer Poen van Kale Koen to request a loan from Alfred. Initially, Alfred is pleased with the promise of future revenue, but as months pass without repayment, he decides to visit the King's Palace to resolve the matter himself. | |||||
| 22 | De kraaienpartij (lit. The Crow Party) |
1990-05-13 18:36-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
富沢信雄 ¦ Nobuo Tomizawa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
道籏義宣 ¦ Yoshinobu Michibane | ||||
| Dolf tries to persuade Alfred to loan him money for his plans of trying to reform the country, but Alfred isn't interested. Dolf doesn't know how to proceed until he's told he's inhereted a lot of money and sets up the Nationale Kraaienpartij. | |||||
| 23 | De slag om Polderstad (lit. The battle for Poldertown) |
1990-05-20 18:36-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred is imprisoned alongside Colonel Rangpang, Jonkheer Poen van Kalekoen, and Ollie in the headquarters of the Nationale Kraaienpartij. Meanwhile, Dolf meets with the Aartsbisschop in an attempt to secure the church's support for the Kraaienpartij. At the same time, Henk, with assistance from an old acquaintance, devises a plan to free Alfred and the others. | |||||
| 24 | Het plan (lit. The plan) |
1990-05-27 18:37-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
小山田桂子 ¦ Keiko Oyamada |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
増田敏彦 ¦ Toshihiko Masuda | ||||
| Alfred and the other escapees cross the border in an attempt to flee to Breed Rietland. There, they meet with their own king, Franz Ferdinand, who has been deposed. They begin formulating a plan to overthrow Dolf, who has declared himself emperor. | |||||
| 25 | De bevrijding (lit. The liberation) |
1990-06-03 18:37-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Colonel Rangpang infiltrate the King's Castle in an effort to disrupt the Nationale Kraaienpartij's financial resources. Meanwhile, Dolf faces an unexpected challenge as he deals with a rat infestation inside the castle. | |||||
| 26 | De lieve sneeuwman (lit. The kind snowman) |
De Lieve Sneeuman[note 8] | 1990-06-10 18:36-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred reunites with Professor Paljas, who plans to take his Vliegende Molen into outer space. However, on their return journey, they crash-land and encounter the Abominable Snowman, whose habitat is under threat. | |||||
| Season 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title card | Episode title | Alternate home video titles | Alternate adaptation titles | Airdate |
| 27 | Verliefd (lit. In love) |
1990-06-17 18:36-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| On his way back from holiday, Alfred encounters a family of black ducks hiding on the train as they attempt to flee to Groot Waterland. Determined to help them cross the border safely, Alfred ensures their passage by bribing Lispel de Kwal to keep their escape a secret. | |||||
| 28 | Een geschenk van de koning (lit. A gift from the king) |
Verliefd[29] | 1990-06-24 18:37-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred and Winnie begin to bond and develop feelings for each other while Winnie's parents struggle to adapt to life in Waterland. Meanwhile, Lispel reports to Wannes Snater, who is aware that the black ducks are illegal immigrants and takes steps to have them deported by contacting the police. | |||||
| 29 | De boerenganzen (lit. The domestic geese) |
Het Thuisland[30] | 1990-07-01 18:37-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦
Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred accompanies Kwa Wana and Blanche Wana on their journey back to Thuisland, aboard Kapitein Stoppel's ship. However, their voyage is complicated by the presence of Wannes, who has joined them with the intent of ensuring their arrest upon arrival. | |||||
| 30 | Op vakantie (lit. On a holiday) |
Alfred J. Kwak gaat op reis[31] | 1990-07-08 18:37-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小山田桂子 ¦ Keiko Oyamada |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| During a holiday on Aroba, Alfred, Winnie, and Tom meet Professor Chang, who informs them that Aroba shifts slightly each year. Curious about the phenomenon, Alfred and Professor Chang embark on an investigation to uncover the reason behind the island's movement. | |||||
| 31 | Booreiland (lit. Drilling rig) |
Het booreiland[32][33] | Atlantis[34] | 1990-10-06 18:31-19:00 VARA | |
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Henk asks Alfred to accompany him to a drilling rig in the Noord Meeuwenzee, where Alfred pretends to be his expert assistent. There, the Beton Maatschappij has encountered an unusual type of bedrock that even their diamond drill is unable to penetrate. | |||||
| 32 | Atlantis (lit. Atlantis) |
1990-10-13 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred, Pikkie, and Henk find themselves in Atlantis, where they are surrounded by dodos, a species previously thought to be extinct. The king's advisor, Info, opposes allowing them to return to the surface world. | |||||
| 33 | Cowboys en indianen (lit. Cowboys and indians) |
1990-10-20 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred Jodocus Kwak falls asleep while watching a western on television. In his dream, he becomes a cowboy hero and is awarded the position of sheriff in a Western-style version of Polderstad, where he encounters both his friends and his enemies in new roles. | |||||
| 34 | De schat van Toet Kat Kammon (lit. Toet Kat Kammon's treasure) |
De Schat van Toet Kat Kanmon[note 9] | 1990-10-27 18:31-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Professor Ramses collapses at the university where Winnie works and falls seriously ill. He entrusts Alfred and Professor Paljas with the task of retrieving the medicine he needs, which is hidden inside the sarcophagus of the Piramide van Ops. | |||||
| 35 | De slang (lit. The snake) |
De schat van Toet Kat Kammon[35] | 1990-10-11 18:31-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Alfred and Professor Paljas become trapped inside the Piramide van Ops and must navigate a series of increasingly dangerous traps built into the structure. Just as they discover an unexpected way out, the tour guide provides them with a lead to Ono Bola, a mysterious fortune teller. | |||||
| 36 | Michael Duckson (lit. Michael Duckson) |
1990-11-17 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Winnie has long been captivated by the music of Michael Duckson. Determined not to be outshone, Alfred decides to begin learning the piano. However, during his early attempts, his playing is notably unskilled. Later, when Alfred attends a Duckson concert with Winnie, the performer reveals that he came to Groot Waterland in response to a fan letter—written by Winnie herself. | |||||
| 37 | De ontvoering (lit. The abduction) |
Gekaapt[note 10] De reis naar Salem[36] |
1990-11-24 18:31-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred and Professor Noël are invited to attend the birthday of Prince Shallaman and set sail on Kapitein Stoppel's ship De Zonneschijn. However, they are unaware that Dolf has replaced their dairy products with illegal weaponry. | |||||
| 38 | De burenruzie (lit. The neighbor quarrel) |
Neven en Nichten[note 11] De ontvoering[37] |
1990-12-01 18:31-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred, Professor Noël, and Kapitein Stoppel are mistakenly imprisoned by the authorities of Yale under the accusation of smuggling weapons to Salam. While in their cell, they discover that Prince Shallaman has also been jailed by mistake. The group manages to escape together, and Prince Shallaman sets out to reunite with his true love, Princess Budor, who is the princess of Yale. | |||||
| 39 | De heks (lit. The witch) |
1990-12-08 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Winnie is asked to watch Ollie's quintuplet, but last minute she can't make it. Alfred has to step in, but the children are difficult to handle. He reads from a book about witches, but as the kids doze off, so does he... into a nightmare. | |||||
| 40 | Het stuwmeer (lit. The dam) |
1990-12-22 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
梶谷光春 ¦ Mitsuharu Kajitani | ||||
| Queen Cleo Kat Kammon visits Groot Waterland to convince Professor Ramses to help her stop K. Rokodil and Professor Hannibal from building a dam on the Nailo Rivier that would risk flooding Het land van de Piramiden. Professor Paljas is tasked to come up with an alternative form of power. Before Professor Paljas can finish the plans are stolen by Dolf. | |||||
| 41 | De vulkaan (lit. The volcano) |
De draak[38] | 1990-12-29 18:31-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| After completing a space mission with Professor Paljas, Alfred is invited by the professor to accompany him to Sinatraeiland. There, Lawsonberg, a volcano previously believed to be extinct, has mysteriously begun erupting. | |||||
| 42 | De draak (lit. The dragon) |
1990-01-05 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Inside the volcano, Alfred discovers a dragon capable of breathing fire that emits no heat. Together with Professor Paljas and a construction crew, they begin efforts to safely extract the dragon from the volcano. However, Dolf intervenes by purchasing the dragon from the Maharaja Nikilokopoen and relocates it to the theme park for his own purposes. | |||||
| 43 | Groot Waterland krijgt een president (lit. Groot Waterland gets a president) |
1991-01-12 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| King Franz Ferdinand asks Alfred to visit him at his the king's summer residence to discuss something important. Winnie thinks the King might be in love, but it turns out he wants to reform Groot Waterland and make it a constitutional monarchy. | |||||
| 44 | De watersnood (lit. The flood) |
1991-01-19 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred assists Ollie de Ooievaar in his campaign to become the first elected president of Groot Waterland. Among Ollie's rivals are the wealthy banker Florijn Duisenberg and Dolf. With his support dwindling in the polls, Dolf devises a drastic and dangerous plan he believes will secure him a guaranteed victory. | |||||
| 45 | Het land van twee (lit. The Land of Two) |
1991-01-26 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred is invited by Professor Paljas to join him aboard De Zonneschijn on a journey to het Land van Twee to investigate a mysterious epidemic. Upon arrival, Alfred is struck by the stark contrast between the wealthy north and impoverished south of the country, highlighting deep social and economic disparities. | |||||
| 46 | Pierrot (lit. Pierrot) |
1991-02-02 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Henk use de Vliegende Molen to travel to the Moon to find the magical clown from Burgemeester Melier's dreams. After meeting the clown they bring back a magic violin to Spiegelstad where Professor Paljas is studying the Mozonsziekte. However, before solving the epidemic Professor Paljas has an idea to solve the disparaties in het Land van Twee. | |||||
| 47 | Eind goed, al goed (lit. All's well that ends well) |
1991-09-02 18:31-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
泰泉寺博 ¦ Hiroshi Jinsenji |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Armed with the magic violin, Alfred confronts the king of het Land van Twee, demanding that the kingdom’s wealth be fairly distributed between the rich and poor sides of the country—otherwise, he will withhold the cure for the epidemic. The king agrees to the terms, but as soon as Alfred stops playing the violin, he is betrayed and thrown into prison. | |||||
| 48 | Een partijtje golf (lit. A little game of golf) |
1991-02-16 18:27-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Social customs in Jippon cause Professor Paljas to need to learn to play golf for a business arrangement. Unfortunately he breaks his arm practising and he asks a reluctant Alfred to be his substitute player. | |||||
| 49 | De regenboog (lit. The rainbow) |
1991-02-23 18:28-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Pikkie falls out of the sky right in front of Alfred's house, after being mesmerized by a rainbow. Not long after Professor Paljas arrives to try and persuade Alfred to join him on an expedition to the jungle of the Arlon continent to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Henk and Pikkie join them and the group sets off to the jungle to meet a friend of the Professor, Dokter Livingstone. | |||||
| 50 | Het casino (lit. The casino) |
1991-02-03 18:26-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| After being almost cooked alive Alfred, Professor Paljas, Henk, Pikkie, Dokter Livingstone and Janola are introduced to her majesty Hoogheid Nora van de Beginne who shows them the pot of gold under the rainbow. But when Alfred and the others wake up the next day, the pot of gold is gone, and so is Pikkie. | |||||
| 51 | Het regenwoud (lit. The rainforest) |
Op Water[note 12] De zure regen[39] |
1991-03-09 18:30-19:00 VARA | ||
| Episode director: |
斉藤格 ¦
Saitō Itaru |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
謝明揚 ¦ Xie Ming Yang | ||||
| Professor Paljas has tasked himself with making a new carfuel that won't cause acid rain. When K. Rokodil finds out, he sends Olaf Nijlpaard to Morena to find Dolf to make sure Professor Paljas's fuel project does not endanger the continued existence of Rokodil's fuel companies. | |||||
| 52 | Nog lang en gelukkig (lit. Happily ever after) |
1991-03-16 18:27-19:00 VARA | |||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred completely forgets a date with Winnie and the two have a big fight. Meanwhile, Geppe helps Dolf break out of prison and his first act is to break into Professor Paljas's lab to steal his new invention, the Mangelstraal. When Winnie incidentally comes by as Dolf has broken in, he takes her as a hostage and tells Professor Paljas that he will flee abroad. | |||||
The German version of Alfred J. Kwak started airing on Saturdays, starting on the 13th of November 1990 until the 4th of May 1991, skipping the 3rd of November 1990, the 2nd and 23rd of February 1991 and the 16th of March, covering the first season. The second season started on Monday, the 4th of January 1993 and aired an episode on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until Tuesday the 16th of February 1993.[40]
While the German version has unique episode titles for season 1, all episode titles for season 2 seem to be a direct translation of the Dutch episode titles.
| Season 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title card | Episode title | Alternate home video titles | Alternate adaptation titles | Airdate |
| 1 | File:AJKep1 DE.png | Hurra, er ist da! (lit. Hooray, he's here!) |
1990-10-13 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
冨沢和雄 ¦ Kazuo Tomizawa | ||||
| Johann Kwak meets the love of his life, Anna, the daughter of a dam builder. The two marry and lay seven eggs, but before the family can truly settle, the Beton Gesellshaft ruins their once peaceful pasture in Breit Röhreland. | |||||
| 2 | File:AJKep2 DE.png | Böse Überraschung (lit. Bad surprise) |
Kwak und der Edelstein[41] | 1990-10-20 ZDF | |
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| Henk persuades Johann, Anna and their family to emigrate to Groß Wasserland, but on the way there the family gets struck by a car. Henk takes their only surviving son, Alfred Jodocus Kwak, and his friends to the King's Palace for Alfred's first birthday party. | |||||
| 3 | File:AJKep3 DE.png | Hinter Gittern (lit. Behind bars) |
Kwak und der Edelstein[42] | 1990-10-27 ZDF | |
| Episode director: |
はしもとなおと ¦ Naoto Hashimoto |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
東海林真一 ¦ Shinichi Tōkairin | ||||
| Sitibtzi has stolen the King's crown jewel, but Alfred has been locked up in his stead. Alfred needs to appear in front of a judge to see if he will be executed for the crime of stealing the jewel. | |||||
| 4 | File:AJKep4 DE.png | Im Brunnen gefangen (lit. Trapped in the well) |
Kwak und die Krähe Kra[43] | 1990-11-10 ZDF | |
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred and Henk are bullied by Kra the crow and his two friends due to their unconventional father-son relationship. After school, Alfred confronts Kra, but the situation escalates, and Kra falls into a well outside of town. | |||||
| 5 | File:AJKep5 DE.png | In letzter Sekunde (lit. At the last second) |
Kwak und die Krähe Kra[44] | 1990-11-17 ZDF | |
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Kra find themselves trapped in a well just outside of town. When Henk notices Alfred hasn’t returned home, he begins searching for him and eventually discovers Kater Kratznagel at the top of the well. | |||||
| 6 | File:AJKep6 DE.png | Olympiade (lit. Olympics) |
Kwak und die Wettkampf[45] | 1990-11-24 ZDF | |
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred decides to participate in a triathlon alongside his friends, Schnell and Hannes. Unable to compete himself, Kra attempts to help Hannes win the race by using stolen elephant medicine to give him an energy boost. | |||||
| 7 | File:AJKep7 DE.png | Abenteuer auf hoher See (lit. Adventure at high sea) |
1990-12-01 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| Alfred joins the Sea Scouts along with most of his friends. Among the group, however, is a secret spy from Groß Spatzenland who introduces himself as Peter. | |||||
| 8 | File:AJKep8 DE.png | Der Spion (lit. The spy) |
1990-12-08 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
水田智美 ¦ Tomomi Mizuta | ||||
| Alfred is found with the spy's listening device and put into the brig. Lispel and the spy Peter break him out so Alfred can be chased by the crew while they try to plant an army of termites to destroy the ship they're on. | |||||
| 9 | File:AJKep9 DE.png | Ein gefährliches Geschenk (lit. A dangerous gift) |
1990-12-15 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
冨沢和雄 ¦ Kazuo Tomizawa |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
東海林真一 ¦ Shinichi Tōkairin | ||||
| Alfred moves out of Henk's mine house and finishes building his own house. On his housewarming Ollie gives him a magic lamp that, unbeknownst to them, is being looked for by two tigers from an eastern country. | |||||
| 10 | File:AJKep10 DE.png | Der Geist in der Flasche (lit. The ghost in the bottle) |
1990-12-22 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
舛成孝二 ¦ Koji Masunari |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Kra stumbles onto Alfred trying to remove the cork of the magic lamp, not realizing that there is a terrible genie inside. The tigers from the eastern country try to stop them, but it's too late. | |||||
| 11 | File:AJKep11 DE.png | Der Mensch ist los! (lit. The human has been released!) |
1990-12-29 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred takes on his first job as a clown at the circus, believing he would excel at making people laugh. However, he soon discovers that working as a circus clown is far more challenging than he initially imagined. | |||||
| 12 | File:AJKep12 DE.png | Die geheimnisvolle Königin (lit. The mysterious queen) |
1991-01-05 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| While Inspektor Holmes is pursuing Kratznagell for a burglary, Alfred and Henk are engaged in a chess game. To Alfred's surprise, after Henk falls asleep, the White Queen chess piece suddenly comes to life. | |||||
| 13 | File:AJKep13 DE.png | Haltet den Dieb! (lit. Catch the thief!) |
1991-01-12 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred struggles to distinguish his dreams from reality while being questioned by Inspektor Holmes. When Henk falls asleep and the White Queen comes to life again, Alfred decides to confront Kra about the burglaries. However, the confrontation does not go as planned. | |||||
| 14 | File:AJKep14 DE.png | Skrupellose Geschäfte (lit. Unscrupulous business) |
1991-01-19 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| On a whim Alfred and Henk visit Waterslag aan Zee. They find celebrations for the launch Bürgermeister Rokodil's new fishing vessel that will be captained by Kapitän Stoppel, but when they find out it will likely kill all the herrings they decide to ask for the help of Bermuda Schorsch. | |||||
| 15 | File:AJKep15 DE.png | Die Explosion (lit. The explosion) |
1991-01-26 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
舛成孝二 ¦ Koji Masunari |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| While Kapitän Stoppel seeks advice from a friend regarding his difficulties captaining the new ship, Alfred, Henk, and Parmesanides team up with Bermuda Schorsch to sabotage the ship. After a close call where Alfred and Henk nearly drown, they meet Kapitän Stoppel and come to realize that he is not such a bad person after all. | |||||
| 16 | File:AJKep16 DE.png | Die Reise zum Südpol (lit. Journey to the south pole) |
1991-02-09 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| As Bürgermeister Rokodil continues producing new ships, Alfred and Henk persuade Kapitän Stoppel to decline the job. However, Bürgermeister Rokodil has already begun developing robotic ships, rendering Kapitän Stoppel obsolete. Parmesanidas proposes one last idea: enlisting whales to block the harbor. | |||||
| 17 | File:AJKep17 DE.png | Rettung aus dem All (lit. Rescue from space) |
1991-02-16 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred and Henk embark on a journey to the South Pole to seek help from the whales but become stranded on a deserted island. They soon discover that the island is being visited by extraterrestrials, looking for a specific fruit, and is also on the verge of destruction. | |||||
| 18 | File:AJKep18 DE.png | Im ewigen Eis (lit. In eternal ice) |
1991-03-02 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Professor Paljas works on his whale-language translator Ionis to warn the whales they are being hunted by Kapitän Ahab. Meanwhile Alfred and Henk encounter an octopus and the Polarstern. | |||||
| 19 | File:AJKep19 DE.png | Rettet die Wale! (lit. Save the whales!) |
1991-03-09 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| As Kapitän Ahab and the other whalers draw closer to the whales, Alfred attempts to intervene but accidentally falls onto and breaks Ionis. With the help of Professor Paljas, he must find a way to stop Ahab before it is too late. | |||||
| 20 | File:AJKep20 DE.png | Der Alptraum (lit. The nightmare) |
1991-03-23 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小柴純弥 ¦ Junya Koshiba |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| After enjoying a swim in the river, Alfred Jodocus Kwak learns about a country suffering from a lack of water. That night, he has a nightmare about the situation, which inspires him to raise funds to build a canal in the affected country by selling duckweed. | |||||
| 21 | File:AJKep21 DE.png | Wasser für die Wüste (lit. Water for the desert) |
1991-03-30 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| King Franz Ferdinand finds himself running low on funds and sends Baron von Puter to request a loan from Alfred. Initially, Alfred is pleased with the promise of future revenue, but as months pass without repayment, he decides to visit the King's Palace to resolve the matter himself. | |||||
| 22 | File:AJKep22 DE.png | Kra an die Macht! (lit. Kra takes power!) |
1991-04-06 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
富沢信雄 ¦ Nobuo Tomizawa |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
道籏義宣 ¦ Yoshinobu Michibane | ||||
| Kra tries to persuade Alfred to loan him money for his plans of trying to reform the country, but Alfred isn't interested. Kra doesn't know how to proceed until he's told he's inhereted a lot of money and sets up the Nationale Krähenpartei. | |||||
| 23 | File:AJKep23 DE.png | Die Krähenpartei (lit. The Crow Party) |
1991-04-13 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred is imprisoned alongside Oberst Rammknall, Baron von Puter, and Ollie in the headquarters of the Krähenpartei. Meanwhile, Kra meets with the Erzbischof in an attempt to secure the church's support for the Krähenpartei. At the same time, Henk, with assistance from an old acquaintance, devises a plan to free Alfred and the others. | |||||
| 24 | File:AJKep24 DE.png | Flucht aus Deichstadt (lit. Escape from Deichstadt) |
1991-04-20 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小山田桂子 ¦ Keiko Oyamada |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
増田敏彦 ¦ Toshihiko Masuda | ||||
| Alfred and the other escapees cross the border in an attempt to flee to Breit Röhreland. There, they meet with their own king, Franz Ferdinand, who has been deposed. They begin formulating a plan to overthrow Kra, who has declared himself emperor. | |||||
| 25 | File:AJKep25 DE.png | Der Kampf um Deichstadt (lit. The fight for Deichstadt) |
1991-04-27 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Oberst Rammknall infiltrate the King's Castle in an effort to disrupt the Krähenpartei's financial resources. Meanwhile, Kra faces an unexpected challenge as he deals with a rat infestation inside the castle. | |||||
| 26 | File:AJKep26 DE.png | Der Schneemensch (lit. The yeti) |
1991-05-04 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred reunites with Professor Paljas, who plans to take his Fliegende Mühle into outer space. However, on their return journey, they crash-land and encounter the Abominable Snowman, whose habitat is under threat. | |||||
| Season 2 | |||||
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| # | Title card | Episode title | Alternate home video titles | Alternate adaptation titles | Airdate |
| 27 | File:AJKep27 DE.png | Verliebt (lit. in love) |
1993-01-04 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| On his way back from holiday, Alfred encounters a family of black ducks hiding on the train as they attempt to flee to Groß Wasserland. Determined to help them cross the border safely, Alfred ensures their passage by bribing Lispel to keep their escape a secret. | |||||
| 28 | File:AJKep28 DE.png | Ein Geschenk des Königs (lit. A gift from the king) |
1993-01-05 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred and Winnie Wanna begin to bond and develop feelings for each other while Winnie's parents struggle to adapt to life in Groß Wasserland. Meanwhile, Lispel reports to Wannes, who is aware that the black ducks are illegal immigrants and takes steps to have them deported by contacting the police. | |||||
| 29 | File:AJKep29 DE.png | Die Burengänse (lit. The domestic geese) |
1993-01-06 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦
Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred accompanies Kwah Wanna and Blance Wanna on their journey back to Gänseland, aboard Kapitän Stoppel's ship. However, their voyage is complicated by the presence of Wannes, who has joined them with the intent of ensuring their arrest upon arrival. | |||||
| 30 | File:AJKep30 DE.png | Im Urlaub (lit. On vacation) |
1993-01-07 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小山田桂子 ¦ Keiko Oyamada |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| During a holiday on Aroba, Alfred, Winnie, and Tom meet Professor Chang, who informs them that Aroba shifts slightly each year. Curious about the phenomenon, Alfred and Professor Chang embark on an investigation to uncover the reason behind the island's movement. | |||||
| 31 | File:AJKep31 DE.png | Die Bohrinsel (lit. The oil rig) |
1993-01-11 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Henk asks Alfred to accompany him to a drilling rig in the Nordmöwen-See, where Alfred pretends to be his expert assistent. There, the Beton Gesellshaft has encountered an unusual type of bedrock that even their diamond drill is unable to penetrate. | |||||
| 32 | File:AJKep32 DE.png | Atlantis (lit. Atlantis) |
1993-01-12 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred, Stibitzi, and Henk find themselves in Atlantis, where they are surrounded by dodos, a species previously thought to be extinct. The king's advisor, Info, opposes allowing them to return to the surface world. | |||||
| 33 | File:AJKep33 DE.png | Cowboys und Indianer (lit. Cowboys and indians) |
1993-01-13 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred Jodocus Kwak falls asleep while watching a western on television. In his dream, he becomes a cowboy hero and is awarded the position of sheriff in a Western-style version of Deichstadt, where he encounters both his friends and his enemies in new roles. | |||||
| 34 | File:AJKep34 DE.png | Der Schatz des Tut Katz Kammon (lit. The treasure of Tut Katz Kammon) |
1993-01-14 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Professor Ramses collapses at the university where Winnie works and falls seriously ill. He entrusts Alfred and Professor Paljas with the task of retrieving the medicine he needs, which is hidden inside the sarcophagus of the Pyramide von Ops. | |||||
| 35 | File:AJKep35 DE.png | Die Schlange (lit. The snake) |
1993-01-18 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Alfred and Professor Paljas become trapped inside the Pyramide von Ops and must navigate a series of increasingly dangerous traps built into the structure. Just as they discover an unexpected way out, the tour guide provides them with a lead to Ono Bola, a mysterious fortune teller. | |||||
| 36 | File:AJKep36 DE.png | Michael Duckson (lit. Michael Duckson) |
1993-01-19 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Winnie has long been captivated by the music of Michael Duckson. Determined not to be outshone, Alfred decides to begin learning the piano. However, during his early attempts, his playing is notably unskilled. Later, when Alfred attends a Duckson concert with Winnie, the performer reveals that he came to Groß Wasserland in response to a fan letter—written by Winnie herself. | |||||
| 37 | File:AJKep37 DE.png | Die Entführung (lit. The kidnapping) |
1993-01-20 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred and Professor Rechtzo are invited to attend the birthday of Prinz Shallaman and set sail on Kapitän Stoppel's ship Der Sonnenschein. However, they are unaware that Kra has replaced their dairy products with illegal weaponry. | |||||
| 38 | File:AJKep38 DE.png | Krach mit den Nachbarn (lit. Trouble with the neighbors) |
1993-01-21 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred, Professor Rechtzo, and Kapitän Stoppel are mistakenly imprisoned by the authorities of Yale under the accusation of smuggling weapons to Salam. While in their cell, they discover that Prinz Shallaman has also been jailed by mistake. The group manages to escape together, and Prince Shallaman sets out to reunite with his true love, Prinzessin Budor, who is the princess of Yale. | |||||
| 39 | File:AJKep39 DE.png | Die Hexe (lit. The witch) |
1993-01-25 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Winnie is asked to watch Ollie's quintuplet, but last minute she can't make it. Alfred has to step in, but the children are difficult to handle. He reads from a book about witches, but as the kids doze off, so does he... | |||||
| 40 | File:AJKep40 DE.png | Der Stausee (lit. The reservoir) |
1993-01-26 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
梶谷光春 ¦ Mitsuharu Kajitani | ||||
| Queen Kleo Katz Kammon visits Groß Wasserland to convince Professor Ramses to help her stop K. Rokodil and Professor Hannibal from building a dam on the Nil that would risk flooding the Land der Pyramiden. Professor Paljas is tasked to come up with an alternative form of power. Before Professor Paljas can finish the plans are stolen by Kra. | |||||
| 41 | File:AJKep41 DE.png | Der Vulkan (lit. The volcano) |
1993-01-27 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| After completing a space mission with Professor Paljas, Alfred is invited by the professor to accompany him to Sinatra Insel. There a volcano previously believed to be extinct, has mysteriously begun erupting. | |||||
| 42 | File:AJKep42 DE.png | Der Drache (lit. The dragon) |
1993-01-28 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Inside the volcano, Alfred discovers a dragon capable of breathing fire that emits no heat. Together with Professor Paljas and a construction crew, they begin efforts to safely extract the dragon from the volcano. However, Kra intervenes by purchasing the dragon from the Maharadscha Nikilokopoen and relocates it to the theme park for his own purposes. | |||||
| 43 | File:AJKep43 DE.png | Ein Präsident für Gross-Wasserland (lit. A president for Gross-Wasserland) |
1993-02-01 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| King Franz Ferdinand asks Alfred to visit him at his the king's summer residence to discuss something important. Winnie thinks the King might be in love, but it turns out he wants to reform Groß Wasserland and make it a constitutional monarchy. | |||||
| 44 | File:AJKep44 DE.png | Die Überschwemmung (lit. The flood) |
1993-02-02 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred assists Ollie de Ooievaar in his campaign to become the first elected president of Groß Wasserland. Among Ollie's rivals are the wealthy banker Herr von Tausendberg and Kra. With his support dwindling in the polls, Kra devises a drastic and dangerous plan he believes will secure him a guaranteed victory. | |||||
| 45 | File:AJKep45 DE.png | Das Land von Zwei (lit. The Land of Two) |
1993-02-03 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred is invited by Professor Paljas to join him aboard Der Sonnenschein on a journey to das Land von Zwei to investigate a mysterious epidemic. Upon arrival, Alfred is struck by the stark contrast between the wealthy north and impoverished south of the country, highlighting deep social and economic disparities. | |||||
| 46 | File:AJKep46 DE.png | Pierrot (lit. Pierrot) |
1993-02-04 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Henk use de Vliegende Molen to travel to the Moon to find the magical clown from Bürgermeister Milliel's dreams. After meeting the clown they bring back a magic violin to Spiegelstadt where Professor Paljas is studying the Mozons. However, before solving the epidemic Professor Paljas has an idea to solve the disparaties in das Land von Zwei. | |||||
| 47 | File:AJKep47 DE.png | Ende gut, alles gut! (lit. All's well that ends well!) |
1993-02-08 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
泰泉寺博 ¦ Hiroshi Jinsenji |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Armed with the magic violin, Alfred confronts the king of das Land von Zwei, demanding that the kingdom’s wealth be fairly distributed between the rich and poor sides of the country—otherwise, he will withhold the cure for the epidemic. The king agrees to the terms, but as soon as Alfred stops playing the violin, he is betrayed and thrown into prison. | |||||
| 48 | File:AJKep48 DE.png | Eine Partie Golf (lit. A game of golf) |
1993-02-09 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Social customs in Ji-Pon cause Professor Paljas to need to learn to play golf for a business arrangement. Unfortunately he breaks his arm practising and he asks a reluctant Alfred to be his substitute player. | |||||
| 49 | File:AJKep49 DE.png | Der Regenbogen (lit. The rainbow) |
1993-02-10 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Stibitzi falls out of the sky right in front of Alfred's house, after being mesmerized by a rainbow. Not long after Professor Paljas arrives to try and persuade Alfred to join him on an expedition to the jungle of the Arlon Kontinent to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Henk and Stibitzi join them and the group sets off to the jungle to meet a friend of the Professor, Dokter Livingston. | |||||
| 50 | File:AJKep50 DE.png | Das Casino (lit. The casino) |
1993-02-11 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| After being almost cooked alive Alfred, Professor Paljas, Henk, Stibitzi, Dokter Livingston and Janola are introduced to her majesty Highness Nora who shows them the pot of gold under the rainbow. But when Alfred and the others wake up the next day, the pot of gold is gone, and so is Stibitzi. | |||||
| 51 | File:AJKep51 DE.png | Der Regenwald (lit. The rainforest) |
1993-02-15 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
斉藤格 ¦
Saitō Itaru |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
謝明揚 ¦ Xie Ming Yang | ||||
| Professor Paljas has tasked himself with making a new carfuel that won't cause acid rain. When K. Rokodil finds out, he sends Hippo Nilpferd to Morena to find Kra to make sure Professor Paljas's fuel project does not endanger the continued existence of Rokodil's fuel companies. | |||||
| 52 | File:AJKep52 DE.png | Und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind (lit. And unless they have died...) |
1993-02-16 ZDF | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred completely forgets a date with Winnie and the two have a big fight. Meanwhile, Geppe helps Kra break out of prison and his first act is to break into Professor Paljas's lab to steal his new invention, the Mangelstrahl. When Winnie incidentally comes by as Kra has broken in, he takes her as a hostage and tells Professor Paljas that he will flee abroad. | |||||
The first season of Alfred J. Kwak aired in the United Kingdom on Sunday the 7th of July 1991, on Channel 4, and aired consistently every Sunday until the end of season 1 on the 29th of December 1991. As of now it's unknown when season 2 aired.
| Season 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title card | Episode title | Alternate home video titles | Alternate adaptation titles | Airdate |
| 1 | File:AJKep1 EN.png | Alfred comes to life | 1991-07-07 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
冨沢和雄 ¦ Kazuo Tomizawa | ||||
| Johan Quack meets the love of his life, Anna Polder. The two marry and lay seven eggs, but before the family can truly settle, the Beaver Corporation ruins their once peaceful pasture in Upper Waterland. | |||||
| 2 | File:AJKep2 EN.png | Alfred's first birthday | 1991-07-14 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| Henk persuades Johan, Anna and their family to emigrate to Waterland, but on the way there the family gets struck by a car. Henk takes their only surviving son, Alfred Jonathan Quack, and his friends to the King's Palace for Alfred's first birthday party. | |||||
| 3 | File:AJKep3 EN.png | The ruby of the crown | 1991-07-21 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
はしもとなおと ¦ Naoto Hashimoto |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
東海林真一 ¦ Shinichi Tōkairin | ||||
| Grabby has stolen the King's crown jewel, but Alfred has been locked up in his stead. Alfred needs to appear in front of a judge to see if he will be executed for the crime of stealing the jewel. | |||||
| 4 | File:AJKep4 EN.png | My father is Henk | 1991-07-28 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred and Henk are bullied by Dolf and his two friends due to their unconventional father-son relationship. After school, Alfred confronts Dolf, but the situation escalates, and Dolf falls into a well outside of town. | |||||
| 5 | File:AJKep5 EN.png | Dolf's secret | 1991-08-04 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Dolf find themselves trapped in a well just outside of town. When Henk notices Alfred hasn’t returned home, he begins searching for him and eventually discovers Scratchpaws the Cat at the top of the well. | |||||
| 6 | File:AJKep6 EN.png | The Great Race | 1991-08-11 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred decides to participate in a triathlon alongside his friends, Henry and Andy. Unable to compete himself, Dolf attempts to help Andy win the race by using stolen elephant medicine to give him an energy boost. | |||||
| 7 | File:AJKep7 EN.png | Sea scouts (part 1) | 1991-08-18 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| Alfred joins the Sea Scouts along with most of his friends. Among the group, however, is a secret spy from Sparrow Country who introduces himself as Peter. | |||||
| 8 | File:AJKep8 EN.png | Sea scouts (part 2) | 1991-08-25 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
水田智美 ¦ Tomomi Mizuta | ||||
| Alfred is found with the spy's listening device and put into the brig. Lispel and the spy Peter break him out so Alfred can be chased by the crew while they try to plant an army of termites to destroy the ship they're on. | |||||
| 9 | File:AJKep9 EN.png | The strange bottle | 1991-09-01 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
冨沢和雄 ¦ Kazuo Tomizawa |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
東海林真一 ¦ Shinichi Tōkairin | ||||
| Alfred moves out of Henk's mine house and finishes building his own house. On his housewarming Ollie gives him a magic lamp that, unbeknownst to them, is being looked for by two tigers from an eastern country. | |||||
| 10 | File:AJKep10 EN.png | Flying carpet | 1991-09-08 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
舛成孝二 ¦ Koji Masunari |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Dolf stumbles onto Alfred trying to remove the cork of the magic lamp, not realizing that there is a terrible genie inside. The tigers from the eastern country try to stop them, but it's too late. | |||||
| 11 | File:AJKep11 EN.png | Alfred joins the circus | 1991-09-15 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred takes on his first job as a clown at the circus, believing he would excel at making people laugh. However, he soon discovers that working as a circus clown is far more challenging than he initially imagined. | |||||
| 12 | File:AJKep12 EN.png | Alfred's chess adventure | 1991-09-22 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| While Inspector Holmes is pursuing Scratchpaws the Cat for a burglary, Alfred and Henk are engaged in a chess game. To Alfred's surprise, after Henk falls asleep, the White Queen chess piece suddenly comes to life. | |||||
| 13 | File:AJKep13 EN.png | The queen loses her crown | 1991-09-29 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred struggles to distinguish his dreams from reality while being questioned by Inspector Holmes. When Henk falls asleep and the White Queen comes to life again, Alfred decides to confront Dolf about the burglaries. However, the confrontation does not go as planned. | |||||
| 14 | File:AJKep14 EN.png | Let's find the sawfish | 1991-10-06 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | ||||
| On a whim Alfred and Henk visit Huttering. They find celebrations for the launch Mayor Rocodile's new fishing vessel that will be captained by Captain Stubble, but when they find out it will likely kill all the herrings they decide to ask for the help of Sawfish George. | |||||
| 15 | File:AJKep15 EN.png | Alfred's perilous voyage | 1991-10-13 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
舛成孝二 ¦ Koji Masunari |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| While Captain Stubble seeks advice from a friend regarding his difficulties captaining the new ship, Alfred, Henk, and Mister O’Brendon team up with Sawfish George to sabotage the ship. After a close call where Alfred and Henk nearly drown, they meet Captain Stubble and come to realize that he is not such a bad person after all. | |||||
| 16 | File:AJKep16 EN.png | The search for the whales | 1991-10-20 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| As Mayor Rocodile continues producing new ships, Alfred and Henk persuade Captain Stubble to decline the job. However, Mayor Crocodile has already begun developing robotic ships, rendering Captain Stubble obsolete. Mister O’Brendon proposes one last idea: enlisting whales to block the harbor. | |||||
| 17 | File:AJKep17 EN.png | Visitors from outer space | 1991-10-27 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available |
N/A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred and Henk embark on a journey to the South Pole to seek help from the whales but become stranded on a deserted island. They soon discover that the island is being visited by extraterrestrials, looking for a specific fruit, and is also on the verge of destruction. | |||||
| 18 | File:AJKep18 EN.png | The Southern Cross | 1991-11-03 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Professor Buffon works on his whale-language translator to warn the whales they are being hunted by Captain Ahab. Meanwhile Alfred and Henk encounter an octopus and a Starfish that wants to be the Southern Cross. | |||||
| 19 | File:AJKep19 EN.png | The ocean belong to all of us | 1991-11-10 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| As Captain Ahab and the other whalers draw closer to the whales, Alfred attempts to intervene but accidentally falls onto and breaks the translation device. With the help of Professor Buffon, he must find a way to stop Ahab before it is too late. | |||||
| 20 | File:AJKep20 EN.png | Desert dream | 1991-11-17 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小柴純弥 ¦ Junya Koshiba |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| After enjoying a swim in the river, Alfred Jonathan Quack learns about a country suffering from a lack of water. That night, he has a nightmare about the situation, which inspires him to raise funds to build a canal in the affected country by selling duckweed. | |||||
| 21 | File:AJKep21 EN.png | The king takes a loan | 1991-11-24 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available |
N/A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| King Franz Ferdinand finds himself running low on funds and sends Chamberlain Rupee to request a loan from Alfred. Initially, Alfred is pleased with the promise of future revenue, but as months pass without repayment, he decides to visit the King's Palace to resolve the matter himself. | |||||
| 22 | File:AJKep22 EN.png | Dolf is justice | 1991-12-01 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
富沢信雄 ¦ Nobuo Tomizawa |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
道籏義宣 ¦ Yoshinobu Michibane | ||||
| Dolf tries to persuade Alfred to loan him money for his plans of trying to reform the country, but Alfred isn't interested. Dolf doesn't know how to proceed until he's told he's inhereted a lot of money and sets up the Crow Party. | |||||
| 23 | File:AJKep23 EN.png | Escape from the Crow Party | 1991-12-08 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred is imprisoned alongside Colonel Rangpang, Chamberlain Rupee, and Ollie in the headquarters of the Crow's Party. Meanwhile, Dolf meets with the Archbishop in an attempt to secure the church's support for the Crow's Party. At the same time, Henk, with assistance from an old acquaintance, devises a plan to free Alfred and the others. | |||||
| 24 | File:AJKep24 EN.png | Emperor Dolf the First | 1991-12-15 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小山田桂子 ¦ Keiko Oyamada |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦
Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
増田敏彦 ¦ Toshihiko Masuda | ||||
| Alfred and the other escapees cross the border in an attempt to flee to Upper Waterland. There, they meet with their own king, Franz Ferdinand, who has been deposed. They begin formulating a plan to overthrow Dolf, who has declared himself emperor. | |||||
| 25 | File:AJKep25 EN.png | The decline and fall of Emperor Dolf | 1991-12-22 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Colonel Rangpang infiltrate the King's Castle in an effort to disrupt the Crow's Party's financial resources. Meanwhile, Dolf faces an unexpected challenge as he deals with a rat infestation inside the castle. | |||||
| 26 | File:AJKep26 EN.png | The snowman | 1991-12-29 Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred reunites with Professor Buffon, who plans to take his Flying Mill into outer space. However, on their return journey, they crash-land and encounter the Abominable Snowman, whose habitat is under threat. | |||||
| Season 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title card | Episode title | Alternate home video titles | Alternate adaptation titles | Airdate |
| 27 | File:AJKep27 EN.png | Love at first sight | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| On his way back from holiday, Alfred encounters a family of black ducks hiding on the train as they attempt to flee to Groot Waterland. Determined to help them cross the border safely, Alfred ensures their passage by bribing Lispel de Kwal to keep their escape a secret. | |||||
| 28 | File:AJKep28 EN.png | A gift from the king | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred and Winnie begin to bond and develop feelings for each other while Winnie's parents struggle to adapt to life in Waterland. Meanwhile, Lispel reports to Wannes Snater, who is aware that the black ducks are illegal immigrants and takes steps to have them deported by contacting the police. | |||||
| 29 | File:AJKep29 EN.png | Journey to At [sic] | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦
Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred accompanies Kwa Wana and Blanche Wana on their journey back to Thuisland, aboard Kapitein Stoppel's ship. However, their voyage is complicated by the presence of Wannes, who has joined them with the intent of ensuring their arrest upon arrival. | |||||
| 30 | File:AJKep30 EN.png | A turtle island | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小山田桂子 ¦ Keiko Oyamada |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| During a holiday on Aroba, Alfred, Winnie, and Tom meet Professor Chang, who informs them that Aroba shifts slightly each year. Curious about the phenomenon, Alfred and Professor Chang embark on an investigation to uncover the reason behind the island's movement. | |||||
| 31 | File:AJKep31 EN.png | Drilling for oil | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Henk asks Alfred to accompany him to a drilling rig in the Noord Meeuwenzee, where Alfred pretends to be his expert assistent. There, the Beton Maatschappij has encountered an unusual type of bedrock that even their diamond drill is unable to penetrate. | |||||
| 32 | File:AJKep32 EN.png | They come to Atlantis | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred, Pikkie, and Henk find themselves in Atlantis, where they are surrounded by dodos, a species previously thought to be extinct. The king's advisor, Info, opposes allowing them to return to the surface world. | |||||
| 33 | File:AJKep33 EN.png | Gunfight at Tombstone | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available |
N/A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred Jodocus Kwak falls asleep while watching a western on television. In his dream, he becomes a cowboy hero and is awarded the position of sheriff in a Western-style version of Polderstad, where he encounters both his friends and his enemies in new roles. | |||||
| 34 | File:AJKep34 EN.png | The riddle of the pyramid | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Professor Ramses collapses at the university where Winnie works and falls seriously ill. He entrusts Alfred and Professor Paljas with the task of retrieving the medicine he needs, which is hidden inside the sarcophagus of the Piramide van Ops. | |||||
| 35 | File:AJKep35 EN.png | The labyrinth | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Alfred and Professor Paljas become trapped inside the Piramide van Ops and must navigate a series of increasingly dangerous traps built into the structure. Just as they discover an unexpected way out, the tour guide provides them with a lead to Ono Bola, a mysterious fortune teller. | |||||
| 36 | File:AJKep36 EN.png | The course of true love | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Winnie has long been captivated by the music of Michael Duckson. Determined not to be outshone, Alfred decides to begin learning the piano. However, during his early attempts, his playing is notably unskilled. Later, when Alfred attends a Duckson concert with Winnie, the performer reveals that he came to Groot Waterland in response to a fan letter—written by Winnie herself. | |||||
| 37 | File:AJKep37 EN.png | An invitation from the prince | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Alfred and Professor Noël are invited to attend the birthday of Prince Shallaman and set sail on Kapitein Stoppel's ship De Zonneschijn. However, they are unaware that Dolf has replaced their dairy products with illegal weaponry. | |||||
| 38 | File:AJKep38 EN.png | Love unites | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred, Professor Noël, and Kapitein Stoppel are mistakenly imprisoned by the authorities of Yale under the accusation of smuggling weapons to Salam. While in their cell, they discover that Prince Shallaman has also been jailed by mistake. The group manages to escape together, and Prince Shallaman sets out to reunite with his true love, Princess Budor, who is the princess of Yale. | |||||
| 39 | File:AJKep39 EN.png | Who wants to marry a witch | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
腰繁男 ¦
Shigeo Koshi | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Winnie is asked to watch Ollie's quintuplet, but last minute she can't make it. Alfred has to step in, but the children are difficult to handle. He reads from a book about witches, but as the kids doze off, so does he... into a nightmare. | |||||
| 40 | File:AJKep40 EN.png | The stolen pan | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
梶谷光春 ¦ Mitsuharu Kajitani | ||||
| Queen Cleo Kat Kammon visits Groot Waterland to convince Professor Ramses to help her stop K. Rokodil and Professor Hannibal from building a dam on the Nailo Rivier that would risk flooding Het land van de Piramiden. Professor Paljas is tasked to come up with an alternative form of power. Before Professor Paljas can finish the plans are stolen by Dolf. | |||||
| 41 | File:AJKep41 EN.png | The volcano erupts | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| After completing a space mission with Professor Paljas, Alfred is invited by the professor to accompany him to Sinatraeiland. There, Lawsonberg, a volcano previously believed to be extinct, has mysteriously begun erupting. | |||||
| 42 | File:AJKep42 EN.png | Save the dragon | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Inside the volcano, Alfred discovers a dragon capable of breathing fire that emits no heat. Together with Professor Paljas and a construction crew, they begin efforts to safely extract the dragon from the volcano. However, Dolf intervenes by purchasing the dragon from the Maharaja Nikilokopoen and relocates it to the theme park for his own purposes. | |||||
| 43 | File:AJKep43 EN.png | Vote for ollie | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| King Franz Ferdinand asks Alfred to visit him at his the king's summer residence to discuss something important. Winnie thinks the King might be in love, but it turns out he wants to reform Groot Waterland and make it a constitutional monarchy. | |||||
| 44 | File:AJKep44 EN.png | Dolf takes a chance | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred assists Ollie de Ooievaar in his campaign to become the first elected president of Groot Waterland. Among Ollie's rivals are the wealthy banker Florijn Duisenberg and Dolf. With his support dwindling in the polls, Dolf devises a drastic and dangerous plan he believes will secure him a guaranteed victory. | |||||
| 45 | File:AJKep45 EN.png | The strange epidemic | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | ||||
| Alfred is invited by Professor Paljas to join him aboard De Zonneschijn on a journey to het Land van Twee to investigate a mysterious epidemic. Upon arrival, Alfred is struck by the stark contrast between the wealthy north and impoverished south of the country, highlighting deep social and economic disparities. | |||||
| 46 | File:AJKep46 EN.png | Clown on the moon | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | ||||
| Alfred and Henk use de Vliegende Molen to travel to the Moon to find the magical clown from Burgemeester Melier's dreams. After meeting the clown they bring back a magic violin to Spiegelstad where Professor Paljas is studying the Mozonsziekte. However, before solving the epidemic Professor Paljas has an idea to solve the disparaties in het Land van Twee. | |||||
| 47 | File:AJKep47 EN.png | The magic fiddle | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
泰泉寺博 ¦ Hiroshi Jinsenji |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | ||||
| Armed with the magic violin, Alfred confronts the king of het Land van Twee, demanding that the kingdom’s wealth be fairly distributed between the rich and poor sides of the country—otherwise, he will withhold the cure for the epidemic. The king agrees to the terms, but as soon as Alfred stops playing the violin, he is betrayed and thrown into prison. | |||||
| 48 | File:AJKep48 EN.png | How about a game of golf | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Social customs in Jippon cause Professor Paljas to need to learn to play golf for a business arrangement. Unfortunately he breaks his arm practising and he asks a reluctant Alfred to be his substitute player. | |||||
| 49 | File:AJKep49 EN.png | Looking for the rainbow | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | ||||
| Pikkie falls out of the sky right in front of Alfred's house, after being mesmerized by a rainbow. Not long after Professor Paljas arrives to try and persuade Alfred to join him on an expedition to the jungle of the Arlon continent to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Henk and Pikkie join them and the group sets off to the jungle to meet a friend of the Professor, Dokter Livingstone. | |||||
| 50 | File:AJKep50 EN.png | Pot of gold | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| After being almost cooked alive Alfred, Professor Paljas, Henk, Pikkie, Dokter Livingstone and Janola are introduced to her majesty Hoogheid Nora van de Beginne who shows them the pot of gold under the rainbow. But when Alfred and the others wake up the next day, the pot of gold is gone, and so is Pikkie. | |||||
| 51 | File:AJKep51 EN.png | Forests of fuel? | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
斉藤格 ¦
Saitō Itaru |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | ||||
| Animation director: |
謝明揚 ¦ Xie Ming Yang | ||||
| Professor Paljas has tasked himself with making a new carfuel that won't cause acid rain. When K. Rokodil finds out, he sends Olaf Nijlpaard to Morena to find Dolf to make sure Professor Paljas's fuel project does not endanger the continued existence of Rokodil's fuel companies. | |||||
| 52 | File:AJKep52 EN.png | Dolf's last stand | N/A Channel 4 | ||
| Episode director: |
腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi |
No home release available | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboards: |
泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | ||||
| Animation director: |
工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | ||||
| Alfred completely forgets a date with Winnie and the two have a big fight. Meanwhile, Geppe helps Dolf break out of prison and his first act is to break into Professor Paljas's lab to steal his new invention, the Mangelstraal. When Winnie incidentally comes by as Dolf has broken in, he takes her as a hostage and tells Professor Paljas that he will flee abroad. | |||||
| Season 1 | ||||||
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| # | Title card | Episode title | Alternate titles | Main Staff | Airdate | |
| 1 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1 Finnish Card.png | Alfredin elon alkutaival - Osa 1 (lit: Alfred's life journey - Part 1) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1990-11-08 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 冨沢和雄 ¦ Kazuo Tomizawa | |||||
| Johan Quack meets the love of his life, Anna Polder. The two marry and lay seven eggs, but before the family can truly settle, the Beaver Corporation ruins their once peaceful pasture in Upper Waterland. | ||||||
| 2 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2 Finnish Card.png | Alfredin elon alkutaival - Osa 2 (lit. Alfred's life journey - Part 2) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1990-11-08 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | |||||
| Henk persuades Johan, Anna and their family to emigrate to Waterland, but on the way there the family gets struck by a car. Henk takes their only surviving son, Alfred Jonathan Quack, and his friends to the King's Palace for Alfred's first birthday party. | ||||||
| 3 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 3 Finnish Card.png | Harakka ei voi vastustaa kiiltävää... (lit. A magpie cannot resist shiny things...) |
Episode director | はしもとなおと ¦ Naoto Hashimoto | 1990-11-15 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 東海林真一 ¦ Shinichi Tōkairin | |||||
| Grabby has stolen the King's crown jewel, but Alfred has been locked up in his stead. Alfred needs to appear in front of a judge to see if he will be executed for the crime of stealing the jewel. | ||||||
| 4 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 4 Finnish Card.png | Ankka pankka myyränpoika (lit. Duck bank mole boy) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1990-11-22 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | |||||
| Alfred and Henk are bullied by Dolf and his two friends due to their unconventional father-son relationship. After school, Alfred confronts Dolf, but the situation escalates, and Dolf falls into a well outside of town. | ||||||
| 5 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5 Finnish Card.png | Kaivon vankeina (lit. Prisoners of the well) |
Episode director | 内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida | 1990-11-29 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | |||||
| Animation director | 鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | |||||
| Alfred and Dolf find themselves trapped in a well just outside of town. When Henk notices Alfred hasn’t returned home, he begins searching for him and eventually discovers Scratchpaws the Cat at the top of the well. | ||||||
| 6 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6 Finnish Card.png | Vilpillä on pitkä nolla (lit. Deceit has a long zero) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1990-12-06 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Alfred decides to participate in a triathlon alongside his friends, Henry and Andy. Unable to compete himself, Dolf attempts to help Andy win the race by using stolen elephant medicine to give him an energy boost. | ||||||
| 7 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 7 Finnish Card.png | Vakoilija laivassa ! (lit. Spy on the ship!) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1990-12-13 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | |||||
| Alfred joins the Sea Scouts along with most of his friends. Among the group, however, is a secret spy from Sparrow Country who introduces himself as Peter. | ||||||
| 8 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 8 Finnish Card.png | Lieroa peliä (lit. Deceitful game) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1990-12-20 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 水田智美 ¦ Tomomi Mizuta | |||||
| Alfred is found with the spy's listening device and put into the brig. Lispel and the spy Peter break him out so Alfred can be chased by the crew while they try to plant an army of termites to destroy the ship they're on. | ||||||
| 9 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 9 Finnish Card.png | Taikapullo (lit. Magic bottle) |
Episode director | 冨沢和雄 ¦ Kazuo Tomizawa | 1990-12-27 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi 斉藤博 ¦ Hirokoshi Saito | |||||
| Animation director | 東海林真一 ¦ Shinichi Tōkairin | |||||
| Alfred moves out of Henk's mine house and finishes building his own house. On his housewarming Ollie gives him a magic lamp that, unbeknownst to them, is being looked for by two tigers from an eastern country. | ||||||
| 10 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 10 Finnish Card.png | Lentävä matto (lit. Flying carpet) |
Episode director | 舛成孝二 ¦ Koji Masunari | 1991-01-03 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | |||||
| Dolf stumbles onto Alfred trying to remove the cork of the magic lamp, not realizing that there is a terrible genie inside. The tigers from the eastern country try to stop them, but it's too late. | ||||||
| 11 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 11 Finnish Card.png | Sirkuksessa (lit. At the circus) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-01-17 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Alfred takes on his first job as a clown at the circus, believing he would excel at making people laugh. However, he soon discovers that working as a circus clown is far more challenging than he initially imagined. | ||||||
| 12 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 12 Finnish Card.png | Valkea kuningatar (lit. The white queen) |
Episode director | 内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida | 1991-01-24 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | |||||
| While Inspector Holmes is pursuing Scratchpaws the Cat for a burglary, Alfred and Henk are engaged in a chess game. To Alfred's surprise, after Henk falls asleep, the White Queen chess piece suddenly comes to life. | ||||||
| 13 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 13 Finnish Card.png | Shakkikuningatar tahtoo nähdä elämää (lit. The chess queen Wants to See Life) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-02-07 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | |||||
| Alfred struggles to distinguish his dreams from reality while being questioned by Inspector Holmes. When Henk falls asleep and the White Queen comes to life again, Alfred decides to confront Dolf about the burglaries. However, the confrontation does not go as planned. | ||||||
| 14 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 14 Finnish Card.png | Sillit vaarassa (lit. Herrings in danger) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1991-02-14 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | |||||
| Animation director | 上條修 ¦ Osamu Kamijō | |||||
| On a whim Alfred and Henk visit Huttering. They find celebrations for the launch Mayor Rocodile's new fishing vessel that will be captained by Captain Stubble, but when they find out it will likely kill all the herrings they decide to ask for the help of Sawfish George. | ||||||
| 15 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 15 Finnish Card.png | Meren armoilla (lit. At the mercy of the sea) |
Episode director | 舛成孝二 ¦ Koji Masunari | 1991-02-21 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | |||||
| While Captain Stubble seeks advice from a friend regarding his difficulties captaining the new ship, Alfred, Henk, and Mister O’Brendon team up with Sawfish George to sabotage the ship. After a close call where Alfred and Henk nearly drown, they meet Captain Stubble and come to realize that he is not such a bad person after all. | ||||||
| 16 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 16 Finnish Card.png | Vaarat vaanivat (lit. Dangers lurking) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1991-02-28 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 村田四郎 ¦ Murata Shiro | |||||
| As Mayor Rocodile continues producing new ships, Alfred and Henk persuade Captain Stubble to decline the job. However, Mayor Crocodile has already begun developing robotic ships, rendering Captain Stubble obsolete. Mister O’Brendon proposes one last idea: enlisting whales to block the harbor. | ||||||
| 17 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 17 Finnish Card.png | Vieraita ulkoavaruudesta (lit. Visitors from outer space) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-03-07 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Alfred and Henk embark on a journey to the South Pole to seek help from the whales but become stranded on a deserted island. They soon discover that the island is being visited by extraterrestrials, looking for a specific fruit, and is also on the verge of destruction. | ||||||
| 18 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 18 Finnish Card.png | Valaita näkyvissä (lit. Whales in sight) |
Episode director | 内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida | 1991-03-14 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | |||||
| Professor Buffon works on his whale-language translator to warn the whales they are being hunted by Captain Ahab. Meanwhile Alfred and Henk encounter an octopus and a Starfish that wants to be the Southern Cross. | ||||||
| 19 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 19 Finnish Card.png | Meri kuuluu kaikille (lit. The sea belongs to everyone) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1991-03-21 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | |||||
| As Captain Ahab and the other whalers draw closer to the whales, Alfred attempts to intervene but accidentally falls onto and breaks the translation device. With the help of Professor Buffon, he must find a way to stop Ahab before it is too late. | ||||||
| 20 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 20 Finnish Card.png | Alfred autiomaassa (lit. Alfred in the desert) |
Episode director | 小柴純弥 ¦ Junya Koshiba | 1991-03-28 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 昆進之介 ¦ Konshinnosuke | |||||
| After enjoying a swim in the river, Alfred Jonathan Quack learns about a country suffering from a lack of water. That night, he has a nightmare about the situation, which inspires him to raise funds to build a canal in the affected country by selling duckweed. | ||||||
| 21 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 21 Finnish Card.png | Valtakunta kylvyssä ! (lit. Kingdom in the bath!) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-04-04 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| King Franz Ferdinand finds himself running low on funds and sends Chamberlain Rupee to request a loan from Alfred. Initially, Alfred is pleased with the promise of future revenue, but as months pass without repayment, he decides to visit the King's Palace to resolve the matter himself. | ||||||
| 22 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 22 Finnish Card.png | Korppi keinottelee (lit. Korppi speculates) |
Episode director | 富沢信雄 ¦ Nobuo Tomizawa | 1991-04-11 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | |||||
| Animation director | 道籏義宣 ¦ Yoshinobu Michibane | |||||
| Dolf tries to persuade Alfred to loan him money for his plans of trying to reform the country, but Alfred isn't interested. Dolf doesn't know how to proceed until he's told he's inhereted a lot of money and sets up the Crow Party. | ||||||
| 23 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 23 Finnish Card.png | Korpin kova komento (lit. Korppi's harsh rule) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1991-04-18 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Alfred is imprisoned alongside Colonel Rangpang, Chamberlain Rupee, and Ollie in the headquarters of the Crow's Party. Meanwhile, Dolf meets with the Archbishop in an attempt to secure the church's support for the Crow's Party. At the same time, Henk, with assistance from an old acquaintance, devises a plan to free Alfred and the others. | ||||||
| 24 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 24 Finnish Card.png | Uhkayritys (lit. Risky business) |
Episode director | 小山田桂子 ¦ Keiko Oyamada | 1991-05-09 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 小島正幸 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō 斉藤博 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 増田敏彦 ¦ Toshihiko Masuda | |||||
| Alfred and the other escapees cross the border in an attempt to flee to Upper Waterland. There, they meet with their own king, Franz Ferdinand, who has been deposed. They begin formulating a plan to overthrow Dolf, who has declared himself emperor. | ||||||
| 25 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 25 Finnish Card.png | Rahalla on siivet (lit. Money has wings) |
Episode director | 内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida | 1991-05-16 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | |||||
| Alfred and Colonel Rangpang infiltrate the King's Castle in an effort to disrupt the Crow's Party's financial resources. Meanwhile, Dolf faces an unexpected challenge as he deals with a rat infestation inside the castle. | ||||||
| 26 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 26 Finnish Card.png | Lumimiehen valtakunta vaarassa (lit. Yeti's kingdom in danger) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-09-02 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koishi 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | |||||
| Alfred reunites with Professor Buffon, who plans to take his Flying Mill into outer space. However, on their return journey, they crash-land and encounter the Abominable Snowman, whose habitat is under threat. | ||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||
| # | Title card | Episode title | Alternate titles | Main Staff | Airdate | |
| 27 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 27 Finnish Card.png | Rakkautta ensisilmäyksellä (lit. Love at first sight) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-09-09 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | |||||
| On his way back from holiday, Alfred encounters a family of black ducks hiding on the train as they attempt to flee to Waterland. Determined to help them cross the border safely, Alfred ensures their passage by bribing Lispel to keep their escape a secret. | ||||||
| 28 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 28 Finnish Card.png | Lahja kuninkaalta (lit. A gift from the king) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1991-09-16 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | |||||
| Animation director | 金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | |||||
| Alfred and Winnie begin to bond and develop feelings for each other while Winnie's parents struggle to adapt to life in Waterland. Meanwhile, Lispel reports to Harry, who is aware that the black ducks are illegal immigrants and takes steps to have them deported by contacting the police. | ||||||
| 29 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 29 Finnish Card.png | Paluu Etelä-Atrikkiin (lit. Return to South Atricca) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-09-23 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Alfred accompanies Kwa Wana and Brenda Wana on their journey back to their home country, Atrique, aboard Captain Stubble's ship. However, their voyage is complicated by the presence of Harry, who has joined them with the intent of ensuring their arrest upon arrival. | ||||||
| 30 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 30 Finnish Card.png | Loma kilpikonnasaarella (lit. Holiday on Turtle Island) |
Episode director | 小山田桂子 ¦ Keiko Oyamada | 1991-09-30 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | |||||
| During a holiday on Arora, Alfred, Winnie, and Tom meet Professor Chang, who informs them that Arora shifts slightly each year. Curious about the phenomenon, Alfred and Professor Chang embark on an investigation to uncover the reason behind the island's movement. | ||||||
| 31 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 31 Finnish Card.png | Poraamassa öljyä (lit. Drilling for oil) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1991-10-07 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Henk asks Alfred to accompany him to a drilling rig in the North Perming Sea, where Alfred pretends to be his expert assistent. There, the Beaver Corporation has encountered an unusual type of bedrock that even their diamond drill is unable to penetrate. | ||||||
| 32 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 32 Finnish Card.png | Atlantis | Episode director | 内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida | 1991-10-14 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | |||||
| Alfred, Grabby, and Henk find themselves in Atlantis, where they are surrounded by dodos, a species previously thought to be extinct. The king's advisor, Mr Tucker, opposes allowing them to return to the surface world. | ||||||
| 33 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 33 Finnish Card.png | Inkkarit ja länkkärit (lit. Indians and cowboys) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-10-21 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | |||||
| Alfred Jodocus Kwak falls asleep while watching a western on television. In his dream, he becomes a cowboy hero and is awarded the position of sheriff in a Western-style version of Polder Village, where he encounters both his friends and his enemies in new roles. | ||||||
| 34 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 34 Finnish Card.png | Tut Kattimonin aarre (lit. Tut Kattimon's treasure) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1991-10-28 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | |||||
| Professor Ramses collapses at the university where Winnie works and falls seriously ill. He entrusts Alfred and Professor Buffon with the task of retrieving the medicine he needs, which is hidden inside the sarcophagus of the Pyramid of Obs. | ||||||
| 35 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 35 Finnish Card.png | Labyrintti (lit. Labyrinth) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-11-04 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | |||||
| Alfred and Professor Buffon become trapped inside the Pyramid of Obs and must navigate a series of increasingly dangerous traps built into the structure. Just as they discover an unexpected way out, the tour guide provides them with a lead to Ono Bola, a mysterious fortune teller. | ||||||
| 36 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 36 Finnish Card.png | Michael Duckson | Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-11-11 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Winnie has long been captivated by the music of Cyril van Duckson. Determined not to be outshone, Alfred decides to begin learning the piano. However, during his early attempts, his playing is notably unskilled. Later, when Alfred attends a Duckson concert with Winnie, the performer reveals that he came to Waterland in response to a fan letter—written by Winnie herself. | ||||||
| 37 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 37 Finnish Card.png | Kaappaus (lit. Kidnapping) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1991-11-18 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | |||||
| Animation director | 金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | |||||
| Alfred and Professor Noël are invited to attend the birthday of Prince Shallaman and set sail on Captain Stubble's ship the Sunshine. However, they are unaware that Dolf has replaced their dairy products with illegal weaponry. | ||||||
| 38 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 38 Finnish Card.png | Naapurisopu (lit. Neighborly relations) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-11-25 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Alfred, Professor Noël, and Captain Stubble are mistakenly imprisoned by the authorities of Yale under the accusation of smuggling weapons to Salam. While in their cell, they discover that Prince Shallaman has also been jailed by mistake. The group manages to escape together, and Prince Shallaman sets out to reunite with his true love, Princess Budor, who is the princess of Yale. | ||||||
| 39 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 39 Finnish Card.png | Noita (lit. The witch) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1991-12-02 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | |||||
| Winnie is asked to watch Ollie's quintuplet, but last minute she can't make it. Alfred has to step in, but the children are difficult to handle. He reads from a book about witches, but as the kids doze off, so does he... into a nightmare. | ||||||
| 40 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 40 Finnish Card.png | Tekojärvi (lit. Artificial lake) |
Episode director | 内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida | 1991-12-09 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 梶谷光春 ¦ Mitsuharu Kajitani | |||||
| Queen Cleo Cat Cammon visits Waterland to convince Professor Ramses to help her stop Crocodile and Professor Hannibal from building a dam on the Nailo river that would risk flooding The Country of the Pyramids. Professor Buffon is tasked to come up with an alternative form of power. Before Professor Buffon can finish the plans are stolen by Dolf. | ||||||
| 41 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 41 Finnish Card.png | Tulivuori (lit. Volcano) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-12-16 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | |||||
| Animation director | 昆進之介 ¦ Shinnosuke Kon | |||||
| After completing a space mission with Professor Buffon, Alfred is invited by the professor to accompany him to Cinders Island. There, Mount Lawson, a volcano previously believed to be extinct, has mysteriously begun erupting. | ||||||
| 42 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 42 Finnish Card.png | Lohikäärme (lit. Dragon) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1991-12-23 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Inside the volcano, Alfred discovers a dragon capable of breathing fire that emits no heat. Together with Professor Buffon and a construction crew, they begin efforts to safely extract the dragon from the volcano. However, Dolf intervenes by purchasing the dragon from the Maharaja Nikilokopan and relocates it to the theme park for his own purposes. | ||||||
| 43 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 43 Finnish Card.png | Suuren Vesimaan presidentti (lit. President of Suuren Vesimaan) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1991-12-30 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | |||||
| Animation director | 金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | |||||
| King Franz Ferdinand asks Alfred to visit him at his seaside villa to discuss something important. Winnie thinks the King might be in love, but it turns out he wants to reform Waterland and make it a constitutional monarchy. | ||||||
| 44 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 44 Finnish Card.png | Tulva (lit. Flood) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1992-01-06 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Alfred assists Ollie de Ooievaar in his campaign to become the first elected president of Groot Waterland. Among Ollie's rivals are the wealthy banker Mr. Knox and Dolf. With his support dwindling in the polls, Dolf devises a drastic and dangerous plan he believes will secure him a guaranteed victory. | ||||||
| 45 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 45 Finnish Card.png | Kaksoismaa (lit. Double land) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1992-01-13 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | |||||
| Animation director | 村田四郎 ¦ Shiro Murata | |||||
| Alfred is invited by Professor Buffon to join him aboard the Sunshine on a journey to Twoland to investigate a mysterious epidemic. Upon arrival, Alfred is struck by the stark contrast between the wealthy north and impoverished south of the country, highlighting deep social and economic disparities. | ||||||
| 46 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 46 Finnish Card.png | Kuussa asuva pelle (lit. Clown living on the moon) |
Episode director | 内田祐司 ¦ Yuji Uchida | 1992-01-20 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 鈴木英二 ¦ Eiji Suzuki | |||||
| Alfred and Henk use the Flying Mill to travel to the Moon to find the magical clown from mayor Milliel's dreams. After meeting the clown they bring back a magic violin to Mirrortown where Professor Buffon is studying the Mosons disease. However, before solving the epidemic Professor Buffon has an idea to solve the disparaties in Twoland. | ||||||
| 47 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 47 Finnish Card.png | Loppu hyvin, kaikki hyvin (lit. All's well that ends well) |
Episode director | 泰泉寺博 ¦ Hiroshi Jinsenji | 1992-01-27 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 昆進之介 ¦ Konshinnosuke | |||||
| Armed with the magic violin, Alfred confronts the king of Twoland, demanding that the kingdom’s wealth be fairly distributed between the rich and poor sides of the country—otherwise, he will withhold the cure for the epidemic. The king agrees to the terms, but as soon as Alfred stops playing the violin, he is betrayed and thrown into prison. | ||||||
| 48 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 48 Finnish Card.png | Golfia pelaamassa (lit. Playing golf) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1992-02-03 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Social customs in Jippon cause Professor Buffon to need to learn to play golf for a business arrangement. Unfortunately he breaks his arm practising and he asks a reluctant Alfred to be his substitute player. | ||||||
| 49 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 49 Finnish Card.png | Sateenkaari (lit. Rainbow) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1992-02-24 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | |||||
| Animation director | 金子紀男 ¦ Norio Kaneko | |||||
| Grabby falls out of the sky right in front of Alfred's house, after being mesmerized by a rainbow. Not long after Professor Buffon arrives to try and persuade Alfred to join him on an expedition to the jungle of the Arlon continent to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Henk and Grabby join them and the group sets off to the jungle to meet a friend of the Professor, Doctor Lovingstone. | ||||||
| 50 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 50 Finnish Card.png | Kasino (lit. Casino) |
Episode director | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | 1992-03-02 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 斉藤博 ¦ Hiroshi Saitō | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| After being almost cooked alive Alfred, Professor Buffon, Henk, Grabby, Doctor Lovingstone and Janola are introduced to her majesty Nora who shows them the pot of gold under the rainbow. But when Alfred and the others wake up the next day, the pot of gold is gone, and so is Grabby. | ||||||
| 51 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 51 Finnish Card.png | Sademetsä (lit. Rainforest) |
Episode director | 斉藤格 ¦ Saitō Itaru 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima |
1992-03-09 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 小島正幸 ¦ Masayuki Kojima | |||||
| Animation director | 謝明揚 ¦ Xie Ming Yang | |||||
| Professor Buffon has tasked himself with making a new carfuel that won't cause acid rain. When Rocodile finds out, he sends Hippopotamus to Morena to find Dolf to make sure Professor Buffon's fuel project does not endanger the continued existence of Rocodile's fuel companies. | ||||||
| 52 | File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 52 Finnish Card.png | Korpin viimeinen teko (lit. Korppi's last act) |
Episode director | 腰繁男 ¦ Shigeo Koshi | 1992-03-16 YLE | |
| Storyboards | 泊叶男 ¦ Tomari Kanao | |||||
| Animation director | 工藤柾輝 ¦ Masaki Kudo | |||||
| Alfred completely forgets a date with Winnie and the two have a big fight. Meanwhile, Hermann helps Dolf break out of prison and his first act is to break into Professor Buffon's lab to steal his new invention, the Alangle Ray. When Winnie incidentally comes by as Dolf has broken in, he takes her as a hostage and tells Professor Buffon that he will flee abroad. | ||||||
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On the Finnish version, some episodes' titles were changed for VHS release. The DVD releases retain original broadcast titles.(citation needed)
| Season 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Broadcast title | Literal translation | Home video title | First airdate (YLE TV2) | ||
| 1 | Alfredin elon alkutaival - Osa 1 | The beginning of Alfred's life - Part 1 | Kuinka kaikki alkoi | 1990-11-08 | ||
| 2 | Alfredin elon alkutaival - Osa 2 | The beginning of Alfred's life - Part 2 | Syntymäpäivät | 1990-11-08 | ||
| 3 | "Harakka ei voi vastustaa kiiltävää..." | "Magpie can't resist shiny..." | Kuninkaan rubiini | 1990-11-15 | ||
| 4 | "Ankka-pankka myyränpoika"[note 13] | "Duck-pankka[note 14] mole's boy" | 1990-11-22 | |||
| 5 | Kaivon vankeina | As prisoners of the well | 1990-11-29 | |||
| 6 | Vilpillä on pitkä nokka | ' | Suuri kilpailu | 1990-12-06 | ||
| 7 | Vakoilija laivassa! | Spy on the ship! | 1990-12-13 | |||
| 8 | Lieroa peliä | A dirty game[note 15] | 1990-12-20 | |||
| 9 | Taikapullo | The magic bottle | 1990-12-27 | |||
| 10 | Lentävä matto | The flying carpet | 1991-01-03 | |||
| 11 | Sirkuksessa | In the circus | Sirkuspelle (lit: Circus clown) | 1991-01-17 | ||
| 12 | Valkea kuningatar | White queen | Unien kuningatar (lit: Queen of dreams) | 1991-01-24 | ||
| 13 | Shakkikuningatar tahtoo nähdä elämää | The chess queen wants to see life | Kadonnut kruunu (lit: The lost crown) | 1991-02-07 | ||
| 14 | Sillit vaarassa | Herrings in danger | 1991-02-14 | |||
| 15 | Meren armoilla | At the mercy of the sea | 1991-02-21 | |||
| 16 | Vaarat vaanivat | Dangers lurk | 1991-02-28 | |||
| 17 | Vieraita ulkoavaruudesta | Visitors from outer space | 1991-03-07 | |||
| 18 | Valaita näkyvissä | Whales in sight | 1991-03-14 | |||
| 19 | Meri kuuluu kaikille | The sea belongs to everyone | 1991-03-21 | |||
| 20 | Alfred autiomaassa | Alfred in the wasteland | 1991-03-28 | |||
| 21 | Valtakunta kylvystä! | ' | Limonadikylpy käy kalliiksi | 1991-04-04 | ||
| 22 | Korppi keinottelee | The raven speculates[46] | 1991-04-11 | |||
| 23 | Korpin kova komento | Raven's hard command | 1991-04-18 | |||
| 24 | Uhkayritys | ' | 1991-05-09 | |||
| 25 | Rahalla on siivet | Money has wings | 1991-05-16 | |||
| 26 | Lumimiehen valtakunta vaarassa | Snowman's kingdom in danger | 1991-09-02 | |||
| Season 2 | ||||||
| 27 | Rakkautta ensi silmäyksellä | Love at first sight | 1991-09-09 | |||
| 28 | Kuningas puuttuu peliin | The king intervenes | 1991-09-16 | |||
| 29 | Takaisin kotimaahan | Back to homeland | 1991-09-23 | |||
| 30 | Loma saarella | Vacation on the island | 1991-09-30 | |||
| 31 | Matka meren syvyyksiin | A journey to the depths of the sea | 1991-10-07 | |||
| 32 | Uponnut Atlantis | Sunken Atlantis | 1991-10-14 | |||
| 33 | Alfred lännensankarina | Alfred as a western hero | 1991-10-21 | |||
| 34 | Tut Kattimonin aarre | ' | 1991-10-28 | |||
| 35 | Pyramidin sokkeloissa | ' | 1991-11-04 | |||
| 36 | Michael Duckson | Michael Duckson | 1991-11-11 | |||
| 37 | Kutsu prinssin syntymäpäiville | Invitation to the prince's birthday | 1991-11-18 | |||
| 38 | Vihdoinkin rauha! | Peace at last! | 1991-11-25 | |||
| 39 | Hullaantunut noita | Infatuated witch | 1991-12-02 | |||
| 40 | Varastettu suunnitelma | The stolen plan | 1991-12-09 | |||
| 41 | Tulivuoren purkaus | Eruption of the volcano | 1991-12-16 | |||
| 42 | Lohikäärme pinteessä | ' | 1991-12-23 | |||
| 43 | Muutoksia vesimaassa | ' | 1991-12-30 | |||
| 44 | Korppi ottaa riskin | Korppi takes a risk | 1992-01-06 | |||
| 45 | Vaarallinen virus | A dangerous virus | 1992-01-13 | |||
| 46 | Matka kuuhun | A trip to the moon | 1992-01-20 | |||
| 47 | Ihme | A miracle (TODO: or a wonder?) | 1992-01-27 | |||
| 48 | Golfia herra Hoton kanssa | Golfing with Mr. Hoto | 1992-02-03 | |||
| 49 | Sateenkaari | Rainbow | 1992-02-24 | |||
| 50 | Kultalipas katoaa | The golden coffer disappears | 1992-03-02 | |||
| 51 | Pelastakaa puut! | Save the trees! | 1992-03-09 | |||
| 52 | Korpin viimeinen konnankoukku | ' | 1992-03-16 | |||
Notes
- ↑ Episode 1 and episode 2 aired together on the same date. Considering the time between this airing and the next timeslot, starting at 18:44, it is likely that the first episode aired without end credits.
- ↑ Achter Tralies (lit. "Behind Bars"). This is the original production name of this episode.
- ↑ Episode 1 and episode 2 aired together on the same date. Considering the time between this airing and the next timeslot, starting at 18:44, it is likely that the second episode aired without opening titles.
- ↑ Het Cirkus [sic] (lit. "The Circus"). This is the original production name of this episode as taken from Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak, although misspelled.
- ↑ De Witte Kroon (lit. "The White Crown"). This is the original production name of this episode.
- ↑ Rang Pang. This is the original production name of this episode.
- ↑ Out of all 52 episodes listed in the index for the Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboeken, "De straat van Jeep" (lit. The street of Jeep) was the only episode name that deviated from its original.
- ↑ De Lieve Sneeuman [sic] (lit. "The snow Man"). This is the original production name of this episode as taken from Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak, although misspelled.
- ↑ De Schat van Toet Kat Kanmon (lit. "Top Cat Cammoon's Treasure"). This is the original production name of this episode as taken from Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak, although this is likely a misprint.
- ↑ Gekaapt (lit. "Seized", as in how a ship gets seized by the enemy). This is the original production name of this episode.
- ↑ Neven en Nichten (lit. "Nephews and Neices"). This is the original production name of this episode.
- ↑ Op Water (lit. "On Water", as in running on water). This is the original production name of this episode.
- ↑ Direct quote from Dolf
- ↑ "pankka" doesn't appear to mean anything regarding Alfred and seems to only have been said as it rhymes with "ankka"
- ↑ "Liero" being the Finnish name of Lispel de Kwal, also meaning something like sleazy, shady, or dishonest.
References
- ↑ "Anime News Network episode list for Alfred J. Kwak (TV)". animenewsnetwork.com.
- ↑ "小さなアヒルの大きな愛の物語 あひるのクワック" [A story of a small duck’s great love: Ahiru no Quack]. Animage (in 日本語). No. 01577–5. Tokyo, Japan. 5 May 1989. p. 110. "Ido no Naka de", lit: In The Well, was the working title for this episode as revealed in the 1989 May edition of Animage.
- ↑ "小さなアヒルの大きな愛の物語 あひるのクワック" [A story of a small duck’s great love: Ahiru no Quack]. Animage (in 日本語). No. 01577–5. Tokyo, Japan. 5 May 1989. p. 110. "Kiiroi Kuchibashi", lit: The Yellow Beak, was the working title for this episode as revealed in the 1989 May edition of Animage.
- ↑ "Kinder TV Geheugen page for Alfred J. Kwak". kindertvgeheugen.nl (in Nederlands). January 4, 2017.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1989). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: The seven eggs] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035901053.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1989). De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen. Artwork by Harald Siepermann & Hans Bacher. Soest: Harlekijn Uitgeverij. ISBN 9063860706.
- ↑
de eieren - het kroonjuweel (1) [the eggs - the crownjewel (1)] (Videotape). Alfred J. Kwak 'n Herman van Veen creatie VHS series (in Dutch). Rotterdam: Weton-Wesgram B.V. 1990. SKV037.
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de eieren - het kroonjuweel (1) - het kroonjuweel (2) [the eggs - the crown jewel (1) - the crown jewel (2)] (Videotape) (in Dutch). Rotterdam: Weton-Wesgram B.V. 1990. BL001.
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De eieren - Het kroonjuweel [the eggs - the crown jewel] (Videotape). Alfred J. Kwak Classics VHS series (in Dutch). Oud-Beijerland: Weton-Wesgram B.V. 1990. SKV145.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ van Veen, Herman (1989). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Achter tralies [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: Behind bars] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035901061.
- ↑
het kroonjuweel (2) - op school - de kater [the crown jewel (2) - in school - the tomcat] (Videotape). Alfred J. Kwak 'n Herman van Veen creatie VHS series (in Dutch). Rotterdam: Weton-Wesgram B.V. 1990. SKV038.
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de eieren - het kroonjuweel (1) - het kroonjuweel (2) [the eggs - the crown jewel (1) - the crown jewel (2)] (Videotape) (in Dutch). Rotterdam: Weton-Wesgram B.V. 1990. BL001.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ van Veen, Herman (1989). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Krab de kat [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: Krab the cat] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035901126.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (2003). Memphis Belle - De wedstrijd [The contest] (in Nederlands). Amsterdam, Antwerpen: Memphis Belle, Standaard Uitgeverij. ISBN 9789051591064.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeeverkenners [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: The Sea Scouts] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035905385.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (2003). Memphis Belle - De zeeverkenners [The sea scouts] (in Nederlands). Amsterdam, Antwerpen: Memphis Belle, Standaard Uitgeverij. ISBN 9789051591460.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De heilige tulband [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: The sacred turban] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035905393.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). Alfred J Kwak in het circus [Alfred J. Kwak in the circus] (in Nederlands). Aartselaar, Belgium: Dektas. ISBN 9789024344628.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De witte koningin [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: The white queen] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035905466.
- ↑
van Veen, Herman (1989). Winkel, Marjolein; de Rooij, Jan (eds.). Alfred J Kwak: Vissen in gevaar [Alfred J. Kwak: Fish in danger] (in Nederlands). Naarden, The Netherlands: Semic Junior Press. ISBN 8710823003431.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid prefix (help) - ↑ van Veen, Herman (1989). Winkel, Marjolein; de Rooij, Jan (eds.). Alfred J Kwak: Op zoek naar Wiede Wagen [Alfred J. Kwak: Searching for Wiede Wagen] (in Nederlands). Naarden, The Netherlands: Semic Junior Press. ISBN 9789072073136.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1989). Winkel, Marjolein; de Rooij, Jan (eds.). Alfred J Kwak: Een goed plan...? [Alfred J. Kwak: A good plan...?] (in Nederlands). Naarden, The Netherlands: Semic Junior Press. ISBN 9789072073129.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Vrienden uit de ruimte [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: Friends from outer space] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035905482.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). Winkel, Marjolein; de Rooij, Jan (eds.). Alfred J Kwak: Vriendjes van ver [Alfred J. Kwak: Friends from far away] (in Nederlands). Naarden, The Netherlands: Semic Junior Press. ISBN 9789072073174.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). Alfred J Kwak op een onbewoond eiland [Alfred J. Kwak on an uninhabited island] (in Nederlands). Aartselaar, Belgium: Dektas. ISBN 9789024344635.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). Winkel, Marjolein; de Rooij, Jan (eds.). Alfred J Kwak: De muzikale inktvis [Alfred J. Kwak: The musical cuttlefish] (in Nederlands). Naarden, The Netherlands: Semic Junior Press. ISBN 9789072073167.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De inktvis [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: The cuttlefish] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035905490.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De nachtmerrie [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: The nightmare] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035905474.
- ↑ Alfred J. Kwak - Verliefd [Alfred J. Kwak - In love] (in Nederlands). Leeuwarden: Uitgeverij Libre. 1998. ISBN 9789075531107.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1991). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: het grote voorleesboek [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: the big reading book] (in Nederlands). Kampen, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij Kok. ISBN 9789043518383. The chapter covering this episode is called "Het Thuisland" (lit. The Homeland)
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1990). Alfred J Kwak gaat op reis [Alfred J. Kwak goes on a trip] (in Nederlands). Aartselaar, Belgium: Dektas. ISBN 9789024344642.
- ↑
het booreiland - atlantis [the drilling rig - atlantis] (Videotape). Alfred J. Kwak 'n Herman van Veen creatie VHS series (in Dutch). Rotterdam: Weton-Wesgram B.V. 1992. SKV105.
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Alfred J. Kwak - Natuur 3 [Alfred J. Kwak - Nature 3] (DVD). Alfred J. Kwak - Jouw vriend voor het leven (in Dutch). Hoorn: Disky. 2007. DVDD904254.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Alfred J. Kwak - Atlantis (in Nederlands). Leeuwarden: Uitgeverij Libre. 1998. ISBN 9789075531084.
- ↑ Alfred J. Kwak - De schat van Toet Kat Kammon [Alfred J. Kwak - Toet Kat Kammon's treasure] (in Nederlands). Leeuwarden: Uitgeverij Libre. 1998. ISBN 9789075531091.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1991). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: het grote voorleesboek [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: the big reading book] (in Nederlands). Kampen, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij Kok. ISBN 9789043518383. The chapter covering this episode is called "De reis naar Salem" (lit. The journey to Salem)
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1991). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: het grote voorleesboek [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: the big reading book] (in Nederlands). Kampen, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij Kok. ISBN 9789043518383. The chapter covering this episode is called "De ontvoering" (lit. The kidnapping)
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1991). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De draak [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: The dragon] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035905563.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1991). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: het grote voorleesboek [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: the big reading book] (in Nederlands). Kampen, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij Kok. ISBN 9789043518383. The chapter covering this episode is called "De zure regen" (lit. The acid rain)
- ↑ "Anisearch page for Alfred J. Kwak". anisearch.com.
- ↑ Rothfuss, Ilse (1990). Thaler, Monika (ed.). KWAK und seine Freunde [KWAK and his friends] (in Deutsch). Gütersloh, Kornwestheim, Wien, Zug/Schweiz: Bertelsmann-Club EBG-Verl.-GmbH Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft Buchgemeinschaft Donauland Dt. Buchgemeinschaft Buch- und Schallplattenfreunde Bücherbund Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft. ISBN 9783800023240. First story of this book
- ↑ Rothfuss, Ilse (1990). Thaler, Monika (ed.). KWAK und seine Freunde [KWAK and his friends] (in Deutsch). Gütersloh, Kornwestheim, Wien, Zug/Schweiz: Bertelsmann-Club EBG-Verl.-GmbH Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft Buchgemeinschaft Donauland Dt. Buchgemeinschaft Buch- und Schallplattenfreunde Bücherbund Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft. ISBN 9783800023240. First story of this book
- ↑ Rothfuss, Ilse (1990). Thaler, Monika (ed.). KWAK und seine Freunde [KWAK and his friends] (in Deutsch). Gütersloh, Kornwestheim, Wien, Zug/Schweiz: Bertelsmann-Club EBG-Verl.-GmbH Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft Buchgemeinschaft Donauland Dt. Buchgemeinschaft Buch- und Schallplattenfreunde Bücherbund Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft. ISBN 9783800023240. Second story of this book
- ↑ Rothfuss, Ilse (1990). Thaler, Monika (ed.). KWAK und seine Freunde [KWAK and his friends] (in Deutsch). Gütersloh, Kornwestheim, Wien, Zug/Schweiz: Bertelsmann-Club EBG-Verl.-GmbH Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft Buchgemeinschaft Donauland Dt. Buchgemeinschaft Buch- und Schallplattenfreunde Bücherbund Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft. ISBN 9783800023240. Second story of this book
- ↑ Rothfuss, Ilse (1990). Thaler, Monika (ed.). KWAK und seine Freunde [KWAK and his friends] (in Deutsch). Gütersloh, Kornwestheim, Wien, Zug/Schweiz: Bertelsmann-Club EBG-Verl.-GmbH Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft Buchgemeinschaft Donauland Dt. Buchgemeinschaft Buch- und Schallplattenfreunde Bücherbund Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft. ISBN 9783800023240. Third story of this book
- ↑ https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/keinotella#Suomi