View source for Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1

{{PrevNext
| previous      = None
| next          = Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2
}}
{{Infobox
|above = [[Alfred J. Kwak]]<br>アルフレッド誕生<br>(Arufureddo tanjō)<br>"The birth of Alfred"
|abovestyle   = background: #ffd177;
|subheader = Season 1, Episode 1
|image = <gallery widths=370 class="no-margin-pls" mode="slideshow">
File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1 Japanese Card.png|50px|'''Title card version 1'''<br>'''Language''': Japanese <br> '''Title:''' ''アルフレッド誕生'' (''Arufureddo Tanjō'') <br>'''Translation:''' ''Alfred's Birth''<br>'''First airdate: '''3/4/1989<br>'''Network''': [[TV Tokyo]]
File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1 Dutch Title.png|'''Title card version 1'''<br>'''Language''': Dutch <br> '''Title:''' ''De Eieren''<br>'''Translation:''' ''The Eggs''<br>'''First airdate: '''24/12/1989<br>'''Network''': [[VARA]]
File:Alfred_J._Kwak_Episode_1_German_Title.png|'''Title card version 1'''<br>'''Language''': German <br> '''Title:''' ''Hurra, er ist da!''<br>'''Translation:''' ''Hooray, He's Here!''<br>'''First airdate: '''13/10/1990<br>'''Network''': [[ZDF]]
File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1 Spanish Card.png|'''Title card version 1'''<br>'''Language''': English <br> '''Title:''' ''Alfred Comes to Life''<br>'''Translation:''' -<br>'''First airdate: '''7/7/1990<br>'''Network''': [[Channel 4]]
File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1 Spanish Card.png|'''Title card version 1'''<br>'''Language''': French <br> '''Title:''' ''La naissance d'Alfred''<br>'''Translation:''' ''Alfred's Birth''<br>'''First airdate: '''05/11/1990<br>'''Network''': [[Avant l'ecole]]
File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1 Spanish Card.png|'''Title card version 1'''<br>'''Language''': Finnish <br> '''Title:''' ''Alfredin elon alkutaival - Osa 1''<br>'''Translation:''' ''Alfred's Life Journey - Part 1''<br>'''First airdate: '''Unknown<br>'''Network''': Unknown
File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1 Spanish Card.png|'''Title card version 1'''<br>'''Language''': Italian <br> '''Title:''' ''La nascita di Alfred''<br>'''Translation:''' ''The Birth of Alfred''<br>'''First airdate: '''25/09/1990<br>'''Network''': [[Italia 1]]
File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1 Spanish Card.png|'''Title card version 1'''<br>'''Language''': Portugese <br> '''Title:''' ''O Nascimento de Alfred''<br>'''Translation:''' ''The Birth of Alfred''<br>'''First airdate: '''Unknown<br>'''Network''': Unkown
File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1 Spanish Card.png|'''Title card version 1'''<br>'''Language''': Chinese <br> '''Title:''' ''阿福雷特誕生'' (''Ā fú léi tè dànshēng'')<br>'''Translation:''' ''The Birth of Alfred''<br>'''First airdate: '''13/10/1990<br>'''Network''': Unknown
File:Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1 Spanish Card.png|'''Title card version 1'''<br>'''Language''': Hungarian <br> '''Title:''' ''Alfréd megszületik''<br>'''Translation:''' ''Alfred is Born''<br>'''First airdate: '''27/06/1993<br>'''Network''': Unknown
</gallery>
|header11 = <hr /> Animation Staff
|label12 = Episode direction
|data12 = [[Masayuki Kojima]]
|label13 = Episode storyboards
|data13 = [[Hiroshi Saitō]]<br>[[Harald Siepermann]] (uncredited)
|label14 = Animation director
|data14 = [[Kazuo Tomizawa]]
|label15 = Screenplay
|data15 = [[Akira Miyazaki]]
|label16 = Music
|data16 = [[Herman van Veen]]<br>[[Erik van der Wurff]]<br>[[Nard Reijnders]]
|label17 = Sound director
|data17 = [[Shigeharu Shiba]]
|header40 = <hr />
|label41 = Running time
|data41 = 25 min
|label42 = Original airdate
|data42 = 3/4/1989 (Japan)
|label43 = Original production<br>episode number
|data43 = 1
}}

'''"De Eieren"''' (lit: '''''The Eggs''''') or '''"アルフレッド誕生"''' (''Arufureddo tanjō''; lit: '''''Alfred's birth''''') Is the first episode of [[Alfred J. Kwak]]'s first season. The episode first aired in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] on '''3 April 1989''' in the '''Monday 17:00 - 17:30 slot'''. This episode is the start of a three-episode story that continues on in the [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2|next episode]] and concludes in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 3|episode 3]].

==Story==

===Summary===
The sun rises over [[Breed Rietland]], and bees begin to pollinate the flowers, signaling the arrival of spring. A jet plane passes overhead as [[Henk de Mol]] emerges from his molehill. Checking the time, he remarks that [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] is late for their meeting again. Meanwhile, Johan rushes to meet Henk, nearly getting run over while crossing the road. He arrives at the wrong tree and calls out for Henk, who redirects him to the willow where they had agreed to meet. Henk scolds Johan for his tardiness, but quickly adds that he is glad Johan kept his promise to meet.

Johan praises the arrival of spring and predicts something extraordinary will happen this year. Henk asks if Johan has any special plans, specifically suggesting marriage. Johan dismisses the idea, saying he is too young. At that moment, he hears the song of [[Anna van de Polder]], who is picking flowers. Henk introduces Johan to Anna, and Johan, overwhelmed with nerves, struggles to speak coherently. Before he embarrasses himself further, he bids a quick farewell and runs off, sitting down in a pasture to dream about Anna. Unbeknownst to him, two heron surveyors, [[Stip]] and [[Stap]], begin measuring the pasture around him.

The next morning, Johan wakes up and takes a dip in the river. Hearing Anna's voice in the distance, he heads toward her but quickly returns to the river to clean himself and brush his teeth. As he approaches Anna, another duck engages her in a one-sided conversation about tennis. Soon after, a second duck on a motorcycle arrives and attempts to impress Anna by doing loops around them. The first duck takes the key from the motorcycle which leads to a brawl between them. Anna walks away from the scene, and Johan approaches her, offering her a flower. In return, Anna kisses him. Elated, Johan jumps around joyfully and kisses both of the other ducks in his excitement.

As it begins to rain, Stip and Stap run for shelter under the willow tree where Johan and Anna are sitting. After the rain stops, Anna and Johan swim and dance under the moonlight. Shortly after, Henk attends Anna and Johan’s wedding.

Henk later comes over with flowers on a maternity visit to see Johan and Anna’s clog filled with seven eggs. Meanwhile, [[Rap de Kiekedief]] spies on them through binoculars.

In a chic room, [[Olaf Nijlpaard]]<ref group="note">We're given [[Olaf Nijlpaard]]'s first name in [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]]</ref>, manager of [[Groot Speelgoedland]], shows [[A. Rokodil]], the investor, a miniature model created by Stip and Stap, who are present alongside [[Bart 'Beton' Bever]], the construction supervisor and director of the [[Beton Maatschappij]]. Nijlpaard explains plans to build a large theme park called Groot Speelgoedland right on top of the pasture where Johan and Anna live.

Johan paces nervously, waiting for the eggs to hatch, while Henk passes by. Johan tries to appear calm but quickly loses his composure. Anna asks Johan to watch the eggs while she takes a break. Just as Henk leaves, [[Schor de Kraai]] and [[Miriam Merel]] judge the eggs, loudly proclaiming they will likely spoil before hatching. Angered, Johan takes back the egg Schor is holding. At that moment, Rap, disguised as a bush, sneaks in and steals an egg. Johan chases after Rap, who bumps into Henk, causing the egg to soar into the air. The egg bounces off the tennis racket of the tennis-obsessed duck and lands in the water, where [[Snel de Snoek]] swallows it whole. Johan pulls him out of the water and forces him to spit the egg out.

[[File:Mpvsnap 2024-10-27 0003 EDIT.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Anna van de Polder]] and [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] as newly weds.]]

As Henk scolds Rap, Johan returns to receive a scolding from Anna. Johan confidently reassures her that the egg is safe, but when he shows her, only pieces of the shell remain. They soon spot a duckling nearby. Henk helps the duckling back home and suggests naming him after his grandfather, [[Alfred de Mol]], who also ran away when he was young. He adds that Jodocus means "Joker" or "Trickster," and Johan and Anna agree to name him [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]]. Just as they make the decision, Alfred’s other [[Alfred's brothers and sisters|brothers and sisters]] hatch.

As the ducklings are fed, Alfred gets distracted by bugs (among which a [[De Duizendpoot|duizenpoot]]) and wanders off. He crosses the same road Johan crossed at the start of spring, unaware of the danger of cars. Rap sets his sights on Alfred and begins stalking him, but Henk catches on and intervenes, beating Rap up.

Alfred is returned to his family, but suddenly, the clog and the ground around them begin to rise, lifted by a giant excavator. Johan keeps his children safe while Anna is asked to leave by Olaf Nijlpaard. The neighborhood is filled with construction machinery tearing up the land. Olaf Nijlpaard, A. Rokodil, and Bart 'Beton' Bever are interrupted by Johan, who asks if they have a permit to build on the land. Nijlpaard assures him they do, and the businessmen drive off in their expensive car.

As night falls, Anna, Johan, their children, and Henk watch the construction progress. Henk shows Johan a photo of his grandfather, Alfred de Mol, posing in front of a [[Henks House|mine house]] in [[Groot Waterland]], a peaceful place. Henk suggests Johan move his family there. Johan decides to think about it.

That night, curiosity gets the better of Alfred, and he sneaks out of the clog to explore. He wanders through the abandoned theme park and stumbles upon a building with a giant animatronic ape. Startled, Alfred screams when he realizes he has a voice. After relaxing upon realizing the ape is fake, he accidentally pulls a lever that activates the animatronic, causing it to move and make noise. Terrified, Alfred runs back to the clog and his family.

===Language and Regional Variations===
:''The following lists differences between the Dutch version and other versions. For detailed information on music differences check the [[#Music|Music section]]. General differences between series like names can be found at [[Alfred J. Kwak Production]]''

[[File:Mpvsnap 2024-10-25 0010EDIT.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Stip]], [[Stap]], [[Olaf Nijlpaard]], [[A. Rokodil]] and [[Bart 'Beton' Bever]] make plans for [[Groot Speelgoedland]].]]
* In the Japanese version [[Anna van de Polder|Anna]] hums a tune very close to the song {{M|12A title}}. The Dutch and English version have a different version. 
* In the German version Anna is introduced as being the youngest daughter of the dyke builders and is not given a surname. 
* In the Dutch version [[Johan|Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] hums along with the background music [[M-8|In De Val]] while trying to court Anna.
* In the English version, [[Herman van Veen]]'s voice is retained in the mix as [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak|Johan]] jumps up and down after being kissed by Anna (in the German version, Herman van Veen does not re-record this part). Later, when Johan tries to hold all his children while being lifted by the excavator, the English version also retains van Veen's original voice. Similarly, [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak|Alfred's]] voice remains in the mix when he leaves the clog for the first time. When Alfred later wanders off to the theme park, his Dutch voice, provided by [[Ryan van de Akker]], is mixed with the English voice, performed by [[Jill Lidstone]]<ref name="english dub">{{cite web|url=https://dubbing.fandom.com/wiki/Alfred_J._Kwak|title=Alfred J. Kwak page on dubbing fandom wiki|website=dubbing.fandom.com|language=en}} ''Fandom user Bladez636 observed that Jill Lidstone's character Curly in the cartoon [[wikipedia:Dennis and Gnasher (1996 TV series)|Dennis the Menace & Gnasher (1996)]] sounds extremely similar to Alfred's voice in the English dub.</ref>, though a voice filter is applied to raise the pitch.
* The English version has [[Olaf Nijlpaard]] say that the theme park is "truely a fairy tale land", mentioning the original name of the park "SPROOKJESPARK" from the [[#Script|original script]]. The Dutch version turns this into [[Groot Speelgoedland]].
* In the English version, Alfred's name is changed to Alfred Jonathan Quack. As a result, the script is altered so that, instead of Henk mentioning his grandfather's nickname, he refers to his middle name, Jonathan.

===Continuity===
* This episode forms one cohesive story together with [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2|Episode 2]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 3|Episode 3]]. 
* Although unnamed, the family of bees, consisting of [[Mevrouw Bij]], [[Mevrouw Bij's son]] and [[Willem Bij]], have their first appearance at the very start of this episode. Their first speaking roles will be in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 21]].
* Several characters in this episode can be interpreted as the parents of characters who appear later in the show. For example, the parents of [[Dolf de Kraai|Dolf]] are explicitly shown, as well as characters who are likely the fathers of [[K. Rokodil]], [[Hannibal Nijlpaard]] and [[Bert 'Beton' Bever]]. Additionally, the two kemphanen (ruff birds) bear a strong resemblance to the older versions of [[Hannes]] and [[Wannes]]. However, this interpretation is complicated by the fact that [[Hannes]] and [[Wannes]] are brothers. One possible explanation is that the character resembling an older [[Wannes]] could actually be the father of a character originally named [[Hans Gans]], but later renamed to [[Wannes]] in the series, suggesting that what were initially two distinct characters became merged into one.
* Any character depicted as a parent of those appearing later in the series must also have emigrated to a similar location in [[Groot Waterland]] as the Kwak family would attempt to in the [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2|next episode]]. This migration could also have been a direct reaction to the construction of the theme park or could have occurred for other reasons.
[[File:Ep1and27comp.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A visual comparison between [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak|Johan]] from this episode and [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak|his son]] from [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 27|Episode 27]].]]
* Several parallels can be drawn between [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] and his son, [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]], in how they respond to their respective crushes and later spouses. Both characters exhibit similar behaviors, such as stammering and speaking incoherently when nervous. Additionally, both offer a bouquet of daisies to their partner. In the Dutch version, the voice actors for both characters, [[Herman van Veen]] (Johan) and [[Ryan van den Akker]] (Alfred), perform the song [[M-11|Nog Nooit]] as an insert.<ref name="Ep27">{{CiteAJKep|JA|27}}</ref> Both couples are also featured in symbolic dance scenes: Johan and Anna are depicted dancing in the clouds, while Alfred and Winnie are shown dancing among the glass artwork created by [[The Dodos|the Dodos]].<ref name="Ep31">{{CiteAJKep|JA|31}}</ref>
* [[Rap de Kiekendief|Rap]] is confronted by [[Henk de Mol|Henk]] on how he should've flown up into the sky if he was in a hurry. Rap is confused himself why he didn't fly up. This highlights the fact that while Alfred and the other ducks should be able to fly, but never do so in the series. 
* Dolf's parents, [[Schor de Kraai]] and [[Miriam Merel]], appear in this episode. While Schor is a [[wikipedia:crow|crow]], Miriam is actually a [[wikipedia:blackbird|blackbird]]. This interspecies pairing later results in Dolf being born as a crow with a yellow beak.<ref name="Ep4">{{CiteAJKep|JA|4}}</ref> During their appearance, they mock the eggs of [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] and [[Anna van de Polder]], claiming that some look defective and are likely [[wikipedia:Yolkless egg|fart eggs]], while boasting about the appearance of their own. Ironically, Dolf is likely an [[wikipedia:only child|only child]], suggesting that not all of their own eggs may have hatched successfully.
* [[Alfred's brothers and sisters]] are given individual names in the book [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]]. They were named Josefien, Clara, Marjolein, Hans, Jan and Robbie.<ref>{{CiteBook|WW1}} ''Page 25''.</ref>
* The scene where [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak|Alfred]] mistakes a large animatronic gorilla for an inanimate figure before being startled, is closely mirrored in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2|the second episode]]. In this later scene, Alfred similarly misidentifies one of the large [[The King's soldiers|guards]] as a giant doll, only to be frightened when he unexpectedly sneezes.
* Alfred references being driven away from their birthplace, because of the [[Beton Maatschappij]] in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 31|Episode 31]].
* [[Groot Speelgoedland]] is shown in its completed form in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 42|Episode 42]]. It is also shown from a distance in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2|Episode 2]].

<div style="margin: 0.85em;"></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
  <div style="display: inline-block; margin: auto;">
    [[File:AJK 01 Next Episode Preview.png|thumb|300px|Frame from the [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2|Next episode]] preview]]
  </div>
</div>

===Cultural references===
[[File:VolendamHul.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A traditional Dutch bonnet]]
* [[Breed Rietland]] is likely modeled after [[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]], but possibly also after [[wikipedia:The Netherlands|the Netherlands]] or [[wikipedia:Belgium|Belgium]]. 
* [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]]'s character design is based on the appearance of [[Herman van Veen]], the creator of the series.  
* Johan sleeps and lives in a huge [[wikipedia:clog|clog]]. Clogs are a type of footwear that is typically made of wood, traditionally worn in agriculture and in some factories and mines, in large parts of [[wikipedia:Europe|Europe]] since before the [[wikipedia:Middle Ages|Middle Ages]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clog|title=Clog page on Wikipedia|website=en.wikipedia.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klomp|title=Clog page on Wikipedia|website=nl.wikipedia.org|language=nl}}</ref> While they were used in many different countries, it is likely clogs are traditionally associated with the Netherlands due to their widespread trading history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olddutch.nl/ontdek-volendam/de-oorsprong-van-de-klomp/ |title=De oorsprong van de klomp|publisher=Hotel Old Dutch |website=www.olddutch.nl|language=nl}}</ref>
* [[Anna van de Polder]] is wearing a [[wikipedia:Hul (muts)|hul]] or Dutch cap/bonnet. The hul is part of a traditional Dutch women's costume worn in the nineteenth century, usually worn by fisherwomen on the North Sea Coast of the Netherlands. The one worn by Anna seems to resemble a Volendam hul.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hul_(muts)|title=Dutch Hul page on Wikipedia|website=nl.wikipedia.org|language=nl}}</ref>
* The wind-up duck placed on the diorama by [[Olaf Nijlpaard]] bears a striking resemblance to [[wikipedia:Donald Duck|Donald Duck]], possibly equating [[Groot Speelgoedland]] to [[wikipedia:Disneyland (disambiguation)|Disneyland]].
* [[Schor de Kraai]] and [[Miriam Merel]] both wear traditional German clothes. Schor wears lederhosen, which are traditional leather breeches worn by men in South-[[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]], [[wikipedia:Austria|Austria]], [[wikipedia:Bavaria|Bavaria]], [[wikipedia:South Tyrol|South Tyrol]] and [[wikipedia:Slovenia|Slovenia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lederhosen|title=Lederhosen page on Wikipedia|website=en.wikipedia.org|language=en}}</ref> As their son Dolf will later change into a dictator akin to [[Adolf Hitler]] this connection is made stronger by the clothes they are wearing. Additionally, in the Dutch dub  Schor speaks with a German accent and occasionally incorporates German words into his dialogue.

===Errata===
* The English DVD release of this episode seems to have a doubling effect in the [[wikipedia:soundtrack|music and effects track]]; the track is overlayed and the timing is slightly off, creating an echo. 
* In the original script by [[Herman van Veen]], a longer period—spanning several weeks—passes between the start of the theme park's construction and the Kwak family's departure. However, in the televised episode, it appears as though the construction team completes a significant portion of the park in just one day. This is evidenced by the presence of a large tent and a robotic gorilla that frightens Alfred, suggesting an accelerated timeline in the adaptation. This error is corrected in the adaption [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]]. 
[[File:Mpvsnap 2024-10-23 0035 EDIT.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Schor de Kraai]] and [[Miriam Merel]] in traditional German garb. [[Dolf de Kraai]] inherits his yellow beak from his mother.]]
* Small animation error as the little duck wind-up toy that [[Olaf Nijlpaard]] let's walk around on the miniature set. The robot only seems to have feet when his feet touch the ground.
* Olaf Nijlpaard explains that they're going to build [[Groot Sprookjesland]] as the biggest amusement park in [[Groot Waterland]], however the pastures they are going to build on are in [[Breed Rietland]]. Later on in the episode Johan also calls [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] a healthy Waterlander. 
* In the Dutch version [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] and [[Henk de Mol]] discuss the name Alfred and conclude that it means "prankster" or "joker". However Jodocus (or sometimes Jodokus) doesn't actually mean that. It has several different meanings: 
** A Breton name meaning "experienced in battle".
** Derived from the Greek word "iodokus" meaning "containing arrows"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.24baby.nl/babynamen/jodocus|title=24Baby name meaning for Jodocus|website=www.24baby.nl|language=nl}}</ref>.
** Someone who claims the most ridiculous things <ref>{{cite book | title = Nationaal Scheldwoordenboek | last1 = Laps | first1 = Kristiaan | year = 1984 | publisher = Ploegsma| ISBN = 9021608561}}</ref>.
** A penis (also Jodeledokus)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ensie.nl/woordenboek-van-populair-taalgebruik/jodocus|title=Ensie page on Jodocus|website=www.ensie.nl|date = October 16, 2022|language=nl}}</ref>.
* In the English version, Henk mentions his grandfather and explains that Henk's parents named him Alfred, which is uncommon, as parents are typically not named by their children.
* In the English version when [[Olaf Nijlpaard]], [[A. Rokodil]] and [[Bart 'Beton' Bever]] drive away Johan is missing voice lines.

==Cast==
In order of appearance.
{{CharBoxLang}}

==Main staff==

* '''Original idea and storylines''': [[Herman van Veen]]<ref name="Opening Dutch">[[Alfred J. Kwak Opening]] Dutch credits. 24 December 1989. [[VARA]]</ref>
* '''Series director''': [[Hiroshi Saitō]]<ref name="Opening Dutch" />
* '''Excecutive producer''': [[Dennis Livson]]<ref name="Ending Dutch">[[Alfred J. Kwak Ending]] Dutch credits. 24 December 1989</ref>
* '''Producers''': [[Manabe Tamura]] ([[Telescreen]]), [[Mutsuo Shimizu]], [[Sumio Takahashi]] ([[Teleimage]])
* '''Production managers''': [[Manabe Tamura]], [[Tamehide Hyakuzuka]], [[Tsuneomi Nakamura]]<ref group="note">In the Dutch version credited as Tuneomi Nakamura</ref> ([[TV Tokyo]])
* '''Screenplay''': [[Akira Miyazaki]]
* '''Animation supervisor''': [[Kazuo Tomizawa]]
* '''Director of photography''': [[Hisao Shirai]]
* '''Character designs''': [[Harald Siepermann]]<ref name="Opening Dutch" />, [[Hans Bacher]], [[Susume Shiraume]], [[Masaru Amamizu]]
* '''Background designs''': [[Hans Bacher]]
<div style="margin: 0.85em;"></div>
* '''Episode director''': [[Masayuki Kojima]]
* '''Assistant director''': [[Masaaki Kumagai]]
<div style="margin: 0.85em;"></div>
* '''Storyboard director''': [[Akira Miyazaki]]
* '''Storyboard supervisor''': [[Harald Siepermann]]
* '''Storyboard artist''': [[Hiroshi Saitō]], [[Harald Siepermann]] (uncredited)
* '''Key animation''': [[Jōji Yanase]], [[Minoru Kibata]], [[Hiroshi Dobashi]], [[Kaku Saito]](?), [[Asunaro Studio]], [[Emiko Kataoka]], [[Yukari Watanabe]], [[Tetsuro Kaku]], [[Yumi Chiba]]
* '''Backgrounds''': [[Hiroshi Yoshikawa]], [[Maki Yoneda]], [[Yukari Oba]](?), [[Studio Uni]]
<div style="margin: 0.85em;"></div>
* '''Music''': [[Herman van Veen]]<ref name="Opening Dutch" />, [[Erik van der Wurff]]<ref name="Opening Dutch" />, [[Nard Reijnders]]
* '''Lyrics''': [[Herman van Veen]]
* '''Sound director''': [[Shigeharu Shiba]]
* '''Sound mixing''': [[Kunio Kuwahara]]
* '''Sound effects''': [[Kazutoshi Satō]] ([[E&M Planning Center]])
* '''Sound staff''': [[Fujio Yamada]], [[Shigeki Oashi]](?, possibly correct)
* '''Sound produced by''': [[Omnibus Promotion]]
* '''Recording studio''': [[New Japan Studio]]

===Localization staff===
<tabber>
|-| Dutch =
* '''Dubbing''': J.P.S. Studio
* '''Technical Director''': [[Joop Pieete]]
* '''Dutch Texts''': [[Herman van Veen]]
* '''Script Adaptation''': [[Vivian Pieters]]
* '''Production and Direction''': [[Vivian Pieters]]
* '''Dutch Version''': [[Telecable Benelux B.V.]], commissioned by [[Vara]]

|-| German =
* '''Dubbing''': F.C.F. Film Synchronization, Berlin, commissioned by [[ZDF]], ORF and SRG
* '''Dialogue editing and direction''': [[Friedbert Cierpka]]
* '''ZDF Editorial Team''': [[Markus Schächter]], [[Dorothee Herrmann]]

|-| English =
* '''Dubbing''': E.P.K Work in Arts, Bray Studios UK
* '''Direction''': [[Stanley Joseph]]
* '''Dubbing editor''': [[Russell Shaw]]

|-| French =

</tabber>

==Locations==
<gallery widths=100 heights=100>
File:Episode01 Plaspoelpolder.jpg|link=Plaspoelpolder|[[Plaspoelpolder]]
File:Episode01 Carroad.jpg|link=Car road|[[Car road]]
File:Episode01 Office.jpg|link=Beton Maatschappij office|[[Beton Maatschappij office]]
File:Episode01 Groot Speelgoedland.jpg|link=Groot Speelgoedland|[[Groot Speelgoedland]]
</gallery>

== Production ==
=== Scripts ===

Read the original outlines written by [[Herman van Veen]] down below.

<gallery widths=100 heights=150>
File:20051016 1-1Herman.jpg|Page 1
File:20051016 1-2 herman .jpg|Page 2
File:20051016 1-3Herman.jpg|Page 3
</gallery>
{{collapse top|title=Expand original Dutch text and English translation}}
<tabber>
|-| Page 1 =
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Original Dutch !! English Translation
|-
| <span style="font-family:courier;">
1-1<br>
<br>
'''Ik vlieg, ik waggel en ik zwem,'''<br>
'''ik kwek voor jou en ik kwak voor haar'''<br>
'''ik snater heel wat bij elkaar'''<br>
'''en als jij een liedje voor me zingt'''<br>
'''dan plons dan duik ik en dan zwem'''<br>
'''ik wat voor hem.'''<br>
'''Spetter, pieter, pater,'''<br>
'''lekker in het water'''<br>
'''ga maar vast naar huis,'''<br>
'''ik kom een druppel later.'''<br>
<br>
'''1. DE EIEREN'''<br>
<br>
Breed Rietland.<br>
De winter is voorbij,<br>
de eerste knoppen komen uit,<br>
dieren worden wakker uit hun winterslaap,<br>
een stille landweg.<br>
Henk de Mol steekt zijn hoofd verbaasd uit zijn molshoop omhoog,<br>
Een auto raast over hem heen.<br>
Henk kan zich op het nippertje terug trekken.<br>
Vogels beginnen aan het bouwen van nesten,<br>
lammetjes dartelen door de wei.<br>
Twee landmeters, de reigers Stip en Stap,<br>
zijn druk in de weer met het meten van de polder.<br>
Johan Sebastiaan Kwak wordt verliefd op Anna van de Polder,<br>
een dartele eend,<br>
die door twee vechtende woerden in het nauw wordt gedreven.<br>
Johan bevrijdt Anna,<br>
nadat hij de twee kemphanen uit elkaar heeft gedreven<br>
Johan zingt een liefdesliesje.<br>
Ze vrijen,<br>
ze trouwen<br>
ze bouwen in een oude klomp een prachtig nest<br>
en Anna legt,<br>
niet eens zo heel veel later,<br>
zeven perfecte eieren.<br>
Anna kan haar geluk niet op,<br>
Johan is de koning te rijk,<br>
maar gevaar loert aan alle kanten.<br>
Schor de kraai probeert een ei te stelen,<br>
Snel de Snoek kaapt zelf een ei,<br>
maar Johan weet het terug te veroveren.<br>
In het kantoor van bouwonderneming Bart Beton Bever B.V.<br>
bestuderen de heren A. Rokodil en O. Nijlpaard<br>
hun nieuwe bouwproject.<br>
En dan, op een mooie morgen<br>
begint er een ei te bewegen.<br>
Johan en Anna kijken verbaasd toe en zien<br>
hoe het ei er op twee pootjes als een haas vandoor gaat.<br>
Een wilde achtervolging volgt.<br>
Johan verliest het ei uit het oog<br>
en het ei zoekt zijn weg door naar Breed Rietland,<br>
niet onopgemerkt door Rap de Kiekedief,<br>
die nog nooit zo'n vreemd ding heeft gezien.<br>
Is het een ei dat loopt, of een kuiken in een ei ?<br>
De Kiekedief is niet zeker van zijn zaak<br>
en probeert in het ei te prikken en,<br>
inderdaad het is een kuiken in een ei.<br></span> 
|| 
1-1<br>
<br>
'''I fly, I waddle and I swim,'''<br> 
'''I quack for you and I quack for her'''<br> 
'''I quack<ref group="note">In Dutch, "Snateren" means to talk a lot or to quack.</ref> quite a bit'''<br> 
'''and if you sing me a song'''<br> 
'''I'll splash, I'll dive, and I'll swim'''<br> 
'''a little for him.'''<br> 
'''Splash, pitter, patter,'''<br> 
'''enjoying the water'''<br> 
'''go on back home,'''<br> 
'''I'll be a drop later.'''<br> 
<br>
'''1. THE EGGS'''<br>
<br> 
Breed Rietland.<br>
Winter is over,<br>
the first buds are blooming,<br>
animals awaken from their winter sleep,<br>
a quiet country road.<br>
Henk de Mol pokes his head up in surprise from his molehill,<br>
A car rushes over him.<br>
Henk manages to pull back just in time.<br>
Birds start building nests,<br>
lambs frolic in the meadow.<br>
Two surveyors, the herons Stip and Stap,<br>
are busy measuring the polder.<br>
Johan Sebastiaan Kwak falls in love with Anna van de Polder,<br>
a lively duck,<br>
who is being cornered by two fighting drakes.<br>
Johan rescues Anna,<br>
after driving the two brawlers<ref group="note">In Dutch, a "Kemphaan" is someone who likes to enter into discussion, but literally it's also a bird, belonging to the order of waders, and the size of an ordinary turtledove.</ref> apart.<br>
Johan sings a love song.<br>
They make love,<br>
they marry,<br>
they build a beautiful nest in an old clog<br>
and Anna lays,<br>
not too long after,<br>
seven perfect eggs.<br>
Anna is overjoyed,<br>
Johan is as happy as a king,<br>
but danger lurks everywhere.<br>
Schor de Kraai tries to steal an egg,<br>
Snel de Snoek even snatches one,<br>
but Johan manages to reclaim it.<br>
In the office of construction company Bart Beton Bever Ltd.<br>
Mr. A. Rokodil and O. Nijlpaard are studying<br>
their new construction project.<br>
And then, on a fine morning<br>
an egg starts to move.<br>
Johan and Anna watch in amazement and see<br>
how the egg scurries away on two little legs.<br>
A wild chase ensues.<br>
Johan loses sight of the egg<br>
and the egg finds its way through Breed Rietland,<br>
not unnoticed by Rap de Kiekedief,<br>
who has never seen such a strange thing.<br>
Is it an egg that walks, or a chick inside an egg?<br>
The Kiekedief is unsure<br>
and tries to poke the egg and,<br>
indeed, it is a chick inside an egg.<br>
|}
|-| Page 2 =
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Original Dutch !! English Translation
|-
| <span style="font-family:courier;">
1-2<br>
<br>
De schaal barst uit elkaar.<br>
En daar staat de kleine Alfred J. Kwak,<br>
op trillende pootjes,<br>
met grote ogen de wereld in te kijken.<br>
De Kiekedief die al heel lang niets heeft gegeten<br>
wil toehappen,<br>
maar als Alfred die grote vogel ziet,<br>
moet hij van schrik heel hard kwaken.<br>
Dit wordt natuurlijk door zijn vader gehoord,<br>
die als een raket komt aangevlogen<br>
en korte metten met de Kiekedief maakt.<br>
Als Johan en Alfred thuiskomen<br>
zit moeder Anna boven op zes donsige gele kuikentjes.<br>
Johan kijkt naar Anna,<br>
Anna kijkt naar Johan<br>
en de tranen van geluk lopen over hun wangen.<br>
Dan ineens vliegt het nest<br>
met kuikens en al<br>
zeker een halve meter in de lucht<br>
en nog eens<br>
en nog eens<br>
het houdt maar niet op,<br>
een aardbeving?<br>
Johan vliegt op en ziet tot zijn ontsteltenis<br>
dat midden in Breed Waterland<ref group="note">Herman van Veen erroneously calls Breed Rietland 'Breed Waterland', making it an amalgamation of Breed Rietland and Groot Waterland.</ref>,<br>
Bouwbedrijf Bart Beton B.V.<br>
is begonnen met de aanleg van een groot pretpark.<br>
"HIER KOMT SPROOKJESWERELD"<br>
leest Johan op een immens reclamebord.<br>
Wijkkranen, tractoren, vrachtauto’s rijden af en aan.<br>
Grote zandhopen worden in allerlei richtingen geschoven,<br>
en een van die zandhopen wordt onherroepelijk in de richting<br>
van het nest van de familie Kwak geschoven.<br>
Johan vliegt naar de chauffeur van de bulldozer,<br>
maar komt niet boven het lawaai uit.<br>
De bever aan het stuur begrijpt niets van wat Johan<br>
allemaal schreeuwt.<br>
Inmiddels is de zandhoop al maar dichterbij gekomen.<br>
Alfred vliegt naar Anna en sleept haar en de kinderen<br>
vlak voor de zandhoop weg.<br>
Dan, ineens klinkt er een sirene<br>
en wordt het land weer stil,<br>
alsof er nooit een bouwonderneming is geweest.<br>
Schafttijd.<br>
We moeten verderop gaan wonen,<br>
hier kunnen we niet blijven.<br>
De familie Kwak verplaatst het nest een paar kilometer verderop,<br>
waar inmiddels ook Henk de Mol opduikt,<br>
die minstens zo verontwaardigd is als de familie Kwak.<br>
Weken gaan voorbij,<br>
het pretpark groeit en groeit<br>
en is zo te zien bijna klaar.<br>
Alfred is ongelooflijk nieuwsgierig<br>
en zou dolgraag eens een kijkje gaan nemen,<br>
maar dat heeft zijn vader hem uitdrukkelijk verboden.<br>
Alfred kan zijn nieuwsgierigheid niet bedwingen<br>
en verlaat op een warme zomeravond het ouderlijk nest<br>
om eindelijk eens in dat pretpark te gaan kijken.<br>
Die avond draait het park proef<br>
voor een laatste controle.<br></span>
||
1-2<br>
<br>
The shell bursts apart.<br>
And there stands little Alfred J. Kwak,<br>
on trembling legs,<br>
looking at the world with big eyes.<br>
The Kiekedief, who hasn't eaten in a long time,<br>
wants to snatch him up,<br>
but when Alfred sees the big bird,<br>
he quacks very loudly out of fear.<br>
Of course, this is heard by his father,<br>
who comes flying like a rocket<br>
and quickly deals with the Kiekedief.<br>
When Johan and Alfred come home<br>
mother Anna is sitting on six fluffy yellow chicks.<br>
Johan looks at Anna,<br>
Anna looks at Johan<br>
and tears of joy run down their cheeks.<br>
Then suddenly the nest,<br>
with the chicks and all,<br>
jumps half a meter into the air,<br>
and again,<br>
and again.<br>
It just won't stop,<br>
an earthquake?<br>
Johan flies up and sees in shock<br>
that in the middle of Breed Rietland,<br>
construction company Bart Beton ltd.<br>
has started building a large theme park.<br>
"HERE COMES FAIRYTALE WORLD"<br>
Johan reads on an enormous billboard.<br>
Cranes, tractors, trucks come and go.<br>
Huge piles of sand are being pushed in all directions,<br>
and one of these sand piles is inevitably being pushed<br>
towards the Kwak family's nest.<br>
Johan flies to the bulldozer driver,<br>
but can't be heard over the noise.<br>
The beaver behind the wheel doesn't understand a word<br>
of what Johan is shouting.<br>
Meanwhile, the sand pile keeps getting closer.<br>
Alfred flies to Anna and drags her and the children<br>
away just in time before the sand pile.<br>
Then, suddenly, a siren sounds<br>
and the land becomes quiet again,<br>
as if there was never a construction company there.<br>
Break time.<br>
We need to move further away,<br>
we can't stay here.<br>
The Kwak family moves the nest a few kilometers away,<br>
where Henk de Mol also appears,<br>
who is just as outraged as the Kwak family.<br>
Weeks go by,<br>
the theme park grows and grows<br>
and looks almost ready.<br>
Alfred is incredibly curious<br>
and would love to take a look,<br>
but his father has strictly forbidden it.<br>
Alfred can't control his curiosity<br>
and on a warm summer evening, he leaves the family nest<br>
to finally take a look at that theme park.<br>
That evening the park is having a test run<br>
for a final check.<br>
|}
|-| Page 3 =
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Original Dutch !! English Translation
|-
| <span style="font-family:courier;">
1-3<br>
<br>
Alfred bekijkt alle attrakties,<br>
tot en met het spookhuis<br>
en dat had hij beter niet kunnen doen.<br>
Gillend van angst<br>
en trillend als een riet<br>
vlucht hij naar huis<br>
waar hij wordt opgewacht<br>
door een dodelijk ongeruste familie.<br>
De volgende dag wordt het park officieel geopend.<br>
Duizend dieren stromen over de nieuw aangelegde weg toe.<br>
Het is voor altijd gedaan met de rust in Breed Waterland.<br>
De familie Kwak is ontroostbaar.<br>
“Waarom gaat u niet emigreren? Dan emigreer ik mee. De lol<br>
is er hier voor goed af", zegt Henk de Mol.<br>
Ze pakken hun spullen<br>
en vertrekken over de dijk<br>
naar Groot Waterland.<br>
Daar zou het nog rustig zijn.<br>
Henk de Mol is al vooruit gegaan<br>
om een goed plekje uit te zoeken.<br>
De eenden waggelen en waggelen,<br>
dag in, dag uit.<br>
‘s Nachts slapen ze in de berm van de weg<br>
of ergens verstopt op een boerderij.<br>
Na zeven dagen waggelen,<br>
bereiken ze de grens van Groot Waterland.<br>
Die grote autoweg nog over en dan...<br>
Het land ziet er prachtig uit.<br>
Het oversteken valt niet mee,<br>
het is zondag en er is veel dagjes verkeer.<br>
Alfred waggelt achter een vlinder aan<br>
terwijl de familie alvast oversteekt.<br>
Dan piepende remmen,<br>
de heer A. Rokodil rijdt pardoes over de familie heen.<br>
Doodse stilte.<br>
Alfred begrijpt niet wat er gebeurt,<br>
dieren rennen over de weg,<br>
auto's stoppen.<br>
Alfred voelt een hand op zijn schouder,<br>
het is Henk de Mol.<br>
“Alfred, kom, dan gaan we vast naar mijn nieuwe molshoop".<br>
Alfred begrijpt er niets meer van<br>
en waggelt achter de mol aan.<br>
Maar..., maar...<br>
'''Ik vlieg, ik waggel en ik zwem,'''<br>
'''ik kwek voor jou en ik kwak voor haar'''<br>
'''ik snater heel wat bij elkaar'''<br>
'''en als jij een liedje voor me zingt'''<br>
'''dan plons dan duik ik en dan zwem'''<br>
'''ik wat voor hem.'''<br>
'''Spetter, pieter, pater,'''<br>
'''lekker in het water'''<br>
'''ga maar vast naar huis,'''<br>
'''ik kom een druppel later.'''<br></span>
|| 
1-3<br>
<br>
Alfred looks at all the attractions,<br>
up to and including the haunted house<br>
and he really shouldn't have done that.<br>
Screaming in fear<br>
and trembling like a reed<br>
he runs back home<br>
where he is awaited<br>
by a terribly worried family.<br>
The next day, the park is officially opened.<br>
Thousands of animals stream over the newly constructed road.<br>
It's over for good with the peace in Breed Rietland.<br>
The Kwak family is inconsolable.<br>
"Why don't you emigrate? Then I'll emigrate with you. The fun<br>
is over here for good," says Henk de Mol.<br>
They pack their things<br>
and leave over the dike<br>
to Groot Waterland.<br>
It should still be peaceful there.<br>
Henk de Mol has already gone ahead<br>
to find a good spot.<br>
The ducks waddle and waddle,<br>
day in, day out.<br>
At night, they sleep in the ditch by the road<br>
or hidden somewhere on a farm.<br>
After seven days of waddling,<br>
they reach the border of Groot Waterland.<br>
Just one more big highway to cross and then...<br>
The land looks beautiful.<br>
Crossing is not easy,<br>
it's Sunday and there's a lot of day traffic.<br>
Alfred waddles after a butterfly<br>
while the family is already crossing.<br>
Then, screeching brakes,<br>
Mr. A. Rokodil drives right over the family.<br>
Dead silence.<br>
Alfred doesn't understand what happened,<br>
animals run across the road,<br>
cars stop.<br>
Alfred feels a hand on his shoulder,<br>
it's Henk de Mol.<br>
"Alfred, come, let's go to my new molehill."<br>
Alfred doesn't understand anything anymore<br>
and waddles after the mole.<br>
But..., but...<br>
'''I fly, I waddle and I swim,'''<br> 
'''I quack for you and I quack for her'''<br> 
'''I quack quite a bit'''<br> 
'''and if you sing me a song'''<br> 
'''I'll splash, I'll dive, and I'll swim'''<br> 
'''a little for him.'''<br> 
'''Splash, pitter, patter,'''<br> 
'''enjoying the water'''<br> 
'''go on back home,'''<br> 
'''I'll be a drop later.'''<br> 
|}
</tabber>
{{collapse bottom}}
<br>
In the original outline written by [[Herman van Veen]], the episode ends right after [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak|Alfred]]'s family was run over by a car.<ref name="Harald Siepermann's Blog">{{cite web|url=https://alfredjkwak.blogspot.com/2005/10/original-treatment-of-first-tv-episode.html|title=The original treatment of the first TV-episode.|website=alfredjkwak.blogspot.com|author=Harald Siepermann|language=en|date=16 October 2005}}</ref> This was later changed to happen in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2|Episode 2]]. There are many minor changes between the original script and the final episode, but the biggest changes include:

* The order of events has been slightly changed. For example, the scene in the office with [[Alfons Rokodil]] and [[Olaf Nijlpaard]] discussing over a model version of the amusement park is moved to earlier on in the story. The hatching of [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak|Alfred]]'s egg also happens earlier, as the egg is seen waggling by [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak|Johan]], [[Anna van de Polder|Anna]] and [[Rap de Kiekedief|Rap]] in the script, but only hatches after Johan has saved Alfred from Rap and [[Snel de Snoek|Snel]] in the episode. Finally, Henk offering the idea to emigrate is before Alfred goes to the attractionpark in the episode, but after in the script. This was likely reworked to make Alfred returning to the nest after being scared in the park (plus the lingering question of emigration) the ending to the episode.  
* The passage of time is also different between each versions. It seems like a few days pass after Alfred and [[Alfred's brothers and sisters|his brothers and sisters]] hatch in the episode before they are interrupted by construction work, but in the script it's almost simultaneous. Conversely, in the script several weeks go by before Johan, Anna and Henk decide to emigrate, but in the episode they only sleep on that decision for one night. However [[Episode 2]] keeps it ambiguous how much time transpired between episodes. 
* In the eventual episode Henk is not the one missed by the car, but Johan is. 
* Johan originally drove the two drakes that are fighting over Anna apart, but in the episode the drakes turn on each other and Johan uses this opportunity to start a conversation with Anna.
* [[Schor de Kraai]], who turns out to be [[Dolf de Kraai]]'s father, visits the clog while Anna goes to the bathroom in the episode, but in the original script Schor actually steals one of the eggs.
* Henk plays a much larger role in the episode. In the script he's absent until the Kwak family is thinking of moving, while in the episode he's there when Johan and Anna get married, have eggs, and is involved in Johan's fight to get Alfred's egg back from Rap. 
* In the original script, when Johan gets Alfred home all Alfred's brothers and sisters have already hatched, making it unclear if Alfred was the eldest, while in the episode this remains unambiguous. 
* The episode adds an extra storybeat in which Rap tries to eat Alfred as a little duckling. This is completely absent from the script version and was likely added to pad the runtime. 
* In the Dutch version of the episode the name of the amusement park, "SPROOKJESWERELD" (Fairy Tail World), was changed to "[[Groot Speelgoedland|GROOT SPEELGOEDLAND]]" (Great Toy Land) in the episode. 
* In the episode version Henk mentions the mine [[Henk's grandfather|his grandfather]] owned as a place to move to. This hadn't been added yet in the script stage.

===Character Designs===
 
:''The episode numbers listed in this section are the [[Alfred J. Kwak production episode list|original production numbers]] and may not align with the final episode order.''
<gallery widths=300 heights=200>
File:20051018_Line-up.jpg|Character line-up for "De Eieren".
</gallery>
For this episode 21 characters (including all [[Alfred's brothers and sisters]] were designed by [[Harald Siepermann]] and [[Hans Bacher]], based on the script outline by [[Herman van Veen]]. Several other characters appear, for example [[Dolf's mother]], but her Character model sheet is labelled as Episode 5 and 6, even though she does not appear in those. Other characters not included in designs specifically linked to this episode are [[Willem Bij]] and his family who appear in the second cut of the episode. They were originally designed for Episodes 7 and 22. Another character remains unnamed, but the character design sheet calls this character [[De Duizendpoot]] (the centipede) which shows up walking by when Alfred is sitting in the clog with his brothers and sisters. 

Also a character design for a young [[Hannibal Nijlpaard]] appears in the original line up, who at some stage of the production might've been part of the story. Character model sheets for [[Big]], [[Hannes Snater|Hannes]] and [[Wannes Snater|Wannes]] are also linked to this episode (as they are linked to episodes 1-6), but do not appear in the episode, nor in the line up.

Characters designed for this episode were drawn primarily in March through August of 1988, with Alfred's design as a small child designed last.<ref name="CCD">{{CiteBook|CCD}}</ref>

===Storyboarding===
After [[Herman van Veen]] had written the outlines for all 52 episodes and [[Harald Siepermann]] and [[Hans Bacher]] had finished the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book, the Japanese animation team, lead by [[Hiroshi Saitō]], created the first storyboard drafts. It quickly became evident that the animation studio's interpretation differed significantly from the vision of the creative team. The studio's depiction of the world resembled Saitō's previous projects, such as '''[[wikipedia:Kimba the White Lion|Kimba the White Lion]]''' or '''ジャングル大帝''' (''Janguru Taitei'', lit: '''Jungle Emperor'''), portraying the characters as more animalistic, often walking on all fours.

At the time, Siepermann was the only member of the creative team present in Japan. Due to the hierarchical nature of Japanese culture, he was unable to directly instruct Saitō to implement changes. Instead, they met discreetly, with an interpreter as the only witness, to discuss revisions to the episodes and storyboards. Siepermann created corrected storyboards in a hotel at night, which Saitō then redrew, reversing the orientation from left to right, and presented as his own to his team. Although the staff was aware of this arrangement, it allowed Saitō to maintain face in front of his colleagues. Additionally, Saitō needed convincing about the storyline involving Alfred's parents fleeing their homeland, as such actions were considered treasonous in Japanese culture<ref name="Blog1">{{cite web|url=https://alfredjkwak.blogspot.com/2005/10/alfred-jodocus-kwak-guten.html|title=The first spread of Guten Morgen in Pierrot|website=alfredjkwak.blogspot.com|author=Harald Siepermann|language=en|date=15 October 2005}}</ref><ref name="HS1">{{cite web|url=https://haraldsiepermann.com/2019/04/03/30th-anniversary-alfred-j-kwak/|title=30th anniversary Alfred J. Kwak|website=haraldsiepermann.com|author=Maarten Mulder|language=en|date=3 April 2019}}</ref>.

Below are the storyboards for episode 1 as drawn by Harald Siepermann.

<gallery widths=100 heights=150>
File:20190403_Harald-Siepermann-Alfred-J.-Kwak-storyboard-page-01.jpg|Page 1
File:20190403_Harald-Siepermann-Alfred-J.-Kwak-storyboard-page-02.jpg|Page 2
File:20190403_Harald-Siepermann-Alfred-J.-Kwak-storyboard-page-03.jpg|Page 3
File:20190403_Harald-Siepermann-Alfred-J.-Kwak-storyboard-page-04.jpg|Page 4
File:20190403_Harald-Siepermann-Alfred-J.-Kwak-storyboard-page-05.jpg|Page 5
</gallery>

== Sound ==
=== Music ===
The following table is a list of the musical cues used in this episode, accompanied by our [[In-House Music IDs|in-house music ids]].
<tabber>
|-| Japanese =
The [[Alfred J. Kwak Opening|Opening]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Ending|Ending]] songs [[M-1|Yakusoku Dayo]] and [[M-5|Happy Happy]] are sang by [[Megumi Hayashibara]].<br>
A8 / [[M-11|Nog Nooit]] is sang by [[Herman van Veen]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
!colspan="6"|''Alfred J. Kwak'': Episode 1 Japanese OST
|-
! Catalogue !! NTSC Time Range !! Title !! Literal Translation !! Wiki ID
|-
| OP || 0:00 - 1:30 || {{M|1B title}} || {{M|1 lit}} || {{M|1B}}
|-
| TC || 1:31 - 1:36 || {{M|3A title}} || {{M|3 lit}} || {{M|3A}}
|-
|style="padding:0;"|
|-
| A1 || 1:36 - 2:58 || {{M|7A title}} || {{M|7 lit}} || {{M|7A}}
|-
| A2 || 3:10 - 3:35 || {{M|2A title}} || {{M|2 lit}} || {{M|2A}}
|-
| A3 || 4:11 - 4:20 || {{M|8A title}} || {{M|8 lit}} || {{M|8A}}
|-
| A4 || 5:30 - 5:40 || {{M|9A title}} || {{M|9 lit}} || {{M|9A}}
|-
| A5 || 6:21 - 7:06 || {{M|10A title}} || {{M|10 lit}} || {{M|10A}}
|-
| A6 || 7:34 - 7:49 || {{M|11A title}} || {{M|11 lit}} || {{M|11A}}
|-
| A7 || 8:07 - 8:32 || {{M|10B title}} || {{M|10 lit}} || {{M|10B}}
|-
| A8 || 8:34 - 9:53 || {{M|12A title}} || {{M|12 lit}} || {{M|12A}}
|-
| A9 || 10:04 - 11:04 || {{M|13B title}} || {{M|13 lit}} || {{M|13B}}
|-
| A10 || 11:54 - 11:57,<br>13:06 - 13:09  || {{M|14A title}} || {{M|14 lit}} || {{M|14A}}
|-
|style="padding:0;"|
|-
| B1 || 13:10 - 13:38 || {{M|15A title}} || {{M|15 lit}} || {{M|15A}}
|-
| B2 || 14:57 - 15:03 || {{M|16A title}} || {{M|16 lit}} || {{M|16A}}
|-
| B3 || 15:14 - 16:20 || {{M|17A title}} || {{M|17 lit}} || {{M|17A}}
|-
| B4 || 16:47 - 17:29 || {{M|10C title}} || {{M|10 lit}} || {{M|10C}}
|-
| B5 || 17:43 - 18:31|| {{M|18A title}} || {{M|18 lit}} || {{M|18A}}
|-
| B6 || 18:54 - 19:22 || {{M|13A title}} || {{M|13 lit}} || {{M|13A}}
|-
| B7 || 20:01 - 20:25 || {{M|13A title}} || {{M|13 lit}} || {{M|13A}}
|-
| B8 || 20:27 - 21:24 || {{M|19A title}} || {{M|19 lit}} || {{M|19A}}
|-
| B9 || 21:26 - 21:58 || {{M|20A title}} || {{M|20 lit}} || {{M|20A}}
|-
| B10 || 22:34 - 22:44 || {{M|21A title}} || {{M|21 lit}} || {{M|21A}}
|-
| B11 || 22:48 - 23:00 || {{M|22A title}} || {{M|22 lit}} || {{M|22A}}
|-
|style="padding:0;"|
|-
| NEP || 23:01 - 23:27 || {{M|4A title}}<ref group="note">It is currently unknown if the Japanese version included the episode previews, however the [[Mandarin]] version used {{M|4A title}} as the music for it.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTU5NzgzNzY0.html|website=v.youku.com|author=Jack3376|title=福星鸭小子1下|language=zh|date=22 March 2010|access-date=22 October 2024}}</ref> || || {{M|4A}}
|-
| ED || 23:27 - 24:27 || {{M|5B title}} || {{M|5 lit}} || {{M|5B}}
|-
|}
|-| Dutch =
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
!colspan="6"|''Alfred J. Kwak'': Episode 1 Dutch OST
|-
! Catalogue !! PAL Time Range<ref group="note">Time ranges taken from the [[DDVD 904247 Liefde 1]] DVD release.</ref> !! Title !! Literal Translation !! Wiki ID
|-
| OP || 0:00 - 1:28 || {{M|2B title}} || {{M|2 lit}} || {{M|2B}}
|-
|style="padding:0;"|
|-
| A1 || 1:28 - 2:45 || {{M|7A title}} || {{M|7 lit}} || {{M|7A}}
|-
| A2 || 2:56 - 3:21 || {{M|2A title}} || {{M|2 lit}} || {{M|2A}}
|-
| A3 || 3:53 - 4:04 || {{M|8A title}} || {{M|8 lit}} || {{M|8A}}
|-
| A4 || 5:12 - 5:21 || {{M|9A title}} || {{M|9 lit}} || {{M|9A}}
|-
| A5 || 6:01 - 6:43 || {{M|10A title}} || {{M|10 lit}} || {{M|10A}}
|-
| A6 || 7:10 - 7:34 || {{M|11A title}} || {{M|11 lit}} || {{M|11A}}
|-
| A7 || 7:42 - 8:06 || {{M|10B title}} || {{M|10 lit}} || {{M|10B}}
|-
| A8 || 8:08 - 9:23 || {{M|12A title}} || {{M|12 lit}} || {{M|12A}}
|-
| A9 || 9:34 - 10:31 || {{M|13B title}} || {{M|13 lit}} || {{M|13B}}
|-
| A10 || 11:20 - 11:23,<br>12:28 - 12:31  || {{M|14A title}} || {{M|14 lit}} || {{M|14A}}
|-
|style="padding:0;"|
|-
| B1 || 12:32 - 12:58 || {{M|15A title}} || {{M|15 lit}} || {{M|15A}}
|-
| B2 || 14:15 - 14:21 || {{M|16A title}} || {{M|16 lit}} || {{M|16A}}
|-
| B3 || 14:30 - 15:33 || {{M|17A title}} || {{M|17 lit}} || {{M|17A}}
|-
| B4 || 16:00 - 16:40 || {{M|10C title}} || {{M|10 lit}} || {{M|10C}}
|-
| B5 || 16:54 - 17:39|| {{M|18A title}} || {{M|18 lit}} || {{M|18A}}
|-
| B6 || 18:01 - 18:29 || {{M|13A title}} || {{M|13 lit}} || {{M|13A}}
|-
| B7 || 19:05 - 19:28 || {{M|13A title}} || {{M|13 lit}} || {{M|13A}}
|-
| B8 || 19:30 - 20:25 || {{M|19A title}} || {{M|19 lit}} || {{M|19A}}
|-
| B9 || 20:27 - 20:58 || {{M|20A title}} || {{M|20 lit}} || {{M|20A}}
|-
| B10 || 21:32 - 21:42 || {{M|21A title}} || {{M|21 lit}} || {{M|21A}}
|-
| B11 || 21:46 - 21:57 || {{M|22A title}} || {{M|22 lit}} || {{M|22A}}
|-
|style="padding:0;"|
|-
| ED || 21:58 - 23:00 || {{M|6B title}} || {{M|6 lit}} || {{M|6B}}
|-
|}
|-| Notable Differences =
In the [[French]] and [[Hungarian]] versions, A7 / [[M11|Nog Nooit]] has been left instrumental.
</tabber>

===Sound Effects===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
!colspan="3"|''Alfred J. Kwak'': Episode 1 Japanese SFX
|-
! NTSC Timestamp !! Title !! SFX Wiki
|-
| 0:03, 1:25, ?:?? || [[kwak kwak]] || [[link]]
|-
| ?:??, ?:?? || [[Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING]] || [https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Sound_Ideas,_BOING,_CARTOON_-_HOYT%27S_BOING link]
|-
|}

== Cel gallery ==
<gallery widths=150 heights=150>
File:Cel 01 Johan Kwak3 Harlekijn.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Johan Kwak4 Harlekijn.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Anna en Dropshot Harlekijn.jpeg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Johnny Unknown.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Johan and Anna Harlekijn.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Johan and Anna1 Unknown.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Johan Kwak1 Unknown.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Alfred en Johan1 Harlekijn.png|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Family1 Unknown.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Brothers and sisters Unknown.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Alfred in de klomp Harlekijn.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Alfred and Rap Harlekijn.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Alfred looks at Rap Harlekijn.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Alfred1 unknown.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Alfred2 unknown.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Alfred and Henk1 Unknown.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Johan Kwak2 Harlekijn.jpeg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Johan and Henk Harlekijn.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Alfred statue Harlekijn.jpg|thumb|
File:Cel 01 Alfred lever Harlekijn.jpeg|thumb|
</gallery>

==Availability==
This episode has been released in the following formats.

===VHS===
====Dutch====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:SKV 037 De eieren cover.jpg|link=SKV 037 De eieren|[[SKV 037 De eieren]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:SKV 145 Classics De Eieren cover.jpg|link=SKV 145 Classics: De Eieren|[[SKV 145 Classics: De Eieren]] (1990) (Dutch)
File:BL 001_De eieren.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak Band 1|[[Alfred J. Kwak Band 1]] (1990) (Dutch)
</gallery>
====Finnish====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=I-07116 Alfred J. Kwak - Kuinka Kaikki Alkoi|[[I-07116 Alfred J. Kwak - Kuinka Kaikki Alkoi]] (1995) (Finnish)
</gallery>
====French====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=410001 Alfred J. Kwak - Nº1|[[410001 Alfred J. Kwak - Nº1]] (Unknown) (French)
File:20241122 ebay 256684537559 front.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak - Coffret 6 vidéos (VHS Box, WS 557)|[[Alfred J. Kwak - Coffret 6 vidéos (VHS Box, WS 557)]] (1998) (French)
</gallery>
====German====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
</gallery>
====Hebrew====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:2023 0730 IMG 1534.JPEG
</gallery>
===[[DVDs|DVD]]===
{{AvailabilityDVD}}

===Streaming===
====Dutch====
* The complete episode is available in Dutch on [[Harlekijn Holland]]'s YouTube page down below.
<youtube width="352" height="264">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9VBZn_bCzY</youtube>

====Removed====
* The series used to be available trough [[wikipedia:Netflix|Netflix]] in the Netherlands around 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/3g3ytj/european_cartoon_films_does_anybody_remember/|title=European cartoon films; does anybody remember Alfred J. Kwak?|website=www.reddit.com|language=en}} ''Reddit user theh1982 mentions that the series is available through the Dutch [[wikipedia:Netflix|Netflix]].</ref>, but was removed sometime after<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuopnetflix.nl/series/netflix-serie-alfred-j-kwak|title=Alfred J. Kwak Nu op Netflix|website=www.nuopnetflix.nl|language=nl}}</ref>.

==Adaptations==
Several adaptations have been made of the story contained in this episode. 

===Audio cassette===
====Dutch====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:MC 16093 De eieren cover.jpg|link=MC 16093 De eieren|[[MC 16093 De eieren]] (1990) (Dutch)
</gallery>
===CDs===
====Dutch====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:CD De eieren cover.jpg|link=WSPCD 16093 De eieren|[[WSPCD 16093 De eieren]] (1990) (Dutch)
</gallery>

===Books===
====Dutch====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:Goedemorgen bookcover.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Cover.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:Omnibus01_cover.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Cover (mini).jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (mini)|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (mini)|De zeven eieren (mini)]] (1991) (Dutch)
File:De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak_Cover.jpg|link=De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak|[[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] (1991) (Dutch)
File:MijnAvontuurlijkeLeven cover.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak Mijn avontuurlijke leven|[[Alfred J. Kwak Mijn avontuurlijke leven]] (1991) (Dutch)
File:Filmstripboek1_cover.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1|[[Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1]] (2006) (Dutch)
File:GroteVoorleesBoek_Cover.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: het grote voorleesboek|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: het grote voorleesboek]] (2010) (Dutch)
</gallery>

====German====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:Pierrotcover.jpg|link=Guten Morgen|[[Guten Morgen]] comic as featured in the magazine [[Pierrot]] (1990) (German)
</gallery>

==External Links==
* Watch the complete [[Alfred J. Kwak]] episode '''"De Eieren"''' in Dutch on [[Harlekijn Holland]]'s youtube page [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9VBZn_bCzY& here].

==Notes==
<references group="note" />

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Episode]]