Miriam Merel

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Miriam Merel
Character
"Miriam Merel"
Miriam in Episode 1
SpeciesThrush
BirthplaceBreed Rietland
First appearanceEpisode 1
Character Model Sheet number50/5 (sheet 36)[1]
Character Model Sheet nameDolf's Moeder

Name in different languages
Dutch nameMiriam Merel[2][3] / Esther
Japanese nameニコルの妻 (Nikoru no tsuma) Nicol's wife[4]
German nameKra Mutter[5]
English nameDolf's mother

Miriam Merel[2], or Esther

Appearance

Personality

Storyline

Miriam Merel and her husband Schor de Kraai confronting Johan Sebastiaan Kwak about his eggs, with a claw from Rap de Kiekendief, from the book De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen

Voice actors

Japanese ¦ 鈴木 れい子 (Reiko Suzuki) ¦ ニコルの妻 (Nikoru no tsuma) Nicol's wife
Dutch ¦ Doris Baaten ¦ Miriam Merel
German ¦ Eva Maria Miner ¦ Mutter Kra
English ¦ Unknown ¦ Dolf's mother

Appearances

TV Series

Audio

Books

Production background

Miriam Merel's character design appears in episodes beyond episode 4, which should not be possible as her son, Dolf de Kraai, mentions to Alfred Jodocus Kwak that his mother is dead.[6] Any appearances after that the wiki team doesn't consider to be Miriam Merel.

Miriam Merel's character design can be found on sheet 36 of the Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak book under the name "Dolf's Moeder" (lit. "Dolf's Mother"). According to her sheet she was set to appear in episode 5 and episode 6. Instead she was only featured in episode 1 as Dolf's mother.

Her character design reused for other characters in episode 6 in the audience, episode 11 as a random passerby in the beginning of the episode, and episode 27 as a passenger traveling on the same train as Alfred.

Miriam Merel's character design from the Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak book.

Notes


References

  1. Siepermann, Harald; Bacher, Hans (1988). Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak. Duesseldorf - West-Germany.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Miriam is named in this book on page 92
  3. Siepermann, Harald; Bacher, Hans (1988). Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak. Duesseldorf - West-Germany.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "アルフレッド誕生 (Arufureddo tanjō)" [The birth of Alfred]. Alfred J. Kwak. Season 1. Episode 1. 1989-04-03. TV Tokyo. Named like this in the end credits.
  5. van Veen, Herman (1990). Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hurra, Er Ist Da! / Böse Überraschung [Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hooray, he's here! / Bad Surprise] (Cassette tape). Karussel audio cassettes (in Deutsch). Leipzig: Karussell. 843 500-4. In the credits list.
  6. "ドルフの秘密 (Dorufu no himitsu)" [Dolf's secret]. Alfred J. Kwak. Season 1. Episode 5. 1989-05-01. TV Tokyo.