Alfred J. Kwak Opening: Difference between revisions

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The opening animation for Alfred J. Kwak, it is first seen on the first episode of the first season. Which was first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo on 3 April 1989 in the Monday 17:00 - 17:30 slot, accompanied by the song Yakusoku Dayo "Kwak's Song".

Story

Summary

The camera zooms into a red hardcover book on the table, next to it there are books, pencils, a fountain pen, an eraser, a ruler, paper and under the book; lined paper. All on a wooden table.

The book has a circle in the center, within the circle, Alfred's head is facing back. As the camera has focused on only the front of the book, Alfred turns around, quacks twice and pulls out a material from within the circle and quickly places it in front. The letters "ALFRED J. KWAK" appear on top of the material and heads of the characters Professor Paljass, K. Rokodil, Kapitein Olaf Stoppel, Henk de Mol, Wisal, Dolf, Hannibal Nijlpaard and Winnie Wana surround Alfred Jodocus Kwak around the circle, effectively forming the logo of the series.

The book opens up to a zoom-in of an overhead view of Groot Waterland. Then it fades into a zoom-in of Henk's home and inside, where Alfred and Henk are playing chess.

Alfred appears sleepy and by the end of the scene he seems to have fallen into a dream, right after the scene fades and Alfred is floating alongside the chess pieces; de Witte Koningin and Het SchaaKspel(TODO: separate character names?).

Then, Alfred passes trough the chessboard, almost as-if pulled by a force and is transported into the depths of the sea. He only barely manages to dodge Wiede Wagen's rostrum. Behind the sawfish, Alfred is then face to face with a Whale(TODO: name).

Alfred then fades out and is transported to de Jungle van Sinatra right on top of Olifant, and falls onto his back. But not long after until Heksenpriester's hand appears from the upper left side of the frame and grabs Alfred's head right in between the ring finger and the index finger. Heksenpriester pulls Alfred into a hellish world and uses his other hand to cast a bright beam into Alfred's face.

The beam appears to have transported Alfred into outer space in his space costuum. In the next few scenes, Alfred switches between his various outfits.

Henk smiles at the camera and jumps onto Alfred's back. Alfred quacks twice again and everything fades out.

Cultural references

Errata

In the first Japanese episode, song lyrics appear to be missing^[1]
The Finnish version includes extended Dutch-language credits (Additional text after the Heksenpriester-scene)

Cast

Character Gallery

Production

Language and Regional Variations

Sound

Music

Sound Effects

Notes

References

↑ Jack3376 (22 March 2010). "福星鸭小子1上". v.youku.com (in 中文). Retrieved 21 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] Jack3376 (22 March 2010). "福星鸭小子1上". v.youku.com (in 中文). Retrieved 21 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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 The camera zooms into a red hardcover book on the table, next to it there are books, pencils, a fountain pen, an eraser, a ruler, paper and under the book; lined paper. All on a wooden table.
-The book has a circle, within the circle, [[Alfred]]'s head is facing back. As the camera has focused on only the front of the book, [[Alfred]] turns around, quacks twice and pulls out a material from within the circle and quickly places it in front. The letters "ALFRED J. KWAK" appear on top of the material and heads of the characters [[Professor Paljass]], [[K. Rokodil]], [[Kapitein Olaf Stoppel]], [[Henk de Mol]], [[Wisal]], [[Dolf]], [[Hannibal Nijlpaard]] and [[Winnie Wana]] surround [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] around the circle, effectively forming the logo of the series.
+The book has a circle in the center, within the circle, [[Alfred]]'s head is facing back. As the camera has focused on only the front of the book, [[Alfred]] turns around, quacks twice and pulls out a material from within the circle and quickly places it in front. The letters "ALFRED J. KWAK" appear on top of the material and heads of the characters [[Professor Paljass]], [[K. Rokodil]], [[Kapitein Olaf Stoppel]], [[Henk de Mol]], [[Wisal]], [[Dolf]], [[Hannibal Nijlpaard]] and [[Winnie Wana]] surround [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] around the circle, effectively forming the logo of the series.
 The book opens up to a zoom-in of an overhead view of [[Groot Waterland]]. Then it fades into a zoom-in of [[Henk's home]] and inside, where [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak|Alfred]] and [[Henk de Mol|Henk]] are playing chess.