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


===VHS===
===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>
===DVD===
====Dutch====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:MBI 6067 De verjaardag van Alfred cover.jpg|link=MBI 6067 De verjaardag van Alfred|[[MBI 6067 De verjaardag van Alfred]] (2004) (Dutch)
File:DDVD 904247 Liefde 1 cover.jpg|link=DDVD 904247 Liefde 1|[[Alfred J. Kwak - Liefde 1 (DVD, DDVD 904247)|DDVD 904247 Liefde 1]] (2006) (Dutch)
</gallery>


===DVD===
====Finnish====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak (DVD Box, 7802)|[[Alfred J. Kwak (DVD Box, 7802)]] (2009) (Finnish)
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak - 1 Jaksot 1-7 (DVD, 7855)|[[Alfred J. Kwak - 1 Jaksot 1-7 (DVD, 7855)]] (2009) (Finnish)
</gallery>
====German====
<gallery widths=200 heights=150>
File:PTD 2834 Episode 1 2 3 cover.jpg|link=PTD 2834 Episode 1, 2, 3|[[PTD 2834 Episode 1, 2, 3]] (2001) (German)
</gallery>


===Streaming===
===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=bDXSQagheb0</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 trough 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==
==Adaptations==

Revision as of 20:38, 15 March 2025

Alfred J. Kwak
"Het verjaardagsfeestje"
← Season 1, Episode 2 →
  • Title card version 1 Language: Japanese Title: アルフレッド誕生 (Arufureddo Tanjō) Translation: Alfred's Birth First airdate: 3/4/1989 Network: TV Tokyo
    Title card version 1
    Language: Japanese
    Title: アルフレッド誕生 (Arufureddo Tanjō)
    Translation: Alfred's Birth
    First airdate: 3/4/1989
    Network: TV Tokyo
  • Title card version 1 Language: Dutch Title: De Eieren Translation: The Eggs First airdate: 24/12/1989 Network: VARA
    Title card version 1
    Language: Dutch
    Title: De Eieren
    Translation: The Eggs
    First airdate: 24/12/1989
    Network: VARA
  • Title card version 1 Language: German Title: Hurra, er ist da! Translation: Hooray, He's Here! First airdate: 13/10/1990 Network: ZDF
    Title card version 1
    Language: German
    Title: Hurra, er ist da!
    Translation: Hooray, He's Here!
    First airdate: 13/10/1990
    Network: ZDF
  • Title card version 1 Language: English Title: Alfred Comes to Life Translation: - First airdate: 7/7/1990 Network: Channel 4
    Title card version 1
    Language: English
    Title: Alfred Comes to Life
    Translation: -
    First airdate: 7/7/1990
    Network: Channel 4
  • Title card version 1 Language: French Title: La naissance d'Alfred Translation: Alfred's Birth First airdate: 05/11/1990 Network: Avant l'ecole
    Title card version 1
    Language: French
    Title: La naissance d'Alfred
    Translation: Alfred's Birth
    First airdate: 05/11/1990
    Network: Avant l'ecole
  • Title card version 1 Language: Finnish Title: Alfredin elon alkutaival - Osa 1 Translation: Alfred's Life Journey - Part 1 First airdate: Unknown Network: Unknown
    Title card version 1
    Language: Finnish
    Title: Alfredin elon alkutaival - Osa 1
    Translation: Alfred's Life Journey - Part 1
    First airdate: Unknown
    Network: Unknown
  • Title card version 1 Language: Italian Title: La nascita di Alfred Translation: The Birth of Alfred First airdate: 25/09/1990 Network: Italia 1
    Title card version 1
    Language: Italian
    Title: La nascita di Alfred
    Translation: The Birth of Alfred
    First airdate: 25/09/1990
    Network: Italia 1
  • Title card version 1 Language: Portugese Title: O Nascimento de Alfred Translation: The Birth of Alfred First airdate: Unknown Network: Unkown
    Title card version 1
    Language: Portugese
    Title: O Nascimento de Alfred
    Translation: The Birth of Alfred
    First airdate: Unknown
    Network: Unkown
  • Title card version 1 Language: Chinese Title: 阿福雷特誕生 (Ā fú léi tè dànshēng) Translation: The Birth of Alfred First airdate: 13/10/1990 Network: Unknown
    Title card version 1
    Language: Chinese
    Title: 阿福雷特誕生 (Ā fú léi tè dànshēng)
    Translation: The Birth of Alfred
    First airdate: 13/10/1990
    Network: Unknown
  • Title card version 1 Language: Hungarian Title: Alfréd megszületik Translation: Alfred is Born First airdate: 27/06/1993 Network: Unknown
    Title card version 1
    Language: Hungarian
    Title: Alfréd megszületik
    Translation: Alfred is Born
    First airdate: 27/06/1993
    Network: Unknown
Animation Staff
Episode directionShigeo Koshi
Animation directionOsamu Kamijō
Episode storyboardsHiroshi Saitō
ScreenplayAkira Miyazaki
MusicHerman van Veen
Erik van der Wurff
Nard Reijnders
Sound directorShigeharu Shiba
Running time25 min
Original airdate10/4/1989 (Japan)
Original production episode number2

"Het verjaardagsfeestje" (lit: The Birthday Party) or "初めてのバースデー" (Hajimete no bāsudē; lit: First birthday) Is the 2nd episode of Alfred J. Kwak's first season. The episode first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo on 10 April 1989 in the Monday 17:00 - 17:30 slot.

Story

Summary

Language and Regional Variations

Continuity

Cultural references

Errata

Cast

Character Gallery

Jan van de Polder (Anna's father, Anna is his youngest daughter). Alfred de Mol (Henk's grandfrather)

Voice Actors

Main staff list

Production

Scripts

Character Designs

Animation

Music

The following table is a list of the musical cues used in this episode, accompanied by our in-house wiki ids. The Opening and Ending songs Yakusoku Dayo and Happy Happy are performed by Megumi Hayashibara. A7 / Nog Nooit is sung by Herman van Veen.

Alfred J. Kwak: Episode 2 Japanese OST
Catalogue NTSC Time Range Title Literal Translation Wiki ID
OP 0:00 - 1:30 Yakusoku Dayo
"Kwak's Song" (TV Size)		 It's a Promise M-1B
TC 1:31 - 1:36 M-3A M-3A
A1 Rote Wangen ' M-23A(?)
A2 Rote Wangen
A3 K. Rokodil
A4 Ben Jij Het?
A5 Untitled Cue
A6 Untitled Cue
A7 Untitled Cue
A8 Untitled Cue
A9 Untitled Cue
A10 De Eendjes En De Tweetjes
A11 Alfred's Verjaardag
B1 Zo Vrolijk
B2 Help Help (Variation)
B3 Untitled Cue
B4 Wat Gebeurt Daar?
B5 Kijk Niet Om
EP[note 1] Unknown Unknown M-4A
ED TODO Happy Happy
(TV Size)		 Happy Happy M-5B

Availability

This episode has been released in the following formats.

VHS

Dutch

Finnish

French

German

Hebrew

DVD

Dutch

Finnish

German

Streaming

Dutch

  • The complete episode is available in Dutch on Harlekijn Holland's YouTube page down below.

Removed

  • The series used to be available trough Netflix in the Netherlands around 2015[1], but was removed sometime after[2].

Adaptations

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

Audio cassette

CDs

Books

External Links

Notes

  1. ↑ It is currently unknown if the Japanese version included the episode previews, however the Mandarin version used this as the music for it.

References

  1. ↑ "European cartoon films; does anybody remember Alfred J. Kwak?". www.reddit.com. Reddit user theh1982 mentions that the series is available trough the Dutch Netflix.
  2. ↑ "Alfred J. Kwak Nu op Netflix". www.nuopnetflix.nl (in Nederlands).
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