Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2

Alfred J. Kwak "Het verjaardagsfeestje"
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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: 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: 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: 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: Hungarian Title: Alfréd megszületik Translation: Alfred is Born First airdate: 27/06/1993 Network: Unknown
Animation Staff
Episode direction	Shigeo Koshi
Animation direction	Osamu Kamijō
Episode storyboards	Hiroshi Saitō
Screenplay	Akira Miyazaki
Music	Herman van Veen Erik van der Wurff Nard Reijnders
Sound director	Shigeharu Shiba
Running time	25 min
Original airdate	10/4/1989 (Japan)
Original production episode number	2

"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.

Cast

Character Gallery

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

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.

JapaneseDutchNotable Differences

Alfred J. Kwak: Episode 2 Japanese OST
Catalogue	NTSC Time Range	Title	Literal Translation	Wiki ID
OP	0:00 - 1:30		It's a Promise
TC	1:31 - 1:36			M-3A
A1			'	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	Unknown	Unknown		M-4A
ED	TODO	Happy Happy (TV Size)	Happy Happy	M-5B

In the French and Hungarian versions, A7 / Nog Nooit has been left instrumental.

Availability

This episode has been released in the following formats.

VHS

Dutch

• 
  SKV 037 De eieren (1989) (Dutch)
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  SKV 145 Classics: De Eieren (1990) (Dutch)
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  Alfred J. Kwak Band 1 (1990) (Dutch)

Finnish

• 
  I-07116 Alfred J. Kwak - Kuinka Kaikki Alkoi (1995) (Finnish)

French

• 
  410001 Alfred J. Kwak - Nº1 (Unknown) (French)
• 
  Alfred J. Kwak - Coffret 6 vidéos (VHS Box, WS 557) (1998) (French)

Hebrew

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DVD

Dutch

• 
  MBI 6067 De verjaardag van Alfred (2004) (Dutch)
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  DDVD 904247 Liefde 1 (2006) (Dutch)

Finnish

• 
  Alfred J. Kwak (DVD Box, 7802) (2009) (Finnish)
• 
  Alfred J. Kwak - 1 Jaksot 1-7 (DVD, 7855) (2009) (Finnish)

German

• 
  PTD 2834 Episode 1, 2, 3 (2001) (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, but was removed sometime after.

Adaptations

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

Audio cassette

Dutch

• 
  MC 16093 De eieren (1990) (Dutch)

CDs

Dutch

• 
  WSPCD 16093 De eieren (1990) (Dutch)

Books

Dutch

• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen (1989) (Dutch)
• De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Achter tralies (1989) (Dutch)
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Achter tralies (1989) (Dutch)
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  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1 (1989) (Dutch)
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  Alfred J. Kwak Mijn avontuurlijke leven (1991) (Dutch)
• 
  Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1 (2006) (Dutch)
• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: het grote voorleesboek (2010) (Dutch)

External Links

• Watch the complete Alfred J. Kwak episode "Het verjaardagsfeestje" in Dutch on Harlekijn Holland's youtube page here.