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==Cast==
==Cast==
===Character Gallery===
===Character Gallery===
The characters in order of appearance.
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File:Episode02 Johan.jpg|link=Johan Sebastiaan Kwak|[[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]]
File:Episode02 Anna.jpg|link=Anna van de Polder|[[Anna van de Polder]]
File:Episode02 Henk.jpg|link=Henk de Mol|[[Henk de Mol]]
File:Episode02 Alfred.jpg|link=Alfred Jodocus Kwak|[[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]]
File:Episode02 BrothersSisters.jpg|link=Alfred's brothers and sisters|[[Alfred's brothers and sisters]]
File:Episode02 Alfred de Mol.jpg|link=Alfred de Mol|[[Alfred de Mol]]
File:Episode02 Olaf.jpg|link=Olaf Nijlpaard|[[Olaf Nijlpaard]]
File:Episode02 Alfons.jpg|link=Alfons Rokodil|[[Alfons Rokodil]]
File:Episode02 Bart.jpg|link=Bart 'Beton' Bever|[[Bart 'Beton' Bever]]
File:Episode02 Frog.jpg|link=Frogs|[[Frogs|Frog]]
File:Episode02 Pikkie.jpg|link=Pikkie de Ekster|[[Pikkie de Ekster]]
File:Episode02 Ollie.jpg|link=Ollie de Ooievaar|[[Ollie de Ooievaar]]
File:Episode02 Mus.jpg|link=Drieling Mus|[[Drieling Mus]]
File:Episode02 Wannes.jpg|link=Wannes Snater|[[Wannes Snater]]
File:Episode02 Hannes.jpg|link=Hannes Snater|[[Hannes Snater]]
File:Episode02 Key.jpg|link=Shiny key|[[Shiny key]]
File:Episode02 Pel.jpg|link=Pel Pelikaan|[[Pel Pelikaan]]
File:Episode02 Radbout.jpg|link=Radbout de Derde|[[Radbout de Derde]]
File:Episode02 Das.jpg|link=Jonkheer Das|[[Jonkheer Das]]
File:Episode02 Hunter12.jpg|link=The King's hunters|[[The King's hunters|Hunters 1 and 2]]
File:Episode02 Hunter3.jpg|link=The King's hunters|[[The King's hunters|Hunter 3]]
File:Episode02 Poen.jpg|link=Jonkheer Poen van Kale Koen|[[Jonkheer Poen van Kale Koen]]


[[Jan van de Polder]] (Anna's father, Anna is his youngest daughter).
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=Jan van de Polder|[[Jan van de Polder]] (mentioned)
[[Alfred de Mol]] (Henk's grandfrather)
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===Voice Actors===
===Voice Actors===

Revision as of 19:14, 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

The following lists differences between the Dutch version and other versions. For detailed information on music differences check the Music section. General differences between series like names can be found at Alfred J. Kwak Production

Continuity

Cultural references

Errata

Cast

The characters in order of appearance.

Voice Actors

緒方 賢一
Kenichi Ogata 		¦ ハンク (Hanku)
Hank (Henk de Mol)
吉村 よう
Yō Yoshimura 		¦ ヨハン・クワック (Yohan Kuwakku)
Johan Kwak (Johan Sebastiaan Kwak)
安達 忍
Shinobu Adachi 		¦ アンナ・ポルダー (Anna Porudā)
Anna Polder (Anna van de Polder)
神山 卓三
Takuzō Kamiyama 		¦ ヒポポタマス (Hipopotamasu)
Hippopotamus (Olaf Nijlpaard)
立木 文彦
Fumihiko Tachiki 		¦ クロコダイル (Kurokodairu)
Crocodile (Alfons Rokodil)
林原 めぐみ
Megumi Hayashibara 		¦ アルフレッド・ヨードカス・クワック (Arufureddo Yōdokasu Kuwakku)
Alfred Jodocus Kwak
Frits Lambrecht ¦ Henk de Mol
Herman van Veen ¦ Johan Sebastiaan Kwak
Marlous Fluitsma ¦ Anna van de Polder
Ryan van den Akker ¦ Alfred Jodocus Kwak
Kees Schilperoort ¦ Olaf Nijlpaard
Bram van der Vlugt ¦ Alfons Rokodil
Fred Butter ¦ Bart 'Beton' Bever
Klaus Sonnenschein ¦ Henk der Maulwurf (Henk de Mol)
Herman van Veen ¦ Johann Kwak (Johan Sebastiaan Kwak)
Marlous Fluitsma ¦ Anna van de Polder
Ryan van den Akker ¦ Alfred Jodocus Kwak
Wolfgang Völz ¦ Hippo Nilpferd (Olaf Nijlpaard)
John Baddeley ¦ Hank the Mole (Henk de Mol)
Jill Lidstone/Ryan van den Akker ¦ Alfred Jonathan Quack (Alfred Jodocus Kwak)
Alan Carr
Steve Cooke
Melvyn Hayes
Hugo Myatt
Lyn Beardsall to be checked 		¦ Other voices
Roger Carel ¦ Henk (Henk de Mol)
Evelyne Grandjean ¦ Alfred J. Quack (Alfred Jodocus Kwak)

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 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[note 1] 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

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

Dutch

CDs

Dutch

Books

Dutch

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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