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'''"De Eieren"''' (lit: '''''The Eggs''''') or '''"アルフレッド誕生"''' (''Arufureddo tanjō''; lit: '''''Alfred's birth''''') Is the first episode of [[Alfred J. Kwak]]'s first season. The episode first aired in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] on '''3 April 1989''' in the '''Monday 17:00 - 17:30 slot'''. | '''"De Eieren"''' (lit: '''''The Eggs''''') or '''"アルフレッド誕生"''' (''Arufureddo tanjō''; lit: '''''Alfred's birth''''') Is the first episode of [[Alfred J. Kwak]]'s first season. The episode first aired in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] on '''3 April 1989''' in the '''Monday 17:00 - 17:30 slot'''. | ||
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===Summary=== | |||
Op een mooie lentedag wordt Johan Eend door Henk voorgesteld aan Anna van de Polder. De twee worden smoorverliefd en al snel legt Anna eieren. Johan en Anna zijn Henk erg dankbaar en dus besluiten ze het eerste eendje dat uit het ei komt te vernoemen naar de overgrootvader van Henk, 'Alfred'. | Op een mooie lentedag wordt Johan Eend door Henk voorgesteld aan Anna van de Polder. De twee worden smoorverliefd en al snel legt Anna eieren. Johan en Anna zijn Henk erg dankbaar en dus besluiten ze het eerste eendje dat uit het ei komt te vernoemen naar de overgrootvader van Henk, 'Alfred'. | ||
===Language and Regional Variations=== | |||
===Continuity=== | |||
* Several characters can be interpreted as being parents of characters later in the show. We see [[Dolf de Kraai|Dolf]]'s parents as well as likely the fathers of [[K. Rokodil]] and [[Hannibal Nijlpaard]]. The two kemphanen also seem to resemble the older [[Hannes]] and [[Wannes]]. This is brought into question as [[Hannes]] and [[Wannes]] are brothers, but could be explained as the character looking like an older [[Wannes]] could be the father of the character that was originally called [[Hans de Gans]], but was called [[Wannes]] in the series, making this originally two different characters. | |||
* Any character that was depicted as a parent of characters from later in the show must also have emigrated to a similar place in [[Groot Waterland]] as either a reaction to the construction of the theme park, or due to other reasons. | |||
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===Errata=== | |||
* In the original script by [[Herman van Veen]], a longer period—spanning several weeks—passes between the start of the theme park's construction and the Kwak family's departure. However, in the televised episode, it appears as though the construction team completes a significant portion of the park in just one day. This is evidenced by the presence of a large tent and a robotic gorilla that frightens Alfred, suggesting an accelerated timeline in the adaptation. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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Animation Staff | |
| Episode direction | Masayuki Kojima |
| Animation direction | Kazuo Tomizawa |
| 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 | 3/4/1989 (Japan) |
"De Eieren" (lit: The Eggs) or "アルフレッド誕生" (Arufureddo tanjō; lit: Alfred's birth) Is the first episode of Alfred J. Kwak's first season. The episode first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo on 3 April 1989 in the Monday 17:00 - 17:30 slot.
Op een mooie lentedag wordt Johan Eend door Henk voorgesteld aan Anna van de Polder. De twee worden smoorverliefd en al snel legt Anna eieren. Johan en Anna zijn Henk erg dankbaar en dus besluiten ze het eerste eendje dat uit het ei komt te vernoemen naar de overgrootvader van Henk, 'Alfred'.
In the original outline written by Herman van Veen, the episode ends right after Alfred's family was run over by a car.[1] This was later changed to happen in Episode 2. There are many minor changes between the original script and the final episode, but the biggest changes include:
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For this episode 21 characters were designed by Harald Siepermann and Hans Bacher, based on the script outline by Herman van Veen. Several other characters appear, for example Dolf's mother. Also a character design for a very young Hannibal Nijlpaard appears here, who at some stage of the production might've been part of the story.
What is different in between the different languages and versions?
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.
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| Catalogue | NTSC Time Range | Title | Wiki ID | Availability | Notes | |
| OP | 0:00 - ?:?? | Yakusoku Dayo (TV Size) |
M-1B | Unreleased | ||
| TC | Untitled Cue (UC-1) | M-3A | Unreleased | |||
| A1 | Voorjaar In Groot Waterland | M-7A | Partial | |||
| A2 | Spetter Pieter Pater | M-2A | Unreleased | |||
| A3 | Untitled Cue (UC-3) | M-9A | ? | |||
| A4 | In De Val | M-8A | ? | |||
| A5 | Untitled Cue (UC-4) | M-10A | ? | |||
| A6 | In De Val | M-8B | ? | |||
| A7 | Nog Nooit | M-11A | With SFX | |||
| A8 | K. Rokodil | M-12A | ||||
| A9 | Untitled Cue (UC-5) | M-13A | ||||
| B1 | Untitled Cue (UC-6) | M-14A | ||||
| B2 | Untitled Cue (UC-7) | M-15A | ||||
| B3 | Zo Vrolijk (Rode Wangen) |
M-16A | Released | |||
| B4 | In De Val | M-8C | ? | |||
| B5 | Untitled Cue (UC-4) | M-10A | ? | |||
| B6 | K. Rokodil | M-12A | ||||
| B7 | K. Rokodil | M-12A | ||||
| B8 | Untitled Cue (UC-8) | M-16A | ||||
| B9 | Untitled Cue (UC-9) | M-17A | ||||
| B10 | Help Help | M-18A | Released | |||
| B11 | Schuilen | M-19A | Released | |||
| EP | Untitled Cue (UC-2) | M-4A | Unreleased | |||
| ED | Happy Happy (TV Size) |
M-5B | Released | |||
| Alfred J. Kwak: Episode 1 Major OST Differences | ||||||
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| Catalogue | Version | Title | Wiki ID | Availability | Notes | |
| A.7 | French | Nog Nooit | M-11A | Partial | Instrumental | |
| A.7 | Hungarian | Nog Nooit | M-11A | Partial | Instrumental | |
Small trivia like things that couldn't go anywhere else.
What home releases can this be found under??
Here could be a link to the youtube of Herman van Veen, or other links that are actual official links.