Alfred J. Kwak - Jouw vriend voor het leven
| Jouw vriend voor het leven | |
|---|---|
| DVD series | |
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| Written by | Herman van Veen |
| Artwork by | Harald Siepermann |
| Design by | Styledept./Bakkerij Design |
| Publisher | Disky |
| Language | Dutch |
| Release date | 2006 |
| Volumes | 17 |
"Alfred J. Kwak - Jouw vriend voor het leven" (lit. 'Alfred J. Kwak - Your friend for life') is a DVD series covering all 52 episode of the animated series in Dutch. The episode are not presented in chronological order, but instead collected on themed DVDs, with all DVDs containing 3 episodes, except for Veiligheid & Gezondheid 3, which contains 4. While most storyarcs remain intact, some are divided over 2 of the DVDs. All volumes include unique artwork made by Harald Siepermann. While it says stereo on the back of all of the DVDs, the audio is in fact mono.
Production
Pre-release
On November 15, 2005 Harald Siepermann posted a sketch on his blogspot of Alfred Jodocus Kwak performing magic, revealing that he was working on the cover art for an Alfred J. Kwak collection DVD box. In the comments he also disclosed that there would be 4 DVD's with 3 episodes each, not in chronological order, but ordered by themes.[1] This eventually became the Alfred J. Kwak - Dein Freund für's Leben and Alfred J. Kwak - Jouw vriend voor het leven DVD collections, collecting all 52 for the first time as a Dutch release[note 1] in one series of DVDs.
The DVDs would come out as part of a bigger merchandise wave to co-incide with the release of Alfred J. Kwak - Verboden te lachen, also including the boardgame Het GROTE Alfred J. Kwak vrienden spel and the CD for Alfred J. Kwak - Afspraak is afspraak. Retailers received a marketing flyer and several pamphlets outlining the release schedule and business strategy. The flyer revealed that the releases would be in three waves, the first one containing all three Avontuur (lit. "Adventure") and Vriendschap (lit. "Friendship") themed DVDs in August of 2006, then in November Liefde (lit. "Love") and Natuur (lit. "Nature"), and finally in 2007 (no month given), Veiligheid & gezondheid (lit. "Safety & health" and Magie (lit. "Magic").[2] These plans apparently changed as the booklet included with all the DVDs revealed the three waves would include volume 1 of each theme, released August of 2006, volume 2 of each theme in November 2006 and volumes 3 (except for Magie) in 2007 (no month given).[3]
Release
The first wave was eventually released on September 9th, 2006[4]. It included the first volumes of six themes, namely Vriendschap 1 (lit. "Friendschip 1"), Avontuur 1 (lit. "Adventure 1"), Veiligheid & gezondheid 1 (lit. "Safety & health"), Liefde 1 (lit. "Love 1"), Magie 1 (lit. "Magic 1") and Natuur 1 (lit. Nature 1). Each DVD would include a booklet and have an introduction by Herman van Veen on the inside, based on the theme, and a list of the other DVDs and other products related to the merchandise wave. The first volumes of the themed DVDs would show a release schedule of each of the three waves. Volumes 2 would forego the months and volumes 3 included the text '"Ook verkrijgbaar"' (lit. "Also available"). The second wave was released on May 2nd 2007, 7 months later than originally intended, and finally the third wave was released on October 11th 2007.[4]
Main staff list
Published and distributed by Disky Communications Europe B.V., P.O. Box 249, 1620 AE Hoorn, The Netherlands, under license from Telescreen B.V. ℗ 2006/2007 and © 1989 Harlekijn/Van Veen/, Siepermann, Bacher & JFA Productions B.
Illustrations: © Harlekijn/Van Veen, Siepermann, Bacher
Design: Styledept./Bakkerij Design.
Printed in EU.
Chronological viewing order
Releases
All volumes in order of release date[4] and ID-code.
| Cover art | Title | Episodes covered | Release Date | ID-code | Minutes | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vriendschap 1 (lit. Friendship 1) |
4. Op school (lit. "4. In school") 5. De kater (lit. "5. The tomcat") 7. De zeeverkenners (lit. "7. The sea scouts") |
September 9th, 2006 | DDVD 903741 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Avontuur 1 (lit. Adventure 1) |
11. Het circus (lit. "11. The circus") 30. Op vakantie (lit. "30. On a holiday") 48. Een partijtje golf (lit. "48. A little game of golf") |
September 9th, 2006 | DDVD 903745 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Veiligheid & gezondheid 1 (lit. Safety & health 1) |
6. De olympiade (lit. "6. The olympiad") 20. De nachtmerrie (lit. "20. The nightmare") 21. De bijen (lit. "21. The bees") |
September 9th, 2006 | DDVD 904244 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Liefde 1 (lit. Love 1) |
1. De eieren (lit. "1. The eggs") 2. Het verjaardagsfeestje (lit. "2. The birthday party") 3. Het kroonjuweel (lit. "3. The crown jewel") |
September 9th, 2006 | DDVD 904247 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Magie 1 (lit. Magic 1) |
9. De geest in de fles (lit. "9. The genie in the bottle") 10. De heilige tulband (lit. "10. The sacred turban") 39. De heks (lit. "39. The witch") |
September 9th, 2006 | DDVD 904250 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Natuur 1 (lit. Nature 1) |
14. Vissen in troebel water (lit. "14. Fish in cloudy waters") 15. De ontploffing (lit. "15. The explosion") 16. Rangpang (lit. "16. Rangpang") |
September 9th, 2006 | DDVD 904252 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Vriendschap 2 (lit. Friendship 2) |
8. De spion (lit. "8. The spy") 43. Groot Waterland krijgt een president (lit. "43. Groot Waterland gets a president") 44. De watersnood (lit. "44. The flood") |
May 2nd, 2007 | DDVD 903742 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Avontuur 2 (lit. Adventure 2) |
49. De regenboog (lit. "49. The rainbow") 50. Het casino (lit. "50. The casino") 51. Het regenwoud (lit. "51. The rainforest") |
May 2nd, 2007 | DDVD 903746 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Veiligheid & gezondheid 2 (lit. Safety & health 2) |
45. Het land van twee (lit. "45. The Land of Two") 46. Pierrot (lit. "46. Pierrot") 47. Eind goed, al goed (lit. "47. All's well that ends well") |
May 2nd, 2007 | DDVD 904245 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Liefde 2 (lit. Love 2) |
36. Michael Duckson (lit. "36. Michael Duckson") 37. De ontvoering (lit. "37. The abduction") 38. De burenruzie (lit. "38. The neighbor quarrel") |
May 2nd, 2007 | DDVD 904248 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Magie 2 (lit. Magic 2) |
12. Het schaakspel (lit. "12. The chess game") 13. De witte koningin (lit. "13. The white queen") 33. Cowboys en indianen (lit. "33. Cowboys and indians") |
May 2nd, 2007 | DDVD 904251 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Natuur 2 (lit. Nature 2) |
17. Vrienden vanuit de ruimte (lit. "17. Friends from outer space") 18. De poolster (lit. "18. The North Star") 19. De walvis (lit. "19. The whale") |
May 2nd, 2007 | DDVD 904253 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Vriendschap 3 (lit. Friendship 3) |
40. Het stuwmeer (lit. "40. The dam") 41. De vulkaan (lit. "41. The volcano") 42. De draak (lit. "42. The dragon") |
October 11th, 2007 | DDVD 903743 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Avontuur 3 (lit. Adventure 3) |
34. De schat van Toet Kat Kammon (lit. "34. Toet Kat Kammon's treasure") 35. De slang (lit. "35. The snake") 52. Nog lang en gelukkig (lit. "52. Happily ever after") |
October 11th, 2007 | DDVD 903747 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Veiligheid & gezondheid 3 (lit. Safety & health 3) |
22. De kraaienpartij (lit. "22. The Crow Party") 23. De slag om Polderstad (lit. "23. The battle for Poldertown") 24. Het plan (lit. "24. The plan") 25. De bevrijding (lit. "25. The liberation") |
October 11th, 2007 | DDVD 904246 | 92[note 2] | € 6,99 | |
|
Liefde 3 (lit. Love 3) |
27. Verliefd (lit. "27. In love") 28. Een geschenk van de koning (lit. "28. A gift from the king") 29. De boerenganzen (lit. "29. The domestic geese") |
October 11th, 2007 | DDVD 904249 | 70 | € 6,99 | |
|
Natuur 3 (lit. Nature 3) |
In this order: 31. Booreiland (lit. "31. Drilling rig")[note 3] 32. Atlantis (lit. "32. Atlantis") 26. De lieve sneeuwman (lit. "26. The kind snowman") |
October 11th, 2007 | DDVD 904254 | 70 | € 6,99 |
Notes
- ↑ This would mark the first time episodes 29, 37, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51 and 52 would receive a home release.
- ↑ The DVD itself erroneously says 70 minutes as it does with all other DVD's, but since this DVD contains 4 episodes, the minute count should also be higher. This was calculated at 23 minutes per episode.
- ↑ Erroneously called "Het booreiland" (lit. "The drilling rig").
References
- ↑ Harald Siepermann (15 November 2005). "DVD Collector's Box". alfredjkwak.blogspot.com.
- ↑ Alfred J. Kwak - Jouw vriend voor het leven 2006 [Alfred J. Kwak Your friend for life 2006] (in Nederlands). Hoorn: Disky. 2006. Page 3
- ↑ Alfred J. Kwak - Jouw vriend voor het leven boekje [Alfred J. Kwak Your friend for life booklet] (in Nederlands). Hoorn: Disky. 2006. On the backside
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Hét Jeugdsentiment Portaal page for Alfred J. Kwak". jeugdsentimentportaal.wordpress.com. 4 July 2013.