The Monster's Ring

The Monster's Ring

1987 (estimated) TV Episode CBS Storybreak

Studio
Southern Star Productions, Hanna-Barbera Australia, CBS Entertainment Production
Distributor
Columbia Broadcasting System

Synopsis

""Twist it once, you're horned and haired; Twist it twice and fangs are bared; Twist it thrice? No one has dared!"" Russell is sure that the ring is just a silly magic trick, but he follows the instructions and twists the ring twice anyway - and becomes a monster!

Credits

Directing

Director
Gordon Kent, Chris Cuddington

Producing

Producer
Steve Lumley
Executive Producer
Paul Bogrow
Supervising Producer
Buzz Potamkin

Writing

Writer
Rowby Goren
Based On The Book By
Bruce Coville

Music

Music
Simon Walker

Editing

Editor
Robert Ciaglia

Crew

Graphic Designer
C. David Pina
Title Designers
Tom Burton, Ken Leonard

Production notes

This Saturday morning anthology series adapted children's literature into cartoons to encourage youngsters to read.

The show was hosted by Bob Keeshan until 1988. Malcolm Jamal-Warner hosted the program when it returned to the air (in reruns) in 1993; it last aired in 1994.

The series received Daytime Emmy nominations in 1986 for Outstanding Animated Program, Outstanding Film Editing, and Outstanding Graphics and Title Design, and in 1988 for Outstanding Animated Program.

CBS' first in-house cartoon series since Terrytoons.

Reviews

Great cartoon

JasonMarch 19, 2017

Remember seeing this on CBS Storybreak and I have to say it was more enjoyable then the book. The animation was amazing. The story was more light hearted and Mr. Elives was a much nicer person then his book counterpart. This show should not only be on the air so I could rewatch this episode, it should get more seasons as well.