Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle

March 21, 2000 (estimated) TV Episode Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Studio
Two Oceans Entertainment Group, Confetti Entertainment Company, Hyperion Pictures
Animation studio
Rough Draft Studios
Distributor
Home Box Office

Synopsis

A chauvinistic husband is given a potion that makes him sleep for 20 years. He awakens to learn that his wife has her own company.

Characters

Fairy Godmentor, Rip Winkle, Bluebird, Vanna Van, Assistant, RD, Rocky, Thunder Mountain Women

Credits

Directing

Director
Anthony Bell

Producing

Producer
Libby Simon

Voices

Voice
Maya Angelou (Fairy Godmentor), Tom Arnold (Rip Winkle), Sandra Bernhard (Bluebird), Linda Ellerbee (Thunder Mountain Woman), Calista Flockhart (Vanna Van), Betty Friedan (Thunder Mountain Woman), Martin Grey (Assistant, RD), Gary Lazer (Rocky), Jessye Norman (Thunder Mountain Woman), Ann Richards (Thunder Mountain Woman), Gloria Steinem (Thunder Mountain Woman), Pati Welch (Vanna Van [Singing Voice]), Robert Guillaume (Narrator)

Animation

Assistant Animator
Jezreel Mann Carlos II
Animatic Coordinator
Dan Kellar

Art Department

Key Visual Development
Gay Lawrence, Valerio Ventura
Art Department Supervisor
Nicole Speed

Sound

Sound Recordist
Shawn Conrad

Casting

Voice Recording
Marc Graue Recording Services

Production Management

Recording Coordinator
Cameron J. Ruh

Crew

Assistant Producer (HBO)
Katy McLaughlin
Telecine and Online Services
Sunset Post

Companies and other credits

  • Animation Production Services: Rough Draft Studios
  • Voice Recording: Sony Recording Studio
  • Voice Recording: Westlake Recording Studio
  • Post-Production Services: Horta Editorial & Sound

Production notes

"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child" is a series which retells the world's most famous fairy tales with a cast of animated characters from many ethnic backgrounds. For the first time ever, children of different races will find themselves represented as the royalty, fairies, and folk of the fairy tale world. The charm and mystery of the original tales are enhanced by this diverse spectrum of cultures. As the title suggests, these are truly fairy tales for every child.