Three Wishes
Series title: David, the Gnome
- Studio
- BRB Internacional S.A.
- Distributor
- Nickelodeon Network (USA)
Synopsis
A poor woodsman saves Lisa after she is attacked by his cat. To express his generosity, David grants the woodsman three wishes, which do not go as planned. When David grants the woodsman's wish to become a rich man, the woodsman takes a bar of gold into the city and attempts to sell it to a store owner. The woodsman is accused of thievery and thrown in prison. David helps him to become free and the woodsman learns to use his wishes wisely.
Characters
David, Lisa, Holler, Susan, King, Pit, Pat, Pot
Credits
Writing
- Writer
- Rien Poortvliet, Wil Huygen (Original Books)
- Created By
- Claudio Biern Boyd
Voices
- Voice
- Tom Bosley (David), Jane Woods (Lisa), A.J. Henderson (Holler), Barabara Pogemiller (Susan), Richard Dumont (King), Adrian Knight (Pit), Rob Roy (Pat), Marc Denis (Pot), Christopher Plummer (Narrator)
Production notes
26-episode, family oriented series produced in Spain.
This series was based on the children's books The Gnomes and The Secret Book of Gnomes by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. The series was originally shown in Spain as David el Gnomo.
We can't understand what they're saying, but there are some special little beings out there that can... they're called the gnomes. The animals are their neighbors, and their neighborhood is the world.
David, the patriarch of the Gnome clan, was something of a pacifist, since he usually avoided trouble rather than put up a fight. This wasn't an attitude of cowardice, but rather a faith in Gnome and Troll-kind. He was convinced that goodness would eventually prevail, and he was determined to do his part. David and his wife Lisa traveled the world with their fox Swift helping friends and animals alike.
This series was based on the children's books The Gnomes and The Secret Book of Gnomes by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. The series was originally shown in Spain as David el Gnomo.
We can't understand what they're saying, but there are some special little beings out there that can... they're called the gnomes. The animals are their neighbors, and their neighborhood is the world.
David, the patriarch of the Gnome clan, was something of a pacifist, since he usually avoided trouble rather than put up a fight. This wasn't an attitude of cowardice, but rather a faith in Gnome and Troll-kind. He was convinced that goodness would eventually prevail, and he was determined to do his part. David and his wife Lisa traveled the world with their fox Swift helping friends and animals alike.
Reviews
Three Wishes
At the start of "Three Wishes", Lisa is out in the woods when she is captured by a cat. The cat takes her to his master, a friendly woodcutter. The man and his wife revive Lisa, and she goes back home. David is so grateful he grants the woodcutter any three wishes he wants. First the man wishes for a bar of gold, but it gets him in trouble. Then he has to wish for David to pull him out of quicksand. When the woodcutter tries to sell the gold to a jeweler, he gets arrested because the jeweler thinks he stole it. The man finally has to wish himself out of jail.