The Shadowless Stone

The Shadowless Stone

May 9, 1988 TV Episode The World of David the Gnome

Series title: David, the Gnome

Studio
BRB Internacional S.A.
Distributor
Nickelodeon Network (USA)

Synopsis

David and Lisa are summoned to the palace of King Conrad. The king lived behind a waterfall and had a jester named Tim. King Conrad tells the gnomes he wants them to go to the island of Mentoa and find the valuable shadowless stone. The stone was a royal treasure and it was stolen by the trolls. David and Lisa jump down a deep hole, then sail across an eerie red sea. David and Lisa enter Mentoa, a mountain with 1000 steps leading to the top. At the top of the stairs is a chamber holding the stone. Once David picks it up, the trolls materialize out of thin air and chase him and Lisa down the steps. But the trolls could not exit the mountain, because only a person with a kind heart could open the entrance door.

Characters

David, Lisa, Holler, Susan, King, Pit, Pat, Pot

Credits

Writing

Writer
Rien Poortvliet, Wil Huygen (Original Books)

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)

Crew

Created By
Claudio Biern Boyd

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.

Reviews

The Shadowless Stone

gnomegirl89November 24, 2004

The Shadowless Stone was another exciting episode of The Gnomes. David and Lisa travel to a faraway island to find a magic stone that once belonged to the king. David and Lisa climb 1000 steps inside a mountain on the island of Mentoa. When they finally reach the treasure room, the trolls chase them all the way down. Very exciting.