Panama
- Studio
- Weston Woods Studios Inc.
- Animation studio
- Arbeitsgruppe Medienverband, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Synopsis
Two friends, a bear and a tiger, live happily in a cozy little house in the country. One day, the bear finds a box of bananas on the river. The box is labeled "Panama."
The bananas smell so good that the bear thinks the whole country must smell that way. The bear decides that Panama is the land of his dreams, and that he and his friend the tiger must go there.
After several tiring days of travel, the bear and tiger meet a crow, who tells them that he can show them the land of their dreams if they follow him to the highest branch of a tree.
Once at the top, the bear and tiger look out upon the land that surrounds their own home. The two friends have never seen the land from this perspective before. They are so taken with the beauty of this sight that they decide they must be in Panama. In other words, "there's no place like home."
The bananas smell so good that the bear thinks the whole country must smell that way. The bear decides that Panama is the land of his dreams, and that he and his friend the tiger must go there.
After several tiring days of travel, the bear and tiger meet a crow, who tells them that he can show them the land of their dreams if they follow him to the highest branch of a tree.
Once at the top, the bear and tiger look out upon the land that surrounds their own home. The two friends have never seen the land from this perspective before. They are so taken with the beauty of this sight that they decide they must be in Panama. In other words, "there's no place like home."
Characters
Bear, Tiger, Crow
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Ernest V. Troost
Producing
- Producer
- Ernest V. Troost
Writing
- Writer
- Janosch (Original Book, "Oh, Wie Schön Ist Panama")
Music
- Music
- Wolfram Burnke
Editing
- Editor
- Ernest V. Troost
Crew
- Voices
- Dan Diggles, Harry D. Buch, Paul R. Gagne, Twila Sehnert
- English Version
- Judy Davis
- English Dialogue Directed and Edited By
- Ernest V. Troost
- Produced By
- Jeske, Cologne
- Music
- Wolfram Burnke
- Crew
- Based On The Book "Oh, Wie Schön Ist Panama", Published In The U.S. By Little
Companies and other credits
- Produced By: Klemens and Egenolf (Arbeitsgruppe Medienverband) for Westdeutscher Rundfunk
- by Janosch
- © 1978 Bette Vertag
- Westerim and Basel
- Brown and Company
- under the Title "The Trip To Panama"
Reviews
Panama cartoon
When I first saw this cartoon 20 years ago, I felt it was more of a satire of religious beliefs of some, or of religion as a whole. Now after seeing it again I'm almost sure of it. I'm going off to do some research on the author to see if it's just me-or was he Really able to slide this one under the radar in the face so many people.