Festival of Family Classics


Festival of Family Classics is a Rankin/Bass animated anthology series that originally aired between 1972 and 1973. The show originally aired in syndication. It was re-aired 1 November 2005 on the Boomerang channel and on 16 June 2011 via the Teletoon Retro network.
Festival of Family Classics is a series of television versions of famous folk tales and classic literature. 16 of the 18 episodes were 20 minutes long. The two 40 minutes-long episodes were split into two-parters, making 20 episodes in total. The episodes were animated by two Japanese animation studios: Mushi Production and Topcraft.
Videos have been distributed by several companies, including Prism Entertainment, Starmaker Video, EBM Group, and DreamWorks Classics. 12 episodes have been released on DVD.
A similar series, Famous Classic Tales, aired on CBS from 1970 to 1984.

List of episodes

No.TitleAdapted byAir date
1Yankee DoodleFred HallidaySeptember 10, 1972
2CinderellaWilliam J. KeenanSeptember 17, 1972
3The Song of HiawathaWilliam J. KeenanSeptember 24, 1972
420,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Part 1Richard NeubertOctober 1, 1972
520,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Part 2Richard NeubertOctober 8, 1972
6Jack O'LanternWilliam J. KeenanOctober 29, 1972
7Johnny AppleseedBob LittellNovember 5, 1972
8Around the World in 80 Days - Part 1Leonard StarrNovember 12, 1972
9Around the World in 80 Days - Part 2Leonard StarrNovember 19, 1972
10Robin HoodWilliam OvergardNovember 26, 1972
11Puss in BootsSandy GlassDecember 9, 1972
12A Christmas TreeKen DonnellyDecember 17, 1972
13The American Legend: Paul BunyanWilliam J. KeenanJanuary 7, 1973
14Swiss Family RobinsonWilliam OvergardJanuary 13, 1973
15The Sleeping BeautyKen DonnellyJanuary 21, 1973
16The Arabian NightsFred HallidayFebruary 4, 1973
17Alice in WonderlandSandy GlassFebruary 11, 1973
18Robinson CrusoeWilliam OvergardFebruary 18, 1973
19Tom SawyerBob LittellFebruary 25, 1973
20Snow White and the Seven DwarfsStu HampleMarch 4, 1973

Voices

Home media

On VHS:
  • Alice in Wonderland, Futurevision Ltd., Prism Entertainment )
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Snövit och De Sju Dvärgarna
  • Tom Sawyer
Classic Media released 10 episodes on 4 DVDs in between 2006–2007.
  • The Princess Collection
  • Classic Adventures Volume 1
  • Classic Adventures Volume 2
  • Classic Adventures Volume 3
The 2002 DVD release of Here Comes Peter Cottontail features the "Puss in Boots" episode, and the Mad Mad Mad Monsters DVD includes the "Jack O' Lantern" episode.