Magic Mountain (television series)
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Magic Mountain is an Australian children’s television programme broadcast on the ABC
from 1997 to 1999. It was released on video, but there has been no DVD release yet. The series was last repeated on ABC1
in January and February 2004. The ABC's Magic Mountain website was removed during September
2010 when the new ABC Kids website was introduced.
Tortoise is a motherly figure, always looking out for the others and trying to help them. Dragon lives in a cave, and is very wise, with magical powers that often get the others out of trouble. Panda is a little bit vain, but still a likeable character who is quite smart, and Lion is very playful, full of ideas and is constantly getting into mischief.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
from 1997 to 1999. It was released on video, but there has been no DVD release yet. The series was last repeated on ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
in January and February 2004. The ABC's Magic Mountain website was removed during September
September
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2010 when the new ABC Kids website was introduced.
Plot
Magic Mountain is a series that follows the adventures of Lion, Tortoise, Panda and Dragon - four friends having lots of fun with a little Dragon magic thrown in.Tortoise is a motherly figure, always looking out for the others and trying to help them. Dragon lives in a cave, and is very wise, with magical powers that often get the others out of trouble. Panda is a little bit vain, but still a likeable character who is quite smart, and Lion is very playful, full of ideas and is constantly getting into mischief.
Cast
| Australian version | |
|---|---|
| Character | Actor |
| Tortoise (voice) | Cornelia Frances Cornelia Frances Cornelia Frances is a British-born actress based in Australia since the early 1970s. Frances is best known for her recurring role as judge Morag Bellingham on Home and Away.-Early life and personal life:... |
| Dragon (voice) | Anthony Ackroyd Anthony Ackroyd Anthony Ackroyd is an Australian comedian, speaker and writer. He is currently a cast member of the ABC radio comedy show "Thank God It's Friday!"... |
| Panda (voice) | Helen Dallimore Helen Dallimore Helen Dallimore is an Australian actress, known for originating the role of Glinda in the West End production of Wicked.-Background:... |
| Lion (voice) | Steve J. Spears Steve J. Spears Steve J. Spears was an Australian playwright, actor, writer and singer. His most famous work was The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin... |
| Chinese version | |
|---|---|
| Character | Actor |
| Tortoise (voice) | Wang Lihua |
| Tortoise (body) | Zuo Xiangfeng |
| Dragon (voice) | Sun Yuebin |
| Dragon (body) | Wang Chunguang/Jiang Tao |
| Panda (voice) | Liu Chunyan |
| Panda (body) | Xu Xiangyang |
| Lion (voice) | Li Lihong |
| Lion (body) | Li Yanmiao/Zhang Chunyu/Wang Xianhua |
Production
The series was made in China, but for the Australian version different voice actors were used. It was produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, China Central Television and Southern Star Entertainment.See also
- IMDb listing - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312162/
- TV.com listing - http://www.tv.com/magic-mountain/show/74899/summary.html