| The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo | |
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| Also known as | Quasimodo |
| Genre | Fantasy Adventure |
| Based on | Notre Dame de Paris byVictor Hugo |
| Voices of | Sonja Ball Daniel Brochu A. J. Henderson Harry Hill Rick Jones Anik Matern Eleanor Noble Michael O'Reilly Terrence Scammell Vlasta Vrána |
| Country of origin | Canada France |
| Original languages | English French |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ares Films |
| Producer | Pierre Métais |
| Production location | Paris |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production companies | CinéGroupe Tele Images Astral Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Family Channel (Canada) France 3 (France) |
| Release | 1996 (1996) |
The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo is an animated television series based onVictor Hugo's 1831 novelNotre Dame de Paris.
The show was produced by Ares Films,CinéGroupe,Télé-Images, andAstral Media. It aired in 1996, the same yearDisney's adaptation of the story was released.
The series takes place inParis, in 1483. The three main characters areQuasimodo,Esmeralda and François. They fight villains, stop sinister plots, and escape from traps. They often come face to face with their greatest enemy,Frollo.
In 2006, BCI, with Hearst Entertainment, released two episodes on DVD within their "Advantage Cartoon Mega Pack". In 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released a complete set containing all 26 episodes of the series.
| # | Title | Summary |
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| 1 | Evil Unmasked | The young hunchback Quasimodo lives in Notre-Dame Cathedral alongside his master Claude Frollo, his dog Azarof, and Dennis the alchemist. While Quasimodo masters up the courage to go outside the cathedral and talk to a beautiful Romani girl, Frollo conceives a plan to kill King Louis XI. |
| 2 | Frollo's Revenge | After Frollo's plan is ruined, the magician flies away on a gargoyle into theCatacombs. Before Dennis and Quasimodo begin to search for Quasimodo's parents, Esmeralda and her family come to the cathedral to say goodbye. |
| 3 | The Carnival of Fools | At the Carnival of Fools, a suspiciously-looking buffoon jester wins the opportunity to perform in front of the King. Esmeralda decides to discover the jester's real intentions. |
| 4 | The Star Master | While Quasimodo, Esmeralda and François are having a picnic, strange things began to happen. Dennis creates a theory that these oddities are due to a fallen star, and it's up to Quasimodo and his friends to destroy the star before it is too late. |
| 5 | A Trip to Italy | On their way back to Paris, Quasimodo and the gang find a carrier pigeon with a letter, which contains a plan for world domination. Frollo finds out about the plan, and decides to uncover its details with a help of a powerful magician called Camille Eon. |
| 6 | The Invisible Thieves | The Duke's treasure is stolen, and Angelica's pendant planted at the scene gets Angelica thrown in prison. To prove Angelica's innocence, Quasimodo and his friends follow a devious puppeteer. |
| 7 | The Court of Miracles | After no-one wants to listen to François' poems, the poet encounters thieves who lead him to the Court of Miracles. François become friends with the thieves, and decides to show them the cathedral. |
| 8 | Witches' Eve | On Witches' Eve, Quasimodo and the gang meet a young woman, who may hold the key to where Quasimodo's parents might be, leading Quasimodo onto a trail to find them. Frollo however is already on the move to find the alchemist couple first. |
| 9 | Trapped | To save the orphanage, Dennis and François travel to Fourge. But on their way back to Paris, they discover that their gold has been replaced with rocks. Quasimodo and his friends must find the lost treasure and save the orphanage until tomorrow morning. |
| 10 | Dragon Rock | Quasimodo, Esmeralda and François travel to Dragon Rock to help the needy, but when they arrive, the friends discover that the locals don't need their help since the arrival of the Generous One. Quasimodo and the gang decide to uncover the real identity of the mysterious patron. |
| 11 | The Clay Army | On the March of Progress, Frollo plans to create an army of tiny clay figurines resembling gargoyles, that will help him steal the royal treasures, so that he can buy everything necessary to create thePhilosopher's stone. |
| 12 | The Choice | While Esmeralda and François get ready to go to the seaside and perform for the King, Quasimodo hears that his parents are in Lujon, and are waiting for a ship to take them to England. |
| 13 | The Man who wouldn't be King | Frollo accidentally creates a potion that can transform the drinker into the person they look at. Using this potion, Frollo impersonates King Louis and spreads chaos in the kingdom. |
| 14 | Hope Springs Eternal | Quasimodo, still determined to find his parents, decides to visit his family's abandoned castle. |
| 15 | The Beast | A fever is raging in Paris. Dennis, the only one who knows how to make a cure, also becomes sick, and Djali has eaten all the medicinal herbs. Quasimodo and his friends travel to the Valley of the Auvergne to find more herbs, while running away from a giant wolf. |
| 16 | The Duel of the Magicians | Esmeralda's magical medallion stops working. Angelica tells the story of the amulet, and Quasimodo and the gang decide to go into the Forest of Valnivier to find the Council of Magicians. |
| 17 | The Abomination's Revenge | Frollo is being chased by the Abomination, who wants revenge for what Frollo did to him, leaving a path of destruction around Paris. Quasimodo and his friends are forced to help the fearful magician. |
| 18 | The Mercenary | Dennis and his guards get captured by Tiffan and his Mercenaries. While Quasimodo and François join the army, Esmeralda disguises herself to join her friends on a campaign, and Frollo plans to form an alliance with Tiffan. |
| 19 | A Song of the Heart | Quasimodo has composed a new melody for the bells, but he is not sure that he can play it correctly. He and his friends decide to go to the mountains to gather some herbs, but they don't know that Frollo is also heading to the mountains to find a mysterious highlander. |
| 20 | The Music Master | After band of street kids, who work for Clopin, steal things for him, they end up finding a magic flute that gives its owner the power to command others, leading Frollo to collaborate with Clopin in his next plan to become the King of France. |
| 21 | The Eye of the Eagle | While exploring Notre Dame, Quasimodo finds a hidden message from his parents. Frollo sends a gargoyle to intercept the message, but, as a result, the letter is torn in two. The bell ringer and his friends must find a Romani who can read invisible letters before Frollo can get his hands on it. |
| 22 | The Oracle | Quasimodo and the gang receive a message from Angelica saying that Dennis' cousin Maurice has been thrown in prison. They travel to Boisjoli, and discover that the villagers are sick and subordinate to the Oracle, who blames Angelica and Maurice for the epidemic. |
| 23 | The Treasure | A mysterious shadow appears now and then over the construction site of St. Bernard University, and the drawings and plans of the building disappear without a trace. Quasimodo and his friends have to find the reason for all these oddities. |
| 24 | A True Gypsy | While Quasimodo and his friends visit the Roma camp, the Romani king is kidnapped by his evil cousin Casimir, who wants to take the king's place. Quasimodo challenges Casimir for his exile against eternal imprisonment. |
| 25 | The Guardians | |
| 26 | The Secret of the Templars |
The actors and actresses, who did the voices for the show, are: