Ulysses 31 (1981– )
"Ulysse 31" (original title)

Cartoon series. It is the 31st Century and Ulysses is a famous explorer and pilot in space but he desires to go home to Earth to his wife. He takes his son Telemachus and Telemachus's new ... See full summary »

Stars:

Jacques Ebner, Claude Giraud, Séverine Morisot

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jacques Ebner	...	Nono (26 episodes, 1981-1982)
Claude Giraud	...	Ulysse (26 episodes, 1981-1982)
Séverine Morisot	...	Thémis (26 episodes, 1981-1982)
Fabrice Josso	...	Télémaque (20 episodes, 1981-1982)
Evelyne Séléna	...	Shyrka (20 episodes, 1981-1982)

Storyline

Cartoon series. It is the 31st Century and Ulysses is a famous explorer and pilot in space but he desires to go home to Earth to his wife. He takes his son Telemachus and Telemachus's new robot gift Nono with him and takes the space-ship Odyssey with computer Shyrka and his crew. En route to Earth Telemachus is kidnapped and is taken to the Cyclops, a huge robot with one eye and is worshiped by a cult. Ulysses destroys the Cyclops and as well as rescuing Telemachus takes Numenor and Yumi, two children from the planet Zotra with them. However this enrages the ancient gods of Olympus, still existing after all this time, and in revenge, puts the crew and Numenor into a deep sleep, wipe the location of Earth from Shyrka's memory, and put the Odyssey in the universe of Olympus. The only way out is for Ulysses to find the "Kingdom Of Hades", but Ulysses, Telemachus, Yumi, Nono and Shyrka have to defend against the Trident - the forces of the gods and the dubious community of the Universe in...

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Plot Keywords:

31st century | outer space | ancient greece | digit in title | surrealism | 

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Taglines:

An epic space odyssey to defy the gods!

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Genres:

Adventure | Animation | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

DiC Entertainment The Cookie Jar Company

Country:

France Japan

Language:

French

Release Date:

13 September 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

H odysseia tou diastimatos

Company Credits

Production Co:

DiC Enterprises, Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS), CLT

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

English Opening Titles Narrator: It is the 31st Century. Ulysses killed the giant Cyclops when he rescued the children and his son Telemachus. But the ancient gods of Olympus are angry and threaten a terrible revenge...

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Connections

Referenced in Adam and Joe's Wonky World of Animation (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Ulysse 31"
(French Ending Theme 1)
Music by Haim Saban and Pascal Auriat
Lyrics by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy
Performed by Lionel Leroy

User Reviews

Legends of the Future.

This French cartoon series is a wonderful modern take on the ancient Greek legends about Ulysses.

Having rescued his children from being a sacrifice to the Gods of Mount Olympus, the futuristic Ulysses, sees the crew of his space ship frozen and his ship cast off into deep space at the mercy of the Gods. What follows is a series of adventures, based on the legends, that Ulysses, his children, and one of comic my hero's, NoNo have to pass in order to reach the Kingdom of Hades and the way back to earth.

A wonderful series to introduce todays young children to the lessons of the Greek legends, as it did me ten years ago.