"The Littles" (1983) TV series 1983-

Writer:

John Peterson (books)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

10 September 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure

Tagline:

Here Come The Littles

Plot:

Animated series about a 13-year-old boy named Henry Bigg who goes on vacation and finds mouse-like creatures in his suitcase called Littles...

Plot Keywords:

Cult TV | Little Person | Friendship | House

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jimmy Keegan	...	Henry Bigg (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Bettina Bush	...	Lucy Little (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Alvy Moore	...	Grandpa Little (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Robert David Hall	...	Dinky Little / ... (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jacques Marin	...	Grand'Pa (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Amélie Morin	...	Lucie (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Odile Schmitt	...	Tom (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Donavan Freberg	...	Tom Little (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Patricia Parris	...	Helen Little (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Gregg Berger	...	Frank Little (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Paul Eiding		(21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Ken Sansom	...	Dr. Hunter / ... (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Laurel Page	...	Mrs. Bigg (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Erv Immeman		(21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Chris Benard	...	Charlie (19 episodes, 1983-1985)
Pat Fraley	...	Slick the Turtle (16 episodes, 1984-1985)
B.J. Ward	...	Ashley Little (16 episodes, 1984-1986)
Hal Smith	...	Mr. Finnigan (14 episodes, 1983-1985)
Mona Marshall		(13 episodes, 1983)
John Stephenson		(13 episodes, 1983)
Candace Craig		(13 episodes, 1983)
Jonathan Goldsmith		(13 episodes, 1983)
Marilyn Schreffler		(13 episodes, 1983)
Russi Taylor		(13 episodes, 1983)
Frank Welker	...	Slick the Turtle (13 episodes, 1983)
David Hollander		(13 episodes, 1983)
Damien Boisseau	...	Eric Legrand (13 episodes, 1983-1984)

Series Directed by
Bernard Deyriès		(29 episodes, 1983-1985)

Series Writing credits
Heywood Kling		(29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jeffrey Scott		(15 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jack Olesker		(5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Marc Scott Zicree		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Michael Reaves		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
John Peterson		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jean Chalopin	....	executive producer / producer (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Andy Heyward	....	executive producer / producer (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Tetsuo Katayama	....	producer (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Shigeru Akagawa	....	assistant supervising producer (13 episodes, 1983)
Valerie Gifford	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 1984)
JoEllyn Marlow	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 1985)

Series Original Music by
Shuki Levy		(29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Haim Saban		(29 episodes, 1983-1985)

Series Cinematography by
Hajime Hasegawa		(13 episodes, 1983)
Akio Saitô		(8 episodes, 1984)

Series Film Editing by
Shûichi Kakesu		(16 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Art Direction by
Masazumi Matsumiya		(8 episodes, 1984)
Shichirô Kobayashi		(8 episodes, 1985)

Series Production Management
Tetsuo Katayama	....	production supervisor (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
William R. Kowalchuk Jr.	....	executive in charge of post-production (16 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jaimie Bennett	....	production manager (13 episodes, 1983)
Marsha Goodman	....	post-production supervisor (13 episodes, 1983)
Yoichi Ikeda	....	production manager (13 episodes, 1983)
Nobuo Inada	....	production manager (13 episodes, 1983)
Marilyn Kowalchuk	....	production manager (13 episodes, 1983)
Laurent Omont	....	production manager (13 episodes, 1983)
Nicole Pascal	....	production manager (13 episodes, 1983)
Suzanne Remiot	....	production manager (13 episodes, 1983)
Max Saldinger	....	production manager (13 episodes, 1983)
Thierry P. Laurin	....	executive in charge of production (8 episodes, 1984)
Shigeru Akagawa	....	assistant production supervisor (8 episodes, 1985)
Masanori Miura	....	assistant production supervisor (8 episodes, 1985)
Kevin O'Donnell	....	executive in charge of production (8 episodes, 1985)
Lida Saskova	....	post-production supervisor (8 episodes, 1985)
Hiroshi Toita	....	assistant production supervisor (8 episodes, 1985)
Bonnie Sehenuk	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 1985)
Phil R. Defibaugh	....	post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keiji Hayakawa	....	unit director (8 episodes, 1985)
Takaya Mizutani	....	unit director (8 episodes, 1985)
Yoshihiro Takamoto	....	unit director (8 episodes, 1985)
Takashi Watanabe	....	unit director (8 episodes, 1985)

Series Art Department
Christian Choquet	....	storyboard artist (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Keiichi Koike	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Rafaella Lombardi	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Mike Reyna	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Rhoydon Shishido	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Hideo Takayashiki	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Ulf Thelander	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Douglas Vandegrift	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Jack White	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Maija Aperans	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Kelly Asbury	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Robert Dranko	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Chuck Harvey	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Mauro Maressa	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Roy Wilson	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Douglas McCarthy	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1985)
Brad Rader	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1985)

Series Sound Department
Gary Lewis	....	exposure sheets / sound editor (21 episodes, 1983-1985)
Michael J. Cowan	....	sound engineer (16 episodes, 1984-1985)
Craig S. Jaeger	....	sound effects editor (8 episodes, 1984)
Charlie King	....	sound effects editor (8 episodes, 1984)
Linda Davies	....	dialogue editor (8 episodes, 1985)
Joanne Fink	....	recording assistant (8 episodes, 1985)
Kelly Hall	....	dialogue editor (8 episodes, 1985)
Armetta Jackson-Hamlett	....	sound editor (8 episodes, 1985)
Woody Yocum	....	dialogue editor (8 episodes, 1985)
Robert S. Birchard	....	sound effects editor (6 episodes, 1983)
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer (6 episodes, 1983)
William R. Kowalchuk Jr.	....	sound editor (6 episodes, 1983)
Theresa Gilroy-Nielsen	....	sound editor (6 episodes, 1985)
Irwin Cadden	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Walt Sturgeon	....	sound engineer (2 episodes, 1985)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Christian Choquet	....	character designer (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Edouard David	....	character designer (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Michel Simon	....	character designer / background director (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Kazumi Fukushima	....	animation director (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Vincent Gassies	....	character designer (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Olivier Pillard	....	character designer (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Michiko Ikeuchi	....	painting director (13 episodes, 1983)
Shinichi Ishida	....	animation director (13 episodes, 1983)
Tsutomu Ishigaki	....	background director (13 episodes, 1983)
Kazuo Terada	....	animation director (13 episodes, 1983)
Shunji Ôga	....	animation director (13 episodes, 1983)
Gensho Kiyoyama	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Chûji Nakajima	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Hidemi Nakama	....	color key artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Keizo Shimizu	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Junzaburo Takahata	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1984)
Ed Wexler	....	character designer (8 episodes, 1984)
Kathy Altieri	....	key background designer (8 episodes, 1985)
Ted Blackman	....	character designer (8 episodes, 1985)
Noboru Furuse	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1985)
Kit Harper	....	color stylist (8 episodes, 1985)
Douglas McCarthy	....	character designer (8 episodes, 1985)
Kyosuke Mikuriya	....	animation director (8 episodes, 1985)
Joe Pearson	....	key background designer (8 episodes, 1985)
Valerie Reed	....	color stylist (8 episodes, 1985)
Masami Suda	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1985)
Tsukasa Tannai	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1985)
Hatsuki Tsuji	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1985)
Takashi Watanabe	....	unit director (8 episodes, 1985)
Shôjurô Yamauchi	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1985)

Series Editorial Department
James Briley	....	show editor / format editor (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Dana Binder	....	videotape supervisor (13 episodes, 1983)
Philippe Kotlarski	....	editing director (13 episodes, 1983)
Masatoshi Tsurubuchi	....	editing director (13 episodes, 1983)
Robert S. Birchard	....	editorial supervisor (8 episodes, 1984)
Shelley Brown	....	assistant editor (8 episodes, 1984)
Ric Eisman	....	videotape supervisor (8 episodes, 1984)
Elvida Abella	....	videotape supervisor (8 episodes, 1985)
Phil R. Defibaugh	....	videotape supervisor (8 episodes, 1985)
Lars Floden	....	format editor / post-production coordinator (8 episodes, 1985)
Robert Hudson	....	assistant editor (8 episodes, 1985)
Rob Rule	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 1985)
Lida Saskova	....	editorial supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Music Department
Marty Wereski	....	music supervisor / music editor (16 episodes, 1984-1985)
Sam Horta	....	music editor (13 episodes, 1983)

Series Other crew
Jean Chalopin	....	creative supervisor (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lori Crawford	....	assistant: Jean Chalopin / script coordinator (16 episodes, 1984-1985)
Marsha Goodman	....	production assistant / talent coordinator / ... (16 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jeffrey Scott	....	story editor (13 episodes, 1983)
Eva Maria Hesse	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1984)
Ginny McSwain	....	voice director (8 episodes, 1984)
Victor Villegas	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1984)
Hatsue Abe	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1985)
Gail Forest	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1985)
Shûkichi Kanda	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1985)
Kengo Kimura	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1985)
Tricia Piascik-Getz	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1985)
Ikuro Sato	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1985)
Donald P. Zappala	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 1985)
Rita Rokisky	....	assistant to director (6 episodes, 1984)

Production Companies

• ABC Entertainment
• DiC Enterprises

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• DiC Enterprises
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (complete series)
• S'more Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (complete series)
• Saban International (2003-)
• Toon Disney (1998-2002) (USA) (TV)
• Tribune Entertainment (2003-) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)  animation (uncredited)
• Animation City Editorial Services  post-production
• B & B Sound Studios  re-recorded at (1983-1984)
• B & B Sound Studios  recorded at (1984-1985)
• Cinepost  sound editing (1983) (as Cinepost Inc.)
• Easy World  color styling (1985)
• L.A. Studios, The  recorded at (1985) (as LA Studios)
• Sound FX  sound effects (1983)
• Sound Trax Studios  recorded at (1983) (as Soundtraxx Studio)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (29 episodes)

Country:

USA | France | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y

Company:

ABC Entertainment

Trivia:

Hunter's assistant's name is Peterson, a possible reference to "The Littles" book series writer John Peterson.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Here Come the Littles (1985)

Soundtrack:

Here Come The Littles

An 80s cartoon classic loosely based on The Borrowers!

This is DIC's first animated show (with the second being Inspector Gadget) and it first premiered in September of 1983 on ABC. This series focuses on one particular family of Littles - Grandpa, Mom and Dad, Dinky, and the two youngest: Tom and Lucy. In their quest to become productive adults, the Littles and their 12-year old huge friend Henry face the same kinds of problems that young children face every day - issues of friendship, jealousy, honesty, prejudice, consideration for others, kindness, responsibility, risk-taking ... and more. Each episode of the Littles focuses on one such issue, presenting it in explicit, concrete terms. And young, attractive characters with whom children can identify carry out these actions, they serve as excellent role models for young viewers. Younger and older children, boys and girls, loners and social butterflies...all can find a character with whom to identify and from whom to learn. And last but far from least, the character of Grandpa, a wise, experienced, older Little who clearly loves and cares for the Little kids, functions as the kind of non-threatening, non-didactic teacher to whom children respond. He frequently articulates the lesson inherent in the action as he interacts with and advises the Little children. He is the best kind of teacher. The exciting adventures of the Littles and the suspense generated by their frequent narrow escapes from Dr Hunter are designed to capture and hold young viewers' attention. The explicitness with which each lesson is articulated and role models with whom children can identify are designed to ensure that children note and understand the embedded pro-social content as they derive delight from the action. I definely remember watching this when it was on The Family Channel (I was 4 at the time)and later on Toon Disney. it was very funny and cute especially when Dinky was doing his own stunt show until it when out of control and went up to flames. Now that this show is currenly in syndication and on DVD, you'll be able to catch all the fun. Whenever you are big or little, it always a treat! From DIC Animation City, in association with ABC Productions (American Broadcasting Company). Joe's Rating: 4 stars.