Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch
| Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation |
| Created by | Anthony Gentile and John Gentile |
| Written by | Jean Chalopin |
| Directed by | Xavier Giacometti |
| Voices of |
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| Country of origin | United States France |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 min |
| Production companies | Abrams/Gentile Entertainment Créativité et Développement AB Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 9 – December 2, 1995[1] |
Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch is a fantasy musical children's animated TV series that aired in 1995, centering on a community of Loch Ness monsters that can fly and swim.[2] It lasted for 13 episodes,[3] but also airing in Sweden and other countries on Fox Kids and Fox Kids Play. It was co-produced by Abrams Gentile Entertainment, C&D (Créativité et Développement; the same company who produced The Bots Master), and AB Productions. In the United States, it was syndicated by Active Entertainment.[4] It was the last series to be produced by C&D until it was sold and absorbed into Saban International Paris in 1996, but merged with Disney five years later.
Characters
Nessies
Good Nessies
- Happy Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Kind Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Lovely Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Silly Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Cool Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Bright Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Brave Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Loud Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Sad Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Elliot Ness (voiced by unknown) - only Loch without emotion
- Rich Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Cute Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Glad Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Reckless Ness
- Gorgeous Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Sweet Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Forgetful Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Angry Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Hopeless Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Outrageous Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Useful Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Prompt Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Delightful Ness (voiced by unknown)
Evil Nessies
- Pompous Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Selfish Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Greedy Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Bad Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Devious Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Sneaky Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Mean Ness (voiced by unknown)
- Dark Ness (voiced by unknown)
Humans
- Halsey McJoy (voiced by unknown)
- Hayden McJoy (voiced by unknown)
- Hannah McJoy (voiced by unknown) - Halsey and Hayden's younger sister with cuteness.
- Sir Angus Prize (voiced by unknown)
- Mr. McJoy (voiced by unknown)
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "There's a World of Nessies" | 9 September 1995 |
| 2 | "Circle of De-light" | 8 September 1995 |
| 3 | "A Surprise for Sir Prize" | 15 September 1995 |
| 4 | "It's Not Bad to Be Sad" | 22 September 1995 |
| 5 | "No Time for Silly Ness" | 29 September 1995 |
| 6 | "S.U.R.F.'s Up" | 6 October 1995 |
| 7 | "Courageous Outrageous" | VHS only |
| 8 | "Money Can't Buy Happyness" | 20 October 1995 |
| 9 | "Time Is of the Nessence" | 27 October 1995 |
| 10 | "Jewel of the Pool" | 3 November 1995 |
| 11 | "Sneak Attack" | 10 November 1995 |
| 12 | "Stand Tall, No Matter How Big or Small" | 17 November 1995 |
| 13 | "Spread a Little Happy Ness" | 24 November 1995 |
Home media
Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch was first released on VHS in 1996 by Just for Kids Home Video (formally known as Celebrity Home Entertainment), shortly before the video production company ended in 1997. Nine episodes of the series were released on VHS between 1996 and 1997.
VHS releases:
Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch - Vol 1
Episodes:
- There's a World of Nessies
- A Surprise for Sir Prize
- It's Not Bad to Be Sad
- Money Can't Buy Happyness
- Stand Tall, No Matter How Big or Small
Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch - Vol 2
Episodes:
- Circle of De-light
- No Time for Silly Ness
- S.U.R.F.'s Up
- Courageous Outrageous
References
- ^ OLD, NEW AND OUT OF THE BLUE
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 265. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ "Happy Ness: The Secret Of The Loch (Series) (1994) Cartoon Series". Bcdb.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 394–395. ISBN 978-1476665993.