Professor Balthazar
| Professor Balthazar | |
|---|---|
 Professor Balthazar is able to solve all problems by using his magic machine.[1] | |
| Also known as | 'Profesor Baltazar' |
| Genre | Animated television series |
| Created by | Zlatko Grgić |
| Directed by |
Zlatko Grgić Boris Kolar Ante Zaninović |
| Composer(s) | Tomica Simović[1] |
| Country of origin | Croatia (Yugoslavia) |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 59 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5–10 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Zagreb Film Windrose Film |
| Release | |
| Original release | 1967 – 1978 |
Professor Balthazar is a Croatian animated television series for children about an old inventor that was produced between 1967 and 1978. It was created by animator Zlatko Grgić.
History
The series was created for television by the Croatian animator Zlatko Grgić at the Zagreb Film studio. Fifty-nine episodes of the cartoon were made between 1967 and 1978.[2]
The cartoon has been shown in subsequent years in several countries besides the former Yugoslavia, including United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Israel,[3] Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Spain, Iran, Greece, Canada and Zimbabwe.
From 1971 to 1973, episodes were featured on the American ABC-TV children's program Curiosity Shop. The cartoon inventor was the basis for the show's puppet character, Baron Balthazar, and the cartoons were shown as animated sequences of the Baron's tales of his adventures and inventions back in "downtown Bosnia".
The cartoon was also shown in the United States in the 1980s on Pinwheel as well as on the ABC in Australia.
In 2011, 59 episodes have been restored by DVDlab, and published on DVD.
Credits
- Production Company: Zagreb / Windrose-Hamburg for WWF-Cologne
- Production Supervisor: Z. Pavičić
- Scripts: Zlatko Grgić, Boris Kolar, Ante Zaninović
- Directors: Zlatko Grgić, Boris Kolar, Ante Zaninović
- Animators: Zlatko Grgić, Boris Kolar, Ante Zaninović, T. Paus, L. Fabiani, N. Petrick, S. Drobnić
- Backgrounds: Zlatko Bourek, Branko Varadin, Srdjan Matić
- Camera: I. Hercigonja
- Music: Tomica Simović
- Music Supervisor: T. Brunšmid
- Sound: M. Presil
- Designers: Zlatko Grgić, Boris Kolar, Ante Zaninović
Episodes
Season 1
(Order and titles according to region 2 DVD)
- The Flying Fabian
- A Windy Story
- Maestro Koko
- Of Mouse And Ben
- Starlight Serenaders
- The Rise And Fall Of Horatio
- Martin Makes It To The Top
- Knitting Pretty
- Arts And Flowers
- Lighthouse Keeping
- The Inventor Of Shoes
- Victor's Egg-O-Matic
- Happiness For Two
Season 2
(Order and titles according to region 2 DVD)
- Doctor Don't Little
- The Night Watchman Must Fall
- Cloud And Clear
- Steepless Is Fynny
- Bald Is Beautiful
- Stumble-Bumps
- Snow Time For Comedy
- Bim Bam Bum
- The Grave Little Tailor
- Some Like It Hop
- For Heaven's Cake
- Some Like It Cold
- Somewhat Over The Rainbow
Season 3
(Order and titles according to region 2 DVD)
- Maxol
- Water We Doing
- Hat-On Flier
- Cloudy With Brawlstorms
- Pirates And Lollipops
- Two Bees Or Not Two Bees
- You're Fired!
- Big-Saw Puzzle
- Vanilla Monster
- Lion's Share
- Tenderfeet Centipede
- Peppino Cicerone
- Mike On The Bike
Season 4
(Order and titles according to region 2 DVD)
- Crazy Times
- Heart On Fire
- The Sad Little Ghost
- Two Top Hats
- Dancing Willy Hik
- Playing Tag
- The Lost Rabbit
- Clown Daniel
- Abraham The Busy Shoemaker
- Opera Star
- Axel The Penguin
- Business Is Business
- Bird
- Sporting Life
- Champion
- Street Musicians
- The Great Snoring
- The Trials Of Love
- Happiness On Wings
- An Endless Deviltry
References
- 1 2 Nina Ožegović (4 December 2006). "Hoćemo Baltazara za simbol grada Zagreba" [We want Balthazar as a symbol of the city]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ "Professor Balthazar". zagrebfilm.hr. Zagreb Film. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "TV scheduled for 17/2/1976 17:50".