David the Gnome
TV Show • 1985 • Animation
ReportThe World of David the Gnome, originally titled David el Gnomo, is a Spanish animated television series based on the children's book The Secret Book of Gnomes, by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. The program was originally created in Spain by BRB Internacional titled David el Gnomo, and retains a sense of the lush illustrations of the original books. Twenty-six episodes were produced. There was also a spin-off series entitled Wisdom of the Gnomes.
The English language dub The World of David the Gnome was produced by Canadian studio Cinar, in association with Miramax Films. Christopher Plummer narrated, with the voice of David the Gnome being provided by Tom Bosley.
David the Gnome came to US television in 1987, airing weekdays on the Nickelodeon cable channel, and was part of the fledgling Nick Jr. lineup when that was created shortly thereafter until 1995. It also aired on TLC on its Ready Set Learn block from September 30, 1996 until March 27, 1998. The series is still frequently airing weekday mornings on Irish channel RTÉ Two as of 2006. In Australia, it has aired on ABC, as well as the Australian branch of Nickelodeon, again as part of the Nick Jr. lineup.
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There is one instance of a child being spanked, but other than this children are not abused or hit.
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Debatable. The main characters pass away by transforming into trees, and while they are sad to go and their friends are sad to see them go, it's not treated as a tragedy but a fact of life.
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Animals are injured several times throughout the series, but it is never bloody or gory.
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A couple instances where troll mothers are abusive to their children, but there are no consistent patterns of abuse.
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At the command of a troll, spiders appear and attack the main character by spitting venom. Due to his size, the spiders appear enormous.
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Occasional bath scenes, but no genitalia or breasts are shown.
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There may be occasional sudden noises, but nothing above the normal audio volume
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As punishment for bullying other gnomes, a gnome has his hat stolen and must wear his wife's kerchief before he can approach the king. The king and the main character make the gnome wait outside for several hours so everyone can see him, and for quite a while the other gnomes mock the gnome for wearing his wife's kerchief, calling him pretty as an insult.
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Insects are occasionally seen but are not a prominent part of the cartoon.
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A troll mother attempts to swap her child for a human's, like a changeling. However, the human finds out and not only takes his own baby back, but leaves the baby troll on a rock in the middle of a river. The baby troll is rescued and returned to its mother, who promises to never leave it again.
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Only of the animal variety, and it does not happen on-screen.
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As punishment for their bad deeds, a group of pixies trick two trolls into going underwater, and they then force the trolls back underwater repeatedly as the trolls try to swim to the surface.
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In the episode where the wolf dies, she leaves behind three cubs with their father.
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Yes, but no human babies.
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The main character and his friends are pursued by an aggressive snake who is guarding an island they must reach. Neither party is harmed.
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The main character frequently addresses the viewer(s) as friends, and talks directly to them, introducing the world of gnomes.
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A ghost guards an old castle, but it is portrayed as a prankster shapeshifter, not a traditional ghost.
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There are a few bath scenes, but no shower scenes.
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Lakes, rivers, and an ocean across different episodes
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Only of the animal variety
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In one episode, a hunter shoots a baby deer, but leaves before finishing the job. The deer is quickly healed and the gun is taken and buried. A different man shoots a gun in another episode, but no one is hit.
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Not on screen, but in one episode a gnome must have her tooth pulled. The process and aftermath are painless and bloodless.
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A wolf eats poisoned meat and passes away soon after. Other than this, the only animal deaths in the series are woolly mammoths who died natural deaths thousands of years ago, and an implication of death by way of a hunter who carries around animal pelts.
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Rabbits are sometimes put in danger, but not harmed.
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Animals are frequently put in danger and injured, occasionally deliberately by the trolls, but not abused.
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In one episode, a troll baby is shown to have peed on the floor at its feet. In the English version, this is changed to the baby troll having played with the shower and gotten the floor wet.
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