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Little Lulu and Her Little Friends
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リトル・ルルとちっちゃい仲間
(Ritoru Ruru to Chitchai Nakama)
Anime television series
Produced by Seitaro Kodama
Written by Fumi Takahashi
Music by Nobuyoshi Koshibe
Studio Nippon Animation
Licensed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution (on behalf of Dreamworks Animation/DreamWorks Classics)
Network ABC, NET
Original run October 3, 1976 – April 3, 1977
Episodes 26

Little Lulu and Her Little Friends (リトル・ルルとちっちゃい仲間, Ritoru Ruru to Chitchai Nakama) is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced by Nippon Animation which aired on ABC and NET from October 3, 1976 to April 3, 1977. The series was animated by Fumio Kurokawa. It is also based on Little Lulu comics by US cartoonist Marjorie Henderson Buell. An English-dubbed version of the anime was made for the US market by ZIV International in 1978, and the series was also dubbed in Italian, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. The Little Lulu anime is extremely rare and has been out of print in America for years.

Story

Lulu Moppet is a bright and active 7 year-old girl who lives in Peekskill. In a medium-sized home, Lulu is having fun all day with her parents. Lulu's friends are the timid young girl Annie Inch, the fat and friendly Tubby Tompkins, the rich sergeant Wilbur van Snobbe, and the fighting commoner Iggy (Annie's brother), An everyday comedic commoner where a variety of his friends come together and develop different turmoils.

Characters

Main article: List of Little Lulu characters

Episodes


Ep# Translated title/Dub title Japanese Airdate English Airdate
1 "Little Angel" / "Angel Chibikko"
Transliteration: "Chibikko Tenshi" (Japanese: ちびっこ天使)		 October 3, 1976 (1976-10-03) TBA
Hoping to become an angel, Lulu tries to help those in need, including Tubby, Alvin, Iggy, Annie, Wilbur and Snobbly. Most of her efforts, however, have not worked at all.
2 "Operation Babysitter" / "Sitting in a Large Noisy"
Transliteration: "Dai Sawagi no Oru su ban" (Japanese: 大さわぎのおるすばん)		 October 10, 1976 (1976-10-10) TBA
Lulu has been assigned to babysit Tubby, much to his protest. Tubby and Lulu exchange pranks by scaring each other, until Tubby's gang get the better of them.
3 "Good Luck Guard" / "Ganbare Show Great Numbers"
Transliteration: "Ganbare Mihari ban" (Japanese: がんばれ見はり番)		 October 17, 1976 (1976-10-17) TBA
Lulu is appointed to guard Tubby's club house, but sends them false alarms. She then smashes up the club house after they broke a promise they made to her.
4 "The Endurance Test" / "Hungry Race"
Transliteration: "Harapeko Rēsu" (Japanese: 腹ぺこレース)		 October 24, 1976 (1976-10-24) TBA
Lulu and her friends are taking part in a Survival Course for their camping trip, which Tubby is not confident to try, so he makes some secret food stashes. Lulu thwarts his attempts, but Tubby wins the Course fair and square.
5 "Save the Prisoners" / "Salvage a Prisoner"
Transliteration: "Horyo o Sukuidase" (Japanese: 捕虜をすくいだせ)		 October 31, 1976 (1976-10-31) TBA
The West Side Boys capture Tubby and eventually all of his gang, while Lulu's efforts to release them do not work. She is able to keep the West Side Boys busy with her rollerskating antics, as Tubby and the gang make their hasty exit.
6 "Little Fireman" / "Lulu Riding a Fire Truck"
Transliteration: "Shōbōsha ni Notta Ruru" (Japanese: 消防車に乗ったルル)		 November 7, 1976 (1976-11-07) TBA
Lulu tries to impress the boys by forming her own fire brigade, but their efforts are pretty counter-productive. Tubby tricks Lulu into getting stranded in a tree, which becomes her ticket to riding the fire engine.
7  / "The Winner of the Race Kid"
Transliteration: "Chibi-kko Rēsu no Yūshō-sha" (Japanese: ちびっ子レースの優勝者)		 November 14, 1976 (1976-11-14) TBA
8 "The Treasure Hunt" / "Looking for Pirate Treasure"
Transliteration: "Kaizoku no Takara Sagashi" (Japanese: 海賊の宝さがし)		 November 21, 1976 (1976-11-21) TBA
9  / "Discord Ceases"
Transliteration: "Nakatagai wa Yamero" (Japanese: 仲たがいはやめろ)		 November 28, 1976 (1976-11-28) TBA
10  / "It Troubled Human Doll"
Transliteration: "Hito Sawagasena Ningyō" (Japanese: 人さわがせな人形)		 December 5, 1976 (1976-12-05) TBA
11  / "Tsuraiyo Smiling Face"
Transliteration: "Nikoniko Kao wa Tsurai yo" (Japanese: にこにこ顔はつらいよ)		 December 12, 1976 (1976-12-12) TBA
12  / "Get Rid of the Butler!"
Transliteration: "Shitsuji o Oidase!" (Japanese: 執事を追い出せ!)		 December 19, 1976 (1976-12-19) TBA
13  / "Beautiful Woman Spy"
Transliteration: "Utsukushī On'na Supai" (Japanese: 美しい女スパイ)		 December 26, 1976 (1976-12-26) TBA
14 "Looking for Rabbits" / "Funny Rabbit Hunting"
Transliteration: "Hen'na Usagi Kari" (Japanese: へんなうさぎ狩り)		 January 9, 1977 (1977-01-09) TBA
15  / "Follow the Mud Cake!"
Transliteration: "Doro no Kēki o Oe!" (Japanese: 泥のケーキを追え!)		 January 16, 1977 (1977-01-16) TBA
16  / "Girls are Most Welcome"
Transliteration: "On'nanoko wa Dai Kangei" (Japanese: 女の子は大歓迎)		 January 23, 1977 (1977-01-23) TBA
17  / "Tree Fell Ill"
Transliteration: "Ki ga Byōki ni Na~tsu Chatta" (Japanese: 木が病気になっちゃった)		 January 30, 1977 (1977-01-30) TBA
18  / "Chase a Snack"
Transliteration: "O Yatsu o Oikakero" (Japanese: おやつを追いかけろ)		 February 6, 1977 (1977-02-06) TBA
19  / "From School Today"
Transliteration: "Kyō Kara Gakkō" (Japanese: きょうから学校)		 February 13, 1977 (1977-02-13) TBA
20  / "War Paint"
Transliteration: "Penki Sensō" (Japanese: ペンキ戦争)		 February 20, 1977 (1977-02-20) TBA
21  / "Kowaseru the Violin"
Transliteration: "Baiorin o Kowase" (Japanese: バイオリンをこわせ)		 February 27, 1977 (1977-02-27) TBA
22  / "Party Beasts"
Transliteration: "Mōjū Pāti" (Japanese: 猛獣パーティ)		 March 6, 1977 (1977-03-06) TBA
23  / "Starting to Travel Mars!"
Transliteration: "Kasei Ryokō e Shuppatsu!" (Japanese: 火星旅行へ出発!)		 March 13, 1977 (1977-03-13) TBA
24  / "Sat Digging Competition"
Transliteration: "Tsuchi Hori Kyōsō" (Japanese: 土ほり競争)		 March 20, 1977 (1977-03-20) TBA
25  / "Large Noisy Turkey"
Transliteration: "Shichimenchō de Dai Sawagi" (Japanese: 七面鳥で大さわぎ)		 March 27, 1977 (1977-03-27) TBA
26  / "Mom's Birthday"
Transliteration: "Mama no Tanjōbi" (Japanese: ママの誕生日)		 April 3, 1977 (1977-04-03) TBA

Theme Songs

Japanese
  • Opening theme -"Little Lulu and Her Little Friends" (リトル・ルルとちっちゃい仲間)
  • Ending theme -"I'm Lulu!" (わたしはルル!)
English
  • Opening and Ending theme - "Little Lulu and Her Little Friends"
Writers
  • Lyrics: Miko Kayama
  • Composition/Arrangement: Nobuyoshi Koshibe
  • Song: Mitsuko Horie

Note: The Little Lulu and Her Little Friends theme songs are not included in the “Nippon Animation Theme Song Complete Collection” (video software, DVD) released by Toei Video.

Cast

  • Lulu: Eiko Masuyama (episodes 1-3), Minori Matsushima (episodes 4-26)
  • Tubby: Keiko Yamamoto
  • Wilbur: Noriko Ohara
  • Iggy: Yoneko Matsukane
  • Annie: Junko Hori
  • Alvin: Sachiko Chijimatsu
  • Martha: Noriko Ohara
  • George: Masayuki Katō
  • Putchy: Hiroshi Masuoka
  • Floory: Mahito Tsujimura
  • Willie: Yuko Mita

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: La Pequeña Lulú (serie de 1976) para niños

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