The Adventures of Sam

Not to be confused with The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police.

The Adventures of Sam
GenreChildren's
Drama
Action
Adventure
Written byKen Kelso
Directed byCraig Handley
George Whaley
StarringJustin Rosniak
Emma Jane Fowler
Michael Craig
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Sam Wilcox
Keith Buckley
Walter Grkovic
Anthony Wong
David Mackennal
Bob Baines
Joy Hopwood
Noeline Brown
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Katharine Cullen
Scott McGregor
Ace Matters
Graham Matters
David Downer
John Sheerin
Stephen Shanahan
Jon Pollard
Paul Smyth
David Whitney
John Derum
Diana McLean
Rachel King
Mitch Matthews
Colin Lee
Lee Perry
Theme music composerNerida Tyson-Chew
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersRon Saunders
Claire Henderson
ProducersNoel Price
Peter Jackson
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesAustralian Film Finance Corporation
Southern Star Entertainment
Original release
NetworkABC Television
Release29 January (1999-01-29) –
23 April 1999 (1999-04-23)

The Adventures of Sam is an Australian children's animated television series, written by Ken Kelso, that aired on the ABC in 1999.

The show ran for 13 episodes and is produced by the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Southern Star Entertainment in association with the ABC. It was also well known for its theme music by Nerida Tyson-Chew which was nominated for several awards. The show was also released on three videos in 1999 by PolyGram Video each containing four episodes featuring all episodes except for the final episode "Begin Again". It also aired on Toon Disney and The Disney Channel in the United Kingdom, TV2 in New Zealand, Kids Central in Singapore, Arutz HaYeladim in Israel, K-T.V. World in South Africa, France 5 in France, Disney Channel in Malaysia and RTÉ2 in Ireland being shown on the long running children's block The Den.

Premise

Set in 1840, it follows a sea-faring boy named Sam Donahue as he goes on many adventures around the world while trying to find his brother Tom and discovers new worlds and different cultures.

Voice cast

Actor Role Episodes
Justin Rosniak Sam Donahue 11 episodes
Emma Jane Fowler Bridie Branscombe 2 episodes
Lewis Fitz-Gerald Captain Billy Branscombe 2 episodes
Katharine Cullen Min / Pelau 2 episodes
Penne Hackforth-Jones The Dragon Empress 1 episode
Michael Craig 1 episode
Keith Alexander (as Keith Buckley) 2 episodes
Sam Wilcox 2 episodes
Walter Grkovic 1 episode
Anthony Wong 1 episode
David Mackennal 2 episodes
Bob Baines 1 episode
Joy Hopwood 1 episode
Noeline Brown 1 episode
Scott McGregor 2 episodes
Ace Matters 1 episode
Graham Matters 2 episodes
David Downer 1 episode
John Sheerin 1 episode
Stephen Shanahan 2 episodes
Jon Pollard 2 episodes
Paul Smyth 2 episodes
David Whitney 1 episode
John Derum 1 episode
Diana McLean 2 episodes
Rachel King 2 episodes
Mitch Matthews 1 episode
Colin Lee 1 episode
Lee Perry Episode: "Moon Daughter"

Episode listing

  1. Escape (29 January 1999)
  2. Moon Daughter (5 February 1999)
  3. The Forbidden City (12 February 1999)
  4. Fire on the Water (19 February 1999)
  5. Sea Raiders (26 February 1999)
  6. Jungle Ghost (5 March 1999)
  7. The Sultan's Palace (12 March 1999)
  8. The Queen's Move (19 March 1999)
  9. Castaway (26 March 1999)
  10. A Strange Reunion (2 April 1999)
  11. Not Quite Paradise (9 April 1999) (Note: This episode was nominated for Best Children's Television Program at the AFI Awards in 1999)
  12. My Brother's Keeper (16 April 1999)
  13. Begin Again (23 April 1999) (Note: Final episode and the only one that was never released on home video in Australia)

Home media

Video releases

Australia

Release name
 Release date
 Classifaction
 Publisher
Format
Language Subtitles Notes
 REF
Adventures of Sam Vol 01 17 February 1999 G Polygram Video PAL English None Includes episodes 1 - 4 [1]
Adventures of Sam Vol 02 17 March 1999 G Polygram Video PAL English None Includes episodes 5 - 8 [2]
Adventures of Sam Vol 03 16 April 1999 G Polygram Video PAL English None Includes episodes 9 - 12 [3]

DVD releases

Italy

Release name
 Release date
 Publisher
Format
Language Subtitles Notes
 REF
Le Avventure Di Sam 1 December 2008 Digivision PAL English, Italian None Includes episodes 1 - 4 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence. [4]
Le Avventure Di Sam 2 1 December 2008 Digivision PAL English, Italian None Includes episodes 5 - 8 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence. [5]
Le Avventure Di Sam 3 1 December 2008 Digivision PAL English, Italian None Includes episodes 9 - 13 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence. [6]

References

  1. ^ "Adventures Of Sam Vol 01 (VHS)". allaboutmovies.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Adventures Of Sam Vol 02 (VHS)". allaboutmovies.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Adventures Of Sam Vol 03 (VHS)". allaboutmovies.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Le Avventure Di Sam". amazom.it. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Le Avventure Di Sam 2". amazom.it. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Le Avventure Di Sam 3". amazom.it. Retrieved 24 October 2012.


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