Dave the Barbarian

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Dave the Barbarian

The main characters of Dave the Barbarian.
Genre Animated television series
Children's television series
Creator(s) Doug Langdale
Starring Jeff Bennett
Danny Cooksey
Estelle Harris
Erica Luttrell
Tress MacNeille
Kevin Michael Richardson
Frank Welker
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
Flag of Canada Canada
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 22 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time approx. 22 minutes
(per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel Disney Channel
Original run January 23, 2003 – January 22, 2004
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Dave the Barbarian is a Disney animated television series, created and written by Doug Langdale, that premiered in January of 2004 on The Disney Channel. A year later, it began broadcasting on Toon Disney as well. The series takes place in the Middle Ages and centers on a powerful yet cowardly barbarian named Dave. Together with his sisters Fang and Candy and their Uncle Oswidge, the family is in temporary rule of the fictitious land of Udrogoth. The real king and queen (their parents), Throktar and Glimia, are away "fighting evil" (though they make occasional appearances via crystal ball) and have left Candy in charge.

Much like its predecessors The Flintstones and the short-lived The Roman Holidays, Dave the Barbarian juxtaposes both the ancient and modern. Candy, for example, shops in the local mall and uses the crystal ball for online shopping sprees. Occasionally, the series even drops the so-called "fourth wall" with a character directly addressing the audience.

There is a narrator, known as the Storyteller -- sometimes referred to as the Narrator. He is voiced by Jeff Bennett. He plays a big part in the show, as he controls what happens in the story. He is able to talk to the characters of the show, and vice versa. In fact, he was once captured by Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy, and was forced to read narration where Dave loses to him.

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[edit] Characters

Main article: List of Dave the Barbarian characters
  • Dave The Barbarian (voiced by Danny Cooksey - A huge, muscular barbarian war-prince who would rather knit and cook than fight evil. A gentle giant, Dave is afraid of many things, and at least once an episode he will be frightened somehow and shriek his high-pitched, effeminate scream. He is allergic to many things.
  • Fang (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - The youngest of the three siblings, Fang is a very rambunctious and uncivilized girl who loves to smash things. Fang acts as a foil for Dave; while Dave is strong but gentle, Fang is aggressive but diminuitive. She resembles a cross between Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm of The Flintstones and is the victim of a running gag where she is often mistaken for a monkey. She is too small to fight most of the time and resents Dave's cowardice.
  • Candy (voiced by Erica Luttrell) - Left in charge while the king and queen are away, Candy has a contemporary "valley girl" attitude and would rather shop and hang out than rule a kingdom. Candy's only combat ability is her skill in martial arts. She is rather selfish, but gets over that in a small way while helping Hamwise and his wife defeat the nefarious Invisigoths.
  • Uncle Oswidge (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - The siblings' uncle, likely on Glimia's side of the family, and an incompetent sorcerer who usually wreaks havoc with his spells rather than being useful. Far from the stereotypical sorcerer, Uncle Oswidge loves to eat and presents a rather unkempt appearance.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Cancellation?

Dave the Barbarian, though surprisingly praised by critics, was mysteriously put on hiatus. It is unknown what Disney Channel plans to do with the series. While the show continues to air on the Disney Channel and while IMDB [1] still lists the show as being in active production, there is good reason to believe that the show may actually have been cancelled. Only one season, composed of 22 episodes, was produced, unusually short for a Disney show, where the norm is usually around 65 episodes.

It has been speculated by fans that some reasons for its possible cancellation were that the show was not too well received; an actor who played one of the main characters in the show may have quit; and/or Disney possibly needed money for a show that came after it and that they couldn't budget both.

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