Little Lulu and Her Little Friends

Little Lulu and Her Little Friends
リトル・ルルとちっちゃい仲間
(Ritoru Ruru to Chitchai Nakama)
Anime television series
Directed by Fumio Kurokawa
Produced by Seitaro Kodama
Written by Fumi Takahashi
Music by Nobuyoshi Koshibe
Studio Nippon Animation
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 TV series produced by Nippon Animation which aired on ABC and NET from October 3, 1976 to April 3, 1977. The series was directed by Fumio Kurokawa and featuring voice actresses Eiko Masuyama and Minori Matsushima as the voice of Lulu. An English-dubbed version of the anime was made for the American market by ZIV International in 1978, and the series was also released in Italian, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. The Little Lulu anime is extremely rare and has been out of print in the United States for years.

Episodes


Ep# Translated title/Dub title Japanese Airdate English Airdate
1 "Little Angel" / "Angel Chibikko"
"Chibikko Tenshi" (ちびっこ天使) 		03/10/1976
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"
"Dai Sawagi no Oru su ban" (大さわぎのおるすばん) 		10/10/1976
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"
"Ganbare Mihari ban" (がんばれ見はり番) 		17/10/1976
4 "The Endurance Test" / "Hungry Race"
"Harapeko Rēsu" (腹ぺこレース) 		24/10/1976
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"
"Horyo o Sukuidase" (捕虜をすくいだせ) 		31/10/1976
The West Side Boys captured Tubby and eventually all of his gang, while Lulu's efforts to release them don't work. She is able to keep the West Side Boys busy with her rollerskating antics, as Tubby lot make their hasty exit. 
6 "Little Fireman" / "Lulu Riding a Fire Truck"
"Shōbōsha ni Notta Ruru" (消防車に乗ったルル) 		07/11/1976
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 "Chibi-kko Rēsu no Yūshō-sha" / "The Winner of the Race Kid" (ちびっ子レースの優勝者) 14/11/1976
8 "Kaizoku no Takara Sagashi" / "Looking for Pirate Treasure" (海賊の宝さがし) 21/11/1976
9 "Nakatagai wa Yamero" / "Discord Ceases" (仲たがいはやめろ) 28/11/1976
10 "Hito Sawagasena Ningyō" / "It Troubled Human Doll" (人さわがせな人形) 05/12/1976
11 "Nikoniko Kao wa Tsurai yo" / "Tsuraiyo Smiling Face" (にこにこ顔はつらいよ) 12/12/1976
12 "Shitsuji o Oidase!" / "Get Rid of the Butler!" (執事を追い出せ!) 19/12/1976
13 "Utsukushī On'na Supai" / "Beautiful Woman Spy" (美しい女スパイ) 26/12/1976
14 "Hen'na Usagi Kari" / "Funny Rabbit Hunting" (へんなうさぎ狩り) 09/01/1977
15 "Doro no Kēki o Oe!" / "Follow the Mud Cake!" (泥のケーキを追え!) 16/01/1977
16 "On'nanoko wa Dai Kangei" / "Girls are Most Welcome" (女の子は大歓迎) 23/01/1977
17 "Ki ga Byōki ni Na~tsu Chatta" / "Tree Fell Ill" (木が病気になっちゃった) 30/01/1977
18 "O Yatsu o Oikakero" / "Chase a Snack" (おやつを追いかけろ) 06/02/1977
19 "Kyō Kara Gakkō" / "From School Today" (きょうから学校) 13/02/1977
20 "Penki Sensō" / "War Paint" (ペンキ戦争) 20/02/1977
21 "Baiorin o Kowase" / "Kowaseru the Violin" (バイオリンをこわせ) 27/02/1977
22 "Mōjū Pāti" / "Party Beasts" (猛獣パーティ) 06/03/1977
23 "Kasei Ryokō e Shuppatsu!" / "Starting to Travel Mars!" (火星旅行へ出発!) 13/03/1977
24 "Tsuchi Hori Kyōsō" / "Sat Digging Competition" (土ほり競争) 20/03/1977
25 "Shichimenchō de Dai Sawagi" / "Large Noisy Turkey" (七面鳥で大さわぎ) 27/03/1977
26 "Mama no Tanjōbi" / "Mom's Birthday" (ママの誕生日) 03/04/1977

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