Tall Tales & Legends
| Tall Tales & Legends | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends |
| Created by | Shelley Duvall |
| Presented by | Shelley Duvall |
| Starring | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Shelley Duvall |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | September 25, 1985 – January 2, 1987 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Faerie Tale Theatre |
| Followed by | Nightmare Classics |
Tall Tales & Legends (also known as Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends) is an American anthology series created by actress Shelley Duvall, and produced by Fred Fuchs, following her success with her first anthology series, Faerie Tale Theatre. It ran from 1985–1987 on Showtime as well as The Disney Channel and comprised nine episodes, adapted from various American-based folk tales and stories of bravery. The series was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. It itself was followed up by a four-part anthology series, titled Nightmare Classics.
Episodes
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow[1]
- Pecos Bill[2]
- Casey at Bat[3]
- Darlin' Clementine[4]
- Johnny Appleseed[5]
- Ponce De Leon[6]
- John Henry[7]
- Davy Crockett[8]
- Annie Oakley[9]
Home media
Several episodes were issued on VHS by CBS/Fox Video in the 1980s. Lyrick Studios made it a nine video series on VHS in 1998. Koch Entertainment issued the entire series on DVD in 2005. The episodes were available as separate DVDs or together as a nine-disc box set. The complete series was issued again, this time in a three-DVD set, by E1 Entertainment in 2009.
- Schlessinger Media production / Juvenile animation circa 2006: by produced and directed by Top Dog Media; executive producer/director, Ray Messecar ; written by Ray Messecar, Carol Ann Messecar. Annie Oakley: Pecos Bill: John Henry: Davy Crockett: Johnny Appleseed: