The Secret World of Og (film)

*The Secret World of Og*
The Secret World of Og
Written by	Mark Evanier
Directed by	Steve Lumley
Voices of	Janet Waldo;
Music by	Ian Mason
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Joe Ruby; Ken Spears
Producer	Doug Paterson
Running time	70 minutes
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Productions; Hanna-Barbera Australia Pty, Ltd.
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	April 30 –; May 14, 1983

The Secret World of Og is a 1983 animated film produced by Hanna-Barbera's Australian subsidiary (Hanna-Barbera Australia Pty. Ltd.) and based on the 1961 children's novel of the same name by Pierre Berton.^[1] It originally aired in three parts on ABC Weekend Special series on April 30, May 7 and 14, 1983.^[2]

Plot

A small green elfin creature visits a family of five young siblings (Penny, Pamela, Peter, Patsy and Pollywog) and their pets (Yukie, a dog and Earless, a cat) to help himself to their comic books. The children follow the creature through a secret downward passageway into a colorful underground realm of Og, a world of small green people who love games of make-believe. The inhabitants of this mushroom town mimic the characters of the children's favorite comic books. After the children and their pets survive several fantastic escapades, the Ogians enlist them to help save Og from the dreaded Snake People. But the children, unlike the Ogians, understand the difference between fantasy and reality, and when they expose the Snake People as mere comic book characters, the Ogians let them go free, all the wiser after their first visit to the Secret World of Og.

Voices

Fred Travalena – Og, Old Man, Glub Villager
Janet Waldo – Mother, Old Lady
Noelle North – Penny
Josh Rodine – Peter
Marissa Mendanhall – Pamela
Julie McWhirter-Dees – Pollywog, Green Lady, Woman
Peter Cullen – Yukon Pete, Earless, Long John Silver
Richard Beals – Floog, Flub, Blib, Little Green Man #2, Og Boy
Hamilton Camp – Sheriff, Little Green Man #1, Butcher, Villager, Mushroom Harvester
Dick Erdman – Pirate #1, Mayor, Man
Brittany Wilson – Patsy
Michael Rye – Worker, Cowboy #1, Green Deputy, Narrator
Joe Medalis – Victim #2, Green Man, Glog, Doctor
Andre Stojka – Victim #1, Elder Og, Og Father

Production credits

Written by: Mark Evanier
Based on the book by: Pierre Berton
Recording Director: Gordon Hunt
Casting: Ginny McSwain
Recorded at: B and B Sound by Ken Berger
Voices: Fred Travalena, Janet Waldo, Noelle North, Josh Rodine, Marissa Mendanhall, Julie McWhirter-Dees, Peter Cullen, Richard Beals, Hamilton Camp, Brittany Wilson, Dick Erdman, Michael Rye, Joe Medalis, Andre Stojka
Storyboard and Character Design: Steve Lumley
Timing: Chris Cuddington
Staging Design: Deane Taylor, Mike Trebert, Simon O'Leary, Peter Sheehan
Background Styling: Richard Zaloudek, Mike King-Prime
Background Artists: Jerry Liew, Rod Simpson
Animation Supervisors: Gerry Grabner, Di Rudder
Special Effects Animator: Henry Neville
Animators: Sue Beak, Dick Dunn, Greg Ingram, John McClenahan, Paul Maron, Mike Stapleton, Richard Slapscinski, Peter Eastmant, Di Rudder, Peter Gardiner, Cynthia Leech, Paul McAdam, Pam Lofts, Don McKinnon, Chris Hauge, Don Ezard
Assistant Animators: Paul Baker, Karen Barboutis, Christopher Green, Rodney Brunsdon, Denise Kirkham, Jim Wylie, Peter Jones, Lianne Hughes, James Baker, Kevin Peaty, David Law
Inbetweening Supervisor: Helen McAdam
Animation Checking: Ellen Bayley, Brodee Myers, Ian Hibble, Lyn McLean, Lauralei Wethy, Kim Marden
Colour Styling: Esther Ginat
Xerox: Joan Lawson, Sven Christoffeson
Paint Supervisor: Donene Bailey
Production Manager: Jack Pietruska
Co-ordinator: Roz Wiseman
Production Accountant: Wayne Dearing
Camera Department: Renée Robinson, Tanya Viskich, Tibor Papp, Mark Benvenuti, John Ilmenstein, Jan Cregan
Music by: Ian Mason
Recorded at: Music Farm Studios
Editing: Robert Ciaglia
Sound Effects: Angello Revello
Sound Mixing: Peter Fenton at United Sound Studios
Neg Matching: Chris Rowell Productions
Processed by: Atlab Australia
Producer: Doug Paterson
Associate Producer: Steve Lumley
Animation Director: Geoff Collins
Directed by: Steve Lumley
Produced by: Hanna-Barbera Australia Pty. Ltd.

Home media

The Secret World of Og was released on DVD in Region 1 by Visual Entertainment (VEI) in September 2011.^[3]

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 323. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 366–368. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ The Secret World of Og DVD.

External links

The Secret World of Og at IMDb

[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 323. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[Specials-2] Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 366–368. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[3] The Secret World of Og DVD.

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