# Lilly the Witch

Lilly the Witch (also known as Lilly in the UK) is an animated television show based on the Lilli the Witch book series by the German author Knister. The first season debuted on TVOKids in Canada on 4 September 2004, and later premiered on KiKA in Germany one month later. The second season debuted in 2007 in both languages as well. The third season was broadcast only in German and featured a different animation style.

## Plot

Lilly the Witch focuses on the adventures of the titular character, an average young girl who one day stumbles upon an ancient, magical book and befriends its caretaker, Hector, a chubby dragon who comes to life and initiates her with the power of magic. Together, the two time travel all around the world.

## Characters
### Main

* Lilly is a 9-year-old average girl who stumbles upon a magical book. She experiences many wild adventures that take her all around the world.
* Hector is a cheeky little green dragon who is an expert at magic. He is also Lilly's friend and companion who accompanies her in all her adventures.
* Leon is Lilly's little brother.

### Recurring
## Production

Lilly the Witch was produced by Trixter Productions in Germany, Vivatoon (Hector) Inc. in Canada, Magma Films in Ireland, and Endemol France in France for the first two seasons. 7 years after the second season was released, a third season of the series premiered on 26 September 2014 in Germany and France. The third season was produced by Trixter Entertainment in Germany, Dor Film in Austria, AT-Anim in Belgium, and Marathon Media in France, with co-producer credits given to Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARD, and Trixter Productions in Germany, ORF in Austria, and Umedia in Belgium. As the first two seasons had a simplified animation style using traditional cel animation, this new season used a more detailed digital animation style using Flash animation. The crew of the series was mostly changed due to the studio switches, and Lilly's new design is much closer to the original books.

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | 4 September 2004 (2004-09-04) | 1 November 2004 (2004-11-01) |
| 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 March 2007 (2007-03-02) | 25 May 2007 (2007-05-25) |
| 3 | 26 | 26 | 26 September 2014 (2014-09-26) | 31 October 2014 (2014-10-31) |

### Season 1 (2004)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | German air date |
| 1 | "Lilly in the Wild West" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Armin Prediger | 4 September 2004 (2004-09-04) | 14 October 2004 |
| 2 | "Lilly and the Legend of Prince Charming" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Armin Prediger | 11 September 2004 (2004-09-11) | 15 October 2004 |
| 3 | "Lilly in the Stone Age" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Louise Geraghty | 18 September 2004 (2004-09-18) | 18 October 2004 |
| 4 | "Lilly and Atlantis" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Armin Prediger | 25 September 2004 (2004-09-25) | 19 October 2004 |
| 5 | "Lilly and the Dinosaurs" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Richie Conroy | 2 October 2004 (2004-10-02) | 20 October 2004 |
| 6 | "Lilly and the Mystery of the Mummy" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Armin Prediger | 9 October 2004 (2004-10-09) | 21 October 2004 |
| 7 | "Lilly and the Loch Ness Monster" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Armin Prediger | 16 October 2004 (2004-10-16) | 22 October 2004 |
| 8 | "Lilly and Hercules" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Mark Hodkinson | 23 October 2004 (2004-10-23) | 25 October 2004 |
| 9 | "Lilly and the Giant Insects" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Armin Prediger | 30 October 2004 (2004-10-30) | 26 October 2004 |
| 10 | "Lilly and the Vikings" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Mark Hodkinson | 6 November 2004 (2004-11-06) | 27 October 2004 |
| 11 | "Lilly and Robin Hood" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Armin Prediger | 13 November 2004 (2004-11-13) | 28 October 2004 |
| 12 | "Lilly in the Rain Forest" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Armin Prediger | 20 November 2004 (2004-11-20) | 29 October 2004 |
| 13 | "Lilly and Leonardo" | Luba Medekova-Klein | Marcus Fleming | 27 November 2004 (2004-11-27) | 1 November 2004 |

### Season 2 (2007)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | German air date |
| 14 | 1 | "Lilly and King Arthur" | Sam Siahaija | Louise Geraghty | 15 June 2007 (2007-06-15) | 9 May 2007 |
| 15 | 2 | "Lilly in the New World" | Sam Siahaija | Armin Prediger | 22 June 2007 (2007-06-22) | 10 May 2007 |
| 16 | 3 | "Lilly and the Musketeers" | Sam Siahaija | Armin Prediger | 9 April 2007 (2007-04-09) | 11 May 2007 |
| 17 | 4 | "Lilly and Houdini" | Sam Siahaija | Armin Prediger | 3 March 2007 (2007-03-03) | 14 May 2007 |
| 18 | 5 | "Lilly and the Goldrush" | Sam Siahaija | Louise Geraghty | 2 March 2007 (2007-03-02) | 15 May 2007 |
| 19 | 6 | "Lilly Around the World in Eight Days" | Sam Siahaija | Armin Prediger | 9 March 2007 (2007-03-09) | 16 May 2007 |
| 20 | 7 | "Lilly and the Master Detective" | Sam Siahaija | Marcus Fleming | 7 May 2007 (2007-05-07) | 17 May 2007 |
| 21 | 8 | "Lilly in Hollywood" | Sam Siahaija | Armin Prediger | 3 August 2007 (2007-08-03) | 18 May 2007 |
| 22 | 9 | "Lilly and the Leprechauns" | Sam Siahaija | Richie Conroy | 7 April 2007 (2007-04-07) | 21 May 2007 |
| 23 | 10 | "Lilly and Frankenstein's Monster" | Sam Siahaija | Linda O'Sullivan | 6 April 2007 (2007-04-06) | 22 May 2007 |
| 24 | 11 | "Lilly in China" | Sam Siahaija | Armin Prediger | 21 April 2007 (2007-04-21) | 23 May 2007 |
| 25 | 12 | "Lilly and the Pirates" | Sam Siahaija | Marcus Fleming | 28 April 2007 (2007-04-28) | 24 May 2007 |
| 26 | 13 | "Lilly on the Moon" | Sam Siahaija | Marteinn Thorisson | 24 June 2007 (2007-06-24) | 25 May 2007 |

### Season 3 (2014)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date |
| 27 | 1 | "Lilly and the Secret Room" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Hannes Wirlinger and Eva Wehrum | Jan Siggel | 26 September 2014 (2014-09-26) |
| 28 | 2 | "Lilly and the Mongolian Horse" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Eva Wehrum and Elisabeth Schmied | Jan Siggel | 29 September 2014 (2014-09-29) |
| 29 | 3 | "Lilly and the Incas" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Chloé Buirette and Christophe Beaujean | Jan Siggel | 30 September 2014 (2014-09-30) |
| 30 | 4 | "Lilly and the Dragon Island" | Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Julia Rakotoniaina-Waldner | Andrew Kelly | 1 October 2014 (2014-10-01) |
| 31 | 5 | "Princess Lilly" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Katarina Bali | Jan Siggel | 2 October 2014 (2014-10-02) |
| 32 | 6 | "Lilly and the Shark Babies" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Barbara Schärf | Jan Siggel | 3 October 2014 (2014-10-03) |
| 33 | 7 | "Lilly and the Polar Bears" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Christina Erbertz | Jan Siggel | 6 October 2014 (2014-10-06) |
| 34 | 8 | "Lilly and Hector's Big Dream" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Arno Krimmer and Eva Wehrum | Jan Siggel | 7 October 2014 (2014-10-07) |
| 35 | 9 | "Lilly and the Opera Divas" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Ariane Payen and Eva Wehrum | Jan Siggel | 8 October 2014 (2014-10-08) |
| 36 | 10 | "Lilly in the Desert" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Grégory Lecocq | Jan Siggel | 9 October 2014 (2014-10-09) |
| 37 | 11 | "Lilly and the Magic Sword" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Sylvestre Sbille and Eva Wehrum | Jan Siggel | 10 October 2014 (2014-10-10) |
| 38 | 12 | "Lilly and the Dragon Spa" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Eva Wehrum | Jan Siggel | 13 October 2014 (2014-10-13) |
| 39 | 13 | "Lilly and the Hiccup" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Steve Middleton and Arno Krimmer | Jan Siggel | 14 October 2014 (2014-10-14) |
| 40 | 14 | "Lilly and the Olympics" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Steve Middleton | Jan Siggel | 15 October 2014 (2014-10-15) |
| 41 | 15 | "Lilly and the Pharaoh's Curse" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Eva Wehrum and Julia Rakotoniaina-Waldner | Jan Siggel | 16 October 2014 (2014-10-16) |
| 42 | 16 | "Lilly and the Perfume" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Cécile Lugiez | Jan Siggel | 17 October 2014 (2014-10-17) |
| 43 | 17 | "Lilly and the Cooking Contest" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Grégory Lecocq | Jan Siggel | 20 October 2014 (2014-10-20) |
| 44 | 18 | "Lilly and the Crazy Robot House" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Grégory Lecocq | Jan Siggel | 21 October 2014 (2014-10-21) |
| 45 | 19 | "Lilly and the Little Indian" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Christina Erbertz | Jan Siggel | 22 October 2014 (2014-10-22) |
| 46 | 20 | "Lilly and the Grand Escape" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Christophe Beaujean | Jan Siggel | 23 October 2014 (2014-10-23) |
| 47 | 21 | "Lilly and the First Bike of the World" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Cécile Lugiez and Eva Wehrum | Jan Siggel | 24 October 2014 (2014-10-24) |
| 48 | 22 | "Lilly and the Magic Lamp" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Steve Middleton | Jan Siggel | 27 October 2014 (2014-10-27) |
| 49 | 23 | "Lilly and Hector in Down Under" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Eva Wehrum and Cécile Lugiez | Jan Siggel | 28 October 2014 (2014-10-28) |
| 50 | 24 | "Lilly and the Kung Fu Monk" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Christophe Beaujean | Jan Siggel | 29 October 2014 (2014-10-29) |
| 51 | 25 | "Lilly and the Secret of the Vanished Bees" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Eva Wehrum and Grégory Lecocq | Jan Siggel | 30 October 2014 (2014-10-30) |
| 52 | 26 | "Lilly and the Vampire Village" | Steffen Schäffler, Conrad Tambour, Benjamin Swiczinsky, and Johannes Schiehsl | Steve Middleton and Eva Wehrum | Jan Siggel | 31 October 2014 (2014-10-31) |

## Broadcast

Lilly the Witch debuted on TVOKids in Canada on 4 September 2004. It also aired on CBBC in the UK on 6 September. The series later premiered in the German language on KiKA in Germany on 14 October 2004, and would continue to air the third season in 2014. The first two seasons also aired on CBBC in the United Kingdom between 25 April and 4 November 2007 with the title "Lilly", and a revised theme song omitting any mention of her being a witch.