Adventures of the Little Koala

***Adventures of the Little Koala*** (Japanese: ***コアラボーイコッキィ***, Hepburn: *Koara Bōi Kokki*, translation: *Koala Boy Kokki*) is a Japanese animated series produced by Tohokushinsha Film Corporation and Topcraft. It aired on TV Tokyo from October 4, 1984, to March 28, 1985. The series had 26 episodes, each containing two 11-minute segments. The Japanese version itself is mostly lost, with the intro and a promo being all that's been uncovered.

## كوالا

### Status

**Partially Lost**

An Arabic dub of the series was produced under the title *كوالا* (*Koala*). Not much is known about this dub, but it appears to be the one with the most episodes available apart from the English dub. At least 45 episodes can be found on Arabic video sites, and many can be found on YouTube.

## كوالا

### Status

**Partially Found**

A separate Arabic dub, also titled *كوالا*, was also produced. Very little is known about it apart from that is doesn't have background music and it aired on SemSem. From the looks of it, it was produced long after the original Arabic dub, thus explaining the lack of music. To date, the only footage that seems to be uncovered is the intro found in a multilanguage compilation, and an episode.

## Adventures of the Little Koala

### Year(s)

1987-1993

An English dub, titled *Adventures of the Little Koala*, was recorded in 1986 and produced in 1987 by Canadian studio Cinar, who also produced the French dub. It aired in the United States on Nickelodeon from June 1, 1987, to April 2, 1993. In addition to dubbing the dialogue, Cinar also created a new intro and background music. For many years, 24 of the dub's 26 episodes were available on both bootleg DVDs and on YouTube, with the only missing ones being The Moon Goddess/The Flying Doctor and Eucalyptus Rocket/Penguins Don't Fly. In September 2019, a VHS tape containing The Moon Goddess/The Flying Doctor was uploaded to Archive.org by user Meridith\_Vintage. Said upload has since been taken down, but the episode was reuploaded by multiple people to YouTube. The show also had a VHS release distributed by Family Home Entertainment titled *The Adventures of the Little Koala and Friends: Laura and the Mystery Egg*, which contained the episodes *Laura Finds an Egg*, *Conquering Mt. Breadknife*, *Save the Eucalyptus*, and *Mommy Can Fly*.

## Les Aventures du Petit Koala

### Year(s)

1987

A French dub titled *Les Aventures du Petit Koala* (*Adventures of the Little Koala*) was produced by Cinar simultaneously with the English dub. Unlike the English dub, and like all other International dubs, it reuses the original background music. The intro reuses the English music without translating the lyrics, and the title and opening credits were placed over still images rather than over scenes from the show as was done in the English opening. The series aired in France on La Cinq. To date, only the intro and 6 episodes appear to have been uncovered. the first episode used to be on YouTube from "Morgane Felina Katz", but the channel that uploaded it was taken down sometime in 2020. It was later reuploaded around 2021, by the channel's alt. The series had 4 VHS releases in France, but it is unclear how easy it is to get used copies. Around July 2022, a YouTuber by the name of "boppy booper" bought one of those tapes. It soon arrived on August 15th that same year. he then uploaded the whole tape around August 23rd.

## Koalabärchens Streifzüge

### Year(s)

1990

A German dub titled Koalabärchens Streifzüge (roughly translates as *Koala bear forays*) was produced in 1989 and aired in 1990. To date, no footage has been uncovered. A title image is available, but it is unclear if it was a promotional image or if it was taken from the intro.

## οι περιπέτειες του μικρού ΚΟΑΛΑ

### Year(s)

1987

A Greek dub titled *οι περιπέτειες του μικρού ΚΟΑΛΑ* (*The Adventures of the Little Koala*) was produced in 1987 and aired on ET1. Most of the intro, the end credits, and five episodes can be found on YouTube.

## Colby e i suoi piccoli amici

### Year(s)

1988

An Italian dub titled *Colby e i suoi piccoli amici* (also spelled *Kolby e i suoi piccoli amici*, roughly translates to *Kolby and his little friends*) was produced in 1988 and aired on Italia 1. Even though it was produced in 1988, it seems to be based on the original Japanese dub, as noted from the end of the intro taking a part of the Japanese intro. Presently, all that seems to have been uncovered is that intro.

## Jak un Kakki ui Mohoum

### Status

**Existence Unconfirmed**

Some sources list a Korean title for the show with Romanized characters, *Jak un Kakki ui Mohoum*. However, it is unclear if a Korean dub actually exists. Google searches in Korean have not turned up anything, but it is unlcear how accurate the machine Roman to Hangul conversion that was used is.

## As Aventuras do Pequeno Koala

### Status

**Partially Found**

A European Portuguese dub was produced under the title *As Aventuras do Pequeno Koala* (*The Adventures of the Little Koala*). It aired on RTP1. To date, all that has been uncovered is the intro and 2 episodes.

## Las Aventuras de Memo Koala

### Status

**Lost**

A Spanish dub was produced in Spain under the title *Las Aventuras de Memo Koala* (*The Adventures of the Little Koala*). It aired on Antena 3. Not much is known about it, and no footage has been uncovered.

## Las aventuras del pequeño koala

### Status

**Existence Unconfirmed**

Some sources list a Mexican Spanish dub under the title *Las aventuras del pequeño koala* (*Little koala adventures*). However, it's unclear if it actually exists. The only Spanish sources that have been found documenting the series under this title are a site that incorrectly lists South Korea as the original country and a site that appears to be mirroring the English Wikipedia.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.dimakids.com/koala-1458175060-1434.html
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JplFPW5QPs
3. ↑ [1]
4. ↑ https://www.nickandmore.com/kids-tv-history/list-of-every-series-aired-on-nickelodeon/
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqRORhApkH0
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM5XCu53SBg
7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLt0W9RHe6I
8. ↑ https://magiccartoon.superforum.fr/t456-les-aventures-du-petit-koala
9. ↑ [2]
10. ↑ [3]
11. ↑ https://www.fernsehserien.de/koalabaerchens-streifzuege
12. ↑ https://www.greekdubdb.com/title?id=22
13. ↑ https://www.ilbazardimari.net/anime-kolby/
14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DEK0JPdYb0
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202181/releaseinfo
16. ↑ https://brincabrincando.com/as-aventuras-do-pequeno-koala/#1594547298811-7e4d043e-18ae
17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdvdWJbzHGk
18. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/1084130675007060/posts/las-aventuras-de-memo-koala-otros-dibujos-del-sabado-estos-de-antena-3-el-titulo/1892939907459462/
19. ↑ https://playmax.mx/las-aventuras-del-pequeno-koala-f30419
20. ↑ https://es.qaz.wiki/wiki/Adventures\_of\_the\_Little\_Koala

## External links

Lost Media Wiki article on the Japanese version.