Series synopsis
Dragon Tales is an American kids animation sci-fi & fantasy comedy family drama television series that premiered on PBS Kids on September 6, 1999. It ended on April 11, 2005. It was created by Jim Coane, Ron Rodecker. It stars Chantal Strand, Kathleen Barr, Andrea Libman and Danny McKinnon.
Two siblings, Max and Emmy, find an enchanted dragon scale capable of transporting them to a whimsical fantasy land inhabited by colorful anthropomorphic dragons by reciting a rhyme. They befriend four friendly dragons Cassie, Ord, Zak, Wheezie and Quetzal.
Premise
Two siblings, Max and Emmy, find an enchanted dragon scale capable of transporting them to a whimsical fantasy land inhabited by colorful anthropomorphic dragons by reciting a rhyme. They befriend four friendly dragons Cassie, Ord, Zak, Wheezie and Quetzal.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chantal Strand as Cassie (voice)
- Kathleen Barr as Wheezie (voice)
- Andrea Libman as Emmy (voice)
- Danny McKinnon as Max (voice)
- Jason Michas as Zak (voice)
- Eli Gabay as Quetzal (voice)
- Aida Ortega as Enrique (voice)
- Ty Olsson as Ord (voice)
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 188 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 2, 2003 | March 2, 2003 |
| Season 1 | 80 | September 6, 1999 | April 28, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 48 | June 4, 2001 | April 12, 2002 |
| Season 3 | 59 | February 21, 2005 | April 11, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Let's Start a Band! The Dragon Tales friends embark on a musical adventure along with some real-life children, namely Sam and Jennifer. |
March 2, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
To Fly with Dragons After moving to a new house, a 6-year-old girl named Emmy and her little 4-year-old brother named Max find a magical dragon scale that takes them to Dragon Land, a place where they meet magical dragon friends, Cassie, Ord, Zak and Wheezie the 2-headed dragon, and Quetzal the teacher at their School in the Sky. |
September 6, 1999 |
| 2 |
The Forest of Darkness When Ord becomes afraid of the dark, his friends show him that even a little light takes the darkness away and that there is nothing to fear after all. |
September 6, 1999 |
| 3 |
To Kingdom Come Ord's selfishness by refusing to share anything with his friends at a beach party, especially a "wishing shell" he finds, sends him and then everyone else to a strange and unfamiliar land called “Kingdom Come” with no way home, since the owner, Mounsieur Marmadune, also refuses to share the key with them to let them out. However, Ord later learns that sharing with friends can make any wish come true. |
September 7, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lucky Stone Ord loses his lucky heart-shaped stone and explains that he needs it to do three loop-de-loops, four aerial zigzags, and a round springback handoff after Max confesses that he threw it in the river when he and Emmy were skipping rocks when they arrive in Dragon Land. However, when Ord does his tricks without it, he learns that he really didn't need the stone to be lucky at all. Just by believing in himself. |
June 4, 2001 |
| 2 |
The Mefirst Wizard The friends race over who should go first on an obstacle course and unleash a selfish two-headed wizard who always goes first. They must recite a spell to send him back to his pond. |
June 4, 2001 |
| 3 |
Cassie Catches Up Cassie loses confidence when she can't seem to win a prize at the fair. She later learns that winning isn't always important after all. |
June 5, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
To Fly With a New Friend Max and Emmy introduce their new friend, Enrique, to Dragon Land. |
February 21, 2005 |
| 2 |
Rise and Bloom Max wants to see the Bursting Blossoms event in Dragon Land, but it happens at sunrise and he's afraid he'll sleep through it. |
February 22, 2005 |
| 3 |
Super Snow Day The friends go sledding up at Snowy Summit, but first they must help Enrique get used to snow, which he has never seen before. |
February 22, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | PBS Kids |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 6, 1999 |
| Last aired | April 11, 2005 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |