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Dave the Barbarian
	; The main characters of Dave the Barbarian.
Format	Animated television series; Children's television series
Created by	Doug Langdale
Starring	Jeff Bennett; Danny Cooksey; Estelle Harris; Erica Luttrell; Tress MacNeille; Kevin Michael Richardson; Frank Welker
Country of origin	United States; Canada
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	21 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	approx. 22 minutes; (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	Disney Channel
First shown in	Australia
Original run	January 23, 2004 – January 22, 2005
External links
	Official website

Dave the Barbarian is an Annie Award-nominated Disney Channel Original Series created by Doug Langdale that premiered in January 2004 on Disney Channel. It was cancelled in January 2005, but it is still airing in several countries.

[edit] Premise

The series takes place in the Middle Ages, and centers on a powerful yet cowardly barbarian named Dave who lives in the fictitious land of Udrogoth along with his older sister Candy and younger sister Fang. His parents, Throktar and Glimia, are the King and Queen, but are away "fighting evil" across the world (though they sometimes communicate via a magic crystal ball), and have left Candy in charge of the kingdom. Together the three siblings, along with their wizard uncle Oswidge, are left to run and protect the kingdom.

There is a Narrator, referred to either as "the Narrator" or "the Storyteller," voiced by Jeff Bennett. He plays a big part in the show, as he controls what happens in the story. He is able to talk to the characters of the show, and vice versa. In fact, he was once captured by The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy, and was forced to tell the story from his kidnapper's commands.

[edit] Production

The show was created and written by Doug Langdale, it premiered on Disney Channel on January 23, 2004, a year later it began broadcasting on Toon Disney as well. In Latin America, the show is broadcasted on Jetix.

Much like its predecessors Hagar the Horrible, The Flintstones and the short-lived The Roman Holidays, Dave the Barbarian juxtaposes both the ancient and modern. Candy, for example, shops in the local mall and uses the crystal ball for online shopping sprees. Occasionally, the series even breaks the fourth wall with a character directly addressing the audience or even communicating to the narrator.

[edit] Cancellation

Dave the Barbarian was mysteriously put on hiatus in 2005. Since it has been four years since a new episode has been made, the show is assumed to be cancelled. It is one of the shortest Disney Channel Shows ever produced with only 21 episodes produced.

[edit] Characters

Main article: List of Dave the Barbarian characters

[edit] Cast

Danny Cooksey - Dave
Erica Luttrell - Candy, Dinky, Queen Glimia
Tress MacNeille - Fang, Cheezette
Kevin Michael Richardson - Uncle Oswidge, King Throktar, Dave's singing voice (but only in one episode; in all the other episodes, Danny Cooksey provided Dave's singing voice.)
Estelle Harris - Lula
Frank Welker - Faffy
Lisa Kaplan - Mrs. Gert Bogmelon
Jeff Bennett - Narrator, Twinkle The Marvel Horse, various
Paul Rugg - Chuckles the Silly Piggy
Melissa Rivers - Princess Irmoplotz
Joan Rivers - Queen Zonthara
Richard Steven Horvitz - Ned Frischman
Rob Paulsen - Malsquando
Michael McShane - Quozmir
Grey DeLisle - Cackline
Chantal Strand - various

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Dave the Barbarian episodes

Season	Ep #	First Airdate	Last Airdate
Season 1	21	January 23, 2004	January 22, 2005

[edit] See also

List of Dave the Barbarian characters
List of items in Dave the Barbarian
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - an absurd comedy set in the medieval time

[edit] External links

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Preceded by Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Disney Channel Original Series	Succeeded by Phil of the Future

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