Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series) explained

Genre:Adventure
Fantasy
Creator:Hallmark Cards
Garry Glissmeyer
Lanny Julian
Runtime:25 minutes
Company:DIC Enterprises
Mattel
Director:Bruno Bianchi
Osamu Dezaki
Rich Rudish
Producer:Tetsuo Katayama
Executive Producer:Jean Chalopin
Andy Heyward
Voices:See Voices
Composer:Shuki Levy
Haim Saban
Country:United States
Language:English
Network:Syndication (Kideo TV)
Released: -
Last Aired2:[1] [2]
Num Episodes:13 episodes
Related:Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (film)

Rainbow Brite is an animated series based on Hallmark's media franchise of the same name, that ran from 1984 to 1986.[3] Produced by DIC Enterprises with animation provided by Japanese TMS Entertainment, the show began as a part of DIC's Kideo TV syndicated anthology package.[4] In this series, Rainbow Brite uses her magical belt to protect the colors of Rainbowland from the bumbling Murky & Lurky.[5]

Premise

Series

A young girl named Wisp is brought to a dark, desolate land with the mission to bring color to this fictional world by locating the "Sphere of Light." Along the way, she befriends a sprite named Twink and a talking horse named Starlite.[6] She also finds a mysterious baby who turns out to be the key to her mission. With the help of her new friends, Wisp locates the legendary Color Belt and rescues the seven Color Kids, whom the King of Shadows had trapped. Using the Color Belt, Wisp defeats the King of Shadows, liberates the sprites, and brings color and beauty to the land, henceforth called Rainbow Land. Wisp is renamed Rainbow Brite by the Sphere of Light in recognition of her leadership role over the Color Kids. Together, Rainbow Brite and the Color Kids are responsible for managing all the colors in the universe.

The Color Kids spread color across the universe from the Color Console inside the Color Castle. Each member of the Color Kids is responsible for a specific color on the visible spectrum. They each have a personal assistant sprite, and are in charge of several sprites that extract Color Crystals from nearby caves. These crystals are processed into Star Sprinkles, which are the essential components to brightening and coloring any object or place. Rainbow Brite and the Color Kids' mission is often complicated by Murky Dismal, his sidekick Lurky, and other villains. Brian, a boy from Earth, sometimes assists Rainbow Brite in her adventures.

Feature Film

In the movie Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, the setting expanded to include the diamond planet Spectra.[7] All the light in the universe passed through Spectra before coming to Earth. However, Earth soon fell into wintry darkness when the diamond-obsessed Dark Princess decided to steal Spectra for her own. Rainbow Brite and her horse Starlite teamed up with Spectra's boy warrior Krys and his robotic horse On-X. Together, they defeated the powers of darkness and saved Spectra, Earth, and the universe.

Characters

Main characters

Color Kids

Color Kids' Personal Sprites

Other Rainbow Land characters

Villains

Humans

Episodes

TV specials

(IMDB puts the first five episodes in a different order with different air dates. 1) Peril - 6/27/84, 2) Mighty Part I - 12/4/84, 3) Mighty Part II - 12/5/84, 4) Rainbowland Part I - 4/22/85, 5) Rainbowland Part II - 4/23/85. Not sure which is correct, just noting that the information there is different from the information here even though the only citation/reference I see is to IMDB).

TV series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New York Magazine . April 7, 1986 .
  2. Web site: New York Magazine . June 30 - July 7, 1986 .
  3. Web site: Mogan . Kenyth . This Christmas is going to be Rainbow Brite! . . September 24, 2018 . November 20, 2017.
  4. Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . May 4, 2018 . . 488 . 9781538103746 . September 26, 2018.
  5. Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 487–488.
  6. Web site: Garofalo . Alex . 'Rainbow Brite' 2014 Reboot: 5 Things To Know About The Original Before The Nov. 6 Premiere [VIDEO] ]. . September 24, 2018 . October 15, 2014.
  7. Web site: Mogan . Kenyth . The Colorful History Of Rainbow Brite™ . . September 24, 2018 . June 26, 2016.
  8. Queen . Glitter . 10 Fierce Females of our Childhood . D20 Girls . June 15, 2013 . 37–28 . September 24, 2018 . Le Nurd Mystique LLC.