Jack and the Beanstalk
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child - S1 - E1
A retelling of the tale with an African-American twist.
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child: Season 1 - 13 Episode s
1x1 - Jack and the Beanstalk
March 12, 1995
A retelling of the tale with an African-American twist.
1x2 - Little Red Riding Hood
March 19, 1995
B.D. Wong ("All-American Girl") provides the voice of the wolf in a Chinese-style adaptation of "Little Red Riding Hood," known here as Little Red Happy Coat. Voices: Amy Hill (Mama, Mrs. Oolong), Vu Mai (Red) and Brian Tochi (Tailor).
1x3 - Hansel and Gretel
March 26, 1995
Rosie Perez provides the voice of Susana from Havana---a.k.a. the witch---in a Latino version of "Hansel and Gretel" (called Hanselito and Gretelita here). Voices: Cheech Marin (Alberto), Liz Torres (Delores).
1x4 - The Emperor's New Clothes
April 2, 1995
1x5 - Rumpelstiltskin
April 9, 1995
Robert Townsend adds a Jamaican accent to this yarn about "Rumpelstiltskin"---who spins straw into gold, mon. Other voices include Denzel Washington, Jasmine Guy, Roscoe Lee Browne and Sherman Hemsley.
1x6 - The Frog Prince
April 16, 1995
Sinbad gives voice to "The Frog Prince"---who's afraid that he's doomed to live hoppily ever after. Cree Summer puts words in the mouth of the beautiful princess. Other voices include Danny Glover, LeVar Burton and Jay Leno.
1x7 - Sleeping Beauty
April 23, 1995
A princess takes a hundred-year siesta as the result of an evil fairy's curse.
1x8 - Rapunzel
April 30, 1995
The Hoodoo Diva locks up Rapunzel in an unbreachable tower.
1x9 - The Valiant Little Tailor
May 7, 1995
The Valiant Little Tailor battles giants and a mean king to win the heart of a beautiful princess.
1x10 - Cinderella
May 14, 1995
1x11 - Beauty and the Beast
May 21, 1995
1x12 - Snow White
May 28, 1995
1x13 - The Princess and the Pea
June 4, 1995