Sparky's Magic Piano

Sparky's Magic Piano is a  animated television, directed by now-deceased animator Lee Mishkin. It's based on the well-known starring the eponymous Capitol Records character. Businessman and producer of respective series of recordings Alan Livingston produced and co-wrote the film. The film was executive produced by Noel Blanc, son of voice acting veteran Mel Blanc; the latter provides the voice of bumbling music critic Max in the film.

Production
Animation was done by Pacific Rim Productions, a company set up by Livingston, in order for him to have complete control over his project. It also patricipated on, among others, Hannah-Barbera and DiC Entertainment series, and did ink-and-paint work for The Little Mermaid. According to writer Michael Mallory, it "pushed the envelope in terms of Sino-American production set-ups".

Release history
The film was released on VHS by Family Home Entertainment in the in, and by M.S.D. Video in the , in. It was also released in said format by UAV Entertainment in, under license by INI Entertainment Group. The latter was later merged by Liberty International Entertainment.

Revelation Films released the film on DVD in the United Kingdom, on.

Cast

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International versions

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