The Koala Brothers is a British-Australian stop-motion animated children's television show that features the adventures of two koala brothers named Frank and Buster, as they seek to help their friends in a sleepy town in the Australian outback. Seventy-nine episodes were produced over three seasons.
A notable quality of the TV show is that although there can be differences of opinion and some instances of anti-social or unthoughtful behaviour, there are no villains or antagonistic characters. Rather, the emphasis is on helping and being a good friend. It was originally premiered on ABC Kids on 1 September 2003 until the final episode's airing on 31 October 2007.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
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Frank
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Keith Wickham | |
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Archie
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Buster
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Rob Rackstraw | |
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George
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Sammy
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Mitzi
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Lucinda Cowden | |
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Alice
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Lolly
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Josie
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Janet James | |
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Ned
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Narrator
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Jonathan Coleman | ||
International versions[]
| Language | Title | Channels | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Albanian | Vellezerit Koala ne Kthimin e Krishtlindjeve ("Outback Christmas" only) | Çufo (intermittently) |
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Arabic | الاخوان كوالا | Jeem TV (formerly) Baraem (formerly) |
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Cantonese | 無尾熊兄弟[9] | DVD |
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Croatian | Braća koale | HRT 2 (formerly) RTL Kockica (formerly) |
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Czech | Bratři koalové | Minimax (formerly) |
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Danish | Koalabrødrene | TV2[10] (formerly) Cartoon Network (Lilletoon block; formerly) Boomerang (formerly) |
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Dutch | De Koala Broertjes | KRO (formerly) Jetix[11] (formerly) Disney Channel (Disney Junior block, formerly) RTL 8 (in Telekids block, formerly) RTL Telekids |
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Estonian (voice-over) |
Vennad koaalad | Eesti Televisioon (formerly) |
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Faroese | Jól hjá Koalabrøðrunum ("Outback Christmas" only) | Kringvarp Føroya (formerly)[12] |
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Finnish | Koalaveljekset | Nelonen (formerly) C More Juniori (formerly) |
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French | Les Frères Koalas | France 5 (Midi les Zouzous block, formerly) Tiji (formerly) Kiwi (formerly) Télé-Québec (formerly) MBC 1 (formerly)[13] Netflix (formerly) |
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German | Die Koala Brüder | Super RTL (Toggolino block, formerly) Junior (formerly) SRF zwei (formerly) Premiere Austria (formerly) Premiere Start (formerly) Netflix (formerly) |
 
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Greek | Οι Αδελφοί Κοάλα Τα Μικρά Κοάλα |
Alter (formerly) |
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Hebrew | האחים קואלה | Hop! (formerly) |
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Hindi | unknown | Cartoon Network (Tiny TV block; formerly) |
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Hungarian | Koala Brothers | Minimax (formerly) |
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Icelandic | Kóala bræður | RÚV (formerly) |
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Italian | I fratelli Koala | Playhouse Disney (formerly) Disney Channel (formerly) Rai 2 (formerly) Netflix (formerly) |
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Japanese | コアラ・ブラザーズ | Disney Channel (formerly) |
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Korean | 도와줘요! 코알라형제 | EBS (formerly) Disney Channel (formerly)[14] Cartoon Network (Tiny TV/꼬마 TV block; formerly)[15] |
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Latvian (voice-over) |
Brāļi koalas: Ziemassvētku speciālizlaidums ("Outback Christmas" only) | LTV1 (intermittently) |
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Mandarin (Taiwan) | 神奇無尾熊 | YoYo TV (formerly) |
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Norwegian | Koalabrødrene | TV2 (Junior block, formerly) Cartoon Network (Lilletoon block; formerly) Boomerang (formerly) |
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Polish | Bracia Koala | MiniMini+ (formerly) TVP1 (formerly) TVP ABC (formerly) CBeebies (formerly) |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Os Irmãos Coala | Discovery Kids (formerly) Gloobinho (formerly) |
 
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Portuguese (Portugal) | Os Irmãos Koala | RTP2[16] (Zig Zag block, formerly) Canal Panda (formerly) |
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Romanian | Frații Koala | Minimax (formerly) |
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Russian | Братья Коалы | Tiji (formerly) |
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Scottish Gaelic | Na Bràithrean Cuideachail | BBC Alba (formerly) |
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Serbian (Happy Kids) |
Braća koale | Happy TV (formerly) NTV IC Kakanj[unverified] (formerly) |
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Serbian (Supersonic) |
Braća koale | Minimax (formerly) |
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Slovene | Brata Koalček | POP TV (Ringa-Raja block, formerly) OTO (formerly) |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Los hermanos Koala | Discovery Kids (formerly) Netflix (formerly) KidOO[17] |
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Spanish (Spain) | Los hermanos Koala | La 2 (formerly) Clan TV (formerly) Boomerang (formerly) Cartoonito (formerly) |
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Swedish | Koalabröderna | TV4 (formerly) Barnkanalen (formerly) Cartoon Network (Lilletoon block; formerly) Boomerang (formerly) |
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Welsh | Y Brodyr Coala | S4C (Planed Plant Bach and Cyw blocks; formerly) |
Trivia[]
- Despite not dubbing the main series, the Christmas special Outback Christmas was dubbed into Albanian and Faroese, and voiced-over in Latvian.
References[]
- ↑ https://media.myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/schedules/afnfamily_schedule_fall2010.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050212091013/http://www.cartoonnetworkindia.com/asp/tv/schedule.asp
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070702020725/http://www.kidscentral.sg:80/tv/tvGuide/kids_list_daily.asp
- ↑ https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00061588/00716
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070518125328/http://www.rte.ie:80/tv/theden/programmes.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081112063337/http://www.knowledgenetwork.ca/kids/index.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20061214192423/http://www.hkatv.com/info/schedule/index-w.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20051206012736/http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil:80/tv/assets/DEC03-09.XLS
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgTlTUvkT68
- ↑ https://www.dba.dk/koala-broedre-kendt-fra-tv-2/id-1031178149/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20061016235029/http://www.foxkids.nl/fktv/schedule/0%2C3372%2Cweekday%2C00.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070106172328/http://www.svf.fo/skrain.asp?Date=07-01-2007&add=0
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060406161101/http://mbc.intnet.mu/mbc1.pdf
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx-E6zkAhIk
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200211021702/http://www.cartoonnetworkkorea.com/program/0_child_tv/tv_new.swf?mode=1283400901
- ↑ https://www.rtp.pt/programa/tv/p23071
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Vryr3PMuXBhACG2ptM6xUgFg3fN2Wlf