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Dave the Barbarian

Dave the Barbarian is an American animated television series created by Doug Langdale for Disney Channel. It follows a barbarian, and his friends and family, on surreal comedy medieval-themed adventures. The series premiered on January 23, 2004, and ended on January 22, 2005, with a total of one season with 21 episodes.

Premise
The series is set in the kingdom of Udrogoth during the Middle Ages. It centers on Dave (voiced by Danny Cooksey), a powerful, yet cowardly, barbarian who lives with his fashionable and self-centered older sister Candy (voiced by Erica Luttrell) and feisty younger sister Fang (voiced by Tress MacNeille). His parents, Throktar and Glimia, are the king and queen of Udrogoth but are away "fighting evil" across the world (though they sometimes communicate via a magic crystal ball or cauldron) and have left Candy in charge of the kingdom as princess regent, while Dave is supposed to defend the kingdom (since he is the biggest). Together the three siblings, along with their gluttonous and mildly incompetent "wizard" uncle Oswidge (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), are left to run and protect the kingdom from the comical, yet villainous and devious, Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy (voiced by Paul Rugg), as well as from other enemies and dangers. There is a narrator, referred to either as "the Narrator" or "the Storyteller", voiced by Jeff Bennett. He is able to talk to the characters of the show, and vice versa, which breaks the fourth wall to the extent where he was once captured by Chuckles the Silly Piggy and was forced to tell the story according to his kidnapper's commands. Dave the Barbarian stood out for its intense use of parody and meta-humor, specifically between the narrator and the characters. The show often included anachronisms, self-referential commentary, and over-the-top fantasy tropes, akin to Animaniacs and Freakazoid!. In one episode, the narrator pauses the story to bemoan his working conditions, while characters acknowledge that they are fictional. == Characters ==
Characters
Main • Dave (voiced by Danny Cooksey) is a muscular and very strong barbarian war-prince who is very sensitive to pain and would rather knit and cook than fight evil. He is also afraid of many things; when frightened, he tends to let out a high-pitched, effeminate scream. • Candy (voiced by Erica Luttrell) has a contemporary "valley girl" attitude and would rather shop and hang out than rule a kingdom. Candy's main ability is her martial arts skills. She has displayed the most strength out of the family, often when it comes to monsters destroying a shop. • Fang (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is a rambunctious and uncivilized young warrior who loves to smash things. She has long red hair in a ponytail. She is the subject of a running joke in which she is often mistaken for a monkey. However, she frequently acts and appears to look like a monkey, and during one episode she finds a tribe of monkeys who resemble her. Fang wields a spear in combat, as well as kicking, biting, and punching. • Uncle Oswidge (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is Dave, Fang, and Candy's uncle. He is a clumsy sorcerer who often wreaks havoc with his spells rather than being useful. He is an avid foodie, being a skilled chef and hash slinger; his favorite foods are ham and "Nut Logs", which he attacks a server to receive. Despite his inadequacy as a sorcerer, his knowledge of magic surpasses that of the rest of the family. • Faffy (voiced by Frank Welker) is the family's pet dragon. Unlike most dragons, he breathes lightning and is domesticated. He has a wild streak that can be revealed when around other dragons, particularly evil ones with rebellious attitudes. The narrator has mentioned that Faffy has a one-digit IQ. • Lula (voiced by Estelle Harris) is Dave's shrill, impatient, sarcastic, and enchanted sword. Her main ability is shooting lightning from the tip of her blade. She was once the sword of Argon the Ageless, with whom she was infatuated, but she was used by Argon as the nose of a snowman and left in the melted puddle for centuries. It is revealed that Lula is related to other mystical weapons of different kinds, her older sister being Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor, and her cousin being the trident of Poseidon. Supporting • King Throktar (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) and Queen Glimia (voiced by Erica Luttrell) are the proper rulers of Udrogoth and the parents of Dave, Candy and Fang. They are away fighting evil around the world, though they can communicate to their children via Oswidge's crystal ball, a magical cauldron, or other forms of fantasy telecommunication. • The Narrator or Storyteller (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is the narrator of the series. He has never been seen in an episode. • Dinky (voiced by Erica Luttrell) and Cheezette (voiced by Tress MacNeille) are Princess Candy's best friends, who are sometimes unsupportive – and wisely so – towards her actions. They are as obsessive about fashion, clothes, and social lives as Candy is. • Mrs. Gert Bogmelon (voiced by Lisa Kaplan) is a witch-like shopkeeper who loves money and loves to rip off her customers. She can be cowed by Fang and other aggressive people but takes advantage of meek people like Dave. She sells evil weasels, mystical swords, and other plot-related paraphernalia, such as used T-shirts for sporting events. • Twinkle the Marvel Horse (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a magical pony with a rainbow-colored tail. He has extreme depression and possible psychosis, apparently due to being left on his own in the stable all the time. He often talks about his dreams, which are very disturbing. He is capable of flight, though he has no wings. His manner of speech is a parody of Christopher Walken. Villains • The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy (voiced by Paul Rugg) is a pig with a high-collared cape bent on ruling Udrogoth and the main antagonist of the show. Chuckles lives in a castle on the outskirts of the kingdom. He possesses the Mystic Amulet of Hogswineboar (named so because hogs, swine, and boars are all synonyms for the word 'pig'), which grants him vast mystical powers such as telekinesis, shapeshifting, and conjuration. Chuckles has a nephew named Knuckles the Silly Piggy, who wants to be the Harvest Hog instead of a dark lord of evil. • Malsquando (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is an evil sorcerer and Oswidge's rival. He has an obsession with taking over the world and making money. He was revealed to be a member of the Evil Sorcerers' union. He also runs a shop that cures hiccats (magical hiccups that produce cats from one's mouth). Malsquando reveals that while he attended sorcery school, Oswidge merely worked in a cafeteria, thus invalidating Oswidge as a wizard. Lula expresses that she finds his accent attractive. • Quosmir (voiced by Michael McShane) is the god of freshly laundered trousers and overused punctuation. He resembles a Nāga, with a snake-like lower body. He has a severe inferiority complex that is only exacerbated in the presence of his mother. Quosmir has immense magical powers, including flight, super-speed, and flaming loogies. • Princess Irmaplotz (voiced by Melissa Rivers) is the princess of Hyrogoth. Dave and Irmaplotz fell in love over their similar reading habits, love of bad poetry, and similar allergies. However, after careful consideration, Dave ended the relationship due to Irmaplotz's desire for evil, which contradicts Dave's desire to do good. After this, Irmaplotz becomes an antagonist, seeking revenge for being dumped. • Zonthara (voiced by Joan Rivers) is the ruler of Hyrogoth and Irmaplotz's mother. • Ned Frischman (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz) is a nerd who works at a pants factory in the year 1994. He gains a radioactive zipper which he uses to travel back into time to attempt conquering the world by using the advanced technology of the future, such as the Game Guy (a parody of a Game Boy) and a joke book from the 1940s. == Production ==
Production
The series was created and written by Doug Langdale. After premiering on Disney in 2004, it aired on Toon Disney a year later. In Latin America, the show was broadcast on Jetix. The series 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 breaks the fourth wall with a character complaining about a plot, directly addressing the audience, or communicating to the narrator. Characters can sometimes be offended by how the narrator describes them, including Oswidge in "Sorcerer Material". In "The Maddening Sprite of the Stump", the show's narrator skips over a fight scene, asking viewers to imagine an epic battle and explaining that "a low budget show" like Dave the Barbarian did not have the expenses to animate such a scene. In "A Pig's Story", the series antagonist realizes the show's narration leads to his losses, so he types favorable situations and hypnotizes the Storyteller into reading the voice-over, culminating in a theme song for the antagonist; ultimately, the narrator's laryngitis makes him lose his voice and foil the evil plan. == Episodes ==
Awards and nominations
Annie Awards :2005 – Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production – Wendy Grieb for episode "The Maddening Sprite of the Stump" (Won) :2005 – Writing in an Animated Television Production – Evan Gore & Heather Lombard for episode "Ned Frischman: Man of Tomorrow" (Nominated) == References ==
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