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David the Gnome -
Tiny woodland creature featured on
the animated children's series THE WORLD OF DAVID THE GNOME/NIK/1987-88.
David the Gnome (voice of Tom Bosley) is a 275-years-old
bearded wood gnome and a healer of things. He lives in a tree
and protects his family and forest friends from the wicked
trolls living nearby. When trouble came, David always tried to
solve problems using a peaceful solution, if possible. He
traveled through the woods on a fox named Swift who was
summoned by whistling. Other characters included David's
200-year-old wife, Lisa (Jane Woods), Holler (A.J. Henderson),
Susan (Barbera Pogemiller), King (Richard Dumont), Pit (Adrian
Knight), Pat (Rob Roy), and Pot (Marc Denis). The 26-episode
series (a Cinar Films Production in association with Miramax
Films and B.R.B. International, S.A.) was based on the
popular books The Gnomes and The Secret of the
Gnomes written by Dutch authors Rien Poortvliet and Wil
Huygen. The series was narrated by Christopher Plummer and
later aired on the Learning Channel from 1996-1998. It began
with the theme song lyrics:
Look around
you.
There are many things to see,
That some would say could never be.
These things I know.
It's true and I will tell you so.
They are there to see, if you believe.
Trolls and wizards
and fairy kings,
Birds that talk and fish that sing.
And if your heart is true,
Then you will find them too.
In every wish and dream and happy home,
You will find a Kingdom of the Gnomes.
In the original
books that inspired the series, the David the Gnome announced: "My name is David and I am a wood gnome...I am only 15 cm
tall, but my cap makes me look much taller. I wear a red one
so that my friends the birds don't mistake me for a mouse as I
scurry through the forest after nightfall...We gnomes are
small and light and can move through the woodlands remarkably
quickly, jumping over obstacles with the greatest of ease. The
animals are our neighbors and our neighborhood is the world.
Even if nobody sees us, we are watching you!"
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