Tabaluga (TV series)

Characters

Tabaluga is a small green dragon and the main protagonist, son of Tyrion and thought to be the last of his kind until a secret world of dragons is found in Season 3, Episode 25. In Season 2, he is revealed to be the prince of Greenland. He is voiced by Jamie Oxenbould in English and by Björn Schalla in Season 1 and Dietmar Wunder in Seasons 2 and 3 in German. Happy is a snow hare who originally lived in Iceland but after being freed by Tabaluga in Season 1, Episode 2, she moves to Greenland and becomes one of his best friends; she is voiced by Robyn Moore in English and Sabine Manke in German.

Digby is a mole from Greenland who wears glasses and is a good friend of Tabaluga, voiced by Robyn Moore in English and by Edeltraud Esner in Seasons 1 and 2 and Santiago Ziesmer in Season 3 in German. Nessaja is a giant turtle who serves as a mentor and advisor to Tabaluga, voiced by Robyn Moore in English and Inken Sommer in German. Buzz is a bee and a good friend of Tabaluga, living in a hive in Greenland, voiced by Robyn Moore in English and Maja Dürr in German.

Plot

Bilingua is a snake and a minor villain who has shown the power of hypnosis in at least one episode. Tyrion, the previous ruler of Greenland and Tabaluga's father, turned into a star upon death and occasionally appears in spirit form to offer advice; he is voiced by Keith Scott in English. Ruby is a hummingbird and a best friend of Buzz and Digby, voiced by Keith Scott in English and Helmut Gauß in German. Arktos is the main antagonist, an evil snowman who aims to cover the world in snow and ice and is king of Iceworld; he has a hall of fame containing frozen animals and is fond of ice cream, and has sometimes teamed up with Tabaluga when necessary.

He is voiced by Keith Scott in English and Frank Ciazynski in German. James is a polite and gentle penguin who serves Arktos and pilots the Arktoplane; when other penguins left Arktos, James remained. He is voiced by Keith Scott in English and Eberhard Prüter in German. Attila the walrus is Arktos' cook.

Episodes

Following the conclusion of the third season in 2004, a Christmas cartoon film titled "Tabaluga und Leo" (English: "Tabaluga and Leo") aired in 2005, serving as a sequel to the animated series. The film involves a celebration of Greenland Day and Christmas Eve, where an orphaned boy named Leo runs away and enters a portal into Iceworld.

Tabaluga rescues Leo from Arktos, and after Leo damages a green crystal, Tabaluga goes on a quest for a new one. Arktos kidnaps Leo to use his toy for a weapon, but Tabaluga rescues him and together they repel the weapon, after which Tabaluga persuades Leo to return to his world and join his new foster parents. Other related productions include "Tabaluga tivi" and "Tabaluga (2018)".

Did You Know?

• In Season 1, Episode 23, Tabaluga and Lilli, the love story from the third album is dedicated.
• The snake Bilingua and the spider Tarantula make one-off appearances in the first season.