Adventures of the Little Koala was a Korean cartoon show that aired on Nickelodeon dubbed in English from 1987 to 1993. In Japan, the show aired during 1984-85 under the title "Koala Boy Kockie." The storyline revolved around Roobear Koala and his friends in a utopian village.

Credits

Korea

• Writer: Su-jeong Kang
• Animators: Yong Su Bang , Kyu-So Chan , Mina Kang , Han-so Kim , Ko-Bak Sa
• Director: Ki-nam Nam
• Co-producers: Kae-Soo Hwang , Jin-woo Jeong , Kôichi Kudô

Japan

• Co-producer: Haruo Nakayama
• Original Animation & Story: Tohokushinsha Film Co. Ltd.

United States

• Adaption & direction: Ernest Reid
• Executive Producer: Micheline Charest
• Producer: Ronald A. Weinberg
• Associate Producer: Elizabeth Klinck
• Post-Production Supervisor: Pierre Michaud
• Production Coordinator: Liz Joyce
• Talent Coordinator: Marrielle Gaudreault
• Production Secretary: Donna Vektris
• Sound Editor: Tony Reed
• Music Production: Andre Perreault
• Rerecording Engineer: Andre Perreault
• Titles Sequences: Tony Reed
• Production: Cinar Films
• Distribution: Viacom International Inc.

Characters/Voice actors

• Betty Koala (Cleo Paskal )
• Colt Kangaroo (Yi-yong , Ju Rob Roy )
• Curator, Mr.
• Duckbill Platypus (Won-seob Kim , Arthur Grosser )
• Floppy Rabbit (Tim Webber )
• Horsey Kangaroo (Dong-jim Lim , Dean Hagopian )
• Kiwi (Hae Hwang , Phillip Pretten )
• Laura Koala (Hwa-ja So , Morgan Hallet )
• Lewis, Miss (Jin-ae Kim , Bronwen Mantel )
• Macky Macky
• Mayor, Mr.
• Mimi Rabbit (Jong-a Kim , Barbara Pogenmiller )
• Mingle
• "Mommy" Koala (Beru-Bera Lin , Jane Woods )
• Nick Penguin (So-Cho Han , Ian Finlay )
• Nose, Dr.
• Pamie Penguin (Hui-ra Kim , Bronwen Mantel )
• "Papa" Koala (Jeong-min Choi , Walter Massey )
• Roobear Koala (So Zang Yoon , Steven Bednarski )
• Walter Kangaroo (Dae-kun Lee , A.J. Henderson )
• Weather

Theme Song

Korean & Japanese theme music

Hirokazu Ohta

American "Koala Song" theme

• Music: Pierre-Daniel Rheault
• Lyrics: Liz Joyce
• Performed by: Sonja Ball, Shari Chaskin and Maxie Vaughann

Verse 1

"Brand new day, time to play with Roobear and his friends."

"Where summer never ends. Koalas show you how to -"

"Fly a plane, catch a wave, there's nothing we won't try."

"Lots to do, fun starts here with you and me..."

Verse 2

"Look up there, way up high, koalas in balloons,"

"Laughter's on its way to you..."

"Laura, Nick and Roo, Mimi and Floppy, too...

"Waiting here for you."

Verse 3

"Brand new day, time to play with Roobear and his friends."

"The fun and laughter never ends."

"Koalas lead the way... on a sunny day... we all love to play..."

List of Episodes

There were 50 episodes; they are listed in the pairs they were aired in.

• The Old Clock Tower / Mingle Takes A Dive
• Is Weather A Frog? / Lost In A Race
• Ghost Ship / Balloon Pamie
• The King of the Castle / Hang-Gliding With Roobear
• The Mysterious Moa Bird / Love That Baby Moa!
• Snow White and the Seven Koalas / Roobear's Invention
• Papa On Stilts / Detective Roobear
• The Dinosaur Egg / Treasure Hunt
• Pamie Falls In Love / The Koala Butterfly
• The Koala Bear Gang / Back To Nature
• Roobear Saves the Day / Editor-In-Chief Roobear
• Monster Scoop / The Biggest Jigsaw Puzzle In the World
• Who Will Be the Flower Queen? / Circus Day
• Roobear the Babysitter / Papa Makes a Pie
• The Amazing Boomerang / The Runaway Hat
• Conquering Mt. Breadknife / Save the Eucalyptus
• Mommy Can Fly / The Secret of the McGillicuddy Vase
• Heavenly Fireworks / Save that Junk
• The Winner / A Hundred-Year-Old Camera
• Nurse Pamie / Any Mail Today?
• The Writing on the Wall / A Ride In A Spaceship
• Is Mingle a Nuisance? / Allowance Problems
• A Whale of a Ride / Laura Finds An Egg
• A Broken Umbrella / Save The Butterflies
• The Moon Goddess / The Flying Doctor