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7.9/10 IMDb Music by Seiichiro Uno Original network Fuji Television Network Fuji Television Genre Adventure | 6.2/10 Directed by Masaharu Endo Studio Zuiyo Eizo First episode date 1973 Number of episodes 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Hisao Okawa, Shigeki Chiba, Yoshiaki Yoshida Characters Rocky Chuck, Polly Chuck, Buster Bear Cast Eiko Masuyama, Ichirō Nagai, Isamu Tanonaka, Kei Tomiyama, Miyoko Asō Similar Andersen Monogatari, Moomin, Dog of Flanders, 3000 Leagues in Search of, Heidi - Girl of the Alps |
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Fables of the Green Forest (山ねずみロッキーチャック, Yama Nezumi Rokkī Chakku, lit. "Rocky Chuck, the Mountain Rat", also known as Rocky Chuck the Woodchuck, Chuck the Beaver and Johnny Chuck) is an animé television series based on a series of books published in the 1910s and 1920s by Thornton W. Burgess which ran on the Japanese network Fuji Television from 7 January 1973 to 30 December 1973. It consists of 52 episodes and was created by the animation studio Zuiyo Eizo (the predecessor to Nippon Animation).
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- Characters
- Episodes
- Music
- In popular culture
- References

The series has been aired in many countries outside Japan, such as Germany (on Bayerischer Rundfunk), Spain (TVE), Romania (TVR 1), Portugal (RTP), Venezuela (VTV), Canada (TVOntario, dubbed in both English and French), and Hong Kong. The release of the series into Canada was done through ZIV International in 1978.

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Synopsis

The series consists of the adventures of Johnny (or: Rocky), a woodchuck, and his mate Polly in the Green Forest. They make a lot of friends among their neighbours, and everyone works together to avoid the attacks of the different predators that put them in danger, such as man, the weasel, and the fox.
Characters

Episodes
01 – Spring comes to the Green Forest
02 – Johnny grows up
03 – Johnny builds his home
04 – Huge tracks in the forest
05 – Buster the bear comes to the Green Forest
06 – The monster of Poplar Hill
07 – Mischievous Chatterer
08 – Paddy Beaver comes to the forest
09 – The troublesome four
10 – Bob the Quail
11 – Sammy’s revenge
12 – Johnny’s secret door
13 – A gun in the forest
14 – Peter the Rabbit of Thorn Estate
15 – Old Mr. Toad
16 – Bobby Racoon is captured
17 – Paddy builds a dream house
18 – Poor Mrs. Quack
19 – The Search for Mr. Quack
20 – Granny fox and Reddy
21 – Sammy gets mocked
22 – The big commotion in the forest
23 – Buster the hero
24 – Traps in the forest
25 – Peter plays a prank
26 – The straw hat monster
27 – Mr. Condor comes to the forest
28 – The secret of Mr. Condor
29 – Reddy Fox keeps home
30 – Coyote is the smartest
31 – Longlegs the heron
32 – The importance of Paddy’s dam
33 – Bobby & Blackie Crow
34 – Grandfather Frog leaves the forest
35 – Granny Fox and the coyote
36 – Who’s a coward
37 – Lost in the Green Forest
38 – Reddy Fox and the sheep
39 – The big boast
40 – Johnny’s adventure
41 – Uncle Billy regrets
42 – Captive Chatterer
43 – Peter changes his name
44 – Tom and Bob the Quail
45 – The incident at moonlight party
46 – Sammy learns a lesson
47 – A gift Buster left behind
48 – Peter the imitator
49 – Danny in the snow
50 – Peter and the peach tree
51 – Whose footprint is the other one
52 – Johnny’s hibernation
Music
In popular culture
In the 2014 anime Shirobako, protagonist Aoi Miyamori states that her favorite animé is "Andes Hedgehog Mountain Chucky", which features a predominantly animal cast and is inspired by Fables of the Green Forest.