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Genre
  
Christian Animation

Original network
  
First episode date
  
1982

Network
  
7.9/10
IMDb

Studio
  
Tatsunoko Productions

Episodes
  
52

Final episode date
  
1983

The Flying House (TV series) 1983 movie poster depicts a grassland with yellow flowers and mountains in the background, with a starry night sky and long clouds. At the top is a flying house with yellow-orange walls, a dark brown pointed roof, and a white house with a black roof attached to it. Professor Humphrey Bumble is waving from the window, has black hair, and is wearing a blue long-sleeve polo. At the bottom, from left, Angela Roberts is smiling, standing with her left hand waving up, and has brown hair. She is wearing a brown dress and white socks. Justin Casey, second from left, is smiling and waving with his hands. He is wearing an orange shirt under black jumper shorts and white socks. Solar Iron Robot, third from left, is smiling, running, and waving with his right hand up. He has a dark blue body, a brown head, blue arms, red hands, blue legs, and red shoes. Corwyn Roberts, at right, is smiling, running with her right hand up waving, and has brown hair. She is wearing a yellow cap and a yellow shirt under a black dress. In front is the title "Flying House."

Directed by
  
Masakazu Higuchi and Mineo Fuji

Original run
  
5 April 1982 – 28 March 1983

Cast
  

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The Flying House, known in Japan as Tondera Hausu no Daibōken (トンデラハウスの大冒険, Adventures of the Flying House), is a 52 episode anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions broadcast between April 1982 and March 1983 on TV Tokyo, and distributed by the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States. In 2010, the Christian Broadcasting Network made the 52 episodes available for viewing online.

Contents

In the movie scene of The Flying House (TV series) 1983, in a room with yellow wooden wall and brown door, has drawers and picture frame hanging at the back, from left, Corwyn Roberts is serious, standing, with her hand on her chest has brown hair wearing a yellow cap, yellow shirt under a blue dress, 2nd from left, Angela Roberts is serious, standing with her hands down has short brown hair wearing a red dress and long white socks, 3rd from left, Solar iron robot is serious, standing hands down, has blue body and light blue legs and arms, has brown head and red nose, wearing a red gloves and red helmet, 4th from left Justin Casey is serious, standing with his left hand on his stomach has black hair wearing a yellow shirt under a blue jumper shorts, and long white socks, at the right, Professor Humphrey Bumble is standing looking down facing his left side, hands on his pockets, has brown hair wearing a blue long jacket and blue pants.

In the Philippines, reruns of the show were broadcast on GMA Network in 1992, and on ABS-CBN in 2015.

The movie poster of The Flying House (TV series) 1983, in a cloudy sunset skies has a flying house with a white wall and blue roof, attached to a pink building with a pointy brown roof and a terrace with from left,  Solar iron robot is smiling, standing hands up waving down, has blue body and light blue legs and arms, has brown head and red nose, wearing a red gloves and red helmet, 2nd from left, Angela Roberts is smiling, standing with her hands up waving has short brown hair wearing a red dress and long white socks, 3rd from left, Professor Humphrey Bumble is standing looking down, right hand up waving, has brown hair wearing a blue long jacket, 4th from left Justin Casey is smiling, standing with his left hand on his stomach has black hair wearing a yellow shirt under a blue jumper shorts, and long white socks,  At the right, Corwyn Roberts is smiling, standing, with her hands up waving has brown hair wearing a yellow cap, yellow shirt under a blue dress, at the bottom is the title The Flying House

1982 - The Flying House cartoon opening (OLDER version)


Plot

In the movie scene of The Flying House (TV series) 1983, in a dark starry field with mountains silhouette at the back, from left, Solar iron robot is serious, standing hands down, has blue body and light blue legs and arms, has brown head and red nose, wearing a red gloves and red helmet, 2nd from left Justin Casey is serious, standing with his hands down has black hair wearing a yellow shirt under a blue jumper shorts, and long white socks, 3rd from left, Corwyn Roberts is serious, standing, looking to her right has brown hair wearing a yellow cap, yellow shirt under a blue dress, at the right, Angela Roberts is serious, standing with her hands down looking to her right has short brown hair wearing a red dress and long white socks,

The series begins in the middle of a game of hide and seek, as a young boy named Justin Casey (Gen Adachi) finishes counting and begins searching for his friends Angela "Angie" Roberts and her little brother Corbin "Corky" Roberts (Kanna and Tsukubo Natsuyama). As he searches for Angie and Corky in a wooded area, a storm occurs all of a sudden. Justin manages to sneak up on the two before the rain starts pouring, forcing them to run for cover. They eventually find a mysterious but strange-looking house in the wooded area, previously unseen according to Justin. At first glance it appears that nobody is home, until they discover a battery type android named Solar Ion Robot (Kadenchin), or S.I.R. for short. They soon meet the owner of the house, Professor Humphrey Bumble (Dr. Tokio Taimu), who introduces the children to his greatest creation, a half rocket, half house one of a kind time machine namely The Flying House. Humphrey's attempt at recreating Benjamin Franklin's famous lightning experiment with the use of a kite flying outside the house to get the machine working only leads to a temporary change in S.I.R.'s personality from nice to mean and goes berserk before sending The Flying House on course for the past. Little did they know that Justin, Angie, Corky, and S.I.R. truly realize how long the journey back home will take due to Humphrey's misguidance and errors in time travel, but in the meantime they witness and participate (with little or no consequences) in numerous events in the Bible's New Testament, from John the Baptist's birth to the rise of the Apostle Paul.

In the movie scene of The Flying House (TV series) 1983, in a clear sky field with mountains at the back, from left, Solar iron robot is serious, standing hands down, has blue body and light blue legs and arms, has brown head and red nose, wearing a red gloves and red helmet, 2nd from left, Corwyn Roberts is standing, looking backwards has brown hair wearing a yellow cap, yellow shirt under a blue dress, 3rd from left, Justin Casey is serious, standing with his hands at his back has black hair wearing a yellow shirt under a blue jumper shorts, and long white socks, at the right, Angela Roberts is serious, standing with her hands at the back looking to her right has short brown hair wearing a yellow bag red dress and long white socks,

Eventually, they make it home exactly the same way they traveled into the past in the first place. S.I.R. gets a knock in the head which, again, makes him go from nice to mean and go berserk and he attacks The Flying House. Ironically, S.I.R.'s berserkiness fixes it in such a way that it finally sends the whole crew back to their own time period, and the show ends, with S.I.R. changed back from mean to nice by the end of the trip.

Cast

The main cast of the series includes (English-language voice actors in brackets):

In the movie scene of The Flying House (TV series) 1983, in a room with adults at the back from left a man wearing a back robe over a green long sleeve, at the right is a man sitting has black hair and beard wearing a blue shirt, in front, from left, Corwyn Roberts is worried, standing, looking up mouth half open, has brown hair wearing a yellow cap, yellow shirt under a blue dress, 2nd from left, Justin Casey is worried, standing with his hands down has black hair wearing a yellow shirt under a blue jumper, at the right, Angela Roberts is worried, standing with her left hand on her chest looking up has short brown hair wearing a red dress.

  • Justin Casey (Billie Lou Watt) – His Japanese counterpart Gen Adachi, is voiced by Satomi Majima.
  • Angela "Angie" Roberts (Sonia Owens) – Corky's older sister and Justin's best friend. Her Japanese counterpart, Kanna Natsuyama, is voiced by Sanae Takagi.
  • Corbin "Corky" Roberts (Helena Van Koert) – Angie's little brother and Justin's best friend. His Japanese counterpart, Tsukubo Natsuyama, is voiced by Runa Akiyama.
  • Professor Humphrey Bumble (Hal Studer) – The inventor of the time machine. His Japanese counterpart, Dr.Tokio Taimu, is voiced by Yoshito Yasuhara.
  • S.I.R. (Solar Ion Robot) (Ray Owens) – His Japanese counterpart, Kandenchin, is voiced by Kyōko Tongū.
  • Paul The Baptist (Hal Studer)
  • Jesus Christ (Ray Owens) - voiced by Jun Hazumi in Japanese.
  • Series 1 (1982)

    The Flying House (TV series) 1983: On a dirt and grassy plain, Professor Humphrey Bumble is perplexed, mouth half open, hands up. He has black hair and is wearing a black polo under a blue coat, with a bag on his right shoulder.
    1. Blast Off For the Past - The Flying House transports back to the time of Ancient Israel from the 20th century. The story of the birth of John the Baptist.
    2. Star-Spangled Night - The birth of Jesus.
    3. Lost and Found in Time - The finding of the lost 12-year-old Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem.
    4. Voice in the Wilderness - The Baptism of Jesus by John The Baptist.
    5. Speak of the Devil - The temptation of Jesus at the wilderness.
    6. All That Glitters - The recruitment of Matthew as an apostle of Jesus.
    7. Military Secrets - The healing of the Centurion's servant by Jesus.
    8. The Prize That Was Won and Lost - The execution of John The Baptist.
    9. Another Life - Jesus raises Jairus' daughter back to life.
    10. The Runaway - Jesus' miracle of multiplication of loaves.
    11. Neighbors - The parables of The Good Samaritan; and The Ungrateful Servant.
    12. Poor Little Rich Men - The parables of The Rich Fool; and The Prodigal Son.
    13. The Greatest - The apostles of Jesus argues who among them is the greatest.
    14. Back From the Grave - The story of Martha and Mary; and the resurrection of Lazarus.
    15. Real Treasure - The story of the conversion of Zacchaeus.
    16. What If - The parables of The Unprofitable Servant; and The man who built his house on a rock and the man who built his house on a sand.
    17. The Lost Sheep - The parables of The Good Shepherd and The Workers Of The Vineyard.
    18. Sour Grapes - The first miracle of Jesus during the wedding at Cana.
    19. Dog Gone - Jesus heals the Gentile woman's daughter.
    20. Little Orphan Anna - The story of the poor widow's offering at the temple.
    21. A Word to the Wise - The parables of the Evil Judge;and The Wedding Feast.
    22. Judgement Day - The parables of Lazarus and the Rich Man; and The Astute Master.
    23. Possessed - Jesus cures a man possessed by an evil spirit.
    24. Over the Hill - Jesus cures ten lepers.
    25. True Friends - Jesus cures a paralytic lying in bed.
    26. Devil's Gate - Jesus raises the widow's son.
    27. Well, Well, Well? - Jesus meets a Samaritan woman on the well and promises her the gift of living water.

    Series 2 (1983)

    1. Left Holding the Bag - Jesus heals a paralytic man on Bethsaida pool during the Sabbath Day.
    2. Who Among You? - A Pharisee asks Jesus a question with regards to the stoning of an adulteress.
    3. Oil and Water - Jesus sends his 72 disciples in pairs to preach the word of God and to perform miracles.
    4. A Special Secret - The Transfiguration and Jesus cures an epileptic boy.
    5. Midnight Callers - Jesus teaches,"Ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find. Knock and the door will be opened to you." The Parable of The Ten Maidens.
    6. What's it worth? - The Parable of the Sower. Jesus explains about the Kingdom Of God being comparable to the sower in the field and separates the good harvest from The Weeds;the fisherman who catches all kinds of fish and then keeps the good ones and throws away the bad ones; and the man who sells everything upon finding the most expensive treasure in the world.
    7. Fruitless - The parables of The Weeds and The Murderous Tenants.
    8. Fit For a King - Jesus uses a colt when he enters Jerusalem.
    9. The Secret Agent - Jesus drives the merchants out of the temple in Jerusalem.
    10. The Preparation - Mary washes Jesus' feet with expensive perfume and Jesus heals a blind man.
    11. Betrayed - The Last Supper.Jesus washes his apostles' feet.The agony of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane.Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus and sends him to Caiaphas.
    12. Who's in Charge - Jesus is presented to Caiaphas,King Herod and Pontius Pilate.Peter betrays Jesus thrice and the cock crows.
    13. The Crown of Thorns - Jesus is scourged at the pillars and put with a crown of thorns.Pilate frees Barabbas and sentenced Jesus to death by crucifixion.
    14. Golgotha - Jesus carries his cross towards Golgotha and Simon the Cyrene helps him during the process. Jesus dies on the cross.
    15. The Empty Tomb - The Resurrection of Jesus.
    16. With You Always - The Ascension of Jesus into heaven. Jesus appears himself to two of his disciples in the road towards Emmaus. The apostles catch lots of fish with the help of the risen Christ. Jesus asked Peter thrice, "Do you love me?"
    17. The Prison Break - An angel helps Peter escape from prison.
    18. Good Riddance - The death of King Herod.
    19. The Blinding Light - The conversion of Saul from being a persecutor of Christians to becoming an apostle of Jesus. The death of Stephen.
    20. Bound & Rebound - Paul preaches the word of God in Macedonia and deliver a woman from an evil spirit. Paul and Silas are flogged in public and placed in prison. A severe earthquake happened while they are in prison. The Roman officials released them from prison.
    21. Tender Grapes - Paul interferes in a mob and helps a man get justice.
    22. Shipwrecked - Paul is shipwrecked in the island of Malta.
    23. Snake Bite - Paul is bitten by a snake but does not die. He heals a young girl from a severe illness.
    24. Heartbreak - The story of Onesimus, the slave of Philemon.
    25. Homeward Bound - Paul writes Philemon to take back Onesimus, who is baptized and converted as a follower of Christ. The Flying House goes back to the 20th century from the time of Ancient Israel.

    Home video and syndication

    The Flying House was available on VHS by Tyndale; all 52 episodes were released over 26 VHS cassettes. A DVD volume of The Flying House was released by Vision Video in 2006, featuring the first four episodes. In 2010, the Christian Broadcasting Network made the 52 episodes available for viewing online. The series also airs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and its children's subchannel Smile of a Child.

    Other titles

  • French: La maison volante
  • German: Fliegendes Haus (Flying House; aired on Bibel TV)
  • Spanish: La casa voladora
  • Russian: Летающий дом
  • Ukrainian: Літаючий будинок
  • Romanian: Casa Zburătoare
  • Danish: Det Flyvende Hus
  • Hungarian: A repülő ház
  • Mongolian: Нисдэг байшин
  • References

    The Flying House (TV series) Wikipedia