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Directed by Keiichiro Mochizuki First episode date 27 March 1989 Number of episodes 52 | 7.6/10 IMDb Written by Kaoru Toshima Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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English network Nine NetworkITV1 (CITV), Channel 4The Family Channel Original run 5 April 1988 – 27 March 1989 Similar Oraa Guzura Dado, Bôken Korobokkuru, Bumpety Boo, Mīmu Iro Iro Yume no Tabi, Happy Ness: Secret of t | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wowser (どんどんドメルとロン, Don-Don Domeru/Domel to Ron) is an anime based on the Belgian cartoon comic strip Cubitus. It consisted of 52 two-part episodes the running time of 20 minutes in total, and it originally aired from 5 April 1988 to 27 March 1989.
Contents
Plot
Wowser is a big white dog who lives with his owner, the Professor. In each episode, Wowser's appetite and the Professor's inventions, along with the interference of their wacky neighbors, results in chaos.
Characters
Foreign versions
The English version was created by Saban Entertainment. Retitled Wowser, it aired in 1990 on The Family Channel. The dub changed the names of the characters and replaced the original music.
In the UK it aired on ITV and later on Channel 4 in the early and mid 1990s and 2 videos of the series were released in 2 volumes.
In the U.S. in 1990 and 1991, the videos of the Wowser series were released in 4 volumes, and also in mini features of the running time of 30 minutes and 60 minutes.
The series were also dubbed to Arabic in Jordan, and released throughout many parts of the Arab world. This version named Ka'abool (Arabic: كعبول).
Japanese version
Opening song
"Fly away - Yume no Hikouki" sung by Mitsuko Horie
Ending song
"GO! GO! My Friend" sung by Mitsuko Horie