All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Jack and the Beanstalk

    • March 26, 1995
    • HBO

    A retelling of the tale with an African-American twist. Featuring the voice of Pauletta Washington as Jack's Mother, Harry Belafonte as the Magician and Tone Loc as the Giant.

  • S01E02 Little Red Riding Hood

    • March 26, 1995
    • HBO

    Set in Ancient China, Little Red Happy Coat learns that some wolves can't be trusted. Featuring the voice of B.D. Wong as the Big Bad Wolf

  • S01E03 Hansel and Gretel

    • March 26, 1995
    • HBO

    The tale is told in a Latin-American setting, in the heart of a rainforest. Featuring Cheech Marin as the Father and Rosie Perez as the Witch(otherwise known as Suzanna from Havana)

  • S01E04 The Emperor's New Clothes

    • April 2, 1995
    • HBO

    In ancient Japan, an emperor is fooled into paying two rogues to create him an outfit from the "legenadry Fabric of Dreams". Featuring George Takei as Bandit #1(the tall one)

  • S01E05 Rumpelstiltskin

    • April 9, 1995
    • HBO

    The tale is set in the West Indies, with an old Caribbean and Jamaican twist. Featuring the voices of Denzel Washington as King Omar and Robert Townsend as Rumplestiltskin.

  • S01E06 The Frog Prince

    • April 16, 1995
    • HBO

    The classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale is set in the African jungle where a princess named Ebony meets a frog that was once a prince. Featuring the voice of Sinbad as the Frog Prince, and Danny Glover.

  • S01E07 Sleeping Beauty

    • April 23, 1995
    • HBO

    The tale is told with a Hispanic flavor, when a Hispanic princess named Rosita is cast into a long sleep by a wicked fairy named Ebelina, and awakened by Prince Luis. Featuring the voice of Ricardo Montalbán as the king.

  • S01E08 Rapunzel

    • April 23, 1995
    • HBO

    The tale is told with a Cajun flavor in the bayous of French Louisiana. Featuring the voice of Whoopi Goldberg as a Hoodoo Diva named Zenobia.

  • S01E09 The Vallant Little Tailor

    • April 23, 1995
    • HBO

    The classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale is set in the West African Sahel, where a height-challenged tailor sets out to prove his worth. Featuring the voice of David Alan Grier as the Taylor and James Earl Jones as the King.

  • S01E10 Cinderella

    • April 30, 1995
    • HBO

    The classic Cinderella tale gets a Mexican twist. Featuring the voice of Raquel Welch as La Madrastra (Cinderella's stepmother).

  • S01E11 Beauty and the Beast

    • May 21, 1995
    • HBO

    The famous fairy tale is set in Equatorial Africa as Beauty Vanessa Williams falls in love with the Beast Gregory Hines.

  • S01E12 Snow White

    • May 28, 1995
    • HBO

    The classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale gets a Southwestern U.S.(possibly Arizona) setting with Native American characters.

  • S01E13 The Princess and the Pea

    • June 4, 1995
    • HBO

    The classic Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale is set in Ancient Korea, where a prince must choose a bride that will please his demanding mother, only to have her subjected to a test. Featuring Karen Lew as The Princess and Margaret Cho as The Queen.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Pinocchio

    • April 13, 1997
    • HBO

    The classic children's tale gets set in the Barbary Coast, with Pinocchio learning to be a real boy with the help of a termite named Woody, his father Old George, and a jazz-singing fairy. Featuring the voice of Will Smith as Pinocchio, Chris Rock as Woody, and Della Reese as the Blues Fairy.

  • S02E02 Thumbelina

    • April 20, 1997
    • HBO

    The classic Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale is set in the Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil. Featuring Harvey Fierstein as Mrs. Frog and Edward James Olmos as the Bat

  • S02E03 Puss In Boots

    • April 27, 1997
    • HBO

    The Perrault fairy tale gets a Polynesian setting, as a smart and mischievous cat from the Far East sets out to improve the fortunes of his new master, Kuhio. Featuring the voices of David Hyde Pierce as Puss in Boots, Dean Cain as Kuhio, and Pat Morita as King Makahana

  • S02E04 The Pied Piper

    • April 27, 1997
    • HBO

    The Pied Piper teaches a lesson in keeping promises to the town of Hamelin while playing some fun jazz music. Featuring the voice of Wesley Snipes as the Pied Piper, John Ratzenberger as Hinky, Grant Shaud as Toady, and Samuel L. Jackson as the Mayor

  • S02E05 The Twelve Dancing Princesses

    • May 11, 1997
    • HBO

    Twelve young Cuban princesses sneak out of their beds to dance each night away and a smitten soldier must find out where they go if he hopes to marry one of them (and not lose his head!) Featuring Daisy Fuentes as Princess Daisy, Hector Elizondo as King El Marty and Jon Secada as Juan Carlos

  • S02E06 The Golden Goose

    • May 18, 1997
    • HBO

    In this African-American version of the fairy tale, lovable Simpleton befriends a wisecracking beggar who leads him to a magical golden goose and a grand adventure. Featuring the voices of Sinbad as Simpleton, James Avery as Father, Avery Brooks as King Maximus, Loretta Devine as Mother

  • S02E07 The Little Mermaid

    • May 25, 1997
    • HBO

    In this Asian setting, at a secret underwater kingdom, a teenage mermaid princess named Mija is allowed to see the world above the surface and falls in love with a human prince after rescuing him. She makes a deal with a sea witch that may not turn out in her favor if she doesn't win the prince's love in return. Featuring the voices of Tia Carrere as Mija and Margaret Cho as the Mermaid Queen

  • S02E08 Goldilocks and the Three Bears

    • June 1, 1997
    • HBO

    In this Jamaican version of the classic, Goldilocks (voiced by Raven-Symone) has golden dreadlocks and much to learn about treating people (and bears) right. Featuring the voices of Tone Loc as Desmond Bear, Alfre Woodard as Winoone Bear, David Alan Grier as Dudley Bear, Ben Vereen as Snake and Lou Rawls as Bat

  • S02E09 The Fisherman and His Wife

    • June 8, 1997
    • HBO

    In this version tale of how greed only begets more greed set to the music of Gypsy guitars and flamenco dancing, a simple fisherman and his wife are happy with their humble life until a magical fish offers them a wish. Featuring the voices of Edward James Olmos as the Fisherman, and Julia Migenes as the Fisherman's Wife

  • S02E10 Aladdin

    • June 15, 1997
    • HBO

    This tale from the 1001 Arabian Nights takes place in Ancient China, when Aladdin, a poor dreamer who longs for adventure, meets a genie who wishes to be a kung-fu master and uses him to rescue a princess from a jealous sorcerer. Featuring B.D. Wong as Aladdin and the Genie and George Takei as Chang the Sorcerer

  • S02E11 The Shoemaker and the Elves

    • June 22, 1997
    • HBO

    In the ancient Aztec empire, a humble shoemaker named Tizoc and his wife create shoes for the emperor and his devious captain of the guards. When he must make several shoes overnight or forfeit his life, he falls asleep on the job, but two elves come to the rescue. Featuring Lou Diamond Philips as Coatl

  • S02E12 King Midas and the Golden Touch

    • June 29, 1997
    • HBO

    The powerful monarch of an African kingdom learns that all that glitters isn't gold when his wish to turn everything he touches into gold is granted. Featuring the voice of Alfonso Ribeiro as King Midas and Jennifer Holliday as The Dream Diva

  • S02E13 Mother Goose: A Rappin' & Rhymin' Special

    • October 12, 1997
    • HBO

    Feeling unappreciated by the denizens of Nursery Rhyme Land, Mother Goose decides to go into retirement. Now a group of beloved Nursery Rhyme characters must show how much they really care before she flies the coop. Features the voices of Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Goose, Jimmy Smits as Old King Cole, Regis Philbin and Kathy Lee Gifford as Jack and Jill, Nell Carter as Mary, Denzel Washington as Humpty Dumpty, and Salt-N-Pepa as The Three Little Kittens.

Season 3