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| The tale concerns the foolish Emperor Klockenlocher, who's tricked by con-man/tailor Marmaduke into paying one million grinklens for an imaginary suit of clothes, insisting that his refined eyes are sharp enough to see the "invisible" cloth. At a formal parade, everyone pretends that they can see the clothes as well, until a young boy dares to speak the truth. | The tale concerns the foolish Emperor Klockenlocher, who's tricked by con-man/tailor Marmaduke into paying one million grinklens for an imaginary suit of clothes, insisting that his refined eyes are sharp enough to see the "invisible" cloth. At a formal parade, everyone pretends that they can see the clothes as well, until a young boy dares to speak the truth. | ||
| Presented under the banner of ''The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye'', the special was a pilot for a series of specials.<ref>{{cite news |title=Enchanted World of Danny Kaye |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/271355335/?terms=%22enchanted%2Bworld%2Bof%2Bdanny%2Bkaye%22 |accessdate=7 June 2020 |agency=King Features Syndicate |date=February 27, 1972}}</ref> No further specials were produced. | Presented under the banner of ''The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye'', the special was a pilot for a series of specials.<ref>{{cite news |title=Enchanted World of Danny Kaye |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/271355335/?terms=%22enchanted%2Bworld%2Bof%2Bdanny%2Bkaye%22 |accessdate=7 June 2020 |agency=King Features Syndicate |date=February 27, 1972}}</ref> Cartoonist ], who designed characters for the special, also had plans for further specials, which can be glimpsed in the making-of documentary on the 2002 ] DVD release.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldschmidt |first1=Rick |title=The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye! |url=http://enchantedworldofrankinbass.blogspot.com/2006/12/enchanted-world-of-danny-kaye.html |website=Rick Goldschmidt: A Rankin/Bass Historian |accessdate=7 June 2020 |date=December 28, 2006}}</ref> No further specials were produced. | ||
| ==Production== | ==Production== | ||
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1972 American TV series or program| The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated TV Special |
| Written by | Romeo Muller |
| Directed by | Arthur Rankin, Jr. Jules Bass |
| Voices of | Danny Kaye Cyril Ritchard Imogene Coca Allen Swift Bob McFadden |
| Composers | Maury Laws Jules Bass |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Arthur Rankin, Jr. Jules Bass |
| Editor | Irwin Goldress |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Rankin/Bass Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 21, 1972 (1972-02-21) |
The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes is a television special broadcast on ABC on Monday night, February 21, 1972. The show was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, using their "Animagic" stop-motion puppetry technique, along with some live-action footage shot in Denmark.
The special, a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fable The Emperor's New Clothes, starred Danny Kaye as the voice of the narrator and main character, Marmaduke. Kaye was strongly associated with the author, having previously played the title role in the 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen. The cast also included Cyril Ritchard, Imogene Coca, Allen Swift and Bob McFadden. Kaye sang six original songs written by Maury Laws and Jules Bass: "Come Along with Me", "Creation", "The Tailor's Song", "Clothes Make the Man", "All You Need Is Money to Be Rich", and "I See What I Want to See".
The tale concerns the foolish Emperor Klockenlocher, who's tricked by con-man/tailor Marmaduke into paying one million grinklens for an imaginary suit of clothes, insisting that his refined eyes are sharp enough to see the "invisible" cloth. At a formal parade, everyone pretends that they can see the clothes as well, until a young boy dares to speak the truth.
Presented under the banner of The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye, the special was a pilot for a series of specials. Cartoonist Jack Davis, who designed characters for the special, also had plans for further specials, which can be glimpsed in the making-of documentary on the 2002 Sony Wonder DVD release. No further specials were produced.
Production
Danny Kaye recorded the soundtrack in New York City, filmed the live-action segments in Denmark, and visited the studio in Tokyo to see the production of the stop-motion animation.
When Kaye visited the animation studio, the animators asked him for "a sample of the Danny Kaye style." Later, he explained, "They wanted to see how I moved my hands, my mouth. Did I wiggle my ears when I sang? How did I walk? How did I walk when I wore a cape, and so on. The technicians painstakingly captured every nuance, every gesture to animate the figures. They're really marvelous."
Cast
- Danny Kaye: Marmaduke
- Cyril Ritchard: Emperor Klockenlocher
- Imogene Coca: Princess Klockenlocher
- Allen Swift: Mufti
- Bob McFadden: Jaspar
References
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Danny Kaye's enchanted world -- and 'The Emperor's New Clothes'". Monrovia Daily News-Post. February 19, 1972. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Enchanted World of Danny Kaye". King Features Syndicate. February 27, 1972. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Goldschmidt, Rick (December 28, 2006). "The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye!". Rick Goldschmidt: A Rankin/Bass Historian. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Shull, Richard K. (February 20, 1972). "Danny Kaye's been on the move: Takes time for children's special". Bell-McClure Syndicate. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Royal, Don (February 18, 1972). "Comic Danny Kaye Stars in 'Emperor's Clothes'". NEA Service. Retrieved 7 June 2020.