TV series
Dave the Barbarian
Overview
This animated comedy series is set in the Middle Ages and follows the title character, Dave, in his comedic adventures with his family (his sisters, Candy and Fang) as they protect themselves and their family from a world of oddball foes. Dave himself combines strength with an appreciation of the finer things in life, including origami, bird watching, and even gourmet cooking.
Details
- First air date
- 2004-01-23
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 41 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
- Network
- Disney Channel
- Production
- Disney Television Animation
- Country
- CA, US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jeff Bennett as Narrator (voice)
- Danny Cooksey as Dave the Barbarian (voice)
- Estelle Harris as Lula (voice)
- Erica Luttrell as Candy (voice)
- Tress MacNeille as Fang (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Uncle Oswidge (voice)
- Frank Welker as Faffy (voice)
- Paul Rugg as Chuckles The Silly Piggy (voice)
- Joan Rivers as Queen Zonthara (voice)
- Melissa Rivers as Princess Irmoplotz (voice)
- Phil LaMarr as Enders / Most Happy Ghost / Town Crier (voice)
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Ned Frischman (voice)
Creators and crew
- Doug Langdale - Creator
- Howy Parkins - Director
- Evan Gore - Writer
- Heather Lombard - Writer
- Doug Langdale - Writer
- Rob Humphrey - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Maddening Sprite of The Stump
Lula gets stuck in a tree stump during Dave's attempt to guard the Enchanted Forest against a giant man-eating muffin. When the royal family is unable to free Lula, a tiny, winged sprite establishes himself as the ruler of Udrogoth.
Episode 2: Shrink Rap
Dave believes helping others is his whole purpose in life and starts giving out advice as a "psychofloobicologist".
Episode 3: Pet Threat
Faffy is sad because the family forgot to get him anything during Dragon Appreciation Week, so Dave buys Faffy a diseased weasel for a pet.
Episode 4: Lula's First Barbarian
Lula's old owner, Argon the Ageless, comes to town and Lula wants to find some way of getting him to come back to her.
Episode 5: Girlfriend
Dave begins dating Princess Irmoplotz, but breaks up with her when he learns that she is evil.
Episode 6: Ned Frischman: Man of Tomorrow
A nerd named Ned Frischman travels back in time and tries to take over the ancient world using video games.
Episode 7: Beef!
Candy seeks instant muscle gratification, but the magic broccoli she eats to strengthen her muscles makes her dumber and wanting to eat more.
Episode 8: Rite of Pillage
Dave faces losing his barbarian title if he cannot pass a pillaging test.
Episode 9: King for a Day or Two
Dave in his capacity as temporary ruler of Udrogoth forces the citizenry to attend his musical production, "Oh, Pastry!".
Episode 10: Slay What?
Fang's barbarian idol arrives in town to settle a grudge against an unsuspecting Faffy.
Episode 11: Civilization
Candy sets her sights on making Fang presentable in high society.
Episode 12: Terror of Mecha-Dave
Dave fears he has been brainwashed to act like a bully by Chuckles the Silly Piggy.
Episode 13: The Way of the Dave
Candy's quest for an ultra-trendy antler hat takes her outside of the kingdom and in direct conflict with Chuckles the Silly Piggy.
Episode 14: Beauty and The Zit
The princess demands Oswidge come up with a magic spell to remove a pimple from her face on the night of the Barbarian Ball.
Episode 15: Band
The teen protectors of Udrogoth spend their downtime jamming in a popular rock band/ Candy has difficulty paying off an expensive spending spree.
Episode 16: Web
Candy has difficulty paying off an expensive spending spree.
Episode 17: Sorcerer Material
Uncle Oswidge has the "Hicats" and need to go to Malsquando's, only to realize that Malsquando knew Oswidge back in the past and tells Dave and Fang that Uncle Oswidge worked in a cafeteria and never went to sorcery school.
Episode 18: Sweep Dreams
The rest of the family run away from the castle to avoid cleaning. Dave uses Dusty, the magical cleaning broom and sweeps the castle. After months of cleaning, Dave is in need of one more thing, Castle Polish, causing him to be lured into Chuckles' lair, and he enslaves Dave, Fang, Oswidge, and Faffy to clean for him.
Episode 19: Here There Be Dragons
Faffy's allegiance to his dragon brethren makes it tougher for Dave to reverse an unnatural heat wave that has struck Udrogoth.
Episode 20: Pipe Down!
Dave's horrendous playing of a bagpipe-like instrument is enough to stir an angry god from his subterranean resting place.
Episode 21: Termites of Endearment
Vermites destroy Dave's boutique only to find out that they are controlled by The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy.
Episode 22: Thor, Loser
Lula tries to impress her sister.
Episode 23: The Princess and the Peabrains
Candy makes her friends princess while she haves fun and all. Meanwhile, Chuckles and his silly brother are planning to take over Udrogoth (not to mention that his brother really want to be a Harvest Hog).
Episode 24: Horders & Sorcery
Fang tricks Dave into thinking he's going to a hat show, only to realize that he's really in warrior boot camp! Fang wants to be a warrior, but she's too small. She fails tests like sword fights and amoeba wrestling?
Episode 25: The Brutish Are Coming
Dave and Fang try to protect Udrogoth from invading monsters.
Episode 26: The Lost Race of Reeber
Princess Candy must help the Lost Race of Reeber reclaim its land.
Episode 27: Lederhosen of Doom
Fang gets some pants sent by her parents and doesn't bother to read the note that came with them. This is problematic, because the note explains that the pants are the evil trouser beast and will take control of anyone who wears them. Fang loves the pants at first because they give her fantastic strength – at last she's as strong as Dave! But soon the pants take her over, using her as a tool to get revenge on their hated foe... Oswidge.
Episode 28: Floral Derangement
After promising never to mess with Dave's life again... Fang does it again. She swipes some of Oswidge's magic and makes some of Dave's flowers – his prized Purple Winkies – grow huge. Surprisingly, gigantic ravenous flowers cause a few minor problems, which Fang struggles to conceal from Dave.
Episode 29: A Pig's Story
Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy has a plan that can't fail; he kidnaps the Storyteller and forces him to read narration in which Dave loses! Chuckles soon finds himself not only Master of the World, but also the new star of "Dave the Barbarian," which has been renamed "The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy Will Destroy You All Variety Hour." But when the Storyteller gets laryngitis, it looks like the winner will be whoever can find the best new narrator.
Episode 30: That Darn Ghost
Candy discovers that she is the only person in Udrogoth who does not have a ghost haunting her house. Caring for their sister, Dave and Fang go down to the local ghost shop, and hire a ghost. The ghost throws a huge ghost party, and everyone's ghost attends. After Candy tries to kick them all out, the ghosts get angry, and chase the gang around Udrogoth.
Episode 31: The Cow Says Moon
Evil Princess Irmaplotz summons fourth a cow like something milky to bite dave after he swims in the milk, thus in a month later when the moon is full, making dave a Were-Cow. After terrorizing the villagers, dave is bitten by a cat. He is bitten by an array of other things, including an Egg Beater and the Gym instructor. In the end the gang make dave bite his tongue with a sheet of paper, causing him to become a Wear-Dave. But Fang thought that he's a non-weary Dave so Dave is back to normal before Irmaplotz was surprised that the gang breaks the code making Dave back to Normal. In the next morning, Dave accidently bite Faffy thus Faffy becomes Faffy-Dave singing "Funny Bunny."
Episode 32: Night of the Living Plush
Candy has bought too many plush animals. When her room explodes from being stuffed with too much fluff, she finally realizes...that she needs to buy more. Chuckles the silly piggy discovers that candy needs plush toys, and disguises himself as a piggy doll. After candy buys him and takes him home, she immediatly leaves and buys more. Meanwhile chuckles, using his amulet, creates an army of plush animals, in an attempt to conquer udrogoth.
Episode 33: I Love Neddy
Ned Frischman returns to the past attempting to conquer the world using Jokes. He becomes the most loved man in the world, and creates a sitcom called "I Love Neddy". Dave and the gang create the worlds first reality program, "Real Life Barbarians", which soon becomes more popular than "I Love Neddy". Ned Frishman comes to stop Dave and the gang with his jokes. All seems lost, when dave grabs "Convenient Feathers", and tickles Ned back to the future.
Episode 34: Shake, Rattle, & Roll Over
While retrieving the magical Combat Rattle from an ancient temple, Faffy causing a statue to come to life and attack Dave and the others. Dave decides to get Faffy trained, so the Dark Lord Chuckles The Silly Piggy disguises himself as a dragon trainer in order to steal the Combat Rattle.
Episode 35: Bad Food
Dave gets an ingrown toenail, so he quits being a barbarian and starts a restaurant. When the rest of family tries to ruin Dave's restaurant by stealing his cookbook, Dave starts making recipes from an evil cookbook, causing all of his cooking to come to life and attack.
Episode 36: Red Sweater of Courage
To make Dave brave, Fang makes him wear the Red Sweat of Courage. Unfortunately, Dave becomes so brave that he insults Chuckles The Silly Piggy, Malsquando, and Quasmire, so the three villains team up to destroy Udragoth.
Episode 37: Dog of Titans
Dave feels unappreciated at home, so he goes to Titan Meadows where he becomes the pet of a giant. Dave likes being a pet, so Fang competes against Dave in a pet show so the family can get him back.
Episode 38: Fiends & Family
When her parents announce that they have to start their quest all over again, Fang is crushed and cheering her up is a Herculean task.
Episode 39: PlunderBall
Dave finds himself coaching Udrogoth's Plunderball team in the big annual game, a job he knows nothing about. Things gets worse when the opposing team's coach is Dave's ex-girlfriend, Evil Princess Irmoplotz.
Episode 40: Not a Monkey
Fang gets an illness, so Dave take her to barber Ian, who is also an amateur doctor. He says that Fang is allergic to her own eyeballs, an allergy that only monkeys usually get.
Episode 41: Happy Glasses
When Chuckles the silly piggy sets to defeat Dave the barbarian once again, he invents glasses that make whoever is wearing it what they really want to world to be like.
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