The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure
| The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's special Religious |
| Based on | Kingdom Chums by Squire D. Rushnell |
| Teleplay by | Jeffrey Scott Jeanne Betancourt |
| Directed by | Animation: Bernard Deyriès Live action: Colin Chilvers |
| Starring | Christopher Fitzgerald Jenna von Oÿ Andrew Cassese Scott Menville Sandi Patti Paul Winchell Phil Proctor |
| Theme music composer | Joe Raposo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Animation: Jean Chalopin Andy Heyward Tetsuo Katayama |
| Editors | Live-action segments: Stan Wernow |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | ABC Productions DIC Animation City Diane Kerew Productions |
| Budget | US$1.5 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 28, 1986 |
| Related | |
| The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten (1990) | |
The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure (onscreen title: Kingdom Chums) is a 1986 animated television special, inspired by the Biblical tale of David and Goliath, and originally broadcast on the ABC network in the United States. In the special, three schoolchildren from the real world are transported into the world of the Bible, with the help of three magical stuffed animals. One of them, a raccoon named David, becomes his Biblical namesake and faces off against a giant bull named Goliath.
Little David's Adventure was created (and originally written) by Squire Rushnell, head of the children's programming department at ABC. The special, featuring live-action and animated segments, was produced by the network and DIC Animation City. It premiered on ABC on November 28, 1986 to low ratings and subsequent mixed reviews. Out of several attempts to continue the franchise, a video sequel called The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten debuted in 1990, and aired as an ABC Weekend Special two years later.