Dagon in the Land of Weeds

Also known as Dagon · Dagon in the Land of Weeds · Ikinari Dagon · いきなりダゴン · דורי · דורי טייס החלל · הרפתקאות דורי טייס החלל

Years 1988 (יפן); שידור בישראל בתחילת שנות ה-90 (ערוץ 2 הניסיוני)
Seasons 1
Episodes 12
Country Japan
Network TV Asahi; Israel: experimental Channel 2
Original title いきなりダゴン (Ikinari Dagon)
International title Dagon in the Land of Weeds
Original run 9 April - 25 June 1988
Episodes 12
Studio Nippon Animation
Israel Experimental Channel 2, Hebrew dub, early 1990s
Hebrew dub director Limor Habib
Hebrew opening Lyrics: Ziv Sidi, Boaz Gur; music: Avner Hodorov, Ziv Sidi

Dagon in the Land of Weeds (Japanese: いきなりダゴン, Ikinari Dagon) is a 1988 Nippon Animation series (12 episodes) based on the British Dagon picture books by Denis Bond and Ken Morton.

A tiny space pilot crash-lands among Earth's insects and becomes their hero.

In Israel it aired in Hebrew on experimental Channel 2 in the early 1990s as «הרפתקאות דורי טייס החלל», with Dagon renamed דורי.

Premise

Dori (Dagon) is a tiny space pilot whose small craft reaches Earth, where everyday surroundings become a giant adventure.

He befriends insects such as Nahumi the grasshopper, Nimi the ant, General Amizi and the Beautiful Bee, and becomes their protector against recurring villains Bopo and Gonzi.

In Israel

Aired in Hebrew on experimental Channel 2 in the early 1990s as «הרפתקאות דורי טייס החלל». Voice direction by Limor Habib; cast credits do not map roles to actors.

An archival note with recordings places broadcasts in 1991 every other Monday at 18:30 - not yet verified against contemporary listings.

Series details

Network: TV Asahi; Israel: experimental Channel 2
Studio / production: Nippon Animation; Hebrew dub directed by Limor Habib
Genre: Animation · Adventure · Science fiction · Children · Comedy
Episode length: About 26 minutes
Creators: Denis Bond · Ken Morton · Kazuyoshi Yokota · Noboru Takano · Katsunori Ishida

People: Denis Bond, Katsunori Ishida, Kazuyoshi Yokota, Ken Morton, Limor Habib, Noboru Takano, Ran Gueta, Tal Mosseri, Yael Karavan, דנה מושקטבליט, רן גוטרמן, שירה גור

Lyrics

Hebrew opening theme

An original Hebrew opening theme was produced for the Israeli dub.

Lyrics: Ziv Sidi, Boaz Gur
Music: Avner Hodorov, Ziv Sidi

Credits preserved with recordings list Yael Karavan and Dana Mushkatblit as singers, without naming the opening performer explicitly.