Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Queen of Night Mumfie's Quest #2 by Britt Allcroft. Brittany Allcroft (born Hilary Mary Allcroft , 14 December 1943) is a British director, producer, writer and voice actress. She is the creator of the children's television series & Friends (later re-titled Thomas & Friends ), (with Rick Siggelkow), Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales and Magic Adventures of Mumfie . She wrote, co-produced and directed the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000). Early life. She was born Hilary Mary Allcroft in , England. At the age of 16, she changed her first name to Britt as her career in British radio and television gained momentum. She went on to create a succession of programmes for the BBC and ITV during the 1970s and 1980s, including Moon Clue Game , Dance Crazy and Keepsakes . Mothers By Daughters , produced for Channel Four, was broadcast by PBS in the United States. She also worked in theatre, staging shows at the London Palladium and Drury Lane Theatres. [1] Career. While making a documentary about British steam trains in August 1979, Allcroft met the Reverend , author of of children's books. She said, "It really didn't take me long to become intrigued by the characters, the relationships between them and the nostalgia they invoked." She told him that she wanted to bring these stories to life and made an arrangement to secure certain rights through his then- publishers Kaye & Ward. [2] In 1980, she co-founded Britt Allcroft Railway Productions (internationally known as The Britt Allcroft Company) with her husband, television producer Angus Wright. It took Allcroft four years to raise the funding for, and create, a first series of 26 episodes in collaboration with director . The first two episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends , shot on 35 mm film with narration by in the UK/US and music by Mike O'Donnell and , were aired together for the first time on British television on 9 October 1984. The series's success in the UK, and the merchandising campaign that Allcroft had been organising since 1983, soon led to further success in other parts of the world. In 1989, she and American producer Rick Siggelkow created Shining Time Station , a live-action children's sitcom fronted by the magical character of the miniature Mr. Conductor, who introduced two Thomas stories in each half-hour programme. Shining Time Station won a number of awards and significantly increased the popularity of the Thomas media franchise in the US. Shining Time Station lasted until 1995 then in 1996 she created the short spin-off series Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales . In 1994, Allcroft followed Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and Shining Time Station with the cartoon-animated Magic Adventures of Mumfie in collaboration with director John Collins. Inspired by the books by Katharine Tozer, this production received critical acclaim and was seen worldwide. [3] In 2008, several years after she left her original company, Allcroft revived the Mumfie library. Allcroft wrote and directed Thomas and the Magic Railroad , a film based on the Thomas franchise that was released in 2000. She also provided the voice of the character Lady. [4] The box office failure of the film caused Allcroft to resign as deputy chairman of her company in September 2000. [5] Personal life. Allcroft was previous married to television producer Angus Wright, but later divorced. [6] [7] [8] She currently resides in Santa Monica, California (US). She is on the advisory council of Southern California Public Radio and the Children's Fund. [1] Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie - Part One: The Beginning of Things. Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie - Part One: The Beginning of Things is a UK VHS release by The Video Collection on 3rd October 1994, VHS Release 1995 24th October 1995 and VHS Re-release by VCI on 3rd October 1996. Contents. Episodes [ edit | edit source ] The Beginning of Things - Mumfie is a special little elephant who lives all alone. One morning, Mumfie sets off to find an adventure and meets some new friends; Scarecrow and Pinkey, a piglet with wings. The three friends set off towards the seaside in search of an Island where they hope to find Pinkey's mother. A Whale of Discovery - The mountain on the beach surprises Mumfie when it comes to life. Mumfie and his friends soon find out that there is more to Whale than meets the eye. Whale gives the three friends a ride to the Island where Pinkey's mother is being held prisoner. Pinkey's Mysterious Island - The Island is a dark, dangerous place and despite a warning from the mysterious Black Cat, Mumfie continues to dance and sing and gets swept away on the wind, deep below the forest. Mumfie's spirits are soon lifted when he finds Pinkey's mother. Definitely Danger - Mumfie is captured by Bristle, the keeper of the Rule Book, and is put to work dusting the wicked Secretary's strange bottle collection. While dusting, Mumfie makes a new friend, Napoleon Jones the raven and discovers the wonders of the Queen of Night's special jewel. Credits [ edit | edit source ] Trailers [ edit | edit source ] Opening (Original 1994 release) [ edit | edit source ] Video Collection International children's promo from 1992 [announced by Pat Sharp] Tracking control screen Warning screen The Video Collection logo (1986-1995) Britt Allcroft Presents logo The Magic Adventures of Mumfie intro Start of The Beginning of Things (1994) Closing (Original 1994 release) [ edit | edit source ] End of Definitely Danger (1994) Coming Next in Vol. 2 The Magic Adventures of Mumfie Credits A Britt Allcroft Production logo The Video Collection logo (1986-1995) Opening (Rare 1995 release) [ edit | edit source ] Video Collection International children's promo from 1994 [announced by Sarah Greene] Tracking control screen Warning screen The Video Collection logo (1986-1995) Britt Allcroft Presents The Magic Adventures of Mumfie intro Start of The Beginning of Things (1994) Closing (Rare 1995 release) [ edit | edit source ] End of Definitely Danger (1994) Coming Next in Vol. 2 The Magic Adventures of Mumfie Credits A Britt Allcroft Production The Video Collection logo (1986-1995) Opening (1996 Re-Release) [ edit | edit source ] VCI children's promo from 1996 (Long version) [announced by Jonathan Kydd] Tracking control screen Warning screen VCI logo (1995-2005) Britt Allcroft Presents The Magic Adventures of Mumfie intro Start of The Beginning of Things (1994) Closing (1996 Re-Release) [ edit | edit source ] End of Definitely Danger (1994) Coming Next in Vol. 2 The Magic Adventures of Mumfie Credits A Britt Allcroft Production VCI logo (1995- 2005) Trailers and info [ edit | edit source ] Original 1994 release [ edit | edit source ] The Video Collection children's trailer from 1992 with clips of "Rosie and Jim", "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends", "Learn with Sooty" and "Sesame Street". The "Coming next in Vol. 2" ending segement, announced by Patrick Breen. Rare 1995 release [ edit | edit source ] The Video Collection children's trailer from 1994 with clips from "The Magic House", "Sooty and Co.", "Rainbow", "Christopher Crocodile", "Brum", "The Riddlers", "Sesame Street", "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Tots TV", "Rosie and Jim" and "The Wind in the Willows". 1996 Re-release [ edit | edit source ] The VCI children's trailer from 1996 with clips from "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Fourways Farm", "Sooty", "Rosie and Jim", "Tots Video", "Sky Dancers" and "Dragon Flyz". Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie. Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie is an American/Canadian animated children's television series, inspired by the works of Katharine Tozer, with an original music score containing more than 22 songs. Created by Britt Allcroft (producer of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends ), narrated by American actor Patrick Breen and directed by John Laurence Collins, Mumfie was first shown in the UK on CITV to popular and critical acclaim. Characters [ edit | edit source ] Mumfie – The main character of the story, Mumfie is an elephant who lives in a little cottage in the woods. He always expects mail but never receives any. One day he decides to go on an adventure and the first thing he sees is a bird who asks if he can brighten up a dull tree. Scarecrow – When Mumfie first met Scarecrow he was always in a field not ever moving until he set on the quest with him. Scarecrow is with Mumfie in all episodes. Pinkey the Flying Pig – Starting her first appearance in a farm where other pigs bully her, Pinkey is upset because she misses her mother so Scarecrow and Mumfie help her out. The Black Cat – A mysterious, magical cat who riddles Mumfie as he proceeds his journey. Disappearing and reappearing the black cat helps Mumfie in ways he doesn't expect. She has a niece who is a grey kitty. The Secretary – The villain of the story who wants the Queen of Night's jewel as his source of power to rule all. Whale – Whale is Mumfie, Scarecrow and Pinkey's Friend who helps them to get to the island because instead of internal organs inside him he has a glamorous, luxury room set with portholes, hammocks, carpets and lights. Pinkey's mother – Pinkey wanted to see her mother with Mumfie and Scarecrow only to find that she didn't want her to get caught by the secretary. Bristle – At first a servant to the secretary Bristle is very strict about rules as he explains to Mumfie. When the secretary was defeated, he became loyal to the Queen of Night instead. Napoleon – Napoleon is the bird who is kept a prisoner by the secretary. He had his feathers cut off a long time ago and, believing he couldn't fly anymore went into deep depression, until Pinkey made him understood after all these years they have grown back which persuades him to fly. The Queen of Night – The queen was the ruler of the island which Mumfie goes to. She is undercover as the secretary wants her jewel to rule all. She is voiced by Britt Allcroft instead of Breen due to his inability to speak in a female voice. Mr and Mrs Admiral – These two married people were having a dream of living an underwater house (despite the fact that humans can't breathe underwater) until one day Mr Admiral was kidnapped by Davy Jones and his pirates which was a big blow to Mrs Admiral. Eel – Mumfie first met Eel in the cave that lead them to the pirates and Davy Jones because she was glowing in the dark. Davy Jones – Davy Jones is the leader of the pirates (who lived in their underwater ship) when he left he decided to be whale's companion. Pirates – These pirates served Davy Jones when they kept Mr Admiral a prisoner until they became good guys. Youare the Reindeer – Youare is the reindeer character with twisted antlers whose first appearance was in "Mumfie's White Christmas". Despite the fact that "You are?" was a question that was asked to him in Santa's stables, he assumed that was his name. Missing Episodes [ edit | edit source ] The first series was released on DVD by Lionsgate as a feature length film titled "Mumfie's Quest." Most of the later episodes were uploaded to Hulu and other streaming services. However four episodes remain missing, as Allcroft had deemed them as the weakest episodes of the series. Scarecrowella. Scarecrowella is the 28th episode of the D'Ocon Mumfie series. Contents. Plot [ edit | edit source ] After reading the story of Cinderella, Scarecrow is invited to The Queen of Night's royal ball, but little does he know many events similar to the Cinderella story will happen to him. Summary (Contains spoilers) [ edit | edit source ] Mumfie lays in his bed as Scarecrow reads him Cinderella. Mumfie says the story is wonderful, but Scarecrow says that the events don't happen in real life. Mumfie asks if it would be wonderful if they did happen, and Scarecrow says he thinks it would. Scarecrow then says he'll go to sleep now, and drinks his third cup of hot chocolate for the day. Mumfie gets concerned and thinks all the hot chocolate won't make him sleep well, but Scarecrow assures that things will be okay, and the two go to sleep. We then cut to Scarecrow waking up after hearing loud knocking on his door. Smidgen hands him a royal invitation to The Queen Of Night's ball. Scarecrow then shows and reads it to Mumfie, who wants to wear his special pink jacket to the ball. Scarecrow says he has nothing to wear, so Mumfie tries to find him something to wear, but he only finds multiple pink jackets. Scarecrow now knows how Cinderella felt when the same thing happened to her, but Mumfie points out she had a fairy godmother. Scarecrow says that it would only happen if it were a fairy tale, but Mumfie tells him that if he wishes hard enough, he might go to the ball. Scarecrow then says he won't go, and Mumfie says he'll do the same, until Scarecrow points out to Mumfie that he has the right clothes to wear, to which Mumfie comments that without Scarecrow at the ball, it wouldn't be fun. Pinkey then knocks on the door and shows off a special dress her mother gave her. Mumfie and Scarecrow think she is beautiful, to which Pinkey responds that her mother called the dress a thing of beauty, and asks the others why they aren't dressed, since they will be late. Mumfie and Scarecrow tell her that they aren't going, to which Pinkey responds that it wouldn't be fun if she goes by herself. Scarecrow tells Pinkey and Mumfie to go on, since he was tired anyway, and everyone except Scarecrow leaves for the ball. Scarecrow then tries to sleep on his bed when he is awakened by Eel's flash of light. As the Fair Eel Godmother, she wants to use her electricity to remove any gloom Scarecrow has, since he doesn't believe in fairy tales. The Fair Eel Godmother uses her magic so that Scarecrow can go to the ball in fancy clothes, and get transported there via a pumpkin carriage led by You-Are the Reindeer. Eel comments that the job gives her a charge to make wishes come true. At the ball, Scarecrow comes into the room and gets everyone's attention, and the Queen of Night asks her to dance with her, and Scarecrow feels honored to do so, until the clock strikes twelve. Scarecrow says he has to leave, but the Queen of Night tells him to come back so she can know his name, but the only thing he leaves behind is his top hat. Scarecrow then arrives at Mumfie's cottage and says that it was the best night of his life. The next day, Mumfie tells Scarecrow what happened at the ball. Mumfie doesn't know that Scarecrow was the mysterious dancer until Bristle shows up with the top hat. Everyone gets a turn to try it on, and it turns out the hat was Scarecrow's. Bristle says that Scarecrow is going to be king now, and he thinks it's a good idea. He tells Mumfie that he will visit them to go on adventures, but Bristle says that visiting is restricted to the third Thursday of every other month and that adventures are prohibited. Scarecrow then asks Bristle if he can still scare crows, but Bristle says it's not a good job for a king. Scarecrow gets upset over this and doesn't want to be king. . and wakes up from his bad dream still screaming about how he doesn't want to be king. Scarecrow tells Mumfie all about the bad dream, and realizes that too much hot chocolate can give you nightmares. The Queen of Night: Mumfie's Quest #2 by Britt Allcroft. Mumfie, Scarecrow & Pinkey travel across the sea & snow to ask Santa for a white Christmas. Their quest takes some wild turns, with the help of old friends Whale, Napoleon, and Black Cat. They meet new friends, a high-flying reindeer & a beautiful snowbird, who is sick. Mumfie takes her home with him to get well; in doing so, Mumfie discovers the value of kindness & the true meaning of Christmas. Scarecrow has never had a birthday, so Mumfie decides to plan a surprise party for him. However, he and his friends go to such extremes that Scarecrow thinks his friends don't want to be around him anymore. Mumfie realizes Scarecrow feels very left out-he makes the surprise extra special for him. Scarecrow is his best friend and should always feel included! The Queen of Night sends Mumfie, Pinkey & Scarecrow to heal her sick sister, Queen of Light. The Black Cat tries to take the crew to the castle, but Queen of Light's illness is changing all the colors in the sky. and Black Cat loses every bit of color she has! Mumfie and co. must cheer up Queen of Light, or all the colors will be where they don't belong! Scared flying fish are running away from a big bully grouper. who is really panicking over his missing dentures! Mumfie and Scarecrow come off whale, team up with the grouper and go on a hunt for some missing teeth. An Italian lightkeeper even joins the search party!