| The Legend of White Fang | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure |
| Created by | Jack London (book) |
| Developed by | Crayon Animation |
| Starring | Rick Jones Patricia Rodrigues Michael Rudder Mark Hellman Pierre Lenoir Neil Shee Terrence Scammell Thelma Farmer Anik Matern |
| Country of origin | Canada France |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Micheline Charest |
| Original release | |
| Network | Family Channel (Canada) |
| Release | 1 January – 25 June 1994 |
The Legend of White Fang is an animated television series based on the 1906 novel White Fang by Jack London.[1] The show focuses on the main dog protagonist and a young human companion, 12-year-old female Wendy Scott, in the place of the novel's male trail guide, Weedon Scott.[2] Spanning 26 episodes for one season.
Quebec-based Cinar (now WildBrain) produced the series and writer/journalist/popular historian, Pierre Berton, was a history consultant for the series.
12-year-old Wendy, a brave and kind girl, befriends wolf-husky mix White Fang. They share many adventures in Yukon's rugged Klondike territory during the Klondike Gold Rush where they encounter wolf packs, gold thieves, First Nations people, otters, poachers and treacherous avalanches.
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Gold Nugget" | 1 January 1994 |
| 2 | "Banished" | 8 January 1994 |
| 3 | "William" | 15 January 1994 |
| 4 | "Fool's Gold" | 22 January 1994 |
| 5 | "Two Free Beings" | 29 January 1994 |
| 6 | "The River of Life" | 5 February 1994 |
| 7 | "The Ice Bound Boat" | 12 February 1994 |
| 8 | "The Expedition" | 19 February 1994 |
| 9 | "Leap of Danger" | 26 February 1994 |
| 10 | "An Adventure at Every Turn" | 5 March 1994 |
| 11 | "The Golden Touch" | 12 March 1994 |
| 12 | "The Revenge" | 19 March 1994 |
| 13 | "Otter Madness" | 26 March 1994 |
| 14 | "The Fountain of Gold" | 2 April 1994 |
| 15 | "Sharper" | 9 April 1994 |
| 16 | "Wendy Runs Away" | 16 April 1994 |
| 17 | "The Traitor" | 23 April 1994 |
| 18 | "A Charmed Life" | 30 April 1994 |
| 19 | "The Lynx" | 7 May 1994 |
| 20 | "The Thunder Mask" | 14 May 1994 |
| 21 | "The Great Showman" | 21 May 1994 |
| 22 | "Keewan" | 28 May 1994 |
| 23 | "White Fang Goes To Town" | 4 June 1994 |
| 24 | "The Team" | 11 June 1994 |
| 25 | "The Beavers" | 18 June 1994 |
| 26 | "The Trap" | 25 June 1994 |
The Legend of White Fang was first aired on the pay-TV network Family Channel in 1994. It also aired on Global Television Network and TF1 in France. HBO later broadcast in the U.S
Two volumes were released on DVD in 2006, each containing four episodes.
On 14 September 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in Region 1. It includes bonus episodes of Busytown Mysteries, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Flight Squad, Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Animated Series and The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures.[3] The first disc was also released as single DVD on the same day called Wild and Free containing the same Busytown Mysteries episode.
As of 2022, the full episodes were available on YouTube.