Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates

Plot

Characters

Main

• Nibs - one of the tallest and the eldest of the Lost Boys. He wears a cap shaped like a bear's head with the face cut out. He is Peter's second-in-command and leads the group when Peter is away. He is the most responsible, sensible and mature when making decisions.
• Slightly - the tallest and second eldest Lost Boy. He wears a cap in the shape of a parrot's head. As a reference to his name, he constantly uses the word "slightly" in his sentences. His ambition is to be Peter's second-in-command. He is often naive and immature when making decisions what can cause trouble for the others. His hobby is collecting shells.
• Curly - a hispanic Lost Boy with a cap shaped like a tiger's head with the face cut out. He has a tanned complexion, and a very slim figure. Age-wise, he is in the middle of the Lost Boys, where Nibs and Slightly are older and the Twins and Tootles are younger, so because of this he is neither the leader nor the pet of the family. He has a sense of humor and loves having fun, but also knows and recognizes when the situation is more serious.
• The Twins - two Lost Boys who are biracial Twins. They are not identical, aside from both wearing caps in the shape of a leopard's head with cut-outs in the front for their faces. Individually they are known as Tall Twin and Short Twin, their heights being the main distinction. They are so synchronized that they accomplish more when they work together and when talking they finish each other's sentence. They are known as the mechanics and inventors of the group and most of their activity is creating, building and testing their own inventions and machines.
• Tootles - the youngest and smallest of the Lost Boys who wears a cap in the shape of a panda's head with face cut-out and has a black blotch around his left eye for the emphasis of this animal. He is very small and has a round stomach, because he loves eating. He is often clumsy which can cause problems for the others when looking for adventures. He can also become too sensitive, especially when getting judged or not noticed by the others.

  Villains

• Smee - Captain Hook's loyal first mate and the closest he has to a friend, although he rarely seems to appreciate it. Smee is of Irish descent and in his appearance small and slim, and has a beard. The main difference from the other pirates is that he is often clumsy and not really able to capture any of the Lost Boys. Despite all the confusion and his environment, it is important for him not to leave the pirate crew. He is faithful to his Captain and stays on his side, but not once can also be more equal to the other pirates.
• Robert Mullins who hails from Brooklyn. He is medium height, muscular, has a long face, a moustache and a scar at his left eye. He is very good in sword fight. Although he refers to Captain Hook as "the finest pirate who ever lived", he sometimes schemes to take over command.
• "Gentleman" Ignatious P. Starkey - a foppish yet gentlemanly and English member of Hook's crew. He speaks with a "dash-it-all" accent, has a high physique, long black hair he wears in a ponytail and a thin moustache. He wears a long cape and as a weapon uses a rapier. He is believed to be the first mate and can become conceited and confident in himself.
• Alf Mason — a member of Hook's crew who serves as a carpenter and strongman. He has a strong physical build, is tall, very muscular, has no hair, and wears a blue nightcap. As a weapon, Alf often wields a mallet.
• Billy Jukes - The youngest pirate who is of Old World/Indian descent. Before he became a member of the pirates, he was a castaway on a desert island. Billy was rescued by Captain Hook's crew and taught pirating by Robert Mullins, to whom he is very loyal. Being the ship's gunner, he is responsible for the cannons, so he is never far away from the big cannon, 'Long Tom'. He also has a wide knowledge at machines and other uncommon instruments and is the inventor among the pirate crew, what is a big feature he has in common with the Twins.
• Eucrates Cookson - the ship's chef, who has his individual method for his dishes and menu. Instead of typical weapons, he can use kitchen devices and is very good at using a fishing net. He spends most of his time in the kitchen, where he can be seen cooking.

Other characters

• Great Big Little Panther - The Indian chief and father of Tiger Lily and Hard-To-Hit. He is very wise and often assists Peter and his friends when they have problems.
• Tiger Lily - The daughter of Great Big Little Panther and sister of Hard-To-Hit. She and her little brother sometimes tag along with and aid Peter and their other friends on their many adventures. She is physically active, finding it unnecessary to take a risk, showing she is more mature. Together with her brother, they love having fun. However, they also know and recognize when the situation is more serious and act in a more mature way.
• Hard-to-Hit - Great Big Little Panther's son and Tiger Lily's younger brother. He knows the weapons of his tribe and how to use them. Generally, he gets accompanied by his sister and is less mature.
• Spirit Guide - A panther that is invoked by Great Big Little Panther to guide Peter during the storm to recover the magic sand.
• Little Panther - an ancestor of the Native Americans who once took care to calm down the argument of the sun and the moon and their chaos of day and night this two creatures had caused.

• Crooked Tail - A mermaid who is feared by the Purple and Blue Mermaids. She was once beautiful, but conceited and haughty until a potion to enhance her beauty went horribly awry turning her into a green-skinned mermaid.
• The Blonde and Redhead Mermaids - Two mermaids who only appear twice as villains in the series. While they are usually seen together, they often insult each other and both are very vain.
• The Brunette Mermaids - Two mermaids with black hair and dark skin who appear in "Vanity, thy name is Mermaid".

Temporary characters

Differences

• This series does not feature an introduction to the Darling family, who lives in the real world in London, nor explains how Peter takes Wendy to Neverland.
• There is no explanation of how the Lost Boys came to Neverland.
• There is no ending so the ultimate fate of the Lost Boys is unknown.
• Peter always wears his knife attached to his right boot, not on his waist.
• Tinker Bell speaks the same language as the other characters, not a tinkling of bells.
• Captain Hook's hair is white.
• Captain Hook does not panic when hearing the ticking of a clock, and his behavior is inconsistent.
• John wears a brown derby, not a black stovepipe hat.
• Wendy is portrayed with black hair.
• The Twins are not identical but dizygotic and look very different. One is short and Caucasian, the other is taller and clearly African. They are recognized as twins by wearing similar caps and doing everything together.
• The Lost Boys wear normal clothes and caps from animals' heads.
• The Darling children and the Lost Boys can fly all the time.

  Episodes

Crew

• Michael Bell - Voice Director
• Lee Dannacher - Voice Director
• Tony Pastor - Voice Director

  Broadcast

VHS and DVD releases

VHS

United States

United Kingdom

DVD

• Coldest Cut Of All
• River Of Night
• Treasure Hunt
• Wee Problem
• The Girl Who Lives In The Moon

  Video game

Comics

Titles

• Ein Piratenschiff geht fliegen – A Pirates' Ship takes Flight
• Sturm über dem Niemalsland – Stormy Neverland
• Tinkerbell sitzt in der Falle – Tink is trapped

• Wer andern eine Grube gräbt... – Who digs a pit for others...
• Die Jagd nach dem goldenen Stein – Hunting the golden Stone
• Captain Hook geht baden – Captain Hook goes swimming

• Captain Hook und der Zauberring – Captain Hook and the Magic Ring
• Angeltour mit Hindernissen – Go fishing with obstacles
• Reise in die Vergangenheit – Journey to the Past
• Die verzauberte Statue – The enchanted Statue

• Die Hexe mit dem grünen Daumen – The Witch with the green Thumb
• Alles wegen Ingwerbeeren – All 'coz of the Ginger Berries
• Verrat im Nilpferdreich – Betrayal at the Hippopo-Empire
• Tootles auf Abwegen – Tootles goes astray
• Der falsche Peter – The wrong Peter

• Die Hexe lässt das Blitzen nicht – The Witch who did not stop Lightning
• Der Heiratsschwindler – The Wedding Swindler
• Captain Hook hat Schwein – Hook and his Guinea Pigs
• Ein Pirat und ein Gentleman – A Pirate and a Gentleman
• Zaubern will gelernt sein – Doing Magic is to be learned

• Ein Ehrengast zieht Leine – A Special Guest goes away
• Ein Monstervogel muckt auf – Rebel of a Monster Bird
• Der Piratenausverkauf – Pirates' Sale
• Captain Hook geht in die Falle – Hook gets trapped
• Eis und heiß im Niemalsland – Hot'n Cold in Neverland

• Viel Radau beim Mädchenklau – Making this much Noise, the Girl has no Choice
• Ein Möhrchen zum anbeißen – To get a Nibble from the Carrot
• Der Stein der vom Himmel fiel – The Stone from Sky
• Rettung für die Streithähne – Rescue of the Squabblers
• Freitag der dreizehnte – Friday the Thirteenth

  Differences from the TV series

• It is emphasized that Peter Pan cannot read, however in the episode "Curly's Laugh", it is shown that the Lost Boys, except Slightly, can. In the comic series, Peter is not alone with this disability, but also all the six Lost Boys cannot read as well.
• In the comics, only Peter is able to fly all the time, but his friends cannot always do this, as they are regularly seen walking and performing other activities, like being on the sea in a boat, which they would not do if they could fly. Sometimes it seems that they first obtained Tink's powder and at other times they seem to be really independent when flying, but not always.
• For the Indians, only three have their appearances and roles in the series. The whole tribe is never introduced. But in the comics, they are more developed. Also when asking them for help, Tiger Lily has the biggest role and regularly accompanies Peter and the others, while Hard-to-Hit appears very rarely and does not get any role, except in one story. There he also gets presented as being Lily's cousin. But in the TV series, he is her brother.
• From the characters, the Twins are synchronized. When talking, they do it together, so one starts the sentence and the other finishes it or they speak in breaks, where one stops talking, but the other one goes on with the train. In the comics, they generally speak on their own. They are also known, as well as Billy Jukes, to be the mechanics and inventors in the series. But in the comics, none of them does this.
• The animals are not able to speak normally and also aren't high developed as the humans, but just act naturally as animals do and are able to understand. In the comics, they also don't speak the human language. Yet they often get widely developed thoughts, especially the Croc, and are shown to be more intelligent, not as animals usually are in reality. The very same with Hook's parrot Short Tom, which in the comics regularly says full sentences with a big intelligence, which animals in fact don't have and this parrot neither does in the TV series.
• In the TV series, there aren't many characters, especially not human beings, who have the ability of abstract thinking. In the comics, Neverland is more developed and also has not only more humans, but also cities and realms, where a lot people live.
• Of all the Lost Boys, the Twins get the biggest physical appearance in the TV series. But in the comics, the Lost Boys who is seen in most of the stories and takes the biggest part at the action is Slightly.
• In the series, Cookson is very fat and could always eat while Mason's biggest advantage is his muscular body type and his physical strength. But in the comics, Mason is fat and immovable, and gets criticized by Captain Hook for eating too much and being physically very lazy.
• From Peter's friends, little Michael never has a teddy bear with him or any other cuddly toy. But in some comic stories, he does.
• In the series it never comes to any real love relationship between Peter and Wendy, just maybe a little in episode "The Play's the Thing" where it's a pity for Wendy that while she's playing the main female character in Hamlet's tragedy, Juliet, Peter cannot be her Romeo. And in "Count the Chauvin" where Peter is praising Wendy for her courage and then kissing her hand, or better the glove she's wearing. But in the comics there is one story where Peter purposefully is taking Wendy to a place he wants to be romantic for the two of them. And in another Peter is catching Wendy, while she's falling down and after holding her in his arms, the two of them want to forget their current problem with Hook and to concentrate only on each other.