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''The World of David the Gnome'', originally titled ''David, el Gnomo'' (also known as ''David, the Gnome''), is a Spanish animated television series based on the children's book ''The Secret Book of Gnomes'', by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet.〔http://www.foundus.com/GnoQueen/secret.htm〕 The program was originally created in Spain by BRB Internacional (who were also responsible for the ''Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' franchise and other cartoons such as ''Bobobobs'' and ''Around the World with Willy Fog'') titled ''David el Gnomo'', and retains a sense of the lush illustrations of the original books. Twenty-six episodes were produced. There was also a spin-off series entitled ''Wisdom of the Gnomes''. The English language dub ''The World of David the Gnome'' was produced by Canadian studio CINAR (now Cookie Jar Entertainment, and now part of DHX Media), in association with Miramax Films. Christopher Plummer narrated, with the voice of David the Gnome being provided by Tom Bosley. ''David the Gnome'' came to US television in 1987, airing Sundays on the Nickelodeon cable channel, and was part of the fledgling Nick Jr. lineup when that was created shortly thereafter until 1996. It also aired on TLC on its Ready Set Learn block from October 7, 1996 until March 27, 1998. It also aired on Discovery Kids on its Ready Set Learn block from September 30, 1998 until October 9, 2010. The series is still frequently airing weekday mornings on Irish channel RTÉ Two as of 2006. In Australia, it has aired on ABC, as well as the Australian branch of Nickelodeon, again as part of the Nick Jr. lineup. ==Synopsis== The series presents the gnomes as a kind species, of 15 centimeters (6 inches) of height, and between 250 and 300 grams (8 and 10 ounces) of weight depending on gnome body mass. According to their habitat, different types of gnomes are distinguished: the ones of the forest, the ones of the garden, the ones of the farm, the ones of the house, the ones of the dunes, those of Siberia, and nomadic "gypsy" gnomes (commonly looked down upon by other gnomes). A gnome's lifespan is usually 400 years, though there is one example of a couple in the Balkans living 550 years. Gnomes such as the main characters live in pairs in comfortable caves or holes under trees (in their case in the company of a pair of mice and a cricket). Their diet is mostly vegetarian. They are helped by the animals of the forest when traveling long distances or when they need to arrive quickly at a specific location. Gnomes work in various ways to repair the damage inevitably caused by humans. They also have the power of telepathy and mind control. Their main enemies are the trolls, malevolent and clumsy creatures who always make trouble for the other inhabitants of the forest, as well as gnome poachers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The World of David the Gnome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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