Maya the Bee @ The Cartoon Scrapbook

Prod. Notes:

1975 - 1976, (original Japanese airdates)

January 1990 - December 1992, Nickelodeon

Apollo Film, Saban

Cast:

Maya .......................................................................................... Pauline Little

Willi ..................................................................................... Richard Dumont

Flip ........................................................................................ R.J. Henderson

Grimelda ........................................................................ Anna MacCormack

Cassandra ................................................................................. Jane Woods

Synopsis:

Waldemar Bonsal’s The Adventures of Maya the Bee stories taught lessons on friendship and caring, as experienced by a group of insect friends. Australian animation company Apollo Film brought Maya and friends to animated life in a series of Maya the Bee cartoons, broadcast stateside on Nickelodeon in the early 1990’s.

Maya was a plucky female bee with a protective instinct. Predators sometimes threatened, but Maya was always there for her insect friends, including trouble-prone Willi the bee and musician Flip the grasshopper. Bonsal’s life lessons remained intact, making the show a hit with kids and parents alike.

Fifty-five episodes of Maya the Bee were produced by Apollo Film, all of which aired over the show’s two-year run on Nick.

Episodes:

Maya And The Ants

Max The Earthworm

Maya And The Frog

The House Visit

Grimelda's Web

Something's Burning

Grandma Locust

Baby Cricket's First Symphony

An Ant For A Day

The Ant Hill

The Jumping Contest

Centipede

The Littliest Hero

A Plain Adventure

Uninvited Guest

Eggs, Eggs, Everywhere (A Problem With Eggs)

Maya And The Firefly

How Crickets Were Freed

The Invisible Insect

Alf The Elf

That's What Friends Are For

Emmet Goes On A Diet

The Runaway Ant

Maya Comes Home

General Blusterby

On The Run

Flip N' Flap

Maya To The Rescue

Maya Survives Winter

Spring Is Here

Maya And Kurt's Rescue

The Caterpiller Finds A Home

Jack The Moth

The Parasite Fly

The Show-Off Cockroach

Sailing The High Seas

Captured

The Reluctant Musician

The Beauty Contest

Flip's Greedy Relative

Maya The Giantess

Gus And Emma

The Weight-Lifting Competition

The Mysterious Cheese Thief

Panic In The Meadow

The Baby Bird

Fleas In The Field

Mouse In The Bottle

City Slickers

Willi Stands Guard

Home Sweet Home

The Guest From Outerspace

The Marathon

The Army Ants Are Coming

A Windy Adventure

Opening Lyrics:

"Who's a friendly, little bee playing oh-so happily.

Buzzing here and buzzing there.. Busy buzzing everywhere.

Maya loves and Maya cares, Maya gives and Maya shares.

Maya likes to play around, but she'll never let you down.

Maya.. Maya the Bee. Maya... Maya the Bee

See her flying through the air, buzzing here and buzzing there.

Saying catch me if you dare, busy buzzing everywhere.

Maya.. Maya the Bee. Maya.. Maya the Bee.."