Dave the Barbarian

*Dave the Barbarian*
Dave the Barbarian
	Promotional poster
Created by	Doug Langdale
Directed by	Howy Parkins
Voices of	Danny Cooksey; Erica Luttrell; Tress MacNeille; Kevin Michael Richardson; Frank Welker; Estelle Harris;
Narrated by	Jeff Bennett
Composer	Shawn Patterson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	21 (42 segments)
Production
Executive producer	Doug Langdale
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Walt Disney Television Animation
Original release
Network	Disney Channel
Release	January 23, 2004 –; January 22, 2005

Dave the Barbarian is an American animated television series created by Doug Langdale for Disney Channel. The show centers on a barbarian named Dave and his friends and family, who go on surreal Medieval-themed adventures.^[1] The series premiered on January 23, 2004,^[2] and ended on January 22, 2005, with a total of one season with 21 episodes.

Premise

The series takes place in the kingdom of Udrogoth during the Middle Ages. It centers on Dave (voiced by Danny Cooksey), a powerful yet cowardly barbarian who lives with his fashionable yet self-centered older sister Candy (voiced by Erica Luttrell) and feisty younger sister Fang (voiced by Tress MacNeille). His parents, Throktar and Glimia, are the King and Queen, but are away "fighting evil" across the world (though they sometimes communicate via a magic crystal ball or cauldron), and have left Candy in charge of the kingdom as Princess Regent while Dave is supposed to defend the kingdom (since he is the biggest). Together the three siblings, along with their gluttonous and mildly incompetent "wizard" uncle Oswidge, are left to run and protect the kingdom from the villainous yet dimwitted Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy (voiced by Paul Rugg).

There is a Narrator, referred to either as "the Narrator" or "the Storyteller", voiced by Jeff Bennett. He is able to talk to the characters of the show, and vice versa, which breaks the fourth wall to the extent where he was once captured by Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy and was forced to tell the story according to his kidnapper's commands.

Characters

Main

Dave Barbarian (voiced by Danny Cooksey) is a muscular and very strong barbarian war-prince who is very sensitive to pain and would rather knit and cook than fight evil. He is also afraid of many things and at least once an episode, he will be frightened somehow and shriek his high pitched, effeminate scream. He is also allergic to many things. According to Fang, Dave wanted to be a barbarian when he was young, but thought a barbarian was a librarian who also cuts hair. Dave's catchphrases are "Bejabbers!" and "Please don't hurt me!"
Candy Barbarian (voiced by Erica Luttrell) has a contemporary "valley girl" attitude and would rather shop and hang out than rule a kingdom. Candy's main ability is her martial arts skills. She is the kingdom's most beautiful girl and she's rather selfish, but gets over that in a small way while helping Hamwise and his wife defeat the nefarious Invisigoths. Candy has used the quote "Don't mess with the princess" on a number of occasions and has referred to herself also as a Barbarian. She has displayed the most strength out of the family often when it comes to monsters destroying a shop or so; whether or not she is stronger than Dave remains unseen but out of the two, she is the one willing to use it.
Fang Barbarian (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is a very rambunctious and uncivilized young warrior who loves to smash things. She has long red hair in a ponytail. She is the butt of a running joke in which she is often mistaken for a monkey, hence her catchphrase, "Not a monkey!" However, she frequently acts and appears to look like a monkey and during one episode she finds a tribe of monkeys that exactly resemble her. She is too small to fight most of the time and resents Dave (who is very strong) because of his cowardice. She aspires to be a barbarian warrior and often reprimands Dave for his gentleness and niche interests. She secretly likes to play with dolls. Fang wields a spear in combat, as well as kicking, biting, and punching. Her wardrobe (specifically, the animal skin tunic and bone in her hair) incorporates elements of both Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm from The Flintstones.
Uncle Oswidge (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is Dave, Fang and Candy's uncle. He is a clumsy sorcerer who often wreaks havoc with his spells rather than being useful. In "Sorcerer Material", it is revealed that Oswidge did not attend sorcery school; he merely worked in the cafeteria. He is an avid foodie, being a skilled chef and hash slinger; his favorite foods are ham and "Nut Logs", which he attacks a server to receive. Like his niece Fang, he secretly likes to play with dolls. He presents a rather unkempt appearance. Despite his inadequacy as a sorcerer, his knowledge of magic surpasses that of the rest of the family.
Faffy (voiced by Frank Welker) is the family's dumb pig-shaped pet dragon. Unlike most dragons, he breathes lightning and is domesticated, plus he does not have a tail. He does possess a wild streak that can be revealed when around other dragons, particularly evil ones with rebellious attitudes. The Narrator has mentioned that Faffy has a one-digit IQ.
Lula (voiced by Estelle Harris) is Dave's shrill, impatient, sarcastic, and enchanted sword. Her main ability is shooting lightning from the tip of her blade. She was once the sword of Argon the Ageless, with whom she was infatuated, but was used by Argon as the nose of a snowman, and left in the melted puddle for centuries. It's revealed that Lula is related to other mystical weapons of different kinds, her older sister being Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor, and her cousin being the trident of Poseidon.

Supporting

King Throktar (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) and Queen Glimia (voiced by Erica Luttrell) are the proper rulers of Udrogoth, and the parents of Dave, Candy and Fang. They are away fighting evil around the world, though they can communicate to their children via Oswidge's crystal ball, a magical cauldron, or other forms of fantasy telecommunication. Occasionally the King and Queen are on the phone call while in a perilous situation, such as a battle with zombie spiders.
The Narrator/Storyteller (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is the narrator of the series. He has never been seen in an episode.
Dinky (voiced by Erica Luttrell) and Cheezette (voiced by Tress MacNeille) are Princess Candy's best friends, who are sometimes unsupportive – and wisely so – towards her actions. They are as obsessive about fashion, clothes, and social lives as Candy is.
Mrs. Gert Bogmelon (voiced by Lisa Kaplan) is a witch-like shopkeeper who loves money and loves to rip off her customers. She can be cowed by Fang and other aggressive people but takes advantage of meek people like Dave. She sells evil weasels, mystical swords, and other plot-related paraphernalia, such as used T-shirts for sporting events.
Twinkle the Marvel Horse (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a magical pony with a rainbow-colored tail. He has extreme depression and possible psychosis, apparently due to being left on his own in the stable all the time. He often talks about his dreams, which are very disturbing. He is capable of flight, though he has no wings. His manner of speech is a parody of Christopher Walken.

Villains

The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy (voiced by Paul Rugg) is a pig with a high-collared cape (and equally high voice) bent on ruling Udrogoth and the main antagonist of the show. Chuckles lives in a castle on the outskirts of the kingdom. He possesses the Mystic Amulet of Hogswineboar (named so because hogs, swine, and boars are all synonyms for the word 'pig'). This grants him amazing mystical powers such as telekinesis, shape-shifting, blasting magic to rival Lula's, and conjuration. He is also a whiz with technology, as evidenced by the Mecha-Dave. His schemes usually rely on a particular gimmick (like giant clams, giant ducks, evil pastries, or evil furniture). His catchphrase is (whenever he gets hurt) "Ooh, my little piggy [insert body part]". It was also revealed in one episode ("The Princess and the Peabrains") that he has a nephew named Knuckles the Silly Piggy, who wants to be the Harvest Hog instead of a dark lord of evil.
Malsquando (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is an evil sorcerer and Oswidge's rival. He has an obsession with taking over the world and making money. He was revealed to be a member of the Evil Sorcerers' union. He also runs a shop that cures hiccats (magical hiccups that produce cats from one's mouth). Malsquando reveals that while he attended sorcery school, Oswidge merely worked in the cafeteria, thus invalidating Oswidge as a wizard. Lula expresses that she finds his accent attractive. His speaking pattern is based on that of Jonathan Harris.
Quosmir (voiced by Michael McShane) is the god of freshly laundered trousers, overused punctuation and possibly other random and ridiculous things. He has mommy issues and carries a security blanket known as his "ni-ni lankie". He often experiences short-term memory loss and attention deficit disorder. He is a green skinned naga-like giant with the lower half of a snake instead of legs; he is always wearing a blue cape and a combover. He has a severe inferiority complex that is only exacerbated in the presence of his mother. He has immense magical powers including flight, super-speed, and flaming loogies.
Princess Irmaplotz and Queen Zonthara (voiced by Melissa and Joan Rivers) is the evil sorceress princess of Hyrogoth that is trying to destroy Dave (or more likely she just wants to make Dave's life miserable). Her mother Zonthara is the ruler of Hyrogoth, and keeps on trying to teach Irmaplotz to be more evil. Her father is good, making her half-evil. Earlier in the show, Dave and Irmaplotz fell in love over their similar reading habits, love of bad poetry, and similar allergies. However, after careful consideration, Dave ended the relationship due to Irmaplotz's desire for evil, which contradicts Dave's desire to do good. After this, Irmaplotz becomes an antagonist, seeking revenge for being dumped. Irmaplotz is nearsighted, occasionally wearing glasses, but avoids wearing them in fear of looking "bookish". In the episode "The Cow Says Moon", Irmaplotz reveals she still has feelings for Dave when she compliments him while still saying that vengeance will be hers.
Ned Frischman (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz) is a nerd who works at a pants factory in the year 1994. He gains a radioactive zipper which he uses to travel back into time to attempt conquering the world by using the advanced technology of the future, such as the Game Guy (a parody of a Game Boy), and a joke book from the 1940s. The humans become addicted to playing the same game on their Game Guys and they clamor for new batteries, which Frischman repeatedly provides by traveling to the future and purchasing them. He then uses the pursuit of batteries to enslave Urdugoth inhabitants into building pyramids and other monuments in his name. He is defeated by Faffy, Lula and Twinkle the Marvel Horse, who all do not have thumbs and therefore did not become addicted to Game Guys.

Production

The show was created and written by Doug Langdale. After premiering on Disney in 2004, it began broadcasting on Toon Disney a year later. In Latin America, the show was broadcast on Jetix.

Dave the Barbarian juxtaposes both the ancient and modern. Candy, for example, shops in the local mall and uses the crystal ball for online shopping sprees.

Occasionally, the series breaks the fourth wall with a character complaining about a plot, directly addressing the audience, or communicating to the narrator. Characters can sometimes be offended by how the narrator describes them, including Oswidge in "Sorcerer Material". In "The Maddening Sprite of the Stump", the show's narrator skips over a fight scene, asking viewers to imagine an epic battle and explaining that "a low budget show" like Dave the Barbarian did not have the expenses to animate such a scene. In "A Pig's Story", the series antagonist realizes the show's narration leads to his losses, so he types favorable situations and hypnotizes the Storyteller into reading the voice-over, culminating in a theme song for the antagonist; ultimately, the narrator's laryngitis makes him lose his voice and foil the evil plan.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"The Way of the Dave"	Howy Parkins	Doug Langdale	David Feiss & Brad Vandergrift	February 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)	101
1	"Beauty and the Zit"	Howy Parkins	John Behnke & Rob Humphrey	Chong Lee	February 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)	101
Candy's quest for an ultra-trendy antler hat takes her outside of the kingdom and in direct conflict with Chuckles the Silly Piggy. Candy demands Oswidge come up with a magic spell to remove a pimple from her face on the night of the Barbarian Ball, but the zit turns into a zit monster and he's bent on taking her back. However, as it turns-out the monster only wants to be her date to the dance and then the two perform a song that strongly parodies the song Beauty and The Beast. Candy and the Zit's song is called Candy And The Zit.
2	"Sorcerer Material"	Howy Parkins	Doug Langdale	Wendy Grieb	February 20, 2004 (2004-02-20)	102
2	"Sweep Dreams"	Howy Parkins	John Behnke & Rob Humphrey	Dave Filoni	February 20, 2004 (2004-02-20)	102
Uncle Oswidge has the "hiccats" and the gang needs to go to Malsquando's for a cure, only to disccover that Malsquando knew Oswidge way back when. The villainous Malsquando tells Dave and Fang that Uncle Oswidge worked in a cafeteria and never went to sorcery school, hoping to break Oswidge's confidence and clear his path to world domination. The rest of the family runs away from the castle to avoid Dave's spring cleaning. Dave uses Dusty, the magical cleaning broom, and sweeps the castle. After months of cleaning, Dave is in need of one more thing, Castle Polish, causing him to be lured into Chuckles' lair without Lula. Chuckles imprisons Dave, Fang, Oswidge, and Faffy, making them clean for him and leaving Candy and Lula as their only shaky hope.
3	"Pet Threat"	Howy Parkins	Tom Minton	Debra Pugh	January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)	103
3	"Lula's First Barbarian"	Howy Parkins	Evan Gore & Heather Lombard	Jim Shellhorn	January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)	103
Faffy is sad because the family forgot to get him anything during Dragon Appreciation Week, so Dave buys Faffy a diseased weasel for a pet. The diseased weasel gets all of Dave's attention, so Faffy runs away. The weasel turns out to be Chuckles The Silly Piggy, who wants to steal a magical fruit hidden in Faffy's room. Lula's old owner, Argon The Ageless, comes to town and Lula wants to find some way of getting him to come back to her.
4	"Civilization"	Howy Parkins	Kevin Hopps	Brad Vandergrift	January 30, 2004 (2004-01-30)	104
4	"The Terror of Mecha-Dave"	Howy Parkins	John P. McCann	Chong Lee	January 30, 2004 (2004-01-30)	104
Candy sets her sights on making Fang presentable in high society. Dave fears he has been brainwashed to act like a bully by Chuckles the Silly Piggy when he hears rumors about himself ruining towns while on the way to the fabled 'Cliffs of Fabulous Shopping'.
5	"King for a Day or Two"	Howy Parkins	Mark Drop	Wendy Grieb	January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)	105
5	"Slay What?"	Howy Parkins	Ralph Soll	Dave Filoni	January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)	105
Dave in his capacity as temporary ruler of Udrogoth forces the citizenry to attend his musical production, "Oh, Pastry!", allowing Chuckles the Silly Piggy to invade. Fang's barbarian idol, Strom the Slayer, arrives in town to slay an unsuspecting Faffy, so the barbarians must do whatever it takes to keep Faffy safe.
6	"Here There Be Dragons"	Howy Parkins	Doug Langdale	Debra Pugh	February 27, 2004 (2004-02-27)	106
6	"Pipe Down!"	Howy Parkins	Larry Spencer	Dave Schwartz	February 27, 2004 (2004-02-27)	106
Faffy's allegiance to his dragon brethren makes it tough for Dave to reverse the unnatural heat wave that has struck Udrogoth. Dave's horrendous playing of "the Garglepipes", a bagpipe-like instrument, is enough to stir Quosmir from his subterranean resting place.
7	"Termites of Endearment"	Howy Parkins	Kevin Hopps	Brad Vandergrift	March 19, 2004 (2004-03-19)	107
7	"Thor, Loser"	Howy Parkins	Beth Fieger Falkenstein	Chong Lee	March 19, 2004 (2004-03-19)	107
Vermites (termites that eat anything and everything) destroy Dave's boutique, causing Dave to embark on a quest to defeat them. He reaches the colony's mound, only to find out that they are being controlled by The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy. Lula tries to impress her sister Molly, who always looked down on her, by making Dave pretend to be a brave hero, dressing Fang up as an elf, etc. However, after Lula tells her sister the truth, Thor comes to reclaim his magical hammer, which turns out to be Molly.
8	"The Maddening Sprite of the Stump"	Howy Parkins	Mark Drop	Wendy Grieb	January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)	108
8	"Shrink Rap"	Howy Parkins	David Warick & Amy DeBatrolemis	Dave Filoni	January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)	108
Lula gets stuck in a tree stump during Dave's attempt to guard the Enchanted Forest against a giant man-eating muffin. When the royal family is unable to free Lula, a tiny, winged sprite establishes himself as the ruler of Udrogoth. Dave believes helping others is his whole purpose in life and starts giving out advice as a "psychofloobicologist", later giving advice to Quosmir.
9	"Beef!"	Howy Parkins	Brian Palermo	Dave Schwartz	January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)	109
9	"Rite of Pillage"	Howy Parkins	Evan Gore & Heather Lombard	Debra Pugh	January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)	109
Candy seeks instant muscle gratification, but the magic broccoli she eats to strengthen her muscles makes her dumber and wanting to eat more. Dave faces a dilemma, where he'll lose his barbarian title and disgrace his family if he cannot pass a pillaging test.
10	"Band"	Howy Parkins	Doug Langdale	Brad Vandergrift & Jim Shellhorn	February 13, 2004 (2004-02-13)	110
10	"Web"	Howy Parkins	John Behnke & Rob Humphrey	Chong Lee & Kenny Thompkins	February 13, 2004 (2004-02-13)	110
Fang unknowingly invents rock n' roll, leading to her, along with Dave, Candy, Oswidge, Lula, Faffy and a donkey, forming the wildly successful band "The Barbarian Six + Donkey". However, Chuckles the Silly Piggy disguises himself as a music producer and fools the band as part of a plan to destroy them for good. Candy has difficulty paying off an expensive spending spree after she discovers that online shopping is possible. She later finds out that Chuckles the SIlly Piggy and the Queen of the Mole People are also in debt for the same reason.
11	"Girlfriend"	Howy Parkins	Ralph Soll	Wendy Grieb	January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)	111
11	"Ned Frischman: Man of Tomorrow"	Howy Parkins	Evan Gore & Heather Lombard	Dave Filoni	January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)	111
Dave begins dating Princess Irmaplotz, but breaks up with her when he learns that she is evil. Irmaplotz is upset about the breakup and sends an army of filthy pixies to attack Udrogoth. A nerd named Ned Frischman travels back in time and tries to take over the ancient world using video games. When everyone is hooked on the video games, Faffy, Lula, and Twinkle The Marvel Horse (being the only ones without thumbs) must face off against Ned.
12	"The Princess and the Peabrains"	Howy Parkins	Earl Kress	Debra Pugh	March 26, 2004 (2004-03-26)	112
12	"Horders and Sorcery"	Howy Parkins	Billiam Coronel	Dave Schwartz	March 26, 2004 (2004-03-26)	112
Candy makes her friends princesses while she leaves to have fun. Meanwhile, Chuckles the Silly Piggy and his dim-witted but kind nephew Knuckles are planning to take over Udrogoth, despite the fact that Knuckles really wants to be the Harvest Hog. Fang tricks Dave into thinking he's going to a hat show, only for him to realize that he's really in warrior boot camp. Fang wants to be a warrior, but she's too small. After he fails tests like sword fights and amoeba wrestling, she lures Malsquando to the Mongrel Hordes Boot Camp with his army of giant potato bugs, in order to show the camp leader her talent for bug-squashing.
13	"The Brutish Are Coming"	Howy Parkins	Kevin Hopps	Wendy Grieb	April 30, 2004 (2004-04-30)	113
13	"The Lost Race of Reeber"	Howy Parkins	John P. McCann	Dave Filoni	April 30, 2004 (2004-04-30)	113
Dave and Fang try to protect Udrogoth from invading monsters by turning Faffy into a monstrous guard dragon using Oswidge's magic, but they didn't specify what Faffy should guard, so he goes on a rampage guarding everyone from everyone else. Princess Candy must help the Lost Race of Reeber reclaim its land from Invisigoth invaders.
14	"Lederhosen of Doom"	Howy Parkins	Ralph Soll	Debra Pugh	October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02)	114
14	"Floral Derangement"	Howy Parkins	Earl Kress	Dave Schwartz	October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02)	114
Fang gets some pants sent by her parents, but doesn't bother to read the note that came with them. This is problematic, because the note explains that the pants are the evil trouser beast and will take control of anyone who wears them. Fang loves the pants at first because they give her fantastic strength — at last she's as strong as Dave, but soon the pants take her over, using her as a tool to get revenge on their hated foe Oswidge. When Fang messes with Dave's life once too often, he threatens to send her to Ms. Bluelung's School for Really Cute Little Girls, an educationally evil punishment which Princess Candy suggested. In order to avoid being sent to Ms. Bluelung's, Fang must promise to stop messing with Dave's life, but she breaks her promise. She swipes some of Oswidge's magic and makes some of Dave's flowers — his prized Purple Winkies — grow huge. The resulting gigantic, ravenous flowers cause a few problems, which Fang struggles to conceal from Dave.
15	"Fiends and Family"	Howy Parkins	Doug Langdale	Debra Pugh	January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21)	115
15	"Plunderball"	Howy Parkins	Evan Gore & Heather Lombard	Brad Vandergrift & Dave Schwartz	January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21)	115
When her parents announce that they have to start their quest all over again, Fang is crushed and cheering her up is a Herculean task. Meanwhile, the Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy disguises himself as Fang's father as part of a plot to steal a magical artifact. Dave finds himself coaching Udrogoth's Plunderball team in the big annual game, a job he knows nothing about. Things gets worse when the opposing team's coach is Dave's ex-girlfriend, Princess Irmaplotz.
16	"A Pig's Story"	Howy Parkins	Paul Rugg & Doug Langdale	Wendy Grieb & Dave Filoni	December 27, 2004 (2004-12-27)	116
The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy has a plan that can't fail: he coerces the Storyteller (the series narrator) into reading a script in which Dave loses. Chuckles soon finds himself not only Master of the World, but also the new star of the show, which has been renamed "The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy Will Destroy You All Variety Hour". When the Storyteller gets laryngitis, it looks like the winner will be whoever can find the best new narrator.
17	"Not a Monkey"	Howy Parkins	Evan Gore & Heather Lombard	Wendy Grieb	January 22, 2005 (2005-01-22)	117
17	"Happy Glasses"	Howy Parkins	Doug Langdale	Dave Filoni	January 22, 2005 (2005-01-22)	117
Fang gets an illness, so Uncle Oswidge and Dave take her to the doctor. The doctor says that Fang gets the illness that only monkeys get. Fang can only get the cure from the island far far away. The cure is berries. After a long cruise, they reached the island. Fang sets out to find the berries but she is taken away by a pack of monkeys that coincidentally look just like her, and Fang begins to wonder if she actually IS a monkey. They accept her at first but when she eats the berries and isn't cured, Fang realizes she is not a monkey. She is in trouble when she gets chased by monkeys, Dave is chased by gorillas, and Faffy is chased by lemons. Lula, meanwhile, stays at the hotel. Chuckles sets to defeat Dave once again, he gives the gang fabled 'rose-colored' glasses that make whoever is wearing it see the world the way they really want it to be like. Chaos is started when the glasses are worn by Fang, Oswidge, Candy, Faffy, and Dave.
18	"That Darn Ghost!"	Howy Parkins	Evan Gore & Heather Lombard	Chong Lee	December 28, 2004 (2004-12-28)	118
18	"The Cow Says Moon"	Howy Parkins	Doug Langdale	Brad Vandergrift	December 28, 2004 (2004-12-28)	118
Candy discovers that she is the only person in Udrogoth who does not have a ghost haunting her house. Caring for their sister, Dave and Fang go down to the local ghost shop and hire a ghost. The ghost throws a huge ghost party, and everyone's ghost attends. After Candy tries to kick them all out, the ghosts get angry, and chase the gang around Udrogoth. Evil Princess Irmaplotz summons forth a cow-like something to bite Dave, thus a month later when the moon is full, Dave turns into a Were-Cow. Oswidge tries to cure him by having something else bite him, and various were-hijinks ensue.
19	"Night of the Living Plush"	Howy Parkins	Mark Drop	Brad Vandergrift & Shane Zalvin	December 29, 2004 (2004-12-29)	119
19	"I Love Neddy"	Howy Parkins	Evan Gore & Heather Lombard	Chong Lee	December 29, 2004 (2004-12-29)	119
Candy has bought too many plush animals. When her room explodes from being stuffed with too much fluff, she finally realizes that she needs to buy more. Chuckles discovers that Candy needs plush toys, and disguises himself as a piggy doll. After Candy buys him and takes him home, she immediately leaves to buy more. Chuckles, using his amulet, creates an army of her plushies in an attempt to conquer Udrogoth. Ned Frischman returns to the past, attempting to conquer the world using jokes. He becomes the most beloved man in the world, and creates a sitcom called "I Love Neddy". In order to stop Ned's conquest of the planet, Dave and the gang create the world's first reality program, "Real Life Barbarians", which soon becomes more popular than "I Love Neddy". Ned comes to stop Dave and the gang with his jokes. All seems lost when Dave grabs "Convenient Feathers", and tickles Ned back to the future.
20	"Red Sweater of Courage"	Howy Parkins	Brian Palermo	Brad Vandergrift	January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)	120
20	"Dog of the Titans"	Howy Parkins	Evan Gore & Heather Lombard	Chong Lee	January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)	120
To make Dave brave, Fang makes him wear the Red Sweater of Courage, but Dave becomes so brave that he insults Chuckles, Malsquando, and Quosmir, so the three villains team up to destroy Udragoth. Dave feels unappreciated at home, so he goes to Titan Meadows where he becomes the pet of a giant. Dave likes being a pet, so Fang competes against Dave in a pet show so the family can get him back.
21	"Shake, Rattle, & Roll Over"	Howy Parkins	John Behnke & Rob Humphrey	Dave Schwartz	December 30, 2004 (2004-12-30)	121
21	"Bad Food"	Howy Parkins	Thomas Hart	Debra Pugh	December 30, 2004 (2004-12-30)	121
While retrieving the magical Combat Rattle from an ancient temple, Faffy causes a statue to come to life and attack Dave and the others. When Dave decides to get Faffy trained, Chuckles disguises himself as a dragon trainer in order to steal the Combat Rattle. Dave gets an ingrown toenail, so he quits being a barbarian and starts a restaurant. When the rest of family tries to ruin Dave's restaurant by stealing his cookbook, Dave starts making recipes from an evil cookbook, causing all of his cooking to come to life and attack.

Broadcast

The series was broadcast internationally, including on the Family Channel in Canada, on STS in Russia, on Disney Cinemagic in the United Kingdom, on Jetix in Latin America, on MBC 3 in Arabia, on SIC in Portugal, and on Super RTL in Germany.

Awards and nominations

Annie Awards

2005 – Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production – Wendy Grieb for episode "The Maddening Sprite of the Stump" (Won)

2005 – Writing in an Animated Television Production – Evan Gore & Heather Lombard for episode "Ned Frischman: Man of Tomorrow" (Nominated)

References

^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 148. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ "Dave The Barbarian". www.bcdb.com, May 13, 2012

External links

Dave the Barbarian at IMDb

[1] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 148. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[bcdb-2] "Dave The Barbarian". www.bcdb.com, May 13, 2012

[D-3] Productions listed here had Disney Television Animation's involvement go uncredited.

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1980s debuts	Good Morning, Mickey! (1983–1992) Contraption (1983–1989) EPCOT Magazine (1983–1999) Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983–1986) Donald Duck Presents (1983–1985) Mousercise (1983–1996) You and Me Kid (1983–1986) Disney Family Album (1984–1986) D-TV (1984–1989) Dumbo's Circus (1985–1989) Sidekicks (1986–1987) Videopolis (1987–1989) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991) The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (1989–1997) Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989–1990) Teen Angel (1989) Teen Angel Returns (1989)
1990s debuts	TaleSpin (1990–1991) Disney Channel in Concert (1991–1997) Darkwing Duck (1991–1992) The Secret of Lost Creek (1992) Adventures in Wonderland (1992–1995) Goof Troop (1992–1993) Donald's Quack Attack (1992–2003) Bonkers (1993–1994) Walt Disney World Inside Out (1994–1996) Aladdin: The Series (1994–1995) Gargoyles (1994–1997) Groundling Marsh (1995–1997) The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show (1995) The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999) Flash Forward (1995–1997) Quack Pack (1996) Mighty Ducks (1996–1997) Going Wild with Jeff Corwin (1997–1999) 101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997–1998) The Ink and Paint Club (1997–1998) Bug Juice (1998–2001) Mad Libs (1998–1999) Off the Wall (1998–1999) Disney's Hercules: The Animated Series (1998–1999) The Famous Jett Jackson (1998–2001) So Weird (1999–2001) The Jersey (1999–2004)
2000s debuts	Totally Circus (2000) Even Stevens (2000–2003) In a Heartbeat (2000–2001) Totally Hoops (2001) Lizzie McGuire (2001–2004) The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2003) The Proud Family (2001–2005) Kim Possible (2002–2007) Totally in Tune (2002) That's So Raven (2003–2007) Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003–2006) Dave the Barbarian (2004–2005) Phil of the Future (2004–2006) Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (2004–2006) American Dragon: Jake Long (2005–2007) The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008) The Buzz on Maggie (2005–2006) The Emperor's New School (2006–2008) Hannah Montana (2006–2011) Disney Channel Games (2006–2008) The Replacements (2006–2009) Shorty McShorts' Shorts (2006–2007) Cory in the House (2007–2008) As the Bell Rings (2007–2009) Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015) Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012) Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream (2008–2010) The Suite Life on Deck (2008–2011) Cars Toons (2008–2014) Sonny with a Chance (2009–2011) Jonas (2009–2010) Have a Laugh! (2009–2012)
2010s debuts	Good Luck Charlie (2010–2014) Fish Hooks (2010–2014) Shake It Up (2010–2013) Take Two with Phineas and Ferb (2010–2011) A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014) So Random! (2011–2012) PrankStars (2011) Jessie (2011–2015) Austin & Ally (2011–2016) Gravity Falls (2012–2016) Code: 9 (2012) Dog with a Blog (2012–2015) Wander Over Yonder (2013–2016) Liv and Maddie (2013–2017) Mickey Mouse (2013–2019) I Didn't Do It (2014–2015) Win, Lose or Draw (2014) Girl Meets World (2014–2017) K.C. Undercover (2015–2018) Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–2019) Best Friends Whenever (2015–2016) Descendants: School of Secrets (2015) Bunk'd (2015–2024) Descendants: Wicked World (2015–2017) Stuck in the Middle (2016–2018) Walk the Prank (2016) Bizaardvark (2016–2019) Elena of Avalor (2016–2018) Milo Murphy's Law (2016–2019) Mech-X4 (2016–2018) Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017–2020) Andi Mack (2017–2019) Raven's Home (2017–2023) DuckTales (2017–2021) Big Hero 6: The Series (2017–2021) Bug Juice: My Adventures at Camp (2018) Star Wars Resistance (2018–2020) Coop & Cami Ask the World (2018–2020) Sydney to the Max (2019–2021) Fast Layne (2019) Just Roll with It (2019–2021) Amphibia (2019–2022) Gabby Duran & the Unsittables (2019–2021)
2020s debuts	The Owl House (2020–2023) Disney Fam Jam (2020) Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021–2023) Disney's Magic Bake-Off (2021) The Ghost and Molly McGee (2021–2024) The Villains of Valley View (2022–2023) Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion (2022) Saturdays (2023) Hailey's On It! (2023–2024) Pretty Freekin Scary (2023)
See also	25 Days of Christmas The Disney Afternoon Current original series Disney Channel Storytellers Disney Television Animation It's a Laugh Productions