The Adventures of Sam

The Adventures of Sam
Genre	Children's TV Drama/Action/Adventure
Written by	Ken Kelso
Directed by	Craig Handley George Whaley
Starring	Justin Rosniak Emma Jane Fowler Michael Craig Lewis Fitz-Gerald Michael Craig Sam Wilcox Keith Buckley Walter Grkovic Anthony Wong David Mackennal Bob Baines Joy Hopwood Noeline Brown Penne Hackforth-Jones Katharine Cullen Scott McGregor Ace Matters Graham Matters David Downer John Sheerin Stephen Shanahan Jon Pollard Paul Smyth David Whitney John Derum Diana McLean Rachel King Mitch Matthews Colin Lee Lee Perry
Theme music composer	Nerida Tyson-Chew
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ron Saunders Claire Henderson
Producer(s)	Noel Price Peter Jackson
Running time	24 minutes
Production company(s)	Australian Film Finance Corporation Southern Star Entertainment
Release
Original network	ABC Television (Australia) Toon Disney (United Kingdom)
Picture format	PAL (576i)
Original release	29 January – 23 April 1999
External links
The Adventures of Sam Website

The Adventures of Sam was an Australian children's animated television serial, written by Ken Kelso, that aired on the ABC in 1999. Set in the 1850s, it followed a sea-fearing boy named Sam Donahue as he goes on many adventures around the world while trying to find his brother Tom and discovers new worlds and different cultures.

The show ran for 13 episodes and was produced by the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Southern Star Entertainment in association with the ABC. It was also well known for its theme music by Nerida Tyson-Chew which was nominated for several awards. The show was also released on three videos in 1999 by PolyGram Video each containing four episodes featuring all episodes except for the final episode "Begin Again". It also aired on Toon Disney in the United Kingdom.

Episode listing

• 1.Escape (29/01/1999)
• 2.Moon Daughter (05/02/1999)
• 3.The Forbidden City (12/02/1999)
• 4.Fire On The Water (19/02/1999)
• 5.Sea Raiders (26/02/1999)
• 6.Jungle Ghost (05/03/1999)
• 7.The Sultan's Palace (12/03/1999)
• 8.The Queen's Move (19/03/1999)
• 9.Castaway (26/03/1999)
• 10.A Strange Reunion (02/04/1999)
• 11.Not Quite Paradise (09/04/1999) (NOTE: This episode was nominated for Best Children's Television Program at the AFI awards in 1999)
• 12.My Brother's Keeper (16/04/1999)
• 13.Begin Again (23/04/1999) (NOTE: Final episode and the only one that was never released on video)

Home media

Video releases

Australia

Release name	Release date	Classifaction	Publisher	Format	Language	Subtitles	Notes	REF
Adventures of Sam Vol 01	17 February 1999	G	Polygram Video	PAL	English	None	Includes episodes 1 - 4
Adventures of Sam Vol 02	17 March 1999	G	Polygram Video	PAL	English	None	Includes episodes 5 - 8
Adventures of Sam Vol 03	16 April 1999	G	Polygram Video	PAL	English	None	Includes episodes 9 - 12

DVD releases

Italy

Release name	Release date	Publisher	Format	Language	Subtitles	Notes	REF
Le Avventure Di Sam	1 December 2008	Digivision	PAL	English, Italian	None	Includes episodes 1 - 4 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence.
Le Avventure Di Sam 2	1 December 2008	Digivision	PAL	English, Italian	None	Includes episodes 5 - 8 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence.
Le Avventure Di Sam 3	1 December 2008	Digivision	PAL	English, Italian	None	Includes episodes 9 - 13 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence.

External links

• The Adventures Of Sam on YouTube (Theme Song)
• The Adventures of Sam - the Official Website
• The Adventures of Sam at IMDb
• The Adventures of Sam at the National Film and Sound Archive