The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo

The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo is an animated television series based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel Notre Dame de Paris.

The show was produced by Ares Films, CinéGroupe, Télé-Images, and Astral Media. It aired in 1996.

The series takes place in Paris, 1483. The three main characters are Quasimodo, Esmeralda, and François. They fight villains, stop sinister plots, and escape from traps. They often come face to face with their greatest enemy, Frollo.

In 2006, BCI, with Hearst Entertainment, released 2 episodes on DVD within their “Advantage Cartoon Mega Pack”. In 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released a complete set containing all 26 episodes of the series.

Main cast

 * Quasimodo (Jacques de Bernasack): A 16-year-old hunchback, the title character of the series.
 * Esmeralda: A beautiful young Romani dancer.
 * François: Esmeralda's brother, the poet.
 * Djali: Esmeralda's pet goat.
 * Arabelle: a horse.
 * Claude Frollo: The main villain of the series, and Quasimodo's former master. A demonic magician in his own right, he plots to become the King of France.
 * Azarof: Frollo's loyal dog.
 * Dennis: The alchemist, a friend of Quasimodo and the King.
 * Angelica: Esmeralda and François' adopted grandmother.

Secondary and episodic characters

 * King Louis XI: The elderly ruler of France.
 * Charles and Vivianne de Bernasack: powerful alchemists and Quasimodo's parents.
 * Maria Villon: Quasimodo's former nanny.
 * Leonardo da Vinci: A young genius, engineer, and artist.
 * Mildred: Leonardo's carrier pigeon.
 * Manolo: A Romani baron, Angelica's old friend.
 * Vernier: The constable.
 * Margarita: the orphanage teacher.
 * Fox: a highwayman, “the man of a thousand faces”.
 * Bobo, Alfons, and Loran: Rasperin's errand boys.
 * Ferdinand: Angelica's brother and Esmeralda's godfather.
 * Carlos: Ferdinand's son.
 * Roger: An architect.
 * Andrews: A sculptor and former thief.
 * Gaspar: a one-eyed friend of Angelica.
 * Gustavo: a boatman.
 * Lucile and Robert la Fleur: Children of late Mark and Mirelle la Fleur, who were good friends of Quasimodo's parents.
 * Isabelle: The High Priestess of the Council of Magicians.
 * The Abomination (Robert la Fete): the lizard man and magician, Frollo's ex-assistant.
 * Guy: A highlander, former bell ringer, and Quasimodo's grandfather.
 * Clopen's thieves: A group of young children, who work for Clopin and steal random stuff for him.
 * Sylvia the Wise: A Romani alchemist.
 * Maurice: Dennis' cousin, a country doctor.
 * Pierre: Young architect and Quasimodo's childhood friend.
 * Henri: Pierre's father, an elderly architect.
 * Red haired street girl: A young girl who lives in the Court of Miracles who got hypnotized by Clopin to dance for him. It's unknown if she is one of Clopen's thieves or if she is one herself.

Villains

 * Raoul Fortin: A criminal, hired by Frollo to assassinate the King.
 * Jester: A buffoon and thief.
 * Oracle: A seer, and Frollo's former partner.
 * Camille Eon: A powerful shape-shifter, Frollo's old acquaintance.
 * Armand, Pierre, Jean-Luke and Marcel: thieves from the Court of Miracles.
 * Biddle: Maria's former employer.
 * Larus: The cruel tax collector.
 * Rasperin: A corrupt owner of the Half-Moon Inn.
 * Baron Guillaume: A tyrannical owner of the Valley of the Auvergne.
 * Gilbere: Guillaume's right-hand man.
 * Lorlof: Frollo's alter-ego.
 * Tiffan: The brutal warrior-chief of the Mercenaries.
 * Clopin: The leader of a gang of thieves, a mentor of training children thieves, wandering gossip, and Frollo's old acquaintance.
 * Casimir: The evil cousin of Romani king, who wants to take his place.

Cast
The actors and actresses, who did the voices for the show, are:


 * Sonja Ball – Various
 * Daniel Brochu – Quasimodo
 * Mark Camacho – Various
 * Richard Dumont – Various
 * Susan Glover – Various
 * A. J. Henderson – Dennis
 * Harry Hill – Various
 * Arthur Holden – Various
 * Rick Jones
 * Pauline Little – Various
 * Bronwen Mantel
 * Anik Matern
 * Eleanor Noble – Esmeralda
 * Michael O'Reilly – Casimir
 * Terrence Scammell – François/Azarof
 * Vlasta Vrána – Frollo