Around the World
With Willy Fog

Around the World with Willy Fog is a cartoon adaptation of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, produced by Spanish studio BRB Internacional, with animation by Japanese studio Nippon Animation.

In the same vein as BRB's Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, the characters are anthropomorphisms of various animals; the species depicted are of much greater variety than in that series, but the core trio are all felines, being pursued by three canine foes.

Willy Fog himself is depicted as a lion, while Rigodon is a lynx and Romy a panther.

The show's soundtrack was re-recorded for the English-language dub of the series by parties unknown, re-using the De Angelis's music but with new English lyrics that are similar to the original Spanish.

All six songs were re-recorded in their entirety - even "Romy", which did not appear in the series.

This new English soundtrack was evidently released in some countries, and while the extent of the release is unknown, several European websites still offer it for purchase.

As with the original version of the show, the songs are not sung by the actors who provide the characters' voices.

In particular, the theme song was celebrated on "National Willy Fog Day" which took place on April 28, 1988, when Andy Crane sent copies of the lyrics of the song to anyone who wanted them for a mass singalong of the theme tune.

Around the World With Willy Fog episodelist

1: The Wager
2: Bon voyage
3: The Mysterious Mademoiselle
4: The Temple of Doom
5: The Counterfeit
6: Bombay Adventure
7: The End of the Line
8: The Deadly Jungle
9: The Remarkable Rescue of Romy
10: A Present for Parsi
11: Guilty as Charged
12: Shipwreck
13: The Butler's Dilemma
14: En Route for Yokohama
15: Akita's Circus
16: Hawaiian Party
17: A Trip in a Balloon
18: The Showdown
19: Moment of Truth
20: Warpaint in the West
21: A Very Special Train
22: Below Zero
23: Destination Liverpool
24: Fire Down Below
25: Last Train to London
26: What a Difference a Day Makes

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