The Departure
As Dudley begins his quest, Sally calls out to him. He stops, and the two friends share a poignant moment. “It’s good to see you again,” Sally says. Actress Asia Vieira says the words with great sincerity, and warmth. She knows that after five years, this is the last time she’ll be interacting with this […]
Dudley’s Quest
Sally notes the dragon’s sad mood and asks what’s wrong. Dudley is lonely. He wants to find another dragon for companionship. He asks Sally if she knows of any real dragons, like him. “No,” she says, “You’re the only one.” “That’s the prob-a-lem. I don’t want to BE the only one.” Sally asks him if […]
A Reunion with Sally
“Once upon a time there was a dragon. He had many friends and many more adventures.” Thus began the final adventure of Dudley the Dragon. The words came from Dudley’s young friend Sally, the first human he met when he woke up in the 20th century. The series began with Sally narrating from a book, […]
Dudley and the Changing Cast
In the mid-1990s the supernatural came into vogue on kids TV. Shows like Goosebumps (1995-1998) and Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1991-1996, 1999-2000) involved schoolkids getting involved in paranormal adventures. Even The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon participated in the trend. “It’s fun to be scared!” was the message in “The Spooky Castle”, “Dudley […]
The French Connection
According to the Toronto Star, Dudley the Dragon was the first children’s series to be produced simultaneously in English and French. This was done for the first two seasons. The show would first be shot in English, with Asia Vieira (playing Sally) and Daniel DeSanto (playing her brother Matt) interacting with Dudley. They would be […]
