S2E4: Fairy Tale TV Shows of the 80s

Melinda and Conrad remember two fairy tale anthology shows from the 80s- Faerie Tale Theatre with Shelly Duvall and The StoryTeller by Jim Henson - and analyze the history of fairy tales in general. They also discuss their new obsession with the work of well-known Harvard folklore expert Maria Tatar.

Below, enjoy the edited and higher quality audio recording along with the slides we showed, or if you prefer- the live YouTube video.

References

• An Interview With Maria Tatar. (2020, May 17). https://grimmreading.podbean.com/e/maria-tatar-interview/ 

• Approaches to the literary fairy tale. (2012, April 12). Justmyoppa. https://justmyoppa.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/approaches-to-the-literary-fairy-tale/ 

•  BBC News. (2016, January 20). Fairy tale origins thousands of years old, researchers say. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35358487 

• Chicago Humanities Festival. (2014, January 13). Maria Tatar: The Big Bad Wolf Reconsidered [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTTT9Gc5WdU 

• Da Silva, S. R. R., & Tehrani, J. J. (2016). Comparative phylogenetic analyses uncover the ancient roots of Indo-European folktales. Royal Society Open Science, 3(1), 150645. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150645 

• Duvall, S. (1982, September 11). Faerie Tale Theatre. Gaylord Production Company, Lions Gate Films and Platypus Productions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faerie_Tale_Theatre 

• Faerie Tale Theatre is an American live-action fairytale fantasy drama anthology television series of 27 episodes that originally aired on Showtime from September 11, 1982 until November 14, 1987.

• Faerie Tale Theatre – Up On The Shelf. (n.d.). Up on the Shelf. https://upontheshelfreviews.wordpress.com/tag/faerie-tale-theatre/ - Up On The Shelf is an online show where viewers can vote for what movie they want to see reviewed.

• Faerie Tale Theatre Artwork Gallery. (2013, February 10). CBS/Fox Video Faerie Tale Theatre. https://faerietaletheatre.wordpress.com/faerie-tale-theatre-artwork-gallery/

• Folktale index. (n.d.). dúchas.ie. https://www.duchas.ie/en/aath -This searchable index of tales is based primarily on the catalogue of international tales, The Types of the Folktale (1961) by Anti Aarne and Stith Thompson.

• G. (2013, February 10). CBS/Fox Video Faerie Tale Theatre. CBS/Fox Video Faerie Tale Theatre. https://faerietaletheatre.wordpress.com/ 

• Grimm 004: The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear. (n.d.). https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm004.html 

• Grimm, B. (2012). The Annotated Brothers Grimm: Bicentennial Edition Expanded And Updated. National Geographic Books.

• Henson, J. (1987, January 31). The StoryTeller. Jim Henson Productions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_StoryTeller_(TV_series) -The StoryTeller is a live-action/puppet television series that originally aired in 1987 and which was created and produced by Jim Henson.

• Maria Tatar ~ Heroine with 1,001 Faces (episode 89). (2022, September 2). https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-89-maria-tatar-heroine-with-1-001-faces/id1286936112?i=1000578191305 

• Maria Tatar- The Great Cauldron of Story: Why Fairy Tales Are for Adults Again. (2013, March 13). https://onbeing.org/programs/maria-tatar-the-great-cauldron-of-story-why-fairy-tales-are-for-adults-again/ 

• Quartz, P. A. (2020, February 24). Telling Children Stories Impacts Them Profoundly. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/01/telling-children-stories-impacts-them-profoundly/458796/ 

• Roos, S. R. (2022, March 31). Numbers in Fairy Tales: 3, 7, and 12 [+ Examples]. International Storyteller. https://internationalstoryteller.com/numbers-in-fairy-tales/  

• Shishkoff, S. (1976). The Structure Of Fairytales: Propp Vs Levi-Strauss. Retrieved March 18, 2023, from https://monoskop.org/images/1/15/Shishkoff_Serge_1976_The_Structure_of_Fairytales_Propp_vs_Levi-Strauss.pdf 

• Dispositio Vol. 1 No. 3 (1976) 271-276.

• Skirball Cultural Center. (2022, April 7). Maria Tatar—The Heroine with 1001 Faces: Uncovering the Heroine’s Quest [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vnaGZb2Nro  

• Solo, J. (n.d.). Playlist: Messed Up Origins [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved March 5, 2023, from https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrigins -Jon Solo breaks down the Messed Up Origins™ of your favorite myths and fairytales from childhood on his popular YouTube channel.

• Tatar, M. (2002). Annotated Classic Fairy Tales. National Geographic Books.

• Tatar, M. (2019). The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales: Expanded Edition. Princeton University Press.

• Theoretical Interpretations to Reading Folktales: Structuralist and Psychoanalytical Approaches. (n.d.). https://www.orinjames.com/theoretical.htm