Porwanie Baltazara Gąbki was a Polish-language fantasy animated series produced by Studio Filmów Rysunkowych from 1969 to 1970, that was based on 1965 children's book Porwanie Baltazara Gąbki by Stanisław Pagaczewski. The series had 1 season consisting of 13 episodes, each lasting from 6 to 7 minutes. The episodes were directed by Władysław Nehrebecki, Alfred Ledwig, Edward Wątor, Józef Byrdy, Bronisław Zeman, Wacław Wajser, and Stanisław Dülz, while the scrips were written by Zofia Olak and Leszek Mech. The series were continued by Wyprawa profesora Gąbki, that was produced from 1978 to 1980.
Voice cast
Wiktor Sadecki as the Wawel Dragon
Roman Stankiewicz as Bartolini Bartłomiej
Jerzy Nowak as Don Pedro
Plot
The famous biologist and explorer, Baltazar Gąbka, travels to the Raincoat Land (Polish: Kraina Deszczowców), in order to study the flying frogs. As he does not return to his country after a long time, Duke Krakus orders to organize the rescue expedition to find him, and bring him back. The expedition was joined by Wawel Dragon and Bartolini Bartłomiej (Bartholomew) of Zielona Pietruszka (Green Parsley) coat of arms, who was the royal chef. They travel from the city of Kraków to the Raincoat Land in their amphibious vehicle. The main characters are followed by Don Pedro de Pommidore, the spy from the Raincoat Land.