April 26, 1985 – August 19, 1992
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible is an animated direct-to-video film series produced by Hanna-Barbera that tells of three young adventurers who travel back in time to watch biblical events take place. Thirteen videos were released between 1985 and 1992.
Summary
Derek and Margo, two young archaeologists, are on a dig accompanied by "their nomad friend", a boy named Moki. They come across a door in an ancient ruin that turns out to be a portal through time. Though the introduction is the same in all videos, each episode sends the three friends into a different story from the Bible. They often interact with principal figures from each story, but without any significant effect upon the plot so as not to alter the course of history; in other episodes, they arrive decades after the events depicted in the Bible and are relayed the story by a firsthand witness.
The episodes were not released in an order consistent with the Biblical chronology, but can be construed to give a coherent story beginning with "The Creation" and ending with "The Easter Story". The first six episodes, released simultaneously, relate Old Testament stories, with episodes pertaining to the life of Jesus being added among some additional Old Testament stories as the series progressed.
Each individual episode featured celebrity voices in principal Biblical roles.
Sound Effects Used
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, COLUMBIA - LOW THROATY CALLS, ANIMAL (Used for an ostrich in "The Creation".)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, DUCK - SINGLE DUCK QUACKING, ANIMAL (Used one in "The Creation".)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, GOOSE - SEVERAL GEESE HONKING, ANIMAL (Heard once in "The Creation".)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, HAWK - SINGLE HAWK SCREECHING, ANIMAL (Heard once in "Noah's Ark".)
- Sound Ideas, BIRDS, VARIOUS - LIGHT CHIRPING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, DONKEY - DONKEY BRAYING, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, DONKEY - WHEEZES, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - ELEPHANT TRUMPETING, THREE TIMES, ANIMAL (1st/3rd trumpet; heard once in "The Creation".)
- Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - SEVERAL ELEPHANT ROARS, ANIMAL (1st call heard once in "The Creation.")
- Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - SEVERAL ELEPHANT TRUMPETS, ANIMAL (Heard in "Daniel and the Lion's Den".)
- Sound Ideas, LION - SINGLE ROAR, ANIMAL, CAT
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01
- Valentino Bull Elephant Trumpeting (Heard once in "The Creation".)
- Valentino Donkey Brays & Snorts