TV series
The Daily Fable
Fabeltjeskrant [ 'faːbəɫcəskrɑnt] is a Dutch children's television series featuring puppetry and stop motion. Created in 1968 by Leen Valkenier and produced by Thijs Chanowski and Loek de Levita, it ended in 1989 and was broadcast on the Dutch channels NOS, RTL 4 and RTL 8 and on Belgian channel VRT. From 1973 to 1975 it was broadcast also in the United Kingdom, on ITV, with the title The Daily Fable.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
The Daily Fable premiered September 29, 1968. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Fabeltjeskrant [ 'faːbəɫcəskrɑnt] is a Dutch children's television series featuring puppetry and stop motion. Created in 1968 by Leen Valkenier and produced by Thijs Chanowski and Loek de Levita, it ended in 1989 and was broadcast on the Dutch channels NOS, RTL 4 and RTL 8 and on Belgian channel VRT. From 1973 to 1975 it was broadcast also in the United Kingdom, on ITV, with the title The Daily Fable.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Episode 2
When a tasty piece of meat gets stuck in a deep crevice, Loewieke the Fox asks Miss Stork for help and promises to share it fairly with her.
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Episode 5
Miep the Mouse and Pepijn the Tomcat get into an argument about who should greet whom, until Loewieke the Fox suddenly interrupts their war of words.
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Episode 7
King Arthur the Lion brags about his strength, but the small and lightning-fast Gies the Fly decides to put the proud forest king to the test.
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Episode 9
Flora the Nightingale tries to sing her beautiful evening song, but the jealous Kas the Crow always drowns her out with his loud cawing.
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Episode 10
Stoffel the Turtle is looking for a quick way to get to the doctor and comes up with a special flying plan together with the raven and the nightingale.
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Episode 12
Loewieke the Fox wants to get a bunch of ripe grapes and borrows the ladder from the suspicious Miss Stork with a clever excuse.
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Episode 13
Loewieke the Fox is collecting wood for Bram the Stove, but when the branches turn out to be too big, he has to come up with a clever solution.
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Episode 14
Wip the Squirrel proudly tells everyone about his winter stash, while the sly Loewieke the Fox listens carefully from his hiding spot.
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Episode 15
A hungry wolf meets the well-fed dog Timme in the wintery Animal Forest, who tells him about his comfortable life with humans.
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Episode 16
King Arthur the Lion lets the lost Arie the Rat go, but unexpectedly needs help himself when his tail gets stuck.
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Episode 17
Droes the Bear challenges Orm the Monkey to a fight, but the little monkey proves that thinking smart can sometimes be stronger than muscle.
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Episode 18
Stokebrand the Mosquito takes on the big Toeter the Elephant and wants to prove that even the strongest animal has a vulnerable spot.
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Episode 19
Thirsty Lowieke the Fox comes up with a clever story by the well to win over the gullible Marius the Goat for his cunning plan.
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Episode 21
Lowieke the Fox asks Jacob the Owl to bring a gift to Droes the Bear, but Jacob doesn't completely trust the strange package.
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Episode 22
When Pepijn the Tomcat gets stuck in the brambles, he has to convince Mia the Mouse that she can safely help him.
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Episode 23
Kirreke longs for a tidier nest and leaves Koer alone to fix it up, but together they discover what really matters.
Where to watch The Daily FableEpisode 28
Episode 28
Lowieke the Fox and the Wolf both refuse to move aside on the narrow Bramble Bush Inner Path. When their stubbornness lands them in the brambles, it turns out that Stoffel the Turtle is the wisest of them all.
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More about The Daily Fable
Cast
Frans van Dusschoten
Elsje ScherjonCredits
- Created by
- Thijs Chanowski, Leen Valkenier
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 2,736
- Original language
- Dutch
- Original title
- De Fabeltjeskrant
Networks & production
RTL 4Netherlands
NPO 1Netherlands
NOSNetherlands
Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)Netherlands