Episode 1
Rapunzel
A German girl is stolen as a baby by the evil Scarlotta and raised as her daughter - until Prince Charming comes.
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TV series
Timeless Tales from Hallmark
19901 season
Timeless Tales from Hallmark is a series of animated fairy tale adaptations produced by Hanna-Barbera and Hallmark Cards. Eight half-hour stories were produced for VHS distribution in 1990 and 1991.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
Timeless Tales from Hallmark premiered September 27, 1990. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Timeless Tales from Hallmark is a series of animated fairy tale adaptations produced by Hanna-Barbera and Hallmark Cards. Eight half-hour stories were produced for VHS distribution in 1990 and 1991.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
The Emperor's New Clothes
25m
The Kingdom of Oaf is about to be attacked, but the Emperor is much too concerned with his spiffy new "invisible wardrobe" to notice. When the royal subjects finally admit that His Highness is wearing no clothes, the Emperor is embarrassed, but the kingdom is surprisingly saved.
Where to watch Timeless Tales from HallmarkEpisode 3
Thumbelina
25m
Thumbelina grows up to be just as tall as a thumb. Then, the evil toad Gargalong kidnaps her from her happy home. She escapes and moves in with Mrs. Widget the mouse, who tries to marry her to the boring mole, Mr. Budgenot. At the last moment, a kindly swallow carries her off to the land of the Flower Elves, where she marries and lives happily ever after.
Where to watch Timeless Tales from HallmarkEpisode 4
The Ugly Duckling
25m
Scorned for looking different, a poor little Ugly Duckling is abandoned when his family flies south for the winter. The duckling is befriended by the warmhearted Runabout Rabbit, but he soon finds that he doesn't fit in with bunnies. But after a miraculous change, the Ugly Duckling learns that sometimes being different can be beautiful.
Where to watch Timeless Tales from HallmarkEpisode 5
The Elves and the Shoemaker
25m
With fewer and fewer customers needing shoes, village shoemakers Bertram and Bettina and their faithful dog Woof are in quite a fix. Then, a trio of tiny wood elves arrives and cobbles the finest footwear ever seen; but a nasty cat named Squint has an appetite for elves, and only Woof can save the industrious pixies from a cat-astrophic fate!
Where to watch Timeless Tales from HallmarkEpisode 6
Rumpelstiltzkin
29m
When a boastful miller claims his daughter Gisela can spin straw into gold, the greedy king demands proof. With the help of a strange little man, the straw is turned into gold after Gisela promises her first-born royal heir in return. A year later, the little man demands payment unless she can guess his extraordinary name.
Where to watch Timeless Tales from HallmarkEpisode 7
Puss in Boots
27m
A miller's youngest son inherits only a cat, but the clever animal helps him impress a king and marry a princess.
Where to watch Timeless Tales from HallmarkEpisode 8
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
27m
Animation based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
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More about Timeless Tales from Hallmark
Cast
Kath SoucieTeddy Bear
Olivia Newton-JohnHost
Elisabeth HarnoisEmilyJeremy YablanKevin
Credits
- Created by
- Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 8
- Original language
- English
Production
Hallmark MediaUnited States
Hanna-Barbera CartoonsUnited States
Themes
emperor's new clothespuss in bootsrumpelstiltskinthumbelinatin soldiersugly duckling