| ShortSummary | - In this country version of a Russian fairy tale, a frog princess proves that love conquers all.
Featuring the voices of Jasmine Guy as Frog Princesss Lylah, Greg Kinnear as Prince Gavin, Wallace Langham as Prince Bobby, Mary Gross as Elise, and Beau Bridges as King Big Daddy.
- The tale is told with a Hispanic flavor, when a Hispanic princess named Rosita is cast into a long sleep by a wicked fairy named Evelina, and awakened by Prince Luis.
Featuring the voice of Marie Barrientos as Rosita, Ricardo Montalbán as King Carlos, Lucie Arnaz as Queen Maria, Paul Rodriguez as Court Jester, Vanessa Marquez as the Six Fairies, Julia Migenes as Evelina the Wicked Fairy, Carmen Zapata as Seventh Fairy, Carlos Mencia as Poncho, Jacob Vargas as Prince Luis, and Ross Mapletoft as The Old Man.
- Set in Ancient China, Little Red Happy Coat learns that some wolves can't be trusted when she makes a delivery to her grandmother Poa Poa.
Featuring the voice of Mai Vu as Happy Coat, BD Wong as Wolf, James Hong as Baba and Mr. Sung, Amy Hill as Mama and Mrs. Oolong, Pearl Huang as Mei Li and Poa Poa, Brian Tochi as Tailor.
- The classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is set in the Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil.
Featuring Rosie Perez as Thumbelina, Harvey Fierstein as Mrs. Leaperman, Chita Rivera as Katy, and Antonio Sabato Jr. as Mario.
- The classic Mark Twain novel is told with an African-American and feminist twist where a princess and a poor girl exchange identities.
Featuring the voice talents of David Alan Grier as King Maynar, Phylicia Rashad as Lady Fulten, Andre Braugher as Julian Andrews, and John Witherspoon as a Scofflaw.
- The Pied Piper teaches a lesson in keeping promises to the town of Hamelin while playing some jazz music.
Featuring the voice of Wesley Snipes as the Pied Piper and the music performed by Ronnie Laws. Also featuring the voices of Samuel L. Jackson as the Mayor of Hamelin, Grant Shaud as Toadey, John Ratzenberger as Hinky, and Richard Moll as Dinky.
- The classic Cinderella tale gets a silly Latin twist.
Featuring the voices of Daphne Zuniga as Cinderella, Liz Torres as Fairy Godmother, Edward James Olmos as Rey Emiliano, Jimmy Smits as Prince Felipe, and Raquel Welch as La Madrastra .
- Twelve young Cuban princesses sneak out of their beds to dance each night away and a smitten soldier named Juan Carlos must find out where they go if he hopes to marry one of them .
Featuring Daisy Fuentes as Princess Daisy, Jon Secada as Juan Carlos, and Héctor Elizondo.
- In an African-American twist and feminist twist, a set of tin soldiers inspires a girl's imagination and its one-legged leader conquers all obstacles to reach a dancer toy she loves.
Featuring the voices of Tisha Campbell-Martin as Goldie and Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones and Cindy Herron as Dolls 1, 2, and 3, Savion Glover, Ruby Dee, and Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly.
- The famous fairy tale is set in Equatorial Africa as a beauty falls in love with a beast.
Featuring the voices of Vanessa L. Williams as Beauty, Gregory Hines as Beast, Debbie Allen as Precious, and Paul Winfield as Father
- The classic Brothers Grimm tale is told with a country/African-American twist, as outcast barn animals become singers and go on their way to Bremen.
Featuring the voices of George Clinton as Scratchmo, Gladys Knight as Chocolate, Jenifer Lewis as Hazel, Dionne Warwick as Miss Kitty, Marlon Wayans as Itch, and Shawn Wayans as Bad Bobby.
- In this African-American version of the fairy tale, lovable Simpleton befriends a wisecracking beggar who leads him to a magical golden goose and a grand adventure.
Featuring the voices of Sinbad as Simpleton, Loretta Devine as Mother, Richard Lewis as The Beggar, James Avery as Father, Avery Brooks as King Maximus, Heavy D as Drexal, and Sara Rue as Younger Sister.
- In the setting of London, England, a beautiful detective tracks down Aesop's purloined book of fables which has been stolen by some Aesop characters.
Featuring the voices of Angie Dickinson as the Detective, Diahann Carroll as the Crow, Dabney Coleman as Monsieur Fox, Harvey Korman as the Lion, Jaleel White as The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Katey Sagal as the Hare, Kevin Pollak as the Mouse and the Grasshopper, Melanie Chartoff as Grape Fox, and Ruth Brown as the Tortoise and the Ant.
- Feeling unappreciated by the denizens of Nursery Rhyme Land, Mother Gooseberg decides to go into retirement. Now a group of beloved Nursery Rhyme characters must show how much they really care before she flies the coop.
Featuring the voices of Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Gooseberg, Jimmy Smits as Old King Cole, Salt-n-Pepa as The Three Little Kittens, Regis Philbin and Kathy Lee Gifford as Jack and Jill, Jackée Harry as Little Bo Peep, Nell Carter as Mary, Lauren Tom as Little Miss Muffet, Dave Chappelle as the Spider, Robert Pastorelli as Sgt. Louie, Denzel Washington as Humpty Dumpty and Crooked Man, George Wallace as the Farmer, Rockapella as the Five Little Piggies, Steven Wright as the Bogeyman, Camille Winbush as the Child, and Marla Gibbs as Old Mother Hubbard.
- A Puerto Rican feminist version of the English Legend Robin Hood. Robinita Hood leads her band of Merry Chicas to stop the greedy Sheriff de Jamon with the help of her love interest Mario.
Featuring the voice of Rosie Perez as Robinita Hood, Marc Anthony as Mario , Rick Najera as Sheriff de Jamon, Idalis DeLeón as Guillermina Scarlet, Nestor Carbonell, Nancy Garcia, Ian Gomez, and Daphne Rubin-Vega as Little Juanita.
- A news reporter hen named Henny Penny convinces barnyard denizens that the sky is falling.
Featuring the voices of Sharon Stone as Henny Penny, Patricia Welch as the singing voice for Henny Penny, Henry Kissinger as Ducky Lucky, Mary Hart as Goosey Lucy, Jesse Jackson as Cocky Lockey, and Johnnie Cochran as Foxy Loxy.
- The classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale is set in the African jungle where a princess named Ebony meets a frog that was once a prince.
Featuring the voices of Sinbad as the Drog Prince, Cree Summer as Princess Ebony, Jay Kenneth Johnson as the Magician, Danny Glover as the King, LeVar Burton as The Monk, Jay Leno as Jay Frog, and Branford Marsalis as Branford Frog.
- The Perrault fairy tale gets a Hawaiian setting, as a smart and mischievous cat from the Far East sets out to improve the fortunes of his new master, Kuhio.
Featuring the voice of David Hyde Pierce as Puss in Boots, Dean Cain as Kuhio, Pat Morita as King Makahata, and Ming-Na Wen as Lani.
- This tale is given a feminist twist as a young Arabian girl named Ali Baba must rescue her selfish older brother Cassim and outsmart the forty thieves to save her family.
Featuring the voices of Tommy Davidson as Ali Baba's brother, Jurnee Smollett as Ali Baba, Marla Gibbs, Will Ferrell, and Bruno Kirby as the Great One.
- In this Jamaican version of the classic, Goldilocks has golden dreadlocks and much to learn about treating people right.
Featuring the voices of Ben Vereen as Snake, Lou Rawls as Bat, Jenifer Lewis as Black Widow Spider, Tone Loc as Desmond Bear , Alfre Woodard as Winsone Bear , David Alan Grier as Dudley Bear .
- In ancient Japan, an emperor is fooled into paying two rogues posing as tailors to create him an outfit from the "legendary Fabric of Dreams".
Featuring the voices of George Takei as the tall tailor, Brian Tochi as the Prince, Gedde Watanabe as the Emperor, and John Wesley as the Royal Minister.
- In this Asian setting, at a secret underwater kingdom, a teenage mermaid princess named Mija with starfish pet Nuri is allowed to see the world above the surface and falls in love with a human prince after rescuing him. She makes a deal with a sea witch that may not turn out in her favor if she doesn't win the prince's love in return.
Featuring the voice of Tia Carrere as Mija, Margaret Cho as Hul Mu Ni, Amy Hill as Ming, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as King Young-Jin, and Gedde Watanabe as Nuri.
- The tale is set in the West Indies, with an old Caribbean and Jamaican twist.
Featuring the voices of Jasmine Guy as Jonae, Denzel Washington as King Omar, Robert Townsend as Rumpelstiltskin, Roscoe Lee Browne as Friar Ferdinand, Sherman Hemsley as the Miller, Rodney Kageyama as Turbaned Merchant, Denice Kumigai as Hat Merchant, and Ross Mapletoft as Royal Servant.
- In the ancient Aztec empire, a humble shoemaker named Tizoc and his wife create shoes for the emperor and his devious captain of the guards. When he must make several shoes overnight or forfeit his life, he falls asleep on the job, but two elves named Coatl and Xolotl come to the rescue.
Featuring the voices of Maria Conchita Alonso and Lou Diamond Phillips as Coatl.
Note: Coatl's name is actually part of the name of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.
- This tale from the 1001 Arabian Nights takes place in Ancient China when Aladdin, a poor dreamer who longs for adventure, meets a genie who wishes to be a kung fu master and uses him to rescue a princess from a jealous sorcerer.
Featuring B.D. Wong as Aladdin and the Genie, James Hong as the Emperor, and George Takei.
- A retelling of the tale with an African-American twist.
Featuring the voice of Wayne Collins as Jack, Pauletta Washington as Jack's Mother, Harry Belafonte as the Magician, and Tone Loc as the Giant.
- In this version tale of how greed only begets more greed set to the music of Gypsy guitars and flamenco dancing, a simple fisherman and his wife are happy with their humble life until a magical fish named Gilbert offers them a wish.
Featuring the voices of Edward James Olmos as the Fisherman, Julia Migenes as the Fisherman's Wife named Tina, and Paul Rodríguez as Gilbert.
- The tale is told in a Latin-American setting, in the heart of a rainforest.
Featuring Christopher Montoya as Hanselito, Chrissy Padilla as Gretletia, Liz Torres as the Stepmother , Cheech Marin as the father named Alberto, Rosie Perez as the Witch , and Tito Larriva as Ricky Garbanzo.
- An Inuit setting as the Snow Queen freezes a boy's heart and takes him to her icy castle. Only his best friend, a girl with a powerful heart, can save him.
Featuring the voices of Eartha Kitt as the Snow Queen, T'Keyah Crystal Keymah as Grandmother, Brandon Hammond as Kai, Doug E. Doug as the Raven, and Bronson Pinchot as Killer Whale and Reindeer.
Note: During the song, "It's Cool to be Cold", the Snow Queen freezes her penguin backup singers by touching them, then pushes them into an ice wall where the ice breaks. This is similar to the Kirby series when Kirby has the ice copy ability.
- The classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale is set in the West African Sahel, where a height-challenged tailor named Bongo sets out to prove his worth.
Featuring the voices of David Alan Grier as Bongo, James Earl Jones as King Dakkar, Mark Curry as the giant, Dawnn Lewis as Princess Songe, and Zakes Mokae as Mr. Babooska.
- The tale is told in the bayous of French Cajun Louisiana.
Featuring the voice of Tisha Campbell-Martin as Rapunzel, Whoopi Goldberg as Zenobia the Hoodoo Diva, Meshach Taylor as Woodcutter, Hazelle Goodman as Woodcutter's Wife, Donald Fullilove as Friend #1, and Tico Wells as Friend #2.
- The classic children's tale gets set in the Barbary Coast, with Pinocchio learning to be a real boy with the help of a termite named Woody, his toymaking father Old George, and a jazz-singing fairy.
Featuring the voice of Will Smith as Pinocchio, Chris Rock as Woody, Della Reese as the Blues Fairy, Barry Douglas as Redd the Foxx, Franklyn Ajaye as Sporty the Cat, Charles S. Dutton as Ol' George, Garrett Morris as Mr. Buzzard, Brenden Jefferson as Boy, and Rachel Guillaume as Girl
- The classic tale is given a feminine makeover when a greedy empress learns about the true meaning of beauty.
Note: This episode is dedicated in memory of Phil Hartman.
Featuring the voice of Pam Grier as the Empress' Nightingale, Phil Hartman as the Game Show Host, Amy Hill as the Empress, and Robin Leach.
- Based on Oscar Wilde's short story, a statue and a pigeon name Pidge work together to help the poor in New York City.
Featuring Ed Koch as "Happy" Prince and Cyndi Lauper as Pidge.
- In a feminist retelling of the story, young hippie Vanna falls in love with rock star Rip van Winkle and must rediscover her voice after not being respected by her sexist husband. Vanna's fairy godmentor gives Rip some time to sleep on things and he wakes up to a world where Vanna has helped change things for the better.
Featuring the voices of Tom Arnold as Rip van Winkle, Calista Flockhart as Vanna, Patricia Welch as the singing voice for Vanna, Sandra Bernhard as Bluebird, Maya Angelou as the Fairy Godmentor, and Ann Richards as a Thunder Mountain Woman.
- The classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale gets a Southwestern U.S. setting with a Native American flavor with the title character renamed White Snow and is depicted as a Native American Chieftain's daughter.
Featuring the voice of Elaine Bilstad as White, Jeri Arredando as Sly Fox, Graham Greene as Chief Brown Bear, Zahn McClarnon as Grey Wolf, and Buffy Sainte-Marie as the Spirit in the Mirror.
- The classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is set in Ancient Korea, where a prince must choose a bride that will please his demanding mother, only to have her subjected to a test.
Featuring Karen Lew as The Princess and Margaret Cho as The Queen.
- The powerful monarch of an African kingdom learns that all that glitters isn't gold when his wish to turn everything he touches into gold is granted.
Featuring the voice of Blair Underwood as King Midas and Jennifer Holliday as The Dream Diva.
- This tale is told with country music, when three female piglets go to a summer camp called Camp Piggywood and they ward off a wolf.
Featuring the voices of Sinbad as Big Bad Wolfgang, Loretta Lynn as Dell Porkchop, Courteney Cox as Emerald Salt Pork, Sandra Oh as Breadcrumb, and Tyra Banks as Barbie Q. Pepper.
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