The Littl' Bits · Episode 22: The Red Rainbow
The Red Rainbow
1980-06-0230 min
It is an incredibly hot day and Scareybit is not at all happy about it. Infact she is in such a crabby mood that she scares off a bunch of the children playing in a pond. Teeneybit however stays behind and decides to take Scarybit to Dr. Snoozabit. At Snoozabit's Snoozabit treats Scareybit and yells at Willibit and Lillibit for running off and leaving Teeneybit behind. A storm comes along and temporarily grounds them nside with its severity
1The Forest Children’s Festival1980-01-0730 minEvery Spring there is a festival in Foothill forest for the children. One of the traditions of the festival is the election of a "king" and "queen" of the festival. Snagglebit is so sure that he is going to be voted "king" he has even made a wreath for Lillibit whom he believes will be elected "queen."
2The Doctor at Belfy’s House25 min3Lillabit, Turn the Waterwheel25 min4The Rainbow Firefly1980-01-2830 mineveral Miners disappear in a cave. When Mayor Bossabit and some men hear about the disappearence they decide to launch a search party to find the miners. Elderbit tells the Lillibit, Willibit, Snagglebit, and a couple other boys about the legend of the Rainbow Firefly which has been rumored to live in the area of the caves
5Election Day1980-02-0430 minIt is November in Foothill Forest and all the adult littlebits are concerned with the winter harvest preparations. Mayor Bossabit however is busy running for mayor once again. He has a little lunch party and invites the children over. The children enjoy various desserts that Helpabit made. Confusing democracy with monarchy Snagglebit says that he will automatically be mayor after his father. Chip and Willibit tell Snagglebit that the only way that he can be mayor is if he gets elected.
6ScaryBit the Witch1980-02-1130 minWillibit is slightly displeased becase he is "caught" by his sister while going off to play with Lillibit. His mother appears and askd Willibit to go to the market to trade some things for her. Willibit is disappointed at having the perfect opertunity to play ruined by a trip to the market; however he cheers up a little when he sees Lillibit who is going to the market also. Teeneybit asks if she can come along and Mrs. Grumpabit says yes. However if there is one bit who is the most feared in Foothill Forest it is Scareybit,so when it is rumored that she has been seen near the village Mrs…
7Strawberries in Winter25 min8The Snow Woman1980-02-2530 minSnagglebit has always tried to impress Lillibit. He tries to impress her with his sledding skills by letting her ride with him, but unfortunatly the sled ends up crashing into Elderbit. Elderbit tells them to watch out for such behavior or the Legendary Snow Woman will get them. Willibit comes over in time to see what happened after Elderbit leaves. Snagglebit says he isn't scared by Elderbit's storey, but Lillibit says that she "sees a castle" in her dreams. Lillibit wonders if there really is a castle over the mountain ridge. Snagglebit looks up in the sky and then gets an idea.
9Save the Raccoon!1980-03-0330 minA hockey match between Willbit, Lillibit, Snagglebit, Chip, and Browniebit; vs. a bully named Ivn and his teammates decides the fate of a baby raccoon. Lillibit let's the raccoon go without telling anyone. At first her friends are mad at her, but then Willibit assures them that she only did what she thought was best for the raccoon. It's a good thing to because when the ice on the lake breaks the baby raccoon and his family come to rescue the children.
10Madam Bella the Weaver1980-03-1030 minAs the granddaughter of Madam Bella the Weaver, Rosiebit is convinced that she should win the weaving contest. Lillibit is also in the contest, but she really doesn't want to win all she wants to do is make a yellow dress for Teeneybit (Willibit's sister). However Rosiebit becomes convinced that Lillibit is going to win when she overhears Madam Bella say that she thinks Lillibit will win to Elderbit and Mayor Bossabit.
11The Baby Bears1980-03-1730 minLillibit befriends a baby bear cub that the rest of the village think is dangerous. When the villagers try to scare the bear cub off Lillibit gets angry. Her uncle Dr. Snoozabit tries to tell her that the only reason that they are trying to drive the bear from the village is for his own saftey as well as the villagers, but Lillibit won't hear any of it. She runs off with the bear cub and plays with him until his mother calls for him.
12Looking at the Stars1980-03-2430 minWilliebit, Lillibit, and Snagglebit are over at Lillibit's house talking in partial boredom until Willibit accidentally tears the leaf off of a plant that Lillibit had. Despite her protests that her Uncle Snoozabit should not be bothered the two boys go to the next room to see if he can help them with the plant. When they see him they find him looking through a telescope.
13Poor Old Helpabit1980-03-3130 minMayor Bossabit decides to enter a honey-making contest with the help of Helpabit whose has a secret family recipe that promises to make great honey with blue lovelies (a type of flower found in Foothill Forest) which happens to grow in the Mayor's garden. The children help Helpabit gather flowers for the honey along with a little aid from Grumpabit.
14Storm Baby1980-04-0730 minWhile crossing a bridge Willibit and Lillibit meet up with Granny Birtha the town mid-wife. Willibit and Lillibit each ask her about the time when they were born. She is able to tell Willibit about his birth, but cannot tell Lillibit about hers. She says to Lillibit to ask her uncle.
15The Mystical Monument1980-04-1430 minWhen Snagglebit and his friends accuse Browniebit of making them lose a bull-frog rodeo because of his cowardice, Browniebit decides that he must really be a coward. He comes across Elderbit who tells him the storey of the Feather of Courage. According to Elderbit anyone who possess this feather will automatically get great courage. He then tells Browniebit that the feather is supposedly in the Mystical Monument.
16Help the Squirrel1980-04-2130 minWillibit and Snagglebit injure a squirrel by making it fall from a tree. The next day they and Lillibit find the squirrel very sick in a tree with a concerned squirrel family around. Dr. Snoozabit is called up and even he has his doubts about weather of not the squirrel can be saved because of her high fever. Willibit and Snagglebit get the idea to the top of a mountain where there is ice on top.
17The Legend Of Red Light1980-04-2830 minAfter hearing one of Elderbit's stories about the time that he and a group of miners were in a cave and how they were nearly harmed by a red light that Elderbit claimed was a demon light; Willibit, Lillibit, and Snagglebit decide to go into the cave to search for this light as well. However disaster strikes. There is a cave-in and Snagglebit is hurt. Willibit and Lillibit wonder how they are going to get out of the cave because no one knows they are there to help them and Snagglebit out.
18The Cowardly Colt1980-05-0530 minDr. Snoozabit tells Willibit, Lillibit and Teeneybit about horses. Willibit asks if he's seen a horse and Snoozabit tells him that horses can be seen in a big field downstream. Although it is off limits to children, Snoozabit says that when he was young he wanted to see the horses so bad that it didn't matter. However he says that he had lost his nerve and didn't see any horses
19The Strange Egg1980-05-1230 minWhile out having a picnic one day Lillibit, Willibit, and Snagglebit come across an egg floating in the river. They take the egg back to the village and Willibit shows it to his parents and asks if he can keep it. Fearing that there might be a monster inside his father tells him no and that they should take the egg away from the village.
20Let’s Go to the Sea Pt 125 min21Let’s Go to the Sea Pt 225 min22The Red Rainbow1980-06-0230 minIt is an incredibly hot day and Scareybit is not at all happy about it. Infact she is in such a crabby mood that she scares off a bunch of the children playing in a pond. Teeneybit however stays behind and decides to take Scarybit to Dr. Snoozabit. At Snoozabit's Snoozabit treats Scareybit and yells at Willibit and Lillibit for running off and leaving Teeneybit behind. A storm comes along and temporarily grounds them nside with its severity23Earthquake!1980-06-0930 minLillibit is playing with her friends, well at least trying to. Snuffly the flying squirrle wants to be a part of the fun too so he just keeps getting in Lillibit's way and Lillibit gets mad at him for it. Later on when Lillibit can't find Snuffly she and Willibit ask her uncle Dr. Snoozabit to help them. After being told what happened Snoozabit tells Lillibit that she needs to apologize to Snuffly and respect his as well as all the animals' of the forest feelings.
24Forget-Me-Nots1980-06-1630 minWhile visiting at Lilibit's house, Willibit and Lillibit notice that Mayor Bossabit is going off to his garden. Willie wonders why flowers are so important to the Mayor. Dr. Snoozabit tells Willibit and Lillibit that flowers, especially forget-me-nots, have a special importanence to Mayor Bossabit because they bring him memories of his late wife, Mrs. Bossabit.
25The Wanderbits1980-06-3030 minTwo mysterious wanderers are found in bad shape in the village by Snag and some of his friends. Later Lillibit notices that her uncle is acting strange. First he nervously insists that everything is perfectly fine after he has gotten back from the Bakeabits. Then Dr. Snoozabit accidentally slips and asks Lillibit if she would like to see her parents whom Lillibit knows to be dead.
26Awful, Awful Days1980-07-0730 minStrange weather is plauging Foothill Forest. When the village suffers a few small tremors and a small earth quake they then feel they are safe. Grumpabit knows differently though. He has been digging a cave in the mountains because his father told him that a massive earthquake would occur in Foothill Forest and that the small tremors were a precursor to the big earthquake. Grumpabit warns the villagers and soon everyone is rushing out of the village end heading up to Grumpabit's cave for saftey.
2The Doctor at Belfy’s House25 min3Lillabit, Turn the Waterwheel25 min4The Rainbow Firefly1980-01-2830 mineveral Miners disappear in a cave. When Mayor Bossabit and some men hear about the disappearence they decide to launch a search party to find the miners. Elderbit tells the Lillibit, Willibit, Snagglebit, and a couple other boys about the legend of the Rainbow Firefly which has been rumored to live in the area of the caves5Election Day1980-02-0430 minIt is November in Foothill Forest and all the adult littlebits are concerned with the winter harvest preparations. Mayor Bossabit however is busy running for mayor once again. He has a little lunch party and invites the children over. The children enjoy various desserts that Helpabit made. Confusing democracy with monarchy Snagglebit says that he will automatically be mayor after his father. Chip and Willibit tell Snagglebit that the only way that he can be mayor is if he gets elected.6ScaryBit the Witch1980-02-1130 minWillibit is slightly displeased becase he is "caught" by his sister while going off to play with Lillibit. His mother appears and askd Willibit to go to the market to trade some things for her. Willibit is disappointed at having the perfect opertunity to play ruined by a trip to the market; however he cheers up a little when he sees Lillibit who is going to the market also. Teeneybit asks if she can come along and Mrs. Grumpabit says yes. However if there is one bit who is the most feared in Foothill Forest it is Scareybit,so when it is rumored that she has been seen near the village Mrs…7Strawberries in Winter25 min8The Snow Woman1980-02-2530 minSnagglebit has always tried to impress Lillibit. He tries to impress her with his sledding skills by letting her ride with him, but unfortunatly the sled ends up crashing into Elderbit. Elderbit tells them to watch out for such behavior or the Legendary Snow Woman will get them. Willibit comes over in time to see what happened after Elderbit leaves. Snagglebit says he isn't scared by Elderbit's storey, but Lillibit says that she "sees a castle" in her dreams. Lillibit wonders if there really is a castle over the mountain ridge. Snagglebit looks up in the sky and then gets an idea.9Save the Raccoon!1980-03-0330 minA hockey match between Willbit, Lillibit, Snagglebit, Chip, and Browniebit; vs. a bully named Ivn and his teammates decides the fate of a baby raccoon. Lillibit let's the raccoon go without telling anyone. At first her friends are mad at her, but then Willibit assures them that she only did what she thought was best for the raccoon. It's a good thing to because when the ice on the lake breaks the baby raccoon and his family come to rescue the children.10Madam Bella the Weaver1980-03-1030 minAs the granddaughter of Madam Bella the Weaver, Rosiebit is convinced that she should win the weaving contest. Lillibit is also in the contest, but she really doesn't want to win all she wants to do is make a yellow dress for Teeneybit (Willibit's sister). However Rosiebit becomes convinced that Lillibit is going to win when she overhears Madam Bella say that she thinks Lillibit will win to Elderbit and Mayor Bossabit.11The Baby Bears1980-03-1730 minLillibit befriends a baby bear cub that the rest of the village think is dangerous. When the villagers try to scare the bear cub off Lillibit gets angry. Her uncle Dr. Snoozabit tries to tell her that the only reason that they are trying to drive the bear from the village is for his own saftey as well as the villagers, but Lillibit won't hear any of it. She runs off with the bear cub and plays with him until his mother calls for him.12Looking at the Stars1980-03-2430 minWilliebit, Lillibit, and Snagglebit are over at Lillibit's house talking in partial boredom until Willibit accidentally tears the leaf off of a plant that Lillibit had. Despite her protests that her Uncle Snoozabit should not be bothered the two boys go to the next room to see if he can help them with the plant. When they see him they find him looking through a telescope.13Poor Old Helpabit1980-03-3130 minMayor Bossabit decides to enter a honey-making contest with the help of Helpabit whose has a secret family recipe that promises to make great honey with blue lovelies (a type of flower found in Foothill Forest) which happens to grow in the Mayor's garden. The children help Helpabit gather flowers for the honey along with a little aid from Grumpabit.14Storm Baby1980-04-0730 minWhile crossing a bridge Willibit and Lillibit meet up with Granny Birtha the town mid-wife. Willibit and Lillibit each ask her about the time when they were born. She is able to tell Willibit about his birth, but cannot tell Lillibit about hers. She says to Lillibit to ask her uncle.15The Mystical Monument1980-04-1430 minWhen Snagglebit and his friends accuse Browniebit of making them lose a bull-frog rodeo because of his cowardice, Browniebit decides that he must really be a coward. He comes across Elderbit who tells him the storey of the Feather of Courage. According to Elderbit anyone who possess this feather will automatically get great courage. He then tells Browniebit that the feather is supposedly in the Mystical Monument.16Help the Squirrel1980-04-2130 minWillibit and Snagglebit injure a squirrel by making it fall from a tree. The next day they and Lillibit find the squirrel very sick in a tree with a concerned squirrel family around. Dr. Snoozabit is called up and even he has his doubts about weather of not the squirrel can be saved because of her high fever. Willibit and Snagglebit get the idea to the top of a mountain where there is ice on top.17The Legend Of Red Light1980-04-2830 minAfter hearing one of Elderbit's stories about the time that he and a group of miners were in a cave and how they were nearly harmed by a red light that Elderbit claimed was a demon light; Willibit, Lillibit, and Snagglebit decide to go into the cave to search for this light as well. However disaster strikes. There is a cave-in and Snagglebit is hurt. Willibit and Lillibit wonder how they are going to get out of the cave because no one knows they are there to help them and Snagglebit out.18The Cowardly Colt1980-05-0530 minDr. Snoozabit tells Willibit, Lillibit and Teeneybit about horses. Willibit asks if he's seen a horse and Snoozabit tells him that horses can be seen in a big field downstream. Although it is off limits to children, Snoozabit says that when he was young he wanted to see the horses so bad that it didn't matter. However he says that he had lost his nerve and didn't see any horses19The Strange Egg1980-05-1230 minWhile out having a picnic one day Lillibit, Willibit, and Snagglebit come across an egg floating in the river. They take the egg back to the village and Willibit shows it to his parents and asks if he can keep it. Fearing that there might be a monster inside his father tells him no and that they should take the egg away from the village.20Let’s Go to the Sea Pt 125 min21Let’s Go to the Sea Pt 225 min22The Red Rainbow1980-06-0230 minIt is an incredibly hot day and Scareybit is not at all happy about it. Infact she is in such a crabby mood that she scares off a bunch of the children playing in a pond. Teeneybit however stays behind and decides to take Scarybit to Dr. Snoozabit. At Snoozabit's Snoozabit treats Scareybit and yells at Willibit and Lillibit for running off and leaving Teeneybit behind. A storm comes along and temporarily grounds them nside with its severity23Earthquake!1980-06-0930 minLillibit is playing with her friends, well at least trying to. Snuffly the flying squirrle wants to be a part of the fun too so he just keeps getting in Lillibit's way and Lillibit gets mad at him for it. Later on when Lillibit can't find Snuffly she and Willibit ask her uncle Dr. Snoozabit to help them. After being told what happened Snoozabit tells Lillibit that she needs to apologize to Snuffly and respect his as well as all the animals' of the forest feelings.24Forget-Me-Nots1980-06-1630 minWhile visiting at Lilibit's house, Willibit and Lillibit notice that Mayor Bossabit is going off to his garden. Willie wonders why flowers are so important to the Mayor. Dr. Snoozabit tells Willibit and Lillibit that flowers, especially forget-me-nots, have a special importanence to Mayor Bossabit because they bring him memories of his late wife, Mrs. Bossabit.25The Wanderbits1980-06-3030 minTwo mysterious wanderers are found in bad shape in the village by Snag and some of his friends. Later Lillibit notices that her uncle is acting strange. First he nervously insists that everything is perfectly fine after he has gotten back from the Bakeabits. Then Dr. Snoozabit accidentally slips and asks Lillibit if she would like to see her parents whom Lillibit knows to be dead.26Awful, Awful Days1980-07-0730 minStrange weather is plauging Foothill Forest. When the village suffers a few small tremors and a small earth quake they then feel they are safe. Grumpabit knows differently though. He has been digging a cave in the mountains because his father told him that a massive earthquake would occur in Foothill Forest and that the small tremors were a precursor to the big earthquake. Grumpabit warns the villagers and soon everyone is rushing out of the village end heading up to Grumpabit's cave for saftey.
The Littl' Bits★ 55%Synopsis
Young forest pixies Belfy and Lillibit live in an old-fashioned lilliputian village deep in the forest. Lillibit lives with his parents and younger sister, whom he tends to give the slip in order to run off in search of fun. Belfy resides with the village doctor since being placed in his care as a baby under unusual circumstances that even Belfy herself is unaware of. The two friends have adventures and learn valuable life lessons while helping out their fellow villagers and the animals of the forest.
Characters & Voice Actors
LillibitMain
Mayumi TanakaJP
BelfyMain
Harumi IchiryuusaiJP
NapoleonSupporting
Sachiko ChijimatsuJP
ShimejiruSupporting
MokiSupporting
Keiko YamamotoJP
NarratorSupporting
Staff
Hiroshi HamasakiKey Animation
Shigeru YanagawaOriginal Creator
Kenji YoshidaProduction
Takeo WatanabeMusic
Hiromitsu MoritaAnimation Director (eps 1-25)
Hiromitsu MoritaCharacter Design
Tsuneo NinomiyaAnimation Director (eps 7, 11)
Masayuki HayashiChief Director
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Tongari Boushi no Memole
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
Hakumei and Mikochi
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