Little Wizards: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The series follows the fortunes of Dexter, a young prince without a crown whose father, the old king, is dead. Soon after the king's death, the evil wizard Renvick stole the crown and proclaimed himself king. He ordered his servants to imprison Dexter for fear that he would get in his way. However, Dexter fled into the woods, where he was found by the good magician Phineas, who rescues him. Phineas lives with a young dragon called Lulu. When preparing a potion, Dexter unwittingly caused an explosion bringing to life three monsters endowed with magical powers – Winkle, Gump and Boo.

Series details

• Title: Little Wizards
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1987-09-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-12-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 23 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 62338
• TVDB ID: 389663

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-09-26; final listed air date 1987-12-19; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Little Wizards on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.