Janet-Laine Green

Iris Peters is a former school principal in her 60s. When she charged into her neighbourhood's all-candidates mayoral debate to speak her mind, something happened that she didn't expect. After being taunted by Deputy Mayor Bill Clarke, Iris decides by the end of the evening to run for mayor. Naturally, the political novice ends up winning the election and heads to City Hall, where she treats its denizens as if they're badly behaved schoolchildren....

In the Forbidden Forest, Bastian meets a scared little spook named Gaya, who tells Bastian about her brother Meeka's capture into Spook City. Through the help of a wise Necromancer, Bastian and Gaya are given a magic compass allowing them to travel to the City. Once inside, they meet many of its strange inhabitants, including a mysterious monkey named Argax, The Night Watchman, Land Ghost, and finally, Fantasia's most evil of creatures: Gmork, who...

When giant fissures crack through the Grassy Plains, Bastian follow the great warrior Atreyu, and his sister Saiya back to the Greenskins camp to discover its source. There, Bastian and the Greenskin children learn of an evil Shaman from long ago who was exiled into the Canyon of Wits; who is now seeking his revenge on the tribe. The only thing that can stop the Shaman's power is to retrieve his magic staff.

When Bastian has the flu, he takes little notice of doctor's orders to stay in bed, choosing to visit his friends in Fantasia instead. It's a journey he soon regrets when he realizes he has passed his sickness onto his friend, Falkor the Luck Dragon; a creature who never gets sick. Ruza, the wise Night Hob tells Bastian the only possible cure is the nectar from the Tarkiss Flower. But the flower only grows way up in the Dead Mountains.

When a trade route through the Misty Mountains is closed due to a ferocious beast that lurks in the area, entire regions of Fantasia suffer from low food supplies. After much discussion, it is Large Head and Bastian who must combine their efforts to travel and investigate. Conflicts soon arise when this ill-matched pair bicker and quarrel at ever turn, finally opting to split up go in separate directions.

When Bastian arrives in Fantasia he discovers that some of the citizens have turned into frozen statues. Realizing it's coming from the water, Bastian collects a strange potion from Urgl and travels with Barktroll and Falkor to the Fountain of Life.

When Bastian arrives on the Grassy Plains of the Greenskin tribe, he finds out that the Purple Buffalo have disappeared along with his great warrior friend, Atreyu. On his mission to find them, Bastian is visited by the Great White Buffalo spirit whose message becomes clear when Bastian finds a strange Land Galleon floating on the Grassy Ocean. The vessel belongs to Xayide, who has used her evil sorcery to capture the Purple Buffalo, imprisoning them...

Based on the original German novel by Michael Ende, this animated series carries us away to a whimsical, magical world filled with thrilling, action-packed adventures. Join Bastian and his extraordinary friends as they journey to the far reaches of Fantasia, a land of hopes, dreams and unforgettable characters. Make new friends and confront formidable foes as Bastian and his best friend Barktroll travel to such exotic places as the ethereal Silver...