The Legends of Treasure Island

Characters

This cartoon, unlike most other Treasure Island cartoons and films, featured the main characters as anthropomorphic animals:

Jim Hawkins: The main protagonist, he is cunning for his age, and determined to reach the treasure as his father asked him.
Ben Gunn: A hermit found living on the Island, he knows more about the dangers of the Island and is able to provide warnings. He frequently describes things as being "like a leech" and often speaks in very vague terms that can be hard to understand.
Long John Silver: Unlike the book and most adaptations, Long John Silver is not an anti-hero with dubious morality but rather a straight villain, although he does save Jim's life in episode 3.
Dr. Livesey: A friend of Jim and his father, he aids the boy against the pirates.
Captain Smollett: A brave captain who offers Jim his aid. When Jim states that he cannot pay Smollett, he states that he will accept a new pair of boots after they find the treasure as payment. He is also the one who decides to go to Squire Trelawney for funding, as the two are close friends.
Squire Trelawney: Squire Trelawney is a friendly, yet money-obsessed character, who is only convinced to fund the expedition upon hearing the promise of treasure. He often acts as if he does not have a clue what he is doing, despite supposedly having gone on many adventures.
Blind Pew: The mysterious blind boss of Long John Silver.
Jane: One of the exclusive characters for this incarnation, Jane was kidnapped by Silver to be held for ransom, but since her parents did not want her, he got stuck with her. In the first episode, she switches sides and teams up with Jim, for whom she showed growing feelings as the series progressed.
Subsidiary recurring characters included the pirates Morgan (a hog), Nebbich (a hyena), and Rat (who was, appropriately enough, a rat). These characters featured mainly in the first season and only made minor appearances at the beginning of the second before disappearing altogether. Other minor pirates except Israel Hands seen during series 1 included a weasel and a rabbit among others.

Broadcast

U.K.
ITV (CITV, 1993–1995)
Carlton Kids (1998–1999)
Spain
TVE 1
TVE 2
Australia
ABC TV (1995–1996, 1999–2000)
7two (2010)
Ireland
RTÉ 1 (1996)
Network 2 (The Den, 1995–1996)
U.A.E.
Dubai 33
South Africa
SABC 2 (1998–1999)
Namibia
NBC (1994–????)
Poland
TVP2 (1995–1996, 1998)
Italy
Rete 4 (1996–1997)
France
Canal+ (1993)
Canaille Peluche (1993)
FR3 (1994–1995)
Les Minikeums (1994–1995)
The Disney Channel (1999)
Singapore
Channel 5 (Take 5, 1993–1996)
Malaysia
MetroVision (1995)
Jordan
Channel 2
Germany
BFBS (Children's SSVC)
SSVC Television (Children's SSVC)
Russia
Channel One Russia (1995–1996)
Pakistan
PTV
Brunei
RTB
Thailand
IBC 7
New Zealand
TV2
Kuwait
KTV2
Indonesia
ANTV

Trivia & home media releases

The episode Reunion in series 2 was aired out of order, probably due to the episode being produced following the first episode. It was aired and released on home video in Australia as the second episode of series 2, while chronologically it is the fourth episode.
When The Legends of Treasure Island got its solo video release in the UK from Pickwick Video, it had 3 episodes; it omits the second episode Memories Are Made of This, but it does contain the first, third and fourth episode from series 1.
Although it was a UK show, the entire series was not made available on video there. The entire 26 episodes however were released on video in Australia by Reel Entertainment, with 12 volumes released.
A TV movie version featuring select episodes from series 1 of the show was released on video and DVD in the US by Image Entertainment. Both releases are now out of print.