Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch explained

Genre:	Animation
Creator:	Anthony Gentile and John Gentile
Director:	Xavier Giacometti
Country:	United States France
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	13
Runtime:	22 min
Company:	Abrams/Gentile Entertainment Créativité et Développement
Channel:	Syndication
Last Aired:	^[1]

Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch is an American and French children's animated series that aired in 1995, centering on a community of Loch Ness monsters that can fly and swim.^[2] It lasted 13 episodes,^[3] but also airing in Sweden and other countries on Fox Kids and Fox Kids Play. It was co-produced by Abrams Gentile Entertainment, C&D (Créativité et Développement; the same company who produced The Bots Master), and AB Productions. In the United States, it was syndicated by Active Entertainment.^[4]

Characters

Nessies

Good Nessies

Happy Ness
Kind Ness
Lovely Ness
Silly Ness
Cool Ness
Bright Ness
Brave Ness
Loud Ness
Sad Ness
Elliot Ness
Rich Ness
Cute Ness
Glad Ness
Reckless Ness
Gorgeous Ness
Sweet Ness
Forgetful Ness
Angry Ness
Hopeless Ness
Outrageous Ness
Useful Ness
Prompt Ness
Delightful Ness

Evil Nessies

Pompous Ness
Selfish Ness
Greedy Ness
Bad Ness
Devious Ness
Sneaky Ness
Mean Ness
Dark Ness

Humans

Halsey McJoy
Hayden McJoy
Hannah McJoy
Sir Angus Prize
Mr. McJoy

Episodes

	Title	Original air date

Home media

Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch was first released on VHS in 1996 by Just for Kids Home Video formally known as Celebrity Home Entertainment, shortly before the video production company ended in 1997. Nine episodes of the series were released on VHS between 1996 and 1997.

VHS releases:

Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch - Vol 1

Episodes:

There's a World of Nessies
A Surprise for Sir Prize
It's Not Bad to Be Sad
Money Can't Buy Happyness
Stand Tall, No Matter How Big or Small

Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch - Vol 2

Episodes:

Circle of De-light
No Time for Silly Ness
S.U.R.F.'s Up
Courageous Outrageous

External links

- Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch at Abrams/Gentile Entertainment

Notes and References

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1995/09/10/old-new-and-out-of-the-blue/12783754-02da-4423-9daa-6af07ea2b45c/ OLD, NEW AND OUT OF THE BLUE
Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 265.
Web site: Happy Ness: The Secret Of The Loch (Series) (1994) Cartoon Series . https://archive.today/20130117194134/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/59121-Happy_Ness_The_Secret_Of_The_Loch.html . dead . 17 January 2013 . Bcdb.com . 2014-03-11.
Book: Erickson . Hal . Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 . 2005 . 2nd . McFarland & Co . 978-1476665993 . 394–395.