History Anime / Noozles

Also known as ''The Wonderous Koala Blinky'', ''The Noozles'' was a 26-episode series by Creator/NipponAnimation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984 and aired on the [[Creator/FujiTelevision Fuji TV]] network. In Japan, it was the result of a brief Koala fad that swept the country after the birth of a Koala within the Tama Zoo in Tokyo and the later addition of several more koalas as a gift from the Australian government (''Anime/AdventuresOfTheLittleKoala'' has a similar history). ''Noozles'' was dubbed by [[Creator/SabanEntertainment Saban International]] and got its greatest prominence in English when it was endlessly rerun on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} from 1988 through 1993.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[BaitAndSwitchCredits Trust us, it isn't as boring as this picture suggests]].]]

Also known as ''The Wonderous Koala Blinky'', ''The Noozles'' was a 26-episode series by Creator/NipponAnimation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984 and aired on the [[Creator/FujiTelevision Fuji TV]] network. In Japan, it was the result of a brief Koala fad that swept the country after the birth of a Koala within the Tama Zoo in Tokyo and the later addition of several more koalas as a gift from the Australian government (''Anime/AdventuresOfTheLittleKoala'' has a similar history). ''Noozles'' was dubbed by [[Creator/{{Saban}} Saban International]] and got its greatest prominence in English when it was endlessly rerun on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} from 1988 through 1993.

* SmallTaxonomyPools: Averted - despite the name "Koalawala Land", the dimension is actually filled with many different sentient species based on animals native to the Australian outback. Not just koalas, but also kangaroos, dingoes, platypus and the like, in that one of the species to inhabit Koala-Walla Land was the cassowary, a large flightless bird native to Australia that very rarely ever appears in fiction.

* NamesToKnowInAnime: Series creator and director Taku Sugiyama was involved in some of Creator/ToeiAnimation's classic feature-length films of the '50s and '60s and worked with Creator/OsamuTezuka and Creator/HayaoMiyazaki. He also was a director on ''WesternAnimation/DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds.'' Another illustrious name showing up in the credits is episode director/storyboard artist Noboru Ishiguro, known for his work on ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'' and ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' among others.

* PantyShot: Sandy in a couple of episodes.

* WidgetSeries: Seems like a pretty straightforward "Kid has adventure with magical pet" series until the other world comes into play...

* HowDoIShootWeb: In the first episode, the first several times Sandy wakes up Blinky we’re entirely on accident, not realizing rubbing their noses together (or a “noozle”, as they call it) was how she did it. It finally occurs to her by the end of the episode.

* HowDoIShootWeb: In the first episode, the first several times Sandy wakes up Blinky we’re entirely on accident, not realizing rubbing their noses together (or a “noozle”, as they call it) was now she did it. It finally occurs to her by the end of the episode.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Pinky is envious of how close Sandy and her older brother are and who is constantly trying to find ways to trick or strongarm him into going back home with her.

* CoolOldLady: Grandma Brown, who proved to be quite useful throughout the series, and was the only other person besides Sandy who knew that Blinky was alive.

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Koalawalaland is rather dark, as the inhabitants are not so much "born" as incubated and they're rabidly anti-human.

* FantasticRacism: Against humans in Koalawala Land.

* JerkWithAHeartofGold: Pinky can be selfish, manipulative, and petty; but in times of crisis (such as when Sandy's father was accidentally transported to Koalawala Land) she can be counted on to help in whatever way she can. Also, when Sandy and the Koalas were transported into the world of the Cinderella fairy tail, Pinky was genuinely outraged after learning of the abuse Cinderalla's stepfamily put on her and acted as the fairy godmother so she could go to the ball.

* ParentalNeglect: With Sandy's father away from home, her mother often has to work long hours as a journalist and doesn't have very much time to spend with her daughter, and Sandy often ends up preparing her own dinner or having takeout. Nevertheless, she does truly love her daughter and wishes she could spend more time with her.

Not to be confused with [[WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill another series starring a koala named Blinky]], although it could be argued that [[ShoutOutThemeNaming the name of the character in that series is a reference to this one]][[note]], specifically the original books from the 1930s, as the animated series based on said books wouldn't come out until 1992[[/note]].

About halfway through the series, the show suddenly got more serious as Sandy visited Koalawala Land, the dimension where her friends and many other anthromorphic Australian creatures live and the show's plot grew so dark that by the end of the series, the fate of both worlds were at stake and the mystery of Sandy's grandfather's disappearance is the key to saving them. Oh, and the Koalas of Koalawala are basically human-hating Nazis that arrest and condemn humans to eternal imprisonment on sight.

Not to be confused with [[WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill another series starring a koala named Blinky]], although it could be argued that [[ShoutOutThemeNaming the name of the character in that series is a reference to this one]][[note]], specifically the original books from the 1930s, as this series came out in '84, and the animated series based on said books wouldn't come out until 1992[[/note]].

Not to be confused with [[WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill another series starring a koala named Blinky]], although it could be argued that [[ShoutOutThemeNaming the name of the character in this series is a reference to that one.]]

Also known as ''The Wonderous Koala Blinky'', ''The Noozles'' was a 26-episode series by Creator/NipponAnimation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984 and aired on the [[Creator/FujiTelevision Fuji TV]] network. In Japan, it was the result of a brief Koala fad that swept the country after the birth of a Koala within the Tama Zoo in Tokyo and the later addition of several more koalas as a gift from the Australian government (''Anime/AdventuresOfTheLittleKoala'' has a similar history). ''Noozles'' was dubbed by Saban International and got its greatest prominence in English when it was endlessly rerun on the young {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} from 1988 through 1993.

** Creator/ToshioFurukawa sings the ending theme in the original Japanese version, despite not having a voice role in the series.

* ShoutOut: In the English dub of the Literature/{{Cinderella}} episode, Cinderella's mouse friends are known as Gus and Jaq, just as in the [[Disney/{{Cinderella}} Disney film]].