The Elephant Princess


The Elephant Princess is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2008. The series is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. A second season began screening in 2011. The series revolves around a suburban Australian teenager, who discovers she is the heir to the throne of Manjipoor, a fictional Indian kingdom.

Summary

Alex Wilson thinks she is an average suburban girl living in Melbourne, until her 16th birthday when exotic visitor, Kuru, shows up in her backyard with a magical elephant, Anala. He informs her she is the heir to the throne of the magical Indian kingdom of Manjipoor. With his help, the reluctant princess will master her magic powers and defend her royal inheritance against her devious cousin, Vashan, whilst balancing the pull of both worlds to find her true destiny. In the second season, Alex and her family have moved to the Gold Coast. Her friend Amanda has followed her there, where they plan to find a new drummer for their band. Meanwhile, in Manjipoor, Diva has returned to take over Manjipoor and learn the secrets of The Book.

Episodes

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DVD releases

The complete first and second series has been released in three volumes, although the complete season one and two has been released too.
TitleRelease DateEpisodes
The Elephant Princess Vol. 1 - Welcome to the Fairytale3 April 20091."Coming of Age", 2."Don't Call Me Princess", 3."Rabbit Season", 4."Kuru the Guru"
5."The Powerful Ballad", 6."Not Made in Japan", 7."Lean On Me", 8."Welcome to the Fairytale", 9."Warts and All"
The Elephant Princess Vol. 2 - The Big Gig2 September 200910."The Butterfly Effect", 11."Butterfly Kiss", 12."Dancing Queen", 13."Destiny's Child"
14."Time After Time", 15."Happy Birthday Anala", 16."The Big Gig", 17."Masquerade Ball"
The Elephant Princess Vol. 3 - Almost Too Famous10 March 201018."Almost Too Famous", 19."Princess Amanda", 20."Courtroom Jewel", 21."Sea Change"
22."Revelation", 23."It's an Ordinary Life", 24."Unexpected Arrivals", 25."Good Vibrations", 26."Normal Alex Wilson"
The Elephant Princess - Complete Series 12 June 20101."Coming of Age", 2."Don't Call Me Princess", 3."Rabbit Season", 4."Kuru the Guru", 5."The Powerful Ballad"
6."Not Made in Japan", 7."Lean On Me", 8."Welcome to the Fairytale", 9."Warts and All" 10."The Butterfly Effect"
11."Butterfly Kiss", 12."Dancing Queen", 13."Destiny's Child", 14."Time After Time", 15."Happy Birthday Anala"
16."The Big Gig", 17."Masquerade Ball" 18."Almost Too Famous", 19."Princess Amanda", 20."Courtroom Jewel"
21."Sea Change", 22."Revelation", 23."It's an Ordinary Life", 24."Unexpected Arrivals", 25."Good Vibrations"
26."Normal Alex Wilson"
The Elephant Princess - Complete Series 2TBA1."Enemies Unleashed", 2."The New Recruit", 3."Bad Reputation", 4."Falling For The Enemy", 5."Star Crossed Lovers"
6."Double Trouble", 7."Secret Love", 8."Love Your Enemy", 9."The Secret Admirer", 10."Tangled Web"
11."Welcome To My World", 12."Exposed", 13."Exiles", 14."Trouble Comes To Town", 15."Under New Management"
16."Dangerous Secrets", 17."Feud", 18."Reinforcements", 19."Unmasked", 20."A Princess For All"
21."Out Of Control", 22."Flare Up", 23."Cursed", 24."Hunted", 25."Between The Worlds"
26."Sacrifice"

International broadcasts