Some of the original product released for Rainbow Brite in the s. Written by Howard R. Cohen and Jean Chalopin, the film was not the success it was hoped to be. Critics saw it as an eighty-five minute toy commercial, while many found fault in the fact that it took Rainbow Brite and Starlite away from the characters children had grown to love and introduced them to new ones that they had no point of reference for.
However, the film is well-loved by fans and for years was a staple on The Disney Channel. Promotional images for "Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer". Despite its shortcomings, the film did introduce the fan-favorite character of Stormy, a rogue Color Kid, who was in charge of the winter rain and snow, as well as Tickled Pink who made a cameo appearance during the film's opening song.
According to her character biography, Tickled Pink was a little girl who visited Rainbow Land and liked it so much she decided to stay. Though technically not a Color Kid, Rainbow Brite put her in charge of the girl sprites and their color crystal laboratories. The final Color Kid introduced via the series was Moonglow. Moonglow and her faithful companion Nite Sprite, were the ones responsible for making the moon and the stars shimmer and shine.
A doll for Stormy was created, but didn't make it past the prototype stage. Both Tickled Pink and Moonglow were mass-produced, but unlike the other dolls, Moonglow was only sold in Germany. Character designs for Tickled Pink, Stormy, and Moonglow.
Cohen, a treatment for an unproduced episode of the series seemingly as a series finale , was discovered. With the series over, and doll production slowing down, Rainbow began to lose her radiance. Designs for two Neon Color Kids and the unproduced Stormy prototype doll. Though Rainbow Brite's initial popularity began to wane, it didn't fade completely.
There were several attempts to repaint the colorful cutie in the image of what was current and new. Every few years a new line of Rainbow Brite was released. However, none of the redesigns seemed to shine as brightly as the original. Even still, some fans, like Katy Cartee Haile, have remained steadfast and true to the character.
Haile is such a lover of the Rainbow Brite brand that she has turned part of her house into a museum, and has become so recognized in the fandom that she was featured on Buzzfeed , the Truffle Shuffle Blog , and even Metro UK. In grade school, I was her for Halloween. In high school, Rainbow Brite became my nickname as I began collecting her memorabilia and learning more about her story," Haile says.
Rainbow will always be my favorite color and my favorite superhero! But the Rainbow Brite fandom expands far beyond just the cute and colorful. Earlier this year, Rage Gear Studios released a series of art prints that mashed-up the Rainbow Brite characters with the X-men.
They hope for the world embrace and respect all that makes us different. Today, we have a flag with similar purpose. I'm an 80's kid, I'm a comic geek and I'm gay. X-Men and Rainbow Brite together, make sense to me. The full series can be viewed here. What it lacks in innovation it makes up for with a universal and eternal set-up: the battle to keep our lives bright and full of color and ward off "the pits.
What it lacks in depth of character and development of character, it makes up for in pristine idealism and purity of heart; our lives are full of complexities, but in these times were unshakable rocks like religion are not favored as they once were, rainbow brite fills in as a non-denominational example of love and joy; to develop her character beyond that would eat away at the idealism and integrity of what Rainbow Brite is. At the beginning of the season, the show seemed to start of with real-world examples of how to keep your life bright for instance the episode where she meets Brian, her human friend , but quickly fell into a generic battle to save Rainbow Land from various color-stealing forces.
If the show had found a way to continue providing real world examples of keeping our lives bright, or provided a more firm metaphorical basis for the threats against Rainbow Land, perhaps this beloved show would have had a deeper genius than simply being beautiful and of pristine spirit. There is obscure depth in Rainbow Brite, but regrettably, like the color crystals mined by the color sprites, it must be unearthed by the viewer.
Stay bright, Rainbow Brite! Details Edit. Release date June 27, United States. United States France Japan. Regina Regenbogen. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 24 minutes. Related news. May 10 TVLine. Apr 5 Den of Geek. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. By what name was Rainbow Brite officially released in Canada in English?
See more gaps Learn more about contributing. Edit page. Her worst foes were Murky Dismal and his sidekick, Lurky. What Wisp's mom and dad thought of her mysterious disappearance, and whether or not her picture was printed on milk cartons while she was off having wonderful adventures, weren't mentioned. But the story was aimed at very young children, who tend not to ascribe much weight to such considerations. Rainbow and her friends started appearing on Hallmark cards in That same year, Mattel began marketing toys based on them, and they also began appearing in children's books.
There was even a straight-to-video live-action movie about them, Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure, which mostly consisted of Lucille Bliss Crusader Rabbit, Smurfette narrating fun facts about animals, some of which like flamingos being pink because they eat pink shrimp , while no-doubt amusing to children, were less than wholly accurate.
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