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This is a list of the longest-running scripted prime time television series in the United States. Only shows that have aired on a major broadcast network for seven or more seasons are included. Those that moved to a cable network or syndication are noted below.
Series shaded in blue are currently in production.
Number of
seasons
Series
Network
First air date
Last air date
Number of
episodes
43 Saturday Night Live[1] NBC 1975-10-11 Present 845
29 The Simpsons Fox 1989-12-17 Present 634
20 Gunsmoke CBS 1955-09-10 1975-03-31 635
20 Law & Order NBC 1990-09-13 2010-05-24 456
19 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NBC 1999-09-20 Present 427
17[2] Lassie CBS 1954-09-12 1971-03-21 547
16 Family Guy FOX 1999-01-31 Present 304[3]
15 NCIS CBS 2003-09-23 Present 347
15[4] CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS 2000-10-06 2015-02-15[4] 335[4]
15 ER NBC 1994-09-19 2009-04-02 331
15 The Jack Benny Program CBS (1950–1964)
NBC (1964–1965) 1950-10-28[5] 1965-04-16 260
15 American Dad! FOX (2005–2014)
TBS (2014–)[6] 2005-02-06 Present 241
14 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ABC 1952-10-03 1966-04-23 435
14 Bonanza NBC 1959-09-12 1973-01-16 431
14 Armstrong Circle Theatre NBC (1950–1957)
CBS (1957–1963) 1950-06-06 1963-06-05 370
14 Dallas CBS 1978-04-02 1991-05-03 357
14 Knots Landing CBS 1979-12-27 1993-05-13 344
14 Grey's Anatomy ABC 2005-03-27 Present 312
13 Criminal Minds CBS 2005-09-22 Present 295
13 Supernatural WB (2005–2006)
CW (2006–) 2005-09-13 Present 287
13 King of the Hill FOX 1997-01-12 2009-09-13 259[7]
12 My Three Sons ABC (1960–1965)
CBS (1965–1972) 1960-09-29 1972-04-13 380
12 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia FX (2005–12)
FXX (2013–present) 2005-08-04 Present 134
12 Hawaii Five-O CBS 1968-09-26 1980-04-26 279
12 Murder, She Wrote CBS 1984-09-01 1996-05-07 264
12 Two and a Half Men CBS 2003-09-22 2015-02-19 262
12 NYPD Blue ABC 1993-09-21 2005-03-01 261
12 Bones FOX 2005-09-13 2017-03-28 246
11 The Big Bang Theory CBS 2007-09-24 Present 248
11 Kraft Television Theatre NBC 1947-05-07 1958-10-01 525
11 The Danny Thomas Show[8] ABC (1953–1957)
CBS (1957–1964) 1953-09-29 1964-04-27 343
11 Cheers NBC 1982-09-30 1993-05-20 275
11 Frasier NBC 1993-09-16 2004-05-13 264
11 Married... with Children FOX 1987-04-05 1997-06-09[9] 258[9]
11 M*A*S*H CBS 1972-09-17 1983-02-28 256
11 The Jeffersons CBS 1975-01-18 1985-06-25 253
11 7th Heaven WB (1996–2006)
CW (2006–2007) 1996-08-26 2007-05-13 243
11 Happy Days ABC 1974-01-15 1984-09-24 255
10 General Electric Theater NBC 1953-02-01 1962-06-03 302
10 Beverly Hills, 90210 FOX 1990-10-04 2000-05-17 293
10 The United States Steel Hour ABC (1953–1955)
CBS (1955–1963) 1953-10-27 1963-06-12 253
10 Murphy Brown CBS 1988-11-14 1998-05-18 247
10 Friends NBC 1994-09-22 2004-05-06 236
10 CSI: Miami CBS 2002-09-23 2012-04-08 232
10 JAG NBC (1995–1996)
CBS (1997–2005) 1995-09-01 2005-04-29 226[10]
11[11] The X-Files FOX 1993-09-10 Present 210
10 Stargate SG-1 Showtime and SyFy 1997 2007 214
10 Smallville WB (2001–2006)
CW (2006–2011) 2001-10-16 2011-05-13 218
10 Law & Order: Criminal Intent NBC (2001–2007)
USA (2007–2011) 2001-09-30 2011-06-26 195
09 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 2009-09-22 Present 192
09 The Middle ABC 2009-09-30 Present 191
09 Modern Family ABC 2009-09-23 Present 203
09 The Beverly Hillbillies CBS 1962-09-26 1971-03-23 274
09 Perry Mason CBS 1957-09-21 1966-05-22 271
09 The Virginian[12] NBC 1962-09-19 1971-03-24 249
09 The Love Boat ABC 1977-09-24[13] 1986-05-24 244
09 The F.B.I. ABC 1965-09-19 1974-04-28 240
09 The Drew Carey Show ABC 1995-09-13 2004-09-08 233
09 Falcon Crest CBS 1981-12-04 1990-05-17 227
10[14] Roseanne ABC 1988-10-18 Present 224
09 Dynasty ABC 1981-01-12 1989-05-11 220
09 Family Matters ABC (1989–1997)
CBS (1997–1998) 1989-09-22 1998-07-17 220
09 Touched by an Angel CBS 1994-09-21 2003-04-27 211
09 The Waltons CBS 1972-09-14 1981-06-04 210
09 Everybody Loves Raymond CBS 1996-09-13 2005-05-16 210
09 One Day at a Time CBS 1975-12-16 1984-05-28 209
09 How I Met Your Mother CBS 2005-09-19 2014-03-31 208
09 The King of Queens CBS 1998-09-21 2007-05-14 207
09 All in the Family CBS 1971-01-12 1981-05-21 216
09 Little House on the Prairie[15] NBC 1974-09-11 1983-03-21 204
09 Alice CBS 1976-08-31 1985-03-19 202
09 The Facts of Life NBC 1979-08-24 1988-05-07 201
09 The Office NBC 2005-03-24 2013-05-16 201
09 Coach ABC 1989-02-28 1997-05-14 197
09 CSI: NY CBS 2004-09-22 2013-02-22 197
09 Matlock NBC (1986–1992)
ABC (1992–1995) 1986-09-23 1995-05-07 195
09 Night Court NBC 1984-01-04 1992-05-31 222
09 One Tree Hill WB (2003–2006)
CW (2006–2012) 2003-09-23 2012-04-04 187
09 Scrubs NBC (2001–2008)
ABC (2009–2010) 2001-10-02 2010-03-17 182
09 Seinfeld NBC 1988-09-05 1998-05-14 180
09[16] Will & Grace NBC 1998-09-21 Present 206[16]
08 Bob's Burgers FOX 2011-01-09 Present 129
08 Blue Bloods CBS 2010-09-24 Present 155
08 Hawaii Five-0 CBS 2010-09-20 Present 168
08 The Vampire Diaries CW 2009-09-10 2017-03-10 171
08 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars CBS 1951-10-05 1959-03-27 347
08[17] The Big Story NBC[17] 1949-09-16 1957-06-28[17] 310[17]
08 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show CBS 1950-10-12 1958-09-15 291
08 Wagon Train NBC (1957–1962)
ABC (1962–1965) 1957-09-18 1965-05-02 284
08 Robert Montgomery Presents NBC 1950-01-30 1957-06-24 276
08 Dragnet NBC 1951-12-16 1959-08-23 276
08 The Donna Reed Show ABC 1958-09-24 1966-03-19 275
08[18] Mama CBS 1949-07-01 1956-07-27[18] 261[18]
08 Bewitched ABC 1964-09-17 1972-03-25 254
08 The Andy Griffith Show CBS 1960-10-03 1968-04-01 249
08 Ford Theatre CBS (1948–1951)
NBC (1952–1956)
ABC (1956–1957) 1948-10-17 1957-06-26 245
08 Rawhide CBS 1959-01-09 1965-12-07 217
08 Home Improvement ABC 1991-09-17 1999-05-25 224
08 The Cosby Show NBC 1984-09-20 1992-04-30 225
08 Walker, Texas Ranger CBS 1993-04-21 2001-05-19 201
08 That '70s Show FOX 1998-08-23 2006-05-18 200
08 Ironside NBC 1967-09-14[19] 1975-01-16[20] 196[20]
08 Who's the Boss? ABC 1984-09-20 1992-04-25 225
08 Mannix CBS 1967-09-16 1975-04-13 194
08 Full House ABC 1987-09-22 1995-05-23 214
08[21] 24 FOX 2001-11-06 2010-05-24[21] 192[21]
08 Diff'rent Strokes NBC (1978–1985)
ABC (1985–1986) 1978-11-03 1986-05-07 222
08 According to Jim ABC 2001-10-03 2009-06-02 182
08 Desperate Housewives ABC 2004-10-03 2012-05-13 180
08 Barnaby Jones CBS 1973-01-28 1980-04-03 178
08 Laverne & Shirley ABC 1976-01-27 1983-05-10 216
08 Diagnosis: Murder CBS 1993-10-29 2001-05-11 178
08 The Practice ABC 1997-03-04 2004-05-16 178
08 Charmed WB 1998-10-07 2006-05-21 178
08 House FOX 2004-11-16 2012-05-21 177
08 Castle ABC 2009-03-09 2016-05-16 173
08 Three's Company ABC 1977-03-15 1984-09-18 172
08 Wings NBC 1990-04-19 1997-05-21 172
08 Girlfriends UPN (2000–2006)
CW (2006–2008) 2000-09-11 2008-02-11 172
08 L.A. Law NBC 1986-10-03[22] 1994-05-19 171
08 Barney Miller ABC 1975-01-23 1982-05-20 168
08 The Loretta Young Show NBC 1953-09-02 1961-06-04 165
08 Magnum, P.I. CBS 1980-12-11 1988-05-08 162
08 Simon & Simon CBS 1981-11-24 1989-01-21 219
08 Perfect Strangers ABC 1986-03-25 1993-08-06 150
08 Quincy, M.E. NBC 1976-10-03 1983-09-04 148
08 The Walking Dead AMC 2010-10-31 Present 109
08 Dexter Showtime
CBS 2006-10-01 2013-09-22 96
08 Psych USA
2006-07-06 2014-03-26 120
07 Lux Video Theatre CBS (1950–1954)
NBC (1954–1957) 1950-10-02 1957-09-12 336
07 Captain Video and His Video Rangers DuMont 1949-06-27 1955-04-01 1537[23][better source needed][24]
07 Fireside Theater NBC 1949-04-05 1958-05-22 268
07[25] Alfred Hitchcock Presents[25] CBS (1955–1960)
NBC (1960–1962) 1955-10-02 1962-06-26[25] 267[25]
07 The Philco Television Playhouse NBC 1948-10-03 1955-10-02 251
07 Melrose Place FOX 1992-07-08 1999-05-24 226
07 Petticoat Junction CBS 1963-09-24 1970-04-04 222
07 The Golden Girls NBC 1985-09-14 1992-05-21 225
07 Family Ties NBC 1982-09-22 1989-05-14 176
07 Adam-12 NBC 1968-09-21 1975-05-20 174
07 Star Trek: The Next Generation CBS (Paramount) 1987-01-01 1994-12-31 176
07 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine UPN 1993-01-03 1999-06-02 176
07 Star Trek: Voyager UPN 1995-01-16 2001-05-23 172
07 Mission: Impossible CBS 1966-09-17 1973-03-30 171
07 Medical Center CBS 1969-09-24[26] 1976-09-06 171
07 Empty Nest NBC 1988-10-08 1995-04-29 170
07 Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC 1969-09-23[27] 1976-05-04 169
07 The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS 1970-09-19 1977-03-19 168
07 Growing Pains ABC 1985-09-24 1992-04-25 166
07 Mad About You NBC 1992-09-23 1999-05-24 164
07 Designing Women CBS 1986-09-29 1993-05-24 163
07 Once Upon a Time ABC 2011-10-23 Present 133
07 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ABC (1996–2000)
WB (2000–2003) 1996-09-27 2003-04-24 163
07 Step by Step ABC (1991–1997)
CBS (1997–1998) 1991-09-20 1998-06-26 215
07 Without a Trace CBS 2002-09-26 2009-05-19 160
07 Benson ABC 1979-09-13 1986-04-19 158
07 Boy Meets World ABC 1993-09-24 2000-05-05 180
07 The West Wing NBC 1999-09-22 2006-05-14 156
07 Cold Case CBS 2003-09-28 2010-05-02 156
07 The Good Wife CBS 2009-09-22 2016-05-08 156
07 Hunter NBC 1984-09-18 1991-04-26 153
07 Gilmore Girls WB (2000–2006)
CW (2006–2007) 2000-10-05 2007-05-15 153
07 Fantasy Island ABC 1978-01-28[28] 1984-05-19 152
07 Trapper John, M.D. CBS 1979-09-23 1986-09-04 151
07 Malcolm in the Middle FOX 2000-01-09 2006-05-14 151
07 The Mentalist CBS 2008-09-23 2015-02-18 151
07 Just Shoot Me! NBC 1997-03-04 2003-08-16 148
07 The Dukes of Hazzard CBS 1979-01-26 1985-02-08 146
07 Hill Street Blues NBC 1981-01-15 1987-05-12 146
07 Buffy the Vampire Slayer WB (1997–2001)
UPN (2001–2003) 1997-03-10 2003-05-20 144
07 In the Heat of the Night NBC (1988–1992)
CBS (1992–1994) 1988-03-06 1994-05-11 142
07 Futurama FOX (1999–2003)
Comedy Central (2008–2013) 1999-03-28 2013-09-04 140
07 MacGyver ABC 1985-09-29 1992-05-21 139
07 30 Rock NBC 2006-10-11 2013-01-31 138
07 Medium NBC (2005–2009)
CBS (2009–2011) 2005-01-03 2011-01-21 130
07 Cagney & Lacey CBS 1982-03-25[29] 1988-05-16 125
07 Parks and Recreation NBC 2009-04-09 2015-02-24 125
07 Homicide: Life on the Street NBC 1993-01-31 1999-05-21 122
07 Cheyenne ABC 1955-09-20[30] 1962-12-17 108
07 Rules of Engagement CBS 2007-02-05 2013-05-20 100
See also[edit]
Lists of longest-running U.S. shows by broadcast type:
List of longest-running United States television series
List of longest-running U.S. broadcast network television series
List of longest-running U.S. cable television series
List of longest-running U.S. first-run syndicated television series
List of longest-running U.S. primetime television series
List of longest-running U.S. primetime television series with continuing characters
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Originally NBC's Saturday Night
Jump up ^ Lassie ran for a total of 19 seasons and 591 episodes. The final two seasons aired in syndication.
Jump up ^ Family Goy has two episodes that did not originally air on FOX. "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" originally aired on Adult Swim and "Partial Terms of Endearment" originally aired in the UK.
^ Jump up to: a b c CSI: Crime Scene Investigation officially ended its run with Immortality on September 27, 2015. The TV movie is considered the two-episode 16th season, bringing the episode total to 337.
Jump up ^ The Jack Benny Program began with a pilot episode on May 8, 1949.
Jump up ^ American Dad! moved to TBS in 2014 for additional seasons.
Jump up ^ Four more episodes of King of the Hill aired after its official final broadcast, bringing the total to 259.
Jump up ^ For its first three seasons, The Danny Thomas Show aired as Make Room for Daddy.
^ Jump up to: a b Married... with Children has one episode that did not originally air on FOX—"I'll See You in Court"—bringing the total to 259.
Jump up ^ JAG has one episode that did not originally air on NBC—"Skeleton Crew"—bringing the total to 227.
Jump up ^ In 2016, The X-Files returned to television as a six-episode event series, bringing the season total to ten and the episode total to 208.
Jump up ^ In its final season, the title of The Virginian was changed to The Men from Shiloh.
Jump up ^ The Love Boat had two pilot movies that aired on September 18, 1976 and January 21, 1977.
Jump up ^ http://deadline.com/2017/12/roseanne-revival-premiere-date-abc-1202227697
Jump up ^ In its final season, the title of Little House on the Prairie was changed to Little House: A New Beginning.
^ Jump up to: a b http://deadline.com/2017/01/will-grace-return-nbc-season-9-1201888523/
^ Jump up to: a b c d An additional season of The Big Story aired in syndication, bringing the series up to nine and the episode total to 349.
^ Jump up to: a b c An additional season of Mama aired on Sunday afternoons, bringing the episode total to 283.
Jump up ^ Ironside began with the pilot movie A Man Called Ironside on March 28, 1967.
^ Jump up to: a b Ironside had three additional episodes after its official final broadcast, bringing the total to 199.
^ Jump up to: a b c In 2014, 24 returned to television with the 12-episode event series 24: Live Another Day, bringing the season total to nine and the episode total to 204.
Jump up ^ L.A. Law began with a two-hour pilot on September 15, 1986.
Jump up ^ Captain Video and His Video Rangers
Jump up ^ http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/watch-tvs-first-sci-fi-superhero-captain-video
^ Jump up to: a b c d Alfred Hitchcock Presents was expanded to an hour in 1962 and ran for three additional seasons as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. It also had an episode that never aired—"The Sorcerer's Apprentice"—bringing the total to 268.
Jump up ^ Medical Center began with the pilot movie U.M.C. on April 17, 1969.
Jump up ^ Marcus Welby, M.D. began with a pilot movie on March 26, 1969.
Jump up ^ Fantasy Island had two premiere movies that aired on January 14, 1977 and January 20, 1978.
Jump up ^ Cagney & Lacey began with a pilot movie on October 8, 1981.
Jump up ^ Cheyenne began as a rotating element of Warner Bros. Presents.
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Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather
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Flora, Fauna and Merryweather
From left to right: Fauna, Flora, and Merryweather
First appearance
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Voiced by
Flora:
Verna Felton (Sleeping Beauty)
Tress MacNeille (House of Mouse)
Barbara Dirikson (other appearances)
Susanne Blakeslee (Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom)
Fauna:
Barbara Jo Allen (Sleeping Beauty)
Russi Taylor (other appearances)
Merryweather:
Barbara Luddy (Sleeping Beauty)
Tress MacNeille (other appearances)
Species
Fairy
Gender
Female
Occupation
Fairy godmothers
Children
Princess Aurora (goddaughter)
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather are the protagonists of Walt Disney's 1959 film Sleeping Beauty. They are characterized as Princess Aurora's fairy godmothers, who appear at baby Aurora's christening to present their gifts to her, as well as her guardians and/or parents. The three were voiced by Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, and Barbara Luddy, respectively.
Contents
1 Characteristics and Personalities
2 Appearances
2.1 Sleeping Beauty
2.2 Maleficent
2.3 Other appearances
3 Reception of the original characters
4 References
Characteristics and Personalities[edit]
Flora is the tallest and oldest fairy, dressed in a red gown (although she is obsessed with the color pink), a red hat, and a red cape clipped with a yellow square. She is the strongest-willed leader of the group. Her gift to Aurora is the gift of beauty. She created and possesses the powerful Sword of Truth and the invulnerable Shield of Virtue, and she can also conjure them whenever she sees fit.
Fauna is the middle fairy, dressed in a green gown, a green hat, and a green cape clipped with a green triangle. She is the fairy who is too good-natured towards Maleficent. Her gift to Aurora is the gift of song.
Merryweather is the shortest and youngest fairy, dressed in a blue gown, a blue hat, and a blue cape clipped with a blue circle. She is the fairy who is aggressive towards Maleficent, and is bolder than the other two. As Merryweather is about to give her gift, Maleficent makes her appearance and curses Aurora to die when she touches a spinning wheel's spindle before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday. Merryweather's gift is to weaken the curse so that instead of death, Aurora will fall into a deep sleep until she is awakened by true love's kiss.
Appearances[edit]
Sleeping Beauty[edit]
The three good fairies arrive at the christening of King Stefan and Queen Leah's newborn daughter, Princess Aurora. They tell the King Stefan and the Queen Leah that each of them will give a single gift to the infant, and proceed to give their respective gifts, the first two being beauty (from Flora) and song (from Fauna). As Merryweather is about to give her gift, the wicked witch named Maleficent arrives and stresses about not receiving an invitation, to which Merryweather replies that she is "not wanted." Maleficent prepares to leave, but also decides to give a "gift" to Aurora by cursing her so that before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she shall prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die. Merryweather then uses her gift to weaken the curse so that instead of death, it will be a deep sleep from which Aurora can awaken through true love's kiss.
The three good fairies plot against Maleficent, since they were not convinced that King Stefan and Queen Leah's response to the curse (declaring that every spinning wheel in the kingdom be burned) would be enough to stop the witch. Flora came up with the plan of the three of them raising Aurora while disguising as peasant women, as the unkind Maleficent would never expect such a thing. All of them are gleeful about it, and they become excited about taking care of a baby. Flora then confiscates Fauna's and Merryweather's wands, since they should avoid using magic while carrying out the plan. After asking for the king and queen's consent, they take Aurora to raise her.
Years later, on the day of Aurora (whom they call Briar Rose)'s sixteenth birthday, the fairies plan a surprise for her, and so they send her out into the woods to pick lots of berries (while warning her that she should not go too far and that she should not speak to strangers). Merryweather starts to get their wands, arguing that the sixteen years are almost over, but Flora and Fauna object. Flora decides to make the gown (using Merryweather as the dummy) and Fauna says that she'll make the cake. Merryweather tells Flora "But you can't sew," and that Fauna has no experience in cooking, and that they should switch their duties with each other; Flora objects, saying that it is Fauna's last chance to bake. As they work, the three begin to reminisce about the days when Aurora is just a child, and they begin to weep; eventually Flora tells them to finish their tasks. When they finish, Flora is unable to make a proper gown and Fauna is unable to make a stiff cake, angering Merryweather and prompting her to get the wands, and Fauna tells Flora, "You know? I think she's right." After getting the wands, the three fairies block every opening in the house, so that the lights from their magic would not be seen outside, then proceed to do their tasks. As Flora finishes the pink dress, Merryweather, who wants it to be blue, changes its color to blue, irritating Flora who changes it back to pink. Merryweather changes it to blue again, and Flora changes it to pink; this continued, escalated and became a magical quarrel over whether the dress should be pink or blue. The lights from their magical fight begin to escape through the chimney, catching the attention of Maleficent's crow and thus revealing their location. The quarrel ends with the dress getting both of the pink and blue colors, and then the three hear Aurora get near the cottage, prompting Flora and Merryweather to stop their argument and the three prepare their surprise (as they do so, Flora secretly turns the dress' color into pink, then Merryweather secretly turns it into blue). They welcome and surprise Aurora, who tells them that she met a man in the woods whom she loved, and they reveal her true heritage as a princess and that she has been betrothed to Prince Philip since her christening, and that she must never meet the man she met in the woods again; this causes Aurora to go to her room and weep in sadness and depression.
Later, they take Aurora to a room in the castle. They conjure a crown for her to wear as a princess, then they leave the depressed girl alone so she could recover more easily. They argue over whether Aurora should be forced to marry Prince Philip until Flora hears Maleficent's magic, causing them to enter the room and discover that Maleficent has arrived and has hypnotized Aurora into going through a hidden passage which leads up to another room, where Maleficent has turned herself into a spinning wheel. The three fairies go after Aurora and yell out to "Don't touch anything!", but Maleficent then tells her to touch the spindle, which causes her to do so. The fairies enter the place... but only see Maleficent. She taunts the three fairies, then throws her cloak to reveal the sleeping princess. Maleficent then laughs and vanishes as the three fairies weep over Aurora's fate.
The three place the sleeping princess on a bed within the topmost tower. They weep in sadness, and Flora decides that, in order to prevent everyone from being heartbroken, they put the entire kingdom to sleep until Princess Aurora awakens. While falling asleep, King Hubert tries to tell Stefan of his son being in love with a peasant girl, which makes Flora realize that Prince Phillip is the man Aurora has fallen in love with, and they fly back to the cottage for him. However, Phillip is already captured by Maleficent's goons by that time, so with no other choice, the fairies sneak into Maleficent's stronghold and managed to free the prince. Flora conjures the Sword of Truth and the Shield of Virtue for Philip to wield, and they escape from the Forbidden Mountain whilst being attacked by Maleficent's minions, whose attacks are countered by the three good fairies. When Diablo tries to warn Maleficent, Merryweather chases him and eventually turns him into a stone statue. The fairies then assist Phillip in his escape, and battle against Maleficent, ultimately enhancing Phillip's sword as he throws it directly into Maleficent's heart, thus destroying Maleficent. The fairies are present as Aurora meets her parents and as she dances with Phillip, but Flora and Merryweather's argument over the color of Aurora's gown is revived.
Maleficent[edit]
The good fairies also appear in Disney's live action film Maleficent, as a trio of pixies named Knotgrass, Flittle and Thistlewit, respectively. The pixies are extremely different from their original counterparts and are reduced to comic relief; they are shown to be incompetent and unable to fulfill their task of raising Aurora. The child's actual care was overseen by Maleficent in secret.
Knotgrass (Imelda Staunton) wears red and is the Flora equivalent: bossy and superior. She blesses Aurora with the gift of eternal beauty.
Flittle (Lesley Manville) wears blue (like Merryweather) but is the Fauna equivalent: naive and absent-minded. She blesses Aurora with the gift of eternal happiness.
Thistlewit (Juno Temple) wears green and yellow (the subtractive counterpart of green, which is the color of Fauna's dress) but is the Merryweather equivalent: giddy, playful and childlike. She was interrupted by Maleficent before she could bless Aurora. By Aurora's sixteenth birthday, she bickers with Knotgrass about when to take Aurora back to King Stefan.
Other appearances[edit]
The three good fairies also appear in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams during the "Keys to the Kingdom" segment. As King Stefan, Queen Leah, King Hubert and Prince Phillip leave the kingdom for a Royal Conference; Aurora is left in charge of the kingdom. The fairies offer to help her, but Aurora declines; however, Aurora later asks the three good fairies to deliver King Hubert his speech which he has forgotten at the castle. Merryweather still is worried about Aurora and, before leaving with Flora and Fauna, gives her wand to the princess in case she needs any assistance and warns her to be very careful with it. The fairies manage to deliver the speech in time, and are about to return when Merryweather reveals she had lent her wand to Aurora when she was not supposed to do so. The fairies appear at the end of the segment and take part of the welcome-back meal.[1]
The three good fairies also play a role in the Kingdom Hearts series of video games. They first appear in Kingdom Hearts II at Yen Sid's tower, giving Sora his new outfit after he wakes from his year-long sleep, as well as the Star Seeker Keyblade and the ability to use Drive, and later witnessing Maleficent's return to power. At first, they all argue over what colour Sora's new outfit should be, until agreeing to zap it all at the same time. The end result is a black outfit with colourful highlights all over. In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, the fairies appear in their homeworld, the "Enchanted Dominion", talking with Ventus about Aurora and Phillip and later assisting him in his battle against Maleficent. They also appear at the end of Aqua and Phillip's battle against Maleficent in her dragon form, again blessing Phillip's sword as he throws it into Maleficent's heart; however, the attack does not kill her and just defeats her. During the credits, while Aurora and Phillip are dancing, Flora and Merryweather continue their old argument over what color Aurora's dress should be.
The three fairies had appeared as guests in the TV series Disney's House of Mouse. They also appear at themed-parks and live events. They co-host the Magic, Music and Mayhem show with the Fairy Godmother from Cinderella. In the Disney Divas event at Disneyland, the fairies appeared at the climax of the show, confronting Maleficent, the Evil Queen and Cruella de Vil, among others, and later introducing Cynthia Harriss, former president of Disneyland Resort. As of 2013, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather appear as regular characters in Disney's Sofia the First animated television series.
Reception of the original characters[edit]
The characters received positive reception. Variety stated that "Some of the best parts of the picture are those dealing with the three good fairies,"[2] Rob Burch, of Hollywood News, noted how the fairies are more prominent than the film's title character Aurora: "It could be argued the three Fairies are the real heroines, as much of the running time revolves around them."[3] Of the three, he praised Merryweather as the best character.[3] Bosley Crowther of The New York Times stated "Indeed, these busy little ladies, fluffy grandmotherly types, called Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, whose operations are conducted largely with wands." He further notes: "They [the fairies] are cunning, especially when they've 'wanded' themselves down to glowworm size and go buzzing through the palace or across the country as cheerful little lights."[4]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ David Block (director) (2007). Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams. Walt Disney.
Jump up ^ "Sleeping Beauty". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. December 31, 1958. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Disney 53, Week 16: Sleeping Beauty Retrieved May 8, 2013
Jump up ^ Crowler, Bosley (February 18, 1959). "Sleeping Beauty (1959) Screen: 'Sleeping Beauty'". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
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