As a Brit this has only the vaguest of cultural reference points for me - I think it may have been shown on the early shows for kids back in the seventies, but I have no firm memory. It seems familiar though...

Sad that so many did not live the 'happy ever after'.

One thing tho - and as a novice here, do correct me if I am wrong. The films seem free of racial stereotypes which might make them quite remarkable for films of their time and place...

For any Brits reading this - do you remember the Double Deckers? I know it is a lot later - but what a series!