The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen Characters
At the center of The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen is its narrator, the Baron himself. His companions and rivals aren't only human: a horse that keeps running after losing its back half, a stag with a cherry tree on its head, and a whale that tows a ship all help his tall tales grow. Here are the main characters and animals, introduced as they appear in the original story.
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Baron Munchausen
The nobleman who tells outrageous lies with a straight face
Baron Munchausen is the narrator and hero of The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen: a soldier, hunter, and traveler who tells impossible adventures as his own…
Appears in 7 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7The Lithuanian Horse
The horse that keeps running after losing its back half
The Lithuanian Horse is a swift young thoroughbred given to the Baron by Count Przobossky. It has no name in the original story and is best known for living on after…
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 3, Episode 4The Wolf The Wolf of the Snowfields
The attacker who ends up pulling the sleigh
The Wolf is a huge, starving animal that attacks the Baron's sleigh in a Russian winter forest. Unnamed in the original story, it stars in a tale where the attacker…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1The Cherry-Tree Stag
A stag with a cherry tree growing from its head
The Cherry-Tree Stag is a male deer shot in the forehead with a cherry pit, which later reappears with a fruit-bearing cherry tree growing from its head. It has no name…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 2The Angry Whale The Great Whale
The giant whale that drags a warship across the sea
The Angry Whale is a gigantic whale that drags the Baron's warship across the sea by its anchor. It has no name in the original story and causes the commotion in one of…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 7The Wild Ducks The Flock of Wild Ducks
The flock that carries the Baron through the sky
The Wild Ducks are a flock gathered on a lake that serve as both the Baron's prey and his means of flying through the air in his hunting tales.
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 2, Episode 4The Baron's Traveling Horse
The horse left hanging from a church tower
The Baron's Traveling Horse is the horse he rides on his way to Russia, famous for being found hanging from a church tower one morning. It has no name in the original…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1The Coachman
The man whose horn notes freeze solid
The Coachman drives the Baron's carriage and blows its horn. He has no name in the original story, but he plays a key role alongside the Baron in the tale of the frozen…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 6Count Przobossky
The nobleman who gives the Baron his famous horse
Count Przobossky is a nobleman with an estate in Lithuania who gives the Baron a superb horse, setting up the story of the half horse.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 3The Sultan
The ruler who becomes the captive Baron's master
The Sultan, a title for a ruler in the Islamic world, here refers to the monarch of Turkey. He becomes the Baron's master after the Baron is taken prisoner, and the…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 5The Two Bears
The bears that send the silver axe flying to the Moon
The Two Bears attack one of the Sultan's bees and lead the Baron to throw his silver axe. They have no names in the original story, but they set off the tale of his…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 5