History Trivia / Wildfire

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Bravestarr}}'', which aired a year later, is a much closer comparison, at least as far as setting (they're both western-themed) is concerned.

* NamesTheSame: "Wildfire" is also the name of a song by Michael Martin Murphey and Larry Cansler, which was released in 1975. The cartoon may actually have been named after the song, although this is unconfirmed; the song is about a pony named Wildfire, who was owned by a girl who loved him so much that when he broke out of his stall and got lost in a blizzard, she died trying to find him.

* AllStarCast: Quite a few famous actors had several roles in the series, including Creator/JohnVernon (Wildfire), Creator/BrockPeters (Thunderbolt), Georgi Irene (Sara), Jessica Walter (Diabolyn), Creator/DavidAckroyd (John Cavanagh), René Auberjonois (Alvinar), Billy Barty (Dweedle), Amanda [=McBroom=] (Sarana), Creator/JeffreyTambor (Oberon) and Creator/FrankWelker (Mudlusk).

** ''{{WesternAnimation/Bravestarr}}'', which aired a year later, is a much closer comparison, at least as far as setting (they're both western-themed) is concerned.

''{{WesternAnimation/Bravestarr}}'', which aired a year later, is a better comparison, at least as far as setting (they're both western-themed) is concerned.

* AllStarCast: Quite a few famous actors had several roles in the series, including Creator/JohnVernon (Wildfire), Brock Peters (Thunderbolt), Georgi Irene (Sara), Jessica Walter (Diabolyn), David Ackroyd (John Cavanagh), René Auberjonois (Alvinar), Billy Barty (Dweedle), Amanda [=McBroom=] (Sarana), Creator/JeffreyTambor (Oberon) and Creator/FrankWelker (Mudlusk).

* CelebrityVoiceActor:
** The titular horse is voiced by the famous Canadian actor Creator/JohnVernon.
** In "Wildfire: King of the Horses", Thunderbolt is voiced by the late Brock Peters.

** In "Wildfire: King of the Horses", Thunderbolt is voiced by the late Creator/BrockPeters.

* ProductionPosee: Creator/NanaVisitor (JEan) had previously worked with co-creator Michael Piller on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''.

* PopStarComposer: The main title theme of "Wildfire" was composed by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''Wildfire'' is generally considered to have been bigger in Brazil than it ever was in the United States.

* DuelingShows: Sort of. There was one other show that was airing at the time that involved horses in a MagicalLand [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony to some degree]]. Premise wise, there's a lot more to contrast than compare.

!!For the animated series:

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''Wildfire'' is generally considered to have been bigger in Brazil than it ever was in it's home USA.

For the animated series:

* DuelingShows: Sort of. There was one other show that was airing at the time that involved horses in a MagicalLand [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony to some degree]].

* DuelingShows: Sort of. There was one other show that was airing at the time that involved horses in a FantasyLand [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony to some degree]].