I believe the series was Britannica's Tales Around the World (1991). The Fairy Tales they did were Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Rumpelstiltskin. They were hosted by Pat Morita who is Asian American. You can find all 3 stories on VHS at Amazon.com.
maleficent was a bad fairy in the Disney movie sleeping beauty
merryweater [the blue fairy]
Sleeping Beauty
malificent
sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty Beauty and the Beast
Maleficent is a character from the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty." She is the evil fairy who curses Princess Aurora to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep.
Fairy godmother/Maleficent/Caraboose
Cinderella, Sleeping beauty,
Carabosse is the evil fairy who curses Sleeping Beauty
The finger fairy gives Aurora the gift of passion
sleeping beauty