Babar and the Adventures of Badou

Babar and the Adventures of Badou

Title card.
Directed by Mike Fallows
Voices of Isabel de Carteret
Catherine Disher
Dawn Greenhalgh
Dallas Jokic
Noah Lehman
Tyler Stevenson
Samantha Weinstein
Christopher Wigins
Ben Campbell
Les Carlson
Laura de Carter
Sergio Di Zio
Jayne Eastwood
Molly Johnson
Dan Lett
Scott McCord
Jeff Pustil
Samantha Reynolds
Lyon Smith
Adrian Truss
Gord Pinsent
Drew Adkins
Theme music composer Steve D'Angelo
Terry Tompkins
Composer(s) Jeff Danna
Country of origin Canada
France
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Corinne Kouper
Guillaume Hellouin
Doug Murphy
Colin Bohm
Clifford Ross
Producer(s) Jane Sobol
Running time Approximately
24 Minutes
(12 minutes x2)
Production company(s) The Clifford Ross Company
TF1
Playhouse Disney France
Carrere Group
YTV Productions
LuxAnimation
TeamTO
Nelvana Limited
Distributor Nelvana Enterprises
Release
Original network YTV (Canada)
TF1 and Disney Junior (France) MiniMini+ (Poland)
Picture format 16:9
Original release November 22, 2010 – January 2, 2015[1]
Chronology
Preceded by Babar (TV series) (1989–1991, 2000)
External links
Website

Babar and the Adventures of Badou is a Canadian/French 3D animated children's TV series that premiered in 2010 based on the characters created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. The series has created new characters to the Babar universe, including Badou, who is Babar's 8-year-old grandson and the protagonist of the series.[2] The series is co-produced by Nelvana and TeamTO in association with The Clifford Ross Company, TF1, YTV, and LuxAnimation.

The English version of the twenty-six episode series first premiered on September 6, 2010 in Australia on ABC2 and in Canada on YTV on Monday, November 22, 2010. Vice President and Managing Director of Jumbo Pictures, and Nelvana Enterprises, Colin Bohm explained "Nelvana is excited to bring Babar into the 21st century with a new 3D TV series as well as a comprehensive licensing program from TF1".[3] On September 16, 2010, Nelvana Enterprises has confirmed that the series will premiere in the U.S. on Disney Junior.[4] The show premiered on February 14, 2011, along with the premiere of the television block.

Although the series features a majority of new characters to the Babar universe, original characters remain though, such as Babar, Celeste and Lord Rataxes, with other original characters also involved.

Babar and the Adventures of Badou was renewed for a second season, which began airing on Disney Junior on March 25, 2013. The third season aired from 2013 to 2015.

Overview

The series follows the adventures of Babar's eight-year-old grandson Badou, who along with his friends and family, solves numerous mysteries, puzzles and situations in Celestville. The city now features other animals besides elephants.[5][6]

Characters

New characters

Original characters

Episodes

Broadcast

Babar and the Adventures of Badou premiered on November 22, 2010 on YTV in Canada.[7] However, it was later moved to Treehouse TV.[8] The series has been sold to Disney Junior in the United States, M-net in South Africa, and ABC in Australia.[9] In the UK it was aired on Citv but now it airs on Pop.

References

  1. "Babar and the Adventures of Badou". Nelvana. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. "Babar and the Adventures of Badou". Nelvana.com. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  3. Aaron H. Bynum (September 10, 2009). "Badou's Adventures Still on the Horizon". Animation Insider. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  4. "Press Release - Nelvana's New Babar Series to Debut in U.S. on Disney Channel". Corus Entertainment. September 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  5. Aaron H. Bynum (March 23, 2009). "New 'Babar' CG Animation in the Works". Animation Insider. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  6. Diane (August 8, 2010). "Fall 2010 new series on YTV". TV-EH!. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  7. "YTV's Playtime Block Premieres The CGI Animated Series Babar and the Adventures of Badou". CNW. PR Newswire. November 1, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  8. "Treehouse Fall Lineup Celebrates the Power of Imagination and the Value of Learning with New Series and Returning Favourites". Corus Entertainment. August 16, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  9. "Nelvana's New Babar Series to Debut in U.S. on Disney Channel". Corus Entertainment. September 16, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

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