Babar and the Adventures of Badou
Babar and the Adventures of Badou is a computer-animated television series for children. It was first broadcast in 2010. The series is based on the characters created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. The series takes place several years after the original series. It has added new characters to the Babar universe. These include Badou. He is Babar's 8-year-old grandson and the protagonist of the series.[1] The series is made for Disney by Nelvana, TeamTO and LuxAnimation, in co-production with TF1 with the Participation of Playhouse Disney France/The Walt Disney Company France. 65 episodes were made for three seasons.
| Babar and the Adventures of Badou | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Michael Stokes |
| Based on | Babar the Elephant by Jean de Brunhoff Laurent de Brunhoff |
| Written by | Michael Stokes |
| 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 Carteret Sergio Di Zio Jayne Eastwood Molly Johnson Dan Lett Scott McCord Jeff Pustil Samantha Reynolds Lyon Smith Adrian Truss Gord Pinsent Drew Adkins Willaim Healy Tajja Isen |
| Theme music composer | Steve D'Angelo Terry Tompkins |
| Composer | Jeff Danna |
| Country of origin | Canada France United States (seasons 2-3), |
| Original languages | English French |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 65 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Corinne Kouper Michael Hirsh Guillaume Hellouin Doug Murphy Scott Dyer Colin Bohm Clifford Ross |
| Producer | Jane Sobol |
| Running time | Approximately 24 minutes (12 minutes x2) |
| Production companies | Nelvana Limited TeamTO LuxAnimation (seasons 1 & 2 only) The Clifford Ross Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Junior/Disney Channel (United States) TF1 (France) YTV/Disney Junior/Disney Channel (Canada) |
| Release | September 6, 2010 – January 2, 2015 |
The English version of the series first aired on September 6, 2010 in Australia on ABC2. It aired in France on TF1's TFOU strand on November 8, 2010, and in Canada on YTV on November 22, 2010. On September 16, 2010, Disney and Nelvana Enterprises said that the series would air in the United States on Playhouse Disney.[2] The series started on June 13, 2010.
Babar and the Adventures of Badou was renewed for a second season. It began airing on Disney Junior on March 25, 2013. The third season aired from 2015 to 2016. The fourth season aired from 2019 to 2020.
References
change- ↑ Elliott, Stuart (November 13, 2012). "A New Coronation for the King of the Elephants". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ↑ "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.
