Babar (TV series)

*Babar*
Babar
	Title card
Genre	Slice of life
Created by	Jean de Brunhoff
Written by	Jean de Brunhoff (books); Laurent de Brunhoff (books);
Directed by	Raymond Jafelice; Laura Shepherd; Dale Schott; Larry Jacobs;
Starring	Gavin MaGrath; Gordon Pinsent; Dawn Greenhalgh; Tara Strong; Stuart Stone; Elizabeth Hanna; Stephen Ouimette; Allen Stewart-Coates; Corrine Koslo; John Stocker; Chris Wiggins; Bobby Becken; Amos Crawley; Lea-Helen Weir; Lisa Yamanaka;
Theme music composer	Milan Kymlicka
Composer	Milan Kymlicka
Country of origin	Canada; France;
Original languages	English; French;
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	78 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Michael Hirsh; Patrick Loubert; Clive A. Smith;
Running time	23 minutes
Production company	Nelvana Limited;
Original release
Network	CBC (Canada seasons 1–3); Family Channel (Canada seasons 4–5); Canal+/France 3 (France);
Release	January 3, 1989 –; July 24, 1991
Related
	Babar and the Adventures of Badou
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Babar (UK: /ˈbæbɑːr/, US: /bəˈbɑːr/; French pronunciation: [babaʁ]) is an animated television series produced in Canada by Nelvana Limited and The Clifford Ross Company. It premiered in 1989 on CBC in Canada, and on HBO in the United States.^[3] The series is based on Jean de Brunhoff's original Babar books, and was Nelvana's first international co-production. The show has been dubbed in 30 languages in over 150 countries.

The show was the first to be based on the Babar books; previously, two Babar specials narrated by Peter Ustinov were produced by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez for NBC: The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant on October 21, 1968, and Babar Comes to America on September 7, 1971.^[4]

In 2010, an animated sequel series spin-off of Babar titled Babar and the Adventures of Badou premiered on Disney Junior in the United States. The new series takes place several years after the original and focuses on a majority of new characters including Badou, Babar's grandson and Pom's son, but only one human character appears on the show.

^ Mietkiewicz, Henry (3 January 1989). "Babar earns animation crown Nelvana cartoon series proves less is more". Toronto Star. Toronto. p. C1.
^ "The Sault Star". Newspapers.com. July 19, 1991.
^ Cite error: The named reference Solomon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 21–22. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

[1] Mietkiewicz, Henry (3 January 1989). "Babar earns animation crown Nelvana cartoon series proves less is more". Toronto Star. Toronto. p. C1.

[2] "The Sault Star". Newspapers.com. July 19, 1991.

[Solomon-3] Cite error: The named reference Solomon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 21–22. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

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