Babar and the Adventures of Badou

Babar and the Adventures of Badou
GenreSlice of life
Created byMichael Stokes
Based onBabar the Elephant
by Jean de Brunhoff
Laurent de Brunhoff
Written byMichael Stokes
Directed byMike Fallows
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • Steve D'Angelo
  • Terry Tompkins
ComposerJeff Danna
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • France
Original languages
  • English
  • French
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Corinne Kouper
  • Guillaume Hellouin
  • Doug Murphy
  • Colin Bohm
  • Clifford Ross
ProducerJane Sobol
Running timeApproximately
24 minutes
(12 minutes x2)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkYTV (Canada)
TF1 and Disney Junior (France)
ReleaseSeptember 6, 2010 (2010-09-06) –
January 2, 2015 (2015-01-02)
Related
Babar
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Babar and the Adventures of Badou is an animated children's television series that premiered in 2010 based on the characters created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. The series takes place several years after the original series and has created new characters to the Babar universe, including Badou, who is Babar's 8-year-old grandson and the protagonist of the series.[1] The series is co-produced by Nelvana, TeamTO and LuxAnimation, in co-production with TF1 and with the participation of Playhouse Disney France/The Walt Disney Company France. 65 episodes were produced over three seasons.

This series first premiered on September 6, 2010 in Australia on ABC2, in France on TF1's TFOU strand on November 8, and in Canada on YTV on November 22. Vice President and Managing Director of Jumbo Pictures, and Nelvana Enterprises, Colin Bohm explained that Nelvana was excited to bring Babar into the 21st century with a new 3D TV series as well as a comprehensive licensing program from TF1.[2] The series also premiered in the U.S. on Playhouse Disney.[3]

Babar and the Adventures of Badou was renewed for a second season, which began airing on Disney Junior on March 25, 2013. The third and final season aired from 2014 to 2015.

  1. ^ Elliott, Stuart (November 13, 2012). "A New Coronation for the King of the Elephants". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ Aaron H. Bynum (September 10, 2009). "Badou's Adventures Still on the Horizon". Animation Insider. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. ^ "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.