Téléfrançais was a French language children's television show, produced by TVOntario from 1984 until 1986. The series of 30 ten-minute episodes has become a popular teaching tool, and is used by many educators to teach French as a second language to elementary and middle school children. The show's name is a portmanteau for télévision and français.
The show follows the adventures of two children named Jacques and Sophie, and Ananas, a talking pineapple who resides in a junkyard. Other recurring characters are Pilote, Ginette, the Annonceur, Monsieur Pourquoi, Louis Questionneur, Brigitte Banane, and the comic skeletal musical group Les Squelettes. The programs were produced by Jennifer Harvey and directed by David Moore. The catchy theme and all of Les Squelettes' songs were written by the team of Bruce Ley and Jed MacKay.
All the characters and scripts were created by Ken Sobol.
Zizigulu is a pink fictional character who is believed to have lived on the planet Ta-be-Ta before he came to Earth and was adopted by a newlywed couple. His full name is "Zizigulu Aasi Paasi Deraakutaa Taa-be-Taa", however he is sometimes referred to as "Aasi-Poolika" and "Zizinghuli"
The Adventures of Tenali Raman is an Indian animated television series that premiered on Cartoon Network on 14 June 2003. It was based on one of the most popular and best-loved characters of Indian folklore. It was produced by Toonz Animation Studios, Trivandrum. Promoted with the tagline "Get Ready for the Rama Effect", the series aired every Saturday and Sunday on Cartoon Network in India.
Abigail (Abi) is the most curious girl from the South East part of Amsterdam. She runs around from apartment to apartment seeking for new adventure. Because of her curiosity sometimes she gets into trouble but Abi always find a way out of awkward situations. In the series Abi is a role model for a multicultural environment
Manu was a French animated TV series, based on comic books by cartoonist Frank Margerin. It premiered in 1991 and was about a teenager 'Manu' and situations in his own life, with the rest of his family and his friend Robert. It used to air in the UK on the now defunct Children's Channel.
It was produced by the French animation studio "Jingle", and the French and defunct network La Cinq.
The Royal Variety Performance is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety. It is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family. The evening's performance is presented as a live variety show, usually from a theatre in London and consists of family entertainment that includes comedy, music, dance, magic and other speciality acts.
Without Secrets, is an educational television show broadcast on Israeli Educational Television during the years 1983–1986 and on reruns during the mid-1990s. The show was intended for lower grades of Elementary, seeking to help with their reading. The show was incorporated as an integral part of the school curriculum and was even accompanied by 10 study booklets and 5 enrichment booklets, published by the 'Center for Educational Technology'.
The first-of-its-kind educational television broadcasts intended to teach children to read and would visualize to the viewer the process of reading through songs and sketches led by some well-remembered characters such as Gashash Balash and Itonish. The show's hosts Hanny Nahmias, Oshik Levi, Natan Natanzon, and Hanan Goldblat, and several other actors who'd participated on the show such as Shula Hen, Ofra Haza, Galia Isay, and Mati Sari. Plasticine Animation clips, introducing the characters "Alphy" and "Betty", were also featured.
Two siblings, Ebba and Didrik, live in small society by the sea. An ordinary family with usual struggles. They're looking for love in different ways, but it's easier said than done.
Superman made his animated debut in this series of seventeen classic Technicolor short films produced by Fleischer Studios and its successor Famous Studios in the 1940s.
Funny, fast and furry - the WOODLIES are nuttier than a squirrel’s lunch, on a mission to protect their forest from the human Uglies and get their paws on the biggest stash of food they can find! Big job when you’re not much bigger than a squirrel...
This epic adventure narrates the adventures of the Olocoons, odorous magical beasts that must save the planet from different dangers and threats, and maintain peace in their world.
Pompon is a six-year-old - in bear years. He is mischievous, cheerful, and playful. But above all things, he has an incredible and precious talent that his best friend Rita and his parents enjoy tremendously: he can make extra out of ordinary! Thanks to his imagination taking him on creative detours, growing day by day becomes child’s play!
Lana is a super-feisty, forward-thinking and passionate 12-year-old girl, who is also the heir to her father’s adventuring ship, the Mighty Windbreaker. Along with her captain dad and his diverse crew (an orc, a dwarf, a barbarian and a cyclops), she sails across the Ten Realms, dreaming of becoming one of the greatest adventurers of all time. But first, she must overcome some challenging obstacles: impulsivity, stubbornness, extreme curiosity, disdain for rules… and a love of pancakes. All the best things about her!
Timm Thaler is a 1979 children's television miniseries based on the 1962 children's novel by German writer James Krüss. The series originally aired in Germany as the first Christmas series on German national broadcaster ZDF. In 1988, the series was acquired for transmission in the United Kingdom by the BBC. The English version was produced by Angela Beeching, with script by Nel Romano, and retitled The Legend of Tim Tyler. It aired during Children's BBC in the weekday afternoons. The screenplay was written by Justus Pfaue and Peter M. Thouet and differs somewhat from the original novel. Directed by Sigi Rothemund, the series became a hit in Germany and made then 14-year-old Tommi Ohrner, in the lead role of Timm Thaler, a popular teen idol of the era. The role of the Baron was played by Horst Frank.
Jim Button and his best friend Luke live on an island called Tomorrow Land (Morrow Land). Because there is no place on the island will have to be demolished all the rails for a home for Jim. Hence Luke decides which driver is about to leave the island with his trusty locomotive Emma. Jim hears this, he decides to go with Luke. They have no idea what dangers lurk in the world in which they arrive. They come on the road against pirates, “Wild 13” that have captured princess Lisi Mandala and taken to Bleak Land (Sorrow Land), where the mighty dragon lady dominates Knar Stand. After they make to come into Mandala they know Poemkin emperor, father of Lisi; deceitful prime minister Pi Pa Poo and his sidekick Meewentee, Jooviloopiebluu the imperial cook and his grandson Ping Pong.