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'''''Tifou''''' was a Belgian puppet series that was co-produced by Zinzin Production, GPA, & Bonecos that aired in both Belgium & France in 1988 for 26 episodes, mainly through Antenne 2 in the latter country. The show is known to have been created & produced by André Franquin, who is mostly known for being the creator of the very popular Belgian comic book character, ''Marsupilami''.<ref>[http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/fiche-1512-tifou-1988.html The Planete Jeunesse article on the 1988 puppet series]</ref> | '''''Tifou''''' was a Belgian puppet series that was co-produced by Zinzin Production, GPA, & Bonecos that aired in both Belgium & France in 1988 for 26 episodes, mainly through Antenne 2 in the latter country. The show is known to have been created & produced by André Franquin, who is mostly known for being the creator of the very popular Belgian comic book character, ''Marsupilami''.<ref>[http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/fiche-1512-tifou-1988.html The Planete Jeunesse article on the 1988 puppet series]</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The Tifous are three little hairy characters who discover the world that they live | The Tifous are three little hairy characters who discover the world that they live in. The green Tifou is the poet of the trio, the pink with glasses is the most reasoned and the red is the craziest of the crew who never ceases to be agitated wherever he goes. Together, they wonder about the objects they will have at their disposal, about the elements of nature and particularly insects. In the original Belgian puppet series, the trio doesn't talk but instead makes weird noises & stilted expressions, which made it hard to understand what was going on throughout the show's short run, hurt even more by the fact that each episode was only 3 minutes in length. | ||
==French Animated Adaptation== | ==French Animated Adaptation== | ||
In 1990, a French animated adaptation would air on FR3 during the ''Sam'Dynamite'' block. This adaptation would have the episodes be 5 minutes instead of the original 3 minutes as well as triple the | In 1990, a French animated adaptation would air on FR3 during the ''Sam'Dynamite'' block. This adaptation would have the episodes be 5 minutes instead of the original 3 minutes as well as triple the number of episodes in comparison. It was produced by Odec Kid Cartoons with animation outsourced to Fenix Animation. It is notable for being the final cartoon to have been produced by Odec Kid Cartoons as well as the only cartoon to be animated by Fenix Animation. A few changes were made, such as giving the main trio the ability to talk with distinct voices to differentiate them further from one another & the setting is changed from random parts of the world to the Tifou country, which is delimited by the Tumultuous River & is populated with many other Tifous, similar to that of ''The Smurfs''.<ref>[http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/fiche-959-tifou-1990.html The Planete Jeunesse article on the 1990 animated series]</ref> | ||
Also in the Tifou country lives the sad bird which is sad for just about everything and anything, including several very different trees: the major tree, the advisory tree, the jam tree, alongside several others encountered throughout the series. | Also in the Tifou country lives the sad bird which is sad for just about everything and anything, including several very different trees: the major tree, the advisory tree, the jam tree, alongside several others encountered throughout the series. | ||
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==English Dub of French Animated Adaptation== | ==English Dub of French Animated Adaptation== | ||
According to a reply from a YouTube user named Kids Time With Aunty Anne, an English dub of the animated series aired in Zimbabwe on ZTV from the mid 1990s to early 2000s. Other than the one reply, no other information surrounding the dub has ever surfaced & no footage or audio of it has surfaced either. | According to a reply from a YouTube user named Kids Time With Aunty Anne, an English dub of the animated series aired in Zimbabwe on ZTV from the mid-1990s to early 2000s. Other than the one reply, no other information surrounding the dub has ever surfaced & no footage or audio of it has surfaced either. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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|?? | |?? | ||
|Ardents, Les Charbons | |Ardents, Les Charbons | ||
|[https:// | |[https://youtu.be/CLfgJVS5Zxc<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|Bêtnoir Entre En Scène | |Bêtnoir Entre En Scène | ||
|[https://www. | |[https://www.youtu.be/6tbLS3025hQ<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|Le Gâteau D'anniversaire | |Le Gâteau D'anniversaire | ||
|[https:// | |[https://youtu.be/JEVN_coVy2Q<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|L'étoile Félante | |L'étoile Félante | ||
|[https:// | |[https://youtu.be/UahSQnxndZ0<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|Le Voleur De Cuberdons | |Le Voleur De Cuberdons | ||
|[https:// | |[https://youtu.be/FDIxUToSCW0<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|Le Cirque De L'oiseau Triste | |Le Cirque De L'oiseau Triste | ||
|[https:// | |[https://youtu.be/UKamkV_0Kh8<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|Le Screpte De Neptune | |Le Screpte De Neptune | ||
|[https:// | |[https://youtu.be/z0xTeMZmUlg<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|La Tristesse De L'arbre à Conseils | |La Tristesse De L'arbre à Conseils | ||
|[https:// | |[https://wyoutu.be/pydZQb9D_Fo<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|L'ennui De L'arbre à Confiture | |L'ennui De L'arbre à Confiture | ||
|[https:// | |[https://youtu.be/ede1B_jWi2Y<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|La Boîte à Musique | |La Boîte à Musique | ||
|[https:// | |[https://youtu.be/npdRvyq5a7Q<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|Bêtnoir a Tout Faux | |Bêtnoir a Tout Faux | ||
|[https:// | |[https://youtu.be/QGszdJparEw<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|La faux Par Défaut | |La faux Par Défaut | ||
|[https:// | |[https://youtu.be/CbJSsFx7-8A<span style="color:green">'''Found'''] | ||
|<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | |<span style="color:gray">'''Existence Unconfirmed''' | ||
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Revision as of 12:05, 7 December 2021
A screenshot of the animated series' intro sequence.
Status: Lost (Belgian puppet series) Partially Found (French animated seres) Existence Unconfirmed (English dub of French animated series)
Tifou was a Belgian puppet series that was co-produced by Zinzin Production, GPA, & Bonecos that aired in both Belgium & France in 1988 for 26 episodes, mainly through Antenne 2 in the latter country. The show is known to have been created & produced by André Franquin, who is mostly known for being the creator of the very popular Belgian comic book character, Marsupilami.[1]
Plot
The Tifous are three little hairy characters who discover the world that they live in. The green Tifou is the poet of the trio, the pink with glasses is the most reasoned and the red is the craziest of the crew who never ceases to be agitated wherever he goes. Together, they wonder about the objects they will have at their disposal, about the elements of nature and particularly insects. In the original Belgian puppet series, the trio doesn't talk but instead makes weird noises & stilted expressions, which made it hard to understand what was going on throughout the show's short run, hurt even more by the fact that each episode was only 3 minutes in length.
French Animated Adaptation
In 1990, a French animated adaptation would air on FR3 during the Sam'Dynamite block. This adaptation would have the episodes be 5 minutes instead of the original 3 minutes as well as triple the number of episodes in comparison. It was produced by Odec Kid Cartoons with animation outsourced to Fenix Animation. It is notable for being the final cartoon to have been produced by Odec Kid Cartoons as well as the only cartoon to be animated by Fenix Animation. A few changes were made, such as giving the main trio the ability to talk with distinct voices to differentiate them further from one another & the setting is changed from random parts of the world to the Tifou country, which is delimited by the Tumultuous River & is populated with many other Tifous, similar to that of The Smurfs.[2]
Also in the Tifou country lives the sad bird which is sad for just about everything and anything, including several very different trees: the major tree, the advisory tree, the jam tree, alongside several others encountered throughout the series. On the other side of the Tumultuous River, lies the desert where Betnoir lives. This one hates the vegetation as well as the Tifou & he would like to destroy the Tifou country. For that he asks for advice from Soul Damned, a hairy ball that he calls by an incantation; the latter always mistaking his name, sometimes calling him Peignoir, Pied Noir, Bonsoir, Versoir, etc. Unfortunately for Betnoir all his undertakings always end in bitter failure because our three heroes have more than one trick up their sleeve to put his evildoings to a halt.
English Dub of French Animated Adaptation
According to a reply from a YouTube user named Kids Time With Aunty Anne, an English dub of the animated series aired in Zimbabwe on ZTV from the mid-1990s to early 2000s. Other than the one reply, no other information surrounding the dub has ever surfaced & no footage or audio of it has surfaced either.
Availability
Outside of the English dub, only screenshots & a supposed finding of a short clip of the intro sequence currently survive for the original puppet series. The French animated series is partially found as out of 78 episodes known to have been produced, only 12 of them have surfaced online. Not much information is known about the history behind these shows nor airtimes, though it is said to have seen reruns through FR3's C'est Lulo block in 1992, Canal J in 1993, & TF1's A Tout' Spip block for one day on January 11th of 1995.
List of Episodes From Puppet Series
# | Episode Title | Status |
---|---|---|
1 | Le Pays Des Merveilles | Lost |
2 | Dans les Nuages | Lost |
3 | Pop Corn | Lost |
4 | Le Spray | Lost |
5 | Chef D'oeuvre | Lost |
6 | Friandise | Lost |
7 | Crise De Croissance | Lost |
8 | Ombres Chinoises | Lost |
9 | Esquisses | Lost |
10 | Album De Famille | Lost |
11 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
12 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
13 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
14 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
15 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
16 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
17 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
18 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
19 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
20 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
21 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
22 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
23 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
24 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
25 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
26 | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
List of Episodes from Animated Series
NOTE: While the animated series is said to have had 78 episodes on Planete Jeunesse, the lack of reliable information surrounding either series on the internet makes it very difficult to confirm this.
# | Episode Title | Status (French) | Status (English) |
---|---|---|---|
?? | L'âme damnée de Bêtnoir | Existence Unconfirmed | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | La Grande Course | Existence Unconfirmed | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | Ardents, Les Charbons | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | Bêtnoir Entre En Scène | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | Le Gâteau D'anniversaire | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | L'étoile Félante | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | Le Voleur De Cuberdons | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | Le Cirque De L'oiseau Triste | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | Le Screpte De Neptune | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | La Tristesse De L'arbre à Conseils | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | L'ennui De L'arbre à Confiture | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | La Boîte à Musique | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | Bêtnoir a Tout Faux | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |
?? | La faux Par Défaut | Found | Existence Unconfirmed |