Lulu's Islands
| Lulu's Islands | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated children's series |
| Created by | Nathalie Dargent Denis Cauquetoux[1] |
| Written by | Valérie Baranski[2] Nathalie Dargent[2] |
| Directed by | Denis Berthier[3] Eric Berthier (pilot)[2] |
| Starring | English version: Harriet Carmichael[4] |
| Composer | Pierre Gillet[5] |
| Country of origin | France |
| No. of episodes | 52[3] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Patricia Robert[2] |
| Running time | 13 min.[3] |
| Production companies | Patoon-Animation IP4U CCRAV[3] TF1 |
| Original release | |
| Network | TF1 |
| Release | 5 October[1] – 25 November 2009 |
Lulu's Islands[6] (French: Les Mistigris, originally Lulu la Peste) is an animated children's series that premiered on 5 October 2009, on the TFOU block of France's TF1 network.[1] It is produced by Interactive Project 4 You (IP4U) of Valenciennes[7] and Patoon-Animation of Paris.[8] The show uses cutout animation for its style, and is targeted to young viewers.[2][9]
Synopsis
[edit]Animals of various species live happily on an untouched archipelago called the Wonderlees.[6] One day, everything changes when a kitten named Lulu meets the first human ever to land on their shores: Peppy (or Pépin), a young shipwreck survivor turned castaway.[6][10][11]
Characters
[edit]- Lulu, a mischievous tomboy cat, and the show's heroine[11]
- Romeo, a baby elephant[11]
- Erik (Eric), a maned wolf cub[6][11]
- Simone, a french bulldog[11]
- Isabelle, a giraffe, and the teacher of the children[10]
- Peppy (Pépin), the boy who gets stranded on the Wonderlees[6][11]
Cast
[edit]- Lizzie Waterworth - Peppy
- Jules de Jongh - Lulu and Erik
- Joanna Ruiz - Romeo and Simone
- Harriet Carmichael - Pipa and Isabelle
- Eric Meyers - Daddycat, Badjijaba, Bartolo
- Fabrice Ziolkowski - Dr. Button
Production
[edit]Lulu's Islands began development at Paris' HLC Productions in 2005 under the title Lulu la Peste, at a cost of €137,000.[12][13] By 2008, the budget had grown to €2,931,000.[10]
Production of the new series involves at least three crew members of another TF1 animated series, The Bellflower Bunnies: Eric Berthier, the director of Bellflower's 2nd and 3rd seasons; screenwriter Valérie Baranski; and producer Patricia Robert, who in March 2008[14] set up Patoon-Animation exclusively for the new show.[15] Pierre Gillet, from the Belgian music and post-production outlet Dame Blanche, will serve as composer.[5][16]
Episodes
[edit] |
Lulu's Islands consists of a planned 52 episodes,[3] in addition to a four-minute pilot that was shown as an official selection at the Annecy International Animation Festival in June 2008.[2]
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Night of the Flowerpuffs"[6] | TBA |
| 2 | "A Friend for Life"[6] | TBA |
| 3 | "A Day in Paradise"[6] | TBA |
| 4 | "The Black Queen" | TBA |
| 5 | "Rustic" | TBA |
| 6 | "Cool Vacation" | TBA |
| 7 | "The Snows of the Jiro Jiro" | TBA |
| 8 | "The Great Pinchnose" | TBA |
| 9 | "The Booh Party" | TBA |
| 10 | "Bottles at Sea" | TBA |
| 11 | "The Grump" | TBA |
| 12 | "Peppy and the Baby Shoots" | TBA |
| 13 | "Funny Mermaid" | TBA |
| 14 | "Spring Cleaning at Punta Tortuga" | TBA |
| 15 | "Peppy is Gone" | TBA |
| 16 | "The Boat Home" | TBA |
| 17 | "The Night of the Jellyfish" | TBA |
| 18 | "The Magic Butterfly Part 1" | TBA |
| 19 | "The Magic Butterfly Part 2" | TBA |
| 20 | "The Magic Galleon" | TBA |
| 21 | "The Poof-Poofs" | TBA |
| 22 | "Tell It To The Wind!" | TBA |
| 23 | "Singing Fools" | TBA |
| 24 | "Peppy the Great Migrator" | TBA |
| 25 | "The Algoraptor" | TBA |
| 26 | "The King of the Fruit Juices" | TBA |
| 27 | "An Island For Everyone" | TBA |
| 28 | "The Floating Island" | TBA |
| 29 | "Peppy's Cat" | TBA |
| 30 | "The Spring Hunter" | TBA |
| 31 | "Wonderlee Music Festival" | TBA |
| 32 | "Peppy And The Mask Of Shawanga" | TBA |
| 33 | "The Big Regatta" | TBA |
| 34 | "The Feather Face" | TBA |
| 35 | "The Treasure Of Captain Brickly" | TBA |
| 36 | "Titania" | TBA |
| 37 | "My Best Friend Is A Girl" | TBA |
| 38 | "Where Have All The Seasons Gone?" | TBA |
| 39 | "Cry Wolf" | TBA |
| 40 | "The Jacuzzi Story" | TBA |
| 41 | "The Ink Spill" | TBA |
| 42 | "Atlant Island" | TBA |
| 43 | "Peppy Takes The Train" | TBA |
| 44 | "The Perfume Artist" | TBA |
| 45 | "The Haka" | TBA |
| 46 | "Peppy And The Dinosports" | TBA |
| 47 | "The Flight Of The Pumpkinplane" | TBA |
| 48 | "Hello, Wonderlees" | TBA |
| 49 | "Peppy Glows Up" | TBA |
| 50 | "A Nutty Story" | TBA |
| 51 | "The Makigaya" | TBA |
| 52 | "A Gift From Heaven" | TBA |
Merchandise
[edit]There will also be tie-in books based on the series, although further details have not been announced since early 2008.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "TFou : Les Mistigris débarquent le 5 octobre 2009 !". Première (in French). Group Lagadere. 2009-09-17. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fiche film: Les Mistigris "Pilote"". Annecy 2008 (in French). CITIA. June 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ a b c d e "Lulu's Islands show information". M5 EuropeImages International. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Profile for Harriet Carmichael". Mandy Actors. The Mandy Network Ltd. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ a b "Newsletter mai 2009" (in French). Le Pôle Image de Liège. May 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Lulu's Islands presskit" (PDF). M5 EuropeImages International. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ a b Maher, Kathleen (April 2008). "When the Game Is Not Enough". Computer Graphics World. Glendale, California: COP Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Summer 2008 newsletter" (PDF). Toon Boom Animation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ "April 2008 newsletter" (PDF). Toon Boom Animation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ a b c "Résultat du comité de lecture FICTION du 1er juillet 2008" (in French). Cinéma et Audiovisuel Nord-Pas de Calais (CRRAV). Archived from the original on 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
Aide à la production de série d'animation
- ^ a b c d e f "Lulu la Peste production site". Interactive Project 4 You (IP4U). Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Rapport d'activités 2005" (PDF) (in French). Cinéma et Audiovisuel Nord-Pas de Calais (CRRAV). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ "HLC Production company profile" (in French). Société SAS/Adverline. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Patoon Animation company profile" (in French). BilansGratuits.fr. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ "des NEWS de l'anim - N°18" (in French). Syndicat des Producteurs de Films d'Animation (SPFA). May 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ "Références" (in French). Dame Blanche. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
External links
[edit]- (in French) 3-minute preview of the show on YouTube
- 2009 French television series debuts
- 2000s French animated television series
- 2010s French animated television series
- French children's animated adventure television series
- Fictional archipelagoes
- French flash animated television series
- Animated television series about cats
- Animated television series about children
- Animated television series about elephants