List of French animated television series

This is a list of animated television programs that have been produced by France. It includes series made by France alone, as well as those produced in collaboration with various other countries. For live action French series, see: List of French television series.

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Adventure

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Les Aventures de Colargol Barnaby (UK),
Jeremy the Bear (Canada)		 1967-1974 France
Poland		 French
Polish		 Stop motion animated series about a bear named Colargol who wants to sing and travel the world.
Bob Morane Bob Morane 1998 France French Animated adaptation of the series of popular adventure books featuring Bob Morane, created by French-speaking Belgian novelist Henri Vernes.

Adventure-drama

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Babar N/A (title is main character's name) 1989-2004 France
Canada		 French
English		 Based on the books by Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de Brunhoff. The King of the elephants, Babar, tells stories of his adventurous youth to his children.
Babar - Les aventures de Badou Babar and the Adventures of Badou 2010–2015 France
Canada		 French
English		 The adventures of Badou, grandson of the famous king of the elephants, Babar. Unlike Babar's classically animated series, this series is created with CGI animation.
Bibifoc Seabert 1984–1986 France
Belgium		 French
English		 The adventures of a baby seal named Bibifoc ("Seabert" in the English language version), a boy named Tommy and a girl of Inuit descent named Ayma ("Aura" in English) as they rescue various animals from poachers.

Comedy

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Agrippine[1] (lit. Agrippina) 2001 France French A series of twenty-six episodes, each lasting twenty-six minutes, based on the comic book by French artist Claire Bretécher. Stories center around the exploits of the titular character, Agrippine, a spoiled teenage girl. "Agrippine" is the French version of the name "Agrippina".
Bêtes à Craquer Animal Crackers 1997-1999 France
Canada		 French
English		 The adventures of a group of assorted species of anthropomorphic animals in a fictional African wildlife reserve. Based on the 1967 to present comic strip of the same name by Rog Bollen and Fred Wagner.
Les Crumpets The Crumpets 2013-2018 France French Based on the children's picture books by Didier Lévy and illustrated by Frédéric Benaglia, it centers on Lil-One, the youngest child of his huge family who seeks to get his mother's love, and the family's matriarch Granny.
Garfield et Cie The Garfield Show 2008 – present France
United States		 French
English		 CGI animated series based on the American comic strip Garfield by cartoonist Jim Davis.
Kaeloo Kaeloo 2010 France French Animated series focusing on Kaeloo, a playful frog with the ability to transform into a monstrous toad she calls "Bad Kaeloo" when she gets angry, Stumpy ("Moignon" in the original French dub), an unlucky, dumb squirrel who is addicted to comics and video games, Quack Quack ("Coin Coin" in the original French dub), indestructible duck who is addicted to yogurt and Mr. Cat ("Monsieur Chat" in the original French dub) a psychotic, violent cat whose favorite hobby is hurting Quack Quack in any way possible.
Les Shadoks 1968-2009 France French
Oggy et les Cafards Oggy and the Cockroaches 1998 – present France French The slapstick style story of a lazy blue cat, Oggy, whose quiet life keeps being interrupted by three cockroaches named after members of the Ramones musical group.
Titeuf Tootuff 2001 and
2008[2]		 France French Based on the Swiss comic series created by Zep.
Magic A Kind of Magic 2008–present France French
Pat et Stanley Pat & Stan 2004 France French, English

Comedy-drama

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Potlach The title is an alternate spelling of "Potlatch". 2006 France
Italy		 French A reality-show style animated series about cows, chickens, sheep and so on living on a farm, called Potlach. The farm is in the middle of nowhere and there are no humans on it. Much of the story revolves around the characters' romances, which are often interspecies.

Educational

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Archibald le Magichien (lit. Archibald the Magic dog or Archibald the Magician dog) 1980-1981 France
Belgium		 French A magician, named Archibald, has transformed himself into a dog but cannot remember how to turn himself back. Now he spends his time teaching his new friend, a boy named Pierre, about the importance of hygiene and good health.
Il était une fois... l'homme Once Upon a Time... Man 1978 France
Japan		 French The first Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series. Twenty-six episodes, each twenty-six minutes long, telling the story of humans from the beginning of humankind to the end of the twentieth century. Most episodes are about history but the last is set in the future. The same characters, a family and their closest friends and enemies, are used in each story, though the stories are all set in different time periods.
Il était une fois... la vie Once Upon a Time... Life 1987 France
Japan		 French
Czech		 The third Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series.
Il était une fois... les Amériques Once Upon a Time... The Americas 1991 France French The fourth Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series.
Il était une fois... les Découvreurs Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers 1994 France French The fifth Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series.
Il était une fois... les Explorateurs Once Upon a Time... The Explorers 1996 France French The sixth Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series.
La Vie des animaux (lit. The Life of animals) 1952-1966 France French Stylized drawings of animals animated to music. Created by Frédéric Rossif, with commentary by Claude Darget.

Fantasy

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Clémentine N/A (title is the main character's name) 1985-1987 France French A ten-year-old girl, who was rendered a paraplegic in an airplane crash, travels the world with her family in search of a cure for her condition. At night she dreams that she can walk and travels through time and fantasy, with her magic guardian Hérméra, and her flying cat Hélice, fighting demons.
Le Manège enchanté (lit. The Enchanted Roundabout) 1963-1976 France French In the magical country of Bois-Joli, a terrier named Pollux and his friends have many strange occurrences and minor adventures. The original French program was later reworked for the UK series The Magic Roundabout which ran from 1965–1978. In this English version all of the same animation was used; however, the narrator Eric Thompson rewrote the stories by saying whatever seemed appropriate, based on the action that was on the screen.
Le Manège enchanté The Magic Roundabout 2006-2008 France
United Kingdom		 French
English		 A computer animated remake of the original 1963-1976 series.
Wakfu N/A 2008-2014 France French Based on the French MMORPG of the same name by Ankama Games. Twelve year-old Yugo discovers his power to create teleportation portals and sets out to find his real family. Accompanying him on his quest are his new friends Tristepin (the guardian of a demon possessed sword; named Sadlygrove in the English dub), Ruel Stroud (an old man from his village), Princess Amalia (who can talk to plants) and her bodyguard Evangelyne.
Dofus : Aux trésors de Kerubim Dofus : The Treasures of Kerubim 2013-2014 France French Dofus: The Treasures of Kerubim, is an animated series set in the world of the Dofus MMORPG

Mystery/detective

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Archibald le Koala Archibald the Koala 1998-2000 France
United Kingdom
United States		 French
English		 A show for preschoolers. Archibald, a koala detective wearing a checked suit, solves mysteries on his tropical island home, Rastepappe.
Geronimo Stilton N/A 2009–present France
Italy
United States		 English
Inspecteur Gadget Inspector Gadget 1983-1986 France
Canada
United States
Japan
Taiwan		 French
English		 The misadventures of an incompetent cyborg police inspector called Inspector Gadget. He is aided in his investigations by his brilliant niece and dog who secretly monitor his every action and keep him out of trouble.
Inspecteur Gadget N/A 2015–present France
Canada
United States		 French
English		 A computer animated reboot of the original series.
Les Aventures de Tintin The Adventures of Tintin 1991–1992 France
Canada		 French
English		 Second television adaptation of Belgian artist Georges Remi's popular comic book series Les Aventures de Tintin (English: The Adventures of Tintin).
Les Aventures de Tintin, d'après Hergé Hergé's Adventures of Tintin 1959–1964 France
Belgium		 French First television adaptation of Belgian artist Georges Remi's popular comic book series Les Aventures de Tintin (English: The Adventures of Tintin).

Shortcom

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Avez-vous déjà vu..?[3] (lit. Have you ever seen..?) 2006 France French One hundred and fifty episodes, each about 45 seconds long. The format consists of a narrator asking, "Have you ever seen..?" followed by various outlandish scenarios such as, "A chip in a G-string", "Houses who compete at who can spit the furthest" or "A horror movie for candy". Then there is a short, comical animation enacting the described situation. Each sketch ends with the narrator saying, "Maintenant, Oui" (English: "Now, Yes").

Spy

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Totally Spies! N/A 2001-2014 France
Canada		 French
English		 A parody of spy films and teen television series inspired by the 1970s series Charlie's Angels. It follows the adventures of three teenage girls who are in reality secret agents.

Superheroes

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
SamSam N/A 2007 France
Belgium		 French SamSam, is considered the smallest superhero. He does not know properly how to use his powers. He flies his SamSaucer into space to deal with space pirates or King Marthy. He receives assistance from SamTeddy, SamMummy and SamDaddy.
Miraculous, les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir 2015–present France French A superhero show focusing on two teenage superheroes - Marinette Dupain-Chang, aka Miraculous Ladybug and Adrien Agreste aka Cat Noir ("Chat Noir" in the original French dub) who protect Paris from a mysterious villain named Hawk Moth ("Le Papillon", lit "The Butterfly", in the original French dub) who has the power to turn any civilian into a super villain if they have a bad day using akumas, butterflies infused with dark energy.
Pyjamasques PJ Masks 2015–present France
United Kingdom		 English Three 6-year-old friends, Connor, Amaya and Greg, lead regular lives during the day, but at night they transform into superheroes and have amazing adventures.

Supernatural/sci-fi

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Code Lyoko N/A 2003-2007 France French
English
Spanish		 A boy, Jeremie, and his friends must enter a supercomputer in order to fight a malevolent artificial intelligence named X.A.N.A. who is bent on conquering the world and all the humans in it.
Code Lyoko: Evolution N/A 2013 France French A year after the events of Code Lyoko, Jeremie and his friends are again forced from their regular lives as X.A.N.A., inadvertently released by a mad scientist, returns to threaten humanity once more.
Il était une fois… l'Espace Once Upon a Time... Space 1982 France
Japan		 French The second Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series. Most of the characters are the same as in the previous series but there is more of a focus on female characters than before. This time the story is set in space and is about an interplanetary struggle. There are some educational elements but less than in the series' predecessor, Il était une fois... l'homme.
Les mondes engloutis Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea
(lit. The Engulfed Worlds)		 1985–1987 France French
Robo Story N/A 1985 France French
Robotboy N/A 2005-2008 France
United Kingdom		 French
English
Sonic le rebelle Sonic Underground
(lit. Sonic the rebel)		 1999 France
United States		 French
English		 In a universe that is parallel to other Sonic the Hedgehog stories, Mobius is taken over by Dr. Robotnik. Its ruler is forced to conceal herself and hide her children, Sonic, Sonia and Manic, in three separate homes. Years later, an oracle reveals the siblings' true identity to them and they set out to find their mother and defeat Robotnik. As weapons they have their amulets which can turn into musical instruments and can be used as laser guns.
Sonic Boom N/A 2014-2017 France
United States		 English Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and Sticks reside on Seaside Island in Hedgehog Village, formerly Unnamed Village.[3] Together, they defend the island from various threats like Doctor Eggman and his robotic creations.

Western

Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Les Nouvelles Aventures de Lucky Luke The New Adventures of Lucky Luke 2001-2003 France French Based on the comic book series by Belgian artist Morris. Lucky Luke, the sharpshooting cowboy who draws faster than his own shadow, keeps desperadoes like The Daltons, Billy the Kid and Jesse James in check.
The Legend of Calamity Jane N/A 1997-1998 France
United States		 French
English

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Agrippine". imdb.
  2. ↑ "Titeuf". Planète Jeunesse.
  3. ↑ "Avez-vous déjà vu..?". imdb.
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