The Crumpets

The Crumpets
Les Crumpets (French)
Genre Comedy
Based on Petit Dernier books by Didier Lévy and Frédéric Benaglia
Developed by Virginie Boda
Directed by Raoul Magrangeas
Composer(s) Jacques Davidovici
Country of origin France
Original language(s) French
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 104
Production
Producer(s) Pascal Gayrard
Running time 13 minutes[1]
Production company(s) 4.21 Productions
Distributor Mediatoon Distribution
Release
Original network Canal+ Family, Télétoon+
Chronology
Related shows Teen Crumpets
External links
Production website

The Crumpets (French: Les Crumpets) is a French animated comedy television series produced by 4.21 Productions and distributed by Mediatoon Distribution. The show was adapted from the Petit Dernier books and Petite Pousse book authored by Didier Lévy, illustrated by Frédéric Benaglia, and published by Editions Sarbacane.[1]

The show debuted on December 2013.[2] The second season, which premiered in 2017, is also known as Teen Crumpets and focuses on the show's teenage characters. In April 2018, The Crumpets/Teen Crumpets won the Cartoons on the Bay "Teens 12+" Pulcinella award in Italy.[3][4]

Plot

The Crumpets are a big family of 142 children whose parents are Ma and Pa, and their paternal grandmother Granny also lives with them. The youngest child, Lil-One, rivals all his siblings and his father in getting his mother's love. He also has a special relationship with Granny. The show's characters beyond the Crumpet household include the neighboring McBrisk family consisting of a mother and her daughter, and Pa's wealthy brother, his wife, and their adoptive son.

The second season (Teen Crumpets) concentrates on the lives of the teenagers from all three families, as well as Marylin and Larry.

Cast

  • P'tit Der / Lil-One – Théo Benhamour, Victor Biavan, Wandrille Devisme (French) and Joseph Pollock (English)
  • Grand Ma / Granny – Michèle Garcia (French) and Mary O'Brady (English)
  • Ma – Emmanuelle Hamet (French) and Melissa Chambers (English)
  • Pa – Tom Novembre (French) and Marc Thompson (English)
  • Rosénoire / Caprice – Rebecca Benhamour (French) and Kate Bristol (English)
  • Pfff – Léonard Hamet (French) and Billy Bob Thompson (English)
  • Midi and Midi-Cinq / Bother and Blister – Siméon Hamet, Lucas Ripberger and Rosalie Hamet, Chiara Vergne (French), Erica Schroeder and Rebecca Soler (English)
  • King – Antoine Raffin, Lucas Ripberger (French) and Alex Luscomb (English)
  • Tetenlair / Ditzy – Rosalie Hamet (French) and Erica Schroeder (English)
  • Oulala / Ohoh – Siméon Hamet (French) and Rebecca Soler (English)
  • Triceps – Kelly Marot (French) and Rebecca Soler (English)
  • Bozart / Fynartz – Léon Plazol (French) and Erica Schroeder (English)
  • Grangran / Grownboy – Olivier Podesta (French) and Jason Griffith (English)
  • Madame Dame / Ms. McBrisk – Marie-France Ducloz (French) and Erica Schroeder (English)
  • Cassandra – Kelly Marot (French) and Nicola Barber (English)
  • Tonton Karl / Uncle Hurried – Luq Hamet (French) and Eli James (English)
  • Tata Greta / Aunt Harried – Juliette Degenne (French) and Rebecca Soler (English)
  • Gunther / Gorgeous-Cordless – Olivier Podesta (French) and Billy Bob Thompson (English)
  • Marilyn / Marylin – Yoann Sover (French)
  • Hervé / Larry – Léon Plazol (French)
  • Miley Virus - Cindy Lemineur (French)
  • Reuh - Charles Germain (French)[5]

Development

In 2008, the Petit Dernier and Petite Pousse books were discovered by Éric (aka Raoul)[6] Magrangeas, who became interested in adapting them to a cartoon. In 2009, 4.21 Productions signed a contract with Editions Sarbacane to produce the cartoon adaptation. Most of the production was in France, the remainder in China. The show's main themes are family affairs, neighborhood quarrels, and social topics.[7]

Mediatoon signed a worldwide distribution agreement with 4.21 Productions in 2013.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "4:21 aux Rendez-vous d'affaires et coproduction France-Canada". CTVM.info. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Studios O'Bahamas (19 December 2013). "Découvrez dès Samedi 21 Décembre sur Canal + en clair..." Facebook (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (25 April 2018). "Cartoons on the Bay 2018 Pulcinella Award Winners". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Roberto Davide Papini. "Cartoons on the Bay, il ritorno di Topo Gigio. "Red Turtle" trionfa nei Pulcinella Awards". Quotidiano.net (in Italian) (15 April 2018). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "LES CRUMPETS". RS-Doublage. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Les Crumpets "Cui-cui la praline"". Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Pruvot, Marie; Hanaut, Jérémy; Camus, Justine; Bourguignon, Félix. "DIAGNOSTIC ET STRATEGIE DE L'ENTREPRISE D'ACCUEIL" (PDF). Palimpsestes. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (12 June 2013). "Mediatoon to Distribute 'The Crumpets'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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