Babar (TV series)

*Babar*
Babar
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Genre	Slice of life; Adventure;
Based on	Babar the Elephant; by Jean de Brunhoff; Laurent de Brunhoff
Directed by	Raymond Jafelice; Laura Shepherd; Dale Schott; Larry Jacobs;
Voices of	Gavin MaGrath; Gordon Pinsent; Dawn Greenhalgh; Tara Charendoff; Stuart Stone; Elizabeth Hanna; Stephen Ouimette; Allen Stewart-Coates; Corrine Koslo; John Stocker; Chris Wiggins; Bobby Becken; Amos Crawley; Benjamin Barrett; Lea-Helen Weir; Lisa Yamanaka;
Music by	Milan Kymlicka
Country of origin	Canada; France; Japan (season 6);
Original languages	English; French; Japanese (season 6);
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	78 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Patrick Loubert; Michael Hirsh; Clive A. Smith;
Producers	Michael Hirsh; Patrick Loubert; Clive A. Smith;
Running time	23 minutes (seasons 1–5); 22 minutes (season 6);
Production companies	Nelvana Limited; The Clifford Ross Company; Ellipsanime (season 6); Kodansha (season 6);
Original release
Network	CBC (Canada, seasons 1–3); Canal Familie (Canada, seasons 1–5); Family Channel (Canada, seasons 4–5); TVO/Knowledge Network (Canada, season 6); Canal+/FR3 (France, seasons 1–5) La Cinquième/France 3 (France, season 6);
Release	January 3, 1989 –; July 24, 1991
Release	January 6 –; March 31, 2001
Related
	Babar: The Movie; Babar and the Adventures of Badou
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Babar (UK: /ˈbæbɑːr/, US: /bəˈbɑːr/; French pronunciation: [babaʁ]) is an animated television series co-produced by Canadian animation studio Nelvana Limited, The Clifford Ross Company, Ellipsanime (season 6) and Kodansha (season 6). It premiered in 1989 on CBC and Canal Famille in Canada, and on HBO in the United States. The series is based on Jean de Brunhoff's original Babar books, and was Nelvana's first international co-production. The show has been dubbed in 30 languages in over 150 countries.

The show was the first to be based on the Babar books; previously, two Babar specials narrated by Peter Ustinov were produced by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez for NBC: The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant on October 21, 1968, and Babar Comes to America on September 7, 1971.

In 2010, a computer-animated sequel/spin-off series of Babar titled Babar and the Adventures of Badou premiered on YTV in Canada and Disney Junior in the United States. The new series takes place several years after the original and focuses on Badou, Babar's grandson and Pom's son as well as introducing new characters.