Babar and the Adventures of Badou

*Babar and the Adventures of Badou*
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
Genre	Slice of life; Adventure
Created by	Michael Stokes
Based on	Babar the Elephant; by Jean de Brunhoff ; Laurent de Brunhoff
Written by	Michael Stokes; Steve Sullivan; John van Bruggen; Mary Mackay-Smith; Ken Sobol; Julie Macfie Sobol; Elizabeth Keyishian; Erika Strobel; Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan; Dale Schott; Jeff Sweeney; Ben Joseph; Kristen McGregor; Nicky Barton; Nick Flanagan; Camille Vizzavona; Sylvie Barro; Kathryn Walton Ward; Annetta Zucchi; Mireille Pertusot; Catherine Cuenca; Justine Cheynet; Amy Benham; Robert Pincombe; Shelley Hoffman; Louise Moon; Sheila Dinsmore; Jessica Westhead; Nicole Keefler; Rose Tavelli; Charles-Henri Moarbes; Hugh Duffy; Bob Ardiel; Christopher Panzner; Sumira Dhawan;
Directed by	Mike Fallows
Voices of	Isabel de Carteret; Catherine Disher; Dawn Greenhalgh; Dallas Jokic; Noah Lehman; Tyler Stevenson; Samantha Weinstein; Chris Wiggins; Benedict Campbell; Leslie Carlson; Laura de Carteret; Sergio Di Zio; Jayne Eastwood; Molly Johnson; Dan Lett; Scott McCord; Jeff Pustil; Samantha Reynolds; Lyon Smith; Adrian Truss; Gordon Pinsent; Drew Adkins; Tajja Isen;
Theme music composer	Steve D'Angelo; Terry Tompkins;
Opening theme	"Babar and the Adventures of Badou"
Ending theme	"Babar and the Adventures of Badou" (instrumental)
Composer	Jeff Danna
Country of origin	Canada; France; Luxembourg (S1–2);
Original languages	English; French;
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Corinne Kouper; Guillaume Hellouin; Doug Murphy; Colin Bohm; Clifford Ross;
Producer	Jane Sobol
Running time	24 minutes (12 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Nelvana Limited; TeamTO; Guru Studio (S1); Pipeline Studios (S1); LuxAnimation (S1–2);
Original release
Network	YTV (Canada); TF1 and Disney Junior (France)
Release	September 6, 2010 –; January 2, 2015
Related
	Babar
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Babar and the Adventures of Badou is an animated children's television series based on Babar the Elephant, a character created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. Produced by Nelvana, TeamTO, Guru Studio, Pipeline Studios and LuxAnimation, in co-production with TF1 and with the participation of Playhouse Disney France/The Walt Disney Company France, the series takes place several years after the original series and has created new characters to the Babar universe, including Badou, who is Babar's 8-year-old grandson and the protagonist of the series.

This series first premiered on September 6, 2010, in Australia on ABC2, in France on TF1's TFOU strand on November 8, and in Canada on YTV on November 22. Vice President and managing director of Jumbo Pictures, and Nelvana Enterprises, Colin Bohm explained that Nelvana was excited to bring Babar into the 21st century with a new 3D TV series as well as a comprehensive licensing program from TF1. The series also premiered in the U.S. on Playhouse Disney.

Babar and the Adventures of Badou was renewed for a second season, which began airing on Disney Junior on March 25, 2013. The third and final season aired from 2014 to 2015. 65 episodes were produced over three seasons. It was the last role for Chris Wiggins before his death in 2017 and was the last time Gordon Pinsent voiced Babar before his death in 2023.