Iris, The Happy Professor
| Iris, The Happy Professor | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Professor Iris |
| Genre | Children's show |
| Created by | Henri Desclez |
| Developed by | Henri Desclez Norma Denys |
| Written by | Henri Desclez |
| Directed by | Chuck Rubin François Jobin Pierre R. Thériault |
| Creative director | Henri Desclez |
| Starring | Pier Paquette Frank Meschkuleit Tim Gosley Rob Mills Michel Lapointe Jani Lauzon |
| Theme music composer | Stéphane Deschamps |
| Composers | Stéphane Deschamps Benoit Roberge (1993) Joël Champagne (1993) |
| Country of origin | Canada Spain (Barcelona) France |
| Original languages | English French |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Henri Desclez |
| Producers | Henri Desclez Norma Denys |
| Production locations | Montreal, Quebec Barcelona, Catalonia |
| Cinematography | Sébastien Tremblay |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | 14:00 |
| Production companies | Desclez Productions D'Ocon Films Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | The Learning Channel Télévision de Radio-Canada Canal J |
| Release | 1992 – 1994 |
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Iris, The Happy Professor (also known as Iris and Professor Iris and in French as Iris, le gentil professeur or Professeur Iris) is a Spanish-Canadian-French-produced television show created by former Belgian-born comic book artist Henri Desclez, that aired from 1992 to 1994. It revolves around Professor Iris, a purple ibis who teaches a class of three students: Piano, Skeleton, and Plant. The Professor teaches a variety of subjects to his students and always wears a bowtie based on the topic of the lesson in each episode. 156 episodes were produced over six seasons.