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| Creator: | André Franquin |
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| Country: | France Belgium |
| Language: | French |
| Num Seasons: | 5 |
| Num Episodes: | 130 |
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| Runtime: | 22 minutes |
Marsupilami is an animated series based on the original Marsupilami comics created by André Franquin. It was produced by Marsu Productions in association with Marathon Animation (known as Marathon Productions in season 1) for seasons 1–2 and later Samka Productions for seasons 3–5. Its first season was simply known as Marsupilami, however the series has been renamed multiple times throughout its run.
The first season of Marsupilami premiered on March 18, 2000, on Canal J. Produced by Cactus Animation, Marathon Production and Marsu Productions. Marathon's series is far more faithful to the original Marsupilami comic series than the previous Marsupilami animated works made by Disney (featured in the 1992 series Disney's Raw Toonage and its spin-off), which is no longer in circulation after Disney since lost rights to character in 1999.[1]
In this first season, Marsupilami went on adventures alone or with his family (his wife Marsupilamie and their three young, a 4-year-old Bibi, Bibu and Bobo). For example, in one episode he saved a group of circus animals, got them back to the city and saved the circus from closing. In another, he had to go to the city again to save one of his young, captured by their constant enemy, the hunter Bring M. Backalive.
In the second season, features a (born: August 19, 1997) 6-year-old boy named Leo Newman and a 2-year-old girl named Zoe. Marsupilami and his family become best friends with a human family, the Newmans, that comes to live near them. Amanda is a Marsupilami researcher, while her husband David is a computer technician that works from home and they have two children, Leo and Zoe. Leo and Marsupilami become best friends and they have lots of adventures, with both new friends and old enemies, like Backalive.
The third two seasons features a (born: January 14, 1994) 15-year-old boy named Hector and his aunt Diane, who are going to live in the jungle for one year to study its fauna and flora. They become the best friends with the Marsupilami family. Their main enemies are megalomaniac industrialist and jungle-hater Felicia Devort, who plans to level out the Palombian jungle and build the Devort City megalopolis in its place, and her two henchmen, and Blouprint.
The fifth and final season, featured the Marsupilami family living with veterinarian Bernard Vanderstadt and his four children Sarah, Iris, Isidore and Zoe. Their mother, Caroline, frequently contacts them by phone, but appears in the last three episodes. Once again, Backalive makes an appearance.