Kid Paddle (TV series)

Kid Paddle
GenreComedy
Black comedy
Slapstick
Created byMidam
Developed by
  • Michel Gauthier
  • Laurent Rullier
Written byClaude Prothee
Ilya Nicolas
Jacques Espagne
Stephen Ashton
Ghislaine Poujoul
Christophe Poujoul
Laurent Rullier
Julien Gars
Claude Gars
Thomas Lapierre
Laurent Bounoure
Manon Berthelet
Olivier Jean-Marie
Anne Lecours
Daniel Williams
Lienne Sawatsky
Muguette Berthelet
Stéphane Chapuy
Augusto Zanovello
Philippe Pierre-Adolphé
Franck Salomé
Aline Leblon
Michel Ledent (credited as Midam)
Frederick Maslanka
Philippe Daniau
Nasser Zeboudj
Directed byOlivier Bonnet
Voices ofJennifer Seguin
Daniel Brochu
Eleanor Noble
Pauline Little
Arthur Holden
A.J. Henderson
Jessica Kardos
Opening theme"Kid Paddle Theme"
Ending theme"Kid Paddle Ending"
Composers
  • Kevin Morane
  • Mark Lipsky
Country of originCanada
Original languagesFrench
English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (104 segments)
Production
Executive producersOlivier Nomen
Andre A. Bélanger
Luc Chatelain
Running time23 minutes (12 minutes per segment)
Production companySpectra Animation
Original release
NetworkTeletoon
Télétoon
ReleaseJuly 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) –
February 19, 2006 (2006-02-19)
Related
Toopy and Binoo
Fred's Head

Kid Paddle is an animated television series based on the comic book series of the same name created by Belgian cartoonist Midam.[1] The series was produced by Spectra Animation in association with Dupuis, and premiered on September 1, 2003.

Synopsis

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The cartoon is based on the adventures of a young boy, named Kid Paddle, a video game enthusiast with his two friends Horace and Big Bang.

Production

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The show was made in collaboration with M6.[2][3]

Cast

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Episodes

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Originally, four cartoons were developed for television. Then, an additional 48 episodes were ordered.[citation needed] Both seasons consist of 52 11-minute episodes or 26 22-minute episodes. The production codes are listed on the show's YouTube channel in French.

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
126July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)
2262003 (2003)January 15, 2006 (2006-01-15)

Season 1 (2003)

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No.TitleWritten byOriginal release dateFrench airdateProd.
code
French viewers
(millions)
1"Arachnoid Menace" / "Lights, Camera, Cut..."Laurent RullierSeptember 1, 2003 (2003-09-01)
September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02)
TBA101
102
N/A
Horace accidentally eats a spider under a park bench after Kid and Big Bang talked to him about how to eat candy bugs. / Kid wants to win a contest, so he counts on Big Bang and Horace to help him.
2"Summer Camp Fugitives" / "Game Not Over"Laurent Rullier / Franck Salomé, Ilya Nicolas and Michel LedentSeptember 3, 2003 (2003-09-03)
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04)
TBA104
108
N/A
Kid and his friends are sent to a not-so-fun summer camp, powered by not-so-friendly G.I. Jane! Kid is the only one who can save his pals - by challenging Jane to a thumb wrestling battle. / The school bully wants Big Bang and Kid to fix his broken portable video game system. Kid tries it out at City Games, making the games malfunction in the area. The game hater Mr. Mirador notices this, then takes away the game! Will Kid and Big Bang retrieve it?
3"The Escapees of Colony" / "Megalloween"Laurent Rullier / Philippe Pierre-Adolphé and Stéphane ChapuySeptember 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)
September 6, 2003 (2003-09-06)
TBA103
112
N/A
4"Vote Paddle!" / "The Werewolf"Michel Ledent, Ilya Nicolas and Frederick Maslanka / Aline LeblonSeptember 7, 2003 (2003-09-07)
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)
TBA107
118
N/A
5"It Turns" / "Tooth for Tooth"Frederick Maslanka / Michel Ledent, Ilya Nicolas, Philippe Daniau and Nasser ZeboudjSeptember 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)
TBA116
121
N/A
6"Blork and Gore" / "The Jellyfish Beach"Claude Prothee and Frederick Maslanka / Stéphane Chapuy and Philippe Pierre-AdolphéSeptember 11, 2003 (2003-09-11)
September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12)
TBA111
124
N/A
7"Maximum Record" / "Alien TV"Michel Ledent, Ilya Nicolas and Franck Salomé / Stéphane Chapuy and Philippe Pierre-AdolphéSeptember 13, 2003 (2003-09-13)
September 14, 2003 (2003-09-14)
TBA120
114
N/A
8"Blork Surprise" / "The Ghost Train"Laurent Rullier and Aline Leblon / Michel Ledent, Ilya Nicolas and Jacques EspagneSeptember 15, 2003 (2003-09-15)
September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16)
TBA106
126
N/A
9"Retirement to the Future" / "The Invasion of the Robots"Stéphane Chapuy and Philippe Pierre-Adolphé / Michel Ledent, Ilya Nicolas and Aline LeblonSeptember 17, 2003 (2003-09-17)
September 18, 2003 (2003-09-18)
TBA119
115
N/A
10"Mission: Almost Impossible" / "Teacher's Thunder Operation"Laurent Rullier and Laurent Bounoure / Franck SaloméSeptember 19, 2003 (2003-09-19)
September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20)
TBA105
129
N/A
11"Brainstorming" / "The Duel to Blork Barbarian"Aline Leblon / Laurent RullierSeptember 21, 2003 (2003-09-21)
September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22)
TBA128
110
N/A
12"Hubbub" / "The Championship"Philippe Daniau and Nasser Zeboudj / Franck SalomeSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)
TBA117
113
N/A
13"The Karate Kid" / "Virus.com"Aline Leblon / Philippe Daniau and Nasser ZeboudjSeptember 25, 2003 (2003-09-25)
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)
TBA133
123
N/A
14"Ping Pong' / "The False Token"Jacques Espagne / Franck SaloméSeptember 27, 2003 (2003-09-27)
September 28, 2003 (2003-09-28)
TBA127
135
N/A
15"The Strange Christmas of Mr. Paddle" / "Max's Secret"Aline Leblon / Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel WilliamsSeptember 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)
September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)
TBA134
136
N/A
16"The Mummy's Awakening" / "The Jurassic Noeunoeuf"Julien Gars and Claude Gars / Frederick MaslankaOctober 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)
October 2, 2003 (2003-10-02)
TBA122
132
N/A
17"The False Teeth of the Sea" / "Livin' in the Life of Blue"Thomas LaPierreOctober 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)
October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)
TBA148
130
N/A
18"A Disekator Against the Blorks" / "The Ideal Family"Stephen Ashton / Thomas LaPierreOctober 5, 2003 (2003-10-05)
October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)
TBA138
139
N/A
19"Canning" / "Mr. Crypt the Shadowy"Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel Williams / Stéphane Chapuy and Philippe Pierre-AdolphéOctober 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)
TBA150
109
N/A
20"The Monstrodindor" / "Plastic Surgery"Franck Salomé / Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel WilliamsOctober 9, 2003 (2003-10-09)
October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10)
TBA140
131
N/A
21"Are You There?" / "The Werewolf Radar"Julien Gars and Claude Gars / Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel WilliamsOctober 11, 2003 (2003-10-11)
October 12, 2003 (2003-10-12)
TBA125
137
N/A
22"Mr. Rick Icky" / "The Zombie Hospital"Stephen Ashton / Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel WilliamsOctober 13, 2003 (2003-10-13)
October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)
TBA141
145
N/A
23"Lice... Ah!" / "The Sleeping Story"Stephen Ashton / Franck SaloméOctober 15, 2003 (2003-10-15)
October 16, 2003 (2003-10-16)
TBA142
146
N/A
24"Vice Versa" / "Pustulator"Thomas LaPierre / Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel WilliamsOctober 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)
October 18, 2003 (2003-10-18)
TBA143
147
N/A
25"Superpaddle" / "Meteor Night"Philippe Daniau and Nasser Zeboudj / Thomas LaPierreOctober 19, 2003 (2003-10-19)
October 20, 2003 (2003-10-20)
TBA149
151
N/A
26"Horace Clones?" / "The Storm on the Controls"Franck SaloméOctober 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)TBA144
152
N/A

Season 2 (2003; 2005–06)

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  • The show aired a second season that ran from July 1, 2003 to February 19, 2006.
No.TitleWritten byOriginal release dateFrench airdateProd.
code
French viewers
(millions)
1"The Piranha" / "At the Light of the Ramp!"UnknownJuly 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)TBATBAN/A
2"The Bermuda Triangle" / "Like Dog and Cat!"TBATBATBATBATBD
3"Humanoid Females" / "Reduced Models"Laurent Rullier / TBAJanuary 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)October 3, 2007S01E03N/A
4"A Superstar's Joystick" / "The Flies"
"Moucha Mutantus"
TBATBATBAS01E04TBD
5"The Medical Visit" / "Somethin' Girls"José-Louis Bocquet and Philippe Pierre-Adolphé / TBAJanuary 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)TBAS01E05N/A
6"The Funny Meeting" / "The Virtual Disaster"UnknownFebruary 7, 2005 (2005-02-07)TBAS01E06N/A
7"The Circle of the Missing Joysticks" / "Kimitomo"TBATBATBAS01E07TBD
8"Don't Touch My City Game" / "Fan #2"UnknownFebruary 21, 2005 (2005-02-21)TBAS01E08N/A
9"Genetic Tampering" / "Poor Carole"UnknownFebruary 28, 2005 (2005-02-28)TBAS01E09N/A
10"Horace Outdoes Himself" / "The Voodoo Cow"UnknownMarch 7, 2005 (2005-03-07)TBAS01E10N/A
11"Say It With Flowers" / "Kid Loses the Ball"Ghislaine Poujoul / Stéphane ChapuyTBATBAS01E11TBD
12"The Return of the Mummy" / "No Romeo for Carole"TBATBATBAS01E12TBD
13"Not Seen on TV" / "The Red Card"UnknownMarch 21, 2005 (2005-03-21)TBAS01E13N/A
14"The Paddle Family Barbeque" / "The Red Line"Christophe Poujoul and Augusto Zanovello / TBAMarch 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)TBAS01E14N/A
15"The Handyman Always Saws Twice" / "The Extraterrestrial Alert"UnknownApril 4, 2005 (2005-04-04)TBAS01E15N/A
16"The Crazy Remote Control" / "The Hunters"Olivier Jean-Marie / Laurent RullierApril 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)TBAS01E16N/A
17"Surprise" / "The Treasure of the Blorks!"UnknownApril 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)TBAS01E17N/A
18"Upside-Down" / "Kid the Soothsayer"Stéphane Chapuy and Elisabeth Andreev / Anne LecoursApril 25, 2005 (2005-04-25)TBAS01E18N/A
19"Kid: No Longer Playing" / "Paddle Story"Manon Berthelet and Muguette Berthelet / Christophe Poujol and Augusto ZanovelloMay 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)TBAS01E19N/A
20"Hell is Pink" / "Marriage Instructions"UnknownMay 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)TBAS01E20N/A
21"The Irradiated" / "Objection"TBA / Manon Berthelet and Muguette BertheletMay 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)TBAS01E21N/A
22"The Floutch" / "All-Stars"TBA / Franck SaloméMay 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)TBAS01E22N/A
23"Fear on the Air" / "The Double-Virus"TBA / Laurent RullierMay 30, 2005 (2005-05-30)TBAS01E23N/A
24"The Song of the Sirens" / "The Radar is Gone"Lienne Sawatsky & Daniel WilliamsJune 6, 2005 (2005-06-06)TBAS01E24N/A
25"Tronchard: Saved from the Waters" / "The Return of the Zombies"Philippe Daniau and Nasser Zeboudj / TBAJune 13, 2005 (2005-06-13)TBAS01E25N/A
26"D-Day" / "Kid is Not Careful"UnknownMay 20, 2005 (2005-05-20)TBAS01E26N/A

References

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  1. ^ Belhache, Philippe (8 September 2011). "Midam, créateur de Kid Paddle: "des séries comme Titeuf ou le Petit Spirou ne me ressemblent pas"". Sud Ouest (in French).
  2. ^ Raveleau, Alexandre (20 March 2009). "Kid Paddle revient pour Pâques sur Canal J". Toutelatele (in French).
  3. ^ "Attention... Kid Paddle débarque dans vos téléviseurs!" (PDF) (Press release) (in French). Teletoon. 24 July 2003.
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