Babar

Animated television series

Instance of: animated television series
Website: nelvana.com/show/104/babar

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Babar is an animated television series co-produced by Canadian animation studio Nelvana Limited, The Clifford Ross Company, Ellipsanime and Kodansha. 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.

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Network: CBC Television(since 1989) place of publication: Canada
Canal Famille(since 1989) place of publication: Quebec
France 3 place of publication: France
Country of origin: Canada located in: Quebec
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Seasons: 6
Episodes: 78
Narrative location: Africa
Nominations: TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming(1990)
Started: January 3, 1989
March 28, 1989
List of episodes: list of Babar episodes
Runtime: 30 min
Composer: Milan Kymlicka
Genre: comedy television series
Ended: December 16, 2000
Distribution format: video on demand
Distributor: Netflix
Creator: Jean de Brunhoff
Title: Babar
Original language: English
Followed by: Babar and the Adventures of Badou
Different from: Babar the Elephant
Members / parts: Babar (season 1)
Babar (season 2)
Babar (season 3)
Babar (season 4)
Babar (season 5)
Babar (season 6)

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