| Caillou | |
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Logo for the show. |
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| Genre | Children |
| Created by | Christine L'Heureux Hélène Desputeaux |
| Voices of | Bryn McAuley (1997-2000) Jaclyn Linetsky (2000-2003) Annie Bovaird (2003-2010) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | French |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Teletoon (1997-2007) Treehouse TV (2009-present) PBS |
| Original run | October 2, 1997 – October 3, 2010 |
Caillou is a Canadian children's television show based on the books by author Christine L'Heureux and illustrator Hélène Desputeaux. During the first season, many of the stories in the animated version began with a grandmother (who is also the show's narrator) introducing the story to her grandchildren, then reading the story about the book. Since 2000, the narrator/grandmother is an unseen character. Caillou first aired on Canada's Teletoon channel in 1997;[1] it later made its US debut on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Public television on September 4, 2000[2] and aired its series finale on October 3, 2010. The show also began airing on Treehouse TV on September 7, 2009. Reruns air on PBS Kids Sprout.
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| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 40 | October 2, 1997 | July 5, 2000 | |
| 2 | 20 | September 4, 2000 | July 2, 2002 | |
| 3 | 16 | November 15, 2002 | October 7, 2003 | |
| 4 | 20 | April 3, 2006 | September 23, 2008 | |
| 5 | 26 | September 1, 2010 | October 3, 2010 | |
Based on the books by Christine L'Heureux, the show centers along a 4-year-old named Caillou (the titular character) who is fascinated by the world around him. Caillou lives in a blue house on 17 Pine St. (As mentioned in the episode "Where I Live") with his mommy, his daddy, and his 2-year-old sister, Rosie. Each episode in Season 1-3 has a theme and is divided into several short, attention-holding sections that mix animation, puppet skits, and video of kids in highly realistic real-life situations. In Season 4-5 episodes, they are divided in 3 shorts instead of 4. In the many seasons of Caillou, Caillou has many adventures with his family and friends. Sometimes things go wrong for Caillou and he can grow very upset. Despite the trouble, at the end Caillou is always happy.
Caillou - A 4-year-old boy with a crazy imagination with friends who help him navigate the trials and tribulations of growing up. He always has troubles through his many adventures, and throws huge fits. Caillou and his family live in a two-story blue house, whose address is mentioned in one episode: 17 Pine St. His nickname is the "Prince of Imagination". Caillou was first voiced by Bryn McAuley, then Brooke Pynn, then Jaclyn Linetsky, and then voiced by Annie Bovaird since 2003.
The series was originally broadcast in French in Canada—from (August 29, 1998 - November 10, 2006) and the episodes were later translated into English. The original books were also in French.[3] Caillou was designed primarily for toddlers aged between 2–6 years old. It was created by child developmental psychologists. Caillou books have been made since 1987 by Chouette Publishing Inc. In 1996, 65 5-minute episodes of Caillou were aired in Canada and in selected markets worldwide. In 2000 they were added with 40 30-minute episodes of the show, containing a mixture of the 5-minute episodes plus new stories, songs, real kids segment and puppets. This was followed with another 16 30-minute episodes containing all-new stories in 2003. The film Caillou's Holiday Movie was released on October 7, 2003. On April 3, 2006, a new set of 20 episodes finally premiered after a three-year hiatus. Caillou started attending preschool, and there were new themes and a new opening. The new episodes were animated in-house using Adobe Flash animation rather than the animation being outsourced to Korea, as it was in previous seasons. Cookie Jar Entertainment renewed Caillou for a 26-episode Season 5, which was produced by South African animation studio Clockwork Zoo.[4]
Caillou has become a phenomenon in pop culture due to his reference by the controversial rapper Yung God.[5] The lyrics are extremely explicit and the artist compares himself to Caillou. The song expresses Caillou's superiority to the popular television character "Dora the Explorer" who is also a cartoon character of the same genre.
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