Archibald the Koala

Archibald the Koala is a animated children's television series produced by Millimages in association with HiT Entertainment. The show began in 1998 and starting airing on ITV on its children's block CITV.^[2] It was based on the books written by Paul Cox.^[1] The show was made in both French and English versions.

In the United States, the show was seen on Cartoon Network's international showcase program aimed at pre-schoolers, Small World.

In Canada, Teletoon will screen Archibald the Koala on TV.

Plot

This series is set on a secluded island called Rastepappe that is populated by Koalas and Badgers. Its city Koalaville is filled with various strange characters including a nervous mayor, a hopeless inventor and a bossy painter. The stress of the mayor's job caused him to have trouble with migraines, or "meeegranes" as he pronounces it.

There are always strange things going on, so Archibald, the trustworthy detective, is put on the job!

Characters

• Archibald the detective — the detective and main character. Voiced by Richard Griffiths.
• Agatha — a novel writer and Archibald's wife. Voiced by Adrienne Posta.
• Archduke — the mayor of the town. Voiced by Keith Wickham.
• Jozette — Archduke's wife. Voiced by Adrienne Posta.
• Giovanni — an opera singer. Voiced by Bob Saker.
• John Dory — a fisherman and Iris Dory's husband. Voiced by Bob Saker.
• Iris Dory — a florist and John Dory's wife. Voiced by Kate Robbins.
• Edison — an inventor. Voiced by Keith Wickham.
• Marie — an architect and painter. Voiced by Kate Robbins.
• Sullivan — a printer, journalist and Gazette's husband. Voiced by Dan Russell.
• Gazette — Sullivan's wife. Voiced by Kate Robbins.
• Soufflé — the island's chef. Voiced by Dan Russell.
• Miss Julie - school teacher and astrologer. Voiced by Adrienne Posta.

There is a population of approximately 500 other civilians on Rastepappe.

List of episodes

• The Heatwave
• Archduke's Anmesia
• Brass Band
• The Haunted House
• The Hazardous Fishing Contest
• The Meteorite
• Archduke's Statue
• The Missing Boat
• The Rugby Basket Mystery
• The Dragon
• Strange Vibrations
• A Hapless Birthday
• Read about Tomorrow, Today
• A Star is Born
• The New Restaurant
• The Flower & The Magician
• The Fire Fighters
• The Snow Cannon
• The Invasion
• The Mystery of the Floating Island
• The Flower Thief
• The Very Greedy Sleepwalker
• Ho Ho Ho Happy Merry Christmas (Christmas television special)
• Stop that Train!
• The Messenger
• The Dynamic Dynamo
• The Misunderstanding
• The Big Twister
• Fake Necklace
• Pizza Gazette
• A Detective Goes Camping
• A Mysterious Rescuer
• The World of Giants
• The Lucky Charm
• Edisons Clock
• Whale Song
• The Treasure Hunt
• Edison's Trophy
• The Umbrellas of Rastepappe
• The Sea Monster
• The Giant Mole
• The Big Show
• Ultra-Modern Town Hall
• Lighthouse of Rastepappe
• The Machine from the Sky
• Archduke's Cockatoo
• The Waxworks of Rastepappe

DVDs

There is a volume for each season (1-6)

Film

A feature-length special, Archibald the Koala: The Movie, was based on the series and was released in 2000 by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment.

References

External links

• Archibald the Koala at the Internet Movie Database
• Archibald the Koala on millimages.com
• Archibald Le Koala at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Magna Pacific