Billy the Cat (TV series)
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Adventure Fantasy |
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| Opening theme | "Billy the Cat", performed by John Mitchell and Tanya Hancheroff |
| Ending theme | "Billy the Cat" (Instrumental) |
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| Country of origin |
France Belgium |
| Original language(s) |
English French |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Running time | 25 minutes approx. |
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| Original release | 1996 – 2001 |
Billy the Cat is a French/Belgian animated series based on the comic strip of the same name, created by cartoonists Stéphane Colman and Stephen Desberg. It was aired from 1996 to 2001 for two seasons, plus also two TV movies (respectively dated 1998 and 2001).
Animated at La Fabrique, Siriol Productions and Cologne Cartoon (the latter only the Season 1), the series was produced by EVA Entertainment with the companies: Les Films du Triangle, Dupuis, NOA Network of Animation, and Sofidoc S.A.; all in association with the channels ZDF and France 3.
Production
The cartoon takes a different approach to the scenario: Here, Billy's transformation to a cat is caused by an angry magician who decides to teach the boy a lesson after seeing Billy bullying a cat. In order to keep his family from worrying, the magician also uses his magic to make his cat, Dandelion, assume Billy's own form and live with his family.
The cartoon takes on a much lighter tone than the comic, largely thanks to the differing set-up, and is also much more episodic. When the series ends, Billy the Cat remains a cat and shows little to no interest to becoming human again, although this is not said explicitly by any character.
List of characters
- Billy (voiced by Jesse Moss, and later by Brian Drummond) −
- Mr. Hubert (voiced by Michael Donovan) −
- Queenie (voiced by Kelly Sheridan) −
- Jumbo −
- Sanctifur (voiced by Robert O. Smith) −
Voice cast
- Jesse Moss - Billy (Season 1)
- Michael Donovan - Mr. Hubert
- Brian Drummond - Billy (Season 2)
- Kelly Sheridan - Queenie
- Robert O. Smith - Sanctifur
Additional voices
- Kathleen Barr - Billy's Mom
- Michael Benyaer -
- Jay Brazeau -
- Don Brown -
- Ian James Corlett -
- Daphne Goldrick -
- Christopher Gray -
- Ron Halder - Ajax
- Matt Hill - Dizzy
- Janyse Jaud - Sabrina, Bonnie
- Andrew Kavadas -
- Terry Klassen - Moonie
- Andrea Libman -
- Blu Mankuma -
- Scott McNeil -
- Richard Newman -
- Nicole Oliver - Anita, Goldfish
- Brandon O'Bray -
- Ward Perry -
- Teryl Rothery -
- Robert O. Smith - Manx
- Tabitha St. Germain -
- Bill Switzer - Nick (Season 2)
- Lee Tockar - Nick (Season 1)
- Stevie Vallance -
- Cathy Weseluck -
Episodes
Season 1
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Billy Becomes a Cat" | Barry Whittaker and Judy Valyi | |
| 2 | 2 | "The Cat That Couldn't Miaow" | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | |
| 3 | 3 | "Microchips with Everything" | Dennis O'Flaherty | |
| 4 | 4 | "Pigeon Pie" | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | |
| 5 | 5 | "Sewer Cats" | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | |
| 6 | 6 | "The Rescue" | Barry Whittaker and Judy Valyi | |
| 7 | 7 | "The Big Meow" | Dennis O'Flaherty | |
| 8 | 8 | "The Jolly Mouser" | John Gatehouse | |
| 9 | 9 | "Hubert and the Siamese Siren" | Dennis O'Flaherty | |
| 10 | 10 | "A Star Is Born" | Stan Hey | |
| 11 | 11 | "A Clockwork Bone" | Doug Molitor | |
| 12 | 12 | "Catz’n the Hood" | Dennis O'Flaherty | |
| 13 | 13 | "Cat Burglar" | Dennis O'Flaherty | |
| 14 | 14 | "Cool Cat" | S.M. Molitor | |
| 15 | 15 | "One of Our Tail Is Missing" | Michael Benyaer | |
| 16 | 16 | "Romeo & Juliet" | Malcolm McGookin | |
| 17 | 17 | "Wok on the Wild Side" | Jono Howard | |
| 18 | 18 | "The Great Purple Nothing" | Jono Howard | |
| 19 | 19 | "Born to Be a Wildcat" | Lee Tockar | |
| 20 | 20 | "Monkey Business" | Dennis O'Flaherty | |
| 21 | 21 | "Snowbound" | John Gatehouse | |
| 22 | 22 | "Gutbucket" | Stan Hey | |
| 23 | 23 | "The Pigeon That Fell on the Earth" | Ian James Corlett and Terry Klassen | |
| 24 | 24 | "Curse of Catopatra" | Michael Benyaer | |
| 25 | 25 | "I’m Not an Animal" | Ian James Corlett and Terry Klassen | |
| 26 | 26 | "Billy’s Last Chance" | Barry Whittaker and Judy Valyi |
Season 2
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written by | Original air date |
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| 27 | 1 | "Home Sweet Haunted Home" | ||
| 28 | 2 | "Airborne Hijinks" | Judy Valyi and Barry Whittaker | |
| 29 | 3 | "A Cat Named Rex" | Fabrice Ziolkowski and Luli Barzman | |
| 30 | 4 | "For Art’s Sake" | Peter Hynes | |
| 31 | 5 | "Lights, Camera, Action" | ||
| 32 | 6 | "Derby Billy" | ||
| 33 | 7 | "King of the Rats" | Terry Klassen | |
| 34 | 8 | "The Show Must Go On" | Peter Hynes | |
| 35 | 9 | "Tuneless" | Michael Benyaer | |
| 36 | 10 | "Queenie’s New Bow" | ||
| 37 | 11 | "Happy Starday!" | ||
| 38 | 12 | "Running Wild" | ||
| 39 | 13 | "Eau de Junkyard" | ||
| 40 | 14 | "Paws, Jaws and Claws" | ||
| 41 | 15 | "From Whom the Bell Tolls" | ||
| 42 | 16 | "Jumbo Flyer" | ||
| 43 | 17 | "Pride and Prejudice" | ||
| 44 | 18 | "The Amulet of Cerberus" | ||
| 45 | 19 | "The Trouble with Bob" | ||
| 46 | 20 | "The Invasion of the Cat Nappers" | Fabrice Ziolkwski | |
| 47 | 21 | "Fish Food" | ||
| 48 | 22 | "Brotherly Love" | ||
| 49 | 23 | "The Kitten That Roared" | ||
| 50 | 24 | "Robodog" | ||
| 51 | 25 | "Double Billy" | ||
| 52 | 26 | "Speak No Evil" | Fabrice Ziolkowski |
TV movies
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| "One of the Guys" | Les Orton | Jono Howard, Terry Klassen, Robin Lyons, Malcolm McGookin, Andrew Offiler, Judy Valyi, and Barry Whittaker | 1998 |
| "Cats Can Talk" | Jean Pierre Jacquet | Fabrice Ziolkowski, Luli Barzman, and Stephen Desberg | 2001 |
International broadcasts
| List of broadcasts |
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