Titeuf
| Titeuf | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |
France Switzerland |
| No. of episodes | 250 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 7 mins. |
| Production company(s) |
Zep Rai Moonscoop |
| Release | |
| Original network |
France 3 Canal J |
| Original release | 2001 – present |
Titeuf (known sometimes as Tootuff in English) is a Swiss comic series created by Zep in 1992, which was adapted into a 2001 animated TV series[1][2] and a 2011 film of the same name.[3] It also appears in the dedicated Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tchô!.
Publication history
Titeuf was initially published in the fanzine Sauve qui peut ("Run for your lives") and noticed by Glénat executive Jean-Claude Camano.[4] Zep joined Glénat in 1992 and Titeuf eventually became one of France's most popular comics.[5] The first Titeuf book Dieu, le sexe et les bretelles (God, Sex And Suspenders) appeared in 1993 and sold only a few thousand copies, but the subsequent books gradually won over a colossal readership, and the series is now considered the greatest moneymaker in the French comics market.[6] The series was adapted into an Italian-French animated TV series in 2001, initially broadcast on Canal J.[7] By 2008, Titeuf was the comic series with by far the largest publication in France, with over 1.8 million copies per year, three times the number of the second most popular series.[8]
Characters
- Titeuf: the main character. He's an 8-year-old boy with a blonde cowlick. His best friend is Manu.
- Roger: Titeuf's father. He's 35 years old.
- Anne-Mathilde: Titeuf's mother. She's 33 years old. She wears a black turtleneck and a pair of tan pants.
- Zizie: Titeuf's 1-year-old little sister. She first appears in the seventh book.
- Aunt Monica: Titeuf's aunt. She's a blonde-haired woman, and she first appears in the second book.
- Julie: Titeuf's redheaded cousin. She first appears in the fourth book.
English translation
Translated as Tootuff, it appeared for a short while during 2005 in The Dandy comic in the UK. It is also a cartoon on GMTV's Toonattik and Action Stations slots, first transmitted on Jetix UK in August 2005. In the United States was aried on Fox Kids dubbed by Saban Entertainment
Bibliography
- Dieu, le sexe et les bretelles (God, sex and Suspenders), 1993
- L'Amour, c'est pô propre... (Love isn't clean), 1993
- Ça épate les filles... (It impresses the girls), 1994
- C'est pô juste... (It's unfair), 1995
- Titeuf et le derrière des choses (The rear side of things), 1996
- Tchô, monde cruel (Bye, cruel world), 1997
- Le miracle de la vie (The miracle of life), 1998
- Lâchez-moi le slip ! (Get off my case!), 2000
- La loi du préau (The law of the playground), 2002
- Nadia se marie, (Nadia's wedding), 2004
- Mes meilleurs copains (My best friends), 2006
- Le sens de la vie (The meaning of life), 2008
- À la folie (Folly !), 2012
- Bienvenue en adolescence (Welcome to adolescence), 2015
Sources
- Titeuf albums Bedetheque (in French)
- Footnotes
- ↑ "Titeuf". imdb.
- ↑ "Titeuf". Planète Jeunesse.
- ↑ "Titeuf, le film". imdb.
- ↑ TV5Monde. "Émission du 22 mars" (in French).
- ↑ Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Zep".
- ↑ Castrillón, Marcos. "Beyond Borders - Not That Innocent". Ninth Art.
- ↑ CanalSat. "Titeuf" (in French).
- ↑ "Bilan 2008" (in French). ACBD. 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
External links
- Titeuf (animated series) on imdb
- Titeuf official site (in French)
- Tchô! official site (in French)