Kid Paddle (TV series)

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Kid Paddle
GenreComedy
Black comedy
Slapstick
Created byMidam
Developed by
  • Michel Gauthier
  • Laurent Rullier
Written byClaude Prothee
Ilya Nicolas
Jacques Espagne
Stephen Ashton
Ghislaine Poujoul
Christophe Poujoul
Laurent Rullier
Julien Gars
Claude Gars
Thomas Lapierre
Laurent Bounoure
Manon Berthelet
Olivier Jean-Marie
Anne Lecours
Daniel Williams
Lienne Sawatsky
Muguette Berthelet
Stéphane Chapuy
Augusto Zanovello
Philippe Pierre-Adolphé
Franck Salomé
Aline Leblon
Michel Ledent (credited as Midam)
Frederick Maslanka
Philippe Daniau
Nasser Zeboudj
Directed byOlivier Bonnet
Voices ofJennifer Seguin
Daniel Brochu
Eleanor Noble
Pauline Little
Arthur Holden
A.J. Henderson
Jessica Kardos
Opening themeKid Paddle Theme
Ending themeKid Paddle Ending
Composers
  • Kevin Morane
  • Mark Lipsky
Country of originBelgium
France
Canada
Original languagesFrench
English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes104
Production
Executive producersOlivier Nomen
Andre A. Bélanger (Canada)
Luc Chatelain (Canada)
Running time12 minutes (ungrouped)
23 minutes (grouped)
Production companies
Teletoon (Canada)
RTBF (Belgium)
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2003 (2003-09-01) –
February 19, 2006 (2006-02-19)
Related
Toopy and Binoo
Fred's Head

Kid Paddle is a Belgian-French-Canadian animated television series based on the comic book series of the same name created by Belgian cartoonist Midam.[1]

Synopsis

The cartoon is based on a young boy, named Kid Paddle, a video game enthusiast, adventures with his two friends Horace and Big Bang.

Production

The show was made in collaboration with M6.[2][3]

Cast

Episodes

Originally, four cartoons were developed for television. Then, an additional 48 episodes were ordered.[citation needed]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
126July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)
2262003 (2003)January 15, 2006 (2006-01-15)

Season 1 (2003)

  • The first season consists of 52 11-minute episodes or 26 22-minute episodes. The production codes are listed on the show's YouTube channel in French.
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateFrench airdateProd.
code
French viewers
(millions)
1"Arachnoid Menace / Lights, Camera, Cut..."Olivier BonnetLaurent RullierSeptember 1, 2003 (2003-09-01)
September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02)
TBA101
102
N/A
Horace accidentally eats a spider under a park bench after Kid and Big Bang talked to him about how to eat candy bugs. / Kid wants to win a contest, so he counts on Big Bang and Horace to help him.
2"Summer Camp Fugitives / Game Not Over"Olivier BonnetLaurent Rullier / Franck Salomé, Ilya Nicolas and Michel LedentSeptember 3, 2003 (2003-09-03)
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04)
TBA104
108
N/A
Kid and his friends are sent to a not-so-fun summer camp, powered by not-so-friendly G.I. Jane! Kid is the only one who can save his pals - by challenging Jane to a thumb wrestling battle. / The school bully wants Big Bang and Kid to fix his broken portable video game system. Kid tries it out at City Games, making the games malfunction in the area. The game hater Mr. Mirador notices this, then takes away the game! Will Kid and Big Bang retrieve it?
3"The Escapees of Colony / Megalloween"Olivier BonnetLaurent Rullier / Philippe Pierre-Adolphé and Stéphane ChapuySeptember 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)
September 6, 2003 (2003-09-06)
TBA103
112
N/A
4"Vote Paddle! / The Werewolf"Olivier BonnetMichel Ledent, Ilya Nicolas and Frederick Maslanka / Aline LeblonSeptember 7, 2003 (2003-09-07)
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)
TBA107
118
N/A
5"It Turns / Tooth for Tooth"Olivier BonnetFrederick Maslanka / Michel Ledent, Ilya Nicolas, Philippe Daniau and Nasser ZeboudjSeptember 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)
TBA116
121
N/A
6"Blork and Gore / The Jellyfish Beach"Olivier BonnetClaude Prothee and Frederick Maslanka / Stéphane Chapuy and Philippe Pierre-AdolphéSeptember 11, 2003 (2003-09-11)
September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12)
TBA111
124
N/A
7"Maximum Record / Alien TV"Olivier BonnetMichel Ledent, Ilya Nicolas and Franck Salomé / Stéphane Chapuy and Philippe Pierre-AdolphéSeptember 13, 2003 (2003-09-13)
September 14, 2003 (2003-09-14)
TBA120
114
N/A
8"Blork Surprise / The Ghost Train"Olivier BonnetLaurent Rullier and Aline Leblon / Michel Ledent, Ilya Nicolas and Jacques EspagneSeptember 15, 2003 (2003-09-15)
September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16)
TBA106
126
N/A
9"Retirement to the Future / The Invasion of the Robots"Olivier BonnetStéphane Chapuy and Philippe Pierre-Adolphé / Michel Ledent, Ilya Nicolas and Aline LeblonSeptember 17, 2003 (2003-09-17)
September 18, 2003 (2003-09-18)
TBA119
115
N/A
10"Mission: Almost Impossible / Teacher's Thunder Operation"Olivier BonnetLaurent Rullier and Laurent Bounoure / Franck SaloméSeptember 19, 2003 (2003-09-19)
September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20)
TBA105
129
N/A
11"Brainstorming / The Duel to Blork Barbarian"Olivier BonnetAline Leblon / Laurent RullierSeptember 21, 2003 (2003-09-21)
September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22)
TBA128
110
N/A
12"Hubbub / The Championship"Olivier BonnetPhilippe Daniau and Nasser Zeboudj / Franck SalomeSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)
TBA117
113
N/A
13"The Karate Kid / Virus.com"Olivier BonnetAline Leblon / Philippe Daniau and Nasser ZeboudjSeptember 25, 2003 (2003-09-25)
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)
TBA133
123
N/A
14"Ping Pong / The False Token"Olivier BonnetJacques Espagne / Franck SaloméSeptember 27, 2003 (2003-09-27)
September 28, 2003 (2003-09-28)
TBA127
135
N/A
15"The Strange Christmas of Mr. Paddle / Max's Secret"Olivier BonnetAline Leblon / Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel WilliamsSeptember 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)
September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)
TBA134
136
N/A
16"The Mummy's Awakening / The Jurassic Noeunoeuf"Olivier BonnetJulien Gars and Claude Gars / Frederick MaslankaOctober 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)
October 2, 2003 (2003-10-02)
TBA122
132
N/A
17"The False Teeth of the Sea / Livin' in the Life of Blue"Olivier BonnetThomas LaPierreOctober 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)
October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)
TBA148
130
N/A
18"A Disekator Against the Blorks / The Ideal Family"Olivier BonnetStephen Ashton / Thomas LaPierreOctober 5, 2003 (2003-10-05)
October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)
TBA138
139
N/A
19"Canning / Mr. Crypt the Shadowy"Olivier BonnetLienne Sawatsky and Daniel Williams / Stéphane Chapuy and Philippe Pierre-AdolphéOctober 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)
TBA150
109
N/A
20"The Monstrodindor / Plastic Surgery"Olivier BonnetFranck Salomé / Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel WilliamsOctober 9, 2003 (2003-10-09)
October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10)
TBA140
131
N/A
21"Are You There? / The Werewolf Radar"Olivier BonnetJulien Gars and Claude Gars / Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel WilliamsOctober 11, 2003 (2003-10-11)
October 12, 2003 (2003-10-12)
TBA125
137
N/A
22"Mr. Rick Icky / The Zombie Hospital"Olivier BonnetStephen Ashton / Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel WilliamsOctober 13, 2003 (2003-10-13)
October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)
TBA141
145
N/A
23"Lice... Ah! / The Sleeping Story"Olivier BonnetStephen Ashton / Franck SaloméOctober 15, 2003 (2003-10-15)
October 16, 2003 (2003-10-16)
TBA142
146
N/A
24"Vice Versa / Pustulator"Olivier BonnetThomas LaPierre / Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel WilliamsOctober 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)
October 18, 2003 (2003-10-18)
TBA143
147
N/A
25"Superpaddle / Meteor Night"Olivier BonnetPhilippe Daniau and Nasser Zeboudj / Thomas LaPierreOctober 19, 2003 (2003-10-19)
October 20, 2003 (2003-10-20)
TBA149
151
N/A
26"Horace Clones? / The Storm on the Controls"Olivier BonnetFranck SaloméOctober 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)TBA144
152
N/A

Season 2 (2005-2006)

  • The show aired a second season that ran from 2005 to February 19, 2006.
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateFrench airdateProd.
code
French viewers
(millions)
1"The Piranha / At the Light of the Ramp!"Olivier BonnetUnknownJuly 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)TBATBAN/A
2"The Bermuda Triangle / Like Dog and Cat!"Olivier BonnetTBATBATBATBATBD
3"Humanoid Females / Reduced Models"Olivier BonnetLaurent Rullier / TBAJanuary 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)October 3, 2007S01E03N/A
4"A Superstar's Joystick / The Flies"
"Moucha Mutantus"
Olivier BonnetTBATBATBAS01E04TBD
5"The Medical Visit / Somethin' Girls"Olivier BonnetUnknownJanuary 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)TBAS01E05N/A
6"The Funny Meeting / The Virtual Disaster"Olivier BonnetUnknownFebruary 7, 2005 (2005-02-07)TBAS01E06N/A
7"The Circle of the Missing Joysticks / Kimitomo"TBATBATBATBAS01E07TBD
8"Don't Touch My City Game / Fan #2"Olivier BonnetUnknownFebruary 21, 2005 (2005-02-21)TBAS01E08N/A
9"Genetic Tampering / Poor Carole"Olivier BonnetUnknownFebruary 28, 2005 (2005-02-28)TBAS01E09N/A
10"Horace Outdoes Himself / The Voodoo Cow"Olivier BonnetUnknownMarch 7, 2005 (2005-03-07)TBAS01E10N/A
11"Say It With Flowers / Kid Loses the Ball"Olivier BonnetGhislaine Poujoul / Stéphane ChapuyTBATBAS01E11TBD
12"The Return of the Mummy / No Romeo for Carole"Olivier BonnetTBATBATBAS01E12TBD
13"Not Seen on TV / The Red Card"Olivier BonnetUnknownMarch 21, 2005 (2005-03-21)TBAS01E13N/A
14"The Paddle Family Barbeque / The Red Line"Olivier BonnetChristophe Poujoul and Augusto Zanovello / TBAMarch 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)TBAS01E14N/A
15"The Handyman Always Saws Twice / The Extraterrestrial Alert"Olivier BonnetUnknownApril 4, 2005 (2005-04-04)TBAS01E15N/A
16"The Crazy Remote Control / The Hunters"Olivier BonnetOlivier Jean-Marie / TBAApril 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)TBAS01E16N/A
17"Surprise / The Treasure of the Blorks!"Olivier BonnetUnknownApril 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)TBAS01E17N/A
18"Upside-Down / Kid the Soothsayer"Olivier BonnetTBA / Anne LecoursApril 25, 2005 (2005-04-25)TBAS01E18N/A
19"Kid: No Longer Playing / Paddle Story"Olivier BonnetManon Berthelet and Muguette Berthelet / Christophe Poujol and Augusto ZanovelloMay 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)TBAS01E19N/A
20"Hell is Pink / Marriage Instructions"Olivier BonnetUnknownMay 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)TBAS01E20N/A
21"The Irradiated / Objection"Olivier BonnetUnknownMay 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)TBAS01E21N/A
22"The Floutch / All-Stars"Olivier BonnetTBA / Franck SaloméMay 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)TBAS01E22N/A
23"Fear on the Air / The Double-Virus"Olivier BonnetTBA / Laurent RullierMay 30, 2005 (2005-05-30)TBAS01E23N/A
24"The Song of the Sirens / The Radar is Gone"Olivier BonnetLienne Sawatsky & Daniel WilliamsJune 6, 2005 (2005-06-06)TBAS01E24N/A
25"Tronchard: Saved from the Waters / The Return of the Zombies"Olivier BonnetPhilippe Daniau and Nasser Zeboudj / TBAJune 13, 2005 (2005-06-13)TBAS01E25N/A
26"D-Day / Kid is Not Careful"Olivier BonnetUnknownMay 20, 2005 (2005-05-20)TBAS01E26N/A

References

  1. ^ Belhache, Philippe (8 September 2011). "Midam, créateur de Kid Paddle: "des séries comme Titeuf ou le Petit Spirou ne me ressemblent pas"". Sud Ouest (in French).
  2. ^ Raveleau, Alexandre (20 March 2009). "Kid Paddle revient pour Pâques sur Canal J". Toutelatele (in French).
  3. ^ "Attention... Kid Paddle débarque dans vos téléviseurs!" (PDF) (Press release) (in French). Teletoon. 24 July 2003.

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