List of The Bellflower Bunnies episodes
The show centres on the adventures and exploits of the Bellflower family, a clan of seven rabbits who live in Beechwood Grove. The two adults in the family, Papa Bramble and Aunt Zinnia, take care of their five children: Periwinkle, Poppy, Mistletoe, Dandelion and Violette.[Note 1]
The Bellflower Bunnies originally aired on
, and in several other countries.The show has fifty-two episodes: four in the first season,[2] twenty-two in the second,[3] and twenty-six in the third.[4] In the entire series, thirteen are based directly on installments in Beechwood Bunny Tales, published by Milan Presse of France and Gareth Stevens in the United States; the rest are based on scripts by Valérie Baranski. Distributors in Europe,[5] North America,[6] and South Korea[7] have released DVDs of the first two seasons.
Overview
The English episode titles come from
Season | Episodes | Director | Original broadcast (France) | DVD release dates | ||||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | ||||||
1 | 4 | Moran Caouissin | December 2001 | 1 October 2003[8] | 23 January 2003[9] 22 February 2008[10] |
February 2005[7] | ||
2 | 22 | Eric Berthier
|
September 2004 – February 2005 | 12 April 2005[6][Note 2] | November 2004 – July 2005 22 February 2008 (episodes 5–8);[11] |
Not released | ||
3 | 26 | Eric Berthier | April 2007 – July 2010 | TBA | 4 November 2008 (episodes 1-5);[15] 6 January 2009 (episodes 6-10)[16] |
TBA |
Season 1
Official # | TF1 # | French title | English title | Air date (France) | Original Beechwood Bunny Tale |
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1 | 2 | "Le déménagement" | "Room to Move" | 25 December 2001 | Family Moving Day (La famille Passiflore déménage) |
2 | 3 | "Carnaval" | "Carnival" | 27 December 2001 | Carnaval chez les Passiflore |
3 | 1 | "Vive la glisse" | "Slide On" | 24 December 2001 | Vive la glisse! |
4 | 4 | "En ballon" | "Balloonatic Bunnies" | 28 December 2001 | En ballon, les Passiflore! |
Season 2
Official # | TF1 # | French title | English title | Air date (France) | Original Beechwood Bunny Tale / Source material |
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5 | 5 | "L'exploit de Tante Zinia" | "Born to Be Bunnies" | 22 September 2004 | L'exploit de tante Zinia |
6 | 8 | "Les Passiflore mènent l'enquête" | "Bunnies on a Case" | 13 October 2004 | Les Passiflore mènent l'enquête |
7 | 6 | "Les beignets flambés" | "Refried Donuts" | 29 September 2004 | Les beignets flambés |
8 | 17 | "Noël chez les Passiflore" | "A Christmas Tail" | 25 December 2004 | Le Noël des Passiflore |
9 | 7 | "Le jardin de Dentdelion" | "A Garden for Dandelion" | 6 October 2004 | Dandelion's Vanishing Vegetable Garden (Le jardin de Dentdelion Passiflore) |
10 | 9 | "L'invention d'Onésime" | "Papa Bramble's Invention" | 20 October 2004 | L'invention d'Onésime Passiflore |
11 | 10 | "L'ogre Kazoar" | "Kazoar the Ogre" | 27 October 2004 | Loosely follows storyline of Aunt Zinnia and the Ogre (Tante Zinia et l'ogre Kazoar) |
12 | 12 | "En avant la musique" | "Face the Music" | 17 November 2004 | En avant, la musique! |
13 | 11 | "Le premier bal d'Agaric" | "Periwinkle's First Dance" | 10 November 2004 | Periwinkle at the Full Moon Ball (Le premier bal d'Agaric Passiflore) |
14 | 26 | "Dentdelion et le bébé marmotte" | "Dandelion and the Baby Groundhog" | 23 February 2005 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
15 | 13 | "La clé du bonheur" | "The Key to Happiness" | 24 November 2004 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
16 | 14 | "Pirouette sous les feux de la rampe" | "In the Limelight" | 1 December 2004 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
17 | 15 | "Coup de foudre aux Airelles" | "Love at First Sight" | 8 December 2004 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
18 | 22 | "Au pays des fantômes" | "In Ghost Country" | 26 January 2005 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
19 | 21 | "Dentdelion fait son cinéma" | "Dandelion and the Silver Screen" | 19 January 2005 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
20 | 23 | "Agaric et le sorcier" | "Periwinkle and the Witch Doctor" | 2 February 2005 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
21 | 18 | "Le pacte du lac" | "The Monster of Blueberry Lake" | 29 December 2004 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
22 | 16 | "Le secret d'Onésime" | "Papa Bramble's Secret" | 15 December 2004 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
23 | 19 | "Vive les vacances" | "Holiday with Love" | 5 January 2005 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
24 | 20 | "Chez les petits savants" | "At the Science Academy" | 12 January 2005 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
25 | 24 | "Au cœur de la source" | "The Heart of the Spring" | 9 February 2005 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
26 | 25 | "Sacrée Nounou" | "Hairy Nanny" | 16 February 2005 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
Season 3
Official # | TF1 # | French title | English title | Air date (France) | Original Beechwood Bunny Tale / Source material |
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27 | 27 | "La fée Pirouette" | "Fairy Violet" | 4 April 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
28 | 28 | "Le lapin magique" | "Magic Rabbit" | 18 April 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
29 | 29 | "Un phare dans la forêt" | "Lighthouse in the Forest" | 25 April 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
30 | 30 | "La pêche au trésor" | "Treasure Hunt" | 2 May 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
31 | 31 | "Poussières d'étoiles" | "Stardust" | 9 May 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
32 | 32 | "Vacances de rêve" | "Dream Vacation" | 23 May 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
33 | 33 | "Les Passiflore et le Barapoul" | "The Bellflowers and the Henbar" | 30 May 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
34 | 34 | "Les Passiflore à la mer" | "Bellflowers by the Sea" | 6 June 2007 | Les Passiflore à la mer |
35 | 35 | "Parfum d'amour" | "Perfume of Love" | 13 June 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
36 | 36 | "Pirouette et la cigogne" | "Violet and the Stork" | 20 June 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
37 | 38 | "L'expédition glaciale" | "The Ice Expedition" | 4 July 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
38 | 37 | "Le violon du marais" | "The Violin in the Marsh" | 27 June 2007 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
39 | 39 | "La reine des corsaires" | "Pirate Queen" | 6 July 2008 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
40 | 40 | "Tempête aux Airelles" | "Storm over Blueberry Hill" | 13 July 2008 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
41 | 41 | "Arsène et compagnie" | "Archie and Co" | 20 July 2008 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
42 | 42 | "Les petits bricolos" | "Inventor Bunnies" | 27 July 2008 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
43 | 43 | "Les Toudoux" | "The Softies" | 17 August 2008 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
44 | 44 | "Les Passiflore unis" | "The Bellflowers United" | 20 August 2008 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
45 | 45 | "Chez Zinia" | "At Zinnia's Place" | 24 August 2008 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
46 | 46 | "Le Lapinosaurus" | "The Bunnyosaurus" | 22 December 2008 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
47 | 47 | "L'élu des Airelles" | "The Chosen One" | 23 December 2008 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
48 | 48 | "Roméo et Pirouette" | "Romeo and Violet" | 30 December 2008 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
49 | 49 | "Sacré manège" | "Merry Go Round" | 1 January 2009 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
50 | 50 | "Mon pantin à moi" | "My Rag Doll" | 2 January 2009 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
51 | 51 | "Pierre de lune" | "Moonstone" | 12 July 2010 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
52 | 52 | "Fabiola la douce" | "Sweet Fabiola" | 13 July 2010 | Teleplay by Valérie Baranski |
Notes
- ^ In the first four English episodes, Violette retains her original French name, Pirouette.
- ^ a b Select episodes only.
- ^ Numbers refer to official production order (see this table).
References
- General
- "Search results for La Famille Passiflore airdates" (in French). Institut National de l'Audiovisuel. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- "Interactive schedule" (in English and Arabic). Al Jazeera Children's Channel. Archived from the original (Flash required) on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- Some French titles for season 3 were provided by TFO's schedules during its summer 2008 run, before the episodes premiered on France.
- Specific
- ^ "Films d'animation". Le Monde (in French). Paris. 2001-12-23. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- Reed Business Information: 114. April 2001.
- ^ "Corporative profile for Euro Visual (Franck Algard)" (PDF). Canada-France Mini-Immersion (in English and French). Telefilm Canada/SPFA. 2005-06-05. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "Les interventions du CNC dans l'animation" (PDF) (in French). Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC). 2005. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
La Famille Passiflore n° 3
- ^ "La Famille Passiflore, Vol. 1 à 5 (Pack spécial, 2006) product description" (in French). DVDfr.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ a b "The Bellflower Bunnies: Tales product information". Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ a b 까르르 토끼 친구들 (in Korean). Kyobo Book Centre. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ Eagle, Linda (2003). "Review of The Bellflower Bunnies, Vol. 1". Dove Foundation. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ Evrard, José (2003-01-23). "Review of La Famille Passiflore" (in French). DvdCritiques.com. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Die Häschenbande, Folge 1 DVD information" (in German). Brandora AG. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Die Häschenbande, Folge 2 DVD information" (in German). Brandora AG. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Die Häschenbande 3 product information" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Die Häschenbande 4 product information" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Tappancs család: "Tappancs Dani kertecskéje + Tappancs Papa találmánya" product information" (in Hungarian). DVD-HOME Hungary Kft. 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ "La Famille Passiflore: Les Nouvelles Aventures - Vol. 1 product description" (in French). DVDFr. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "La Famille Passiflore: Les Nouvelles Aventures - Vol. 2 product description" (in French). DVDFr. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
External links
- The Bellflower Bunnies at IMDb
- Official site for the U.S. distributors, Feature Films for Families and Direct Source
- Official sites for the French distributors, TF1 Vidéo, Beez Entertainment and Seven Sept