Zoom the White Dolphin
Zoom the White Dolphin | |
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Genre | Adventure, drama |
Created by | Gaston Pomier Layrargues, Marc Bonnet, René Borg and Vladimir Tarta |
Directed by | René Borg |
Theme music composer | Michel Legrand |
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No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
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Network | ORTF |
Release | 30 November 1971 6 July 1972 | –
Zoom the White Dolphin (French: Oum le dauphin blanc), known in Japan as Iruka to Shōnen (イルカと少年, lit. The Dolphin and the Boy), is a 1971 anime series created by Vladimir Tarta. Directed by René Borg, the show was produced by Telcia, Saga Films and Japan's Eiken.
The series debuted in France in 1971 on
Synopsis
The series presents the adventures of Zoom, a white
During their adventures, Zoom meets a beautiful female dolphin, called Za-za-zoom in the English version, with whom he has a baby.
A condensed feature-length version, dubbed in English, was released on videocassette in the United States by
Product promotion
Zoom was the mascot for Nestlé's Galak chocolate brand until the company ended its licence in 2003. However, the series rights-holders sued Nestlé after extant stocks of Galak product featuring the character continued to circulate.[1]
Remake
In 2013,
References
- ^ Glaize, Frédéric (10 January 2006). "Galak : reliquat de royalties pour Oum". Vox PI (in French). MEYER & Partenaires. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ^ Raveleau, Alexandre (23 May 2013). "Oum le dauphin blanc bientôt de retour sur TF1". Toutelatele (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Oum le dauphin, série animée dès dimanche matin sur TF1". Le Blog TV News (in French). 29 August 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Bezançon, Elisabeth (16 September 2020). "Nouvelle saison de Oum le Dauphin Blanc, le 04 Octobre sur TFOU!". TF1 (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
External links
- Zoom the White Dolphin at IMDb
- Iruka to Shônen : information on Japanese version of the series
- Series description at Planète Jeunesse (in French)
- Coucoucircus: series theme (in French)
- Iruka to Shonen (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia