Bonne nuit les petits

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Bonne nuit les petits
Nounours.jpg
A sketch of Nounours the bear
Genre Children's television series
Country of originFrance
No. of seasons9
Production
Running time3-5 minutes
Original release
Network ORTF
ReleaseDecember 10, 1962 (1962-12-10) 
January 31, 1997 (1997-01-31)

Bonne nuit les petits (English: "Good night kids") is a puppet television series which initially ran from 1962 to 1973, created by Claude Laydu. [1] [2] [3] It had a revival series that aired from 1994-1997.

Contents

The series revolved Nounours the bear and Ulysses the sandman, whom every night on their flying cloud, visit the children Nicolas and Pimprenelle, as Nounours asks the two about their day, or tells them a story.

History

The first episode aired on 10 December 1962 just before the 20 pm News on RTF. [4] The series was initially directed by Michel Manini. [5] Episodes were very short (less than 5 minutes). [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Bonne nuit Claude Laydu". Télérama. August 2, 2011.
  2. magazine, Le Point (August 1, 2011). "Le "marchand de sable" a emmené le père de Nounours, Pimprenelle et Nicolas". Le Point.
  3. "Bonne nuit les petits, les meilleurs moments : l'arrivée d'Oscar". tvmag.lefigaro.fr. August 30, 2015.
  4. "L'image de la semaine : les 57 ans de Bonne nuit les petits | CNC". www.cnc.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  5. "Michel Manini, réalisateur de « Bonne nuit les petits », est mort". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  6. "10 décembre 1962 : première diffusion de "Bonne nuit les petits"". Franceinfo (in French). 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  7. "Bonne nuit les petits une série pour quel âge ?". Films pour enfants (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-31.