Iris, The Happy Professor

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Iris, The Happy Professor
Also known asProfessor Iris
GenreChildren's show
Created byHenri Desclez
Developed byHenri Desclez
Norma Denys
Written byHenri Desclez
Directed byChuck Rubin
François Jobin
Pierre R. Thériault
Creative directorHenri Desclez
StarringPier Paquette
Frank Meschkuleit
Tim Gosley
Rob Mills
Michel Lapointe
Jani Lauzon
Theme music composerStéphane Deschamps
ComposersStéphane Deschamps
Benoit Roberge (1993)
Joël Champagne (1993)
Country of originCanada
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes156
Production
Executive producerHenri Desclez
ProducersHenri Desclez
Norma Denys
Production locations Montreal, Quebec
CinematographySébastien Tremblay
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running time14:00
Production companyDesclez Productions
Original release
Network The Learning Channel
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Release1992 (1992) 
1994 (1994)

Iris, The Happy Professor (also known as Iris and Professor Iris and in French as Iris, le gentil professeur or Professeur Iris) is a Canadian-produced television show that run for 156 episodes from 1992 to 1994, created by former Belgian-born comic book artist Henri Desclez and revolving around Professor Iris, a purple ibis who teaches a class of three students: Piano, Skeleton, and Plant. The Professor teaches a variety of subjects to his students and always wears a bowtie based on the topic of the lesson in each episode.

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A French-language version was made by Montreal's Cinélume Film et Vidéo (under the supervision of Vincent Davy for the first two seasons, uncredited on the first and credited on the second; then Christine Boivineau for the remaining episodes, with Joey Galimi for song adaptation).

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International broadcasting

Aside from airing in its native Canada, [1] Iris, The Happy Professor was one of the first six shows featured on TLC's Ready Set Learn! block during its 28 December 1992 debut. [2] It has also aired in several countries and territories including France, Israel, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Latin America, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Scotland, Brunei and Jordan.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Today's Best: Television" . Calgary Herald . 12 September 1993. p. C1. Retrieved 16 September 2024 via ProQuest.
  2. Donlon, Brian (28 December 1992). "Ready, Set, Learn! takes off" . USA Today . p. 03D. Retrieved 16 September 2024 via ProQuest.