Kitty Cats

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Kitty Cats
GenreChildren's television series
Created byKristine Rosen
Written byMichéle Poirer
Marielle Ferragne (dialogue)
Directed byAndré Guérard
Richard Lahaie
Peter Svatek
StarringJohanne Rodrigue
Michel P. Ranger
Sylvie Comtois
André Meunier
Louise-Anok Ouellet
Richard Lalancette
Theme music composerPatrice Dubuc
ComposersMichel Smith
Bertrand Chénier
Country of originCanada
Original languageFrench
No. of episodes196
Production
Executive producerClaude Godbout
ProducerLaurent Bourdon
Production locations Montreal, Quebec
Camera setupJacques Chartrand
Richard Desmaris
Luc Vanier
Running time15 minutes
Production companyLes Productions Prisma
Original release
Network Télévision de Radio-Canada
ReleaseSeptember 1991 (1991-09) 
1995 (1995)

Kitty Cats is a Canadian children's television series created by Kristine Rosen. The show consists of a range of puppet animal characters that live in a backyard.

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Plot

The series focused on the adventures of three animal friends: two kittens named Tango and Ricky and a puppy named Charlie. Tango and Ricky live in their own house in the countryside while Charlie lives in a small cave in their backyard.

The three meet up every day and play together at the backyard of Tango and Ricky's house. Tango and Ricky's backyard also has a large tree which is the home of an absolutely massive bird named Flap, who is a good friend of the main characters and easily eight times their size, and visits them frequently.

Along the series the main characters spend most of their time making up games and stories to act out and learn about life and friendship.

Main characters

Voice cast

CharacterFrench voiceEnglish voice
TangoJohanne RodrigueSonja Ball
RickyAndré Meunier Thor Bishopric
CharlieMichel P. Ranger Michael Rudder
FlapRichard Lalancette Rick Jones
RosieLouise-Anouk Ouellet, Sylvie Comtois Pauline Little
WillieRichard Lalancette Terrence Scammell

Broadcast

The series was produced originally in French for Télévision de Radio-Canada under the title Pacha et les chats, [1] and was later dubbed into English for the inaugural version of TLC's Ready Set Learn! block in the United States. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Grimaldi, Francine (29 September 1991). "Pacha et les Chats : derrière l'image". La Presse . Vol. 107, no. 335. p. C11. ISSN   0317-9249 . Retrieved 16 September 2024 via BAnQ.
  2. Annual Report: 1994. Telefilm Canada. 1994. p. N/A. OCLC   20668948 via Google Books Snippets. ...Pacha et les Chats (Kitty Cats), broadcast on The Learning Channel, which has become almost as popular as the famous Barney series.
  3. Donlon, Brian (28 December 1992). "Ready, Set, Learn! takes off" . USA Today . p. 03D. Retrieved 16 September 2024 via ProQuest.