Pablo the Little Red Fox

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Pablo the Little Red Fox
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Genre Children's
Animated
Preschool
Educational
Slice of life
Created byHannah Giffard
Based onRed Fox and Red Fox on the Move by Hannah Giffard
Starring
Composer Rowland Lee
Country of originUnited Kingdom
France
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producers Theresa Plummer-Andrews
Roch Lener
Jonathan Peel
ProducersKen Anderson
Keith Tutt
Running time4-5 minutes per episode (approx)
Production companiesRed Fox Productions
Millimages
Original release
Network BBC One/BBC Two ( CBBC ) (United Kingdom)
Disney Channel (France)
La Cinquième (France)
ZDF (Germany)
Release28 September 1999 (1999-09-28) 
25 September 2000 (2000-09-25)

Pablo the Little Red Fox is a pre-school children's animated cartoon series that originally ran from 28 September to 17 November 1999 on BBC One and BBC Two (part of CBBC). The series is a British-French co-production between Red Fox Productions and Millimages, and was produced in association with Disney Channel France, BBC, ZDF, ZDF Enterprises and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. [a] HIT Entertainment distributed the series globally outside of French-speaking territories. [1]

Contents

The series centres on a little red city fox called Pablo and his siblings called Pumpkin and Poppy, their parents, Red Fox and Rose, their friends, a dog named Baxter, a hedgehog named Helena, a cat named Finbar, a frog called Fromage, a seagull called Gil Gull and an owl named Madam Owl.

Plot

The action often takes place at night, when three little fox cubs, Pablo, Poppy, and Pumpkin, go out and explore the city, from circus tents, artist's studios and the local museum. Pablo often leads them astray but somehow they always get out of trouble and find a way back home, to their cozy den at the bottom of Hannah's garden.

Characters

The series centres on a little red city fox called Pablo (voiced by David Holt) and his siblings called Pumpkin and Poppy, their parents, Red Fox and Rose, their friends, a dog named Baxter, a hedgehog named Helena, a cat named Finbar, a frog called Fromage, a seagull called Gil Gull and an owl named Madam Owl.

Production

Animation

The series' main characters. From left to right: Pumpkin, Poppy and Pablo Pablo the little red fox characters.jpg
The series' main characters. From left to right: Pumpkin, Poppy and Pablo

The graphic style of the cartoons has intense colours and white outlines, reminiscent of silk paintings and Hannah Giffard's original water colour illustrations. The series concept was created by Hannah Giffard, British writer and illustrator of the original books called 'Red Fox' and 'Red Fox on the Move' published by Frances Lincoln. Giffard worked closely on the series as an editor and creator of many of the story lines. She also worked with the art director and director to create the characters and backgrounds for the series.[ citation needed ]

Music

The theme music was composed by Rowland Lee, the lyrics were written by John Grace (who was a writer for the show), and was performed by the now-defunct Clewborough House School in Camberley.

Episodes

Original episodes (1999-2000)

  1. On the Top of the World
  2. The Biggest Bed
  3. Market Day
  4. Gone Hunting
  5. Pumpkin to the Rescue
  6. Fishing for Dad
  7. The Lost Bear
  8. In the Balance
  9. Footprint in the Snow
  10. The Playground
  11. Umbrella Day
  12. At the Supermarket
  13. Moving Out
  14. A New Home for Helena
  15. Bathtime
  16. The Football Match
  17. An Ice Day
  18. Three Wishes
  19. The Storm
  20. Me and my Shadow
  21. Sky High
  22. Buried Treasure
  23. Hide and Seek
  24. The Train Journey
  25. Pablo the Lifeguard
  26. Fooled You!
  27. Snowfox
  28. Happy Twelve Moons
  29. Sleepy Head
  30. Pumpkin Measures Up
  31. What's This?
  32. How Does it Grow, Pablo?
  33. Changing Rooms
  34. City Lights
  35. Pumpkin's Big Voice
  36. The Sound of Music
  37. Midnight Cleaning
  38. Rattling Bones
  39. Painter's Studio
  40. The Balloon Trip
  41. A Nest for Four
  42. Smile!
  43. Who's the Best?
  44. Sticky Paws
  45. The Growling Toy
  46. The Post-office
  47. Pablo and the Tin of Sardines
  48. A Cub in a Tangle
  49. The Kite
  50. The Abominable Drain Monster
  51. Abracadabra Pablo
  52. The Last Apple

Double bill episodes (1999)

These double-bill episodes were originally aired on CBeebies in the United Kingdom from the channel's launch.

  1. On the Top of the World/The Biggest Bed
  2. Market Day/Gone Hunting
  3. Pumpkin to the Rescue/Fishing for Dad
  4. The Lost Bear/In the Balance
  5. Footprint in the Snow/The Playground
  6. Umbrella Day/At the Supermarket
  7. Moving Out/A New Home for Helena
  8. Bathtime/The Football Match
  9. An Ice Day/Three Wishes
  10. The Storm/Me and my Shadow
  11. Sky High/Buried Treasure
  12. Hide and Seek/The Train Journey
  13. Pablo the Lifeguard/Fooled You!
  14. Snowfox/Happy Twelve Moons
  15. Sleepy Head/Pumpkin Measures Up
  16. What's This?/How Does it Grow, Pablo?
  17. Changing Rooms/City Lights
  18. Pumpkin's Big Voice/The Sound of Music
  19. Midnight Cleaning/Rattling Bones
  20. Painter's Studio/The Balloon Trip
  21. A Nest for Four/Smile!
  22. Who's the Best?/Sticky Paws
  23. The Growling Toy/The Post-office
  24. Pablo and the Tin of Sardines/A Cub in a Tangle
  25. The Kite/The Abominable Drain Monster
  26. Abracadabra Pablo/The Last Apple

Reception

Awards

The show won the British Academy Children's Award for International in 2000. [2]

See also

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20020815031953/http://www.hitentertainment.com/html/about/anim5Min.asp
  2. "Children's in 2000". British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  1. Disney Channel France and BVHE are only credited on French prints of the series.