Fred the Caveman

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Fred the Caveman
Genre animation children comedy
Country of origin
  • France
  • Canada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes39
Production
Running time7 minutes
Original release
Network Teletoon
ReleaseJanuary 1, 1999 (1999-01-01) 
November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01)

Fred the Caveman (French-language title Fred des Cavernes) [1] is an animated series about the misadventures of the titular caveman. The show was produced by Antefilms and Tube Studios, and consists of a single season of 13 episodes, [2] or 39 shorts of about 7 minutes each. [3]

It was first shown on Teletoon in Canada on September 2, 2002, [4] with the final episode airing on November 1, 2002. [5] In France, it aired on Télétoon and M6, [3] with the former channel being involved in production as early as 1999. [6]

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