Underplayed Gems

Passe-Partout (1977)

Passe-Partout poster
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Liccioni
Genre
kids
Country
Canada
Length
6 seasons, 289 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a Quebec children's show that teaches kids through songs and skits. It uses both live actors and puppets, but they never interact with each other.

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What happens

Passe-Partout (French: [pɑːspaʁtu]; lit. '"skeleton key" or "all-purpose"') is a Canadian French-language children's television program funded by the Quebec ministry of education and produced by Radio-Québec (later Télé-Québec) from 1977 to 1992. It was revived in 2019 with a new cast and cancelled once more in August 2024. The show, which also aired on Radio-Canada and TVOntario, had a duration of thirty minutes per episode and included both live actors and puppets, though there was no interaction between the two. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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