Underplayed Gems

Archibald le Magi-chien (1980)

Archibald le Magi-chien poster
Directed by
Bruno Bianchi
Genre
educational television
Country
Belgium
Length
1 season, 46 episodes
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

A magic dog named Archibald appears in short segments that teach children something new. The show uses a friendly tone and runs for just five minutes each time.

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What happens

Archibald le Magichien (literally: Archibald the Magic Dog) is a French animated edutainment TV series that originally aired on TF1 from 1980 to 1981. The series consists of 46 five-minute episodes and was one of the earliest productions by DIC Audiovisuel (then known as DIC Entertainment), preceding Ulysses 31 by a year. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment libraries, which consists of the C&D/DIC Audiovisuel programs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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