Téléfrançais! (1984)

Original title

Téléfrançais

Genre

children's television program

Country

Canada

Length

1 season, 30 episodes

Rated

C

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two children and a talking pineapple go on simple adventures while teaching French. The show uses repetition, songs, and funny characters to help kids learn.

educationalplayfullightheartedupbeatwhimsicalquirkyrepetitivecheerful

What happens

Téléfrançais! is a Canadian French-language children's television series, produced by TVOntario from 1984 until 1986. The series of 30 ten-minute episodes has become a popular teaching tool, and is used by many educators (especially in Canadian and American schools) to teach French as a second language to elementary and middle school children. The show's name is a portmanteau for télévision and français. The show follows the adventures of two children named Jacques (Jacques Dell) and Sophie (Colombe Demers) before she moved in the show, and Ananas (René Lemieux), a talking pineapple who resides in a junkyard. Other recurring characters are Pilote, Ginette, the Annonceur, Monsieur Pourquoi (le Superdétective), Louis Questionneur, Brigitte Banane, and the comic skeletal musical group Les Squelettes. The programs were produced by Jennifer Harvey and directed by David Moore. The theme and all of Les Squelettes' songs were written by the team of Bruce Ley and Jed MacKay. Julie Beaulieu, who appeared in PBS' Bridge to Terabithia, also appeared. All the characters and scripts were created by Ken Sobol. The series was on air, on TVO, until at least 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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