List of French animated television series

This is a list of animated television programs that have been produced by France. It includes series made by France alone, as well as those produced in collaboration with various other countries. For live action French series, see: List of French television series.

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Adventure
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Les Aventures de Colargol Barnaby (UK),
Jeremy the Bear (Canada)		 1967-1974 France
Poland		 French
Polish		 Stop-motion animated series about a bear named Colargol who wants to sing and travel the world.
Bob Morane Bob Morane 1998 France French Animated adaptation of the series of popular adventure books featuring Bob Morane, created by French-speaking Belgian novelist Henri Vernes.

Adventure-drama
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Babar N/A (title is main character's name) 1989-2004 France
Canada		 French
English		 Based on the books by Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de Brunhoff. The King of the elephants, Babar, tells stories of his adventurous youth to his children.
Babar - Les aventures de Badou Babar and the Adventures of Badou 2010–2015 France
Canada		 French
English		 The adventures of Badou, grandson of the famous king of the elephants, Babar. Unlike Babar's classically animated series, this series is created with CGI animation.
Bibifoc Seabert 1984–1986 France
Belgium		 French
English		 The adventures of a baby seal named Bibifoc ("Seabert" in the English language version), a boy named Tommy and a girl of Inuit descent named Ayma ("Aura" in English) as they rescue various animals from poachers.
Les Grandes Grandes Vacances The Long Long Holidays 2015-2018 France French
English		 A 2D-Animated adventure-drama film about the two siblings, Ernest and Colette, staying to their grandparent's place in Normandy and having an experience during World War II.

Comedy
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Agrippine[1] (lit. Agrippina) 2001 France French A series of twenty-six episodes, each lasting twenty-six minutes, based on the comic book by French artist Claire Bretécher. Stories center around the exploits of the titular character, Agrippine, a spoiled teenage girl. "Agrippine" is the French version of the name "Agrippina".
Bêtes à Craquer Animal Crackers 1997-1999 France
Canada		 French
English		 The adventures of a group of assorted species of anthropomorphic animals in a fictional African wildlife reserve. Based on the 1967 to present comic strip of the same name by Rog Bollen and Fred Wagner.
Blaise le blasé Fred's Head 2008 France
Canada		 French
English		 A Canadian-French animated series made by Spectra Animation and Galaxy 7, featuring Fred (Blaise), a sixteen-year-old and his not-so-normal life.
Les Crumpets The Crumpets 2013 – present France French Based on the children's picture books by Didier Lévy and illustrated by Frédéric Benaglia, it centers on Lil-One, the youngest child of his huge family who seeks to get his mother's love, and the family's matriarch Granny. Seasons 3 and 4 follow the lives of the show's teenage characters.
Garfield et Cie The Garfield Show 2008 – present France
United States		 French
English		 CGI animated series based on the American comic strip Garfield by cartoonist Jim Davis.
Le Monde fou de Tex Avery The Wacky World of Tex Avery 1997 France, United States French, English An animated tribute to the cartoonist Tex Avery, featuring cartoon characters inspired from his creations.
Les Shadoks 1968-2009 France French
Oggy et les Cafards Oggy and the cockroaches 1998 – present France French The slapstick-style show of a lazy blue cat named Oggy, whose quiet life keeps being interrupted with three cockroaches named Joey, Marky and Dee-Dee. Sometimes Oggy's cousin Jack also helps him to fighting against cockroaches.
Grizzy et les Lemmings Grizzy and the Lemmings 2017 - present France French
English		 The slapstick-style show about a brown bear named Grizzy and a group of trouble making blue Lemmings who were living in a Forest Ranger's cabin in forest.
Titeuf Tootuff 2001 and
2008[2]		 France French Based on the Swiss comic series created by Zep.
Magic A Kind of Magic 2008–present France French
Pat et Stanley Pat & Stan 2004 France French, English
Zig and Sharko Zig et Sharko ? France French, English The comedy show about a hyena named Zig and a Shark named Sharko.
Zoé Kézako N/A 2004 France French A series featuring the titular girl from the books by Véronique Saüquère.
Bravo Gudule Miss BG 2005-2008 France, Canada French, English A show about a 8 year old girl name Gudule (English: BG) who hang out with out in a tree house with two friends, Gad and Alex.
My Life Me N/A 2010-2011 France, Canada French, English Birch Small's school system requires her and her classmates, Liam, Sandra, and Raffi to work together in a group known around the school as a "Pod." The students don't get to choose who they are partnered up with; they must work together, despite their differences and shortcomings.
Tom-Tom et Nana Tom-Tom and Nana

Tom and Lili

 1997

2019

 France French Two animated series adaptations produced in 1997 and 2019, about the lives of the mischievous kids, Tom-Tom and Nana, and their family the Dubouchons, who own a restaurant. Based on the comic strip originally written by Jacqueline Cohen and illustrated by Bernadette Després.

Comedy-drama
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Les Copains de la Forêt Forest Friends 2006-2007 France
United Kingdom		 French
English		 In the series, a wildfire has driven away many species of forest animals, who reluctantly must live uneasily with each other. But seven young open-minded survivors taught by their mentor the Old Oak of the Forest, step forth to prove that the animals no matter how different they are from each other, can live and work together as a community in peace and friendship. Frequently the rats cause trouble and inconvenience for the animals.
Potlach The title is an alternate spelling of "Potlatch". 2006 France
Italy		 French A reality-show style animated series about cows, chickens, sheep and so on living on a farm, called Potlach. The farm is in the middle of nowhere and there are no humans on it. Much of the story revolves around the characters' romances, which are often interspecies.
Les cahiers d'Esther 2018–present France French Adaptation of the comics by Riad Sattouf, about the daily life of Esther, who was inspired by a real-life girl.

Educational
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Archibald le Magichien (lit. Archibald the Magic dog or Archibald the Magician dog) 1980-1981 France
Belgium		 French A magician, named Archibald, has transformed himself into a dog but cannot remember how to turn himself back. Now he spends his time teaching his new friend, a boy named Pierre, about the importance of hygiene and good health.
Il était une fois... l'homme Once Upon a Time... Man 1978 France
Japan		 French The first Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series. Twenty-six episodes, each twenty-six minutes long, telling the story of humans from the beginning of humankind to the end of the twentieth century. Most episodes are about history but the last is set in the future. The same characters, a family and their closest friends and enemies, are used in each story, though the stories are all set in different time periods.
Il était une fois... la vie Once Upon a Time... Life 1987 France
Japan		 French
Czech		 The third Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series.
Il était une fois... les Amériques Once Upon a Time... The Americas 1991 France French The fourth Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series.
Il était une fois... les Découvreurs Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers 1994 France French The fifth Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series.
Il était une fois... les Explorateurs Once Upon a Time... The Explorers 1996 France French The sixth Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series.
La Vie des animaux (lit. The Life of animals) 1952-1966 France French Stylized drawings of animals animated to music. Created by Frédéric Rossif, with commentary by Claude Darget.

Fantasy
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Clémentine N/A (title is the main character's name) 1985-1987 France French A ten-year-old girl, who was rendered a paraplegic in an airplane crash, travels the world with her family in search of a cure for her condition. At night she dreams that she can walk and travels through time and fantasy, with her magic guardian Hérméra, and her flying cat Hélice, fighting demons.
Le Manège enchanté (lit. The Enchanted Roundabout) 1963-1976 France French In the magical country of Bois-Joli, a terrier named Pollux and his friends have many strange occurrences and minor adventures. The original French program was later reworked for the UK series The Magic Roundabout which ran from 1965–1978. In this English version all of the same animation was used; however, the narrator Eric Thompson rewrote the stories by saying whatever seemed appropriate, based on the action that was on the screen.
Le Manège enchanté The Magic Roundabout 2007-2008 France
United Kingdom		 French
English		 A computer-animated remake of the original 1963-1976 series.
Wakfu N/A 2008-2017 France French Based on the French MMORPG of the same name by Ankama Games. Twelve year-old Yugo discovers his power to create teleportation portals and sets out to find his real family. Accompanying him on his quest are his new friends Tristepin (the guardian of a demon-possessed sword; named Sadlygrove in the English dub), Ruel Stroud (an old man from his village), Princess Amalia (who can talk to plants) and her bodyguard Evangelyne.
Dofus : Aux trésors de Kerubim Dofus : The Treasures of Kerubim 2013-2014 France French Dofus: The Treasures of Kerubim, is an animated series set in the world of the Dofus MMORPG
L'île à Lili[3] Lili's Island 2006 France
Canada		 French Lili, Matthieu (Matt in English) and Pataglue (Glueball in English) are three kids who were mysteriously transported from Palavas-les-Flots to a peculiar island in another dimension.
La Fée Coquillette[4] Magic Lilibug 2010 France French A fairy ladybug grants the wishes of her animal friends.
Bouli N/A 1989-1991 France French A show about Bouli the snowman and his friends, who were brought to life by the moon.
Petit Poilu Little Furry 2016 France
Belgium		 N/A A series of dialogue-free shorts about the fantastical adventures of a little boy, based on the picture books by Pierre Bailly and Céline Fraipont.
LoliRock N/A 2014 - 2017 France French
English

Mystery/detective
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Archibald le Koala Archibald the Koala 1998-2000 France
United Kingdom
United States		 French
English		 A show for preschoolers. Archibald, a koala detective wearing a checked suit, solves mysteries on his tropical island home, Rastepappe.
Geronimo Stilton N/A 2009–2017 France
Italy
United States		 Italian
English
Inspecteur Gadget Inspector Gadget 1983-1986 France
Canada
United States
Japan
Taiwan		 French
English		 The misadventures of an incompetent cyborg police inspector called Inspector Gadget. He is aided in his investigations by his brilliant niece and dog who secretly monitor his every action and keep him out of trouble.
Gadget Boy Gadget Boy & Heather 1995-1998 France English Spin-off to Inspector Gadget featuring a bionic kid-detective with a personality similar to that of Gadget.
Gadget & les Gadgetinis Gadget & the Gadgetinis 2002-2003 France French
English		 Spin-off to Inspector Gadget using the character designs from the TV movie Inspector Gadget's Last Case.
Inspecteur Gadget Inspector Gadget 2015–2018 France
Canada
United States		 French
English		 A computer-animated reboot of the original series.
Les Aventures de Tintin The Adventures of Tintin 1991–1992 France
Canada		 French
English		 Second television adaptation of Belgian artist Georges Remi's popular comic book series Les Aventures de Tintin (English: The Adventures of Tintin).
Les Aventures de Tintin, d'après Hergé Hergé's Adventures of Tintin 1959–1964 France
Belgium		 French First television adaptation of Belgian artist Georges Remi's popular comic book series Les Aventures de Tintin (English: The Adventures of Tintin).
Les enquêtes de Mirette Mirette Investigates 2016 France
Spain		 French A series about young detective Mirette and her talking cat Jean-Pat in their adventures around the world, based on the books by Fanny Joly and Laurent Audouin.
Les Mystères d'Alfred The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog 2010 France
Canada		 French
English		 N/A

Shortcom
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Avez-vous déjà vu..?[5] (lit. Have you ever seen..?) 2006 France French One hundred and fifty episodes, each about 45 seconds long. The format consists of a narrator asking, "Have you ever seen..?" followed by various outlandish scenarios such as, "A chip in a G-string", "Houses who compete at who can spit the furthest" or "A horror movie for candy". Then there is a short, comical animation enacting the described situation. Each sketch ends with the narrator saying, "Maintenant, Oui" (English: "Now, Yes").

Spy
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Totally Spies! N/A 2001-2014 France
Canada		 French
English		 A parody of spy films and teen television series inspired by the 1970s series Charlie's Angels. It follows the adventures of three teenage girls who are in reality secret agents.
Pop Secret N/A 2006-2009 France French N/A

Superheroes
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Combo Niños N/A 2008 France English 4 juvenile capoeira practitioners named Paco, Serio, Azul and Pilar, protect the city of Nova Nizza from attack by mystical creatures from another dimension called "Divinos". The Combo Niños have the ability to transform into mystical beings in animal form by touching one of the totems that appear on the Divinos. This form gives them unique skills that serve them in the battle against the Divinos and to perform special attacks called Big Blastico, used to return a Divino back to its own dimension.
Miraculous, les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir 2015–present France French A superhero show focusing on two Paris teenage superheroes - Marinette Dupain-Cheng aka Ladybug and Adrien Agreste aka Cat Noir ("Chat Noir" in the original French dub); they protect Paris from a mysterious villain named Hawk Moth ("Le Papillon", lit "The Butterfly", in the original French dub), who has the power to turn any civilian into a supervillain if they have a bad day using akumas (literally "devil"), butterflies infused with dark energy.
Pyjamasques PJ Masks 2015–present France
United Kingdom		 English Three 6-year-old friends, Connor, Amaya and Greg, lead regular lives during the day, but at night they transform into superheroes and have amazing adventures.
SamSam N/A 2007 France
Belgium		 French SamSam is considered the smallest superhero. He does not know properly how to use his powers. He flies his SamSaucer into space to deal with space pirates or King Marthy. He receives assistance from SamTeddy, SamMummy and SamDaddy.

Supernatural/sci-fi
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Les Chumballs Chumballs 2009 France French In an environmentally ruined Earth, Solana, Stel, Tom, and their robot Tago travel outside their underground home to reactivate the Chumballs, robots that restore Earth's environments.
Code Lyoko N/A 2003-2007 France French
English
Spanish		 A boy, Jeremie, and his friends must enter a supercomputer in order to fight a malevolent artificial intelligence named X.A.N.A. who is bent on conquering the world and all the humans in it.
Code Lyoko: Evolution N/A 2013 France French A year after the events of Code Lyoko, Jeremie and his friends are again forced from their regular lives as X.A.N.A., inadvertently released by a mad scientist, returns to threaten humanity once more.
Il était une fois… l'Espace Once Upon a Time... Space 1982 France
Japan		 French The second Il était une fois... (Once Upon a Time...) series. Most of the characters are the same as in the previous series but there is more of a focus on female characters than before. This time the story is set in space and is about an interplanetary struggle. There are some educational elements but less than in the series' predecessor, Il était une fois... l'homme.
Les mondes engloutis Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea
(lit. The Engulfed Worlds)		 1985–1987 France French
Robo Story N/A 1985 France French
Robotboy N/A 2005-2008 France
United Kingdom		 French
English
Sonic le rebelle Sonic Underground
(lit. Sonic the rebel)		 1999 France
United States		 French
English		 In a universe that is parallel to other Sonic the Hedgehog stories, Mobius is taken over by Dr. Robotnik. Its ruler is forced to conceal herself and hide her children, Sonic, Sonia and Manic, in three separate homes. Years later, an oracle reveals the siblings' true identity to them and they set out to find their mother and defeat Robotnik. As weapons they have their amulets which can turn into musical instruments and can be used as laser guns.
Sonic Boom N/A 2014-2017 France
United States		 English Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Sticks reside on Seaside Island in Hedgehog Village, formerly Unnamed Village.[6] Together, they defend the island from various threats like Doctor Eggman and his robotic creations.
Stargate: Le Dessin Anime Stargate Infinity 2002 United States
France		 English
French		 5 crew members are prevented from coming back home and must use the Stargate network to do so.

Western
Original title in France English title
(or literal meaning)		 Year Country of origin Original language Summary
Les Nouvelles Aventures de Lucky Luke The New Adventures of Lucky Luke 2001-2003 France French Based on the comic book series by Belgian artist Morris. Lucky Luke, the sharpshooting cowboy who draws faster than his own shadow, keeps desperadoes like The Daltons, Billy the Kid and Jesse James in check.
The Legend of Calamity Jane N/A 1997-1998 France
United States		 French
English

See also

References
  1. "Agrippine". imdb.
  2. "Titeuf". Planète Jeunesse.
  3. "Lili's Island". IMDB. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. "La fée Coquillette". IMDB. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. "Avez-vous déjà vu..?". imdb.
  6. Rose, Amy. "Chez Amy". Sonic Boom. 1 minutes in. Meh Burger is horrible. The people of the Unnamed Village deserve better.
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