Maya the Bee (TV series)

Maya the Bee is a French-German computer-animated comedy television series produced by Studio 100 Animation in association with ZDF for Germany, TF1 for France and ABC for Australia.[1] It is based on the character Maya the Bee introduced in 1912. This is the second animated adaptation focused on the character, after the anime Maya the Honey Bee that aired in the 1970s.

Maya the Bee
Genre
Based onMaya the Bee
by Waldemar Bonsels
Written byVarious
Directed byDaniel Duda
Jêrome Muschadet
Voices of
Theme music composerFabrice Aboulker
Opening theme"Here Comes Maya the Bee"
ComposerFabrice Aboulker
Country of originGermany
France
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes130 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerKatell France
Running time13 minutes
Production companyStudio 100 Animation
DistributorStudio 100
Release
Original networkZDF, ABC
Picture format16:9 HDTV
Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1
First shown inGermany
Original release1 February 2012 (2012-02-01) 
23 August 2017 (2017-08-23)
Chronology
Related showsMaya the Honey Bee
External links
Website

Voice cast

Note: season one only

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesPremiere dateFinale date
1 39 February 1, 2012 (2012-02-01) October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)
2 26 August 29, 2013 (2013-08-29) October 9, 2013 (2013-10-09)
3 26 January 24, 2014 (2014-01-24) February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05)
4 52 March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11) November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1
2
1"The Birth of Maya / Take Off"Daniel DudaValérie Baranski, Delphine Maury and Christel GonnardFebruary 1, 2012 (2012-02-01)
3
4
2"Judge Beeswax / Willy's Bottle"Daniel DudaMichael Stokes and Joël CouttausseFebruary 8, 2012 (2012-02-08)
5
6
3"The Queen's Messenger / Beware of the Bear"Daniel DudaSteven Sullivan, Ursula Ziegler and Nicolas GalletFebruary 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)
7
8
4"Maya to the Rescue! / Shadow Play"Daniel DudaValerie Baranski and Louise MoonFebruary 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)
9
10
5"The Stranger / Misleading Appearances"Daniel DudaJohn Van Bruggen and Delphine MauryFebruary 29, 2012 (2012-02-29)
11
12
6"Sleeping Beauty / No Sleeping for Maya"Daniel DudaPhillipe Clerc and Nicolas ChretienMarch 7, 2012 (2012-03-07)
13
14
7"Philibert / Dancing with Bees"Daniel DudaPascal StervinouMarch 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)
15
16
8"King Willy / Night Blooms"Daniel DudaLouise Moon and Cathy MossMarch 21, 2012 (2012-03-21)
17
18
9"Powder Power / Royal Outing"Daniel DudaSylvie Riviere, Nicolas Chretien and Joël CouttausseMarch 28, 2012 (2012-03-28)
19
20
10"Keep Ball Rolling / Wild Bunch"Daniel DudaMirielle Pertusot and Christophe PoujolApril 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)
21
22
11"Bee Clean / Crack"Daniel DudaPhillipe Clerc, Nicolas Chretien and Sylvie BarroApril 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)
23
24
12"Mrs Hermett Beetle's Journey / Flying Licence"Daniel DudaDoldine Grimaldi and Jean De LoriolApril 18, 2012 (2012-04-18)
25
26
13"No Friend for Dino / Mother Courage"Daniel DudaCendrine Maubourguet and Pierre MigeotApril 25, 2012 (2012-04-25)
27
28
14"Cake for the Queen / Ring-a Ring-a Caterpillar"Daniel DudaJean De Loriol and Sylvie RiviereMay 2, 2012 (2012-05-02)
29
30
15"Hoverfly Spy / Shelby's Dream"Daniel DudaPhillipe Clerc, Nicolas Chretien and Christel GonnardMay 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)
31
32
16"The Great Pollen Robbery / Maya's Garden"Daniel DudaLaure-Elisabeth Bourdaud & Johanna Goldschmidt, Henri Dubois & Christel GonnardMay 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)
33
34
17"Max Has A Crush / Tekla in a State"Daniel DudaPhillipe Clerc and Nicolas Chretien, Eric Rondeaux and Catherine Le RouxMay 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)
35
36
18"Hive Jive / Sleepless Max"Daniel DudaJean De Loriol and Klaus DöringMay 30, 2012 (2012-05-30)
37
38
19"What a Nice Wasp / Willy Moves Out"Daniel DudaEric Rondeaux, Catherine Le Roux and Delphine DubosJune 6, 2012 (2012-06-06)
39
40
20"Weather on Demand / Follow the Egg"Daniel DudaNicolas Chretien, Sylvie Riviere and Phillipe ClercJune 13, 2012 (2012-06-13)
41
42
21"In Search of Lost Dung / Queen of the Solar Eclipse"Daniel DudaPhillipe Clerc, Nicolas Chretien and Adrian BickenbachJune 20, 2012 (2012-06-20)
43
44
22"Henry's Cabin / The Haunted Hive"Daniel DudaChristophe Poujol and Sandrine JolyJune 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)
45
46
23"Bee Day / Wings of a Champion"Daniel DudaHeike Sperling and Jean De LoriolJuly 4, 2012 (2012-07-04)
47
48
24"The Queen's Scepter / Night of the Giants"Daniel DudaColine Abert, Catherine Guillot-Bonte & Christophe PoujolJuly 11, 2012 (2012-07-11)
49
50
25"Edgar the Fearless / Molly the Miner"Daniel DudaLaure-Elisabeth Bourdaud and Johanna GoldschmidtJuly 18, 2012 (2012-07-18)
51
52
26"Barry's Glasses / Bless You Miss Cassandra"Daniel DudaPhillipe Clerc & Nicolas Chretien, Laure-Elisabeth Bourdaud & Johanna GoldschmidtJuly 25, 2012 (2012-07-25)
53
54
27"Alarm / Maya Commander in Chief"Daniel DudaHeike Sperling and Anastasia HeinzlAugust 1, 2012 (2012-08-01)
55
56
28"Forbidden Fruit / Thank You Wasps"Daniel DudaDelphine DubosAugust 8, 2012 (2012-08-08)
57
58
29"Sulky Willy / Queen of the Day"Daniel DudaPhillipe Clerc, Nicolas Chretien and Sylvie RiviereAugust 15, 2012 (2012-08-15)
59
60
30"Harmony in the Meadow / Willy Loses His Memory"Daniel DudaChristophe Poujol and Delphine DubosAugust 22, 2012 (2012-08-22)
61
62
31"Rainbow Pollen / Greedy Frogs"Daniel DudaDodine Grimaldi, Sandrine Joly and Nicolas ChretienAugust 29, 2012 (2012-08-29)
63
64
32"Dragonfly Express / On with the Show"Daniel DudaColine Abert & Catherine Guillot-Bonte, Sylvie Riviere and Nicolas ChretienSeptember 5, 2012 (2012-09-05)
65
66
33"Night Flight / The Outsider"Daniel DudaTony Scott and Pascal Mirleau, and Adrian BickenbachSeptember 12, 2012 (2012-09-12)
67
68
34"A New Shelby / Willy Guards the Hive"Daniel DudaSébastien Viaud, Muriel Achery & Chris Arsonneaud-SacheSeptember 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)
69
70
35"A Flower to Share / Did I Say That?"Daniel DudaPhillipe Clerc, Nicolas Chretien and Camille HebertSeptember 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)
71
72
36"A Friend for the Oak / The Runaway Bee"Daniel DudaAnna ChristienOctober 3, 2012 (2012-10-03)
73
74
37"The Big Bad Earwig / Doc Slick"Daniel DudaChristophe Poujol, Pierre Spitzer-Couesnon & Édouard PetitOctober 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)
75
76
38"The Gift from Above / Once Upon a Slime"Daniel DudaAriane Capet, Pierre Spitzer-Couesnon & Édouard PetitOctober 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)
77
78
39"The Big Eat / A Surprise for Maya"Daniel DudaHeike Sperling, Pierre Spitzer-Couesnon & Édouard PetitOctober 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)

Season 2 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
79
80
1"Roll on the Holidays / Yes Sir!"Jérôme MouscadetClaire Grimond, Jean-Rémi François and Bruno MerleMarch 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)
81
82
2"The Exile / Field Trip"Jérôme MouscadetSophie Decroisette, Frédéric Engel Lenoir and Bruno RegesteMarch 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)
83
84
3"The Orchirosa / Flip Has Got the Blues"Jérôme MouscadetSophie Decroisette, Bruno Merle & Jean-Rémi François, Nadira Aouadi & Bruno RegesteMarch 15, 2017 (2017-03-15)
85
86
4"The Meadow Friends / Ants See Red"Jérôme MouscadetClaire Grimond, Frédéric Engel Lenoir & Sophie Decroisette, Bruno Merle & Jean-Rémi FrançoisMarch 22, 2017 (2017-03-22)
87
88
5"Rosita / Theo"Jérôme MouscadetSophie Decroisette and Bruno Merle, Jean-Rémi François & Frédéric Engel LenoirMarch 29, 2017 (2017-03-29)
89
90
6"Treasure for the Ants / A Very Peculiar Mother"Jérôme MouscadetSophie Decroisette, Bruno Merle & Jean-Rémi François, Françoise Charpiat & Karine LollichonApril 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)
91
92
7"Shadow of a Doubt / The Honeymunch"Jérôme MouscadetClaire Grimond, Bruno Merle & Jean-Rémi FrançoisApril 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)
93
94
8"Long Live Freedom! / In the Ranks"Jérôme MouscadetBruno RegesteApril 19, 2017 (2017-04-19)
95
96
9"Jealousy / Bad Company"Jérôme MouscadetBruno Regeste, Bruno Merle & Jean-Rémi FrançoisApril 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)
97
98
10"Lovestruck / Stinger Stung"Jérôme MouscadetFrançoise Charpiat, Karine Lollichon & Claire Grimond, Bruno Regeste & Nadira AouadiMay 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)
99
100
11"Maya the First / Blue Tit"Jérôme MouscadetBruno Merle & Jean-Rémi François, Françoise Charpiat & Karine LollichonMay 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)
101
102
12"A Strike in the Hive / No Harmony for Beeswax"Jérôme MouscadetSophie Decroisette, Nicolas Schiavi & Shawn Mahoney, Hervé Benedetti & Nicolas RobinMay 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)
103
104
13"Fab Four / Big Ball"Jérôme MouscadetSophie Decroisette & Frédéric Engel Lenoir, Hervé Benedetti & Nicolas RobinMay 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)
105
106
14"Hive Certificate / Vote for Me"Jérôme MouscadetSophie Decroisette & Claire Grimond, Hervé Benedetti & Nicolas RobinMay 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)
107
108
15"Remind Me To Eat You / Sister Knows Best"Jérôme MouscadetNicolas Schiavi, Shawn Mahoney & Bruno Regeste, Françoise Charpiat & Karine LollichonJune 7, 2017 (2017-06-07)
109
110
16"Question of Confidence / Flip Save the Queen"Jérôme MouscadetLaure Doyonnax, Hervé Benedetti and Nicolas RobinJune 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)
111
112
17"Ballie Wallie Mystery / On Top Form"Jérôme MouscadetSophie Decroisette, Bruno Merle & Jean-Rémi François, Hervé Benedetti & Nicolas RobinJune 21, 2017 (2017-06-21)
113
114
18"To-Xi-Kant / For the Love of Max"Jérôme MouscadetNicolas Schiavi, Shawn Mahoney, Jean-Rémi François & Bruno Merle, Sophie Decroisette, Hervé Benedetti & Nicolas RobinJune 28, 2017 (2017-06-28)
115
116
19"Butterfly Effect / Willy's Misfortune"Jérôme MouscadetNadira Aouadi, Bruno Regeste and Laure DoyonnaxJuly 5, 2017 (2017-07-05)
117
118
20"Draw Me a Beeswax / Lara's Secret Love"Jérôme MouscadetFrançoise Charpiat, Karine Lollichon & Sophie Decroisette, Bruno Merle & Jean-Rémi FrançoisJuly 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)
119
120
21"Private Property / The Killer Buzz"Jérôme MouscadetHervé Benedetti & Nicolas Robin, Sophie Decroisette & Laure DoyonnaxJuly 19, 2017 (2017-07-19)
121
122
22"The Fortune Teller / Willy in the Soup"Jérôme MouscadetSophie Decroisette, Bruno Merle & Jean-Rémi FrançoisJuly 26, 2017 (2017-07-26)
123
124
23"Dung Ball Drama / The Plot"Jérôme MouscadetFrançoise Charpiat and Karine LollichonAugust 2, 2017 (2017-08-02)
125
126
24"Cool in the Cooler / Second Class"Jérôme MouscadetBruno Merle and Jean-Rémi FrançoisAugust 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)
127
128
25"Little Treasure / Triple Trouble"Jérôme MouscadetFrançoise Charpiat, Karine Lollichon & Sophie Decroisette, Hervé Benedetti & Nicolas RobinAugust 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)
129
130
26"Phobia / Maya Don't Go!"Jérôme MouscadetHervé Benedetti & Nicolas Robin, Françoise Charpiat & Karine LollichonAugust 23, 2017 (2017-08-23)

Controversy

In September 2017, parents spotted a drawing of a penis in the series' 35th episode. After the clip went viral on Facebook, Netflix temporarily removed the episode from the website. The episode subsequently returned with the offensive drawing edited out.[2] The production company apologized to many fans and stated it was, "A very bad joke".[3]

Games

  • Fly With Maya aka Maya the Bee Flying Challenge[4]
  • Paint With Maya aka Maya Nature Paint[5]

References

  1. "Biene Maja (2010)" (in German). fernsehserien.de. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. Nyren, Erin. "Netflix Pulls Episode of Children's Cartoon With Penis Drawing". Variety.
  3. Keslassy, Maane Khatchatourian,Elsa; Khatchatourian, Maane; Keslassy, Elsa (2017-09-22). "Netflix Children's Show Production Company Calls Penis Drawing 'a Very Bad Joke'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.sproutonline.com/games/paint-maya
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