''Fanfreluche'' was a

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children's television show made in

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. The show made its debut in 1968 and ran for forty-six episodes until 1971. It starred Fanfreluche, a living doll (played by

Kim Yaroshevskaya Kim Yaroshevskaya (born October 1, 1923) is a Russian-born Canadian film, television and stage actress. Best known to audiences in Quebec as a children's entertainer, starring in series such as '' Fanfreluche'' and '' Passe-Partout'' in the 1970s, ...

) who retold fairy tales and legends to the viewers. When the story went a way that displeased her, she would physically enter it to "fix" the ending which sometimes put her in a perilous situation. The character of Fanfreluche (played by the same actress) had its debut in another Radio-Canada children's show called ''La Boîte à surprise''. From the character in this show, prominent

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businessman and

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horse breeder Jean-Louis Lévesque named one of his fillies Fanfreluche. Believed to have used the name to please a grandchild, Levesque's filly became a Canadian and United States champion racehorse in 1970.

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''Fanfreluche'' at the IMDb database

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