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children’s television series created by Kristine Rosen. The show consists of a range of puppet animal characters that live in a backyard. The series was produced originally in Quebecois French for Télévision de Radio-Canada under the title ''Pacha et les chats'' and was later dubbed to English for

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's Ready Set Learn block in the United States and

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in Canada.

Plot

The series focused on the adventures of three animal friends: two

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s named Tango and Ricky and a

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named Charlie. Tango and Ricky live in their own house in the

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while Charlie lives in a small cave in their backyard. The three meet up every day and play together at the backyard of Tango and Ricky's house. Tango and Ricky's backyard also has a large tree which is the home of an absolutely massive

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named Flap, who is a good friend of the main characters and easily eight times their size, and visits them frequently. Along the series the main characters spend most of their time making up games and stories to act out and learn about life and friendship.

Main characters

* Tango – A female

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and Ricky's apparent sister. * Ricky – A male

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, and Tango's apparent brother. * Charlie – A male

who goes to school with his unknown friend, Eugene. * Flap – A multicolored

who travels the world. * Rosie – A female fox-like dog who is friends with the other characters. * Willie – A mischievous hedgehog who plays pranks on his friends.

Voice Actors

Alternative Titles

* Pacha et les chats (French title) * קיטי קט וחומי (Hebrew title) * A Turma dos Gatos (Brazilian title) * Gatos Rabinos (Portuguese title) * Los Gatitos (Latin American title) * بسابيس (Arabic title) * Mačkići (Serbian title) * 近所の猫たち (Japanese title)

External links

* 1991 Canadian television series debuts 1995 Canadian television series endings Canadian television shows featuring puppetry Television shows filmed in Montreal Canadian children's fantasy television series 1990s Canadian children's television series Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming Television series about cats {{Canada-kids-tv-prog-stub