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''Les Oraliens'' was a
French language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...
children's television show made in
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from 1968 to 1970; it was the first television program produced by the newly formed Radio-Québec, known today as
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. Its stories revolved around aliens Calinelle (played by Lisette Anfousse) and Picabo (played by
Hubert Gagnon Hubert Gagnon (September 29, 1947 – June 7, 2020) was a Canadian actor from Quebec. He was noted for being the voice-over of Homer Simpson and Grampa Simpson in the Canadian French-version of ''The Simpsons''. He also acted in television and ...
), who both wore matching orange suits which included a mask and a mushroom-shaped headdress. The pair befriended the human Francolin upon arrival on earth. Other characters included the talking bird Couac (a puppet voiced by Gaétane Laniel) and the mechanical dog Millimagino. The show's foremost purpose was language acquisition, which was conveyed by the way the aliens used their superpowers: in order to magically accomplish difficult or impossible tasks, they would state a sentence to be repeated and then silently mouthed it while children at home were supposed to say it. ''Les Oraliens'', unlike a contemporary children's program with a similar premise, ''
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'', was more about proper pronunciation than sentence construction. The show's purpose was also conveyed by the recurring bad guy, le Furotte (played by
André Cartier André Cartier (24 December 1945 – 22 May 2020) was a Canadian actor, known for playing André in the children's series ''Passe-Partout''. Biography As a child, Cartier appeared in the musical ''Les posters'', written by Louis-Georges Carrier a ...
), who always mumbled incoherently. There have been a few commentators over the years who have perceived in his speech pattern a parody of rural and working-class
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, and have criticized the show as an effort to stigmatize some aspects of Québec French. Television shows filmed in Quebec French-language education television programming 1968 Canadian television series debuts 1970 Canadian television series endings Télé-Québec original programming 1960s Canadian children's television series 1970s Canadian children's television series Canadian television shows featuring puppetry {{Canada-kids-tv-prog-stub