''Pablo the Little Red Fox'' is a British-French pre-school children's animated series which originally ran from 28 September 1999 to 2000 on BBC One and BBC Two (part of CBBC). The hero is a little red fox called Pablo and his siblings called Pumpkin and Poppy, their parents, Red Fox and Rose, their friends, a dog named Baxter, a hedgehog named Helena, a cat named Finbar, a frog called Fromage, a seagull called Gil and an owl named Madam Owl.

Plot

The action often takes place at night, when the three little fox cubs go out and explore the city, from circus tents, artist's studios and the local museum. Pablo often leads them astray but somehow they always get out of trouble and find a way back home, to their cosy den at the bottom of Hannah's garden.

Animation

The graphic style of the cartoons has intense colours and white outlines, reminiscent of silk paintings and Hannah Giffard's original water colour illustrations. The series concept was created by Hannah Giffard, the writer and illustrator of the original books called 'Red Fox' and 'Red Fox on the Move' published by Frances Lincoln. Hannah Giffard worked closely on the series as an editor and creator of many of the story lines. She also worked with the art director and director to create the characters and backgrounds for the series.

Music

The theme music was composed by Rowland Lee, the lyrics were written by John Grace (who was a writer for the show), and was performed by the Clewborough House School in Camberley.

Awards

The show won a BAFTA in 2000 for best international children's programme.

Telecast

At one point, the show aired on Disney Channel's pre-school block

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(as part of their ''Mini Movies'' interstitials) in the U.S. The show has also aired on

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in France. It also aired on

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in Australia from 30 August 2000 to 14 May 2009. It aired briefly between early morning programmes on the

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in the Philippines. In Canada, the show is also aired on

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Episodes

Original episodes

# On the Top of the World (28 September 1999) # The Biggest Bed (5 October 1999) # Market Day (12 October 1999) # Gone Hunting (19 October 1999) # Pumpkin to the Rescue (26 October 1999) # Fishing for Dad (2 November 1999) # The Lost Bear (9 November 1999) # In the Balance (16 November 1999) # Footprint in the Snow (23 November 1999) # The Playground (30 November 1999) # Umbrella Day (7 December 1999) # At the Supermarket (14 December 1999) # Moving Out (21 December 1999) # A New Home for Helena (28th December 1999) # Bathtime # The Football Match # An Ice Day # Three Wishes # The Storm # Me and my Shadow # Sky High # Buried Treasure # Hide and Seek # The Train Journey # Pablo the Lifeguard # Fooled You! # Snowfox # Happy Twelve Moons # Sleepy Head # Pumpkin Measures Up # What's This? # How Does it Grow, Pablo? # Changing Rooms # City Lights # Pumpkin's Big Voice # The Sound of Music # Midnight Cleaning # Rattling Bones # Painter's Studio # The Balloon Trip # A Nest for Four # Smile! # Who's the Best? # Sticky Paws # The Growling Toy # The Post-office # Pablo and the Tin of Sardines # A Cub in a Tangle # The Kite (4 September 2000) # The Abominable Drain Monster (11 September 2000) # Abracadabra Pablo (18 September 2000) # The Last Apple (25 September 2000)

Double bill episodes

These double-bill episodes were originally aired on

in the United Kingdom from the channel's launch. # On the Top of the World/The Biggest Bed # Market Day/Gone Hunting # Pumpkin to the Rescue/Fishing for Dad # The Lost Bear/In the Balance # Footprint in the Snow/The Playground # Umbrella Day/At the Supermarket # Moving Out/A New Home for Helena # Bathtime/The Football Match # An Ice Day/Three Wishes # The Storm/Me and my Shadow # Sky High/Buried Treasure # Hide and Seek/The Train Journey # Pablo the Lifeguard/Fooled You! # Snowfox/Happy Twelve Moons # Sleepy Head/Pumpkin Measures Up # What's This?/How Does it Grow, Pablo? # Changing Rooms/City Lights # Pumpkin's Big Voice/The Sound of Music # Midnight Cleaning/Rattling Bones # Painter's Studio/The Balloon Trip # A Nest for Four/Smile! # Who's the Best?/Sticky Paws # The Growling Toy/The Post-office # Pablo and the Tin of Sardines/A Cub in a Tangle # The Kite/The Abominable Drain Monster # Abracadabra Pablo/The Last Apple

External links

*
Official website of ''Pablo the Little Red Fox''
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