Prudence Petitpas was a Belgian comics series, created by
Maurice Maréchal
Maurice Maréchal (3 October 1892 – 19 April 1964) was a French classical cellist.
Maurice Maréchal was born in Dijon at the home of his parents, Jules Jacques Maréchal, an employee for Posts and Telegraphs, and Martha Justine Morier. Afte ...
.
Concept
''Prudence Petitpas'' is a humoristic series about an old lady, Prudence Petitpas, who lives in the fictional village Moucheron. Much like
Miss Marple
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, she investigates crimes that the police can not solve.
Characters
* Prudence Petitpas: A charming old lady.
* Stanislas: Her cat.
* Cyprien: A police officer who often comes to Prudence's aid.
* Inspector Robur Duroc: A police inspector.
* Jojo: A young boy who is a good friend and useful aid to Prudence.
History
In 1957 ''Prudence Petitpas'' was published in ''
Tintin
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''The Adventures of Tintin''
* ''The Adventures of Tintin'', a comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé
** Tintin (character), a fictional character in the series
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'',
under recommendation of his neighbour
Raymond Macherot
Raymond Macherot (30 March 1924 – 26 September 2008) was a Belgian cartoonist. Although not nearly as famous as fellow Belgian cartoonists such as Hergé or André Franquin, Macherot's work, both as artist and writer, remains highly regarded am ...
. The series centered around an old lady who solved crimes. Maréchal purposefully choose for a senior character to stand out among other comics series who usually had younger protagonists. Originally the series was published in shorter stories, later developed into longer adventures. The series was terminated in 1967 so that Maréchal could concentrate better on his daytime job as a Spanish teacher in
Verviers
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The municipality consists of the following districts: Ensival, Heusy, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, Stembert, and Verviers. It is also the ...
.
In 1983 he took time to create new stories, published in ''
Spirou'' instead, where they ran until 1987.
The scripts were written by
René Goscinny
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,
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Raymond Macherot
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and
Mittéï.
The series was translated into
Dutch
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* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
,
Italian
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,
German
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,
Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
and
Arab
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.
TV animated series
In 2001 ''Prudence Petitpas'' was adapted into an animated TV series as ''Les enquêtes de Prudence Petipas'' (''The Investigations of Prudence Petipas''). It was produced by
SEK Studio
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History
The studio started operations in September 1957, as 4.26 C ...
and
Carrere Group D.A. and broadcast on
TF1. 52 half-hour episodes were made and ran for two seasons in 2001 and 2004.
References
External links
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*{{cite web, url=http://bdoubliees.com/journalspirou/series5/petitpas.htm, title=Prudence Petitpas, website=Bdoubliees.com, accessdate=26 May 2018
Belgian comic strips
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Humor comics
Mystery comics
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1957 comics debuts
1967 comics endings
1983 comics debuts
1987 comics endings
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Comics adapted into television series
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Lombard Editions titles
Dupuis titles
Belgian children's animated television series
French children's animated television series
2000s French animated television series
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Television series based on Belgian comics
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