''Walter and Tandoori'', also known as ''Walter'' or ''Walter's World'', is an animated children's series produced by

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. The series centres on Walter, an inventor and fix-it specialist, and his friend Tandoori, a hyperactive chicken, who live together in the village of Trois-Montagnes (in the French version) or Hart's Landing (in the English version), and embark on various adventures designed to teach children about the

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and

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Production

Created by Sylvain Viau for

, the series first aired on

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under the ''Walter'' title in 2005."Quand l'image vaut mille mots"
''Sommets'' (

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), Fall 2004. It had its roots in ''Mr. Ecolo'', a live-action short film which Viau produced for the

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in 1997. The series has since aired on a number of other broadcast networks, including Ici Radio-Canada Télé,

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and

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."Going Cross-media with an Environmental Project in Harmony"

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. The series won a

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for Best Animated Program or Series in 2011. ''Walter 100%'', a "hybrid" series of 26 half-hour episodes which mixed animation with live-action, was also later created. In addition, the series has also produced cross-platform features for the web, including the shorter

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version ''Walter's World'' and interactive children's games, as well as being franchised to books by children's author

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and a pedagogical package on the environment for use in schools.

''Walter & Tandoori's Christmas''

In 2011, a Christmas-themed film, ''Walter & Tandoori's Christmas'', was also released. The film was released in separate French and English versions, with a French voice cast that included

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, Bianca Gervais, Rick Jones and Benoit Rousseaux, and an English voice cast that included Sonja Ball, Rick Jones,

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and Philip le Maistre. The film also received a limited theatrical release outside of Canada, including a screening at the

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in September 2012,"La sélection québécoise au Festival du film francophone de Namur"
''Films du Québec'', September 27, 2012. and a brief run in

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in December of that year"Review: 'Walter & Tandoori's Christmas' a warm-hearted tale"
''

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'', December 24, 2013. in an unsuccessful attempt to garner an

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nomination for Best Animated Feature."Toon boom blurs the line"
''

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'', December 1, 2012.

References

External links

* * (English title) * {{IMDb title, 2170474, Le Noël de Walter et Tandoori (French title) 2000s Canadian animated television series 2005 Canadian television series debuts 2010s Canadian animated television series 2010 Canadian television series endings Animated duos Canadian children's animated adventure television series English-language television shows Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming Vrak original programming Canadian animated web series Television series by Image Entertainment Corporation Télé-Québec original programming Canadian children's web series