''Yakari'' is a 1983 French animated television series based on the Franco-Belgian comics of the same name created by

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and Derib. The show debuted on 13 September 1983 on

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.and on Swiss television on '' Babibouchettes''.

Synopsis

This series features the adventures of Yakari, a little

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Native American boy, and his faithful steed, Little Thunder, in the great prairie. Yakari has the ability to communicate with all animals, a gift that was transmitted to him by his

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, the Great Eagle.

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* 1983 French television series debuts 1984 French television series endings 1980s French animated television series Native Americans in popular culture Television shows about Native Americans French children's animated adventure television series French-language television shows 1980s Western (genre) television series Television shows adapted into comics Animated television series about children {{animation-tv-prog-stub