''Bali'' is an

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, based on a series of French children's books by Magdalena Richard and Laurent Richard that were published by Editions Flammarion. It was produced by Paris-based PlanetNemo Animation and Subsequence Entertainment, in association with SRC Radio-Canada,

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and

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, and with the participation of the

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, the Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit,

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, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and the

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(or the Fonds canadien de television in French). PlanetNemo Animation has licensed the television program to more than 20 countries worldwide and has sold U.S. media and merchandising rights. The show first premiered in Canada on SRC Radio-Canada in 2006. It was also shown on

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in the USA in 2010 until 2013. Currently, it is airing on independent TV stations KUEN-TV,

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, a Spanish-speaking U.S. television network, and PBS affiliate

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. Episodes are available to stream on

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, through the PBS Kids subscription service.

Premise

The show follows the adventures of Bali, a modern preschool puppy; his parents; his younger sister Lea; and Kikou, his stuffed animal in a city apartment in

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Characters

* Bali * Elliot * Mary * Lea * Madame Olga * Maman * Nanou * Tito * Tamara * Sacha * Charlie * Suan * Saba * Mateo

Segments

Each episode consists of two segments: # Brrr! It's Cold!/Lollipops Everywhere! # # I Need A Haircut/Nanou To The Rescue # I'm Not Scared/I Need To Keep Going # I'm the Cook/Go Team, Go! # I Want To Be Tall!/We Need to Stay Awake # Vroom, Vroom!/My Little Fish # Searching for Treasure/My Papili's Garden #A Present for Nana/I'm So Hot! # I Don't Want to Give it Back/Robo-Bear to the Rescue! # I'm Sleeping at Tamara's/I Don't Want New Shoes # A Surprise Adventure/Roll Camera, Action! # It's Wrong to Cheat/Too Many Stories # I'm Not Sharing!/You're Mean # My New Friend Mateo/Come on, Dad, Let's Go, Let's Go! # Splish, Splash, I'm Swimming!/Don't Cry, Tamara! # I'm So Upset/Oh No! I'm Lost # Look at That, and That, and That!/When I Grow Up #Welcome, Saba!/It Was an Accident! #What a Mess!/But We're Not Tired # Boo!/Quiet, Dad and Lea are Sick! # I Don't Like Parents Arguing/"Ow, It Hurts! # Nana and Papi are Lost!/I Want to Race # Old Toys Are Fun!/Yum Yum, It's Dinner Time! #It's A Fun Party!/I'm Not Having Fun # I'm Making New Friends/Wow! It's Not So Easy! # Nooo, I Want To See The Movie!/Yahoo! It's Christmas!

Awards

Bali received the top prize in the animation category at the 2005 ''

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Jr.'' It had won awards at the Prix Gémeaux Awards and Argentina's Cordoba Intl. Animation Festival - ANIMA.

In other media

Books

The book series the television series is based on was written by Magdalena Richard and Laurent Richard, and was published by Editions Flammarion: * ''Bali fait du vélo'' * ''Bali et Kikou, au bain!'' * ''Bali va à l'école'' * ''Bali dit non'' * ''Bali et ses petits trésors'' * ''Mon livre jeu Bali-Bali en vacances'' * ''Bali attend Noël'' * ''Bali a la varicelle'' * ''Bali va chez Nanou'' * ''Bali va à la mer'' * ''Soun dort chez Bali'' * ''Bali a un nouveau lit N. éd.'' * ''Bali pique-nique à la maison N. éd.'' * ''Bali prend son bain'' * ''Bali a un nouveau lit'' * ''Bali a une baby-sitter'' * ''Bali joue à cache-cache'' * ''Les plus belles histoires de Bali'' * ''Bali a la varicelle''

Stage show

Bali has had a stage show run in Paris called "Pakita Chante Bali".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3306842, Bali 2000s Canadian animated television series 2005 Canadian television series debuts 2006 Canadian television series endings 2000s French animated television series 2005 French television series debuts 2006 French television series endings 2005 Belgian television series debuts 2006 Belgian television series endings Canadian children's animated adventure television series French children's animated adventure television series TVOntario original programming Animated television series about children Animated television series about dogs English-language television shows