''Téléchat'' is a Franco-Belgian French-language

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series created by

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and

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. The series aired on

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as a segment of ''

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'', and ran for 234 episodes between 1983 and 1986. A satire of

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, the series centers around a TV news program presented by two

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puppets—Groucha, a cat, and Lola, an ostrich. Many objects in their studio are also

and have the ability to talk. The series was later rebroadcast on

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in the 1990s, and on

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in the 2010s. In

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, the series premiered first on RTBF1's Lollipop strand, on 19 September 1983.Raymond Marcillac, ''Chronique de la Télévision'', Éditions Chronique, It also received an English dub under the name of Telecat which aired on

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in the United Kingdom. ''Téléchat'' has received many awards.

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* 1983 French television series debuts 1983 Belgian television series debuts Belgian television shows featuring puppetry French children's television series French satirical television shows French television shows featuring puppetry French-language television programming in Belgium French-language television shows Children's television series about talking animals Television shows about talking objects {{France-tv-prog-stub