Babar (TV series)

Babar
Genre	Animation
Created by	Jean de Brunhoff
Written by	Jean de Brunhoff (books) Laurent de Brunhoff (books)
Directed by	Raymond Jafelice Laura Shepherd Dale Schott Larry Jacobs
Starring	Gavin MaGrath Gordon Pinsent Dawn Greenhalgh Tara Charendoff Stuart Stone Elizabeth Hanna Stephen Ouimette Allen Stewart-Coates Corrine Koslo John Stocker Chris Wiggins Bobby Becken Amos Crawley Lea-Helen Weir Lisa Yamanaka
Theme music composer	Milan Kymlicka
Composer	Milan Kymlicka
Country of origin	Canada France Japan
Original languages	English French
No. of seasons	6 (original) 1 (revival)
No. of episodes	78 (original) 13 (revival) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Patrick Loubert Michael Hirsh Clive A. Smith Dan Danko Tom K. Mason Clifford Ross
Producers	Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert Clive A. Smith Andrew Young
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	Nelvana Limited Ellipse Programme The Clifford Ross Company Kodansha
Original release
Network	Canada CBC Television (seasons 1–3) France Canal+/France 3
Release	January 3, 1989 (1989-01-03) January 6, 2001 (2001-01-06) – July 24, 1991 (1991-07-24) July 3, 2001 (2001-31-03)

Babar is a children's animated television series. It is based on the books co-produced by Nelvana Limited & The Clifford Ross Company. In 2010, a computer animated sequel/spin-off series of Babar titled Babar and the Adventures of Badou premiered on YTV in Canada and Disney Junior in the United States. The new series takes place several years after the original and focuses on Badou, Babar's grandson and Pom's son as well as introducing new characters.

Revival series (2001)

There was a short-lived revival of the animated series that aired in 2001 on TVOntario's TVOKids block, Knowledge Network, and France 3. Nelvana Limited returned to co-produce this series, alongside Ellipseanime and the Kodansha company.