Archibald the Koala | |
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Created by | Paul Cox [1] |
Directed by | Claude Allix [2] |
Starring |
Richard Griffiths as Archibald Adrienne Posta Dan Russell Kate Robbins Bob Saker Keith Wickham (English version) [1] |
Country of origin |
United Kingdom France |
No. of episodes | 52 [2] |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kate Fawkes Peter Orton Roch Lener Jonathan Peel Victor Sleptsov |
Running time | 13 minutes per episode (approx.) |
Production companies |
Millimages HIT Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network |
ITV (
CITV) (UK) France 3/ Canal J [2] (France) |
Release | 4 September 1998 21 July 2000 | –
Archibald the Koala is a 1998-2000 British-French animated children's television series produced by Millimages in association with HiT Entertainment. The show began in September, 1998 premiering on ITV through its children's block CITV in the UK and on Cartoon Network through its international preschool showcase program, Small World in the United States. [2] The show itself is based on the books written by Paul Cox. [3] The show was made in both French and English versions.
This series is set on a secluded island called "Rastepappe", which is populated by anthropomorphic Koalas and Badgers. Its city, Koalaville is filled with various strange characters including a nervous mayor, a hopeless inventor, a lazy fisherman, a short-tempered chef and a bossy painter. The stress of the mayor's job causes him to have trouble with migraines, or "meeegranes" as he still pronounces it.
There are always strange things going on in Rastepappe, so Archibald, the trustworthy detective, is put on the job.
There is a population of approximately 500 other civilians on Rastepappe.
There is only one volume for every Archibald the Koala season. (1-6)