Kitty Cats
Kitty Cats is a French Canadian children’s television series created by Kristine Rosen. The show consists of a range of puppet animal characters that that lived in a backyard. The series was produced originally in Quebecois French for Télévision de Radio-Canada under the title Pacha et les chats and was later dubbed to English for TLC's Ready Set Learn block in the United States and TVO in Canada.
| Kitty Cats | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Kristine Rosen |
| Written by | Michéle Poirer Marielle Ferragne (dialogue) |
| Directed by | André Guérard Richard Lahaie Peter Svatek |
| Starring | Johanne Rodrigue Michel P. Ranger Sylvie Comtois André Meunier Louise-Anok Ouellet Richard Lalancette |
| Theme music composer | Patrice Dubuc |
| Composers | Michel Smith Bertrand Chénier |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | French |
| No. of episodes | 196 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Claude Godbout |
| Producer | Laurent Bourdon |
| Production location | Quebec |
| Camera setup | Jacques Chartrand Richard Desmaris Luc Vanier |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Production company | Les Productions Prisma |
| Distributor | Multimedia Group of Canada |
| Release | |
| Original network | Télévision de Radio-Canada |
| Original release | September 1991 – 1995 |
Plot
The series focused on the adventures of three animal friends: two kittens named Tango and Ricky and a puppy named Charlie. Tango and Ricky live in their own house in the country side while Charlie lives in a small cave in their backyard.
The three meet up every day and play together at the backyard of Tango and Ricky's house. Tango and Ricky's backyard also has a large tree which is the home of an absolutely massive bird named Flap, who is a good friend of the main characters and easily eight times their size, and visits them frequently.
Along the series the main characters spend most of their time making up games and stories to act out and learn about life and friendship.
Main characters
- Tango – A female calico cat and Ricky's apparent sister.
- Ricky – A male tabby cat, and Tango's apparent brother.
- Charlie – A male puppy who goes to school with his unknown friend, Eugene.
- Flap – A multicolored bird who travels the world.
- Rosie – A female fox-like dog who is friends with the other characters.
- Willie – A mischievous hedgehog who plays pranks on his friends.
Voice Actors
| Character | French voice | English voice |
|---|---|---|
| Tango | Johanne Rodrigue | Sonja Ball |
| Ricky | André Meunier | Thor Bishopric |
| Charlie | Michel P. Ranger | Michael Rudder |
| Flap | Richard Lalancette | Rick Jones |
| Rosie | Louise-Anouk Ouellet, Sylvie Comtois | Pauline Little |
| Willie | Richard Lalancette | Terrence Scammell |
Alternative Titles
- Pacha et les chats (French title)
- קיטי קט וחומי (Hebrew title)
- Os Gatinhos (Brazilian title)
- Gatos Rabinos (Portuguese title)
- Los Gatitos (Latin American title)
- بسابيس (Arabic title)
- Mačkići (Serbian title)