Madeline (TV series)

Madeline is a French-Canadian-American television series produced by DIC Entertainment, L.P., part of the Madeline media franchise. It began as a series of six television specials from 1988 to 1991, and then was continued as Madeline and The New Adventures of Madeline from 1993 to 2001.[2]

Madeline
GenreChildren's television series
Based onMadeline
by Ludwig Bemelmans
Directed byStanley Phillips
Starring
Narrated byChristopher Plummer
Composers
Country of origin
  • United States (Original pilot and TV series)
  • Canada (Original pilot and remaining TV specials)
  • France (Original pilot and remaining TV specials)
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes59 (and 6 specials)
Production
Executive producers
  • Andy Heyward
  • Michael Maliani
  • Robby London
  • Saul Cooper
  • Pancho Kohner
Producers
  • Neil Steinberg
  • Mark Bacino
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesDIC Entertainment, L.P.[1]
Cinar (Specials 2–6)
France Animation (Specials 2–6)
DistributorUnited States
DIC Entertainment
Internationally
ABC Distribution Company (Seasons 1-2)
Buena Vista International Television (Season 3)
Release
Original networkUnited States
HBO (Pilot)
The Family Channel (Remaining 5 specials and Season 1)
ABC (Season 2)
Disney Channel (Playhouse Disney) (Season 3)
Canada
Global Television Network
Radio-Canada
Canal Famille
TFO
France
Canal+ (Pilot)
France 3 (Specials 2–6)
TF1
Picture format4:3 (SDTV)
Original releaseSeptember 12, 1993 (1993-09-12) –
February 28, 2001 (2001-02-28)

Background

In 1960, the Madeline stories were adapted to a one-hour color episode for the NBC series The Shirley Temple Show. Madeline was played by Gina Gillespie, child actor Michel Petit played Pepito, and Imogene Coca portrayed Miss Clavel. It was Madeline's first appearance on television. The episode has been released to DVD.[3]

Characters

Cast

Main
  • Marsha Moreau as Madeline (Specials), Lulu (Current)
  • Tracey-Lee Smyth as Madeline (Season 1), Danielle (Season 2), Yvette (Current)
  • Andrea Libman as Madeline (Seasons 2–3), (Current)
  • Louise Vallance as Miss Clavel (Current) and Genevieve (Seasons 2–3)
  • Kelly Sheridan as Danielle (Season 1-Current)
  • Chantal Strand as Danielle (Season 3), Ellie (Current)
  • Sonja Ball as Nicole (Specials), Nona (Current)
  • Liz MacRae as Danielle (Specials), Anne (Current)
  • Anik Matern as Chloe (Specials), Monique (Current)
  • A.J. Bond as Pepito (Season 1)
  • David Morse as Pepito (Season 2)
  • Kyle Labine as Pepito (Season 3)
  • Michael Heyward as Pepito (Season 3), (Current)
  • Vanessa King as Chloe (Seasons 1–2), (Current)
  • Veronika Sztopa as Nicole (Season 2), Chloe (Season 3), Sylvie (Current)
  • Kristin Fairlie as Nicole (Season 1), Janine
  • Britney Irvin as Nicole (Season 3), (Current)
  • French Tickner as Lord Cucuface
  • Christopher Plummer as the Narrator (Seasons 1–2)
  • Christopher Gaze as the Narrator (Season 3)

Additional voices

Television specials (1988–1991)

In 1988, DIC Enterprises and Cinar (now part of WildBrain) adapted the first book into an animated television special for HBO.[6] The screenplay was written by Judy Rothman, who was writer, lyricist and story editor for nearly all subsequent Madeline animated projects.[7] The special was narrated by Christopher Plummer,[8] and featured original music and songs by veteran Sesame Street songwriter and composer Joe Raposo[9][10] with lyrics by Judy Rothman. The special was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (One Hour or Less). In 1990, the special was released onto VHS by Hi-Tops Video.

Between 1990 and 1991, CINAR and France Animation produced animated adaptations of the other five original books for The Family Channel,[6] with Christopher Plummer returning as the narrator[8] and Marsha Moreau returning to voice Madeline.[11] Each special featured new songs, with lyrics by Rothman and music by Jeffrey Zahn, who replaced Raposo after his death in 1989. "I'm Madeline", Madeline's theme song from the original special, was reprised. The specials were released on video by Golden Book Video.

EpEpisode titleOriginal release Production Code
1Madeline (original special)April 9, 1988 101
2Madeline's ChristmasDecember 25, 1990 102
3Madeline and the Bad HatMarch 3, 1991 103
4Madeline and the GypsiesApril 9, 1991 105
5Madeline's RescueJune 6, 1991 104
6Madeline in LondonNovember 28, 1991 106

Television series (1993–2001)

In 1993, DIC produced a Madeline television series, which also aired on the Family Channel. Twenty episodes were produced for the first series.[6] Christopher Plummer reprised his role as narrator again[8] and "I'm Madeline" was the series' theme song, but most of the voice actors were replaced. The series was rerun on Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney and Toon Disney in the U.S. It features new songs with music by Andy Street (who replaced Jeffrey Zahn) and lyrics by Rothman, but compared to the previous TV specials, the first series onwards would only feature one song per episode in addition to the aforementioned theme songs.

In 1995, an additional 13 episodes were produced by DIC for ABC under the title The New Adventures of Madeline.[6] A new theme song, called "Hats Off to Madeline", was used as the new opening theme, with the music by Andy Street with lyrics by Judy Rothman.[12] although some early airings of those episodes however featured "I'm Madeline" but sung by the new voice cast. The new voice cast included Andrea Libman as the title character, S. Louise Vallance as both Miss Clavel and Genevieve, and David Morse from Maple Ridge, Canada as Pepito.

Between 2000 and 2001, DIC produced 26 episodes for Disney Channel.[13] "Hats off to Madeline" was re-sung by the cast and was used as the intro theme again (the Lions Gate VHS's and DVDs from 2001, alongside both Sing-a-Longs, had a different song titled "Our Madeline"). Christopher Gaze took over from Christopher Plummer as narrator. The show won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program.

Madeline was shown on KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS between Fall 2006 and 2007.[6]

Broadcast and home video rights to all of the DIC/CINAR Madeline episodes/specials/telefilm/direct-to-video film are owned by WildBrain, as of September 23, 2019.

As of October 6, 2018, the series now airs on Qubo.[14]

Season 1 (1993–1994)
EpEpisode titleOriginal release
1Madeline and the 40 ThievesSeptember 12, 1993
2Madeline and the Dog ShowSeptember 19, 1993[15][16]
3Madeline and the Easter BonnetSeptember 26, 1993
4Madeline and the New HouseOctober 3, 1993
5Madeline and the Soccer StarOctober 10, 1993
6Madeline and the Toy FactoryOctober 17, 1993
7Madeline at Cooking SchoolOctober 24, 1993
8Madeline at the BalletOctober 31, 1993
9Madeline and the Singing DogNovember 7, 1993
10Madeline's Winter VacationNovember 14, 1993
11Madeline in HollywoodNovember 21, 1993
12Madeline and the PiratesNovember 28, 1993
13Madeline's Birthday at the ZooDecember 5, 1993
14Madeline at the LouvreDecember 12, 1993
15Madeline and the Missing ClownDecember 19, 1993
16Madeline and the Costume PartyDecember 26, 1993
17Madeline and the Old ViolinJanuary 2, 1994
18Madeline and the Mean, Nasty, Horrible HatsJanuary 9, 1994
19Madeline and the Talking ParrotJanuary 16, 1994
20Madeline in New YorkJanuary 23, 1994

Season 2 (1995)
EpEpisode titleOriginal release
1Madeline and the Lost CrownSeptember 9, 1995
2Madeline on the Orient ExpressSeptember 16, 1995
3Madeline and the Dinosaur BoneSeptember 23, 1995
4Madeline and the Magic CarpetSeptember 30, 1995
5Madeline and the Treasure HuntOctober 7, 1995
6Madeline and the MummyOctober 14, 1995
7Madeline's Detective SchoolOctober 21, 1995
8Madeline and the Hunchback of Notre DameOctober 28, 1995
9Madeline and the Big CheeseNovember 4, 1995
10Madeline and the Science ProjectNovember 11, 1995
11Madeline and the Haunted CastleNovember 18, 1995
12Madeline and the Wild WestNovember 25, 1995
13Madeline's Holiday with Mr. GrumpDecember 2, 1995

Season 3 (2000–2001)
EpEpisode titleOriginal air date
1Madeline's HalloweenSeptember 8, 2000
2Madeline and the Spider LadySeptember 15, 2000
3Madeline and the Can Can CliquesSeptember 22, 2000
4Madeline at CannesSeptember 29, 2000
5Madeline and the Show OffOctober 6, 2000
6Madeline and the WeddingOctober 13, 2000
7Madeline on SafariOctober 20, 2000
8Madeline at the North PoleOctober 27, 2000
9Madeline and SantaNovember 3, 2000
10Madeline and the New GirlNovember 10, 2000
11Madeline at VersaillesNovember 17, 2000
12Madeline at the Hotel RicheNovember 24, 2000
13Madeline on StageDecember 1, 2000
14Madeline and the MarionettesDecember 8, 2000
15Madeline and the Ice SkatesDecember 15, 2000
16Madeline and the GiantsDecember 23, 2000
17Madeline and the Fashion ShowDecember 30, 2000
18Madeline's MannersJanuary 3, 2001
19Madeline and the Magic ShowJanuary 10, 2001
20Madeline's ValentineJanuary 17, 2001
21Madeline and the Perfume FactoryJanuary 24, 2001
22Madeline at the Eiffel TowerJanuary 31, 2001
23Madeline and the Tea PartyFebruary 7, 2001
24Madeline and the White LieFebruary 14, 2001
25Madeline and the Dog Who Cried WolfFebruary 21, 2001
26Madeline at the Flea MarketFebruary 28, 2001

Films (1999–2005)

Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999)
Main article: Madeline: Lost in Paris

On August 3, 1999, Buena Vista Home Video through Walt Disney Home Video released the feature-length movie Madeline: Lost in Paris. featuring Madeline being drawn into a scam by her supposed "Uncle" Horst and finding the true meaning to the word "family". As with Season 2 and eventually Season 3 of the series, Andrea Libman reprised her role as Madeline.[17][18]

The movie was later released on DVD in 2010 by Shout! Factory.

My Fair Madeline (2002)

In 2002, as part of the DIC Movie Toons series of Television films, DIC produced My Fair Madeline, where Madeline is falsely accused of misbehavior on a trip to the Louvre and is sent to a London Finishing School, while attempting to foil the plot of two thieves. The voice cast was almost entirely replaced for the movie, with Chantal Strand voicing Madeline and most notably featuring Whoopi Goldberg as Miss Clavel.

The movie originally aired on November 17, 2002 on Nickelodeon and was later released onto VHS and DVD by MGM Home Entertainment followed on with international airings on Disney Channel, Toon Disney and Playhouse Disney.

Madeline in Tahiti (2005)

In 2005, DIC produced another film, titled Madeline in Tahiti, which is the final Madeline production to have been created. The movie features Madeline and her friends going on a vacation to Tahiti to stop Miss Clavel from retiring, with Pepito sneaking along, as well as stopping a villainess plot to erupt the Tahiti-nui Volcano. Chantel Strand reprised her role as Madeline while other characters were recast or reprised their roles from My Fair Madeline.

The movie was originally going to be released on DVD in the United States by Walt Disney Home Entertainment[19] in 2006, but this release never saw the light of day. It was, however, released on DVD in some regions in 2007 through other distributors, and was eventually released in the United States on iTunes and Amazon Video in 2015.

Sing-a-Longs

In 2001, DIC produced two Direct-to-Video releases which featured songs and clips from Season 3 of the series akin to Disney's Sing-Along Songs series, which were titled Sing-a-Long with Madeline and her Friends and Sing-a-Long Around the World with Madeline.

They were originally released by Lions Gate Home Entertainment and Trimark Home Video on September 25, 2001 and March 25, 2002 respectively,[20] and later reissued together by Mill Creek Entertainment as Madeline's Merry Musical Melodies on September 10, 2013 as well as being available for digital download.

Home media releases

The 1993 series was originally released by Golden Book Video on all single VHS volumes, and Sony Wonder on both VHS and DVD. The DVD versions contained 2 episodes each, sometimes with the original specials.

The 2000 series was released by Lions Gate Home Entertainment and Trimark Home Video in 2001 and 2002 on all VHS and DVD sets.

In 2008, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released 2 DVDs titled "Next Stop, America" and "Meet Me in Paris", each containing 3 episodes.

In 2010, Shout! Factory released 5 single-disc collections of the series.

On September 10, 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment released 3 single disc collections featuring content from the animated series as well as the original TV specials. The New Adventures of Madeline- Adventures in Paris contains 6 episodes from the 2000 series,[21] while Madeline's Merry Musical Melodies features various musical interludes from the animated series.[22] Bonjour Madeline contains all 6 original TV specials.[23]

On May 13, 2014, Mill Creek re-released the three single disc collections together in one three-pack set.[24]

On August 4, 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment released Madeline: The Complete Collection on DVD in Region 1 for the first time.[25] This six-disc collection features all six original specials produced by DIC Entertainment and CINAR between 1988 and 1991, as well as all 59 episodes from the Madeline TV series (1993, 1995, 2000–2001).

DVD/VHS name Episodes Distributor Release date
Madeline Manners Madeline's Manners
Madeline and the Show Off
Madeline's Sing-a-Long (DVD only)		 Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		 September 25, 2001
Madeline's Halloween Spooktacular (VHS only) Madeline's Halloween
Madeline and the Spider Lady		 Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		 September 25, 2001
Madeline's Sing-a-Long (VHS only) Madeline's Sing-a-Long Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		 September 25, 2001
Madeline at the North Pole Madeline at the North Pole
Madeline and Santa
Madeline and the Ice Skates (DVD only)		 Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		 October 16, 2001
Madeline's Best Manners Madeline's Manners
Madeline and the Show Off
Madeline and the Ice Skates
Madeline and the Tea Party		 Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		 March 26, 2002
Madeline at the Eiffel Tower Madeline at the Eiffel Tower
Madeline at Versailles
Madeline and the White Lie (DVD only)		 Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		 March 26, 2002
Sing-a-Long Around the World with Madeline Sing-a-Long Around the World with Madeline
Madeline's Sing-a-Long (DVD only)		 Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		 March 26, 2002
Madeline – Volume 1 Madeline and the Ballet
Madeline in New York		 Sony Wonder/Classic Media May 28, 2002
Madeline – Volume 2 Madeline and the 40 Thieves
Madeline and the New House		 Sony Wonder/Classic Media May 28, 2002
Madeline's Winter Vacation Madeline's Winter Vacation
Madeline in London		 Sony Wonder/Classic Media September 24, 2002
Madeline's Christmas Madeline's Christmas
Madeline and the Toy Factory		 Sony Wonder/Classic Media September 24, 2002
Madeline's Easter Madeline and the Easter Bonnet
Madeline and the Bad Hat		 Sony Wonder/Classic Media February 11, 2003
Madeline the Star Madeline in Hollywood
Madeline and the Soccer Star		 Sony Wonder/Classic Media February 11, 2003
Madeline's Dog Stories Madeline and the Dog Show
Madeline's Rescue		 Sony Wonder/Classic Media June 3, 2003
Madeline's Adventures Madeline and the Pirates
Madeline and the Gypsies		 Sony Wonder/Classic Media June 3, 2003
Madeline – Meet Me in Paris Madeline at the Eiffel Tower
Madeline at the Louvre
Madeline at Cannes		 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment February 11, 2008
Madeline – Next Stop, America Madeline in New York
Madeline in Hollywood
Madeline in the Wild West		 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment February 11, 2008
Madeline's Great Adventures Madeline and the Magic Carpet
Madeline on Safari
Madeline and the Lost Crown
Madeline and the Gypsies
Madeline and the Pirates
Madeline and the Forty Thieves		 Shout! Factory June 29, 2010
Madeline's Halloween and other Spooky Tales Madeline's Halloween
Madeline and the Mean, Nasty, Horrible Hats
Madeline and the Mummy
Madeline And The Haunted Castle
Madeline And The Spider Lady		 Shout! Factory August 17, 2010
Madeline's Christmas and other Wintery Tales Madeline's Winter Vacation
Madeline and Santa
Madeline at the North Pole
Madeline's Holiday with Mr. Grump
Madeline and the Ice Skates		 Shout! Factory October 19, 2010
Madeline on the Town Madeline and the Wedding
Madeline on Stage
Madeline and the Fashion Show
Madeline at the Ballet
Madeline at the Costume Party
Madeline’s Birthday at the Zoo		 Shout! Factory March 8, 2011
Madeline and her Friends Madeline and the Soccer Star
Madeline and the Singing Dog
Madeline and the Missing Clown
Madeline and the Talking Parrot
Madeline and the Big Cheese
Madeline’s Rescue		 Shout! Factory June 7, 2011
Bonjour Madeline – The Original Specials Madeline
Madeline's Christmas
Madeline's Rescue
Madeline and the Bad Hat
Madeline and the Gypsies
Madeline in London		 Mill Creek Entertainment September 10, 2013
The New Adventures of Madeline – Adventures in Paris Madeline and the Marionettes
Madeline and the Ice Skates
Madeline and the Can Can Cliques
Madeline and the Fashion Show
Madeline at the Eiffel Tower
Madeline and the Perfume Factory		 Mill Creek Entertainment September 10, 2013
Madeline's Merry Musical Melodies Sing-a-Long Around the World with Madeline
Madeline's Sing-a-Long		 Mill Creek Entertainment September 10, 2013
Madeline – The Complete Collection All 59 episodes and 6 specials Mill Creek Entertainment August 4, 2015

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