Bali (TV series)

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Bali
BaliTVserieslogo.webp
Created byMagdalena and Laurent Richard
StarringNick Chambers
Felicity Duncan
Jo Lee
Juliet Prague
Samantha Shaw
Narrated byJosie Lawrence
(only on the audiobooks)
Country of originFrance
Canada
Original languagesFrench
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producersMarie-Josee Corbiel
Christine Cote
Frederic Peuch
Running time11 minutes (segment)
/ 23 minutes (episode)
Production companiesPlanetNemo Animation
Subsequence Entertainment
Release
First shown inCanada
Original releaseSeptember 4, 2006 (2006-09-04) –
February 23,2008 (U.S.)[citation needed]
External links
Website

Bali is an animated television series, based on a series of French children's books by Magdalena Richard and Laurent Richard that were published by Editions Flammarion. It was produced by Paris-based PlanetNemo Animation and Subsequence Entertainment, in association with CBC Radio-Canada, TVOntario, Knowledge Network, France 5, Disney Channel France and RTBF, and with the participation of the Shaw Rocket Fund, the Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit, Telefilm Canada, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Canadian Television Fund (or the Fonds canadien de television in French). PlanetNemo Animation has licensed the television program to more than 20 countries worldwide and has sold U.S. media and merchandising rights.[1]

The show first premiered in Canada on SRC Radio Canada. It was also shown on PBS Kids in the United States in 2010–2013.[2] Currently, it is airing on independent TV stations KUEN-TV, WNYE-TV, Semillitas, an American-Spanish TV network, and PBS affiliate Arkansas PBS. Episodes are available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, through the PBS Kids subscription service.

Premise[]

The show follows the adventures of Bali, a modern preschool puppy; his mom and dad; his little sister Lea; and Kikou, his stuffed animal in a city apartment in New York City.

Characters[]

  • Bali
  • Bali's Dad
  • Bali's Mom
  • Lea
  • Madame Olga
  • Maman
  • Nanou
  • Tito
  • Tamara
  • Sacha
  • Charlie
  • Suan
  • Saba
  • Mateo

Segments[]

Each episode consists of two segments:

  1. Brrr! It's Cold!/Lollipops Everywhere!
  3. I Need A Haircut/Nanou To The Rescue
  4. I'm Not Scared/I Need To Keep Going
  5. I'm the Cook/Go Team, Go!
  6. I Want To Be Tall!/We Need to Stay Awake
  7. Vroom, Vroom!/My Little Fish
  8. Searching for Treasure/My Papili's Garden
  9. A Present for Nana/I'm So Hot!
  10. I Don't Want to Give it Back/Robo-Bear to the Rescue!
  11. I'm Sleeping at Tamara's/I Don't Want New Shoes
  12. A Surprise Adventure/Roll Camera, Action!
  13. It's Wrong to Cheat/Too Many Stories
  14. I'm Not Sharing!/You're Mean
  15. My New Friend Mateo/Come on, Dad, Let's Go, Let's Go!
  16. Splish, Splash, I'm Swimming!/Don't Cry, Tamara!
  17. I'm So Upset/Oh No! I'm Lost
  18. Look at That, and That, and That!/When I Grow Up
  19. Welcome, Saba!/It Was an Accident!
  20. What a Mess!/But We're Not Tired
  21. Boo!/Quiet, Dad and Lea are Sick!
  22. I Don't Like Parents Arguing/"Ow, It Hurts!
  23. Nana and Papi are Lost!/I Want to Race
  24. Old Toys Are Fun!/Yum Yum, It's Dinner Time!
  25. It's A Fun Party!/I'm Not Having Fun
  26. I'm Making New Friends/Wow! It's Not So Easy!
  27. Nooo, I Want To See The Movie!/Yahoo! It's Christmas!

Awards[]

Bali received the top prize in the animation category at the 2005 MIPCOM Jr.[3] It had won awards at the Prix Gémeaux Awards and Argentina's Cordoba Intl. Animation Festival - ANIMA.

In other media[]

Books[]

The book series the television series is based on was written by Magdalena Richard and Laurent Richard, and was published by Editions Flammarion:

  • Bali fait du vélo
  • Bali et Kikou, au bain!
  • Bali va à l'école
  • Bali dit non
  • Bali et ses petits trésors
  • Mon livre jeu Bali-Bali en vacances
  • Bali attend Noël
  • Bali a la varicelle
  • Bali va chez Nanou
  • Bali va à la mer
  • Soun dort chez Bali
  • Bali a un nouveau lit N. éd.
  • Bali pique-nique à la maison N. éd.
  • Bali prend son bain
  • Bali a un nouveau lit
  • Bali a une baby-sitter
  • Bali joue à cache-cache
  • Les plus belles histoires de Bali
  • Bali a la varicelle

Stage show[]

Bali has had a stage show run in Paris called "Pakita Chante Bali".[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Ball, Ryan (July 10, 2007). "PlanetNemo's Bali Gets U.S. Reps". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 348. ISBN 9781476672939.
  3. ^ "Bali - Planet Nemo Animation". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2014-03-22.

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