Pablo the Little Red Fox

Pablo the Little Red Fox is a pre-school children's animated series which originally ran from 28 September 1999 to 2000 on BBC One and BBC Two (part of CBBC). The hero is a little red fox called Pablo and his siblings called Pumpkin and Poppy, their parents, Red Fox and Rose, a dog named Baxter, a hedgehog named Helena, a cat named Finbar, a frog called Fromage, a seagull called Gil and an owl named Madam Owl.

Plot[]

The action often takes place at night, when the three little fox cubs go out and explore the city, from circus tents, artist's studios and the local museum. Pablo often leads them astray but somehow they always get out of trouble and find a way back home, to their cosy den at the bottom of Hannah's garden.

Animation[]

The graphic style of the cartoons has intense colours and white outlines, reminiscent of silk paintings and Hannah Giffard's original water colour illustrations. The series concept was created by Hannah Giffard, the writer and illustrator of the original books called 'Red Fox' and 'Red Fox on the Move' published by Frances Lincoln. Hannah Giffard worked closely on the series as an editor and creator of many of the story lines. She also worked with the art director and director to create the characters and backgrounds for the series.

Music[]

The theme music was composed by Rowland Lee, the lyrics were written by John Grace (who was a writer for the show), and was performed by the Clewborough House School in Camberley.

Awards[]

The show won a BAFTA in 2000 for best international children's programme.

Telecast[]

At one point, the show aired on Disney Channel's pre-school block Playhouse Disney (as part of their Mini Movies interstitials) in the U.S. The show has also aired on CBeebies and Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom, Disney Channel in Southeast Asia, ZDF in Germany, Kindernet in the Netherlands, YLE in Finland, MiniMini+ in Poland, NRK in Norway, RTÉ in Ireland, ATV World in Hong Kong, Rai 3 in Italy, and La Cinquième in France. It also aired on ABC Television in Australia from 30 August 2000 to 14 May 2009. It aired briefly between early morning programmes on the Armed Forces Network. It also airs on GMA Network in the Philippines. In Canada, the show is also aired on Treehouse TV. In Ukraine, the show was aired on Malyatko TV, making Ukraine officially the only post-Soviet state to watch the show.

Episodes[]

1. On the Top of the World
2. The Biggest Bed
3. Market Day
4. Gone Hunting
5. Pumpkin to the Rescue
6. Fishing for Dad
7. The Lost Bear
8. In the Balance
9. Footprint in the Snow
10. The Playground
11. Umbrella Day
12. At the Supermarket
13. Moving Out
14. A New Home for Helena
15. Bathtime
16. The Football Match
17. An Ice Day
18. Three Wishes
19. The Storm
20. Me and my Shadow
21. Sky High
22. Buried Treasure
23. Hide and Seek
24. The Train Journey
25. Pablo the Lifeguard
26. Fooled You!
27. Snowfox
28. Happy Twelve Moons
29. Sleepy Head
30. Pumpkin Measures Up
31. What's This?
32. How does it grow, Pablo?
33. Changing Rooms
34. City Lights
35. Pumpkin's Big Voice
36. The Sound of Music
37. Midnight Cleaning
38. Rattling Bones
39. Painter's Studio
40. The Balloon Trip
41. A Nest for Four
42. Smile!
43. Who's the Best?
44. Sticky Paws
45. The Growling Toy
46. The Post-office
47. Pablo and the Tin of Sardines
48. A Cub in a Tangle
49. The Kite
50. The Abominable Drain Monster
51. Abracadabra Pablo
52. The Last Apple

External links[]

• Pablo the Little Red Fox at BBC Online
• Official website of Pablo the Little Red Fox
• Pablo the Little Red Fox at IMDb