SamSam
Samsam | |
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Created by | Serge Bloch |
Directed by | Tanguy de Kermel |
Theme music composer | Todd M. Schultz Stephen C. Marston |
Composers | Ange Ghinozzi Bruno Bertoli |
Country of origin | France Belgium |
Original language | French |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 91 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Georges Sanerot Pascal Ruffenach Anne-Claire Beurthey Bernard Vigier Marie-Pierre Cabaret Florence Guémy Sylvaine Hartout |
Editor | Florence Poli |
Running time | 6 minutes |
Production companies | Bayard Jeunesse Animation Araneo Belgium Gulli |
Release | |
Original network | France 5 |
Original release | July 2, 2007 present | –
External links | |
Official website |
SamSam is a French-Belgian animated television program based on a character created by and directed by in association with Bayard Presse. His son inspired him to base the program's eponymous character on him.
As well as being a HD program, SamSam is also a comic that is printed in many of Bayard Presse's magazines such as (French) and StoryBox (English).[1]
The series is produced using Autodesk 3ds Max 3D software.
Synopsis[]
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The main character, SamSam, is considered the smallest superhero. He does not know properly how to use his powers. He flies his SamSaucer into space to deal with space pirates or King Marthy. He receives assistance from SamTeddy, SamMummy, and SamDaddy.
Broadcast and viewership[]
SamSam has been shown on TV in many countries around the world and in many different languages, including English, French, Cantonese, Arabic, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese.
In the United Kingdom, SamSam was shown on Action Stations! (ITV4 and CITV) at 6am, on weekends in the Wakey! Wakey! and is now also being shown on Pop and Tiny Pop. It is also on ABC in Australia, on France 5 in Zouzous in France, and TV Tokyo at Japan, as well as being shown in Malaysia, Korea, Taiwan, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, Russia, Scandinavia, Iceland, Portugal, Poland, the UAE and Israel.
It has also been shown as in-flight entertainment on Air France.
SamSam has been viewed by a cumulative audience of 250 million worldwide. It has a strong European audience: – It airs on France 5 in Ludo, Gulli and Canal J, with a 32% viewing share among 4-10 year-olds. It has aired in the UK on ITV4, Citv, Pop and Tiny Pop and has been the 2nd best performing program at weekday breakfast on GMTV, the 2nd top commercial channel for kids programming, across all time in UK.[2] In Italy, SamSam airs on Rai 2 and Boomerang with a market share of 36.6% among 4-14 year-olds.[3] SamSam airs in Spain on Boomerang, Cartoon Network and TV3 with a viewing share of 34%, more than the channel's average.[4]
In Norway, it was the most watched early morning programme among 2-5-year-olds, holding a 48.5% market share. In Denmark, SamSam airs on TV 2, holding a market share of 48.8%, more than twice the other youth programmes' market share in this block.[5]
The English-language version of the theme song was written by and produced by .
In 2018, a 3rd season for SamSam was announced, which is coming out in 2022.
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- (Series 1)
- (Series 2)
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A film adaption of the same name was released in France on 5 February 2020, directed by Tanguy de Kermel and written by Valérie Magis and Jean Regnaud. It was produced by Folivari and distributed by StudioCanal.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ "Welcome". StoryBox Books. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Last available archived copy.
- ^ Infosys BARB Jan-Feb 2009 GMTV EXCLUDING Simulcast
- ^ Médiamétrie – Eurodata TV Worldwide/AGB NMR Italy
- ^ Médiamétrie/Eurodata TV/TNS audiecia de Medios
- ^ Médiamétrie – Eurodata TV Worldwide/TNS Gallup
- ^ Hopewell, John (5 June 2019) Studiocanal Sets Folivari’s ‘Samsam’ for Distribution Over Half the World (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ SamSam at UniFrance. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links[]
- 2000s French animated television series
- 2007 French television series debuts
- French children's animated space adventure television series
- French children's animated fantasy television series
- French children's animated superhero television series
- France Télévisions children's television series
- Stop-motion animated television series
- StudioCanal films
- StudioCanal animated films