Lulu's Islands

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Lulu's Islands[1] (Template:Langx, originally Lulu la Peste) is an animated children's series that premiered on 5 October 2009, on the TFOU block of France's TF1 network.[2] It is produced by Interactive Project 4 You (IP4U) of Valenciennes[3] and Patoon-Animation of Paris.[4] The show uses cutout animation for its style, and is targeted to young viewers.[5][6]

Synopsis

Animals of various species live happily on an untouched archipelago called the Wonderlees.[1] One day, everything changes when a kitten named Lulu meets the first human ever to land on their shores: Peppy (or Pépin), a young shipwreck survivor turned castaway.[1][7][8]

Characters

  • Lulu, a mischievous tomboy cat, and the show's heroine[8]
  • Romeo, a baby elephant[8]
  • Erik (Eric), a maned wolf cub[1][8]
  • Simone, a French bulldog[8]
  • Isabelle, a giraffe, and the teacher of the children[7]
  • Peppy (Pépin), the boy who gets stranded on the Wonderlees[1][8]

Cast

  • Lizzie Waterworth - Peppy
  • Jules de Jongh - Lulu and Erik
  • Joanna Ruiz - Romeo and Simone
  • Harriet Carmichael - Pipa and Isabelle
  • Eric Meyers - Daddycat, Badjijaba, Bartolo
  • Fabrice Ziolkowski - Dr. Button

Production

Lulu's Islands began development at Paris' HLC Productions in 2005 under the title Lulu la Peste, at a cost of €137,000.[9][10] By 2008, the budget had grown to €2,931,000.[7]

Production of the new series involves at least three crew members of another TF1 animated series, The Bellflower Bunnies: Eric Berthier, the director of Bellflower's 2nd and 3rd seasons; screenwriter Valérie Baranski; and producer Patricia Robert, who in March 2008[11] set up Patoon-Animation exclusively for the new show.[12] Pierre Gillet, from the Belgian music and post-production outlet Dame Blanche, will serve as composer.[13][14]

Episodes

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Merchandise

There will also be tie-in books based on the series, although further details have not been announced since early 2008.[3]

References

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