Anatole (TV series) facts for kids
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| Genre | Children's television series |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 3, 1998 – June 28, 1999 |
Anatole is a fun animated TV show for kids. It's based on the popular Anatole books by Eve Titus. This series was made by three companies: Scottish Television, Valentine Productions s.a.r.l., and Nelvana. It first aired in Canada on YTV from 1990 to 1993. Later, it came to the United States on CBS starting October 3, 1998, and was shown during the 1998–99 TV season.
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What's the Show About?
The story of Anatole follows a brave mouse named Anatole. He lives in the beautiful city of Paris, France. Anatole has a very important job: he works as a night watchman at a cheese factory! He makes sure everything is safe and sound. Anatole also has a loving family, including his wife, Doucette, and their six children.
Meet the Characters
Here are some of the main characters you'll meet in Anatole:
- Anatole – The main character, a brave and clever mouse.
- Gaston – Anatole's best friend.
- Doucette – Anatole's wife.
- Paul – Anatole's oldest son.
- Paulette – Anatole's oldest daughter.
- Claude – Anatole's middle son.
- Claudette – Anatole's middle daughter.
- Georges – Anatole's youngest son.
- Georgette – Anatole's youngest daughter.
- Pamplemousse – The mayor of the mouse village.
- Edgar
- Molière
- Rene
- Yvette
- Mayor Soucy
- Pascal
- Uncle Louis
- M. Duval
- Monsieur Duval
- Charlemagne the Cat
- Pierre the Pigeon
- Otto
- Gretchen
- Hans
- Nathalie
- Comtesse De Souris
- Maurice
- Jacques
- The Two Crows
- Nostromo
- The Bakers
- Thief
- Two weasels
How the Show Was Made
Bringing Anatole to TV
In January 1998, the TV network CBS announced exciting news. They said they would start showing cartoons again on Saturday mornings for the 1998–99 TV season. Anatole was one of the brand new animated shows they planned to air.
In July 1998, it was announced that Anatole would premiere on September 19, 1998. However, the start date was later changed to October 3, 1998. Charles E. Bastien directed every episode of the series.
Episodes
The Anatole TV series has 26 episodes in total. Each episode tells a new adventure of Anatole and his friends and family. Here are a few examples:
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| 1 | "Anatole's Parisian Adventure" | October 3, 1998 | 1 |
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Anatole and Gaston solve a problem at the cheese factory. Anatole even gets a promotion!
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| 2 | "Sewer Rats" | October 10, 1998 | 2 |
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Anatole's children get lost in the sewers. Luckily, Anatole's friends and a rat named Edgar help rescue them.
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| 3 | "The Mouse Who Cried Wolf" | October 17, 1998 | 3 |
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After a false alarm, Anatole finds his family trapped in a toy store.
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| 4 | "Mouse-A-Lisa" | October 24, 1998 | 4 |
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Anatole helps the police catch art thieves, with a little help from Claudette's artistic skills.
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| 5 | "The Artful Dodger" | October 31, 1998 | 5 |
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Anatole stops a sneaky thief who has been robbing Paris.
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| 6 | "The Village is Falling" | November 7, 1998 | 6 |
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Humans are digging near the mouse village. Anatole and his friends work to help them find a water pipe before their homes are dug up.
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| 7 | "The High Fliers" | November 21, 1998 | 7 |
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Anatole and his family fly a kite. They have to deal with two magpies who want Doucette's medal.
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| 8 | "Anatole and the Hunchbat of Notre Dame" | November 28, 1998 | 13 |
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Anatole helps Gaston's cousin Maurice, who is having trouble with a bat named Jacque.
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| 9 | "The Cheesy Imposter" | December 5, 1998 | 8 |
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Someone tries to steal credit for Anatole's cheese recipe. Anatole must prove it's his!
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| 10 | "The Phantom of the Cheese" | December 12, 1998 | 9 |
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Cheese goes missing at the opera house. Anatole finds a singing mouse named Renee who helps him.
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| 11 | "Wild Life" | December 19, 1998 | 11 |
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Anatole and Gaston help a Canadian Beaver named Natalie get to the Canadian Embassy.
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| 12 | "The Night of Lights" | December 26, 1998 | 10 |
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A fire starts during the Night of Lights celebration. The town forgives the mouse who caused it.
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| 13 | "Feline Follies" | January 2, 1999 | 12 |
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A cat show makes things tricky for the mouse village. Anatole and Gaston come up with a plan to keep the cats away.
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| 14 | "Anatole and the String of Pearls" | January 25, 1999 | 14 |
| 15 | "The Mousepiece" | TBA | TBA |
| 16 | "Tricky You" | TBA | TBA |
| 17 | "Truffle Treasure" | TBA | TBA |
| 18 | "The Long, Long Night" | TBA | TBA |
| 19 | "Les Mouserables" | TBA | TBA |
| 20 | "Over the Sea" | TBA | TBA |
| 21 | "The Mystery of the Dancing Ghost" | April 19, 1999 | 22 |
| 22 | "World of Cheese" | May 3, 1999 | 23 |
| 23 | "Anatole and the New Cat" | May 17, 1999 | 21 |
| 24 | "Bully for Anatole" | May 31, 1999 | 24 |
| 25 | "The Perils of Paulette" | June 14, 1999 | 25 |
| 26 | "My Favourite Mouse" | June 28, 1999 | 26 |
Where Was it Shown?
TV Channels and Reruns
Anatole first aired in 1998 on The CBS Kids Show on CBS in the United States. Later in 1999, it was shown on Premiere 12 (which is now called Okto) in Singapore.
The show was also rebroadcast on the U.S. version of Disney Channel from 2001 to 2004. In 2009, it aired again on STV, a Scottish TV station, as part of their wknd@stv block. From 2015, it was shown on the "Weans' World" block on STV Glasgow and STV Edinburgh.
