Chez Hélène facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chez Hélène |
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| Genre | children's show |
| Starring | Hélène Baillargeon Madeline Kronby |
| Voices of | Corinne Orr |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | French/English |
| No. of seasons | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 4000+ |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC |
| Original release | 26 October 1959 – 25 May 1973 |
Chez Hélène was a popular children's television series from Canada. It was shown on CBC Television. This 15-minute show helped kids learn French. It was on TV every weekday.
About Chez Hélène
The show was made in Montreal, Canada. It started on October 26, 1959. Chez Hélène ran for 14 seasons. The very last episode aired on May 25, 1973.
Who Was In The Show?
Hélène Baillargeon played the main character, Hélène. Another important person was Madeline Kronby. She played Louise, who could speak both French and English.
There was also a fun mouse puppet named Suzie. Suzie usually spoke English. The voice for Suzie was done by Corinne Orr.
Why Did It End?
Chez Hélène was still very popular in its last year. About 437,000 people watched it in November 1972. But the people in charge at CBC decided to cancel the show. They felt it had been on for a long time.
They also said that the show Sesame Street would start to include French parts. These French segments would be five minutes long in each Sesame Street episode.
