Kid Paddle facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kid Paddle |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Midam |
| Developed by | Michel Gauthier |
| Written by | Claude Prothee Ilya Nicolas Jacques Espagne Stephen Ashton Ghislaine Poujoul Christophe Poujoul Laurent Rullier Julien Gars Claude Gars Thomas Lapierre Laurent Bounoure Manon Berthelet Olivier Jean-Marie Anne Lecours Daniel Williams Lienne Sawatsky Muguette Berthelet Stéphane Chapuy Augusto Zanovello Philippe Pierre-Adolphé Franck Salomé Aline Leblon Michel Ledent (credited as Midam) Frederick Maslanka Philippe Daniau Nasser Zeboudj |
| Directed by | Olivier Bonnet |
| Voices of | Jennifer Seguin Daniel Brochu Eleanor Noble Pauline Little Arthur Holden A.J. Henderson Jessica Kardos |
| Opening theme | Kid Paddle Theme |
| Ending theme | Kid Paddle Ending |
| Country of origin | Belgium France Canada |
| Original language(s) | French English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Olivier Nomen |
| Running time | 12 minutes (ungrouped) 23 minutes (grouped) |
| Production company(s) | Spectra Animaton |
| Distributor | Spectra Animation |
| Release | |
| Original network | M6 Teletoon RTBF |
| Picture format | 480i 4:3 |
| First shown in | Belgium France |
| Original release | September 1, 2003 – February 19, 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Toopy and Binoo Fred's Head |
Kid Paddle is a fun comic book series from Belgium. It was created by Michel Ledent, also known as Midam, in 1993. The comics first appeared in a magazine called Spirou. Later, in 1996, they became their own comic albums.
The comic series became so popular that it led to an animated TV show! This show was made by a company called Spectra Animation. It aired in France on channels like M6 and TiJi/Canal J. In Belgium, it was shown on RTBF Television, and in Canada, you could watch it on Teletoon.
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About Kid Paddle's World
The Kid Paddle comics and TV show are all about the things kids aged 8 to 12 love. These include video games, comic books, and sci-fi adventures. The main character, Kid Paddle, is a typical young boy who loves all these things. He's also a big fan of "Blorks," which are fictional aliens in his world.
Meet the Characters
Kid Paddle has two best friends who join him on his adventures:
- Big Bang: He's a very smart kid who loves science. Big Bang is always inventing cool new gadgets for Kid to try out.
- Horace: He's a bit more innocent than the others and has a really strange appetite! Horace is always there to support Kid and looks up to him.
Kid also has a sister named Carol. Like many brothers and sisters, they often argue. Carol thinks her brother is a bit of a silly air-head.
What the Show Covers
The stories in Kid Paddle often feature video games, movies, DVDs, and technology. In the second season, the show also started exploring topics like crushes and the differences between boys and girls.
So far, two seasons of the TV show have been made. Each season has 26 half-hour episodes, and each half-hour episode is actually two shorter 11-minute stories. The show is very popular in its home country of Belgium, and also in France.
Voice Cast
Here are the talented people who gave voices to the characters:
- Jennifer Seguin as Kid
- Daniel Brochu as Big Bang
- Eleanor Noble as Horace
- Arthur Holden as Mr. Paddle
- Pauline Little as Carole
- Jessica Kardos as Max
- A.J. Henderson as Grandpa Paddle
Kid Paddle Episodes
The TV show started with four cartoons being developed. After that, 48 more episodes were ordered, making for a lot of fun adventures!
Series Overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | July 1, 2003 | October 21, 2003 | |
| 2 | 26 | 2003 | January 15, 2006 | |
Kid Paddle Comics
The Kid Paddle series has been published in 15 comic albums. The first 11 books were released by a company called Dupuis. After that, volume 12 and all the ones that followed were published by Mad Fabrik. This is Midam's very own publishing company!
Here are the titles of the comic albums:
- Jeux des villans (Villain Games), 1996
- Carnage total (Total Carnage), 1996
- Apocalypse boy, 1997
- Full metal casquette (Full Metal Cap), 1998
- Alien chantilly, 1999
- Rodéo Blork (Blork Rodeo), 2000
- Waterminator, 2001
- Paddle... My name is Kid Paddle, 2002
- Boing ! Boing ! Bunk !, 2005
- Dark, j'adore ! (I Love the Dark!), 2005
- Le retour de la momie qui pue qui tue (The Return of the Mummy Who Stinks, Who Kills), 2007
- Panik room, 2011
- Slime project, 2012
- Serial player, 2014
- Men in Blork, 2017
Kid Paddle Video Games
Kid Paddle has also starred in several video games! These games were released in Belgium and France for different Nintendo systems.
- Kid Paddle for the Game Boy Advance came out in 2005.
- Kid Paddle: Blorks Invasion was released for the Nintendo DS in 2007.
- Kid Paddle: Lost in the Game came out in 2008 for both the Wii and DS.
There's also a game called Kid Paddle: Puzzle Monsters. This game is based on the comic series and was released for iPad and iPhone in 2009 by Anuman Interactive.
See also
In Spanish: Kid Paddle para niños
