Les Oraliens facts for kids
Les Oraliens was a super cool French language TV show for kids! It was made in Québec between 1968 and 1970. This show was special because it was the very first TV program made by a new TV station called Radio-Québec. Today, that station is known as Télé-Québec. The stories in the show were all about two friendly aliens named Calinelle and Picabo. They wore bright orange suits with masks and funny mushroom-shaped hats! When they arrived on Earth, they quickly became friends with a human boy named Francolin. Other fun characters included Couac, a talking bird puppet, and Millimagino, a mechanical dog.
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Discovering Les Oraliens
Meet the Characters!
The main stars of Les Oraliens were two friendly aliens, Calinelle and Picabo. Calinelle was played by Lisette Anfousse, and Picabo was played by Hubert Gagnon. They always wore matching orange outfits, which included a cool mask and a unique mushroom-shaped hat.
When Calinelle and Picabo landed on Earth, they met a human boy named Francolin and became good friends. The show also featured other memorable characters:
- Couac: A talking bird who was actually a puppet! His voice was done by Gaétane Laniel.
- Millimagino: A clever mechanical dog.
What Was the Show About?
The main goal of Les Oraliens was to help kids learn French. The aliens had special powers that helped them do amazing things. To use their powers, they would say a sentence out loud. Then, they would silently mouth the sentence, and kids watching at home were supposed to repeat it. This helped children practice their French.
Les Oraliens focused a lot on saying words correctly, which is called proper pronunciation. There was another children's show around the same time called Les 100 tours de Centour. While that show focused more on building sentences, Les Oraliens was all about making sure you pronounced your words clearly.
The Tricky Character: Le Furotte
Every good show needs a "bad guy," and in Les Oraliens, that was le Furotte, played by André Cartier. Le Furotte always mumbled and spoke in a way that was hard to understand.
Over the years, some people have thought that le Furotte's way of speaking was meant to sound like how some people speak French in rural areas or working-class neighborhoods in Québec. They felt that the show might have been trying to make fun of or look down on these ways of speaking. However, the show's main aim was always to encourage clear and proper French pronunciation for everyone.