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Cover of the DVD "The Triplets and Gaudí".

The Triplets are three fun characters named Anna, Teresa, and Helena. They were created by a Spanish artist named Roser Capdevila. In Spanish, their name is Les tres bessones (Catalan) or Las tres mellizas (Spanish).

Roser Capdevila first created The Triplets in 1983. She based them on her own three daughters, who were actually triplets born in 1969! Their stories quickly became popular and were published in many countries. In 1985, a new character joined them: the "Bored Witch" (La Bruixa Avorrida). She helped create a series of stories called "The Triplets and (...)" where the girls would visit classic tales.

In 1994, a TV company called Cromosoma and the Catalan TV channel Televisió de Catalunya turned the books into an animated TV show. The show became super successful! This led to a second series focusing on the Bored Witch, made with other TV companies like France 3, Canal J, and Storimages. By 2004, there were 104 episodes of The Triplets and 52 episodes of The Bored Witch. These shows have been translated into 35 different languages and shown in 158 countries!

What Are The Triplets' Stories About?

The stories of the triplet sisters usually follow a fun pattern. Sometimes, they play a prank or annoy the Bored Witch. To teach them a lesson, the Bored Witch uses her magic to send them into a famous story. This could be a classic fairy tale, a legend, or even a well-known book like Frankenstein or The Phantom of the Opera.

The main part of the classic story stays the same. But the Triplets always add their own funny twists! For example, you might see the forty thieves getting distracted by a camel race on TV. Or Dr. Frankenstein might be a veterinarian instead of a mad scientist! These funny changes help make each story unique and show off the girls' different personalities. Even though the Bored Witch sends them away, she never directly stops them from succeeding in their adventures. She always keeps her promise to bring them back home.

Meet The Triplets and The Bored Witch

Here are the main characters you'll meet in the series:

Teresa (Tessa)

Teresa is the triplet who wears a pink ribbon. She loves adventure and is always coming up with the most exciting ideas. She's very brave and ready for anything!

Anna (Annie)

Anna is the triplet with the blue ribbon. She's usually calm and more peaceful than her sisters. Anna is also very curious and loves to learn new things. Sometimes, she can be a bit of a dreamer!

Helena (Nellie)

Helena is the triplet who wears a green ribbon. She is the sweetest of the three sisters. Helena absolutely loves food and sweets, which can sometimes get her into funny trouble!

The Bored Witch

The Bored Witch is a witch who is always, well, bored! She has amazing magical powers. She acts like a babysitter for the triplets. When the girls are naughty, she uses her magic to send them into classic stories. Even though she's the one who sends them away, she's not evil. She often teams up with the bad guys in the stories, but she always brings the girls back home safely.

The TV Show Episodes

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The Triplets
Genre Adventure
Comedy
Created by Roser Capdevila
Directed by Robert Balser, Baltasar Roca (Season 1)
Maria Gol, Jordi Valbuena (Season 2)
Voices of
  • Teresa Soler
  • Mònica Padròs
  • Marta Barbarà
  • Elsa Fabregas
Opening theme We Are The Triplets!
Composer(s) Josep Lladó (Season 1 & 2)
Joan Albert Amargós (Season 1)
Jesús Parada (Season 2)
Country of origin Spain
Original language(s) Catalan
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 104 (Complete list)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Televisió de Catalunya
  • Sergi Reitg (Season 1)
  • Oriol Ivern (Season 2)
Running time 24 minutes circa
Production company(s) Televisió de Catalunya
Cromosoma (1997–2003)
Distributor Televisió de Catalunya
Cromosoma
Release
Original network TV3
La 2
Clan
Teletoon
Picture format 4:3 SDTV
Original release 1997 (1997) – 2003 (2003)
Chronology
Related shows The Bored Witch, The Baby Triplets

In each episode, The Triplets find themselves in a different classic story.

Season 1 (1997-1999)

Season 2 (2003)

Who Voices The Characters?

Many talented actors lent their voices to the characters in The Triplets. Here are some of the main voice actors for the different language versions:

Castilian Voice Cast

Character Castilian voices
First season Second season
Annie
Ana Maria Camps
Tessa
Noemi Bayarri
Nellie
Carmen Calvell
The Bored Witch
Roser Huguet
Owl (Buho)
Francisco Alborch
Jordi Vila
Teacher
Mª Rosa Guillén
Ana Orra (some episodes)
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Mother of the triplets
Ana Orra
Father of the triplets
Vicente Gil
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Catalan Voice Cast

Character Catalan original voices
First season Second season
Annie
Teresa Soler
Tessa
Mònica Padròs
Nellie
Marta Barbarà
The Bored Witch
Elsa Fabregas

English Voice Cast

Season 1

  • Patricia Rodriguez - Annie
  • Pauline Little - Nellie
  • Arthur Holden - Father of the triplets
  • Cathy Weseluck - The Bored Witch

Season 2

The Triplets Around The World

The series has been translated into many different languages, showing how popular it is all over the globe!

  1. Arabic
  2. Occitan (Aranese) - Es Tres Bessoes
  3. Basque - Hirukiak.
  4. Chinese - 淘氣三胞胎
  5. Croatian - Vesele trojke
  6. Czech - Trojčátka
  7. Dutch - De Drieling
  8. English - The Triplets
  9. French - Les Trois Petites Soeurs
  10. Gaelic
  11. Galician - As Tres Xemelgas
  12. German - Die Drillinge
  13. Greek- Οι Τριδυμούλες (Oi Tridymoules)
  14. Hebrew - השלישייה (HaShlishiya)
  15. Hindi
  16. Hungarian
  17. Icelandic - Trillurnar
  18. Italian - Tre gemelle e una strega
  19. Japanese- テレサ アンナ ヘレナ 3つごのだいぼうけん
  20. Korean
  21. Kurdish
  22. Malay
  23. Mandarin
  24. Norwegian- Den Trillinger
  25. Occitan (Lengadocian) - Las Tres Bessonas
  26. Persian
  27. Polish - Bajkowe trojaczki
  28. Portuguese (European) - As Três Irmâs
  29. Portuguese (Brazil) - As Trigêmeas
  30. Slovenian
  31. Spanish - Las Tres Mellizas
  32. Swedish - Trillingarna
  33. Tamil
  34. Thai
  35. Turkish - Üçüzler

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Las tres mellizas para niños

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