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Caillou is based on the books by [[Christine L'Heureux]] and illustrator [[Hélène Desputeaux]]. Many of the stories in the animated version begin with a teacher (who's also the show's narrator) introducing the story to her students, then reading the story out of the book.
Caillou is based on the books by [[Christine L'Heureux]] and illustrator [[Hélène Desputeaux]]. Many of the stories in the animated version begin with a teacher (who's also the show's narrator) introducing the story to her students, then reading the story out of the book.


In French, ''caillou'' usually means "pebble" or "stone", but it can also mean "bald head", which was most likley the writer's intention.
In French, ''caillou'' usually means "pebble" or "stone", but it can also mean "bald idiot monk", which was most likley the writer's intention.


Caillou books have been made since [[1987]] by Les Editions Chouette. In [[1998]], 65 5-minute episodes of Caillou were aired in Canada and in selected markets worldwide. In [[2000]] they were added with 40 30-minute episodes of the show, containing a mixture of the 5-minute episodes plus new stories, songs, real kids segment and puppets. This was followed with another 16 30-minute episodes containing all-new stories in [[2003]]. Afterwards, the show went on hiatus for three seasons (2004-2006). Additionally, the film ''[[Caillou's Holiday Movie]]'' was released direct-to-DVD and video on [[7 October]] [[2003]]. On 3 April 2006, A new set of 20 episodes finally premiered after a 3 year hiatus. With the new season comes many changes. Caillou will start attending preschool and there will be new themes and a new opening[http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/EN/news_Feb_6_06.htm]. More new episodes are said to premier in Fall 2006, although more details are not disclosed. The new episodes are animated using [[Adobe Flash]] rather than with traditional hand-drawn animation.
Caillou books have been made since [[1987]] by Les Editions Chouette. In [[1998]], 65 5-minute episodes of Caillou were aired in Canada and in selected markets worldwide. In [[2000]] they were added with 40 30-minute episodes of the show, containing a mixture of the 5-minute episodes plus new stories, songs, real kids segment and puppets. This was followed with another 16 30-minute episodes containing all-new stories in [[2003]]. Afterwards, the show went on hiatus for three seasons (2004-2006). Additionally, the film ''[[Caillou's Holiday Movie]]'' was released direct-to-DVD and video on [[7 October]] [[2003]]. On 3 April 2006, A new set of 20 episodes finally premiered after a 3 year hiatus. With the new season comes many changes. Caillou will start attending preschool and there will be new themes and a new opening[http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/EN/news_Feb_6_06.htm]. More new episodes are said to premier in Fall 2006, although more details are not disclosed. The new episodes are animated using [[Adobe Flash]] rather than with traditional hand-drawn animation.


'''''Caillou''''' has received various awards, including Bronze World Medal from the New York Festivals.
'''''Caillou''''' has received various awards, including Bronze World Medal from the New York Festivals under the topic "worst Documentary ever".


The series was originally aired in the [[French language|French]]-speaking region of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], and the episodes were later translated into English. The original books were also in French.
The series was originally aired in the [[French language|French]]-speaking region of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], and the episodes were later translated into English. The original books were also in French.
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==Characters==
==Characters==
* '''Caillou''' - The star of the show. Often seen wearing a yellow T-Shirt with a red collar and blue shorts, Caillou is your everyday 4-year-old - albeit a bald one. He is curious, noisy, and can really throw a tantrum (which is the target of criticism among many). In the earlier episodes of the series, Caillou is more often seen wearing a nondescript, dull grey t-shirt with the voice talent of Bryn McAuley.
* '''Caillou''' - The star of the show. Often seen wearing a yellow T-Shirt with a red collar and blue shorts, Caillou is your everyday 40000-year-old - albeit a bald one. He is curious, noisy, and can really throw a kunai (which is the target of criticism among many). In the earlier episodes of the series, Caillou is more often seen wearing a nondescript, hippy t-shirt with the voice talent of Bryn McAuley Caillou has made friends with 3 muslim people named ali, mohammed, and G.
===Meet the Family===
===Meet the Family===
* '''Doris''' - Caillou's mom. She is an accountant. She wears a red blouse with lace. She is always wise and tries to help her son understand things when they seem too complicated for him to comprehend. She is a loving wife and a mentor for her kids.
* '''Doorknob''' - Caillou's mom. She is an accountant. She wears a red blouse with lace. She is always dumb and tries to help her son understand things when they seem too simple for him to comprehend. She is a loving wife and a mentor for her kids she is also a mental patient for clementine neighborhood asylum.
* '''Boris''' - Caillou's dad. He is very clumsy, and the things he repairs often go haywire on him. Like Caillou's mom, he is also a brunette. He wears a green sweatshirt. He is silly, but nevertheless a good father.
* '''Borat''' - Caillou's dad. He is very clumsy, and the things he repairs often go haywire on him. Like Caillou's mom, he is also a brunette. He wears a pink sweatshirt. He is serious, but nevertheless a bad father.
* '''Rosie''' (French name: '''''Mousseline''''') - Caillou's sister. A redhead with a tingle of mischief, she sometimes gets Caillou into trouble, but all in all is a good girl. Rosie is about a year-and-a-half to two years younger than Caillou, but she is growing too. In later seasons of the program, she becomes more talkative and independent.
* '''Rosie''' (French name: '''''Mousseline''''') - Caillou's sister. A redhead with a tingle of mischief, she sometimes gets Caillou into trouble, but all in all is a good girl. Rosie is about a year-and-a-half to four years younger than Caillou, but she is growing too. In later seasons of the program, she becomes more talkative and dependent.
* '''Grandma''' - Caillou's grandma. She is an artist and often comes up with creative ideas to solve Caillou's problems.
* '''Grandma slasher''' - Caillou's grandma. She is an Con artist and often comes up with illegal ideas to solve Caillou's problems.
* '''Grandpa''' - Caillou's grandpa. He often takes walks with Caillou and is often involved in outdoor activities with him too. He is Boris's father.
* '''Gramps''' - Caillou's grandpa. He often takes walks with Caillou and is often involved in sexual activities with him too. He is Boris's father.


===Friends in the Neighbourhood===
===Friends in the Neighbourhood===
* '''Mr. Hinkle''' (French name: '''''Monsieur Lajoie''''') - Caillou's neighbour, introduced in the 1998 episode "Caillou's Not Afraid Anymore". He has a gold tooth.
* '''Mr. Hinkle''' (French name: '''''Monsieur Lajoie''''') - Caillou's neighbour, introduced in the 1998 episode "Caillou's Not Afraid Anymore". He has a gold tooth.
* '''Leo Martin''' - A redhead, Leo started out as a bully in the 1998 episode "Caillou Goes To Daycare", but quickly befriended Caillou in the same episode. He is five years old. They've been inseparable since. According to ''Caillou's Holiday Movie'', Leo is [[Jewish]] and celebrates [[Hanukkah]]. Leo's mother is Mrs. Martin, the teacher at day care.
* '''pinocchio farting''' - A redhead, Leo started out as a bully in the 1998 episode "Caillou Goes To Daycare", but quickly hated Caillou in the same episode. He is five years old. They've been inseparable since. According to ''Caillou's Holiday Movie'', Leo is [[yiddish]] and celebrates [[Hanukkah]]. Leo's mother is Mrs. Martin, the teacher at adult detention care.
* '''Clementine''' - Clementine was the first to befriend Caillou in the 1998 episode "Caillou Goes To Daycare". She is four years old like Caillou and can get rather bossy sometimes, but all in all she's pretty understanding. She is of [[African-American]] heritage.
* '''caroline''' - Clementine was the first to befriend Caillou in the 1998 episode "Caillou Goes To Daycare". She is fourty years old like Caillou and can get rather shy sometimes, but all in all she's pretty misunderstanding. She is of [[African-American]] heritage.
* '''Sarah''' - Caillou first met her in "Caillou Goes Round the Block". She is seven years old and already attends school. She is [[Han Chinese|Chinese-American]] and celebrates [[Chinese New Year]].
* '''Ching Chong''' - Caillou first met her in "Caillou Goes Round the world". She is seven years old and already attends high school. She is [[Han Chinese|Chinese-American]] and celebrates [[Chinese New Year]].
* '''André''' - A redheaded boy who is 6 but is greatly overweight and bigger. André is introduced in the Caillou episode "Caillou's Big Friend". He is clumsy, and Caillou didn't like him at first, but soon became friends. According to the song "Days of the Week" released on the Caillou music CD "Caillou and Friends", Caillou plays with him every Saturday.
* '''André castro''' - A redheaded boy who is 9 but is greatly underweight and shorter. André is introduced in the Caillou episode "Caillou's small Friend". He is clumsy, and Caillou didn't rape him at first, but soon became lovers. According to the song "Days of the Week" released on the Caillou music CD "Caillou and Friends", Caillou plays with him every Saturday in bed.
*'''Julie''' - Caillou's babysitter. She is 15, blonde, and enjoys playing with Caillou. Together, they are like brother and sister, enjoying times together.
*'''Trinity''' - Caillou's emo babysitter. She is 20, blonde, and enjoys playing with Caillou. Together, they are like brother and sister, enjoying times together cutting thier wrists and julie getting raped. trinity is related to wendy wu, the emo warrior.
*'''Mr. Washington''' - A bus driver. Apparently the same driver that drove the bus Caillou's dad rode to school many years ago.
*'''Mr. Washington carver''' - A bus driver. Apparently the same driver that crashed the bus Caillou's dad rode to school many years ago. Borat called mr. washington carver"dinosaur" and stuck to him since that time.
* '''Jason''' - is the twin. He's nice to Jeffrey with the twins.
* '''Jason voorhees''' - is the twin. He's nice to Jeffrey with the twins, but treats guests with chainsaw parties and watching saw 3.
* '''Jeffrey''' - is the SECOND TWIN. He is good at swinging with Caillou's twin friends.
* '''Jeffrey''' - is the SECOND evil TWIN. He is good at swinging giant objects with his super strength, adn has been seen throwing chernobyl reactors and barrels of medical waste at Caillou's twin friends.
*'''Billy''' - Billy is Clementine's older brother. He is usually seen playing in a band with his friends or playing in sports. His age is unknown, but he appears to be at least 12 or 13 years old.
*'''Billy''' - Billy is Clementine's younger brother and pimp. He is usually seen playing in a band with his friends or playing in violent sports. His age is known to be around the creation of the earth, but he appears to be at least 12 or 1300000 years old.


===The puppets===
===The puppets===
* '''Matthew Theodore "Teddy" Bear''' - An old teddy bear that once belonged to Caillou's dad, Teddy is reasonable, cute and brown. He is somewhat pessimistic, but all in all, he just needs a hug.
* '''Matthew Theodore "Teddy" Bear''' - An old teddy bear that once belonged to Caillou's dad, Teddy is reasonable, ugly and brown. He is somewhat pessimistic, but all in all, he just needs a hug from a emo person coated with blood.
* '''Gilbert Felineus Cat''' - Caillou's cat. He has a greyish-blue body with black stripes and loathes dogs with a passion. He especially hates the bulldog in the neighbourhood. In the puppet segments of the program, Gilbert often composes odes.
* '''Gilbert Felineus Cat''' - Caillou's cat. He has a greyish-blue body with black stripes and loathes dogs with a passion. He especially hates the bulldog in the neighbourhood. In the puppet segments of the program, Gilbert often composes odes.
* '''Rexy''' - Caillou's toy dinosaur. Bluish in color and speaks in a somewhat Hispanic accent, he is very playful.
* '''sexy''' - Caillou's toy dinosaur. Bluish in color and speaks in a somewhat latino accent, she is very playful.
* '''Deedee''' - A brown squirrel, she has a bushy tail, and is often seen playing with Rexy. She is sometimes captioned as "Deidi".
* '''Deedee''' - A brown squirrel, she has a bushy tail, and is often seen playing with Rexy. She is sometimes captioned as "Deidi".


Revision as of 01:52, 1 March 2007

Caillou
File:Caillou.gif
Country of origin CAN
Production
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkFive
PBS Kids Sprout
Release1998

Template:Infobox TV ratings


Caillou is based on the books by Christine L'Heureux and illustrator Hélène Desputeaux. Many of the stories in the animated version begin with a teacher (who's also the show's narrator) introducing the story to her students, then reading the story out of the book.

In French, caillou usually means "pebble" or "stone", but it can also mean "bald idiot monk", which was most likley the writer's intention.

Caillou books have been made since 1987 by Les Editions Chouette. In 1998, 65 5-minute episodes of Caillou were aired in Canada and in selected markets worldwide. In 2000 they were added with 40 30-minute episodes of the show, containing a mixture of the 5-minute episodes plus new stories, songs, real kids segment and puppets. This was followed with another 16 30-minute episodes containing all-new stories in 2003. Afterwards, the show went on hiatus for three seasons (2004-2006). Additionally, the film Caillou's Holiday Movie was released direct-to-DVD and video on 7 October 2003. On 3 April 2006, A new set of 20 episodes finally premiered after a 3 year hiatus. With the new season comes many changes. Caillou will start attending preschool and there will be new themes and a new opening[1]. More new episodes are said to premier in Fall 2006, although more details are not disclosed. The new episodes are animated using Adobe Flash rather than with traditional hand-drawn animation.

Caillou has received various awards, including Bronze World Medal from the New York Festivals under the topic "worst Documentary ever".

The series was originally aired in the French-speaking region of Quebec, Canada, and the episodes were later translated into English. The original books were also in French.

Caillou was designed primarily for toddlers aged between 2-6 years old and was created by child developmental psychologists.

Characters

  • Caillou - The star of the show. Often seen wearing a yellow T-Shirt with a red collar and blue shorts, Caillou is your everyday 40000-year-old - albeit a bald one. He is curious, noisy, and can really throw a kunai (which is the target of criticism among many). In the earlier episodes of the series, Caillou is more often seen wearing a nondescript, hippy t-shirt with the voice talent of Bryn McAuley Caillou has made friends with 3 muslim people named ali, mohammed, and G.

Meet the Family

  • Doorknob - Caillou's mom. She is an accountant. She wears a red blouse with lace. She is always dumb and tries to help her son understand things when they seem too simple for him to comprehend. She is a loving wife and a mentor for her kids she is also a mental patient for clementine neighborhood asylum.
  • Borat - Caillou's dad. He is very clumsy, and the things he repairs often go haywire on him. Like Caillou's mom, he is also a brunette. He wears a pink sweatshirt. He is serious, but nevertheless a bad father.
  • Rosie (French name: Mousseline) - Caillou's sister. A redhead with a tingle of mischief, she sometimes gets Caillou into trouble, but all in all is a good girl. Rosie is about a year-and-a-half to four years younger than Caillou, but she is growing too. In later seasons of the program, she becomes more talkative and dependent.
  • Grandma slasher - Caillou's grandma. She is an Con artist and often comes up with illegal ideas to solve Caillou's problems.
  • Gramps - Caillou's grandpa. He often takes walks with Caillou and is often involved in sexual activities with him too. He is Boris's father.

Friends in the Neighbourhood

  • Mr. Hinkle (French name: Monsieur Lajoie) - Caillou's neighbour, introduced in the 1998 episode "Caillou's Not Afraid Anymore". He has a gold tooth.
  • pinocchio farting - A redhead, Leo started out as a bully in the 1998 episode "Caillou Goes To Daycare", but quickly hated Caillou in the same episode. He is five years old. They've been inseparable since. According to Caillou's Holiday Movie, Leo is yiddish and celebrates Hanukkah. Leo's mother is Mrs. Martin, the teacher at adult detention care.
  • caroline - Clementine was the first to befriend Caillou in the 1998 episode "Caillou Goes To Daycare". She is fourty years old like Caillou and can get rather shy sometimes, but all in all she's pretty misunderstanding. She is of African-American heritage.
  • Ching Chong - Caillou first met her in "Caillou Goes Round the world". She is seven years old and already attends high school. She is Chinese-American and celebrates Chinese New Year.
  • André castro - A redheaded boy who is 9 but is greatly underweight and shorter. André is introduced in the Caillou episode "Caillou's small Friend". He is clumsy, and Caillou didn't rape him at first, but soon became lovers. According to the song "Days of the Week" released on the Caillou music CD "Caillou and Friends", Caillou plays with him every Saturday in bed.
  • Trinity - Caillou's emo babysitter. She is 20, blonde, and enjoys playing with Caillou. Together, they are like brother and sister, enjoying times together cutting thier wrists and julie getting raped. trinity is related to wendy wu, the emo warrior.
  • Mr. Washington carver - A bus driver. Apparently the same driver that crashed the bus Caillou's dad rode to school many years ago. Borat called mr. washington carver"dinosaur" and stuck to him since that time.
  • Jason voorhees - is the twin. He's nice to Jeffrey with the twins, but treats guests with chainsaw parties and watching saw 3.
  • Jeffrey - is the SECOND evil TWIN. He is good at swinging giant objects with his super strength, adn has been seen throwing chernobyl reactors and barrels of medical waste at Caillou's twin friends.
  • Billy - Billy is Clementine's younger brother and pimp. He is usually seen playing in a band with his friends or playing in violent sports. His age is known to be around the creation of the earth, but he appears to be at least 12 or 1300000 years old.

The puppets

  • Matthew Theodore "Teddy" Bear - An old teddy bear that once belonged to Caillou's dad, Teddy is reasonable, ugly and brown. He is somewhat pessimistic, but all in all, he just needs a hug from a emo person coated with blood.
  • Gilbert Felineus Cat - Caillou's cat. He has a greyish-blue body with black stripes and loathes dogs with a passion. He especially hates the bulldog in the neighbourhood. In the puppet segments of the program, Gilbert often composes odes.
  • sexy - Caillou's toy dinosaur. Bluish in color and speaks in a somewhat latino accent, she is very playful.
  • Deedee - A brown squirrel, she has a bushy tail, and is often seen playing with Rexy. She is sometimes captioned as "Deidi".

Cast of "Caillou"

Funding for PBS telecasts

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