List of The Bellflower Bunnies episodes

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The 2005 Region 2 box set of the original French series. Standing up: Papa Bramble, Aunt Zinnia. Below: Dandelion, Poppy, Periwinkle, Violette and Mistletoe.

The Bellflower Bunnies (French: La Famille Passiflore) is a children's animated series based on the Beechwood Bunny Tales books by Geneviève Huriet, Amélie Sarn and Loïc Jouannigot. It debuted on TF1, a French television network, on 24 December 2001.[1] Many French and Canadian companies have participated in the show's production over the years; TF1 has always been involved. The series is written by Valérie Baranski, and produced by Patricia Robert. Moran Caouissin directed the first season, and Eric Berthier did the last two.

The show centres on the adventures and exploits of the Bellflower family, a clan of seven rabbits who live in Beechwood Grove. The two adults in the family, Papa Bramble and Aunt Zinnia, take care of their five children: Periwinkle, Poppy, Mistletoe, Dandelion and Violette.[Note 1]

The Bellflower Bunnies originally aired on TFOU TV (formerly TF! Jeunesse), the children's service of TF1, and has since appeared on France's local Disney Junior (formerly Playhouse Disney). The series has also been broadcast on CBC Television and TFO in Canada, KI.KA in Germany, Portugal's RTP in the Azores, and in several other countries.

The show has fifty-two episodes: four in the first season,[2] twenty-two in the second,[3] and twenty-six in the third.[4] In the entire series, thirteen are based directly on installments in Beechwood Bunny Tales, published by Milan Presse of France and Gareth Stevens in the United States; the rest are based on scripts by Valérie Baranski. Distributors in Europe,[5] North America,[6] and South Korea[7] have released DVDs of the first two seasons.

Overview[edit]

The English episode titles come from Feature Films for Families and Direct Source's Region 1 DVDs, as well as the online schedules of the Al Jazeera Children's Channel in the Middle East (for season 2).

Season Episodes Director Original broadcast (France) DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3
1 4 Moran Caouissin December 2001 1 October 2003[8] France 23 January 2003[9]

Germany 22 February 2008[10]
Netherlands March 2005 – July 2006

February 2005[7]
2 22 Eric Berthier September 2004 – February 2005 12 April 2005[6][Note 2] France November 2004 – July 2005

Germany 22 February 2008 (episodes 5–8);[11]
14 August 2008 (episodes 9–16)[12][13][Note 3]
Hungary 13 June 2005[Note 2][14]

Not released
3 26 Eric Berthier April 2007 – July 2010 TBA France 4 November 2008 (episodes 1-5);[15]
6 January 2009 (episodes 6-10)[16] 		TBA

Season 1[edit]

Main article: The Bellflower Bunnies (season 1)
Official # TF1 # French title English title Air date (France) Original Beechwood Bunny Tale
1 2 "Le déménagement" "Room to Move" 25 December 2001 Family Moving Day (La famille Passiflore déménage)
2 3 "Carnaval" "Carnival" 27 December 2001 Carnaval chez les Passiflore
3 1 "Vive la glisse" "Slide On" 24 December 2001 Vive la glisse!
4 4 "En ballon" "Balloonatic Bunnies" 28 December 2001 En ballon, les Passiflore!

Season 2[edit]

Main article: The Bellflower Bunnies (season 2)
Official # TF1 # French title English title Air date (France) Original Beechwood Bunny Tale / Source material
5 5 "L'exploit de Tante Zinia" "Born to Be Bunnies" 22 September 2004 L'exploit de tante Zinia
6 8 "Les Passiflore mènent l'enquête" "Bunnies on a Case" 13 October 2004 Les Passiflore mènent l'enquête
7 6 "Les beignets flambés" "Refried Donuts" 29 September 2004 Les beignets flambés
8 17 "Noël chez les Passiflore" "A Christmas Tail" 25 December 2004 Le Noël des Passiflore
9 7 "Le jardin de Dentdelion" "A Garden for Dandelion" 6 October 2004 Dandelion's Vanishing Vegetable Garden (Le jardin de Dentdelion Passiflore)
10 9 "L'invention d'Onésime" "Papa Bramble's Invention" 20 October 2004 L'invention d'Onésime Passiflore
11 10 "L'ogre Kazoar" "Kazoar the Ogre" 27 October 2004 Loosely follows storyline of Aunt Zinnia and the Ogre (Tante Zinia et l'ogre Kazoar)
12 12 "En avant la musique" "Face the Music" 17 November 2004 En avant, la musique!
13 11 "Le premier bal d'Agaric" "Periwinkle's First Dance" 10 November 2004 Periwinkle at the Full Moon Ball (Le premier bal d'Agaric Passiflore)
14 26 "Dentdelion et le bébé marmotte" "Dandelion and the Baby Groundhog" 23 February 2005 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
15 13 "La clé du bonheur" "The Key to Happiness" 24 November 2004 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
16 14 "Pirouette sous les feux de la rampe" "In the Limelight" 1 December 2004 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
17 15 "Coup de foudre aux Airelles" "Love at First Sight" 8 December 2004 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
18 22 "Au pays des fantômes" "In Ghost Country" 26 January 2005 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
19 21 "Dentdelion fait son cinéma" "Dandelion and the Silver Screen" 19 January 2005 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
20 23 "Agaric et le sorcier" "Periwinkle and the Witch Doctor" 2 February 2005 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
21 18 "Le pacte du lac" "The Monster of Blueberry Lake" 29 December 2004 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
22 16 "Le secret d'Onésime" "Papa Bramble's Secret" 15 December 2004 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
23 19 "Vive les vacances" "Holiday with Love" 5 January 2005 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
24 20 "Chez les petits savants" "At the Science Academy" 12 January 2005 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
25 24 "Au cœur de la source" "The Heart of the Spring" 9 February 2005 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
26 25 "Sacrée Nounou" "Hairy Nanny" 16 February 2005 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski

Season 3[edit]

Main article: The Bellflower Bunnies (season 3)
Official # TF1 # French title English title Air date (France) Original Beechwood Bunny Tale / Source material
27 27 "La fée Pirouette" "Fairy Violet" 4 April 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
28 28 "Le lapin magique" "Magic Rabbit" 18 April 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
29 29 "Un phare dans la forêt" "Lighthouse in the Forest" 25 April 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
30 30 "La pêche au trésor" "Treasure Hunt" 2 May 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
31 31 "Poussières d'étoiles" "Stardust" 9 May 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
32 32 "Vacances de rêve" "Dream Vacation" 23 May 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
33 33 "Les Passiflore et le Barapoul" "The Bellflowers and the Henbar" 30 May 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
34 34 "Les Passiflore à la mer" "Bellflowers by the Sea" 6 June 2007 Les Passiflore à la mer
35 35 "Parfum d'amour" "Perfume of Love" 13 June 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
36 36 "Pirouette et la cigogne" "Violet and the Stork" 20 June 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
37 38 "L'expédition glaciale" "The Ice Expedition" 4 July 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
38 37 "Le violon du marais" "The Violin in the Marsh" 27 June 2007 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
39 39 "La reine des corsaires" "Pirate Queen" 6 July 2008 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
40 40 "Tempête aux Airelles" "Storm over Blueberry Hill" 13 July 2008 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
41 41 "Arsène et compagnie" "Archie and Co" 20 July 2008 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
42 42 "Les petits bricolos" "Inventor Bunnies" 27 July 2008 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
43 43 "Les Toudoux" "The Softies" 17 August 2008 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
44 44 "Les Passiflore unis" "The Bellflowers United" 20 August 2008 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
45 45 "Chez Zinia" "At Zinnia's Place" 24 August 2008 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
46 46 "Le Lapinosaurus" "The Bunnyosaurus" 22 December 2008 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
47 47 "L'élu des Airelles" "The Chosen One" 23 December 2008 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
48 48 "Roméo et Pirouette" "Romeo and Violet" 30 December 2008 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
49 49 "Sacré manège" "Merry Go Round" 1 January 2009 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
50 50 "Mon pantin à moi" "My Rag Doll" 2 January 2009 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
51 51 "Pierre de lune" "Moonstone" 12 July 2010 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski
52 52 "Fabiola la douce" "Sweet Fabiola" 13 July 2010 Teleplay by Valérie Baranski

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In the first four English episodes, Violette retains her original French name, Pirouette.
  2. ^ a b Select episodes only.
  3. ^ Numbers refer to official production order (see this table).

References[edit]

General
  • "Search results for La Famille Passiflore airdates" (in French). Institut National de l'Audiovisuel. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  • "Interactive schedule" (in English and Arabic). Al Jazeera Children's Channel. Archived from the original (Flash required) on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  • Some French titles for season 3 were provided by TFO's schedules during its summer 2008 run, before the episodes premiered on France.
Specific
  1. ^ "Films d'animation". Le Monde (in French). Paris. 2001-12-23. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  2. ^ "TF1 International (MIP-TV 2001 Profiles)". Television Europe. 4 (4). Reed Business Information: 114. April 2001.
  3. ^ "Corporative profile for Euro Visual (Franck Algard)" (PDF). Canada-France Mini-Immersion (in English and French). Telefilm Canada/SPFA. 2005-06-05. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  4. ^ "Les interventions du CNC dans l'animation" (PDF) (in French). Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC). 2005. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-04-05. La Famille Passiflore n° 3
  5. ^ "La Famille Passiflore, Vol. 1 à 5 (Pack spécial, 2006) product description" (in French). DVDfr.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  6. ^ a b "The Bellflower Bunnies: Tales product information". Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  7. ^ a b 까르르 토끼 친구들 (in Korean). Kyobo Book Centre. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  8. ^ Eagle, Linda (2003). "Review of The Bellflower Bunnies, Vol. 1". Dove Foundation. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  9. ^ Evrard, José (2003-01-23). "Review of La Famille Passiflore" (in French). DvdCritiques.com. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  10. ^ "Die Häschenbande, Folge 1 DVD information" (in German). Brandora AG. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  11. ^ "Die Häschenbande, Folge 2 DVD information" (in German). Brandora AG. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  12. ^ "Die Häschenbande 3 product information" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  13. ^ "Die Häschenbande 4 product information" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  14. ^ "Tappancs család: "Tappancs Dani kertecskéje + Tappancs Papa találmánya" product information" (in Hungarian). DVD-HOME Hungary Kft. 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  15. ^ "La Famille Passiflore: Les Nouvelles Aventures - Vol. 1 product description" (in French). DVDFr. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  16. ^ "La Famille Passiflore: Les Nouvelles Aventures - Vol. 2 product description" (in French). DVDFr. Retrieved 2010-09-04.

External links[edit]

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