Anatole is an animated children's television series based on the Anatole book series by Eve Titus. The series was created by Scottish Television, Valentine Productions s.a.r.l. and Nelvana as one of their numerous programs. It originally aired on Canada's YTV network from 1998 to 1999, and premiered in the US on CBS on 3 October 1998, and aired through the 1998–99 television season.
Premise The series tells the story of Anatole, an anthropomorphic mouse who lives in Paris, Europe. He works as a night watchman in a cheese factory. He has a wife, Doucette, and a family of six little mice.
Characters
Main Anatole, the series' lead. A loyal, honest, brave and open-minded mouse, Anatole is a good father to his children and a wonderful husband to Doucette. Gaston, Anatole's friend Doucette, Anatole's wife. Kind, loyal, wise and patient, Doucette is a source of comfort and advice to her children and her husband. A good mother, She gets genuinely worried whenever her family are in peril. In "The Hunchbat of Notre Dame", it is revealed that she is afraid of heights. Paul, Anatole's oldest son. He loves inventing, sword-fighting and sailing. Paulette, Anatole's oldest daughter. She shares similar interests as her brother Paul, including inventing and sword fighting. Claude, Anatole's middle son. He loves books and proves to have an active imagination. Claudette, Anatole's middle daughter. Literary like her brother Claude, Claudette also loves art. Georges, Anatole's youngest son Georgette, Anatole's youngest daughter Pamplemousse, the mayor of the mouse village
Supporting
Edgar - A large but good-natured rat who helps Anatole rescue Claude, Paul and Paulette from the Parisian sewers. Molière - Anatole's dependable mole friend, who is an expert miner/tunneler. Rene Yvette Mayor Soucy Pascal Uncle Louis M. Duval Charlemagne the Cat - M. Duval's pet cat and one of Anatole's antagonists in the series. Pierre the Pigeon - A pigeon who would much rather walk than fly, due to getting dizzy while flying (airsickness). Otto Gretchen Hans Nathalie Comtesse De Souris Maurice Jacques - A misunderstood, hunchbacked bat who guards the Notre Dame Cathedral. At first intimidating, he is actually a passionate music lover and Gothic architecture. He shares similarities to Quasimodo from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and Erik the Phantom from "Phantom of the Opera." The Two Crows Nostromo The Bakers Thief Two weasels
Production CBS announced in January 1998 that it would return to airing cartoons as part of its Saturday morning programming schedule for the 1998–99 television season, and Anatole was among the new animated series announced. In July 1998, it was announced that CBS would premiere Anatole and the rest of its Saturday morning animated programming on 19 September 1998, though by September the premiere date had slipped to 3 October 1998.
Episodes Charles E. Bastien directed every episode of Anatole.
References
External links
Anatole on STV Player