Pablo the Little Red Fox

Pablo the Little Red Fox is a pre-school children's animated series that originally ran from 28 September to 17 November 1999 on BBC One and BBC Two (part of CBBC). The series is a British-French co-production between Red Fox Productions and Millimages, and was produced in association with the BBC, ZDF and ZDF Enterprises.

Pablo the Little Red Fox
Genre	Children’s Animated Preschool Educational Slice of life
Created by	Hannah Giffard
Based on	Red Fox and Red Fox on the Move by Hannah Giffard
Starring	David Holt Louise Goldstein Eve Karpf Adrienne Posta Bob Saker Stuart Lock Kate Harbour
Composer	Rowland Lee
Country of origin	United Kingdom France
Original languages	English French
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	Theresa Plummer-Andrews Roch Lener Jonathan Peel
Producers	Ken Anderson Keith Tutt
Running time	4-5 minutes per episode (approx)
Production companies	Red Fox Productions Millimages
Original release
Network	BBC One/BBC Two (CBBC) (United Kingdom) La Cinquième (France) ZDF (Germany)
Release	28 September 1999 (1999-09-28) – 25 September 2000 (2000-09-25)

The series centres on a little red city fox called Pablo and his siblings called Pumpkin and Poppy, their parents, Red Fox and Rose, their friends, a dog named Baxter, a hedgehog named Helena, a cat named Finbar, a frog called Fromage, a seagull called Gil Gull and an owl named Madam Owl.

Plot

The action often takes place at night, when three little fox cubs, Pablo, Poppy, and Pumpkin, go out and explore the city, from circus tents, artist's studios and the local museum. Pablo often leads them astray but somehow they always get out of trouble and find a way back home, to their cozy den at the bottom of Hannah's garden.

Animation

The series' main characters. From left to right: Pumpkin, Poppy and Pablo

The graphic style of the cartoons has intense colours and white outlines, reminiscent of silk paintings and Hannah Giffard's original water colour illustrations. The series concept was created by Hannah Giffard, British writer and illustrator of the original books called 'Red Fox' and 'Red Fox on the Move' published by Frances Lincoln. Giffard worked closely on the series as an editor and creator of many of the story lines. She also worked with the art director and director to create the characters and backgrounds for the series.

Music

The theme music was composed by Rowland Lee, the lyrics were written by John Grace (who was a writer for the show), and was performed by the now-defunct Clewborough House School in Camberley.

Awards

The show won the British Academy Children's Award for International in 2000.

Episodes

Original episodes (1999-2000)

1. On the Top of the World (28 September 1999)
2. The Biggest Bed
3. Market Day
4. Gone Hunting
5. Pumpkin to the Rescue
6. Fishing for Dad
7. The Lost Bear
8. In the Balance
9. Footprint in the Snow
10. The Playground
11. Umbrella Day
12. At the Supermarket
13. Moving Out
14. A New Home for Helena
15. Bathtime
16. The Football Match
17. An Ice Day
18. Three Wishes
19. The Storm
20. Me and my Shadow
21. Sky High
22. Buried Treasure
23. Hide and Seek
24. The Train Journey
25. Pablo the Lifeguard
26. Fooled You!
27. Snowfox
28. Happy Twelve Moons
29. Sleepy Head
30. Pumpkin Measures Up
31. What's This?
32. How Does it Grow, Pablo?
33. Changing Rooms
34. City Lights
35. Pumpkin's Big Voice
36. The Sound of Music
37. Midnight Cleaning
38. Rattling Bones
39. Painter's Studio
40. The Balloon Trip
41. A Nest for Four
42. Smile!
43. Who's the Best?
44. Sticky Paws
45. The Growling Toy
46. The Post-office
47. Pablo and the Tin of Sardines
48. A Cub in a Tangle
49. The Kite (4 September 2000)
50. The Abominable Drain Monster
51. Abracadabra Pablo
52. The Last Apple

Double bill episodes (1999)

These double-bill episodes were originally aired on CBeebies in the United Kingdom from the channel's launch.

1. On the Top of the World/The Biggest Bed
2. Market Day/Gone Hunting
3. Pumpkin to the Rescue/Fishing for Dad
4. The Lost Bear/In the Balance
5. Footprint in the Snow/The Playground
6. Umbrella Day/At the Supermarket
7. Moving Out/A New Home for Helena
8. Bathtime/The Football Match
9. An Ice Day/Three Wishes
10. The Storm/Me and my Shadow
11. Sky High/Buried Treasure
12. Hide and Seek/The Train Journey
13. Pablo the Lifeguard/Fooled You!
14. Snowfox/Happy Twelve Moons
15. Sleepy Head/Pumpkin Measures Up
16. What's This?/How Does it Grow, Pablo?
17. Changing Rooms/City Lights
18. Pumpkin's Big Voice/The Sound of Music
19. Midnight Cleaning/Rattling Bones
20. Painter's Studio/The Balloon Trip
21. A Nest for Four/Smile!
22. Who's the Best?/Sticky Paws
23. The Growling Toy/The Post-office
24. Pablo and the Tin of Sardines/A Cub in a Tangle
25. The Kite/The Abominable Drain Monster
26. Abracadabra Pablo/The Last Apple

See also

• Foxes in popular culture, films and literature

External links

• Pablo the Little Red Fox at BBC Online
• Official website of Pablo the Little Red Fox
• Pablo the Little Red Fox at IMDb