Iris, The Happy Professor

*Iris, The Happy Professor*
Iris, The Happy Professor
Also known as	Professor Iris
Genre	Children's show
Created by	Henri Desclez
Developed by	Henri Desclez; Norma Denys
Written by	Henri Desclez
Directed by	Chuck Rubin; François Jobin; Pierre R. Thériault
Creative director	Henri Desclez
Starring	Pier Paquette; Frank Meschkuleit; Tim Gosley; Rob Mills; Michel Lapointe; Jani Lauzon
Theme music composer	Stéphane Deschamps
Composers	Stéphane Deschamps; Benoit Roberge (1993); Joël Champagne (1993)
Country of origin	Canada
Original languages	English; French
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	156
Production
Executive producer	Henri Desclez
Producers	Henri Desclez; Norma Denys
Production locations	Montreal, Quebec
Cinematography	Sébastien Tremblay
Camera setup	Multi-Camera
Running time	14:00
Production company	Desclez Productions
Original release
Network	The Learning Channel; Télévision de Radio-Canada
Release	1992 –; 1994

Iris, The Happy Professor (also known as Iris and Professor Iris and in French as Iris, le gentil professeur or Professeur Iris) is a Canadian-produced television show that run for 156 episodes from 1992 to 1994, created by former Belgian-born comic book artist Henri Desclez and revolving around Professor Iris, a purple ibis who teaches a class of three students: Piano, Skeleton, and Plant. The Professor teaches a variety of subjects to his students and always wears a bowtie based on the topic of the lesson in each episode.

A French-language version was made by Montreal's Cinélume Film et Vidéo (under the supervision of Vincent Davy for the first two seasons, uncredited on the first and credited on the second; then Christine Boivineau for the remaining episodes, with Joey Galimi for song adaptation).

Characters

Professor Iris: played by Pier Paquette (English); Pierre Auger (French) – A purple ibis and teacher at the unnamed school that serves as the series' setting. He is knowledgeable, optimistic, and the series' protagonist.
Skeleton: played by Frank Meschkuleit, Rob Mills (English); Jean Galtier (French) – A skeleton of an ibis with bones laid over a red cardigan.
Piano: played by Tim Gosley (English); Élise Bertrand (French) – A pink piano who loves music.
Plant: played by Tim Gosley (English); Gilbert Lachance (French) – A whimsical flower in a flowerpot.
Ms. Principal: played by Frank Meschkuleit, Rob Mills (English); Daniel Picard (French) – A yellow duck who is headmistress of the school. She often walks into the class to complain about the racket when it gets noisy.
Mr. Plumeau: played by Michel Lapointe (English); Edgar Fruitier (French) – A grey dog who serves as the school's janitor.
Kiwi: played by Jani Lauzon (English); Lisette Dufour (French) – A green frog who is Ms. Principal's niece.

International broadcasting

Aside from airing in its native Canada,^[1] Iris, The Happy Professor was one of the first six shows featured on TLC's Ready Set Learn! block during its 28 December 1992 debut.^[2] It has also aired in several countries and territories including France, Israel, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Latin America, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Scotland, Brunei and Jordan.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Today's Best: Television". Calgary Herald. 12 September 1993. p. C1. Retrieved 16 September 2024 – via ProQuest.
^ Donlon, Brian (28 December 1992). "Ready, Set, Learn! takes off". USA Today. p. 03D. Retrieved 16 September 2024 – via ProQuest.

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[1] "Today's Best: Television". Calgary Herald. 12 September 1993. p. C1. Retrieved 16 September 2024 – via ProQuest.

[usa-today-199212-2] Donlon, Brian (28 December 1992). "Ready, Set, Learn! takes off". USA Today. p. 03D. Retrieved 16 September 2024 – via ProQuest.

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