Little Hippo (French: Petit Potam) is an animated children's television series based on the French Petit Potam books by Christine Chagnoux. The series was an international co-production between Marina Productions, France 3, ZDF, EVA Entertainment, Neurones and The Britt Allcroft Company. The series debuted on France 3 in France on 1 September 1997.[1]

Little Hippo
Also known asPetit Potam
Based onPetit Potam
by Christine Chagnoux
Written byRobin Lyons
Andrew Offiler
Suzanne Bailly
Annetta Zucchi
Douglas Booth
Françoise Boublil
Joe Boyle
Jill Brett
Jamie Brown
Herbert Carias-Freire
Stan Cullimore
Christophe Léger
Paul Finch
Alexandre Gelbert
Jean Helpert
Anthony Hodgson
Lucy Daniel
Béatrice Marthouret
Michael Maurer
Lavinia Murray
Dennis O’Flaherty
Stéphane Piera
Claude Raymond
Noëlle Septier-Saugout
Annie Smyth
Alexander Swinnerton
Jamila Taxit
Raymond de Thiebert
Pierre-François Bertrand
Directed byBernard Deyriès
ComposersBill Baxter
Olivier Lanneluc
Jacques Bastello
Country of originFrance
Germany
Belgium
United Kingdom
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes341
Production
Executive producerClaude Berthier
ProducerMaureen Sery
Running time13 minutes
Production companiesMarina Productions
EVA Entertainment
Neurones
Britt Allcroft (Development) Limited
Original release
NetworkFrance 3
Release1 September 1997 (1997-09-01) –
1998 (1998)[citation needed]

Premise edit

Little Hippo is about Little Hippo, Tessie, Tim, and Tam who live in Muddy Wallow.

Characters edit

  • Little Hippo
  • Tessie
  • Tim
  • Tam

Episodes edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"L'equipe aero-potam"Bernard DeyrièsUnknown1 September 1997 (1997-09-01)

Broadcast edit

Little Hippo was broadcast circa 1998 on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom.[2]

Film edit

Petit Potam – Le film is a film based on the series.

References edit

  1. ^ "Petit Potam". Planète Jeunesse. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Disney Channel: Friday, June 26 1998". TV Live. Archived from the original on March 13, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

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