Genre ActionAdventure Directed by Pierre Alain Chartier | Written by Christel Gonnard | |
Voices of Gabriel Bismuth BienaiméFranck CapilleryGuillaume GallienneMarie Gillain |
The Little Prince (French: Le Petit Prince) is a French stereoscopic computer-animated children's television series inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novel of the same name that began broadcast in late 2010. The series was created by Method Animation and the Saint-Exupéry-d'Agay Estate Production, in co-production with LPPTV, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Fabrique d'Images, DQ Entertainment and ARD, in participation with France Télévisions WDR Rai Fiction, Télévision Suisse Romande and TV5Monde.
Contents
- Main characters
- B planet characters
- Characters in arcs with unidentified planets
- Characters in arcs with unidentified episode numbers
- Multi planet arc characters
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- English titles
- Peoples
- Planets
- Sketchpad creations
- Book series
- Video Game
- References
It was produced by Aton Soumache, Alex Vonarb, Dimitri Rassam and Cedric Pilot, co-produced by Jean-Marie Musique, Christine Parisse and Tapaas Chakravarti, and developed for television by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patelliere with Romain Van Leimt. Main character creation and adaptation was done by Bertrand Catignol, with art direction by Gabriel Villate and Pierre-Alain Chartier. Storyboard supervision was done by Augusto Zanovello and Jean Charles Andre, and script edition by Christel Gonnard. The original music OST track for the series was composed, orchestrated and arranged by Frederic Talgorn, and performed by WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln.
Adaptation rights currently belong to Soicete pour l'CEuvre et la Memoire d'Antione de Saint-Exupery (2008). It was later translated into English and Scottish Gaelic.
Translated dubs were broadcast on three channels in Canada: TVOntario (until 2016, as part of TVO Kids), Télé-Québec and Knowledge Network. In the United States, the series was part of the original lineup for Primo TV during its January 2017 launch. The series is also officially available online, via media partners, on YouTube.
Main characters
B planet characters
B 546 episodes 1-2, The Planet of Time:
B 311 episodes 3-4, The Planet of the Firebird:
B 222 episodes 5-6, The Planet of Wind
B 678 episodes 7-8, The Planet of Music:
Characters in arcs with unidentified planets
episodes 9-10, possibly Gehom or Giant
B 356 episodes 11-12, The Planet of Jade
B 370 episodes 13-14, Planet of the Globies
episodes 15-16, The Planet of Amicopes:
episodes 17-20
episodes 21-23, The Planet of Bubble Gob:
episodes 24-25, The Planet of Carapodes:
episode 26-27, possibly Gehom or Giant
B 743 episodes 28-29, La planète du Ludokaa, translated The Planet of Ludokaa, abbreviated Planet Ludokaa in English
episodes 30-33, could include Gehom or Giant
episodes 34-35, La planète des Okidiens:
episodes 36-37, The Planet of Libris:
C 333 episode 38-39, The Planet of Cublix
episodes 40-41, could be Gehom or Giant
episodes 42-44, La planète des Bamalias:
X 442 episodes 45-47, La planète du Gargand, called The Planet of the Gargand in English dub, or The Planet of Gargand on guides
Characters in arcs with unidentified episode numbers
B 782 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Giant (2-part arc)
D 444 episodes ??-?? Gehom's Planet (2-part arc)
D 455 episodes ??-?? The Star Snatcher's Planet
W 5613 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Trainiacs:
Multi-planet arc characters
Storylines in the second season are original stories that build upon multiple planets addressed individually in season 1 interacting together.
B 325 > B 330 > B 505 episodes ??-?? The New Mission:
B 311 > D555 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Ice Bird (based on The Planet of Ashkabaar by Heloise Cappoccia & Christel Connard and The Planet of the Firebird by Julien Magnat)
D455 > W5613 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Astrotrainiacs (based on The Planet of the Trainiacs by An Keo and The Star Snatcher's Planet by Thomas Barichella)
D 333 > C 669 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Oracle (based on The Planet of Coppelius by Otto Carlo Rino and The Planet of the Amicopes by Heloise Cappocia)
C 669 > B 901 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Grelon (based on The Planet of the Grand Buffoon by Thierry Gaudin and The Planet of Coppelius by Otto Carlo Rino)
D 0101 > B 743 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Crystal Tears (based on The Planet of Ludokaa by Clelia Constantine and The Planet of the Okidiens by Christel Gonnard and Therry Gaudin)
D0101 > B782 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Giant Comet (based on The Planet of the Giant by Gilles Adrien & Alain Broders and The Planet of the Okidiens by Thierry Gaudin & Christel Gonnard)
X 000 > B222 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Nymphalidae (based on The Planet of the Winds by Delphine Dubos and The Planet of the Snake by Julien Magnat)
Season 1
Aired in 2010, English translations in 2011
- La planète du temps (part 1) The Planet of Time English translation aired December 31, 2011
- La planète du temps (part 2)
- La planète de l'oiseau de feu (part 1) The Planet of the Firebird
- La planète de l'oiseau de feu (part 2)
- La planète des Eoliens (part 1) translation aired April 25, 2011 The Planet of Wind
- La planète des Eoliens (part 2)
- La planète de la musique (part 1) English: The Planet of the Music
- La planète de la musique (part 2)
- La planète de l'astronome (part 1) English: The Planet of the Astronomer translation aired August 7, 2011
- La planète de l'astronome (part 2)
- La planète de jade (part 1) English: The Planet of Jade
- La planète de jade (part 2)
- La planète des Globus (part 1) English: The Planet of Globies (retitled Planet of the Globies)
- La planète des Globus (part 2)
- La planète des Amicopes (part 1) English: The Planet of Amicopes planet D 333 / The Planet of the Oracle
- La planète des Amicopes (part 2)
- La planète de Géhom (part 1)
- La planète de Géhom (part 2)
- La planète des Wagonautes (part 1) translation aired December 17, 2011: The Planet of Traniacs
- La planète des Wagonautes (part 2)
- La planète du Bubble Gob (part 1) translation aired December 24, 2011, TVO debut on February 12, 2012 The Planet of the Bubble Gob
- La planète du Bubble Gob (part 2) TVO debut also February 12, 2012
- La planète du Bubble Gob (part 3)
- La planète des Carapodes (part 1) translation aired February 20, 2012 English: The Planet of Carapodes planet B 723
- La planète des Carapodes (part 2) aired May 27, 2012
- La planète de géant (part 1) The Planet of the Giants'
- La planète de géant (part 2)
Season 2
Season 3
English titles
Original air dates listed on TVO indicate that the English episodes may have aired in a different order. The 2015 airings are also in a different order.
- The Planet of the Wind part 1 aired November 2011 then June 28, 2015 on TVO
- The Little Prince tries to aid the Eolians with the wind, which has been failing because of a conflict between the Great Mage of the Winds and his son, Zephyr.
- The Planet of the Wind part 2 aired November 6, 2011 then July 5, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of Time part 1 aired December 31, 2011 then May 17, 2015 on TVO (12 Feb 2012 and 11 Dec 2016 as "Planet of Time 1")
- When the Little Prince sets foot on this planet, it is all out of synch. In one village, time has stopped. In another, on the contrary, it has sped up.
- The Planet of Time part 2 aired December 31, 2011 then May 24, 2015 on TVO (12 Feb 2012 and 18 Dec 2016 as "Planet of Time 2")
- Following the advice of the evil Cobra the watchmaker turns all the clocks back, but going back in time can be dangerous.
- The Planet of the Firebird part 1 aired January 15, 2012 then June 14, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Firebird part 2 aired January 15, 2012 then June 21, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of Jade part 1 aired January 22, 2012 then July 12, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of Jade part 2 aired January 22, 2012 then July 19, 2015 on TVO
- The Star Snatcher's Planet part 1 aired March 4, 2012 then July 26, 2015 on TVO
- The Star Snatcher's Planet part 2 aired March 4, 2012 then August 2, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of Bubble Gob part 1 aired March 4, 2012 then September 20, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of Bubble Gob part 2 aired March 4, 2012 then September 27, 2015 on TVO
- The Bubble Gob, a creature created to clean the ocean, threatens the homes of the Creatall
- The Chlorophilians' crops are failing because the astronomer keeps removing stars and planets.
- The Planet of Music part 1 aired March 11, 2012 then May 31, 2015 and December 25, 2016 on TVO
- When the Little Prince arrives on this planet, the Doites are a little unhinged by the strange behavior of Euphony, the singer whose songs rhythm everyday life. Lately, however, Euphony has been singing, less and out of tune and seems preoccupied.
- The Planet of Music part 2 aired March 11, 2012 then June 7, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Globies part 1 aired May 6, 2012 then August 9, 2015 on TVO
- The Little Prince discovers that the Globies are not the bad guys.
- The Planet of the Globies part 2 aired May 6, 2012 then August 16, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of Amicopes part 1 aired ? then August 23, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of Amicopes part 2 aired ? then August 30, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Giants part 1 aired September 16, 2012 then November 22, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Giants part 2 aired September 16, 2012 then November 29, 2015 on TVO
- Gehom's Planet part 1 aired February 17, 2013 then September 6, 2015 on TVO
- Gehom's Planet part 2 aired February 17, 2013 then September 13, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Trainiacs part 1 aired September 9, 2012 then March 1, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Trainiacs part 2 aired September 9, 2012 then March 8, 2015 on TVO
- The New Mission part 1 aired March 1, 2015 then March 15, 2015 on TVO
- The New Mission part 2 aired March 1, 2015 then March 22, 2015 on TVO
- The New Mission part 3 aired March 1, 2015 then March 29, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Grelon part 1 aired March 8, 2015 then April 5, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Grelon part 2 aired March 8, 2015 then April 12, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Oracle part 1 aired March 15,2015 then April 19, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Oracle part 2 aired March 15,2015 then April 26, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of the Crystal Tears part 1 aired March 22, 2015 then May 3, 2015 on TVO
- When the Little Prince reaches the Planet of Ludokaa, he discovers that Agathes king has started building a giant staircase to go to the source of the singing crystal pearls falling from the sky.
- The Planet of the Crystal Tears part 2 aired March 22, 2015 then May 10, 2015 on TVO
- The Little Prince will discover that these pearls are in fact the tears of Okoda, exiled very high in the sky, in her aerial palace.
- The Planet of Ludokaa part 1 aired September 23, 2012 then December 6, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of Ludokaa part 2 aired September 23, 2012 then December 13, 2015 on TVO
- The Planet of Cublix part 1 aired ?
- The Planet of Cublix part 2 aired October 7, 2012 then December 27, 2015 on TVO (part 1 did not air the preceding week)
- The Planet of Gargand part 3 aired September 2, 2012 then January 3, 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Astrotrainiacs part 1 aired ? then 11 September 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Astrotrainiacs part 2 aired ? then 18 September 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Giant Comet part 1 aired 22 November 2015 then 25 September 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Giant Comet part 2 aired 22 November 2015 then 2 October 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Garglux part 1 aired 29 November 2015 then 9 October 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Garglux part 2 aired 29 November 2015 then 16 October 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Spadosaur part 1 aired 6 December 2015 then 23 October 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Spadosaur part 2 aired 6 December 2015 then 30 October 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Cloud Tree part 1 aired 13 December 2015 then 6 November 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Cloud Tree part 2 aired 13 December 2015 then 13 November 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Rose part 1 aired 20 December 2015 then 20 November 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Rose part 2 aired 20 December 2015 then 27 November 2016 on TVO
- The Planet of the Rose part 3 aired 20 December 2015 then 4 December 2016 on TVO
Peoples
The various story arcs have various different named ethnic groups or species, including but not limited to:
Planets
Most of the story arcs in the series are named after a planet in relation to a property it has. Sometimes this term is used in the show itself as a proper name, and other times it is not. The planets are assigned a code consisting of a single letter and then a 3-digit number, which is listed before the episode title at the start of the show. Letter groupings include B, C, D, W and X.
In the latter half of the series, some of the planets are returned to in a later story arc. These include but are not limited to:
Other planets include:
Sketchpad creations
The Little Prince carries around a magical sketchpad (Fox has called it a sketchbook), which he uses to solve problems in his adventures. To do this, he generally changes from his green jumpsuit into his blue longcoat, along with a blue sword, both of which also vanish into particles, indicating they are constructs too. Most of the prince's constructs are made of a light blue energy or surrounded by a light blue aura, similar to that of the Blue Lantern Corps in DC Comics. He was also able to imprison the Snake in the sketchpad until Fox was tricked into releasing him. Some of the things created include but are not limited to:
Book series
A comic book adaptation with at least 22 issues has been created. The graphic novel books compile the stories which were spread over 2 or 3 episodes, and do not present them in the order that the TV series does.
- Book 1: The Planet of Wind released August 8 or October 1, 2012
- Book 2: The Planet of the Firebird released August 8 or October 1, 2012
- Book 3: The Planet of Music released September 5 or October 1, 2012
- Book 4: The Planet of Jade released September 5 or October 1, 2012
- Book 5: The Star Snatcher's Planet released December 28, 2012 or April 2013
- Book 6: The Planet of the Night Globes released December 28, 2012 or April 2013
- Book 7: The Planet of the Overhearers released December 28, 2012 or May 2013
- Book 8: The Planet of the Tortoise Driver released December 28, 2012 or May 2013
- Book 9: The Planet of the Giant released August or October 1, 2013
- Book 10: The Planet of Trainiacs released August or October 1, 2013
- Book 11: The Planet of Libris released September or October 1, 2013
- Book 12: The Planet of Ludokaa released September or October 1, 2013
- Book 13: The Planet of Tear-Eaters released March 1, 2014
- Book 14: The Planet of the Grand Buffoon released March 1, 2014
- Book 15: The Planet of the Gargand released March 1, 2014
- Book 16: The Planet of Gehom released March 1, 2014
- Book 17: The Planet of the Bubble Gob released October 1, 2014
- Book 18: The Planet of Time released October 1, 2014
- Book 19: The Planet of the Cublix released October 1, 2014
- Book 20: The Planet of Coppelius released October 1, 2014
- Book 21: The Planet of Okidians released January 1, 2015
- Book 22: The Planet of Ashkabaar released January 1, 2015
- Book 23: The Planet of Bamalias released August 1, 2015
- Book 24: The Planet of the Snake released August 1, 2015
Video Game
In 2008, Microsoft Studios contracted Paris-based game developer MKO Games to develop an Xbox 360 title based on the series. Sometime in 2010 the project was cancelled after two prototypes were completed.