Madeline (TV series)


Madeline is a 1993–2001 television series produced by DIC Entertainment, L.P., part of the Madeline media franchise. It began as a series of six television specials, and then was continued as Madeline and The New Adventures of Madeline.

Background

In 1960, the Madeline stories were adapted to a one-hour color episode for the NBC series The Shirley Temple Show. Madeline was played by Gina Gillespie, child actor Michel Petit played Pepito, and Imogene Coca portrayed Miss Clavel. It was Madeline's first appearance on television. The episode has been released to DVD.

Characters

Main

In 1988, DIC Enterprises and Cinar adapted the first book into an animated television special for HBO. The screenplay was written by Judy Rothman, who was writer, lyricist and story editor for nearly all subsequent Madeline animated projects. The special was narrated by Christopher Plummer, and featured original music and songs by veteran Sesame Street songwriter and composer Joe Raposo with lyrics by Judy Rothman. The special was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. In 1990, the special was released onto VHS by Hi-Tops Video.
Between 1990 and 1991, CINAR and France Animation produced animated adaptations of the other five original books for The Family Channel, with Christopher Plummer returning as the narrator and Marsha Moreau returning to voice Madeline. Each special featured new songs, with lyrics by Rothman and music by Jeffrey Zahn, who replaced Raposo after his death in 1989. "I'm Madeline", Madeline's theme song from the original special, was reprised. The specials were released on video by Golden Book Video.
EpEpisode titleOriginal releaseProduction Code
1Madeline April 9, 1988101
2Madeline's ChristmasDecember 25, 1990102
3Madeline and the Bad HatMarch 3, 1991103
4Madeline and the GypsiesApril 9, 1991105
5Madeline's RescueJune 6, 1991104
6Madeline in LondonNovember 28, 1991106

Television series (1993–2001)

In 1993, DIC produced a Madeline television series, which also aired on the Family Channel. Twenty episodes were produced for the first series. Christopher Plummer reprised his role as narrator again and "I'm Madeline" was the series' theme song, but most of the voice actors were replaced. The series was rerun on Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney and Toon Disney in the U.S. It features new songs with music by Andy Street and lyrics by Rothman, but compared to the previous TV specials, the first series onwards would only feature one song per episode in addition to the aforementioned theme songs.
In 1995, an additional 13 episodes were produced by DIC for ABC under the title The New Adventures of Madeline. A new theme song, called "Hats Off to Madeline", was used as the new opening theme, with the music by Andy Street with lyrics by Judy Rothman. although some early airings of those episodes however featured "I'm Madeline" but sung by the new voice cast. The new voice cast included Andrea Libman as the title character, S. Louise Vallance as both Miss Clavel and Genevieve, and David Morse from Maple Ridge, Canada as Pepito.
Between 2000 and 2001, DIC produced 26 episodes for the Disney Channel and YTV. "Hats off to Madeline" was re-sung by the cast and was used as the intro theme again. Christopher Gaze took over from Christopher Plummer as narrator. The show won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program.
Madeline was shown on KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS between Fall 2006 and 2007.
Broadcast and home video rights to all of the DIC/CINAR Madeline episodes/specials/telefilm/direct-to-video film are owned by WildBrain, as of September 23, 2019.
As of October 6, 2018, the series now airs on Qubo.

Episodes

Season 1 (1993–1994)

Season 2 (1995)

Season 3 (2000–2001)

Films

[Madeline: Lost in Paris]

On August 3, 1999, Buena Vista Home Video through Walt Disney Home Video released the feature-length movie . featuring Madeline being drawn into a scam by her supposed "Uncle" Horst and finding the true meaning to the word "family". As with Season 2 and eventually Season 3 of the series, Andrea Libman reprised her role as Madeline.
The movie was later released on DVD in 2010 by Shout! Factory.

My Fair Madeline

In 2002, as part of the DIC Movie Toons series of Television films, DIC produced My Fair Madeline, where Madeline is falsely accused of misbehavior on a trip to the Louvre and is sent to a London Finishing School, while attempting to foil the plot of two thieves. The voice cast was almost entirely replaced for the movie, with Chantal Strand voicing Madeline and most notably featuring Whoopi Goldberg as Miss Clavel.
The movie originally aired on November 17, 2002 on Nickelodeon and was later released onto VHS and DVD by MGM Home Entertainment followed on with international airings on Disney Channel, Toon Disney and Playhouse Disney.

Madeline in Tahiti

In 2005, DIC produced another film, titled Madeline in Tahiti, which is the final Madeline production to have been created. The movie features Madeline and her friends going on a vacation to Tahiti to stop Miss Clavel from retiring, with Pepito sneaking along, as well as stopping a villainess plot to erupt the Tahiti-nui Volcano. Chantel Strand reprised her role as Madeline while other characters were recast or reprised their roles from My Fair Madeline.
The movie was originally going to be released on DVD in the United States by Walt Disney Home Entertainment in 2006, but this release never saw the light of day. It was, however, released on DVD in some regions in 2007 through other distributors, and was eventually released in the United States on iTunes and Amazon Video in 2015.

Sing-a-Longs

In 2001, DIC produced two Direct-to-Video releases which featured songs and clips from Season 3 of the series akin to Disney's Sing-Along Songs series, which were titled Sing-a-Long with Madeline and her Friends and Sing-a-Long Around the World with Madeline.
They were originally released by Lions Gate Home Entertainment and Trimark Home Video on September 25, 2001 and March 25, 2002 respectively, and later reissued together by Mill Creek Entertainment as Madeline's Merry Musical Melodies on September 10, 2013 as well as being available for digital download.

Home media releases

The 1993 series was originally released by Golden Book Video on all single VHS volumes, and Sony Wonder on both VHS and DVD. The DVD versions contained 2 episodes each, sometimes with the original specials.
The 2000 series was released by Lions Gate Home Entertainment and Trimark Home Video in 2001 and 2002 on all VHS and DVD sets.
In 2008, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released 2 DVDs titled "Next Stop, America" and "Meet Me in Paris", each containing 3 episodes.
In 2010, Shout! Factory released 5 single-disc collections of the series.
On September 10, 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment released 3 single disc collections featuring content from the animated series as well as the original TV specials. The New Adventures of Madeline- Adventures in Paris contains 6 episodes from the 2000 series, while Madeline's Merry Musical Melodies features various musical interludes from the animated series. Bonjour Madeline contains all 6 original TV specials.
On May 13, 2014, Mill Creek re-released the three single disc collections together in one three-pack set.
On August 4, 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment released Madeline: The Complete Collection on DVD in Region 1 for the first time. This six-disc collection features all six original specials produced by DIC Entertainment and CINAR between 1988 and 1991, as well as all 59 episodes from the Madeline TV series.
DVD/VHS nameEpisodesDistributorRelease date
Madeline MannersMadeline's Manners
Madeline and the Show Off
Madeline's Sing-a-Long 		Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		September 25, 2001
Madeline's Halloween Spooktacular Madeline's Halloween
Madeline and the Spider Lady		Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		September 25, 2001
Madeline's Sing-a-Long Madeline's Sing-a-LongLions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		September 25, 2001
Madeline at the North PoleMadeline at the North Pole
Madeline and Santa
Madeline and the Ice Skates 		Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		October 16, 2001
Madeline's Best MannersMadeline's Manners
Madeline and the Show Off
Madeline and the Ice Skates
Madeline and the Tea Party		Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		March 26, 2002
Madeline at the Eiffel TowerMadeline at the Eiffel Tower
Madeline at Versailles
Madeline and the White Lie 		Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		March 26, 2002
Sing-a-Long Around the World with MadelineSing-a-Long Around the World with Madeline
Madeline's Sing-a-Long 		Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Trimark Home Video		March 26, 2002
Madeline – Volume 1Madeline and the Ballet
Madeline in New York		Sony Wonder/Classic MediaMay 28, 2002
Madeline – Volume 2Madeline and the 40 Thieves
Madeline and the New House		Sony Wonder/Classic MediaMay 28, 2002
Madeline's Winter VacationMadeline's Winter Vacation
Madeline in London		Sony Wonder/Classic MediaSeptember 24, 2002
Madeline's ChristmasMadeline's Christmas
Madeline and the Toy Factory		Sony Wonder/Classic MediaSeptember 24, 2002
Madeline's EasterMadeline and the Easter Bonnet
Madeline and the Bad Hat		Sony Wonder/Classic MediaFebruary 11, 2003
Madeline the StarMadeline in Hollywood
Madeline and the Soccer Star		Sony Wonder/Classic MediaFebruary 11, 2003
Madeline's Dog StoriesMadeline and the Dog Show
Madeline's Rescue		Sony Wonder/Classic MediaJune 3, 2003
Madeline's AdventuresMadeline and the Pirates
Madeline and the Gypsies		Sony Wonder/Classic MediaJune 3, 2003
Madeline – Meet Me in ParisMadeline at the Eiffel Tower
Madeline at the Louvre
Madeline at Cannes		20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentFebruary 11, 2008
Madeline – Next Stop, AmericaMadeline in New York
Madeline in Hollywood
Madeline in the Wild West		20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentFebruary 11, 2008
Madeline's Great AdventuresMadeline and the Magic Carpet
Madeline on Safari
Madeline and the Lost Crown
Madeline and the Gypsies
Madeline and the Pirates
Madeline and the Forty Thieves		Shout! FactoryJune 29, 2010
Madeline's Halloween and other Spooky TalesMadeline's Halloween
Madeline and the Mean, Nasty, Horrible Hats
Madeline and the Mummy
Madeline And The Haunted Castle
Madeline And The Spider Lady		Shout! FactoryAugust 17, 2010
Madeline's Christmas and other Wintery TalesMadeline's Winter Vacation
Madeline and Santa
Madeline at the North Pole
Madeline's Holiday with Mr. Grump
Madeline and the Ice Skates		Shout! FactoryOctober 19, 2010
Madeline on the TownMadeline and the Wedding
Madeline on Stage
Madeline and the Fashion Show
Madeline at the Ballet
Madeline at the Costume Party
Madeline’s Birthday at the Zoo		Shout! FactoryMarch 8, 2011
Madeline and her FriendsMadeline and the Soccer Star
Madeline and the Singing Dog
Madeline and the Missing Clown
Madeline and the Talking Parrot
Madeline and the Big Cheese
Madeline’s Rescue		Shout! FactoryJune 7, 2011
Bonjour Madeline – The Original SpecialsMadeline
Madeline's Christmas
Madeline's Rescue
Madeline and the Bad Hat
Madeline and the Gypsies
Madeline in London		Mill Creek EntertainmentSeptember 10, 2013
The New Adventures of Madeline – Adventures in ParisMadeline and the Marionettes
Madeline and the Ice Skates
Madeline and the Can Can Cliques
Madeline and the Fashion Show
Madeline at the Eiffel Tower
Madeline and the Perfume Factory		Mill Creek EntertainmentSeptember 10, 2013
Madeline's Merry Musical MelodiesSing-a-Long Around the World with Madeline
Madeline's Sing-a-Long		Mill Creek EntertainmentSeptember 10, 2013
Madeline – The Complete CollectionAll 59 episodes and 6 specialsMill Creek EntertainmentAugust 4, 2015