Boule et Bill (2004 TV series)

Tooncan XXIII Inc.

Company type	Production company
Industry	Animation, Television
Founded	2004
Area served	Canada, France
Key people	Gaspard de Chavagnac (producer), Paul Cadieux (producer), Patrick Dedieu (co-producer)

Boule et Bill is an animated series in French, created through a Canada-France partnership in 2004, inspired by the well-known Belgian comic strip Boule et Bill. Since 2015, it has been broadcast on the Unis network and represents the third animated rendition of the story, succeeding earlier adaptations from 1960 on Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française and 2000 on TFO. Additionally, a fourth installment produced in 2006 has been accessible via TOU.TV since 2014.

International distribution is managed by Dargaud Distribution, with copyrights held by Dargaud-Marina, Bel Ombre Films, and TéléTOON/TPS Jeunesse. The production company behind the series is Tooncan XXIII Inc.

Crew

The production team includes Gaspard de Chavagnac and Paul Cadieux as producers, alongside co-producer Patrick Dedieu. Judith Serfaty handled administrative production, supported by assistant producers Ingrid Libercier and Jennifer Regent.

Direction was led by Francis Nielsen, with additional directing efforts from Francois Sasseville-Dargaud-Marina, Carine Neant, Muriel Achery, Didier Lejuene, and Davia Orsatelle.

Remi Lasfargeas (Acacia Studio - La Faktory) and Seahorse Productions were responsible for graphic adaptation; artistic direction was overseen by Serge Cicerone while Bernard le Gall supervised storyboarding. Animation services were provided by Hong-Guang Animation Suzhou under coordination from producers Linus Lee and Sophie Huang. Animation supervisors included SKinny Wen, Anthony Wang, Max Ma, Denis Du, Jack Zhou, and Sunny Sun.

Musical composition was crafted by Laurent Cayol, Francois Monfeuga, Jacques Bastello, and Olivier Lanneluc, with musical editing conducted by Dargaud-Marina - Emi Virgin Music Publishing.

Further creative input came from Laurent-Christophe de Ruelle, Nathalie Coupal, and Kun Jalabet.

Plot

The narrative unfolds in suburban Brussels during the 1960s and follows the daily experiences of a family.

Characters

• Boule/Billy – the young boy
• Bill/Buddy – his canine companion
• Pierre – his father
• His mother
• Mouf – friend of Boule/Billy
• Plum – Boule/Billy’s girlfriend

Episodes

The listed air dates correspond to broadcasts on Unis, while original premiere dates on TF1 are yet to be verified; once confirmed, Unis airings will be considered secondary. The series totals 104 episodes.

Episodes awaiting confirmed air dates include:

• Camping sauvage – 12 December 2015
• Un amour d'instituteur – 15 December 2015
• La greve – 16 December 2015
• Vitalis perd la boule – 17 December 2015
• Boule de bois – 18 December 2015
• Les Tarties – 19 December 2015
• Lecon de seduction – 22 December 2015
• La Saint-Valentin – 23 December 2015
• Bill A Boa – 24 December 2015
• Un Noel extra – 25 December 2015
• Partie de chasse – 29 December 2015
• Quelle vie de poulet – 30 December 2015
• Le correspondent – 31 December 2015
• Transmission de pensees – 1 January 2016
• S.O.S. nid en detresse – 3 March 2016
• L'ouef de Caroline – 7 March 2016 (potentially first aired earlier, possibly May 2014 on an unidentified channel)

Episodes with assigned numbers but without confirmed original broadcast dates:

• Episode 1: Au régime
• Episode 104: Plein les yeux