Caillou is an educational children's television series that was first shown on Télétoon and Teletoon, with its first episode airing on the former channel on September 15, 1997; the show later moved to Treehouse TV, with its final episode being shown on that channel on October 3, 2010. The first three seasons were created in Canada by CINAR Corporation, while season four was created in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment and season five was created by South African animation studio, Clockwork Zoo. The series, based on the books by Hélène Desputeaux, centres on a four-year-old boy named Caillou who is fascinated by the world around him.
Created by | Hélène Desputeaux, Christine L'Heureux |
Based on | Caillou book series by Hélène Desputeaux |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | French, English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 144 |
Production company(s) | CINAR Corporation (seasons 1–3), Cookie Jar Entertainment (seasons 4–5), Clockwork Zoo (season 5) |
Distributor | Cinar (1997–2004), Cookie Jar Entertainment (2004–2010) |
Original network | Télétoon (seasons 1–4, French), Teletoon (seasons 1–4, English), Treehouse TV (season 5) |
Audio format | Dolby Surround |
About Caillou
Children's educational series based on the books by Hélène Desputeaux about a 4-year-old boy fascinated by the world around him.
Achievement of Caillou
After a long run on Teletoon, the show moved to Treehouse TV in 2009 and aired its final episode on October 3, 2010.
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