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Genre | Adventure |
Based on | Les Sauvenature by
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Opening theme | "The Green Squad Theme" |
Ending theme | "The Green Squad Theme" (instrumental) |
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Country of origin | France |
Original language | French |
No. of episodes | 52 |
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Editor | Damien Dubois |
Running time | 11 minutes |
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Network | France 5 |
Release | September 24, 2011 (September 24, 2011) |
The Green Squad is a French animated television series produced by Gaumont Alphanim. It is based on the French comic book series Les Sauvenature written by Jean-Marie Defossez, illustrated by Fabien Mense and published by Flammarion. It has been shown on Starz Kids & Family in the United States from March 16, 2013 to June 11, 2016 also known as Savage Family Wild. The Green Squad is the name of a network created by three siblings, Claire, Julian and Thomas Savage along with their pet Wifi, whose mission is to protect plant and animal species, their environments and different kinds of discoveries. Thus, they travel around the world as their job is to protect endangered animals and save Earth's landmarks and artifacts. They embark on their extraordinary adventures as they discuss each other through a worldwide blogging network to save the planet's natural sites.
The English dub was recorded in Canadian studio.
Characters
- Claire Savage She's a natural born leader of the Green Squad.
- Julian Savage He's the only entertaining one who takes pictures with animals.
- Thomas Savage He designed the Green Squad blog on the computer.
- Wifi The pet ferret who accompanies the Green Squad.
- Mr. and Mrs. Savage The parents of Claire, Julian and Thomas. They accompany them on their adventures.
- Julia She's a friend of Mr. and Mrs. Savage. She talks to them about lions.
- Mark He's the uncle of Claire, Julian and Thomas. Who sometimes accompany them on their adventures.
- Jowandi He's the ranger of Koala Reserve.
- Bruce Lecter He's the poacher of koalas whom kidnapped and setting the bush on fire.
- Mike He's the neighbor of Mark as he is the Australian hunter. He cares about the marsupials of the outback.
- Betaring He's a good friend of Mr. and Mrs. Savage who lives in the rainforest in Indonesia. He has some flowers from the forest to help medicine.
- Sampa She is Betaring's wife.
- Max Riley He's the engineer on the construction site of the rainforest in Indonesia. He wants to dig out the rainforest to build a road, but eventually, Betaring saves his son Jess with flowers so that he can divert the road to another direction away from the rainforest.
- Jess Riley He's a son of Max Riley who have asthma attack.
- George He guides The Green Squad of the caribous in Alaska that one of them is covered in oil.
- Raul Betonas He is a ranger from Cuba who wants to build hotels by cutting trees down thus making hummingbirds fly away. Eventually, he was bitten by a dangerous animal.
- Jorge He is the owner of the Hummingbird Hotel who invites The Green Squad to spend a few nights at his hotel.
- Joseffa She is Jorge's daughter of the Hummingbird Hotel.
- Charlie Rainbow He is a guide of the Grand Canyon who takes care of the Condors.
- Professor Ron Phillips He's the professor from Wyoming University who studies and researches ferrets. He gave Wifi to the Green Squad for all times.
- Jimmy Snake He is from the Shoshone tribe who keeps the ferrets under his protection. He works with Professor Philips to watch over ferrets.
- Doug He's guides the Green Squad to make sure the wolves are safe.
- Tony He's the photographer and capture a photo moment of Claire with the White Wolf.
- Janiki He's the caretaker and researcher of crocodiles from India.
- Admiral Lumet He's from the navy base that can guide The Green Squad to find the giant squid on his submarine.
- Steve He's a friend to The Green Squad and sends a waterproof camera to film the giant squid.
- Joao He's loves snorkeling under the sea and discusses with The Green Squad about saving the dolphins.
International titles
- Savage Family Wild (American English title)
- Les Sauvenature (French title)
- Das Green Team (German title)
- Zielony patrol (Polish title)
- Green Power הכוח הירוק (Hebrew title)
Episode list
- Pandas in Danger
- The Caged Dolphins
- Beware of Wolves
- Theft of the Condor
- Saving the Elephants
- Panic on the Aral Sea
- Iguana Park
- Park Poachers
- SOS Bonobos
- Caspian Sea Mission
- The Turtle of the Egg
- The Fishing Dolphins
- Ferret Fancy
- The Great Green Wall
- The Pangolin Smugglers
- The Great Golden Turtle
- The Night of the Fishing Cat
- Oil in Alaska
- The Whale's Song
- Sharks in Danger!
- The Flight of the Pelicans
- Revenge of the Flying Foxes
- Hummingbird Hotel
- Hunt for the Anaconda
- A Threat to Otters
- Stopover in Borneo
- Deep Sea Monster
- Trafficking on the Net
- Heads of Gold
- Sperm Whale Rescue
- Jungle Toads
- Blades of Danger
- Hero of the Altiplano
- King of the Circus
- Fire in Madagascar
- Wind Power!
- Spring Into Action!
- Polear Bear Emergency
- Gharial Tears
- The Treetop Raft
- The Courage of Penguins
- Fury of the Tiger
- Water for Everyone!
- The Orang Rimbas' Treasure
- Fire in the Australian Bush
- Long Live the Butterflies!
- The Sengi Forest
- The Rhinoceros Bride
- Reef Rash
- The Last of the Sirens
- Seahorse Aid
- Chameleon Raid
International broadcasts
Country | Channel | Year |
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United States | Starz Kids & Family | 2013-2016 |
France | France 5 | 2011–Present |
Israel | Logi | 2012–Present |
Belgium | RTBF | 2011–Present |
Germany | KiKa | 2013–Present |
Poland | Canal Plus | 2011–Present |
Canada | TVO | 2014 |
References
- Zahed, Ramin (3 December 2012). "Alphanim Sells Three Shows to Starz". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- Washington, Ed (4 February 2013). "Alphanim's 'Green Squad' Heads to Germany". Animation World Network. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- McLean, Tom (19 September 2012). "Deals for 'WotWots,' 'Green Squad,' 'Pirates,' 'Fuzzy Tales'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
External links
- Series profile at Gaumont Animation.
- The Green Squad at IMDb