| Trotro | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Benedicte Guettier |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | France 5 |
| Release | 23 October 2004 (2004-10-23) – 31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) |
Trotro is a French children's animated television series. It is about a young donkey named Trotro. The show is based on the books of Bénédicte Guettier and it's produced in a series of 78 episodes of 3 minutes each. A spin-off, titled Trotro & Zaza is in development.
Voice Cast
- Joanna Ruiz as Trotro, Lily, Zoe, Trotro's Mom
- Andy Turvey as Trotro's Dad
- Julie Ann Dean as Additional voices
Plot
Trotro is a little donkey with a head full of ideas. He knows exactly what he likes and doesn't like. He's a positive and engaging hero, with whom young children will easily identify.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| 1 | 39 | 23 October 2004 (2004-10-23) | 18 December 2004 (2004-12-18) | France 5 | |
| 2 | 39 | 16 April 2005 (2005-04-16) | 31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) | ||
Episodes
Season 1
| 1 | "Trotro Plays Hide and Seek" | Antonin Poiree | October 23, 2004 (2004-10-23) | 101 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trotro is playing hide and seek with Lili. It’s always really difficult to hide when you have ears like Trotro’s and so Lili always wins. But when it comes to playing tag, Trotro is the fastest. | ||||
| 2 | "Trotro Has a Nice Satchel" | Mathilde Maraninchi | October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25) | 102 |
| Trotro won’t take his satchel off any more, not even for playing in the garden with Lili and Zoe. But this isn’t practical. He can’t do any skipping, his sand castle has got knocked over and he can’t climb up the steps on the slide. When he plays kiss chase, Trotro can’t catch the girls. So upon reflection, there’s only one thing to do. When playing, it’s better to take the satchel off. | ||||
| 3 | "Trotro the Little Monster" | Antonin Poiree | October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26) | 103 |
| Trotro has decided to be a little monster. He successfully tries out his new talent on his parents but then this new little monster suddenly gets frightened by a tiny little animal! | ||||
| 4 | "Trotro Can Read" | Marie - Luz Drouet | October 27, 2004 (2004-10-27) | 104 |
| Trotro is reading a book to Teddy. It’s as if Trotro is actually reading it because even though he does not know how to read the words, he knows the story off by heart. Teddy never ever gets bored when Trotro tells him a story, but when Mummy reads one, Teddy always falls asleep…… | ||||
| 5 | "Trotro Goes Shopping" | Marie - Luz Drouet | October 28, 2004 (2004-10-28) | 105 |
| Trotro loves pushing his own trolley around the shop and choosing all the things that are needed in the house. Daddy’s mind is on other things and so he really isn’t paying much attention. But when Daddy and Trotro get to the check out…. Daddy isn’t too happy with some of the things Trotro has put in the trolley…. | ||||
| 6 | "Trotro the Musician" | Max Mamoud | October 29, 2004 (2004-10-29) | 106 |
| Trotro wants to become a musician. He plays the accordion, blows in a trumpet….. In the kitchen he turns a saucepan into a drum…. Bang bang bang!! He proudly marches around playing in front of Mummy. | ||||
| 7 | "Trotro and the Rain" | Marie - Luz Drouet | October 30, 2004 (2004-10-30) | 107 |
| As soon as it stops raining, Trotro and Teddy go out for a walk. They jump in all the puddles and slide and splash around everywhere. You can just imagine!! They end up just as wet as if they had gone out in the rain in the first place! | ||||
| 8 | "Trotro Plays in Bed" | Pascal Stervinou | November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01) | 108 |
| Trotro does not want to get up this morning. He would rather play, or make a big top for a circus, or imagine he is sailing along on a raft. Mummy calling him has no effect. Only Lili and Zoe manage to get him out of bed. | ||||
| 9 | "Trotro's in Love" | Marie - Luz Drouet | November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) | 109 |
| Trotro is in love with Zoe, but she doesn't want to play with him! | ||||
| 10 | "Trotro Makes Some Soup" | Sabastien Dejardin | November 3, 2004 (2004-11-03) | 110 |
| Trotro is having a tea party with Teddy. To make some soup, he needs some grass, some pebbles and some water. Trotro stirs all the ingredients and asks his parents to taste it. But Mummy’s soup still tastes better. | ||||
| 11 | "Trotro Tidies his Room" | Mathilde Maraninchi | November 4, 2004 (2004-11-04) | 111 |
| Mummy asks Trotro to tidy away the toys that are lying all over the floor in his bedroom. But Trotro decides to undertake a major tidy up operation of everything and starts by taking everything out of his bookcase, his box of drawings and his toy box. Instead of finding a tidy room, Mummy comes across an absolute mess….. | ||||
| 12 | "Trotro Washes Teddy" | Marie - Luz Drouet | November 5, 2004 (2004-11-05) | 112 |
| Trotro has knocked his chocolate over Teddy. To wash him, Mummy puts Teddy in the washing machine. But it’s not so easy to dry Teddy afterwards. But Trotro’s efforts are all worth it in the end – there is nothing as good as sleeping with a nice clean Teddy. | ||||
| 13 | "Trotro and the Fish" | Antonin Poiree | November 6, 2004 (2004-11-06) | 113 |
| Trotro does not want to eat his fish, and so has to find a way of getting out of this. He has more than a trick or two up his sleeve, much to the admiration of Lili and Zoe. | ||||
| 14 | "Trotro and the Hedgehog" | Pascal Stervinou | November 8, 2004 (2004-11-08) | 114 |
| Trotro and Lili have found a little hedgehog in the garden. But it’s impossible to see his face as he is all curled up in a ball. So Trotro and Lili offer him something to eat. Just the trick !! The little hedgehog shows his face. But how can they stroke him without hurting their hands on his prickles….? | ||||
| 15 | "Trotro Won't Share" | Mathilde Maraninchi | November 9, 2004 (2004-11-09) | 115 |
| Trotro is drawing in his room, and Lili is with him. He doesn’t want her to touch any of his pencils or any of his toys. Every time Trotro finishes with something, he won’t share it with Lili. So Lili come back with her own roller skates, and is really enjoying herself…. Now Trotro would really love to share ….. | ||||
Season 2
Other networks
| Region | Network | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| World | Disney Channel | 2004–present |
| Spain | Fox Kids | 2004-2005 |
| United States, Japan, United Kingdom, India, France, Germany, Italy | Toon Disney | 2005–2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| India | Hungama TV | 2006–present |
| World | Disney XD | 2009-2019 |
| World | Playhouse Disney | block: 2004-2011 channel: 2006-2011 |
| World | Disney Junior | block: 2011–present channel: 2012-present |
| United States | ABC | 2004–present |
| World | Disney Cinemagic | 2009–2012, 2013, 2015, 2019 |
References
- Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 322. ISBN 9781476672939.
- French language website about children's programs.
- https://mediatoon-distribution.com/en/programme/trotro-zaza-2/
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