February 4, 2011 (2011-02-04) – December 4, 2014 (2014-12-04)
Floopaloo, Where Are You? (French: Flapacha, où es-tu?,[1] also simply called Floopaloo[2]) is a French animated series based on an original idea by Xilam's producer, Marc du Pontavice, and developed by Fabien Limousin with designs by Aurore Damant and Emmanuelle Fleury. Produced by Xilam in co-production with France Télévisions and in association with Castelrosso Films and Rai Fiction, the series ran from 4 February 2011 to 4 December 2014 for two seasons and 104 episodes of 13 minutes each.
Plot
Two cousins, Matt and Lisa, are staying at summer camp in the woods where a creature named FloopaLoo lives. There, they discover a strange world where fish can play music and memory trees grow.
Characters
Matt - A very intelligent and cultured 12-year old boy, with the dream of becoming a journalist; he tries at all costs to get news to put on his blog. He dreams of photographing the Floopaloo (diminutive of Flapascià), the king of the forest. He wants to be a reporter. He is considered the most flustered of the characters, given his tendency to blush. Sometimes he behaves strangely. He is madly in love with Annetta, but in "Big Brother", crushes on someone else under the effect of a spell.
Lisa - Matt's cousin, 11 and a half years old. She is smart and is Greta's best friend. She inherited the sioux from her grandmother, which allows her to discover and access many things about the enchanted forest. She is allergic to strawberries. She is the keeper of the forest's secrets, written in her secret notebook.
Malik - A very unfortunate boy, he always gets into a lot of trouble from which the Floopaloo saves him regularly. He has always been Bryan's best friend, with whom he stays for most of the day.
Bryan - Passionate about extreme sports, he loves dirt because he hates washing. He loves everything to do with skateboarding, and is always looking for something new and exciting. In one episode he discovers his ability at painting nails, which he is very good at and is ashamed to tell his friends. His best friend is Malik and they do a lot of things together, even though Malik is always afraid of doing them. He is afraid of heights.
Jeanne-Marie and Marie-Jeanne - Twins who are experts in fashion and beauty, they always read fashion magazines and love to nail each other and their friends. They define themselves as experts in love and form the "Love Brigade". They hate being the same in everything and hate it when their friends confuse them, but they will work hard to find the differences between the two. They always try to make fun of others, always in the field of love; as in the case of Bryan and Greta.
Greta - A very intelligent and sensitive girl; she's the only one who loves math and holiday homework. Ignatius often uses it to attend to the accounting. She has a passion for poetry, for which she is very gifted. She is Lisa's best friend. She is stubborn and stubborn, hates making mistakes and once ends up going back in time, trying to avoid making a mistake in counting the score of a game.
Olga (Beryl in the dub) - The director of the summer camp, she is very sweet and prefers to solve everything calmly and not by the hard way. She is in love with Hippolyte and is always embarrassed when she talks to him.
Hippolyte (Ignatius in the dub) - Hippolyte may seem stern and at times almost evil, but in reality he is very sensitive and romantic, he is madly in love with Olga and always tries to get her attention and always blushes when he talks to her. He has a mania for giving tags of different colors according to the things done; he usually puts a red card in the children's hair calling it the "most severe punishment of the century". The red and yellow cards consist of weeks of washing dishes; naturally the red card corresponds to the longer punishment. Instead, the "bright card" and the "gold card" are additional cards given to Matt and Bryan respectively: Matt was awarded for a fake magic show, while Bryan had cleaned the campsite under the influence of a magic item from the forest. He is afraid of mice. He considers himself a champion of the card game. He is the only one in the camp who has ever seen the Floopaloo. In addition, he sometimes does the things he forbids the children to do. As a gag, he screams into his "secret jar".
Annette - Helps supervise the summer camp; she's 18-year-old girl, she is full of energy and often uses nicknames for the kids like "bunnies" or "cubs". However, she becomes very nervous if someone makes her take a test. In one episode she becomes director in place of Olga. She is very young, there are not many years of difference between her and the boys. Matt really likes her.
Squeak - A very intelligent squirrel who has a passion for candy and soft toys; often accompanies Matt and Lisa in their investigations of the Floopaloo. Lisa sometimes calls him "Squirrel". He is the same age as all the children in the camp.
Waldo - A very clumsy and careless beaver and, like Squeak, cannot resist the sight of candy or treats, which he is crazy about. He always drops his lollipop in the lake.
Flapascià (season 2) or Floopaloo (season 1) - the king of the enchanted forest, directs all the forest and through the Oracle of the Forest, to always know when someone is in trouble or needs help. No one has ever seen his true appearance but he is represented with two yellow eyes – some episodes reveal more details; such as blue fur and his scarf, that smells of musk and caramel. He always helps all those in need and never hesitates to donate special things that are needed by the children of the camp. He has many helpers like his trusty ants who talk through Matt's cell phone and of course many other forest animals. He lives in a hut that moves, equipped with many comforts and pieces of technology. He usually goes to the Mini-club, a place where one has to eat magic cookies to get in.
To celebrate Greta’s birthday, Beryl suggests spending the evening around the campfire, with Ignatius on guitar. Of course the kids think this is a corny idea and so they decide to organize a secret party for Greta in the dorms. The problem is going to be how to distract the adults and carry it off discreetly so that Greta won’t find out. While trying to figure out how to get rid of the adults, Matt sits down on an anthill and the leader of the ants' army starts talking to Matt through his MP3 player! Lisa gets all excited when she remembers her grandmother’s advice: «When you have a problem with big people ask somebody smaller than you to help». The ants are going to help our friends get rid of the adults during the surprise party… but what the kids didn’t count on is that the ants have decided to crash the party too!
4
4
"The River Runs Wild" "Les pieds dans l'eau"
Hugo Gittard
Sébastien Guérout
Jean Cayrol
TBA
All cuddled up in their blankets, the happy campers are outside, looking up at the starry sky above their heads. The adults have accompanied them of course. The kids are very excited at being able to spend the night outside ! But early the next morning, they have a rather shocking surprise: during the night, the river has flooded and the bridge that connected them to the mainland has been washed away ! Overnight, their campsite has become an island and they have no way of communicating with the outside world! And since the water is continuing to rise, they are going to have to find a way to escape very fast. Suddenly, a huge tree trunk falls and to their astonishment, it straddles the river, creating a life-saving bridge ! Evacuation of the island goes without a hitch until a huge wave carries the tree trunk downstream, leaving our two cousins still stranded on the island while Bryan, Greta, Malik and the twins, plus all the adults, are on the mainland. What are they going to do?!
5
5
"An Endless Day" "Nuit blanche"
Hugo Gittard
Maël Le Mée Raphaelle Rio
Céline Gobinet
TBA
6
6
"Summer Circus" "Cirque d'été"
Hugo Gittard
Maël Le Mée Raphaelle Rio
Alexandre Viano
TBA
7
7
"Enough is Enough!" "Trop, c'est trop"
Hugo Gittard
Hugo Gittard
Céline Gobinet
TBA
8
8
"The Laughing Seeds" "Graine de clown"
Hugo Gittard
Sébastien Guérout
Andrès Fernandez
TBA
9
9
"The Tree of Wisdom" "L'Arbre de la sagesse"
Hugo Gittard
Hugo Gittard
Alexandre Viano
TBA
10
10
"Malik's Thing" "Le truc de Malik"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Juliette Turner
Andrès Fernandez
TBA
11
11
"Fortune Teller" "Ruses de Sioux"
Hugo Gittard
Sébastien Guérout
Céline Gobinet
TBA
12
12
"Catch Me If You Can!" "Alerte au glouton !"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Fred Valion
Alexandre Viano
TBA
13
13
"Matt's Double" "L'Esprit du lac"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Grégory Baranes Vincent Bonjour
Andrès Fernandez
TBA
14
14
"The Grumpy Moaner Hunt" "La chasse au bougogneux râleur"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Cédric Stéphan
Céline Gobinet
TBA
15
15
"Amazing Glue!" "Ça colle !"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Mélanie Duval
Céline Gobinet
TBA
16
16
"I Love Sushi!" "Sushi d'Amour"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Augusto Zanovello Christophe Poujol
Lisa Arioli
TBA
17
17
"Close the Door, There's a Breeze!" "Attention aux courants d'air"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Sébastien Guérout
Luca Fernicola
TBA
18
18
"Big Brother" "Le grand frère"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Juliette Turner
Andrès Fernandez
TBA
19
19
"The Hill of Secrets" "La colline aux secrets"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Cédric Stéphan
Thomas Astruc
TBA
20
20
"The Apple of Love" "Pomme d'amour"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Cédric Stéphan
Andrès Fernandez
TBA
21
21
"A Really Old Boy" "Un grand gamin"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Story by : Hugo Gittard Teleplay by : Fred Valion
Lisa Arioli
TBA
22
22
"Squirrel for a Day" "Miss Casse-Noisettes"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Sébastien Guérout
Thomas Astruc
TBA
23
23
"Bramble Bush Dreams" "La ronce des rêves"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Maël Le Mée Raphaelle Rio
Céline Gobinet
TBA
24
24
"Wake Up Call" "Réveille-moi si tu peux"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Sébastien Guérout
Luca Fernicola
TBA
25
25
"It's Bunny Time!" "Le coup du lapin"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
David Robert Maud Garnier
Christian Ragoust
TBA
26
26
"Strange Tomatoes" "Drôles de tomates"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Mélanie Duval
Andrès Fernandez
TBA
27
27
"The Five Spotted Ferret" "Le furet à cinq tâches"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Juliette Turner
Thomas Astruc
TBA
28
28
"Adults for a Day" "Chefs d'un jour"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Maël Le Mée Raphaelle Rio
Alexandre Viano
TBA
29
29
"Scoop of the Century" "Rendez-vous manqué"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Sébastien Guérout
Marco Allard
TBA
30
30
"The Golden Truffle" "Une truffe en or"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Cédric Stephan
Thomas Astruc
TBA
31
31
"The Invisible Boy" "Ni vu, ni connu"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Charles Vaucelle Fred Valion
Floriano Gerardi
TBA
32
32
"Alien Encounters" "Rendez-nous Hippolyte !"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Maël Le Mée Raphaelle Rio
Jean-Charles Fink
TBA
33
33
"Tornado"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Cédric Stephan
Thomas Astruc
TBA
34
34
"Supermatt"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Fred Valion
Marco Allard
TBA
35
35
"The Longest Day" "Le jour le plus long"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Anetta Zucchi
Lisa Arioli
TBA
36
36
"The Lazy Bees" "Jour de miel"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Gaël Gittard
Marco Allard
TBA
37
37
"Extra-Light Blackberries" "Les mûres légères"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Valentina Mazzola
Christian Ragoust
TBA
38
38
"The Floopaloo's Cat" "Le chat du Flapacha"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Valentina Mazzola
Jean-Luc Abiven
TBA
39
39
"Surprise Egg" "L'œuf surprise"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Maël Le Mée Raphaelle Rio
Christophe Leborgne
TBA
40
40
"Lucky-Charm" "Le porte-bonheur"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Sébastien Guérout
Marco Allard
TBA
41
41
"The Prettiest Plant" "La plus belle plante"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Elena Pandolfi
Thomas Astruc
TBA
42
42
"Cold Snap" "Coup de froid"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Annetta Zucchi
Christophe Leborgne
TBA
43
43
"Hey, I'm Dreaming, Right?" "Non mais je rêve !"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Marie Eynard Claire Espagno
Marco Allard
TBA
44
44
"Flea-Big-Brains" "Grosses têtes"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Emmanuel Leduc
Thomas Astruc
TBA
45
45
"Yours Truly, Floopaloo!" "Signé Flapacha"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Mélanie Duval
Guillaume Lebois
TBA
46
46
"The Long Sleep" "Le grand sommeil"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Juliette Turner
Céline Gobinet
TBA
47
47
"The Slothalopolous" "Le grogloups"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Fred Valion
Stéphane Annette
TBA
48
48
"Ignatius' Boomerang" "Le boomerang d'Hippolyte"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Valentina Mazzola
Céline Gobinet
TBA
49
49
"The Moustache" "La moustache"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Annetta Zucchi
Stéphane Annette
TBA
50
50
"The Bubble" "La bulle"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Marie Eynard Armand Robin
Thomas Astruc
TBA
51
51
"Moonless Night" "Nuit sans lune"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Gaël Gittard
Céline Gobinet
TBA
52
52
"Tastes & Colours" "Les goûts et les couleurs"
Hugo Gittard and Jean Cayrol
Fred Valion
Céline Gobinet
TBA
Season 2 (2013-2014)
No. in series
No. in season
Title
Written by
Storyboard by
Air date
53
1
"Mouse Trouble" "Soucis de souris"
Frédéric Valion
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
54
2
"Aa-Choo!" "A tes souhaits !"
Mathilde Maraninchi Antonin Poirée
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
55
3
"Floopaloo's Treehouse" "La cabane du Flapacha"
Maël Le Mée Raphaëlle Rio
Mickaël Mérigot
TBA
56
4
"Mini Matt"
Max Mamoud Georges-Olivier Tzanos
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
57
5
"Daredevil" "Poule mouillée, tête brûlée"
Frédéric Vallon
Mickaël Mérigot
TBA
58
6
"Magic Broccoli" "Brocolicieux"
Eric Rondeaux Catherine Le Roux
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
59
7
"Malik's Exile" "L'exil de Malik"
Maël Le Mée Raphaëlle Rio
Mickaël Mérigot
TBA
60
8
"The Two Queens" "Les deux reines"
Mathilde Maraninchi Antonin Poirée
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
61
9
"Beryl's Double" "La main à la pâte"
Catherine Le Roux
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
62
10
"Floopaloo's Cold" "Le rhume du Flapacha"
Philippe Clerc
Stéphane Annette
TBA
63
11
"Greedy-Gumdrops" "Le vilain petit gourmand"
Philippe Clerc
Stéphane Annette
TBA
64
12
"Ignatius Finds His Voice" "Hippolyte cherche sa voix"
Max Mamoud Georges-Olivier Tzanos
Stéphane Annette
TBA
65
13
"Bryan's Admirer" "L'admirateur de Bryan"
Philippe Clerc
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
66
14
"Welcome to The Termites" "Bienvenue chez les termites"
Philippe Clerc
Mickaël Mérigot
TBA
67
15
"The Delegate" "Le délégué"
Maël Le Mée Raphaëlle Rio
Stéphane Annette
TBA
68
16
"Greta Spreads Her Wings" "Greta sort de son cocon"
Max Mamoud Georges-Olivier Tzanos
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
69
17
"Little Cloud" "Petit nuage"
Yannick Hervieu
Mickaël Mérigot
TBA
The children are in the vegetable garden, and Bryan gets rained on by a little cloud… that follows him everywhere, obeying his commands like a pet puppy. How cool! Bryan uses the cloud to clean the camp, but Floopaloo doesn’t appreciate that…
Matt and Lisa meet a badger, who saves them from falling into a hole. He changes himself into a "human" and invites himself to camp. A fast-talker, the badger-man charms Beryl and the kids… and overshadows poor Ignatius…
76
24
"No Downloading" "Téléchargement interdit !"
Baptiste Heidrich
Stéphane Annette
TBA
Matt hacks into Floopaloo’s computer, to download the Secret Notebook onto his mobile phone. But, though he doesn’t realise it right away, whatever he downloads from the computer disappears in the Real World…
77
25
"Changing Twins" "Les jumelles désaccordées"
Maël Le Mée Raphaëlle Rio
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
78
26
"An Endless Error" "Une erreur sans fin"
Jérôme Erbin
Mickaël Mérigot
TBA
79
27
"Floopaloo's Cuddle Toy" "Le doudou gros dodo"
Jean Cayrol
Stéphane Annette
TBA
80
28
"Friends For Life ?" "Amis pour la vie ?"
Baptiste Heidrich
Mickaël Mérigot
TBA
81
29
"Popcorn Break" "Pause Pop-corn"
Elisa Loche
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
82
30
"Prepared to do Anything" "Prête à tout"
Cédric Guarneri
Mickäel Mérigot
TBA
83
31
"Big Fibber!" "Gros menteur !"
Baptiste Heidrich
Stéphane Annette
TBA
84
32
"The Night of the Shooting Beavers" "La nuit des castors filants"
Renaud Gagnon
Jérôme Fardini
TBA
85
33
"The Hole of Forgetfulness" "Le trou de l'oubli"
Baptiste Heidrich
Anh-Tu Cao
TBA
86
34
"The Housework Fairy" "La fée du logis"
Jérôme Erbin
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
87
35
"Bad Losers" "Mauvais joueurs"
Yannick Hervieu Jérôme Erbin
Mickaël Mérigot
TBA
88
36
"Let's the Party Begin !" "Que la fête commence !"
Fanny Courtillot
Anh-Tu Cao
TBA
89
37
"A New Camp Leader" "Une nouvelle directrice"
Jérôme Erbin
Jérôme Fardini
TBA
90
38
"So Emotional !" "Que d'émotions !"
Jean Cayrol
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
91
39
"The Ace of Jokers" "Le maître de la blague"
Jean Cayrol
Anh-Tu Cao
TBA
92
40
"Do You Dare ?" "Cap ou pas cap"
Jérôme Erbin
Mickaël Mérigot
TBA
93
41
"Who's Counting ?" "Le compte est bon ?"
Baptiste Heidrich Jean Cayrol
Cédric Guarneri
TBA
94
42
"Who is Boss ?" "C'est qui le boss ?"
Cédric Guarneri
Jérôme Fardini
TBA
95
43
"Thanks For the Gift !" "Merci du cadeau !"
Marianne Barbier
Anh-Tu Cao
TBA
96
44
"Love Is a Rebellious Bird" "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
