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Charlie and Lola (TV series)

Charlie and Lola is a British animated children's television series based on the popular Charlie and Lola children's picture book series by Lauren Child, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for CBeebies. It ran for 3 series from 7 November 2005[1] to 24 April 2008, winning multiple BAFTA Children's Awards throughout its run. The animation uses a collage style that emulates the style of the original books.

Synopsis

Charlie has a little sister named Lola; he describes her as "small and very funny". Lola often gets caught up in situations that she (inadvertently) causes, whether it's running out of money at the zoo and having to borrow Charlie's[2] to forgetting her entire suitcase when having a sleepover at a friend's house.[3] These situations are sometimes comedic but often reflect real world problems that younger children may face, such as losing a best friend,[4] not getting the preferred part in a school play,[5] or becoming too excited about an upcoming event and accidentally ruining it.[6]

When these situations happen, Charlie usually ends up having to solve her problems through imaginative or creative methods, or by explaining to Lola where she went wrong. This is particularly demonstrated in the debut episode, "I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato", where Charlie pretends that her least favourite foods (such as carrots, mashed potatoes, fish fingers, and tomatoes) are more fantastical items in order to encourage her to eat them, such as 'orange twiglets from Jupiter' and 'ocean nibblers from the supermarket under the sea'.[7] This may encourage young children to eat particular healthy foods that would otherwise come across as undesirable to them.

In many episodes, Lola's best friend Lotta, Lola's imaginary friend Soren Lorenson, and Charlie's best friend Marv become involved in some way or another. Although adults are mentioned through dialogue, none of them are ever shown or heard.

Episodes

Characters

Primary

Minor

Animation style

The television series uses a collage style of animation which captures the style of the original books. 2D Flash animation, paper cutout, fabric design, real textures, photomontage, and archive footage are all employed and subsequently animated in the software applications Adobe Animate, ToonBoom, Adobe Flash, Adobe After Effects, and CelAction2D.[11]

The series is also notable for its use of children rather than adult voice actors as well as not showing adults, both techniques pioneered by the Peanuts television specials.

Release

Distribution

On 14 December 2004, Tiger Aspect Productions signed a licensing and distribution deal with BBC Worldwide (later BBC Studios) for the series.

On 12 October 2023, Banijay Kids & Family acquired the distribution rights to the series from BBC Studios.[12]

Home releases

In the United States and Canada, volumes 4 and 5 are reversed, as well as volumes 9 and 11, but volume 9 is titled "What Can I Wear for Halloween?" instead of "Everything is Different and Not the Same".

International transmission

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ 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. 43. ISBN 9781476672939.
  2. ^ "Please May I Have Some of Yours?". Charlie and Lola. Series 2. Episode 15. 9 October 2006. CBeebies.
  3. ^ "I Must Take Completely Everything". Charlie and Lola. Series 1. Episode 21. 5 December 2005. CBeebies.
  4. ^ "My Best Best Bestest Friend". Charlie and Lola. Series 2. Episode 9. 3 July 2006. CBeebies.
  5. ^ "There is Only One Sun and That is Me!". Charlie and Lola. Series 1. Episode 5. 11 November 2005. CBeebies.
  6. ^ "This is Actually My Party". Charlie and Lola. Series 2. Episode 5. 22 May 2006. CBeebies.
  7. ^ "I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato". Charlie and Lola. Series 1. Episode 1. 7 November 2005. CBeebies.
  8. ^ "Character oulines". BBC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Charlie and Lola Series 1". tigeraspect.co.uk. 25 April 2013.
  10. ^ "I Am Extremely Absolutely Boiling". Charlie and Lola. Series 3. Episode 4. 29 November 2007. CBeebies.
  11. ^ Tiger Aspect Productions
  12. ^ "Banijay Kids & Family to Represent Animated Series Charlie and Lola". 12 October 2023.
  13. ^ Crippa, Francesca (26 April 2007). "Dolmen per Cartoons on the bay ('Dolmen per Cartoons on the bay')" (in Italian). Spazio Film. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  14. ^ Demott, Rick (20 June 2007). "BBC Worldwide Brings Doctor Who & Teletubbies to Licensing Int'l". Animation World Network. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  15. ^ "Past Winners and Nominees – Children's – Awards – 2006". BAFTA. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  16. ^ "BAF06 Bradford Animation Festival 2006 Festival Review". Bradford Animation Festival. National Media Museum. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  17. ^ "Royal Television Society – Programme Awards 2006". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  18. ^ "Past Winners and Nominees – Children's – Awards – 2007". BAFTA. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  19. ^ "Royal Television Society – Craft and Design Awards 2006–2007". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 17 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ BalL, Ryan (18 June 2007). "Jimmy, Peter Score Big at Annecy". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  21. ^ "North West Vision and Media Broadcast Awards 2007". North West Vision and Media. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  22. ^ "'Cars', 'Flushed Away' Top Annie Nominees". KRCA. 4 December 2006. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  23. ^ "Past Winners and Nominees – Children's – Awards – 2008". BAFTA. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

This article incorporates material derived from the "Charlie and Lola" article on the Charlie and Lola wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License (December 2023).

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