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Once Upon a Time... The Americas (1992-1993)

Premiere:
September 9, 1992

# of Seasons: 1

# of Episodes: 26

Finale:
March 24, 1993

Creators:
Albert Barillé

Original Title:
Il était une fois… les Amériques

Alternate Titles:
A fost odată… America
Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş... Amerika
Były sobie Ameryki
Det var en gang – Amerika
Egyszer volt… Amerika
Er Was Eens... Amerika
Es war einmal... Amerika
Olipa kerran Amerikka
Once Upon a Time... The Americas
Riscopriamo le Americhe
היה היה... אמריקה
كان يا ما كان العالم الجديد

Genres:
Animation | Documentary | Family | Kids

Production Companies:
Procidis

Countries:
FR

Overview from TheMovieDB

"Once upon a time ... the Americas" tells us the story of this vast continent, from the very first inhabitants to the present day, including the Aztecs and the Incas, the conquistadors, the war of independence or the gold Rush. Through our usual sympathetic heroes (Maestro, Pierrot, Petit Gros, le Teigneux, le Nabot, etc.), we travel from time to time, always with the aim of teaching us something.

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Production

Character Designer:
Jean Barbaud

Creator:
Albert Barillé

Music:
Michel Legrand

Researcher:
Yvette Yvon
Isabelle Bordeneuve
Alexandre Dorozinski
Véronique Herbaut

Storyboard Artist:
Georges Grammat
Philippe Landrot
Aimé Radermecker
Hervé Manac'h
Christian Gobaille

Theme Song Performance:
Lisbeth Gillan

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