The Crumpets (French: "Les Crumpets") is a French animated comedy television series based on the "Petit Dernier" book series written authored by Didier Lévy, illustrated by Frédéric Benaglia, and published by Editions Sarbacane.
The show debuted on 21 December 2013. The third season, which premiered on 7 December 2015, and the fourth season, which premiered on 24 December 2017, are titled Teen Crumpets for international markets and focuses on the show's teenage characters. A 26-minute-long special, "Les Crumpets, tu fais genre !", premiered on 8 March 2021.
Plot.
The Crumpets are a big family of pink-nosed creatures consisting in 142 sons and the parents being Ma and Pa, the paternal grandmother Granny and its pet bulldog T-Bone. The baby son L'il One, rivals all his siblings and his father in getting his mother's love. He has a friendship with Granny. The other characters beyond the Crumpet household, there's also McBrisk the neighboring blue-nosed family consisting of a mother and her daughter, Pa's wealthy brother, his wife and their adoptive son.
Development.
In 2008, the "Petit Dernier" and "Petite Pousse" books were discovered by Éric (aka Raoul) Magrangeas, who became interested in adapting them to a animated series. In 2009, 4.21 Productions signed a contract with Editions Sarbacane to produce the cartoon adaptation. While the series is a fully French production, some parts of the animation was outsourced to China. The main themes in seasons one and two are family affairs, neighborhood quarrels, and social topics.
Mediatoon signed a worldwide distribution agreement with 4.21 Productions in 2013. The English dub for the first 52 episodes was recorded in studios in the United Kingdom and New York. The English dub for "Teen Crumpets" was recorded by The Kitchen studio in Miami, Florida.
Awards.
In April 2018, "Teen Crumpets" won the Cartoons on the Bay "Teens 12+" Pulcinella award in Italy.
In October 2018, "Teen Crumpets" (with the episode "Music Hall Therapy") won the TV Series Jury Prize at TOFUZI: International Festival of Animated Films in Georgia.
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