Mr. Baby (also known as A Week with Mr. Baby) (French: Monsieur Bébé) is a French adult animated 4-minute television series, that lasted 48 episodes, created by Marc du Pontavice and Carol-Ann Willering, produced at Xilam, conducted by Hugo Gittard and broadcast from 3 May 2009 to 10 August 2010 on France 3 in the Toowam programming block, and France 4 on the show Ludo programming block.[1] The show is animated by utilizing Toon Boom Animation. In the United Kingdom, the series originally aired on BBC One from 2009 to 2012, and later aired on Comedy Central from 2012 to 2014. The series has yet to air on television in Canada and the United States.

Mr. Baby
GenreHumor
Crude comedy
Created byMarc du Pontavice
Carol-Ann Willering
Developed byFranck Ekinci
Voices ofFrench:

English:

Japanese:

Spanish

  • Pilar Escandón
ComposerThomas & Grégoire Couzinier
Country of originFrance
Original languagesFrench
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes48 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMarc du Pontavice
ProducerMarc du Pontavice
EditorPatrick Ducruet
Running time4 minutes
Production companyXilam
Original release
NetworkFrance 3 (France)
BBC One and Comedy Central (UK)
Release3 May 2009 (2009-05-03) –
10 August 2010 (2010-08-10)

The show is known for its art style reminiscent of UPA cartoons, as well as Cartoon Network's Samurai Jack.

Synopsis

The series focuses on the everyday life of Mr. Baby, who thinks and even talks like a grown-up, but also has an incredibly, severely sharp tongue. He also has an older brother, Rudy, a skater-like rebel, and an oldest sister, Claire, who is a teenager.

Translations

Originally from France on the publicly funded channel France 3, Monsieur Bébé was translated into English as Mr. Baby.

Voice cast

French

English

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. 199. ISBN 9781476672939.