History Trivia / Madeline

* NoExportForYou: The early specials still have not aired in several countries to this day, they can only be watched by means of importing the DVD. Likewise, the Hulu and Unbox videos aren't available in countries where the services refuse to cater to.

* FranchiseKiller: ''My Fair Madeline'', which was one of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s "Sunday Movie Toons". Did anyone really want to see Madeline [[TraumaCongaLine being punished in any way, let alone by being forced to go to charm school, for anything, let alone for something she didn't do?]]
** Although DIC did produce another feature, ''Madeline in Tahiti'' a few years after, but it never got noticed until 2015. Plus, it never got released physically in the United States (A planned 2006 DVD release with Disney never came to fruition), only on Amazon, iTunes Store and Website/YouTube.
* FridgeBrilliance[=/=]ShownTheirWork: Amidst the errors in the episode ''Madeline and the Mummy'', most Muslim countries, Egypt included, do close for extended lunches on Fridays, due to extended Islamic prayers/sermons being held on Friday afternoons.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Playhouse Disney continued airing it long after people stopped watching it on that channel and were paying more attention to ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'', ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'', ''Series/OutOfTheBox'', etc.; eventually in June 2002 it was pushed back to 6 A.M. in the morning when kids weren't even awake to watch it, and eventually when block rearranged it's schedule in January 2003 it got less and less airings until it was quietly removed from the block by 2005 (Though this was more likely due to Disney's license expiring and them not wanting to renew with DIC).

** Although they did another feature, ''Madeline in Tahiti'' a few years after, but it never got noticed until 2015. Plus, it never got released physically, only on Amazon, iTunes Store and Website/YouTube.

** Though everyone thinks that ''My Fair Madeline'' is the last animated project of Madeline, it's actually not. That title should belong to ''Madeline in Tahiti''; a direct-to-video film made in 2007 (merely 5 years after ''My Fair...'') but its mainstream obscurity was so great, it has nary a mention on Website/TheOtherWiki's Madeline page, much less Website/ThisVeryWiki even though it's available for download in iTunes and can be purchased on Amazon. Trailers and clips do exist on Website/YouTube but the movie would not be seen publicly until 2020 when the [=WildBrain=] channel finally uploaded it in its entirety.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Playhouse Disney continued airing it long after people stopped watching it on that channel and were paying more attention to ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'', ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'', ''Series/OutOfTheBox'', etc.; eventually in June 2002 it was pushed back to 6 A.M. in the morning when kids weren't even awake to watch it, and eventually when block rearranged it's schedule in January 2003 it was quietly removed from the block (Though this was more likely due to their liscense expiring and them not wanting to renew).

* [[{{BannedInChina}} Banned in Russia]]: The live-action film was banned in Russia until 2008 because the BigBad happened to be a Soviet spy who's trying to promote communism in Spain.

* FranchiseKiller: ''My Fair Madeline'', which was one of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s "Sunday Movie Toons". Did anyone really want to see Madeline being punished in any way, let alone by being forced to go to charm school, for anything, let alone for something she didn't do?

* ChildrenVoicingChildren: Usually played straight with Madeline (although Creator/AndreaLibman continued to voice the character until reaching the age of 18) and always played straight with Pepito. Sometimes averted with the other eleven girls, though, who were occasionally voiced by late teenage or adult actresses.

* AndStarring: Hatty Jones was given an "And Introducing" credit.

* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** [[TheOtherDarrin Third Madeline and Fourth Madeline]] would later appear together as Emmy and Cassie in ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales''.
** Creator/TaraStrong, then Tara Charendoff (Chloe #1), Creator/AndreaLibman (Madeline #3) and Creator/ChantalStrand (Madeline #4) would all later appear together in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' as Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy/Pinkie Pie and Diamond Tiara.
** Sonja Ball (Nicole #1 and Marie in ''Madeline's Christmas'') and Liz [=MacRae=] (Danielle #1 and Dr. Stone in ''Madeline in London'') later voiced siblings Wimzie and Bo in ''Series/WimziesHouse'', as well as Arthur and Binky's moms in ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}''.

* {{Talking to H|imself}}erself: You get that when Miss Clavel talks to Genevieve in the animated series. Although Genevieve could only bark back.

** Though everyone thinks that ''My Fair Madeline'' is the last animated project of Madeline, it's actually not. That title should belong to ''Madeline in Tahiti''; a direct-to-video film made in 2007 (merely 5 years after ''My Fair...'') but its mainstream obscurity was so great, it has nary a mention on Wiki/TheOtherWiki's Madeline page, much less Website/ThisVeryWiki even though it's available for download in iTunes and can be purchased on Amazon. Trailers and clips do exist on Website/YouTube but the movie would not be seen publicly until 2020 when the [=WildBrain=] channel finally uploaded it in its entirety.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Playhouse Disney continued airing it long after people stopped watching it on that channel and were paying more attention to WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie, WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter, Series/OutOfTheBox etc.; eventually in June 2002 it was pushed back to 6 A.M. in the morning when kids weren't even awake to watch it, and eventually when block rearranged it's schedule in January 2003 it was quietly removed from the block (Though this was more likely due to their liscense expiring and them not wanting to renew).

** From {{Creator/HBO}} to The Family Channel (now Creator/ABCFamily) to Creator/{{ABC}} to The Creator/DisneyChannel.

** Though everyone thinks that ''My Fair Madeline'' is the last animated project of Madeline, it's actually not. That title should belong to ''Madeline in Tahiti''; a direct-to-video film made in 2007 (merely 5 years after ''My Fair...'') but its mainstream obscurity was so great, it has nary a mention on Wiki/TheOtherWiki's Madeline page, much less Wiki/ThisVeryWiki even though it's available for download in iTunes and can be purchased on Amazon. Trailers and clips do exist on Website/YouTube but the movie would not be seen publicly until 2020 when the [=WildBrain=] channel finally uploaded it in its entirety.

* OneBookAuthor: Hatty Jones did only this film. She [[OrSoIHeard apparently]] auditioned for the role of [[Film/HarryPotter Hermione Granger]] but was turned down for being too old.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Playhouse Disney continued airing it long after people stopped watching it on that channel and were paying more attention to Rolie Polie Olie, PB&J Otter, Out of the Box etc.; eventually in June 2002 it was pushed back to 6 A.M. in the morning when kids weren't even awake to watch it, and eventually when block rearranged it's schedule in January 2003 it was quietly removed from the block (Though this was more likely due to their liscense expiring and them not wanting to renew).

* CelebrityVoiceActor: The late. Creator/ChristopherPlummer narrated all of the original specials and the 1993 and 1995 series, and won an Emmy for his efforts.

* ChildrenVoicingChildren: Usually played straight with Madeline (although Creator/AndreaLibman continued to voice the character until age 18) and always played straight with Pepito. Sometimes averted with the other eleven girls, though, who were occasionally voiced by late teenage or adult actresses.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For a while. After the Golden Books Video/DVD releases and the show being pulled from Creator/{{DiC}}'s Saturday morning block, it was nowhere to be found.... Until Shout! Factory started releasing new [=DVDs=] of the series.

** The abovementioned ''Madeline in Tahiti'' is not available in two thirds of the world where Hulu, Unbox Videos (and forget Amazon Prime, it's not available there) and Youtube Red isn't available. iTunes also only offers the special in a handful of countries and not worldwide.

** Though everyone thinks that ''My Fair Madeline'' is the last animated project of Madeline, it's actually not. That title should belong to ''Madeline in Tahiti''; a direct-to-video film made in 2007 (merely 5 years after ''My Fair...'') but its mainstream obscurity was so great, it has nary a mention on Wiki/TheOtherWiki's Madeline page, much less Wiki/ThisVeryWiki even though it's available for download in iTunes and can be purchased on Amazon. Trailers and clips do exist on Website/YouTube but the full movie that was also uploaded there [[NoExportForYou isn't available for every country]].

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Ludwig Bemelmans passed on in 1962, leaving ''Madeline in America'' unfinished (the story has already been completed, but the illustration hasn't). Bemelmans' grandson, John Bemelmans-Marciano, eventually completed the illustrations and got the book published. He has written and illustrated all-new Madeline books published since.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Christopher Plummer narrated all of the original specials and the 1993 and 1995 series, and won an Emmy for his efforts.

** Sonja Ball (Nicole #1 and Marie in ''Madeline's Christmas'') and Liz [[=MacRae=]] (Danielle #1 and Dr. Stone in ''Madeline in London'') later voiced siblings Wimzie and Bo in ''Series/WimziesHouse'', as well as Arthur and Binky's moms in ''WesternAnimation/{{{Arthur}}''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The setting was initially going to be 1952 but the clothing and looks of the cars were not considered appealing enough.

** Although they did another feature, ''Madeline in Tahiti'' a few years after, but it never got noticed until 2015. Plus, it never got released physically, only on Amazon, ITunes and YouTube.

* FranchiseKiller: My Fair Madeline, which was one of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s "Sunday Movie Toons". Did anyone really want to see Madeline being punished in any way, let alone by being forced to go to charm school, for anything, let alone for something she didn't do?
** Although they did a feature a few years after, but it never got noticed until 2015. Plus, it never got released physically.

* TheOtherDarrin: Madeline has changed voice actors no less than 4 times, once a season (Marsha Moreau was Madeline #1. Tracey-Lee Smythe was Madeline #2. Creator/AndreaLibman was Madeline #3. And Creator/ChantalStrand was Madeline #4). And none of them played Madeline in the live action movie, either. Come to think of it, most of the characters changed voice actors at least once in the entire run.