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| 4 | The ''Club Dorothée'' was a hugely popular French [[SaturdayMorningKidsShow morning and afternoon kids show]] that, for many people of the generation that watched it, came to be fondly associated with TheNineties, and remains a heavy hitter in many a French nostalgia-driven work or event about the era. It aired on the [=TF1=] channel from 1987 to 1997. |
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| 6 | It was essentially a {{variety show}} that combined {{game|show}}s for children, {{edutainment}}, concerts, {{music video|tropes}}s, comedic skits and broadcasting of animated and live-action series, and was hosted by the eponymous Dorothée ({{stage name|s}} of Frédérique Hoschedé, born July 14, 1953), who built up a gigantic network of ancillary co-stars, music bands, gags, sets etc. She previously hosted some kids shows on Antenne 2 in TheEighties with much success, but none was as big as this one would become. The show also launched the careers of quite a few French acting and show business personalities. |
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| 8 | For [[GatewaySeries better]] or [[{{Macekre}} worse]], this show introduced France to a number of {{anime}} and [[{{Toku}} tokusatsu series]] -- French audiences got their first taste of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', ''Anime/SailorMoon'', ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and countless others there. Anime were already broadcast on French TV in TheEighties, but not on such a massive scale. It did not go without some infamous AnimationAgeGhetto controversies that involved a fair share of CulturalPosturing on the detractors' part, and the dubs and French songs left a lot to be desired, but undeniably contributed to shape France's [[MediaNotes/TheJapaneseInvasion modern appetite for anime and manga]]. |
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| 10 | The show was a product of impresario Jean-Luc Azoulay's AB Productions. Azoulay (under the pseudonym "Jean-François Porry") was also the showrunner of AB Productions' numerous sitcoms/soap operas, a significant number of which were broadcast in the ''Club Dorothée'', forming a SharedUniverse of its own. He also contributed to the writing of the [[AlternativeForeignThemeSong French opening songs]] of many of the Anime and Toku series in it. |
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| 12 | The ''Club Dorothée'' ended when [=TF1=] severed its association with Azoulay and AB Productions [[ScrewedByTheNetwork in some still unexplained circumstances]] in 1997, and also because its audience ratings started to dwindle due to increasingly competitive shows such as ''Series/LesMinikeums'' on France 3. Nowadays, the show's legacy lives on in the [=IDF1=] channel, co-founded and co-owned by Azoulay and available on the Télévision Numérique Terrestre broadcasting system. |
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| 14 | An official [=YouTube=] channel, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEJbKfzHlnszu5_dfeDhY5w Génération Club Do]]'', has uploaded hours of restored footage of the show, music clips, homages from people of that generation as well as some animes that have fallen into PublicDomain. |
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| 16 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 17 | |
| 18 | !!Series that were broadcast in the original show (with their French titles): |
| 19 | |
| 20 | [[folder:Anime]] |
| 21 | * ''Anime/TheAdventuresOfChristopherColumbus'' (premiered there on Christmas Day 1992) |
| 22 | * ''Anime/AiNoWakakusaMonogatari'' (as ''Les Quatre Filles du docteur March'', the 1981 version as well) |
| 23 | * ''Manga/AiShiteNight'' (as ''Lucile, amour et rock'nroll'') |
| 24 | * ''Anime/AlicesAdventuresInWonderlandJP'' (as ''Alice au Pays des Merveilles'') |
| 25 | * ''Anime/AstroBoy'' (as ''Astro le petit robot'') |
| 26 | * ''Manga/AttackNumberOne'' (as ''Les Attaquantes'') |
| 27 | * ''Anime/AttackerYou'' (as ''Jeanne et Serge'') |
| 28 | * ''Manga/CandyCandy'' (as ''Candy'') |
| 29 | * ''Literature/CaptainFuture'' (as ''Capitain Flam'') |
| 30 | * ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' (as ''Olive et Tom'') |
| 31 | * ''Manga/CityHunter'' (as ''Nicky Larson'') |
| 32 | * ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel'' (as ''Creamy, merveilleuse Creamy'') |
| 33 | * ''Manga/CutieHoney'' (1973-74 TV series, as ''Cherry Miel'') |
| 34 | * ''Manga/DearBrother'' (as ''Très cher frère'') |
| 35 | * ''Manga/DragonBall'' |
| 36 | ** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' |
| 37 | * ''Manga/DragonQuestTheAdventureOfDai'' (1991-1992 series, as ''Fly'') |
| 38 | * ''Manga/DoctorSlump'' |
| 39 | * ''Manga/EsperMami'' (as ''Malicieuse Kiki'') |
| 40 | * ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' (as ''Ken le Survivant'') |
| 41 | * ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999'' |
| 42 | * ''Manga/{{Georgie}}'' |
| 43 | * ''Manga/HaiStepJun'' (as ''Vas-y Julie!'') |
| 44 | * ''High School Kimengumi'' (as ''Le collège fou, fou, fou'') |
| 45 | * ''Manga/KimagureOrangeRoad'' (as ''Max et Compagnie'') |
| 46 | * ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'' (as ''Muscleman'') |
| 47 | * ''Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo'' (as ''Gigi'') |
| 48 | * ''Anime/MahouNoMakoChan'' (as ''Makko'') |
| 49 | * ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'' (as ''Juliette je t'aime'') |
| 50 | * ''Anime/MajokkoMegChan'' (as ''Meg'') |
| 51 | * ''Anime/MajokkoTickle'' (as ''Magique Tickle'') |
| 52 | * ''Anime/{{Mashin Hero Wataru|Series}}'' (as ''Adrien le sauveur du monde'') |
| 53 | * ''Mister Ajikko'' (as ''Le Petit Chef'') |
| 54 | * ''Manga/{{Miyuki}}'' (as ''Tommy et Magalie'') |
| 55 | * ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' (as ''Nadia, le secret de l'eau bleue'') |
| 56 | * ''Anime/OnegaiSamiadon'' (as ''Sablotin'') |
| 57 | * ''Franchise/{{Patlabor}}'' |
| 58 | * ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' |
| 59 | * ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' |
| 60 | * ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' (as ''Les Samouraïs de l'éternel'') |
| 61 | * ''Anime/SailorMoon'' |
| 62 | * ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' (as ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque'') |
| 63 | * ''Manga/SallyTheWitch'' (1989-91 series, as ''Sally la petite Sorcière''; the original '60s series aired in Quebec, but not France) |
| 64 | * ''Anime/SherlockHound'' (as ''Sherlock Holmes'') |
| 65 | * ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' (as ''Goldorak'') |
| 66 | * ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' (as ''Lamu'') |
| 67 | * ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'': |
| 68 | ** ''Anime/MyDaddyLongLegs'' (as ''Papa Longues Jambes'') |
| 69 | ** ''Anime/PrincessSarah'' |
| 70 | ** ''Anime/TheSwissFamilyRobinsonFloneOfTheMysteriousIsland'' (as ''Flo et les Robinson suisses'') |
| 71 | [[/folder]] |
| 72 | |
| 73 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 74 | * ''Around the World in Eighty Dreams'' (''Les Aventures de Carlos'') |
| 75 | * ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'' (as ''Bécébégé'') |
| 76 | * ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'' (as ''Les Motards de l'Espace'') |
| 77 | * ''WesternAnimation/BionicSix'' (as ''Les Bioniques'') |
| 78 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Calimero}}'' |
| 79 | * ''WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s'' (as ''Les Bisounours'') |
| 80 | * ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'' (as ''Denis la Malice'') |
| 81 | * ''WesternAnimation/DinoRiders'' |
| 82 | * ''WesternAnimation/DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds'' (as ''Les Trois Mousquetaires'') |
| 83 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFruitties'' (as ''Les Fruittis'') |
| 84 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheGetAlongGang'' (as ''Les Amichaines'') |
| 85 | * ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' (as ''G.I. Joe'') |
| 86 | * ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' (as ''Inspecteur Gadget'') |
| 87 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' (as ''Jem et les Hologrammes'') |
| 88 | * ''The Legend of Literature/WhiteFang'' (as ''La Légende de Croc-Blanc'') |
| 89 | * ''Literature/TheLittles'' (as ''Les Minipouss'') |
| 90 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'' |
| 91 | * ''DerivativeWorks/LesMiserables'' (1992) |
| 92 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'' (as ''Mon petit Poney'') |
| 93 | * ''WesternAnimation/PolePosition'' |
| 94 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Popples}}'' |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'' (as ''Blondine au pays de l'arc-en-ciel'') |
| 96 | * ''Franchise/RoboCop: The Animated Series'' (as ''[=RoboCop=]'') |
| 97 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpartakusAndTheSunBeneathTheSea'' (as ''Les Mondes engloutis'') |
| 98 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'' (as ''Cosmocats'') |
| 99 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheTwinsOfDestiny'' (as ''Les Jumeaux du Bout du Monde'') |
| 100 | [[/folder]] |
| 101 | |
| 102 | [[folder:Live-Action Series]] |
| 103 | |
| 104 | [[AC:AB Productions sitcoms/soap operas:]] |
| 105 | * ''Series/LesFillesDaCote'' |
| 106 | * ''Series/HeleneEtLesGarcons'' |
| 107 | * ''Series/PremiersBaisers'' |
| 108 | |
| 109 | [[AC:American sitcoms:]] |
| 110 | * ''Series/CharlesInCharge'' (as ''Charles s'en charge'') |
| 111 | * ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'' (as ''Arnold et Willy'') |
| 112 | * ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'' (as ''Drôle de vie'') |
| 113 | * ''Series/FamilyMatters'' (as ''La Vie De Famille'') |
| 114 | * ''Series/FamilyTies'' (as ''Sacrée Famille'') |
| 115 | * ''Film/HarryAndTheHendersons'' (1991-1993 TV series, as ''Harry et les Henderson'') |
| 116 | * ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' (as ''Jinny de mes rêves'') |
| 117 | * ''Series/MyTwoDads'' (as ''Mes Deux Papas'') |
| 118 | * ''Series/SilverSpoons'' (as ''Ricky ou la Belle Vie'') |
| 119 | * ''Series/ParkerLewisCantLose'' (as ''Parker Lewis ne perd jamais'') |
| 120 | * ''Series/PunkyBrewster'' |
| 121 | |
| 122 | [[AC:Tokusatsu:]] |
| 123 | * ''Series/MetalHeroes'': |
| 124 | ** ''Series/SekaiNinjaSenJiraiya'' (as ''Giraya'') |
| 125 | ** ''Series/TokkeiWinspector'' (as ''Winspector'') |
| 126 | * ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' (as ''Power Rangers'') |
| 127 | * ''Franchise/SuperSentai'': |
| 128 | ** ''Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman'' (as ''Fiveman'') |
| 129 | ** ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'' (as ''Bioman'') |
| 130 | ** ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman'' (as ''Jetman'') |
| 131 | ** ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman'' (as ''Bioman 3: Liveman'' - Dorothée herself made [[TheCameo a cameo]] in episode 30, in honor of ''Club Dorothée''[='=]s broadcasting of the franchise) |
| 132 | ** ''Series/ChoushinseiFlashman'' (as ''Flashman'') |
| 133 | ** ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'' (as ''Bioman 2: Maskman'') |
| 134 | ** ''Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger'' (as ''Turboranger'') |
| 135 | * ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' |
| 136 | * ''Series/VRTroopers'' |
| 137 | |
| 138 | [[AC:Others:]] |
| 139 | * ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' (as ''Alerte à Malibu'') |
| 140 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'' (as ''Docteur Who''; only six Creator/TomBaker serials were broadcast[[note]]"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot Robot]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E2TheArkInSpace The Ark in Space]]" as "L'Arche dans l'Espace", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E4GenesisOfTheDaleks Genesis of the Daleks]]" as "La Genèse des Daleks", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen Revenge of the Cybermen]]" as "La Revanche des Cybernators", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E1TerrorOfTheZygons Terror of the Zygons]]" as "La Terreur des Zygons" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E2PlanetOfEvil Planet of Evil]]" as "La Planète Diabolique"[[/note]]) |
| 141 | * ''Series/EightIsEnough'' (as ''Huit ça suffit'') |
| 142 | * ''Series/MacGyver1985'' |
| 143 | [[/folder]] |
| 144 | |
| 145 | !!Tropes: |
| 146 | |
| 147 | [[folder:The show itself:]] |
| 148 | * CelebrityStar: The late famous hawaiian shirts-wearing singer and BigFun celebrity Yvan-Chrysostome Dolto a.k.a. Carlos was a sponsor of the show and regularly showed up in it over its ten years of existence. He even had [[CelebrityToons his own animated series]], titled ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saban%27s_Around_the_World_in_Eighty_Dreams Around the World in Eighty Dreams]]'' in English, which was broadcast in the show. |
| 149 | * ExcitedKidsShowHost: Ariane Carletti, who was possibly also the ManicPixieDreamGirl for many. |
| 150 | * GagNose: Dorothée was famously drawn in cartoon form with a huge long pointy nose all the way back to her show on Antenne 2 in the 1980s, by the late cartoonist Cabu. It became a trademark of her, featured in many of her album artwork, animated segments, etc. While there were jokes about her nose, she was always treated positively and as attractive in those cartoons. |
| 151 | * GenkiGirl: Ariane Carletti was a living, ExcitedKidsShowHost version. |
| 152 | * SaturdayMorningKidsShow: It did air on Saturday mornings... as well as every morning in the week bar Sunday, and every afternoon bar Saturday and Sunday. |
| 153 | [[/folder]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | [[folder:Anime featured in the show:]] |
| 156 | * AlternativeForeignThemeSong: Happened all the time to Japanese and American cartoons that got broadcast in the show. The opening songs for them were sung by people from the show, most (in)famously Bernard Minet and Ariane Carletti a.k.a. Ariane, one of Dorothée's five regular co-hosts. Although, for some of the anime series listed above (such as ''Captain Tsubasa'', ''Attacker You'', or ''Creamy Mami''), the alternative openings were not made by this show, because these anime originally aired on ''La Cinq'', a now defunct channel which also had its own alternative theme songs for anime series. |
| 157 | * {{Bowdlerise}}: Violence (including verbal) was heavily censored in the series displaying it. Especially after many parents complained about the likes of ''Fist of the North Star'' and ''Dragon Ball Z''. Some of the bowdlerising was done at the request of the dubbing actors themselves, who refused to work if a number of dialogues were not heavily changed. |
| 158 | * DubNameChange: A number of anime series broadcast in the show had their characters' Japanese names turned into French names, specially those that took place in fairly normal urban settings, for fear of the Japanese names being too confusing for young French viewers. Which ran directly into ThinlyVeiledDubCountryChange territory. |
| 159 | * InconsistentDub: Notorious victims of this, sometimes giving the impression that the dubbing actors only had a vague idea of what was going on, let alone having adequate translation work done for them. Or just plain {{bowdleris|e}}ing due to aversion to violence in some cases. |
| 160 | * MagicalGirl: All the classic/older ones were to be found there, ''Anime/SailorMoon'' being of course the most popular. |
| 161 | * ThinlyVeiledDubCountryChange: Along with the name changes, the dialogue was also rewritten to imply those anime were set in France, despite the very Japanese look of the environment. An infamous example is ''Manga/AiShiteNight'', which namedrops many parts of Paris (such as the Bercy concert complex) in a painfully obvious UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}}ite landscape. |
| 162 | [[/folder]] |
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