Anatole

1998 – 1999 26 episodes

About Anatole

Based on Eve Titus' book series of the same name, Anatole is a proud mouse who endeavors to prove to people just how valuable a mouse can be. Anatole's desire to understand humans makes him and his family intrinsically different from any other animal family in books or series today. With his loving wife Doucette and their brood of six charming children, Paul and Paulette, Claude and Claudette and Georges and Georgettes, this adorable family chases adventure through the streets of Paris. Audiences will love their antics and creative way of solving dilemmas. Anatole is as unique in his pride, honour, dignity and ultimate success as they come.

Episode guide

  1. Anatole's Parisian Adventure

    September 1, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 1 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When Anatole's children yearn to taste the unique cheeses of France, Anatole and Gaston attend the human International Cheese Festival in Paris. There, they learn that the famous Duval Chee…

  2. Sewer Rats

    September 8, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 2 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    After a particularly nasty Paris thunderstorm, Paul, Paulette and Claude build a mouse raft, and are accidentally carried off by the swirling waters of a gutter into the sewers of Paris. Cl…

  3. The Mouse Who Cried Wolf

    September 15, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 3 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    At a picnic, Claude's impish tricks and pranks fool everyone so much that when he sees a man inadvertently scoop Doucette, George and Georgette up in a shopping bag, he can't get the others…

  4. Mouse-A-Lisa

    September 22, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 4 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Late one night, Anatole sees bakers in a bakery truck leaving the famous Louvre carrying baguettes of bread, which contain paintings that they have just stolen. The next day, Claudette is a…

  5. The Artful Dodger

    September 29, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 5 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    The mysterious Shadow Thief has been stealing from mice, and shops in the mouse village and Gaston and Anatole are on the case. Little do they know that Paulette is his unwitting assistant.…

  6. The Village Is Falling

    October 6, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 6 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Human bulldozers are digging up large sections of Parc Montsouris, and are getting closer to the mouse village. Pamplemousse encourages the villagers to move, but Anatole thinks that they s…

  7. The High Fliers

    October 13, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 7 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When two treasure-hunting crows attack a "flying menace" and send it crashing to the ground, Anatole and Gaston are provided with a wonderful surprise to bring home: a kite! With the kite r…

  8. The Cheesy Impostor

    October 20, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 8 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    A factory worker, Marcel, tells Duval that he is the mysterious cheese taster Anatole, and Duval allows him to invent a brand-new cheese. Anatole and Gaston are outraged. How can they unmas…

  9. The Phantom Of The Cheese

    October 27, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 9 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    At Mr. Duval's request, Anatole must deliver a gift of cheese to celebrated opera singer Madame Leblanc. Gaston must overcome his terrible fear of the Phantom of the Opera to help Anatole d…

  10. The Night Of Lights

    November 3, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 10 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    It is New Year's Eve, and the village mice are busily carving wood toys to exchange at the much-anticipated Gift Giving Ceremony. When strangers from out of town (Otto, Gretchen and their s…

  11. Wild Life

    November 10, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 11 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When rumors spread through the village that a monster is living in the park, Anatole heads off to investigate. Narrowly escaping a falling tree, Anatole and Gaston discover that the "monste…

  12. Feline Follies

    November 17, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 12 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    The village is in a panic. Madame Duval has organized a national cat show, to be held in Parc Montsouris, right beside the mouse village! To make matters worse, the Comtesse De Souris, Douc…

  13. Anatole And The Hunchbat Of Notre Dame

    November 24, 1998 (estimated) Season 1, no. 13 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Anatole visits Notre Dame to help Gaston's cousin Maurice in a feud with a mysterious bat. Anatole suggests talking with the bat and working things out peacefully, but Maurice and Gaston pr…

  14. Anatole And The String Of Pearls

    December 1, 1998 (estimated) Season 2, no. 14 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Monsieur Duval asks Anatole to watch over his wife's birthday present, a priceless pearl necklace. When a thief breaks into the factory to steal the necklace, Anatole and Gaston are launche…

  15. The Mousepiece

    December 8, 1998 (estimated) Season 2, no. 15 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When Gaston discovers Anatole building a little car as a birthday gift for Paul and Paulette, Anatole makes him promise to keep it a secret. Gaston just can't keep his mouth shut, however:…

  16. Tricky You

    December 15, 1998 (estimated) Season 2, no. 16 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    It is April Fool's Day, and the children love playing tricks on each other. George and Georgette send Gaston and their father on a fool's errand to a bakery, which turns out to be more dang…

  17. Truffle Treasure

    December 22, 1998 (estimated) Season 2, no. 17 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    It is Anatole and Doucette's anniversary. Anatole decides to surprise her by recreating the dinner that they had when he proposed marriage: Fromage de Provence with Truffles! Anatole and Ga…

  18. The Long, Long Night

    December 29, 1998 (estimated) Season 2, no. 18 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Doucette is taking the children on an overnight camping trip into the woods to teach them more about nature, and she insists that Anatole, who's had a hard week at work, take a much deserve…

  19. Les Mouserables

    January 5, 1999 (estimated) Season 2, no. 19 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    A spat between the kids during a family photo shoot leads Anatole to relate the story of the mouse village's founding. In the days before its creation, mice were poor, and lived under harsh…

  20. Over The Sea

    January 12, 1999 (estimated) Season 2, no. 20 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    There is to be a big reception at the docks to celebrate Duval's first shipment of cheese to America. Anatole is doing a last check on the shipment when Charlemagne attacks. In the confusio…

  21. Anatole And The New Cat

    January 19, 1999 (estimated) Season 2, no. 21 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    A new and very greedy family of mice has moved into Duval's factory, and, despite Anatole's warnings that Duval will notice the large portions of missing cheese, they continue to take more…

  22. The Mystery Of The Dancing Ghost

    January 26, 1999 (estimated) Season 2, no. 22 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    It's Halloween, and Claude and Claudette are reading ghost stories when they hear a mysterious tapping sound on the wind. Deciding that it must be the sad ballerina ghost from one of their…

  23. World Of Cheese

    February 2, 1999 (estimated) Season 2, no. 23 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Anatole and Doucette have decided to take a much-needed vacation to a big cheese festival in Switzerland, and Gaston is left in charge of the children. In between snacks, he manages to show…

  24. Bully For Anatole

    February 9, 1999 (estimated) Season 2, no. 24 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When a neighboring mouse mayor comes to visit, the whole village gets a lesson on how to handle a bully! Both Mayor Soucy and his son Pascal turn out to be first-class bullies: Soucy bullie…

  25. The Perils Of Paulette

    February 16, 1999 (estimated) Season 2, no. 25 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When Doucette's sister Yvette, world traveler and author of the "Perils of Paulette" adventure stories, comes to visit, Paulette decides that her own life is in need of excitement and adven…

  26. My Favourite Mouse

    February 23, 1999 (estimated) Season 2, no. 26 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    On the anniversary of Anatole's hiring at Duval's cheese factory, his old friend Moliere the mole drops by with a special surprise gift: he's dug an underground tunnel from Anatole's backya…