Madeline
About Madeline
So began author/artist Ludwig Bemelmans’ beloved children’s book series, Madeline. Madeline was the smallest of the twelve little girls at Miss Clavel’s boarding school, and the one who best knew how to frighten Miss Clavel. The little redhead fell into the Seine, had her appendix removed, and made friends with Pepito, a kindred spirit at a boys’ school.
DIC’s 1993 animated series preserved the original characters and setting, as well as Bemelmans’ impressionistic drawing style. Most of Madeline’s adventures were new to the show, emphasizing comedy, life lessons, and the occasional song. The characters spoke with French accents, but not in Bemelmans’ original rhymed couplets. Christopher Plummer provided the narration.
The show first aired on the Family Channel, then moved to ABC’s Saturday morning lineup with new episodes in 1995, under the title The New Adventures of Madeline. The ABC series wasn't able to win the hearts of young viewers like Bemelmans' books, and The New Adventures of Madeline left the air after a very brief run. The plucky French girl bounced back, however, landing a feature version of the Madeline stories in 1998.
Episode guide
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Madeline And The Forty Thieves
When mittens, caps, and even coats begin to disappear, Madeline and her classmates turn to the usual suspect- Pepito. But for once their next-door neighbor is innocent; even his "bad hat" i…
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Madeline And The Dog Show
Genevieve came in to Madeline's life by saving it (in "Madeline's Rescue"), so, reasons the Parisian schoolgirl, the brown mutt definitely deserves to win the local dog show. The fact that…
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Madeline And The Easter Bonnet
Just in time for Easter, Madeline updates the old hat belonging to Bon Bon, the milk horse.
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Madeline And The New House
Madeline's boarding school, the "old house in Paris that was covered with vines," is falling apart. When falling plaster nearly hits some dignitaries touring the antiquated building, it's t…
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Madeline And The Soccer Star
Madeline's cousin, Andre visits, and he helps Miss Clavel in the garden. Meanwhile, Madeline and her friends practice soccer, hoping to beat their longtime rivals, the Kings. Madeline's fri…
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Madeline And The Toy Factory
Miss Clavell takes her class to visit a toy factory owned by an old friend. But while the old pals chat, the red-haired "smallest one" leaps onto the doll conveyor belt and before one can s…
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Madeline At Cooking School
When the French schoolgirls prepare sandwiches for the imperious Lord Cucuface, even they can't stomach the results. Let's just say "everything" doesn't mean lettuce, tomato, and onions her…
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Madeline At The Ballet
Ballet master Valmont recruits the little French girls to perform with prima ballerina Tatiana in a production of The Happy Swan- except for poor Madeline, who is airily dismissed by him as…
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Madeline And The Singing Dog
Girls and Genevieve goes to The Barber of Seville, gets kicked out because Genevieve was "singing" along to the climax. An impresario spots Genevieve's talent. Meanwhile, being made to stay…
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Madeline's Winter Vacation
The girls and Pepito go on vacation to the Alps to visit Miss Clavel's sister. On the train, Pepito spins a tale on the famous Yeti, frightening the girls. When they reach destination, Miss…
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Madeline In Hollywood
The Parisian schoolgirl entertains her classmates in the park by acting out a "Sugar Dimples" movie (think Shirley Temple) and, of course, an American director lunching at a nearby café hap…
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Madeline And The Pirates
Hot day, too hot to do anything but sit and moan, then Lord Cucuface comes by to take girls out to sea on a yacht that he borrowed from a friend called Lord Poopdeck. Goes sailing, Lord Cuc…
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Madeline's Birthday At The Zoo
A hot summer in Paris has led Miss Clavel and her students to the sea for a short holiday. However, when the group is in port, Madeline and Pepito suddenly find themselves adrift and thrust…
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Madeline At The Louvre
Girls go for walk, saw artists, want to learn to paint. Miss Clavel calls one of her friend, Ludwig, over to teach the girls. Madeline learns very fast and soon is able to paint like a pro.…
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Madeline And The Missing Clown
House's chimney emitting black smoke. The girls hurry to circus to catch the smallest clown on earth, Funnybones, in action. Meanwhile, the other performers were tormenting Funnybones. He r…
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Madeline And The Costume Party
Spanish Ambassador decides to hold costume party, invites girls via Pepito. The girls make costumes, but somehow got chicken pox along the way. Gets stuck in bed, quarantined. Gets worse wh…
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Madeline And The Old Violin
Girls come home, goes to attic, finds old musical instruments and start toying with them. Meanwhile, Mrs. Murphy puts on a record (forgot the title, but it's the tune which David Copperfiel…
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Madeline And The Mean, Nasty, Horrible Hats
Pepito got an invitation to a fiesta in homeland Spain, invites Miss Clavel and girls. Leaves the next week. Visits some interesting places in Madrid, then heads to the countrieside, where…
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Madeline And The Talking Parrot
Girls find injured parrot at park, wishes to keep it. Later at night, finds that parrot misses it's owner. Decides to try to find the owner, fails. Parrot's wounds heals, but still misses i…
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Madeline In New York
Madeline, her schoolmates, pal Pepito, and chaperone Miss Clavel take a trip to New York. After they have seen the sites, including the Empire State Building, they take in a baseball game.…
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Madeline And The Lost Crown
Madeline convinces the young Prince of Monaco to remove his crown so he can spend an afternoon as an ordinary boy. But when the children return from the park, the priceless crown is missing…
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Madeline On The Orient Express
Madeline, Pepito and the girls take the famed Orient Express to Istanbul to compete in the International Spelling Bee. When a snake charmer on the train announces that his prize cobra is mi…
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Madeline And The Dinosaur Bone
Genevieve digs up a huge bone in the garden that turns out to be a fossilized stegosaurus' hip bone. The girls are thrilled with the discovery until the Old House becomes a dig site and is…
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Madeline And The Magic Carpet
Pepito becomes frustrated when an old lamp from the Embassy attic fails to produce a Genie, and he throws the lamp in the trash. That night a frayed old Magic Carpet comes to Madeline's win…
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Madeline And The Treasure Hunt
The newspaper sponsors a treasure hunt leading to a chest full of money. The clues lead the group to famous Paris landmarks, where the girls lose valuable time when they stop to help people…
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Madeline's Detective School
To raise money to buy Miss Clavel a birthday present, Madeline starts a detective school. Meanwhile, Miss Clavel is receiving mysterious gifts of great value -- jewels, a painting, etc. Ins…
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Madeline And The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
After Miss Clavel inspires the girls to read more books, they decide to put on a presentation of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Pepito refuses to play the title role because he is embarrass…
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Madeline And The Big Cheese
Lord Cucuface arrives at the Old House with a large chunk of prize-winning cheese (for fondue) and a new touring car. While Cucuface takes Miss Clavel for a calamitous driving lesson, the m…
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Madeline And The Science Project
For their entry in the Science Exhibition, Madeline and the girls create a magnificent scale model of a hot air balloon. During the exhibition, Genevieve falls asleep in the balloon's baske…
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Madeline And The Mummy
Madeline, the girls, Pepito and his three naughty cousins go on a field trip to Egypt. Nicole becomes terrified when they experience a series of mishaps -- from getting locked in the museum…
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Madeline And The Haunted Castle
American child star Sugar Dimples becomes homesick when visiting Paris, and she especially misses Halloween, which is not celebrated in France. At first, Sugar Dimples does not appreciate t…
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Madeline And The Wild West
When the girls go for pony rides in the park, Madeline's pony Gallop (the smallest) does all sorts of fancy tricks and finally takes off, trotting across Paris! Soon they are discovered by…
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Madeline's Holiday With Mr. Grump
In the middle of the winter holiday season, Miss Clavel gets called away from the Old House to care for her ailing aunt.
