Insektors

Infobox Television
show_name = Insektors


caption = The front cover to an Insektors DVD.
format = Animated series
runtime = 12 minutes
creator = Studio Fantome
country = France, Canada, UK
network = YTV, Channel 4
first_aired = 1994
last_aired = 1995
num_episodes = 26
imdb_id = 0122349
tv_com_id = 22057

"Insektors" was a 1994 animated TV series about a conflict between two tribes of anthropomorphic insects, the Joyces (an airborne, brightly coloured race) and the Yuks (a dank, dark race fixated on keeping their furnaces burning in order to survive). Made in a small studio, Fantome, in France, it was the 1994 recipient of a "Children and Young People" Emmy Award. It was directed by Georges LaCroix and Renato, and written by Eric Rondeaux, Véronique Herbaut and Marc Perrier.

Created in 1993 and aired in the early 1994 in France, it is the first completely computer-animated TV series. It was then dubbed into two English language releases; one for North America, and one for the UK.

The North American version was faithful to its original French roots; using the original names and dialogue. It was first aired on Canadian television on YTV.

The UK version, however, was completely different. The original script was re-written; characters had different names, and different dialogue was used. References and jokes were added in for those who are familiar with England. For example in Koa The Frog/Frogbucket the line "Back to base" became "Now time for home and cheesy toasties!". This less-serious air pervaded almost all dialogue in the UK version.

Other versions of the show are being reported, as well, two of them being Spanish and Portuguese. A German version has also been reported.

Characters

Technology

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The series takes place on the planet Karbon/Krud, though the UK dub does include references to locations on Earth. Episode 6; "Planet Karbon /The Black Planet" reveals that Karbon/Krud was originally a dark, colourless rock inhabited by a single race of insects; the Yuks/Kruds. The Yuks/Kruds survived the planet's hostile environment by burrowing deep into it for coal. At one point, a Prism shaped meteor hit the planet and nourished the site on which it landed with colour and energy, resulting in a flower filled paradise. A few of the Yuks/Kruds colonised the area and evolved colours of their own, renaming themselves Joyces/Verigreens. They venerated the Prism and built a high altar upon it. The Yuks/Kruds who chose to stick to their original lives continued mining for coal till they gradually exhausted their supplies. The animosity between the two insect civilizations began when a violent Yuk/Krud known as King Bakrako/Catheter the First came up with the solution of using the Joyce's/Verigreen's flower stalks as substitute fuel sources. Gradually, all memory of the two civilizations once being the same people was lost, and ever since they have been enemies.

Episode List

Episodes are listed below with the original French title, North American title and the British title.

; Season 1
# La guitare à Kouleurs / The Kolour Guitar / The Musical Color Gun
# Des fleurs pour BaKraKra / Flowers for Bakrakra / Flowers for Catheter
# Koa la grenouille / Koa the Frog / Frogbucket
# Au feu les jonKilles / Daffodil Kraze / The Rescue
# EsKapade / The Eskape / The Escape
# Planète Karbone / Planet Karbon / The Black Planet
# Koléoptère / The Koleopter / The Daffodil Collector
# Katerpilar / Katerpillar / The Mechanical Digger
# Troglodyte Rock / Troglodyte Rock / The Prince of Rock
# Les Detrakeurs du Ciel / The Sky Breakers / The Weather Forecast
# La Nuit Elektrik / Electrik Night / Close Encounters
# Le Pont de la Konkorde / Konkord Bridge / The Diplomatic Bridge
# Les Sekrets du Grand Artificier / Great Pyro's Sekrets / Godfrey's Secret; Season 2
# Grosse Kolere / Fulgore's Kwest / Krud Confessions
# Koup de Kafard / Krabo's Kase / Sick at Heart
# Kui-Kui / Bird Kalls / If Chickens Could Fly
# Le Kadeau / Lukanus' Koncert / The Cage
# La Kourse / Katch Me If You Kan / Athletics
# Kataklysme / Kataklysm / Comet
# Suksession / Sukcession / Ruling Classes
# Koupable / Kourt Kase / Accused
# Kontagion / It's Katching / Epidemic
# Rekolte / The Kure / The Cure
# Kalkulator / Kalkulator / Sparkie and Co
# Spektre / Spektre / A Spectre Calls
# Katakombs / Katakombs / The Cave

Known Cast

French version

* Christian Alers
* Daniel Lafourcade
* Pierre Baton
* Jacques Brunnet
* Alexandre Gillet
* Raphaelle Moutier
* Jean-Claude Sachot
* Lucienne Troka

UK version

* Caroline Bliss - Alex
* Andy Secombe - Queen Catheter/ Fugg /Godfrey
* Teddy Kempner -Flynn/Kopius
* Neil McCaul - Sinapse/Lord Draffsack/General Wasabi

NA version

* Karen Strassman
* Bela Grushka
* David Gasman
* Christian Ericson
* Paul Bandey
* Edouard Marcus