List of the Flatmania episodes

Flatmania is an animated TV program. Here is a list of all episodes.

Season 1

AVIATION TODAYVincent and Kyu "land" in the cockpit of a jet flying at Mach 27. When Kyu accidentally pushes on the seat eject button, the courageous pilot is catapulted out of the plane with such force that...only his shadow remains in place. What follows is a chase through the pages of this magazine dedicated to the history of aviation. Our two heroes try to get the courageous pilot and the dark spot to stick together again, but the pilot is now...afraid of his own shadow!

PETS TODAYIn "Pets Today", Vincent and Kyu quickly locate the "Rift" but because of the scale-size difference between our heroes and the photo, they discover that the "Rift" is being guarded by a...giant hamster! The two kids set off to find a cat to help them chase off the "big mouse". But all the cats in the magazine are infested with ticks and fleas. Vincent and Kyu use insecticide to get rid of the ticks, but when they run off, they leave a baby tick behind. Kyu, who finally understands the concept of domestic pets, feels overwhelmed with strong maternal urges and decides...to adopt the baby tick! Now our heroes are far from the rift and moreover, they have a baby insect on their hands...

MARTIAL ARTS TODAYIn a martial arts magazine, a Ninja thief steals the object containing the rift from Vincent and Kyu. The chase begins! Meeting an old Shaolin master should have taught Vincent that there's more to mastering the martial arts than just fighting. But luckily Kyu has learned something from the master!

ASTRONOMY TODAYIn "Astronomy Today", Vincent and Kyu blame each other for being frivolous and insincere. Oh, wouldn't the world be a better place if it were just filled with Vincents or Kyus! And that's exactly what happens when they get photocopied by mistake and they have to face an army of their clones in deep space... Living with thousands of copies of oneself becomes a nightmare for both of them. In the end, they rediscover the joy of living with other people.

COOL WHEELS TODAYVincent and Kyu find themselves in an automobile magazine. They spot the rift on a "Rally" car that whizzes by, and manage to get a car of their own so they can set off in pursuit of their means of departure. Vincent takes the wheel claiming that he's a boy and therefore knows cars better than Kyu, but because of driving mistake, he misses a turn! The car tears the page and our heroes get lost in the magazine, passing through junkyard, a Formula One race and a Monster Truck race, before getting back to the Rally, thanks to Kyu. Vincent is obliged to recognize his co-pilot's skills...

BASKETBALL TODAYVincent and Kyu land in a magazine dedicated to basketball. They meet Vincent's idol, a basketball star whose sneakers (which serve as his lucky charm as well) are home to the Rift. But a dog steals the sneakers and are then recovered by some kids, all basketball fans. And the kids don't seem like they want to part with what they've found! Vincent and Kyu propose a shooting contest between the kids and the star with the sneakers as the prize. Problem: the star player loses his talent without his lucky sneaks. It will take a lot of persuasion from Vincent and Kyu before their "protégé" gets his courage back.

BOATING TODAYVincent and Kyu arrive in a picture that tells the adventures of the great trans-Atlantic cruise ships from the beginning of the century. The crew isn't shown in this photo, only the extravagant luxury of these ships. Vincent (who knows what can happen) and Kyu (who wants to enjoy all the luxury) have to find the crew to carry them all the way to the rift, visible at the edge of the horizon.

FINE ARTS TODAYVincent and Kyu enter a magazine dedicated to painting. They meet the great Paintall, the precursor of Profilism. In the flat world, the Master lands on the brilliant idea of painting Kyu's face as a profile. A totally new perspective opens up for our heroine. But Kyu will soon miss her face as seen from the front and sets off, accompanied by Vincent, to find a new master who can "redo her portrait".

BABIES TODAYIn this episode, Vincent, who can't stand crying babies, and Kyu who doesn't have the slightest idea that a baby is a child to be, will have to find the parents of a paper baby in a magazine specialized in babies. Moreover, throughout the episode, the baby will take Vincent for his mother and Kyu for his father.

CRAFTS TODAYVincent and Kyu land in a magazine about crafts for kids. They spot the rift at the base of a salt dough sculpture. Unfortunately, the sculpture is out of reach. They try to get it by standing on a "soap box" (a wooden car), but miss and find themselves on a page where a little girl – Lola – is trying to build a dollhouse. Our heroes help the girl and, in return, she gives them a helping hand to build a catapult with available materials, allowing them to reach the rift...

CAMPING TODAYIn "Camping Today", Vincent and Kyu pretend to be some kind of scouts, the "Chamois". Vincent the city dweller and Kyu the girl's magazine star will have to learn how to live "in the rough" if they want to reach the rift, accessible only to the best of scouts, and leave behind these slightly exaggerated "wonderful summer camps".

PRO-WRESTLING TODAYIn "Pro-Wrestling Today", Vincent and Kyu fall in a ring in the middle of a pro-wrestling match. They dodge the punches until the point that Kyu starts fighting back and folds up the wrestlers. She becomes a wrestling star! But quickly, the young "ex-non-violent" girl starts to get bigheaded. Vincent is forced to become the coach for Kyu's opponent to remind her of the real proportion of things...

KITES TODAYVincent and Kyu arrive in an outdoor sports magazine. In order to reach the "rift" that is situated beyond their grasp, Vincent and Kyu ask a flat kid flying a kite for help. It turns out that the kid is...Vincent at eight years old! But he seems to be having problems flying his kite because he quickly gets discouraged. As a result, Vincent is bound to help himself, even though he lacked so much confidence as a kid...

Season 2

HORSES TODAYIn "Horses Today", Vincent and Kyu land in a horse-riding magazine. In order to leave the magazine, Vincent will have to win a riding contest...and overcome his fear of horses!

CHEMISTRY TODAYVincent and Kyu reach a science magazine. A scientist who is perfecting a vaccine is split in two because of Vincent's clumsiness. On half of him starts to leak when a virus attacks the paper... At first reluctant to solve the problem (since he scorns the Flats), Vincent ends up changing his mind when he sees that Kyu gets "sick". After a chase through the magazine, all ends well, and Vincent learns what being responsible means...

WILD CHROME TODAYVincent and Kyu burst into a custom motorcycle magazine. Since they are forced to repair the bikes they destroyed by mistake, they form friendships with the bikers and head off on a trip with them. Though Kyu is thrilled, Vincent is bored. The two kids have different ideas of freedom. But a young female biker accompanying them gets them to see eye-to-eye. Taking her own story as an example, she understands the budding feelings between Vincent and Kyu.

CINEMA TODAYVincent and Kyu land in a Cinema magazine, in a special report about the shooting of the movie about...their own adventures! They fisrt of all feel get carried away by the idea of being movie stars but soon become desenchanted when they realize that their roles are played by two actors who make them look like not very pleasant characters. Our heroes will have to try everything to restore the truth, including shooting their own version of the film, using only the resources they can find in the magazine.

BACK TO SCHOOL TODAYVincent and Kyu are in a classroom. They are in a student magazine dedicated to junior high school. To impress Kyu, Vincent comes off as a gifted kid when he easily answers the teacher's questions. But they meet a true gifted kid (a Flat), a loner, who understands that "another world" exists. In order to convince him to stay in the magazine world, Kyu tries to show him how to make friends. Feeling abandoned, Vincent gets jealous and tries to get Kyu's attention by writing graffiti. He discovers the rift on his "work of art" by chance. The young gifted student gives up on the idea of following our heroes because he's finally made some friends at school...

FAIRY TALES TODAYVincent and Kyu land in a children's magazine, in the middle of a section on fairy tales and are quickly set upon by Little Red Riding Hood. Vincent, versed in the classics, knows that a wolf will soon be coming along to attack them, and so he tries to avoid the carnage by going off to find help. But Vincent's knowledge is limited and our friends start to mix up the characters and the fairy tales themselves, causing a wonderful mess among Andersen, Perrault, Grimm, etc.

DECORATION TODAYVincent and Kyu dive into magnificently decorated worlds. But they slowly realize that a decor by itself doesn't make a happy life if you are alone. In order to leave, they manage to "unite" two Flats from these decors to the delight of everyone.

DETECTIVES TODAYVincent and Kyu land in a "detective" magazine. An over-zealous inspector confronts them in an investigation about the disappearance of a poodle belonging to a movie star. Our heroes escape, trailed by the inspector who recognizes Vincent; in the real world, the boy has really disappeared and the police are looking for him... Vincent and Kyu end up being caught. This causes a problem because, paradoxically, the inspector impedes them from reaching the real world! Vincent and Kyu escape again and wind up on the star's estate, finding the poodle in a garden shed by chance, and then finding the rift on the bottom of the pool. The star thanks the inspector while Vincent and Kyu leave the magazine...

ECO-MAN TODAYIn "Eco-Man Today", Vincent and Kyu find themselves in the middle of a comic book. In the world of comics, our friends start speaking in bubbles, helping a well-intentioned, ecological superhero, Eco-Man, conquer his worst enemy. A detail: they move from panel to panel, à la comic book style...

SPACE TODAYVincent and Kyu find themselves in a space magazine, dedicated to spatial exploration. But they notice that they are stuck in picture of a space ship cockpit and, being astronauts, they can't leave the cockpit without the risk of danger. Life in close confinement starts, with the possibility of drifting forever through space looming before our heroes. But only if an astronaut-monkey doesn't show up...

FAMILY TODAYVincent and Kyu are in a "Family" or "Parents" magazine. They meet a little girl who seems lost. Though Kyu is ready to take care of the girl, Vincent seems much more reticent. However, he starts to connect with the little girl. He proves that she got lost because of her big brother's negligence, making Vincent feel beside himself. He scolds the negligent boy, proving his ability to take care of a child...

MANAGEMENT TODAYIn "Management Today," Vincent and Kyu are confronted with a greedy stock trader who demands an exorbitant amount of money for access to the Rift. Later in the magazine, our two friends meet a kinder businessman who helps them start their own business, Kyu's own line of clothing! This business works so well that he soon gives them access to the Stock Market, right where they need to go to get the enormous sum allowing them to buy their way to the exit. While turning the money magazine upside down and learning about the relativity of wealth, Vincent and Kyu finally manage to reach the rift for nothing at all.

SKI TODAYArriving in a "Ski and Snowboard" magazine, Vincent swaggers with pride. He knows all about skiing. He went skiing all the time with his parents and is a King on the slopes. Kyu barely has time to express her admiration for him when a group of snowboarders zoom past them. Vincent falls, rolls, turns into a big snowball and starts rolling down the steep slope at break-neck speed...