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The Why Why Family
Les Kikekoi
Created byNatalie Altmann
Vincent Chalvon-Demersay
Written byAnnabelle Perrichon
François-Emmanuel Porché
Directed byBruno Bianchi
Voices of
ComposerMichel Dax
Country of originFrance
United States
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (130 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJacqueline Tordjman
Vincent Chalvon-Demersay
ProducerBruno Bianchi
Production companiesSaban Entertainment
Saban International Paris
Original release
NetworkFrance 3 (France)
ARD (Germany)
Release1996 (1996)

The Why Why Family (French: Les Kikekoi, also known as Saban's The Why Why Family) is an animated children's television series, which originally aired in 1996, produced by Saban International Paris and Saban Entertainment.[1] The show was broadcast internationally on Fox Kids. Character designs and comedy elements emulate vintage cartoons.

In the United States, the series aired as part of a syndicated strand of Saban programmes called the "Saban Kids Network".[2] With the series airing on the strand to the guidelines of the Federal Communications Commission, it marked Saban's first entry into the educational television market.[3] However, the series was cancelled by Saban on December 2, 1996, due to low ratings.[4]

Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment.[5][6][7]

Synopsis

Every episode begins with Victor (off-screen) summarizing what his family members will teach him in the episode.
Each episode is divided into 5 segments. In each segment, Victor asks a family member a popular scientific question, following an extensive answer by said family member/s with a particular expertise in the field of science involved in the question. Each of these segments has its short intro and The End sketches for the specific characters. Each sketch is titled <(character name/s) in (topic)>.
Before the end credits in each episode, Max asks Victor "Well Victor, what did you learn today?" to which he begins with "Tons of neat stuff", summarizing again what his family members taught him. Max answers, "Sounds like a real big day." and Victor concludes, "It was, but I still have plenty of questions left for next time."

Characters

  • Victor
    • A baby and the main protagonist of the series. All times he has questions (though these are smarter ones) to explain his family members like any other kid. He has blonde hair, and only wears a light blue diaper.
  • Max — Technology and electronics
    • The intelligent father of Victor and a stereotypical mechanic/handyman. He is Vanilla's husband, Eartha and Matic's son and Micro and Scopo's brother. He seems to be the closest to Victor compared to the others. Resembles his mother Eartha and is rarely seen without his cap.
  • Vanilla and birds Kwik and Kwak — Botany and zoology
    • Vanilla is Max's wife, Eartha and Matic's daughter-in-law, Micro and Scopo's sister-in-law, and Victor's mother who he resembles. Kwik and Kwak are running gags of their episodes and normally argue.
  • Eartha (as her name suggests) and Basalt the dinosaur — Geography, geology and meteorology
    • Eartha is Matic's wife, Max, Micro and Scopo's mother, Vanilla's mother-in-law, and Victor's grandmother who also cooks for their family. Basalt is a green dinosaur with orange spots, has a Japanese-American accent & can be greedy. He can transform into any mode of transport & time travel.
  • Micro and Scopo — Biology of the human body
    • Victor's uncles and Max's brothers who are running gags. Micro is stubby and wears a white cowboy hat (is sometimes seen without it), does most of the statements in their episodes. Scopo is the larger and crazier of the brothers, being the test subject yet expresses his own knowledge for some reason. They both have what look like masks and 'dog ears' like their father, Matic.
  • Matic and dog Zygo — Astronomy and the Universe
    • Matic is Victor's grandfather, Max, Micro and Scopo's father, and Eartha's husband who has 'dog ears' and is rarely seen without his pilot hat. Zygo sounds like Daffy Duck from Looney Tunes and has webbed limbs.

Episodes

# Topic Character(s) Title
1 Camera Max Photo Opportunity
Illnesses Micro & Scopo Sick Leave
Solar System Zygo & Matic O Solar Mio
Volcanoes Earth & Basalt All You Need Is Lava
Zebras Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak A Horse Of A Different Color
2 Meteors Zygo & Matic Pleased To Meteor You
Car engine Max Idle Chatter
Bird wing Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Feather Knows Best
Shells Eartha & Basalt Shell Shock
DNA Micro & Scopo I Resemble Mama
3 Paresthesia Micro & Scopo Out On a Limb
Flowers Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Petal Pushers
Gravity Zygo & Matic He Ain’t Heavy, He’s An Astronaut
Rain Eartha & Basalt Stormy Weather
Barcodes Max Bars & Stripes Forever
4 Sneeze Micro & Scopo Sneezed To Meet You
Remote control Max Beam My Baby
Plants Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Green & Bear It
Thunder and lightning Eartha & Basalt Sound & The Whywhys
Stars Zygo & Matic Star Treatment
5 Spiders Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Web Sight
Fax machine Max Just The Fax
Sweat Micro & Scopo No Sweat
Galaxy Zygo & Matic For Me And My Galaxy
Currents Eartha & Basalt Current Event
6 Brain Micro & Scopo Brain Waives
Photocopier Max Copy Cats
Bees Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak To Hive And Hive Not
Ice Age Earth & Basalt A Tree Froze In Brooklyn
Mars Zygo & Matic Mars Attracts
7 Body covering Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Hair Today
Aeroplanes Max Plane Speaking
Solar eclipse Zygo & Matic Sun Blocked
Tides Eartha & Basalt Fit To Be Tide
Ear Micro & Scopo Hear And Now
8 Sunlight Zygo & Matic Light Entertainment
Telephone Max Dial-A Whywhy
Nose Micro & Scopo Common Scents
Mountains Eartha & Basalt Uphill All The Way
Coral Reefs Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Hail To The Reef
9 Lightning Eartha & Basalt A Bolt From The Blue
Birds Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Chirp Thrills
CDs Max Pit Stop
Space stations Zygo & Matic Station Break
Eye Micro & Scopo Oh Say Can You See
10 Wind Eartha & Basalt Breezy Does It
Refrigerator Max The Chill Of It All
Gravity Zygo & Matic Down To Earth
Food Micro & Scopo Surely You Ingest
Cats Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak You’ve Gotta Be Kitten
11 Mosquitoes Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak A Bite To Remember
Sand Eartha & Basalt True Grit
Stars Zygo & Matic Great Balls Of Fire
Elevators Max Ready Willing & Cable
Reflexes Micro & Scopo A Touchy Subject
12 Climates Eartha & Basalt Changing Climes
Leaves Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Free Falling
Television Max Turn On… Tune In
Comets Zygo & Matic Dust To Us
Digestion Micro & Scopo Eater's Digest
13 Ocean's bottom Eartha & Basalt Bottom Feeders
Snakes Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak No Skin Off My Back
Light bulb Max Lights Out!
Day and night Zygo & Matic Sunrise… Sunset
Breathing Micro & Scopo Air Apparent
14 Fog Eartha & Basalt Another Fine Mist
Helicopter Max The Big Cover Up
Bats Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Blind Leading The Blind
Cavities Micro & Scopo Nothing But The Tooth
Seasons Zygo & Matic Seasons Greetings
15 Coal and oil Eartha & Basalt No Fuel Like Old Fuel
Submarine Max Way Down Under
Cactus Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Cactus If You Can
Scabs Micro & Scopo A Cut Above
Satellites Zygo & Matic Global Swarming
16 Kangaroos Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak It’s In The Bag
Microwave oven Max Nuking It Out!
Fungi Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak A Fungus Among Us
Heart Micro & Scopo To Bleed Or Not To Bleed
Moon Zygo & Matic Craters And Cream Cheese
17 Snow Eartha & Basalt Snow Job
Solar power Max Sunday Punch
Marine life Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Victor And The Glow Fish
Fever Micro & Scopo Heat Treatment
Washing machine Max Wash You Were Here
18 Frogs Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak One Giant Leap For Frogkind
Glue Max Stick Around
Nests Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Branching Out
Dizziness Micro & Scopo Spin Doctors
Telescopes Zygo & Matic Scope It Out
19 Evaporation Eartha & Basalt That Thing You Dew
Batteries Max The Powers That Be
Pollination Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Blowin’ in the Wind
Hair Micro & Scopo Hair-Raising Experience
Black Holes Zygo & Matic Hole In One
20 Valleys Eartha & Basalt Ice Cycle
Light Max The Light Show
Earthquakes Eartha & Basalt Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
Tears Micro & Scopo For Cryin’ Out Loud
Venus and Mercury Zygo & Matic Hot! Hot! Hot!
21 Ozone layer Eartha & Basalt There’s No Zone Like Ozone
Sleep Micro & Scopo Perchance to Dream
Cows Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak That Was Then, This Is Cow
Projector Max Lights, Camera, Action!
Speech Micro & Scopo O’ See Can You Say?
22 Deserts Eartha & Basalt How Dry I Am!
Jupiter Zygo & Matic Big
Butterflies Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Ch Ch Ch Changes
Water purification Max Go With the Flow
Asteroid belts Zygo & Matic It’s A Material Whirl
23 Rocks Eartha & Basalt Goldirocks
Growing up Micro & Scopo Home Grown
Roots Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak From the Ground… Up
Water Eartha & Basalt Water Water Everywhere
Space Travel Zygo & Matic One Giant Leap For Why Whys
24 Rivers Eartha & Basalt It’s All Downhill From Here
Locks Max A Turn-Key Operation
Habitat Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Sleeping In
Headaches Micro & Scopo Your Loss is Migraine
Planets rotate/revolve Zygo & Matic Moon Trek
25 Storms Eartha & Basalt Sooo Cool
Planets Zygo & Matic The Outer Planets
Dams Max Hold That Thought!
Brain Micro & Scopo Chuckleheads
Astrological symbols Zygo & Matic What’s Your Sign?
26 Light Eartha & Basalt The Light Show
Lenses Max Thru the Looking Glass
Reptiles Vanilla, Kwik & Kwak Snakes Alive!
Muscles Micro & Scopo Only the Strong Survive
Asteroids Zygo & Matic It Came from Outer Space

Voice cast

Crew

References

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 904. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. ^ https://kidscreen.com/1996/02/01/16869-19960201/
  3. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (1996-06-17). "Programers unveil bells, whistles" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  4. ^ "Saban to sell new'Kangaroo,' 'X-Men'". Variety. 1996-12-03. Archived from the original on 2023-07-25.
  5. ^ "U.S. Copyright Public Records System".
  6. ^ "Disney+ and Missing Saban Entertainment & Fox Kids-Jetix Worldwide Library - StreamClues". 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Liste - BVS Entertainment | Séries".
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