Billy the Cat

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Billy the Cat
Billy the Cat murals in Brussels.jpg
Jumbo , Sir Hubert and Billy on a mural on Rue d'Ophem in Brussels
Comic
country Belgium
author Stephen Desberg (Vol. 1-9), Janssens (Vol. 9-11)
Illustrator Stéphane Colman (Vol. 1–6), Marco Llin (Vol. 7), Peral (Vol. 8–11)
magazine Spirou
First publication 1981 - ...
expenditure 11
Television broadcast
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
length 10 mins
Episodes 52
genre Children's series
First broadcast 1995
German-language
first broadcast		 March 17, 1997 on ZDF
synchronization

Billy the Cat is a Franco-Belgian comic and a British animated series based on it . The focus is on the boy Billy, who is turned into a cat as a punishment for his malice towards animals and experiences adventures with animals.

content

Billy was turned into a cat because of his malice towards animals, in order to experience for himself the torment of animals. He had to adjust to his changed situation in order to find friends again. Billy lives as a cat with the tomcat Sir Hubert in the junkyard and comes into contact with other animals, mainly cats and dogs. Billy as a cat can no longer live with his family because his mother is allergic to cat hair and the family dog Gonzo doesn't like cats. Together with the animals, Billy experiences various adventures as a cat. The experiences from the past life help Billy to free himself from awkward situations again and again.

Differences between book and cartoon series

Contents of the book: Billy is a young student who tortures animals. One day when Billy ran into the street, he was run over. He goes to heaven and is sent back to earth as a cat to repent for his misdeeds. Only then is he allowed to return to heaven.

Content of the television series: Billy, who abuses animals with his friends, one day attracts the attention of the magician Ali Kazam. He says to stop torturing animals, whereupon Billy mocks the wizard. As a result, the wizard turns him into a cat to teach him a lesson. He later transforms the wizard's cat into a boy, whom Billy is meanwhile representing with his family.

characters

The main character of the series is the young, black and yellow tabby tomcat Billy the Cat . He lives with the old cat Sir Hubert in an old Cadillac in the municipal junkyard. But Billy retains various human characteristics even after his transformation into a cat. In contrast to the other cats, he refuses to eat spoiled food and eats things that are not typical for cats, such as French fries or bananas . Furthermore, he retains the ability to read and knows with technical devices, such as. B. to deal with computers. In addition, he is not afraid of water.

Besides them, the young cat Queenie and the pigeon Jumbo play an essential role. Besides them, there are a number of other cats who appear as minor characters. They include Blacky , Teddy, and Manx . Together with Billy the Cat and Sir Hubert they form a gang. Next to them there are the very young cats Daisy , Crazy and Lasiy , who are friends with them. The fat, old cat Lucifer ("Fettkloß") does not belong to any of the groups and is usually in a bad mood and mean to others.

As an opponent to them, the killing oils appear, whose members are the dogs Brutus , drool and bloodsuckers . Another group of dogs are the cream puffs . They consist of Milli , Fetzer , Roy , the bitch Regina and the crazy dog Loud . The dog Gonzo , whose owner Billy was when he was still human, is a loner.

Origin and publications

Comic

Billy the cat started as a Franco-Belgian comic with the text by Stephen Desberg and the drawings by Stéphane Colman , which appeared in the comic magazine Spirou from 1981 . Between 1990 and 1998 these were summarized in six anthologies. In 2002 a seventh volume was published with the drawings by Marco Llin, and in 2003 an eighth volume with the drawings by Peral. For the ninth volume, Desberg worked with Janssens, who did all the writing for the 10th and 11th volumes. Peral remained a draftsman.

From 1991 some books were also published in German translation by Egmont Ehapa Verlag and in 1998 as a new edition by Carlsen Verlag .

tape French Egmont Ehapa Verlag
(from 1991)		 Carlsen Verlag
(1998)
year title
1 1990 In the peau d'un chat Cat life Life as a cat
2 1991 Le Destin de Pirmin Pirmin's fate Pirmin the bear
3 1994 L'Été you secret Brotherly love The king of the gorillas
4th 1996 Saucisse le terrible A dog named Sausage A dog named Sausage
5 1997 L'Œil du maître Uncle Hubert in danger Sir Hubert in danger
6th 1998 Le Choix de Billy Billy's choice
7th 2002 La gang à Billy
8th 2003 La Vie de Chaton
9 2005 Monsieur Papa
10 2006 Les machines à ronronner
11 2007 Le Chaméléon

Television series

In 1994 a television series was produced based on the comics. Executive producers were Mikael Shields and Steve Walsh . Directed by Les Orton and Jean-Pierre Jacquet. The script was written by Jill Brett, Robin Lyons, Fabrice Ziolkowski and Dennis O'Flaherty.

Pictures and animations come from Travis Cowsill, Juan Francisco González, and others. a. The production companies involved were Sofidoc SA, EVA Entertainment, Les Film du Triangle, NOA, La Fabrique and Cologne Cartoon. Peter Sandmann was responsible for the other tones and noises in the German series.

It was first broadcast in Great Britain from 1995 to 1998, in France on September 1, 2001, in Germany on March 17, 1997 on the children's channel and on ZDF on April 4, 1998 on Tabaluga tivi . Other TV publications are available in English, Turkish and Dutch.

The series was shown in two seasons, each with 26 episodes. After the series was shot, the feature film Billy the Cat: Alone Against All was broadcast. Further broadcasts could be seen on ZDF and KiKA from 1997 to 2008.

synchronization

role German voice
Billy, the Cat Hannes Maurer
Sir Hubert Lutz Mackensy
Queenie Ghadah Al-Akel
Blackie Santiago Ziesmer
Of Frank-Otto Schenk
Grossmeyer Andreas Berg
jumbo Hans-Jürgen Dittberner
Len Georg Tryphon
Lucifer Tilo Schmitz
Father of Billy Till Hagen
Mother of Billy Sonja German
Sister of billy Viola Scherff

Episode overview

number Name of the episode First broadcast number Name of the episode First broadcast
1 Cat life April 4, 1998 27 The big fish meal October 26, 2001
2 Cat theft April 11, 1998 28 The cat mafia October 29, 2001
3 Canal cats April 18, 1998 29 Well roared, Billy October 30, 2001
4th The sacking April 25, 1998 30th Robodog November 1, 2001
5 The creepy nothing May 2, 1998 31 The haunted house November 2, 2001
6th Cat smuggling May 9, 1998 32 Two villains take off November 5, 2001
7th Pigeons in danger May 16, 1998 33 Hubert the dog November 6, 2001
8th Chinese wedding May 23, 1998 34 The poor artist November 7, 2001
9 Megalomania May 30, 1998 35 The brave elephant November 8, 2001
10 Romeo and Juliet June 6, 1998 36 The big race November 9, 2001
11 The curse June 13, 1998 37 The king of rats November 12, 2001
12 Exotic cats June 20, 1998 38 Hubibert's big appearance November 13, 2001
13 The Siamese temptress June 27, 1998 39 Little Chicken went alone November 14, 2001
14th French fries with microchip 4th July 1998 40 Queenie's new bow November 15, 2001
15th The new tail July 11, 1998 41 Miss Marilyn Miau November 16, 2001
16 The wild cat July 18, 1998 42 The lucky star day November 19, 2001
17th Cyberspace July 25, 1998 43 The wilderness is calling November 20, 2001
18th The crash August 1, 1998 44 Scented brands November 21, 2001
19th The bone car August 8, 1998 45 Catfish Bay monster November 22, 2001
20th bribery August 15, 1998 46 Whom the hour strikes November 23, 2001
21st Uninvited guests August 22, 1998 47 Jumbo, the flying ace November 26, 2001
22nd Cool cats August 29, 1998 48 Dog cats November 27, 2001
23 Monkeys on a secret mission 5th September 1998 49 The magic amulet November 28, 2001
24 The crash landing September 12, 1998 50 Everyone loves bob November 29, 2001
25th The megastar September 19, 1998 51 "Glob from the orb" November 30, 2001
26th Billy's big chance September 26, 1998 52 The Babel Maker December 3, 2001

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ a b Billy the Cat. 52-part English cartoon series 1995–1998. KiKA, February 11, 2014, archived from the original on February 11, 2014 ; accessed on April 1, 2018 .
  3. ↑ LOVEFILM.se  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.lovefilm.se  

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