The hydronauts
Television series | |
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Original title | The hydronauts |
Country of production | Germany , France |
original language | German , French |
year | 2003 |
length | 24 minutes |
Episodes | 26th |
Director | Udo Beissel , Jérôme Julienne |
idea | Eckart Fingberg, Michael Mädel |
script | Eckart Fingberg , Michael Mädel , Mikael Wahlforss , Christian Melüh , Norbert Bohnsack , Ishel Eichler |
production | Sophie Barnabe-Creicher , Sebastian Debertin , Sandra Le Blanc-Marissal , Roch Lener , Céline Limorato , Jonathan Peel , Tina Sicker , Sunita Struck , Marie-Caroline Villand |
music | Francois Tourneur , Christian Mevs , Nils Kacirek , Lars Löhn |
camera | Victor Gorbounov , Jens Päkel , Yulia Zolotova |
cut | Ulf Albert |
First broadcast | September 13, 2003 to December 6, 2003 on Ki.Ka |
The Hydronauts is a German - French cartoon series from 2003. It is based on the grass lion , a figure that children can identify with, which is supposed to bring them closer to the topic of environmental protection .
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The alien Neptuna travels the oceans together with the seal Balty and the seagull Ponto. They learn a lot about the sea and how sensitive this ecosystem is.
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The name hydronaut was based on the word astronaut, with the ancient Greek word astron (star) being replaced by the ancient Greek hydro for water.
Production and publication
The series was produced by Epidem, Millimages and Toons'n'Tales on behalf of Ki.Ka , NDR and France 5 until 2003 . It was directed by Udo Beissel and the music was composed by Nils Kacirek, Christian Mevs and Lars Löhn. The first broadcast took place from September 13th to December 6th, 2003 on Ki.Ka. It was later repeated on ARD and Hessischer Rundfunk . The series also aired in France and Finland.
role | English speaker | Creature |
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Neptuna | Emily Dormer | Extraterrestrials |
Ponto | Keith Wickham | gull |
Balty | Gary Martin | seal |
Gloob (English) / Oktavia (German) | Emma Tate | Octopus |
Obo | Dan Russell | Computer (voice) |
Web links
- www.grasloewe.de - Official website
- fernsehserien.de about the series
- The Hydronauten in the Internet Movie Database (English)