Grizzy and the Lemmings

Grizzy and the Lemmings
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Original title	Grizzy et les Lemmings
Genre	Surreal comedy Comedy Slapstick Adventure
Created by	Antoine Rodelet Josselin Charier
Directed by	Victor Moulin
Voices of	Josselin Charier Pierre-Alain de Garrigues
Music by	The Sonor Brothers
Composer	Les Frères Sonor
Country of origin	France
Original language	French
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	78 (234 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Antoine Rodelet Josselin Charier
Running time	21 minutes (3+ Episode)
Production company	Studio Hari
Distributor	Hari International
Release
Original network	France 3 Boomerang Cartoon Network
Original release	October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10) – October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08)

Grizzy & the Lemmings (French: Grizzy et les Lemmings) is a French computer-animated television series produced by Studio Hari with the participation of France Télévisions and Boomerang. It is a silent comedy focusing on a grizzly bear, named Grizzy, having to deal with the group of the eponymous lemmings, who he is irritated by. The show has no real dialogue, as characters will speak gibberish. The three-dimensional designs are by Bertrand Gatignol for the characters and Édouard Cellura for the sets.

The series was announced on June 22, 2015, and debuted internationally in the fall of 2016. It was renewed for a second season on July 5, 2017, which is stated to air on a number of channels around the globe in 2018. Season 1 was released for Netflix on July 15, 2019. In 2019, Hari Productions (Studio Hari) announced the development of the third season, titled Grizzy & the Lemmings World Tour. Season 3 came out in 2021 ended in October 8, 2022.

Synopsis

Grizzy and the Lemmings is set in Nutty Hill National Forest, a fictional Canadian park, at the hillside cabin of the park's mostly unseen forest ranger. When the ranger leaves for work each day, Grizzy, a grizzly bear, slips into the cabin and takes advantage of its numerous amenities, usually seeking to relax, watch television and snack. He always finds his peace disturbed by a pack of rambunctious and mischief-making blue-gray lemmings who all have similar personalities.

As Grizzy and the lemmings are drawn into conflict, various pieces of high-tech equipment and sometimes magic objects in and around the cabin come into play, as the lemmings seek to make more mischief and Grizzy tries to stop them. The fight almost invariably spills onto the passing highway, leading to high-speed chases. Every episode ends in a bad ending for both parties as they have backed themselves inextricably trapped or stuck in a mess (Strangely, they seemingly are back the next episode) and even look at the viewer while uttering annoyed groans. These endings were supposed to mean the moral of Greed leading to Extreme Karma.

Characters

Main

• Grizzy (voiced by Pierre-Alain de Garrigues) is an anthropormorphic Grizzy bear who has a brown body and light brown fat tummy, lives in the Forest Ranger's cabin. He is approximately 7-feet tall in height and wears a green-colored locket, which belonged to the Forest Ranger. In the cabin he does not do anything except sleeping on the sofa, watching TV or eating salmon with Yummy XL (chocolate spread). He likes watching a TV program entitled "The Secret of the Salmon". He dislikes opera music, which sometimes starts when he is switching channels. The only thing that stands in his way of luxury is the Lemmings, who cause him a lot of trouble and mischief. Grizzy does not like them or to share anything with them. In the episode "Intensive Care", it is shown that when the Lemmings get sick, he develops some sympathy for them. He does not say anything meaningful but he was seen reading English from a mobile phone screen. Grizzy is actually very smart, able to find a solution to any situation. Said to be the most feared predator in the Canadian preserve he lives in, he believes he's at the top of the food chain – which is why he believes in living in the forest ranger's home, as he is capable in using all the appliances. The only thing that stands in his way of luxury are the Lemmings, who give him a lot of trouble.
• Lemmings (voiced by Josselin Charier) are a group of anthropomorphic lemmings with blue bodies and light bluish gray tummies, also living in the Forest Ranger's cabin. All of them have the same appearance, same behavior, and same habits. Their motto: "fun for all and all for fun!" Said to be a tribe of forty of them, The Lemmings have an IQ the size of a pea, and the personality of dim-witted teenage pranksters, but despite their unintelligence, they appear to work very well as a team, making Grizzy's life in the cabin a hard one. They love having rave parties and they also eat Yummy XL like Grizzy. They love watching a TV program about a cat and a mouse (a parody of Tom and Jerry). They can sing lullabies that make Grizzy fall asleep. They also love to dance to music, which Grizzy dislikes. They also do not like to share anything with him. They cause a lot of chaos, their mischief is mainly targeted at Grizzy. They are not very intelligent, as shown in many episodes like in "Intensive Care", but in some episodes, they are also seen to be suddenly smart.

Minor

• She-Bear – She is the female anthropomorphic grizzly bear who is Grizzy's love interest. Unfortunately for Grizzy, she shares no interest in him and his attempts to impress her ends in failure, either caused by him or by the Lemmings. The She-Bear has an interest in the natural wildlife, but on some occasions in the episodes she's in, she often takes part in the crazy antics between Grizzy and the Lemmings. Her color and height are the same as Grizzy but she had a heart-shaped spot on her belly. In season 2, she received a redesign, giving her a huge pink spot (like Grizzy's) on her belly, instead of the former heart-shaped spot. She always has a flower accessorized in her hair. She lives in the forest and loves sniffing flowers, watching butterflies and kites. She sleeps at night on a log of wood in the forest. She also likes popcorn. It's revealed in the episode "Babysitting", where she has a bear cub daughter "She-Bear Kid". She-Bear has featured a larger role with main characters in the episode "Mind in a Whirl".
• Other creatures – There are also some other animals, birds and insects in the forest but they are not anthropomorphic like Grizzy, the Lemmings and She-bear. They don't do anything like the three of them and live in the forest like real and simple animals. Both Grizzy and the Lemmings tend to use these animals for their own schemes, but usually, by the end of every episode, both of them suffer from the hilarious consequences of their actions. Sometimes other living organisms also get caught up in these troubles.
  • Moose – Many moose appear in episodes of the show. The Lemmings (and sometimes Grizzy) use them for transport. The moose are fond of eating carrots so sometimes lemmings hang a carrot in front of his eyes to make them run. But they can eat other things like glass bottles or a ring as shown in "Bear Luck" and "Clean Bear". They are incredibly passive and don't do anything apart from graze. The color of nearly all of the Mooses is mostly brown but a Black colored Moose is shown in the episodes "A Midsummer's Bear Dream" and in "Wandering Spirits". A Moose is featured in a larger role with Grizzy and Lemmings in the episode "Rainbow Moose".
  • Partridge/Ruffed grouse – These Mountain bamboo partridge birds are often used as a mode of transport by the Lemmings. Grizzy also use them in many situations. They have big eyes and the color of their feathers are brown and black. Sometimes a partridge becomes bigger in size due to the actions and consequences of Grizzy and the lemmings. A giant partridge is shown in the episodes "A Midsummer's Bear dream", "Timeless Bear" and "The Bear Next Door" (not in the main background but in another place). In the show, the partridges fly in the sky. They are largely featured with Grizzy and the lemmings in the episodes "A Sizeable Problem" and "Call of the Bear".
  • Frog – Frogs are generally shown eating flies. In the show the tongues of the frogs are long. Frogs are featured mainly with the main characters in the episode "Bear Charm".
  • Fly – Flies are generally shown being eaten by Frogs. A fly has mainly shown with the main characters in the episode "Yummy Fly".
  • Butterfly – Butterflies on the show are generally seen in blue, pink or yellow colors. The She-Bear loves them. Butterflies are usually small in size but a big butterfly is shown in episodes "Timeless Bear", "The Bear Next Door" and "The Bear And The Butterfly"(in this episode the butterfly has a larger role with main characters).
  • Raccoon – The raccoons on the show are dirty and often rummage in the trash and eat garbage. Their noses twitch very fast. The lullaby of lemmings also makes them go to sleep as shown in the episode "Inspector Grizzy". A raccoon has been featured in a large role with the main cast in the episodes "Bear's Best Friend", "Sniffer Raccoon" and "Masked Raccoon".
  • Spider – Spiders in the show are rarely seen. Their color is mainly black. Grizzy has a fear of spiders, shown in the episode "Spider Lemmings".
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex – A T-rex (Dinosaur(s)) is unfrozen from a block of ice in "Jurassic Bear" (red and green in colour) and also appears in episodes "Timeless Bear", "The Bear Next Door" (in lime-green color), "Ancestral Bear" and "Surprise Deglaciation".
  • Bat – Bats (appears in season 2) in the show, are also rarely seen. Bats have a larger role with Grizzy and Lemmings in the episode "BatGrizzy" (in this episode, it is shown that they do not like anyone controlling them for their own means).
  • Polar Bear – A polar bear appears in the episode "Ice and Bears". He quickly overheats without ice and behaves like a playful dog when cooled, becoming a pal to the Lemmings and a perplexing annoyance to Grizzy.
• Forest Ranger – The Forest Ranger very rarely appears in person. His only appearance in the show is in the intro and in the episode "As Far As Bear Can Remember" in a flashback. He is shown as a man who left his cabin in the forest where the bear and the lemmings now live. In some episodes, his poster and photos are shown. He is the only human character in the show.

World Tour has the Chinese Partridge, which is an extremely Chinese version of the original partridge. The following species which appear are:

• A panda
• A rooster
• A crab
• A whale
• A warthog
• A polar bear cub
• A walrus
• A saber-toothed raccoon
• A mammoth
• A penguin
• An elephant
• A boar

Episodes

Main article: List of Grizzy and the Lemmings episodes

Staff

Roles	Names (season 1)	Names (season 2)
Directors	Victor Moulin, Cedric Lachenaud, Clement Girard and Alexandre Wahl	Victor Moulin, Cedric Lachenaud, Alexandre Wahl, Corentin Lecourt, Idriss Benseghir and Celestine Jacquel-Plays
Scriptwriters	Josselin Charier, Antoine Rodelet, Alexandre So, Victor Moulin, Fanny Marseau, Simon Lecocq, Valerie Chappellet, Clement Girard, Cedric Lachenaud, Alexandre Wahl and Sebastien Guerout	Josselin Charier, Antoine Rodelet, Simon Lecocq, Valerie Chappellet, Clement Girard, Victor Moulin, Corentin Lecourt, Idriss Benseghir, Celestine Jacquel-Plays, Cedric Lachenaud, Alexandre Wahl and Sebastien Guerout

Broadcast

Grizzy & the Lemmings originates in France, where it aired on networks France 3 and Boomerang.

On December 31, 2016, it first broadcast on France 3 and in the Ludo youth box. The season 1 of the series is re-telecast on Boomerang since September 4, 2017 and on France 4 from February 19, 2018. The broadcast of season 2 begins on France 3 and in the Ludo youth box on April 6, 2019. "Grizzy and the Lemmings World Tour", third season was premiered on the Okoo platform on July 2, 2021, and from August 28, 2021, on France 4.

• It also aired in India from 2018 to 2020 on Pogo. From December 2020, Cartoon Network started re-telecasting the first two seasons of the series. Season 3 titled Grizzy and the Lemmings : World Tour released on August 9, 2021, on Cartoon Network. In February 2022, Pogo TV started broadcasting the series again. The Indian version of the show is unique in that it has Hindi dialogue dubbed over, by Manoj Pandey (as the narrator of the show and as Grizzy) and Anshul Saxena (as the Lemmings). The characters' names were also localized.
• It also airs in Pakistan on Cartoon Network.
• In the United States Grizzy & the Lemmings made its debut on April 3, 2017 on Boomerang. The second season of the show was premiered in the USA on September 2, 2018.
• In the United Kingdom, it airs on Pop and Pop Max (Along with Boomerang.)
• In Germany, it airs on Super RTL.
• In Canada, Grizzy & the Lemmings airs on Family Channel, Family CHRGD, Family Jr, and Télé-Québec.
• In Russia, the show is aired on Boomerang and Carousel
• It also aired on Cartoon Network in Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Bangladesh.
• In countries Romania and Turkey, it telecast on Boomerang.
• It also aired in Poland on Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and Puls 2.
• In Italy, the show is telecast on Boing, Cartoonito, and Boomerang.
• It airs on Boing in Spain.
• The series initially aired on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland from August 8, 2015.
• In Iceland, it airs on RUV.
• It also aired in Netherlands on the channels NPO Zappelin and Boomerang.
• In Belgium, the series has been broadcast on OUF since September 2017.
• In Indonesia, this television series started broadcasting on ANTV only in 2020, but is still broadcast on Boomerang and Cartoon Network until now.

International broadcast

The show airs in the following countries:

Country	Channels
France	France 3 Boomerang France 4 Ludo Youth Box
Angola	Boomerang
Australia	Boomerang
Austria	Boomerang
Bangladesh	Duronto TV
Belgium	RTBF VRT Boomerang
Canada	Télé-Québec Family Jr. Family Channel
Cyprus	Boomerang
Czech	Boomerang (CEE) Cartoon Network ČT :D, ČT2
Denmark	SVT
Finland	Boomerang
Germany	Boomerang Super RTL
Greece	ERT
Hungary	Boomerang (CEE) Kiwi TV Cartoon Network
India	Pogo TV Cartoon Network
Indonesia	Boomerang Cartoon Network
Iceland	RUV
Italy	Boing Cartoonito Boomerang
Malaysia	Boomerang Cartoon Network
Mozambique	Boomerang
Netherlands	NPO Zappelin Boomerang
Norway	NRK
Pakistan	Cartoon Network
Philippines	Cartoon Network
Poland	Boomerang Cartoon Network Puls 2
Portugal	Zig Zag Boomerang
Romania	Boomerang Cartoon Network
Russia	Boomerang Carousel (TV Network) Cartoon Network
Serbia	Boomerang Cartoon Network HBO Max
Singapore	Boomerang Cartoon Network Mediacorp Channel 5 (through okto on 5 block) okto (formerly)
South Korea	Cartoon Network, Boomerang Anione Anibox Champ TV
Spain	Boing Super3
Slovenia	POP TV Boomerang (CEE) Cartoon Network
Sri Lanka	Cartoon Network
Sweden	NRK
Switzerland	Boomerang
Turkey	Boomerang Minika
Ukraine	Niki Kids Niki Junior Boomerang (CEE)
Middle East	Cartoon Network Arabic Boomerang
United Kingdom	Boomerang Pop Pop Max
United States	Boomerang Netflix
Latin America	Boomerang

Accolades

Despite getting bad reviews, the show was popular in different nations:

• On February 12, 2018, Grizzy & the Lemmings won the Laurier in the youth animation category, at the 23rd ceremony of the Lauriers de la Radio et de la Télévision.
• On February 13, 2018, Grizzy and the Lemmings won the Kidscreen Awards for best-animated series, Kids category, at the 2018 Kidscreen Summit in Miami.
• In April 2018, the show receives an EMIL Award for the best children's programs, awarded by the German magazine TV Spielfilm.
• In October 2018, Grizzy and the Lemmings won the award for best TV series at the TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival in Georgia.
• On March 18, 2019, the show won the TV France International Animation export prize at the Trianon in Paris.
• On September 7, 2019, Grizzy et les Lemmings (season 2) was awarded the Best Children's Television Program Award by the International Dytiatko Festival in Ukraine.

In other media

Adventure Grizzy Go, Grizzy Bubble, Grizzly Escape, Grizzy Jump, Flappy Lemmings and Lemmings Flight are some video games which are based on this television series.

See also

• List of French animated television series
• List of French television series

External links

• Grizzy and the Lemmings on the Studio Hari website
• Grizzy and the Lemmings at Boomerang
• Grizzy and the Lemmings at IMDb
• Official YouTube channel