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Iris, The Happy Professor (also known as Iris and Professor Iris and in French as Iris, le gentil professeur or Professeur Iris) is a Canadian-produced television show that run for 156 episodes from 1992 to 1994, created by former Belgian-born comic book artist Henri Desclez and revolving around Professor Iris, a purple ibis who teaches a class of three students: Piano, Skeleton, and Plant. The Professor teaches a variety of subjects to his students and always wears a bowtie based on the topic of the lesson in each episode.
| Iris, The Happy Professor | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Professor Iris |
| Genre | Children's show |
| Created by | Henri Desclez |
| Developed by | Henri Desclez Norma Denys |
| Written by | Henri Desclez |
| Directed by | Chuck Rubin François Jobin Pierre R. Thériault |
| Creative director | Henri Desclez |
| Starring | Pier Paquette Frank Meschkuleit Tim Gosley Rob Mills Michel Lapointe Jani Lauzon |
| Theme music composer | Stéphane Deschamps |
| Composers | Stéphane Deschamps Benoit Roberge (1993) Joël Champagne (1993) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original languages | English French |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Henri Desclez |
| Producers | Henri Desclez Norma Denys |
| Production locations | Montreal, Quebec |
| Cinematography | Sébastien Tremblay |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | 14:00 |
| Production company | Desclez Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | The Learning Channel Télévision de Radio-Canada |
| Release | 1992 – 1994 |
A French-language version was made by Montreal's Cinélume Film et Vidéo (under the supervision of Vincent Davy for the first two seasons, uncredited on the first and credited on the second; then Christine Boivineau for the remaining episodes, with Joey Galimi for song adaptation).
Characters
edit- Professor Iris: played by Pier Paquette (English); Pierre Auger (French) – A purple ibis and teacher at the unnamed school that serves as the series' setting. He is knowledgeable, optimistic, and the series' protagonist.
- Skeleton: played by Frank Meschkuleit, Rob Mills (English); Jean Galtier (French) – A skeleton of an ibis with bones laid over a red cardigan.
- Piano: played by Tim Gosley (English); Élise Bertrand (French) – A pink piano who loves music.
- Plant: played by Tim Gosley (English); Gilbert Lachance (French) – A whimsical flower in a flowerpot.
- Ms. Principal: played by Frank Meschkuleit, Rob Mills (English); Daniel Picard (French) – A yellow duck who is headmistress of the school. She often walks into the class to complain about the racket when it gets noisy.
- Mr. Plumeau: played by Michel Lapointe (English); Edgar Fruitier (French) – A grey dog who serves as the school's janitor.
- Kiwi: played by Jani Lauzon (English); Lisette Dufour (French) – A green frog who is Ms. Principal's niece.
International broadcasting
editAside from airing in its native Canada,[1] Iris, The Happy Professor was one of the first six shows featured on TLC's Ready Set Learn! block during its 28 December 1992 debut.[2] It has also aired in several countries and territories including France, Israel, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Latin America, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Scotland, Brunei and Jordan.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Today's Best: Television". Calgary Herald. 12 September 1993. p. C1. Retrieved 16 September 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Donlon, Brian (28 December 1992). "Ready, Set, Learn! takes off". USA Today. p. 03D. Retrieved 16 September 2024 – via ProQuest.
External links
edit- Iris The Happy Professor Super Website on archive.org
- Iris, The Happy Professor at IMDb
- Information about the show on UNIS TV
- Information about the French dub
- French information on Planète Jeunesse
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