# Looking for information on an informational cartoon
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-an-informational-cartoon/1002709
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** cartoons-animation
**Created:** [June 10, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-an-informational-cartoon/1002709 "2024-06-10T18:58:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-an-informational-cartoon/1002709/1 "2024-06-10T18:58:20Z")
The cartoon is “The Adventures Of Dodo”. They are short, comedic in nature, and usually provide information about animals and cultures around the world. Dodo’s accent seems to be Australian.
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-an-informational-cartoon/1002709/2 "2024-06-11T04:26:19Z")
Apparently it is a French production, translated into several languages. [Dodo, le retour (TV Series 1995–1996) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10068936/)
Found a few episodes on YouTube.
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### Author:  [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-an-informational-cartoon/1002709/3 "2024-06-11T11:53:43Z")
So what information are you looking for?
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-an-informational-cartoon/1002709/4 "2024-06-11T13:32:16Z")
Where it came from, when it aired etc.
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-an-informational-cartoon/1002709/5 "2024-06-11T13:46:43Z")
There is wiki page …
> **[Dodo, le retour](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo,_le_retour)**
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> modifier - modifier le code - voir Wikidata (aide) Dodo, le retour est une série télévisée d'animation franco-suisse de 65 épisodes de 5 minutes environ. Créée par Christian Joller et réalisée par Francis Nielsen, la série fut diffusée en France pour la première fois sur Canal J en novembre 1995 puis le 4 septembre 1996 sur France 2 dans l'émission La Planète de Donkey-Kong. Elle a été diffusée ensuite en 1999 sur France 2 dans l'émission Anime ton Week-end.
> Co-produite par Cohésion SA et Roo...
(which should ask if you want to translate to english the first time you visit)
> _ **Sleep, the return** _ is a [television series](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e) of’[animation](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation_(audiovisuel)) Franco-Swiss with 65 episodes of about 5 minutes. Created by Christian Joller and produced by [Francis Nielsen](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Nielsen), the series was broadcast in France for the first time on [Canal J](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_J) in November 1995 then on September 4, 1996 on [France 2](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_2) in the show _Donkey-Kong Planet_ . It was then broadcast in 1999 on [France 2](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_2) in the show _Animate your Weekend_ .