{"id":17273,"date":"2021-07-05T23:08:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T21:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emissionsdemonenfance.com\/emissions\/uncategorized\/acilion-and-his-gang"},"modified":"2021-07-05T23:08:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T21:08:20","slug":"acilion-and-his-gang","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/emissionsdemonenfance.com\/en\/emissions\/youth-broadcasts\/acilion-and-his-gang","title":{"rendered":"Acilion and his gang"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Acilion and his gang<\/b><\/i> was a program for young people on French television created by Claude Pierrard<\/a> and broadcast live on TF1<\/a> from July 3, 1978 to August 31, 1980 during school holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Acilion and his gang<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kind<\/th>\nYouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Production<\/th>\nGerard Boulouys
\nClaude Pierrard<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Country<\/th>\n\"Flag<\/a> <\/span>France<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language<\/th>\nFrench<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of seasons<\/th>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Production<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Production<\/th>\nTF1<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diffusion<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Diffusion<\/th>\nTF1<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of first broadcast<\/th>\n
Last broadcast date<\/th>\n
Advised audience<\/th>\nyoung audience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The show<\/span><\/h2>\n

It was presented live by Claude Pierrard<\/a> and the Acilion puppet, a sort of chameleon-frog, which was added to the image by special effects. Acilion\u2019s voice was that of Boris Scheigam<\/a>, who was already lending his voice to Leonardo, the fox of Children\u2019s Island<\/a><\/i> , and the Sibor puppet from the show Wednesday Visitors<\/i> .<\/p>\n

Acilion and his gang<\/i> offered cartoons, serials and educational sequences.<\/p>\n

Historical<\/span><\/h2>\n

Acilion and his gang<\/i> is the first children\u2019s program to be broadcast during school holidays. Before that, the ORTF<\/a> broadcast children\u2019s programs on an irregular basis. After the break-up of the ORTF<\/a> in 1974, the first channel, named after TF1<\/a>, offers young viewers a weekly program, Wednesday Visitors<\/i> , which opens the golden age of youth programs. In 1978, TF1<\/a> chose Claude Pierrard<\/a>, one of the first animators of Wednesday visitors<\/i> , to present his own show. Acilion and his gang<\/i> was born. It will be a great success with children (8 to 10 million viewers for each program).<\/p>\n

To note : Acilion and his gang<\/i> was created on the same day as Recreation A2<\/a><\/i> on Antenne 2 (presented by Doroth\u00e9e), a program that will compete from its inception with Wednesday Visitors<\/i> from TF1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>A unique animation process in France<\/span><\/h2>\n

Acilion and his gang<\/i> won over the children by the playful and unusual side of its animation. However, in 1980, after only two years of existence, TF1<\/a> decided to end the program. The alleged reason is the too expensive animation process (the patent was held by the Americans with whom TF1<\/a> had contracted). This then new process made it possible, by means of special effects, to make a live animated puppet appear on the screen image superimposed on an independent set. Acilion and his gang<\/i> no longer being renewed, the presenter Claude Pierrard<\/a> will then create the program for young people Croque-Vacances<\/a><\/i> , still on TF1<\/a>, in which he will take up the concept of Acilion and his gang<\/i> but using ordinary puppets.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Proposed series<\/span><\/h2>\n

<\/span>Cartoons<\/span><\/h3>\n