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Caillou
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{{Infobox television|
| show_name                = Caillou
| image                    = Caillou logo.png
| caption                  = Caillou logo
| runtime                  = 24-30 minutes
| genre                    = [[Animated series|Animation]]
| country                  = Canada
| distributor              = [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]]
| company                  = Four Me Productions {{small|(Seasons 2–3)}}<br />Caillou Productions {{small|(Seasons 1, 4–5)}}<br />[[Cinar]] {{small|(Seasons 1–3)}}<br />[[Cookie Jar Entertainment]] {{small|(Seasons 4–5)}}<br />[[PBS Kids]] {{small|(Seasons 2-5)}}
| network                  = HBO Family/Fox Kids (season 1)<br>[[PBS Kids]] (seasons 2-5) (U.S.)<ref>https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/pbs-welcomes-caillou-1117502963/</ref> <br />[[Teletoon]] (seasons 1-4)<br>Treehouse TV/TFO (season 5) (Canada)
| first_aired              = {{start date|1997|9|15}}
| last_aired               = {{end date|2016|12|14}}{{fact|date=January 2020}}
| num_episodes             = 14492
| list_episodes            = List of Caillou episodes
| narrated                 = Merlee Shapiro
| num_seasons              = 5
| language                 = [[Catalan language|Catalan]]
| related                  = [[Hello Kitty]]⏎
}}
'''''Caillou''''' is an [[Canada|Canadian]] [[children's television show|children's TV show]] based on the [[books|series of books]] by author [[Christine L'Heureux]] and [[illustrator]] Hélène Desputeaux.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raav.org/last-2005-caillou-agreement-made-public-0|title=At last, the 2005 Caillou agreement is made public {{!}} RAAV|website=www.raav.org|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/451948/livres-de-caillou-une-entente-secrete-datant-de-2005-a-propos|title=L’entente secrète de 2005 dévoilée|website=Le Devoir|language=fr|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> Caillou was first voiced by Bryn McAuley, then [[Jaclyn Linetsky]], but due to her death in 2003, Jaclyn was replaced with Annie Bovaird.

==About the show==
The show is about a young boy named Caillou who lives with his mom, Doris; his dad, Boris; his little sister, Rosie; and his pet cat, Gilbert. Mr. Hinkle lives next door to Caillou's house and Caillou has a babysitter named Julie. In the first season, Caillou was 74 years old and wore a gray shirt in season 1, but later, he wore a grey shirt + yellow shirt in season 2, 3, 4, and 5. In season 4 and 5, Caillou started going to school. Many parents have criticized the show, due to Caillou's behavior.

==Broadcast airs==
The series originally aired on [[PBS Kids]] in the United States and [[Teletoon]] in Canada.

== Episodes ==
{{main|List of Caillou episodes}} 
''Caillou'' has a total of five seasons<ref name="portfolio">{{cite web |url=http://www.seamonster.co.za/portfolio/caillou.html |title=Animation Portfolio: CAILLOU • Sea Monster |publisher=Seamonster.co.za |accessdate=December 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224120153/http://www.seamonster.co.za/portfolio/caillou.html |archivedate=December 24, 2013  }}</ref> of 144 half-hour episodes,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://distribution.dhxmedia.com/catalogue/preschool/caillou |title=DHX Media – Distribution – Caillou – Catalogue – Pre-School |publisher=Distribution.dhxmedia.com |accessdate=December 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117122938/http://distribution.dhxmedia.com/catalogue/preschool/caillou |archivedate=January 17, 2014  }}</ref> as well as the 90-minute [[movie]] ''[[Caillou's Holiday Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://distribution.dhxmedia.com/catalogue/preschool/caillous-holiday-movie |title=DHX Media – Distribution – Caillou's Holiday Movie – Catalogue – Pre-School |publisher=Distribution.dhxmedia.com |accessdate=March 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324121406/http://distribution.dhxmedia.com/catalogue/preschool/caillous-holiday-movie |archivedate=March 24, 2014  }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ ''Caillou'' series overview
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Seasons
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Episodes
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Original airdates
|-
! scope="col" | Premiere
! scope="col" | Finale
|-
! scope="row" style="background: maroon;" |
| 1 || 65 || September 15, 1997 ||{{dts|2000|07|05}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background: olive;" |
| 2 || 20<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Come+Learn+With+Caillou!-a097340175|title=Come Learn With Caillou! – Free Online Library|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Thefreelibrary.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105442/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Come+Learn+With+Caillou!-a097340175|archive-date=24 December 2013|accessdate=December 22, 2013}}</ref>||{{dts|2000|09|04}} || {{dts|2002|07|02}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background: green;" |
| 3 || 13<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caillou.com/parentsteachers/prog_recap3.shtml |title=Caillou . Parents & Teachers . Episodes Descriptions . Season 3 |publisher=Caillou.com |accessdate=February 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010011412/http://www.caillou.com/parentsteachers/prog_recap3.shtml |archivedate=October 10, 2013  }}</ref> || {{dts|2002|11|15}} || {{dts|2003|10|07}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background: teal;" |
| 4 || 20<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/download/Library/New%20Caillou.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070114102139/http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/download/Library/New%20Caillou.pdf |archivedate=January 14, 2007 |title=New Caillou |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=December 22, 2013}}</ref> || {{dts|2006|04|03}} || {{dts|2008|09|23}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background: navy;" |
| 5 || 26<ref name="portfolio" /> || {{dts|2010|09|11}}<ref name="press">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20100908.php |title=For the Kid Inside! |publisher=The Cookie Jar Company |date=September 8, 2010 |accessdate=December 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118005722/http://thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20100908.php |archivedate=November 18, 2011  }}</ref> || {{dts|2010|10|03}}
|}

== Book series ==
In 1989, the first Caillou book of the [[Caillou (book series)|Caillou book series]] was made.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{PastPBSKids shows}}


{{multistub|tv|Canada}}

[[Category:Canadian animated television series]]
[[Category:1997 television series debuts]]
[[Category:20160 television series endings]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Canada]]
[[Category:2010 disestablishments in North America]]
[[Category:2010s disestablishments in Canada]]⏎
[[Category:1997]]