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| name = Caillou
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| show_name_2 = Caillou's New Adventures (<!-- second --> revival series) <!--<br />Caillou: Rosie the Giant (revival series)-->
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| creator = '''Original series:'''<br />Hélène Desputeaux<br>Christine L'Heureux<br />'''<!--Second and r-->Revived series:'''<br />[[WildBrain]]
| based_on = '''Original series:''' <br />''[[Caillou (book series)|Caillou book series]]'' by [[Hélène Desputeaux]]
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| country = Canada
| language = French<br />English
| num_seasons = 5
| num_episodes = 144
| list_episodes = #Episodes
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| company = '''Original series'''<br />Cinar (Seasons 1-3)<br />[[Cookie Jar Entertainment]] (Seasons 4-5)<br />[[Clockwork Zoo]] (Season 5)<br />'''Revival series'''<br />[[WildBrain]]
| distributor = Cinar (1997-2004)<br />Cookie Jar Entertainment (2004-2010) (Original series)<br />[[WildBrain]] (Revival series)
| channel = '''Original series:'''<br />[[Télétoon]] (Seasons 1-4, French)<br />[[Teletoon]] (Seasons 1-4, English)<br />[[Treehouse TV]] (Season 5)
<br />'''Revived series:'''<br />[[YouTube]]
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| audio_format = '''Original series:'''<br />[[Dolby Surround]]<br />'''Second series:'''<br />[[Dolby Digital]] 5.1
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| first_aired = '''Original series:'''<br />September 15, 1997 –<br />October 3, 2010<br />'''<!-- Second -->Revival series:'''<br />2016 <!-- –<br />present<br />'''Revival series:'''<br />2023 -->
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| website = http://www.caillou.com/
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'''''Caillou''''' is an [[Canada|Canadian]] [[television programme|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 4 years old and wore a gray shirt in season 1, but later, he wore a 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
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Seasons
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Episodes
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Original airdates
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! scope="col" | Premiere
! scope="col" | Finale
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| 1 || 65 || September 15, 1997 ||{{dts|2000|07|05}}
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| 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}}
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| 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}}
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| 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}}
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| 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}}
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== 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:2010 television series endings]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Canada]]
[[Category:2010 disestablishments in North America]]
[[Category:2010s disestablishments in Canada]]
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