Parlez-moi was an education

Education

Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...

al television series which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario

TVOntario

TVOntario, often referred to only as TVO , is a publicly funded, educational English-language television station and media organization in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario...

 from 1978 to 1980, with repeat broadcasts for several years afterwards. The host was Marc Favreau

Marc Favreau

Marc Favreau, was a Canadian television and film actor and poet....

, who also played Sol the Clown

Sol (comedian)

Sol is a fictional character written for and performed on stage by Marc Favreau.Sol is a clown who handily deconstructs the French language, to the amusement of adults as well as toddlers...

.

Format

Each episode would begin with Favreau appearing as himself, speaking in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, and introducing several French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

words and phrases. This was followed by a fragment of a comedy sketch, in which all of the dialogue was in French, and which featured Sol using the terms introduced by Favreau. After the sketch, the terms would appear by themselves on the screen, while Favreau's voice could be heard reciting them. These segments would be repeated several times during the episode, and the episode would conclude by showing the entire Sol sketch, uninterrupted.

Season 1 (1978)

NOTE: Episodes in Season 1 ran 10 minutes each.

1. "Sol in the Restaurant"
2. "Sol on the Telephone"
3. "Sol and the Burglar"
4. "Sol and the Babysitter"
5. "Sol Goes Through Customs"
6. "Sol and the Fortuneteller"
7. "Sol's Weather Report"
8. "Sol's Physical Training"
9. "Sol at the Doctor's"
10. "Sol and the Washing Machine"
11. "Sol and the Garage Mechanic"
12. "Sol and the Policeman"
13. "Sol and the Cinema Ticket"
14. "Sol and the Scout Tent"
15. "Sol and the Christmas Tree"
16. "Sol and the Flea Market"
17. "Sol and the Photographer"
18. "Sol and the Fisherman"
19. "Sol and the Gambler"
20. "Sol and the Tomatoes"
21. "Sol at the Hotel"
22. "Sol at the Airport"
23. "Sol at the Hairdresser's"
24. "Sol's Job Interview"
25. "Sol Goes to the Beach"
26. "Sol's Birthday Cake"
27. "Sol the Painter"
28. "Sol at the Grocer's"
29. "Sol at the Hardware Store"
30. "Sol and the Clockmaker"
31. "Sol and the Mailman"
32. "Sol Goes to the Dentist"
33. "Sol Joins the Army"
34. "Sol's Singing Lesson"
35. "Sol Goes to the Bank"
36. "Sol at the Candy Store"
37. "Sol at the Shoe Store"
38. "Sol in the Library"
39. "Sol Plays Golf"
40. "Sol and the Game Show"
41. "Sol at the Drugstore"
42. "Sol and the Vacuum Cleaner"
43. "Sol at the Travel Agency"
44. "Sol and the Pizza"
45. "Sol and the Sailboat"
46. "Sol at the Record Store"
47. "Sol Buys a House"
48. "Sol at the Tailor's"
49. "Sol the Dishwasher"
50. "Sol Goes to Jail"
51. "Sol and the Lumberjack"
52. "Sol in the Haunted House"
53. "Sol Minds the Fruit Store"
54. "Sol in the Jewelery Store"
55. "Sol's Dancing Lesson"
56. "Sol in the Garden"
57. "Sol and the TV Commercial"
58. "Sol Goes to Court"
59. "Sol and the Artist"
60. "Sol in the Hospital"

Season 2 (1979)

NOTE: Episodes in Season 2 ran 15 minutes each.

1. "Sol and the Optician"
2. "Sol Goes West"
3. "Sol in the Elevator"
4. "Sol and the Assembly Line"
5. "Sol on the Bus"
6. "Sol Sets the Table"
7. "Sol on the Stage"
8. "Sol in the Post Office"
9. "Sol at the Train Station"
10. "Sol Rents a Room"
11. "Sol Plays Hockey"
12. "Sol and the Used Car"
13. "Sol and the Disc Jockey"
14. "Sol the Office Boy"
15. "Sol and the Great Detective"
16. "Sol Learns Good Manners"
17. "Sol and the Lovers"
18. "Sol at the Butcher's"
19. "Sol at the Fashion Boutique"
20. "Sol and the Pirates"
21. "Sol in the Sports Shop"
22. "Sol's First Aid Lesson"
23. "Sol and the Carpenter"
24. "Sol and the Spies"
25. "Sol at the Baker's"
26. "Sol in the Park"
27. "Sol Rides a Horse"
28. "Sol in the Laundry"
29. "Sol and the Balloon Race"
30. "Sol and the Journalist"

External links

• Rick's Parlez-moi tribute page