The Why Why Family
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The Why Why Family is a French
cartoon
television series for children, which originally aired in 1996, written by Annabelle Perrichon and François-Emmanuel Porché and produced by Saban Entertainment and CineGroupe
. Later, in 1998, the show was broadcast in the United States
by Fox
. Character design and others are vintage
and comedy
elements are also included throughout the episodes.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
television series for children, which originally aired in 1996, written by Annabelle Perrichon and François-Emmanuel Porché and produced by Saban Entertainment and CineGroupe
CinéGroupe
CinéGroupe Corporation is a Canadian animation studio based in Montreal, Quebec. The company also has offices in nearby Toronto and in the U.S. city of Los Angeles...
. Later, in 1998, the show was broadcast in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
. Character design and others are vintage
Vintage
Vintage, in wine-making, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product . A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and...
and comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
elements are also included throughout the episodes.
Synopsis
- Prior to the intro, each episode has a prologue in which the baby Victor (off screen) summarizes what his family members will teach him in the episode.
- There are 5 part-episodes in which he asks a popular scientific question, following an extensive answer by the family member with a particular expertise in the field of science involved in the question. Each of these part-episode has its own short intro and The End sketches for the specific characters. Each sketch title is <(character name/s) in (episode title vis-a-vis topic)>.
- Prior to the end credits, Max asks Victor "So, Victor, what did you learn today?" to which he summarizes what his family members taught him. Max answers, "Sound like a really big day." and Victor concludes, "Yeah but I still have plenty of questions left for next time."
Characters
- Victor
- A baby and the protagonist of the series. All the time he has questions (though these are smarter ones) to ask his family members like any other kid.
- Max — TechnologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
and electronicsElectronicsElectronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
- The young father of Victor and a stereotypical mechanic/handyman. He is Eartha and Matik's son and Micro and Scopo's brother. He seems to be the closest to Victor compared to the others. Resembles his mother Eartha and is never seen without his cap.
- Vanilla and birds Kwik and Kwak — BotanyBotanyBotany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
and zoologyZoologyZoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
- Vanilla is Victor's mother who he resembles. Her kinship with Max is debated. Kwik and Kwak are running gags of their episodes and can slightly enlarge for transportation.
- Eartha (as her name suggests) and BasaltBasaltBasalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually grey to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or vesicular, or frothy scoria. Unweathered basalt is black or grey...
the dragon — GeographyGeographyGeography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
, geologyGeologyGeology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
and meteorologyMeteorologyMeteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...
- Eartha is Victor's grandmother who occasionally loses her cool. Basalt oddly resembles a dinosaurDinosaurDinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
and is green with orange polka dots. He has a British accent, can be greedy and transforms into different modes of transport. Eartha is also the one who cooks for their family.
- Eartha is Victor's grandmother who occasionally loses her cool. Basalt oddly resembles a dinosaur
- Micro and Scopo — BiologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
of the human body- Victor's uncles who are running gags. Micro is stubby and wears a white cowboy hat (is sometimes seen without it), does most of the explanations in their episodes. Scopo is the larger and goofier of the brothers, sometimes being the test subject yet expresses his own knowledge. They both have what look like glasses/masks, and 'dog ears' like there father Matik.
- Matik and dog Zygo — AstronomyAstronomyAstronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
and the UniverseUniverseThe Universe is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exists, including all matter and energy, the planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature...
- Matik is Victor's grandfather who has 'dog ears' and is never seen without his pilot hat. Zygo is a who sounds like Daffy DuckDaffy DuckDaffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, often running the gamut between being the best friend and sometimes arch-rival of Bugs Bunny...
and can be goofy at times.
- Matik is Victor's grandfather who has 'dog ears' and is never seen without his pilot hat. Zygo is a who sounds like Daffy Duck
Episodes
- CDs, Birds, Space stations, Lightning, Eye
- Climates, Leaves, TV, Comets, Digestion
- Coal and Oil, Submarines, Cacti, Scabs, Satellites
- Code Bars, Legs and arms going to sleep, Rain, Flowers, Gravity
- Elevators, Stars, Sand, Reflexes, Mosquitos
- Fog, Helicopters, Bats, Cavities, Seasons
- Frogs, Nests, Glue, Dizzy, Telescopes
- Kangaroos, Microwave Ovens, Mushrooms, The Heart, The Moon
- Ocean's Bottom, Snakes, Light Bulbs, Night and Day, Breathing
- Refrigerator, Wind, Food, Gravity, Cats
- Remote Control, Sneeze, Stars, Thunder and Lightning, Plants
- Sun, Telephones, Tasting, Mountains, Coral Reefs
Cast
- Stanley Gurd Jr.Jan RabsonJan Rabson is an American actor and voice actor.Rabson was born in East Meadow, New York. Jan's voice has been heard on thousands of commercials, films, TV shows and animated films and series...
- Heidi LenhartHeidi LenhartHeidi Noelle Lenhart is an American actress, best known for her role as Jenny Garrison in the American TV series California Dreams and Jenny Caldwell in the Au Pair films....
- Derek Patrick
- Mendi Segal
- Jamie SimoneJamie SimoneJamie Simone is a voice actor and voice director.He is best known for doing the vocal effects for Akamaru the Dog in Naruto, but is never credited for it.-Film Roles:* Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow - Additional Voices...
- Genghis Studebaker