# Hubert and Takako

Hubert and Takako (known as Hubert et Takako in French) is a French animated comedy series which was produced by Marc du Pontavice at Xilam and created and directed by Hugo Gittard and premiered in France on 3 November 2013 on Canal+. 78 episodes of 7 minutes were produced. The opening sequence is composed by Vincent Artaud.

## Synopsis

The show follows the exploits of two anthropomorphic animal roommates, Hubert, a fancy, old-fashioned, somewhat snobbish and egotistical pig, and his polar opposite Takako, a rebellious, hyperactive fly with an eternal zest for life who enjoys causing chaos and trying to get her housemate to loosen up and learn to have fun. Despite their many feuds and differences, Hubert and Takako consider themselves best friends and get into all sorts of misadventures together.

## Characters

* Hubert (François-Xavier Demaison (French); Joe Ochman (English) (credited as B.J. Oakie) is an obsessive, emotional, unfortunate, hypochondriacal, cowardly pig with a huge ego to maintain. To get over his many self-doubts, unrequited crush on Jennifer and low self-esteem, he acts arrogantly and often uses his persona as a "clean-cut, modern, sophisticated" individual to belittle Takako for not being on the same level as him, in spite of being far more immature and high-strung. Hubert is also something of a hypocrite at times, scolding Takako sharply for engaging in an activity he perceives as unruly, then secretly pursuing the same later on, or going behind her back for the sake of short-term gratification. In spite of his numerous vices, he does ultimately have a good heart and will usually do the right thing, sufficiently motivated or not.
* Takako (Charlotte Le Bon (French); Marieve Herington (English) (credited as Lindsay Torrence), in sharp contrast, is a peppy, enthusiastic, caring, yet sassy, rambunctious and occasionally flirtatious fly with something of a problem when it comes to reading the room. She's much goofier than Hubert at even his most overdramatic and exaggerated, often becoming in over her head or suggesting absurd courses of action to resolve minor inconveniences or merely because irritating Hubert garners her joy. In spite of her laziness and lack of adult maturity, she is often the more functional of the two, having to curb or eliminate Hubert's obsessive-compulsive tendencies in cases where they become too out of hand. Though she has a love for messing with Hubert even if he isn't doing something worthy of her biting wit, she is fond of him (sometimes to romantic degrees) and generally means him no real harm. She's accompanied in a handful of episodes by her other close friends, Katie and Nat, and together the three form the (humorously ironically-named) rock band the Flyswatters.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Fresh Air? Who Cares?" "Ras le bol d'air" | Hugo Gittard | Hugo Gittard | 3 November 2013 (2013-11-03) |
| 2 | "Baby Sister" "Tata Takako" | Hugo Gittard | Adrien Muller | 3 November 2013 (2013-11-03) |
| Takako's three nephews are entrusted to her care for the day. Hubert and Takako up the anty with their kiddy activities, and pretty soon, run the risk of becoming even more immature than the kids themselves. So who's the coolest, uncle or aunt? |||||
| 3 | "A Star is Born" "Star de Pub" | Hugo Gittard | Gaël Le Gourrierec | 3 November 2013 (2013-11-03) |
| Hubert and Takako are in seventh heaven: an advertising agency is going to shoot an ad for a brand of potato chips in their house! The two friends are convinced they've got a future in showbiz. But during the shoot, Takako can't keep her trap shut. |||||
| 4 | "The Invincible Pig" "Le Cochon Invisible" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Adrien Muller | 10 November 2013 (2013-11-10) |
| 5 | "Something Fishy" "Mystère à la Clé" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Céline Gobinet | 10 November 2013 (2013-11-10) |
| 6 | "Space Cucumber" "Concombre de l'espace" | Hugo Gittard | Hugo Gittard | 10 November 2013 (2013-11-10) |
| 7 | "Vote for Takako" "Votez Takako" | Hugo Gittard | Florent Remize | 17 November 2013 (2013-11-17) |
| 8 | "Five Minutes of Fame" "Question pour un Cochon" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Gaël Le Gourrierec | 17 November 2013 (2013-11-17) |
| 9 | "Pajama Party" "Soirée Pyjama" | Fabien Limousin | Adrien Muller | 17 November 2013 (2013-11-17) |
| 10 | "Pig Tears" "Larmes de Cochon" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Céline Gobinet | 24 November 2013 (2013-11-24) |
| 11 | "Takako, Are You Asleep?" "Takako, tu Dors ?" | Hugo Gittard | Hugo Gittard | 24 November 2013 (2013-11-24) |
| 12 | "Scary Critters" "Les Petites Bêtes ne mangent pas les Grosses" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Cédric Dietsch | 24 November 2013 (2013-11-24) |
| 13 | "Paws Off My Ravioli" "Touche pas à mes Raviolis!" | Cédric Stéphan | Adrien Muller | 1 December 2013 (2013-12-01) |
| 14–15 | "One for Three and Three for All" "Oh les amoureux !" | Hugo Gittard | Cédric Dietsch | 1 December 2013 (2013-12-01) |
| 16 | "Friendly Vampires" "Hubert a les crocs" | Hugo Gittard | Gaël Le Gourrierec | 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08) |
| 17 | "Pepperoni and Brains" "La Science des Pizzas" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Adrien Muller | 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08) |
| 18 | "Secret Agent Hubert" "Un Agent très Spécial" | Eldiablo Emmanuel Leduc | Oliver Pouchelon | 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08) |
| 19 | "Couch Potato Traveler" "L'aventure en Pantoufles" | Hugo Gittard | Andrès Fernandez Fred Mintoff | 15 December 2013 (2013-12-15) |
| 20 | "Clean Freak" "Le Fou du Ménage" | Cédric Stéphan | Gaël Le Gourrierec | 15 December 2013 (2013-12-15) |
| 21 | "Be Happy or Else!" "Le Bonheur à tout Prix" | Hugo Gittard | Cédric Dietsch | 15 December 2013 (2013-12-15) |
| 22 | "Cosmopig and Astrofly" "Cosmocochon et Astromouche" | Cédric Stéphan | Céline Gobinet | 22 December 2013 (2013-12-22) |
| 23 | "The Black Fly of the Family" "La Rebelle de la Famille" | Cédric Stéphan | Andrès Fernandez | 22 December 2013 (2013-12-22) |
| 24 | "Treasure Hunt" "Chasse au Trésor" | Sabine Cipolla Nicolas Chretien | Andrès Fernandez Fred Mintoff | 22 December 2013 (2013-12-22) |
| 25 | "You Drive Me Mad!" "Conduite (mal) accompagnée" | Philippe Clerc | Céline Gobinet | 29 December 2013 (2013-12-29) |
| 26 | "Pedal for Your Life" "Beau Comme un Vélo" | Hugo Gittard | Cédric Dietsch | 29 December 2013 (2013-12-29) |
| 27 | "Hide & Seek Guitar" "Cache Cache Guitare" | Philippe Clerc | Gaël Le Gourrierec | 29 December 2013 (2013-12-29) |
| 28 | "Betcha Can't Do It!" "Pas Cap" | Hugo Gittard | Céline Gobinet | 5 January 2014 (2014-01-05) |
| 29 | "Play Ball!" "Jour de Match" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Andrès Fernandez Fred Mintoff | 5 January 2014 (2014-01-05) |
| 30 | "Misfortune Teller" "Voyante Extra (pas) Lucide" | Sabine Cipolla Nicolas Chretien | Andrès Fernandez Gaël Le Gourrierec | 5 January 2014 (2014-01-05) |
| 31 | "There's a Fly in My Soup!" "Une Mouche dans le Potage" | Cédric Stéphan | Cédric Dietsch | 12 January 2014 (2014-01-12) |
| 32 | "Surprise Surprise!" "Surprise !" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Céline Gobinet | 12 January 2014 (2014-01-12) |
| 33 | "Me, Myself and I" "Un Ascenseur très particulier" | Hugo Gittard | Andrès Fernandez and Céline Gobinet | 12 January 2014 (2014-01-12) |
| 34 | "No Pain, No Gain" "100% muscle" | Sabine Cipolla Nicolas Chretien | Fred Mintoff | 19 January 2014 (2014-01-19) |
| 35 | "Saving Private Takako" "Il Faut sauver le Soldat Takako" | Louis Albert Guillaume Cochard | Cédric Dietsch | 19 January 2014 (2014-01-19) |
| 36 | "Fresh Water Pig" "Cochon d'eau Douce" | Louis Albert Guillaume Cochard | Andrès Fernandez Céline Gobinet | 19 January 2014 (2014-01-19) |
| 37 | "Back to the Wild" "Retour à la Nature" | Philippe Clerc | Cédric Dietsch | 26 January 2014 (2014-01-26) |
| 38 | "The Haunted Portrait" "Le Tableau Hanté" | Sabine Cipolla Nicolas Chretien | Andrès Fernandez Gaël Le Gourrierec | 26 January 2014 (2014-01-26) |
| 39 | "Cheesy Girlfriend" "Jennifromage" | Sabine Cipolla Nicolas Chretien | Andrès Fernandez Gaël Le Gourrierec | 26 January 2014 (2014-01-26) |
| 40 | "Cat from Outer Space" "Le Chaton venu d'Ailleurs" | Philippe Clerc | Cédric Dietsch | 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) |
| 41 | "Gaga Ball" "Complètement Gaga" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Andrès Fernandez Céline Gobinet | 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) |
| 42 | "What a Nose" "Gros Nez" | Hugo Gittard | Andrès Fernandez Ronan Lebrun | 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) |
| 43 | "Pig Collector" "Cochon de Collection" | Didier Le Jeune | Andrès Fernandez Alexandre Viano | 9 February 2014 (2014-02-09) |
| 44 | "Try a Bit Harder!" "Peut mieux Faire" | Hugo Gittard | Cédric Dietsch | 9 February 2014 (2014-02-09) |
| 45 | "The Not-So Congenial Genie" "Trait de génie" | Louis Albert Guillaume Cochard | Andrès Fernandez Ronan Lebrun | 16 February 2014 (2014-02-16) |
| 46 | "Rock n' Roll Granny" "Mamie pas Gâteau" | Philippe Clerc | Cédric Dietsch | 16 February 2014 (2014-02-16) |
| Hubert rescues a granny who was exposed to loud music, but it turns out she is part of a ferocious metal band. |||||
| 47 | "Pirates in the House" "Les Pirates du Gazon" | Philippe Clerc | Adrian Maganza | 16 February 2014 (2014-02-16) |
| Hubert and Takako's house is taken over by a pirate, and they must fight the pirate to save Jennifer and regain control. |||||
| 48 | "5th Floor Breakdown (Part 1)" "Naufragés du 5ème étage (partie 1)" | Cédric Stéphan | Cédric Dietsch | 6 February 2014 (2014-02-06) |
| Hubert and Takako pay a visit to Hubert's aunt's house. They decide to take the elevator, but it stops working midway-through, leaving them horrified. |||||
| 49 | "Stormy Weather" "Temps de Cochon" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Ronan Lebrun | 23 February 2014 (2014-02-23) |
| 50 | "Pig Tales" "Écriture de cochon et pattes de mouche" | Cédric Stéphan | Alexandre Viano | 23 February 2014 (2014-02-23) |
| 51 | "The Legend of King Hubert" "La Légende du Roi Hubert" | Hugo Gittard | Cédric Dietsch | 23 February 2014 (2014-02-23) |
| 52 | "Voodoo on You" "Le Vaudou, c'est pas Chou" | Louis Albert Guillaume Cochard | Ronan Lebrun | 2 March 2014 (2014-03-02) |
| 53 | "Psycho Tango" "Psychotango" | Philippe Clerc | Cédric Dietsch | 2 March 2014 (2014-03-02) |
| 54 | "Acrylic" "Acrylique" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Andrès Fernandez | 2 March 2014 (2014-03-02) |
| 55 | "It's No Piece of Cake" "C'est pas du Gâteau" | Philippe Clerc | Cédric Dietsch | 1 June 2014 (2014-06-01) |
| 56 | "Hell's Pig" "Tatouages et pétarades" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Cédric Dietsch | 1 June 2014 (2014-06-01) |
| 57 | "No Fraidy-Pig" "Même pas Peur !" | Philippe Clerc | Andrès Fernandez | 1 June 2014 (2014-06-01) |
| 58 | "The Story of My Life" "Mouche est célèbre" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Andrès Fernandez Benjamin Marsaud | 15 June 2014 (2014-06-15) |
| Takako is approached by a reporter to write an article about her, but watches as the spotlight shifts from her to Hubert. |||||
| 59 | "Raffle Trouble" "La tombola" | Jean-Marc LenglenBased on an Idea by: Sabine Cipolla Nicolas Chrétien | Cédric Dietsech | 8 June 2014 (2014-06-08) |
| Hubert and Takako fight it out for a raffle prize, as the winner will get private gardening classes with either Jennifer or Eros. |||||
| 60–61 | "Gentlepig Farmer" "Gala d'Olga" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Jean Cayrol | 15 June 2014 (2014-06-15) |
| Takako brings home a cow. Jennifer visits their estate, where they agree upon farming and selling the products for profit. As the neighbors complain about the stinking smell from the farm, the cow is requested to be sent back. Hubert and his friends drop off the cow back to the countryside. |||||
| 62 | "Is There a Doctor in the House?" "Allo Docteur?" | Louis Albert Guillaume Cochard | Andrès Fernandez Benjamin Marsaud | 6 July 2014 (2014-07-06) |
| Dr. Reach Forest comes in to treat Takako. There's just one problem... the world simultaneously needs to be saved from doomsday. |||||
| 63 | "Reach for the Moon" "Décrocher la Lune" | Louis Albert Guillaume Cochard | Cédric Dietsch | 8 June 2014 (2014-06-08) |
| Hubert learns from Jennifer that she wishes her love must be able to "get her the moon". He takes it too literally and creates a make-believe moon for her. |||||
| 64 | "Box Trick" "Mise en Boîte" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Jean Cayrol | 8 June 2014 (2014-06-08) |
| 65 | "Darting to Win!" "Que le Meilleur Gagne!" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Andrès Fernandez Benjamin Marsaud | 20 July 2014 (2014-07-20) |
| 66 | "Pop Takako" "Takako Pop" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Andrès Fernandez Benjamin Marsaud | 20 July 2014 (2014-07-20) |
| 67 | "Beware of the Guardian Angel!" "Gare à l'ange Gardien" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Cédric Dietsch | 20 July 2014 (2014-07-20) |
| 68 | "Double Trouble" "Double Cochon" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Andrès Fernandez | 6 July 2014 (2014-07-06) |
| 69 | "The Disappearing Eraser" "T'as pas vu ma Gomme ?" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Oliver Pouchelon | 27 July 2014 (2014-07-27) |
| 70 | "5th Floor Breakdown: The Revenge (part 2)" "Naufragés du 5ème étage (partie 2)" | Cédric Dietsch Andrès Fernandez | Cédric Dietsch | 17 August 2014 (2014-08-17) |
| After their first 5th-floor elevator disaster while visiting Hubert's old aunt, our friends are not going to get stuck in the elevator again. No way José, this time they're talking the stairs! But little do they know what lurks in the staircase! |||||
| 71 | "Parental Disagreement" "Désaccord Parental" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Andrès Fernandez | 27 July 2014 (2014-07-27) |
| Takako's father comes down to bunk with her after a feud with his wife. Can she handle him? |||||
| 72 | "Blinded by the Dark" "À l'aveuglette" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Alexandre Viano | 27 July 2014 (2014-07-27) |
| Hubert and Takako have a large uninvited intruder in their house. |||||
| 73 | "A New Lease on Life" "La Dernière Fois" | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Alexandre Viano | 27 July 2014 (2014-07-27) |
| Hubert is given a chance to go to another country, but Takako doesn't want him to leave and does everything possible to trick him into staying. |||||
| 74 | "Serious Series" "Fans de série" | Cédric Stéphan | Cédric Dietsch | 13 July 2014 (2014-07-13) |
| When Hubert introduces Takako to a new TV series, "Bermuda 51", she gets hooked, staying glued to the television and ignoring Hubert completely. |||||
| 75 | "Robot Love" "Un Amour de Robot" | Cédric Stéphan | Alexandre Viano | 3 August 2014 (2014-08-03) |
| Hubert creates a machine for his robot to fall in love with. When Hubert damages the machine, Takako uses a video game to fix it up and save Hubert from the robot's wrath. |||||
| 76 | "Clowning Around" "Fais-moi rire" | Jean Cayrol Oliver Pouchelon | Cédric Dietsch | 17 August 2014 (2014-08-17) |
| 77 | "Hubert Jr." "Petit Hubert" | Cédric Stéphan | Oliver Pouchelon | 10 August 2014 (2014-08-10) |
| 78 | "Return to the Hubert" "Retour vers le Hubert" | Jean-Marc LenglenBased on an Story by: Louis Albert Guillaume Cochard | Cédric Dietsch | 18 January 2015 (2015-01-18) |