Caillou

***Caillou*** is a Canadian educational children's television series that was first shown on Teletoon (both French, and English versions), Télé-Québec in French, and CTV, Access, ASN, and Knowledge Network in English, with the first segment of the first episode airing on the former channels in French on September 15, 1997, and in English on September 16, 1997, and on HBO, HBO Family, Fox, and Fox Kids on September 17, 1997, and later on PBS, PBS Kids Channel, and PBS Kids on September 4, 2000; the show later moved to YTV, Treehouse TV, TVOntario, TVOKids, and Global Television Network in English, and TFO, and V in French in 2010, with its final segment of the final episode being shown on the current channels in French on October 6, 2010, and in English on October 7, 2010, on Disney Channel, and Playhouse Disney on October 8, 2010, and later on PBS, and PBS Kids on April 15, 2013. The first three seasons were traditionally animated, and created in Canada, and the United States by Canadian, and American animation studio, CINAR. The fourth season was flash animated in the Adobe Flash format using Adobe Flash Player, and created in Canada, and the United States by Canadian, and American animation studios, Cookie Jar Entertainment, and 9 Story Entertainment (now 9 Story Media Group). The fifth season was flash animated with Toon Boom Harmony, and created in Canada, and the United States by Canadian, and American animation studio, Cookie Jar Entertainment. The fifth season was also flash animated with Toon Boom Harmony, and created in Canada by Canadian animation studio, Sardine Productions. The fifth season was also flash animated with Toon Boom Harmony, and created in South Africa by South African animation studio, Clockwork Zoo. The series is based on the book series by Christine L'Heureux, and Hélène Desputeaux. Seasons 1-3 were produced and distributed by CINAR, Season 4 was produced and distributed by 9 Story Entertainment, Seasons 4-5 were produced and distributed by Cookie Jar Entertainment, Season 5 was distributed by 9 Story Entertainment, Season 5 was produced by Sardine Productions, and Season 5 was co-produced by Clockwork Zoo. It centers on a 4-year-old boy named Caillou who is fascinated by the world around him.

A computer-animated reboot series is set to premiere on Starz, Starz Kids and Family, Starz Encore, Starz Encore Family, The Family Channel, Family Jr., Peacock, and Universal Kids in 2023.

## Plot

Caillou lives with his mother, father, and younger sister, Rosie. He has many adventures with his family and friends, and uses his imagination in every episode.

Each episode in seasons 1 through 3 is traditionally animated (Seasons 1-3 only) (and later digitally inked-and-painted (Seasons 2-3 only)), is approximately five minutes long (Seasons 1-3 only) (and later six minutes (Seasons 2-3 only), and seven minutes (Seasons 2-3 only), and four minutes (Season 3 only)), has a theme, and is divided into five segments (Seasons 1-3 only) (and later four (Seasons 2-3 only)) that mix animation (Seasons 1-3 only), live-action segments (Seasons 2-3 only), documentary units (Seasons 2-3 only), *Caillettes* musical numbers (Seasons 2-3 only), puppet skits (Seasons 2-3 only), and video of live-action children in real-life situations (Seasons 2-3 only). In seasons 4 and 5, the episodes were flash animated in the Adobe Flash format using Adobe Flash Player (Season 4 only) (and later flash animated with Toon Boom Harmony (Season 5 only)), are approximately seven minutes (Seasons 4-5 only), eight minutes (Seasons 4-5 only), and ten minutes long (Season 4 only) (and later nine minutes (Season 5 only)), and are divided into three short sections; the puppet segments, and the live-action segments were dropped, alongside the *Real Kids* version, the documentary units version, and the *Caillettes* musical numbers version of the segment. When aired on HBO (Season 1 only), HBO Family (Season 1 only), PBS Kids (Seasons 2-5 only), PBS (Seasons 2-5 only), and PBS Kids Go! (Season 4 only), Each episode has live-action segments (Seasons 2-3 only), documentary units (Seasons 2-3 only), *Caillettes* musical numbers (Seasons 2-3 only), music videos (Seasons 2-4 only), puppet skits (Seasons 2-3 only), videos of live-action children in real-life situations (Seasons 2-3 only), and games (Seasons 3-4 only).

During the first season, many of the stories in the animated version began with a grandmother (who is also the show's narrator) introducing the story to her grandchildren, then reading the story from a book. Since the second season, the narrator and grandmother is an unseen character.

## Characters

The following lists every character in the show. There are 23 major characters and currently 66 minor characters, making a total of 89 characters.

### Major characters

#### Caillou

**Caillou** (meaning *pebble* or *stone* in French), nicknamed by himself The Prince of Imagination, is the title character of the show. Caillou was first voiced by Bryn McAuley from 1997 to 2000, then Jaclyn Linetsky in 2000 until 2003, and then, due to Linetsky's death, Annie Bovaird from 2003 to 2010. Caillou was first shown in the episode "Caillou Makes Cookies", which aired in 1997. In season 1, Caillou wears a white shirt with red trim, and red buttons, and later in season 2, he wears a yellow shirt with red trim, and red buttons, then in seasons 3-5, he wears a yellow shirt with red trim, and yellow buttons.

Caillou is an average, imaginative four-year-old boy with a love for forms of transportive machinery such as rocket ships and airplanes. A dreamer, Caillou is prone to frequent dream sequences in some episodes visualizing his daydreams and hopes, and many episodes chronicle his normal daily experiences with his parents, friends, and neighbors. Caillou particularly loves his stuffed dinosaur Rexy and teddy bear Teddy, along with his pet cat Gilbert, all of whom are depicted as puppets in segments featured in the earlier episodes.

#### Caillou's family

* **Doris/Mommy** - Caillou's mother. She is a busy homemaker most of the time but is seen to work in an office too. Caillou occasionally helps his mom with various chores and she often takes time to involve Caillou and his friends in activities such as crafts and baking. She is predominantly dressed in a red blouse with white trim, blue headband, blue ankle-length pants and blue shoes with green soles. Voiced by Jennifer Seguin.
* **Boris/Daddy** - Caillou's father. He and Caillou occasionally work on projects around the house. He always wears a green sweater with a red trim with blue jeans while at home. In the Season 4 episode "Caillou The Chef" he says he once worked at a restaurant and made pizza. It is also mentioned that he played college football. Voiced by Pat Fry.
* **Rosie** (French name: *Mousseline*) – Caillou's lively younger sister who is a typical toddler. She always wants to take part in the same activities as Caillou. In later seasons of the series she becomes more talkative and independent. She wears a blue dress, red socks and blue Mary Jane shoes. Rosie sometimes fights with Caillou, but they still love each other. She appears to be the only family member with orange hair. Rosie was first voiced by Brigid Tierney from 1997 to 2002, and then Jesse Vinet from 2002 to 2010.
* **Gilbert** – Caillou's pet cat. In the puppet segments, he is shown to be knowledgeable about things which are foreign to Rexy and Teddy.
* **Grandma** – Caillou's paternal grandmother. Grandma is a very active adult who loves the arts and the outdoors. She passes that love on to Caillou. Grandma often comes up with creative ideas to solve Caillou's problems. She and Caillou paint and go birdwatching together. In season 1, she wears a yellow blouse with red trim, and later in seasons 2-5, she wears a red blouse with blue trim. Also in all seasons, she wears a blue headband, and later wears a green headband. Voiced by Pauline Little.
* **Grandpa** – Caillou's paternal grandfather. He takes Caillou on adventures, often going on walks and riding the bus throughout the town where they reside. In "Caillou's Hiding Place", he showed Caillou a hidden area inside a tree in the backyard. In the 1997 episode "Caillou Goes Camping", he and Caillou camp in the backyard. He is Daddy's father and loves to tell stories about Caillou’s Daddy when he was a little boy. He always wears a blue shirt. Voiced by George Morris.

#### Caillou's friends and neighbours

* **Mr. Hinkle** – Caillou's neighbour, introduced in the 1997 episode "Caillou's Not Afraid Anymore". He has a gold tooth. In the 2000 episode "Farmer for the Day", it is said that his first name is Paul.
* **Leo** – A boy who started out as a bully in the 1997 episode "Caillou Goes to Daycare", but quickly befriended Caillou in the same episode. They have been inseparable since. According to *Caillou's Holiday Movie*, Leo is Jewish and celebrates Hanukkah (stated in *Caillou's Holiday Movie*). Voiced by Jonathan Koensgen from 1997 to 2003, Vince Davies in *Caillou's Holiday Movie*, Ryan Tilson from 2006 to 2007, and Graeme Jokic in 2010. That was mentioned back in 1997 in the episode "Caillou Goes to Daycare.
* **Clementine** – Clementine was the first to befriend Caillou in the 1997 episode "Caillou Goes to Daycare". She can get rather bossy sometimes, but all in all she is pretty understanding. She is of African-Canadian descent. She is voiced by Brigid Tierney from 1997 to 2007, and then Sophie Uretsky in 2010.
* **Sarah** – Caillou first met her in "Caillou Goes Round the Block". She attends school. She is Chinese, she is of Chinese heritage and celebrates Chinese New Year. She has a cousin in an episode where she invites Caillou to celebrate Chinese New Year. In another she invites him to school for "Bring Your Younger Siblings to School Day" because she has no siblings. Sarah has a pet cat named Olly and a dog named Murphy. Sarah is voiced by Melissa Pirrera from 1997 to 2010, and then Amanda Tilson from 2002 to 2010.
* **André** – An orange-haired boy, André is introduced in the 1997 episode "Caillou's Big Friend" and usually wears red sandals, a white shirt, and blue overalls. According to the song "Days of the Week" released on the Caillou music CD *Caillou and Friends*, Caillou plays with him every Saturday. André enjoys biking and soccer.
* **Julie** – Caillou & Rosie's teenage babysitter. She is 15, has blond hair, and enjoys playing with Caillou and Rosie. Calliou did not like her at first but now he likes her. Voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel.
* **Jason & Jeffrey** – are identical twins. They are of Puerto Rican descent. They enjoy eating pizza. Initially, they wore identically red shirt with white colored clothes. In seasons 2-3, Jason and Jeffrey had dot eyes, but later in seasons 4-5, they didn't have dot eyes. In seasons 4-5, Jason started wearing a white shirt with red inverted colored clothes, in order to tell them apart. They are both in Caillou's playschool class. The 2000 episode they appeared in was "New House, New Neighbors"
* **Billy** – Billy is Clementine's older brother. He is usually seen playing in a band with his friends or playing in sports. In "Caillou Plays the Drum", it is revealed that he can play the drums. In seasons 1-3, he wears a white shirt, and later in seasons 4-5, he wears a green shirt.
* **Miss Martin** – Caillou's preschool teacher. She has orange hair and always wears red overalls and a white long-sleeved blouse. According to the 2006 episode "A Surprise for Miss. Martin" her birthday is in June. Her first name is Ann; this was revealed in "Caillou Goes to Daycare". Voiced by Ellen David.
* **Jonas** – Daddy's friend from before he met Mommy. He lives on a ranch and has a horse named Lucky. Jonas appears in 4 episodes and in *Caillou's Holiday Movie*.
* **Emma** – A child in Caillou's playschool class who hates loud noises, and wears red. It is revealed in an episode that she has Type 1 Diabetes.
* **Xavier** – A child in Calliou's playschool class who usually has brown hair, and wears a yellow shirt, and blue overalls. At his birthday party, Caillou broke a piñata.

#### The puppets

The puppet segments were used only on the PBS telecasts of *Caillou* from 2000 to 2003, as continuity to fill time usually taken up by commercial breaks during the original Teletoon, CTV, Access, ASN, and Knowledge Network broadcasts; later episodes on PBS did not include the puppet segment continuity.

* **Gilbert**  – Caillou's pet cat. He is the leader of the group. He has a greyish-blue body with black stripes and loathes dogs with a passion. He especially hates the bulldog in the neighbourhood. In the puppet segments of the program, Gilbert often composes odes. Puppeteered by Mike Petersen.
* **Rexy** – Caillou's toy dinosaur. Bluish in color and speaks in a somewhat Hispanic accent, he is very playful. Rexy has the incapability to give a "good" hug. Rexy is noted for being rather pedantic. His speech impediment has been the scourge of his existence; he is often teased about it, and tends to react violently to any mention of it. Puppeteered by Kevin Yamada.
* **Teddy** – An old teddy bear that once belonged to Caillou's daddy, and now belongs to Caillou, Teddy is reasonable, cute and brown. He is somewhat pessimistic, but all in all, he just needs a hug. Puppeteered by Frank Meschkuleit.
* **Deedee** – A brown squirrel, she has a bushy tail, and is often seen playing with Rexy. Deedee first appeared as a baby squirrel when Rexy found on the ground lost from her family. Deedee lives in Caillou's backyard where most of the puppet segments take place. She was absent in Season 3. Puppeteered by Wendy Welch.

## Episodes

### Original series overview

* *Caillou* consists of 5 seasons of original 92 30-minute episodes (original 345 5-minute segments), as well as the separate 90-minute Christmas film *Caillou's Holiday Movie* (2003).
* The series began airing in Canada on Télétoon/Télé-Québec (1997-2007) in the first four seasons, and V/TFO/Radio-Canada Télévision (2010) in the fifth season in French on September 15, 1997, and ended on October 6, 2010, and Teletoon/Citytv/SCN/CTV/Access/NewNet (and later A-Channel)/ASN/Knowledge Network (1997-2008) in the first four seasons, and YTV (Treehouse TV)/TVOntario (TVOKids)/CBC Television (Kids' CBC)/Global Television Network (2010) in the fifth season in English on September 16, 1997, and ended on October 7, 2010.
* The series began airing in the United States on Fox (Fox Kids) (1997-2002), and Disney Channel (Playhouse Disney) (2002-2010) in English on September 17, 1997, and ended on October 8, 2010.

### Original series episodes

#### Production order

##### Episodes by CINAR

###### Season 1 (Canada (French/English)/United States: 1997 (Television/Home Video (VHS/DVD)

* This is the only season to use cel animation.
* This is also the only season to be traditionally animated on cels.
* This is also the only season to be traditionally animated by Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Company, Ltd.
* This is also the only season to be traditionally inked-and-painted by Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Company, Ltd.
* This is also the first season to be traditionally animated.
* This is also the first season to be produced in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
* This is also the first season to air in the 480i fullscreen format.

###### Season 2 (Canada (French/English)/United States: 2000 (Television/Home Video (VHS/DVD)

* This is the only season to be traditionally animated by SMEC Media and Entertainment Corporation.
* This is also the only season to be digitally inked-and-painted by SMEC Media and Entertainment Corporation.
* This is also the first season to be traditionally animated utilizing digital ink-and-paint.
* This is also the first season to use digital ink-and-paint animation.
* This is also the first season to have songs before and after the segments in each episode.
* This is also the first season containing a mixture of live-action segments, music videos, documentary units, *Caillettes* musical numbers, puppet skits, and real kids segments on home video.

###### Season 3 (Canada (French/English)/United States: 2002 (Television/Home Video (VHS/DVD)

* This is the only season to be traditionally animated by Shanghai YiLiMei Animation Company, Ltd.
* This is also the only season to be digitally inked-and-painted by Shanghai YiLiMei Animation Company, Ltd.
* This is also the first season containing a mixture of games.
* This is also the last season to be traditionally animated utilizing digital ink-and-paint.
* This is also the last season to use digital ink-and-paint animation.
* This is also the last season to be traditionally animated.
* This is also the last season to have songs before and after the segments in each episode.
* This is also the last season containing a mixture of live-action segments, documentary units, *Caillettes* musical numbers, puppet skits, and real kids segments on home video.

##### Episodes by 9 Story Entertainment

###### Season 4 (Canada (French/English)/United States: 2006 (Television/Home Video (VHS/DVD)

* This is the only season to be flash animated in the Adobe Flash format using Adobe Flash Player.
* This is also the only season to have a song before the third segment in each episode.
* This is also the only season to use Adobe Flash animation.
* This is the first season to be flash animated.
* This is the last season to be produced in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
* This is also the last season to air in the 480i fullscreen format.
* This is also the last season containing a mixture of music videos, and games.

##### Episodes by Sardine Productions, and Clockwork Zoo

###### Season 5 (Canada (French/English)/United States: 2010 (Television/Home Video (DVD)

* This is the only season to be flash animated with Toon Boom Harmony.
* This is also the only season to use Toon Boom Harmony animation.
* This is also the only season to air in the 1080i widescreen format.
* This is also the only season to be produced in the 16:9 aspect ratio.
* This is the last season to be flash animated.

#### Broadcast order

##### Episodes by CINAR

###### Season 1 (Canada (French/English)/United States: 1997-1998 (VHS); 1997-1999 (DVD); 1997-2000 (Television))

* This is the only season to use cel animation.
* This is also the only season to be traditionally animated on cels.
* This is also the only season to be traditionally animated by Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Company, Ltd.
* This is also the only season to be traditionally inked-and-painted by Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Company, Ltd.
* This is also the first season to be traditionally animated.
* This is also the first season to be produced in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
* This is also the first season to air in the 480i fullscreen format.
* Production began & ended in 1997.

###### Season 2 (Canada (French/English)/United States: 2000-2001 (VHS); 2000-2002 (DVD/Television)

* This is the only season to be traditionally animated by SMEC Media and Entertainment Corporation.
* This is also the only season to be digitally inked-and-painted by SMEC Media and Entertainment Corporation.
* This is also the first season to be traditionally animated utilizing digital ink-and-paint.
* This is also the first season to use digital ink-and-paint animation.
* This is also the first season to have songs before and after the segments in each episode.
* This is also the first season containing a mixture of live-action segments, music videos, documentary units, *Caillettes* musical numbers, puppet skits, and real kids segments on home video.
* Production began & ended in 2000.

###### Season 3 (Canada (French/English)/United States: 2002-2003 (VHS/Television); 2002-2004 (DVD)

* This is the only season to be traditionally animated by Shanghai YiLiMei Animation Company, Ltd.
* This is also the only season to be digitally inked-and-painted by Shanghai YiLiMei Animation Company, Ltd.
* This is the first season containing a mixture of games.
* This is the last season to be traditionally animated utilizing digital ink-and-paint.
* This is also the last season to use digital ink-and-paint animation.
* This is also the last season to be traditionally animated.
* This is also the last season to have songs before and after the segments in each episode.
* This is also the last season containing a mixture of live-action segments, documentary units, *Caillettes* musical numbers, puppet skits, and real kids segments on home video.
* Production began & ended in 2001.

##### Episodes by 9 Story Entertainment

###### Season 4 (Canada (French/English)/United States: 2006 (VHS); 2006-2007 (Television); 2006-2008 (DVD)

* This is the only season to be flash animated in the Adobe Flash format using Adobe Flash Player.
* This is also the only season to have a song before the third segment in each episode.
* This is also the only season to use Adobe Flash animation.
* This is also the first season to be flash animated.
* This is also the last season to be produced in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
* This is also the last season to air in the 480i fullscreen format.
* This is also the last season containing a mixture of music videos, and games.
* Production began & ended in 2005.

##### Episodes by Sardine Productions, and Clockwork Zoo

###### Season 5 (Canada (French/English)/United States: 2010 (Television); 2010-2012 (DVD)

* This is the only season to be flash animated with Toon Boom Harmony.
* This is also the only season to use Toon Boom Harmony animation.
* This is also the only season to air in the 1080i widescreen format.
* This is also the only season to be produced in the 16:9 aspect ratio.
* This is the last season to be flash animated.
* Production began & ended in 2009.

### PBS series overview

* *Caillou* consists of 5 seasons of PBS 144 30-minute episodes (PBS 598 5-minute segments), as well as the separate 90-minute children's film *Caillou's Holiday Movie* (2003).
* The series began airing in the United States on PBS (PBS Kids (and later PBS Kids Go! (Seasons 3-4 only) in English on September 4, 2000, and ended on May 1, 2013, the reruns continue airing on some PBS stations until December 26, 2020, and beginning September 5, 2000, the series began airing reruns on the 24-hour PBS Kids channel until September 26, 2005, and later began airing reruns on January 16, 2017 until December 27, 2020.
* The series began airing in Canada on Canal Famille (and later VRAK.TV, and VRAK) in French on September 5, 2000, and ended on May 2, 2013, and The Movie Network (now Crave) in English on September 6, 2000, and ended on May 3, 2013, the reruns continue airing on VRAK.TV (now VRAK), and The Movie Network (now Crave).

### PBS series episodes

#### Production order

##### Season 1 (United States/Canada (French/English): 2000 (Television/Home Video (VHS/DVD) This is the first season containing a mixture of live-action segments, documentary units, *Caillettes* musical numbers, puppet skits, real kids segments and music videos.

* This is also the first season to be produced in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
* This is also the first season to air in the 480i fullscreen format.

##### Season 2 (United States/Canada (French/English): 2003 (Television/Home Video (VHS/DVD)

* This is the first season containing a mixture of games.
* This is the last season containing a mixture of live-action segments, documentary units, *Caillettes* musical numbers, puppet skits, and real kids segments.

##### Season 3 (United States/Canada (French/English): 2006 (Television/Home Video (VHS/DVD)

* The third season premiered on PBS on April 2, 2006 and ended on March 27, 2007. Many PBS airings in every episode including both the music video and a game with Caillou.
* This is the last season containing a mixture of music videos, and games.

##### Season 4 (United States/Canada (French/English): 2006 (Television/Home Video (VHS/DVD)

* This is the last season to be produced in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
* This is also the last season to air in the 480i fullscreen format.
* The fourth season feature repeat episodes from Seasons 1-3, but without live-action segments, documentary units, games, puppet skits, and real kids segments, but the music video remains, but features scenes from the show instead of the *Caillettes* musical numbers although it could be heard. The season premiered on September 18, 2006 and ended on December 15, 2006.

##### Season 5 (United States/Canada (French/English): 2013 (Television/Home Video (DVD)

* This is the only season to be produced in the 16:9 aspect ratio.
* This is also the only season to air in the 1080i widescreen format.
* The fifth and final season premiered on PBS on March 11, 2013 and ended on April 15, 2013. On many PBS airings, the three minute episode version of the season 4 episode was shown between the second and third stories in this season on every episode. The music video, and a game were no longer shown starting this season, and both the website promo and the funding credits has began showing before the end credits on many PBS airings.

#### Broadcast order

##### Season 1 (United States/Canada (French/English): 2000-2001 (VHS); 2000-2002 (DVD/Television)

* This is the first season containing a mixture of live-action segments, documentary units, *Caillettes* musical numbers, puppet skits, real kids segments, and music videos.
* This is also the first season to be produced in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
* This is also the first season to air in the 480i fullscreen format.
* Production began & ended in 2000.

##### Season 2 (United States/Canada (French/English): 2003 (Television); 2003-2004 (VHS); 2003-2005 (DVD)

* This is the first season containing a mixture of games.
* This is the last season containing a mixture of live-action segments, documentary units, *Caillettes* musical numbers, puppet skits, and real kids segments.
* Production began & ended in 2002.

##### Season 3 (United States/Canada (French/English): 2006 (VHS); 2006-2007 (Television); 2006-2008 (DVD)

* The third season premiered on PBS on April 2, 2006 and ended on March 27, 2007. Many PBS airings in every episode including both the music video and a game with Caillou.
* This is the last season containing a mixture of music videos, and games.
* Production began & ended in 2005.

##### Season 4 (United States/Canada (French/English): 2006 (Television/VHS); 2006-2008 (DVD))

* This is the last season to be produced in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
* This is also the last season to air in the 480i fullscreen format.
* The fourth season feature repeat episodes from Seasons 1-3, but without live-action segments, documentary units, games, puppet skits, and real kids segments, but the music video remains, but features scenes from the show instead of the *Caillettes* musical numbers although it could be heard. The season premiered on September 18, 2006 and ended on December 15, 2006.
* Production began & ended in 2006.

##### Season 5 (United States/Canada (French/English): 2013 (Television); 2013-2015 (DVD)

* This is the only season to be produced in the 16:9 aspect ratio.
* This is also the only season to air in the 1080i widescreen format.
* The fifth and final season premiered on PBS on March 11, 2013 and ended on May 1, 2013. On many PBS airings, the three minute episode version of the season 4 episode was shown between the second and third stories in this season on every episode. The music video, and a game were no longer shown starting this season, and both the website promo and the funding credits has began showing before the end credits on many PBS airings.
* Production began & ended in 2013.

## Specials

### Specials by CINAR

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## Production

*Caillou* book series have been made, and published by Chouette Publishing Inc. since 1987.

The series was originally broadcast in French on Télétoon, and Télé-Québec in Canada, and the episodes were later translated into English for Canada, and the United States, and broadcast in English began on Teletoon, ASN, CTV, Access, and Knowledge Network in Canada, and later broadcast in English began on HBO, HBO Family, Fox, Fox Family Channel (and later Fox Family, ABC Family, and Freeform), and Disney Channel in the United States, and re-runs in English began on PBS, PBS Kids Channel, PBS Kids Sprout (and later Sprout, and Universal Kids), The CW, MyNetworkTV, This TV Network, CBS, NBC, Disney Junior Channel, Discovery Family, Peacock, Peacock Kids, Cartoon Network, HBO Max, TBN, Smile, and Cartoonito in the United States. The original books were also in French, and English. *Caillou* was designed primarily for toddlers. It was created by child developmental psychologists.

On September 15, 1997, 13 30-minute episodes (65 5-minute segments) of *Caillou* were aired on Télétoon, Télé-Québec, Teletoon, ASN, CTV, Access, and Knowledge Network on television, and distributed by Sony Wonder on television, and home video, and Celebrity Home Entertainment on home video in Canada, and in selected markets worldwide, including Sony Wonder on television, and home video, Celebrity Home Entertainment, and Genius Products on home video, and Fox, Fox Kids, HBO, and HBO Family on television in the United States. On September 4, 2000, there were 20 30-minute episodes (80 7-minute segments) of the show, containing a mixture of new 7-minute stories, and songs on television, and home video, and a mixture of live-action segments, documentary units, *Caillettes*, real kids segments, and puppets on home video, consisting of songs before and after the segments in each episode, aired on Télétoon, Télé-Québec, Teletoon, ASN, CTV, Access, and Knowledge Network in Canada, and on Fox, and Fox Kids in the United States on television, and distributed by Sony Wonder on television, and home video in Canada, and the United States, and Genius Products on home video in the United States, and 40 30-minute episodes (80 7-minute segments / 65 5-minute segments plus 15 more of reruns) of the show, containing a mixture of the 5-minute stories, plus new 7-minute stories, live-action segments, documentary units, *Caillettes*, real kids segments, songs, and puppets, consisting of songs before and after the segments in each episode, aired on Canal Famille (and later VRAK.TV, and VRAK), and The Movie Network (now Crave) in Canada, and on PBS, and PBS Kids in the United States on television, and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution on television, and Warner Home Video on home video in Canada, and the United States. These were followed by another 13 30-minute episodes (62 6-minute segments) containing a mixture of all-new 6-minute stories, new songs, and games on television, and home video, and a mixture of new live-action segments, new documentary units, new *Caillettes*, new real kids segments, and new puppets, consisting of songs before and after the segments in each episode, aired on Télétoon, Télé-Québec, Teletoon, ASN, CTV, Access, and Knowledge Network in Canada, and on Disney Channel, and Playhouse Disney in the United States on television, and distributed by Sony Wonder on television, and home video in Canada, and the United States, and Genius Products on home video in the United States, on September 16, 2002, and another 16 30-minute episodes (62 6-minute segments / 2 7-minute segments) containing a mixture of the new 7-minute stories, live-action segments, documentary units, *Caillettes*, songs, real kids segments, and puppets with all-new 6-minute stories, new live-action segments, new documentary units, new *Caillettes*, new songs, new real kids segments, new puppets, and games, consisting of songs before and after the segments in each episode, aired on VRAK.TV, and The Movie Network in Canada, and on PBS, and PBS Kids in the United States on television, and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution on television, and Warner Home Video on home video in Canada, and the United States, on February 10, 2003. The live-action segments, the documentary units, the real kids segments, and the puppet segments of the show that are videotaped in Canada, and the United States, videotaped at primary schools, and other building sites in the downtown areas used Sony digital video cameras for the 2nd, and 3rd seasons. The film *Caillou's Holiday Movie* was released on October 7, 2003.

On April 1, 2006, a new set of 20 30-minute episodes (60 10-minute segments) of the show, containing a mixture of all-new songs, and new games, finally premiered after a three-year hiatus, consisting of songs before the third segment in each episode, aired on Télétoon, Télé-Québec, Teletoon, ASN, CTV, Access, Knowledge Network, VRAK.TV, and The Movie Network in Canada, and on Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney, PBS, PBS Kids Go!, and PBS Kids in the United States on television, and distributed by Sony Wonder on television, and home video, CBS Paramount Domestic Television on television, and Genius Products on home video in the United States, Paramount Home Entertainment on home video in Canada, and the United States. Caillou started attending preschool and there were new themes and a new opening. The show was renewed for the 1st, and 2nd seasons on September 4, 2000, and the 2nd, and 3rd seasons on February 10, 2003, and later the 4th, and 5th seasons on March 11, 2013. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd seasons were produced, and distributed with Canadian, and American-based studio CINAR. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd seasons were traditionally animated by Canadian, and American-based studio CINAR. The 4th season was produced, and distributed with Canadian, and American-based studios Cookie Jar Entertainment, and 9 Story Entertainment. The 4th season was flash animated in the Adobe Flash format using Adobe Flash Player by Canadian, and American-based studios Cookie Jar Entertainment, and 9 Story Entertainment. The 5th season was distributed with Canadian, and American-based studio 9 Story Entertainment. The 5th season was produced, and distributed with Canadian, and American-based studio Cookie Jar Entertainment. The 5th season was produced with Canadian-based studio Sardine Productions. The 5th season was co-produced with South African-based studio Clockwork Zoo. The 5th season was flash animated with Toon Boom Harmony by Canadian, and American-based studio Cookie Jar Entertainment, Canadian-based studio Sardine Productions, and South African-based studio Clockwork Zoo. While the original seasons, the original episodes, the original segments, the first three seasons, the first forty six episodes, and the first two hundred seven segments were traditionally animated, and made by Philippine Animation Studio, Inc. (the first 2 seasons only) (a Filipino company), AKOM Production Co., Ltd. (the first 3 seasons only) (a South Korean company), Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Co., Ltd. (Season 1 only), Shanghai Xinyang Animation Co., Ltd. (the first 3 seasons only), Hong Ying Animation Co., Ltd. (the first 3 seasons only), Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. (the first 3 seasons only), Suzhou Hing Ying Animation Co., Ltd. (the first 3 seasons only), Suzhou Hong Guang Animation Co., Ltd. (the first 3 seasons only), Hosem Animation Studios (the first 3 seasons only), Shanghai Animation Film Studio (Season 3 only), and Shanghai YiLiMei Animation Co., Ltd. (Season 3 only) (9 Chinese companies), Morning Sun Animation Co., Ltd. (Season 1 only), SMEC Media and Entertainment Corporation (Season 2 only), Xin Yang Animation Co., Ltd. (the first 3 seasons only), Hong Ying Animation Co., Ltd. (the first 3 seasons only), and Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. (the first 3 seasons only) (5 Taiwanese companies), AstralTech (Season 1 only), Covitec (Season 2 only), CINAR Animation, Inc. (the first 3 seasons only), Fatkat Animation (Season 3 only), Locations Michel Trudel (Season 3 only), Video Service Companies (Season 3 only), Tales for All Television (Season 3 only) (7 Canadian companies), PT Asiana Wang (the first 3 seasons only) (an Indonesian company), Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Group, Inc. (Season 1 only), and CINAR Animation, Inc. (the first 3 seasons only) (2 American companies), Thai Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. (the first 3 seasons only) (a Thai company), and later Animation Services (Hong Kong), Ltd. (Season 3 only) (a Hong Kong company), using a 2D bitmap animation software company called Pegs'n Co, that developed a traditional animation software package called Pegs, the producers animated the new episodes in-house using Adobe Flash, and Adobe Flash Player. Starting with season 4, the series was produced, and distributed by Toronto-based 9 Story Entertainment, and Cookie Jar Entertainment, and animated by Guilty Kiwi Productions, Toronto-based Cookie Jar Entertainment, and 9 Story Entertainment, and Ottawa-based PIP Animation Services. Season 4 was the only season to be produced, and distributed by Toronto-based 9 Story Entertainment, and Cookie Jar Entertainment, and animated by Guilty Kiwi Productions, Toronto-based Cookie Jar Entertainment, and 9 Story Entertainment, and Ottawa-based PIP Animation Services, with Guilty Kiwi Productions, Montreal-based Oasis Animation, and Sardine Productions, Ottawa-based PIP Animation Services, Toronto-based Cookie Jar Entertainment, and 9 Story Entertainment, and Cape Town-based Clockwork Zoo taking over starting in Season 5, using a Canadian software company called Toon Boom Animation, which has products called Harmony, containing the tools requiring to handle Flash animation workflows from scanning to compositing and 2D integration.

On May 11, 2010, Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney, Treehouse TV, YTV, TVOntario, TFO, V, TVOKids, and Global Television Network announced a 5th season of Caillou of 26 30-minute episodes (78 9-minute segments) to premiere September 8, 2010. On November 14, 2012, The Movie Network, VRAK.TV, PBS, and PBS Kids announced a 5th season of Caillou of 26 30-minute episodes (78 9-minute segments / 26 3-minute segments) to premiere March 11, 2013, and on the same day, the fourth season of the series was pre-sold to PBS, PBS Kids Go!, and PBS Kids in the United States, and The Movie Network in Canada.

The year 2014 is celebrated as the franchise's 27th anniversary. For the 27th anniversary, a special DVD/book combo pack was released, as well as a reissue of the holiday film *Caillou's Holiday Movie* featuring a special 27th anniversary logo on the cover artwork.

## Reception

### Critical response

Initially upon its first airing, *Caillou* has received generally positive reviews from television critics and parents of young children. The staff of *Entertainment Weekly* wrote, "Embellishing everything he sees with his rich imagination." *The New York Times* wrote "*Caillou* looks at the world through the eyes of its 4-year-old namesake." Lynne Heffley of the *Los Angeles Times* wrote, "*Caillou* grows and learns to make sense of his world."

#### Controversy

However, as the years progressed, many reviews of the show were majorly negative. In a May 2017 article from the *National Post*, writer Tristin Hopper identified *Caillou* to be "quite possibly the world's most universally reviled children's program", noting "a stunning level of animosity for a series about the relatively uncontroversial daily life of a four-year-old boy."

There are several "I hate Caillou" pages made on Facebook, posts saying that Caillou is a ripoff of Charlie Brown, numerous parenting blogs criticizing the series, and petitions on Change.org for the show to stop airing. A common criticism towards the series is the "petulant, manipulative and spoiled" behaviour of the titular character, the lack of consequences Caillou is given, and the "poor parenting" presented in the parent characters. As Hopper explained, "This has understandably led to theories that this is an accurate portrayal of Canadian parenting and that Canada is raising a generation of psychopaths. Or that Caillou's parents are so blasted on Canadian weed that they are unable to summon the presence of mind necessary to properly discipline their child."

Hopper called the series "A toddler version of Sex and the City or Mad Men", criticizing its lack of educational value: "Unlike most children's programming, Caillou makes almost no attempt to educate its young audience. There are no veiled math problems, spelling lessons or morality tales; it's just calm, non-threatening, bright-coloured people navigating everyday tasks." These criticisms of the show's titular character have been echoed on online platforms. On a segment of the late-night talk show *Last Week Tonight*, host John Oliver hyperbolically exclaimed a vulgar message toward Caillou in a comedic comparison.

As Caillou appeared as a much younger child in the original line of children's books, he originally had no hair. When illustrators found that adding hair made him look unrecognizable, it was decided that Caillou would never have hair. This has led to an urban legend that the protagonist has cancer.

## Broadcast

Canada:

* Teletoon (1997-2009)
* Télétoon (1997-2009)
* Télé-Québec (1997-2009)
* CTV (1997-2009):
	+ Atlantic Satellite Network (1997-2008)
	+ Access (1997-2009)
	+ A Atlantic (2008-2009)
* Knowledge Network (1997-2009):
	+ Knowledge Kids (2008-2009)
* Superchannel (1997-2001)
* TVA (1997-2001)
* YTV (2007-2018):
	+ Treehouse TV (2007-2018)
	+ YTV PlayTime (2010-2012)
	+ Nickelodeon (2014-2016)
* TVOntario (2007-2018):
	+ TVOKids (2007-2018)
* Global Television Network (2007-2018)
* TFO (2007-2018):
	+ Mini TFO (2012-2018)
* V (2009-2018):
	+ Télévision Quatre-Saisons (2007-2009)
* TV5 Québec Canada (2014-present):
	+ Unis (2014-present)
* VRAK (2014-present):
	+ Canal Famille (2000-2001)
	+ VRAK.TV (2001-2014)
	+ VRAK.TV Junior (2001-present)
* Télémagino (2017-present)
* The Family Channel (2017-present):
	+ Family Jr. (2017-present)
* Crave (2018-present):
	+ The Movie Network (2000-2018)

	+ HBO Family (1997-2001)
* Fox (1997-2002, 2008-2011):
	+ Fox Kids Network (1997-1998)
	+ Fox Kids (1998-2002)
	+ Cookie Jar Kids Network (2008-2011)
* PBS (2000-2020):
	+ PBS Kids (2000-2020)
	+ PBS Kids Go! (2004-2013)
	+ PBS Kids Preschool Block (2006-2013)
* PBS Kids Channel (2000-2005, 2017-2020)
		- Fox Family Channel (1998-2000)
	+ Fox Kids (2002)
* Disney Channel (2001-2019):
	+ Playhouse Disney (2001-2011)
	+ Disney Junior (2011-2019)
* The CW (2008-2011):
	+ Cookie Jar Kids Network (2008-2011)
* The CW Plus (2008-2011):
	+ Cookie Jar Kids Network (2008-2011)
* MyNetworkTV (2008-2011):
	+ Cookie Jar Kids Network (2008-2011)
* This TV Network (2008-2013):
	+ This Is for Kids (2008-2013)
	+ Cookie Jar Toons (2008-2013)
* CBS (2009-2013):
	+ Cookie Jar TV (2009-2013)
	+ Team Toon (2011-2013)
* NBC (2012-2016):
	+ NBC Kids (2012-2016)
* Disney Junior Channel (2012-2019)
		- PBS Kids Sprout (2005-2013)
	+ Universal Kids Preschool (2018-present)
* Discovery Family (2019-present)
* Peacock (2020-present):
	+ Peacock Kids (2020-present)
* TBN (2020-present):
	+ Smile (2020-present)
* HBO Max (2020-2022):
	+ Cartoonito (2021-2022)
* Cartoon Network (2021-2022):
	+ Cartoonito (2021-2022)

*Caillou* first aired on Canada's French-languages Télétoon, and Télé-Québec channels on September 15, 1997 until November 28, 2009, and was the first show aired on the English-languages CTV, Access, ASN (and later A-Atlantic), and Knowledge Network when it launched on September 16, 1997, and later Teletoon when it launched on October 17, 1997 until November 29, 2009. The series was moved to TFO, Radio-Canada Télévision, TQS (and later V), YTV, Treehouse TV, TVOntario, TVOKids, and Global TV on September 3, 2007 until October 2, 2018. Internationally, *Caillou* made its U.S. debut on HBO, HBO Family (and later Jam!, and HBO Kids) on September 17, 1997 until June 8, 2001, on Fox, and Fox Kids on September 20, 1997 until September 7, 2002, on Fox Family Channel (and later on Fox Family, ABC Family, and Freeform) on August 15, 1998 until August 24, 2003, and on Disney Channel on December 10, 2001 until March 22, 2019. Reruns started airing on PBS, and PBS Kids on September 4, 2000, and ran on that network until December 18, 2020, and PBS Kids Channel on September 11, 2000 until September 26, 2005, and later on January 16, 2017 until December 27, 2020, on PBS Kids Go! on October 11, 2004 until October 7, 2013, on PBS Kids Sprout (later known as simply Sprout) on its launch on September 26, 2005, on Fox, The CW Plus, Cookie Jar Kids Network, The CW, and MyNetworkTV on July 23, 2008 until September 18, 2011, on This TV Network, This Is for Kids, and Cookie Jar Toons on November 8, 2008 until October 31, 2013, on Cookie Jar TV, and CBS on September 19, 2009 until September 21, 2013, on Disney Junior Channel on March 23, 2012 until it was taken off the line-up at the beginning of April 2019, on NBC, and NBC Kids on July 7, 2012 until September 25, 2016, on Discovery Family on April 1, 2019, and on TBN, and Smile on December 28, 2020. When Sprout rebranded into Universal Kids on September 9, 2017, it still remained on the network. On January 5, 2021, PBS Kids announced on Twitter that they would no longer broadcast reruns of *Caillou*. On August 16, 2021, it was announced that Cartoon Network, and HBO Max had acquired the US-broadcast rights to the show after PBS' rights expired, with reruns of the series joining Cartoonito's lineup on September 13, 2021 until May 4, 2022 in its HD remastered form. In Canada, The Family Channel, Family Jr., and Télémagino continues to broadcast reruns since February 6, 2017. PBS Kids currently retains the physical media and streaming rights. However, Lionsgate/Starz, and Comcast/NBCUniversal acquired global television, and streaming rights for the revival/reboot series (via Universal Kids, Starz, Starz Kids and Family, Starz Encore, Starz Encore Family, and Peacock) as of 2022. In Latin America, the show is aired on Discovery Kids. In the Middle East, the show is aired on Spacetoon. In Australia, the show is aired on ABC for Kids. In the United Kingdom, the show is aired on Cartoonito and Tiny Pop. In France, the show is aired on France 5. In Italy, the show is aired on Rai Yoyo. In Spain, the show is aired on Clan TVE and formerly Disney Junior. In Portugal, the show is aired on RTP2 and Canal Panda under the title "Ruca". In Germany, the show is aired on Super RTL (part of Toggolino block). In the Netherlands, the show is aired on Kindernet until 2003 and NPO Zappelin. In Finland, the show is aired on Yle TV2 under the title "Kaapo". In Poland, the show is aired on TVP1, MiniMini+, and JimJam under the title "Kajtuś".

## Home video releases

*Main article: List of Caillou videos*

	+ Vidatron Entertainment (1997-1999)
	+ Peace Arch Home Entertainment (1997-2013)
* Sterling Entertainment Group (1999-2001):
	+ Celebrity Home Entertainment (1997-2001)
	+ Celebrity Just for Kids (1997-2001)
* BMG Video (2004-2007):
	+ BMG Kidz (2004-2007)
	+ BMG Family Entertainment (2004)
		- Sony Music Video Enterprises (1997-2005)
		- Sony Wonder (1997-2007)
* Entertainment One (2005-present):
	+ Phase 4 Films (1997-2016)
	+ KaBoom! Entertainment (1999-present):
		- Telegenic Entertainment (1997-1999)
	+ E1 Entertainment (2009-2010):
		- Entertainment One Income Fund (2005-2009):
			* ROW Entertainment (1997-2005)
	+ Entertainment One Family (2010-present):
		- E1 Kids (2009-2010)
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007-2020):
	+ Sony Pictures Family Fun (2007-2020)
	+ Sony Wonder (2007-2020)
	+ Genius Brands (2017-2020)
* CBS Home Entertainment (2006-2011):
	+ CBS Video (2004-2006)
	+ CBS DVD (2004-2011)
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008-2009, 2016-2019):
	+ Entertainment One (2016-2019)
	+ Entertainment One Family (2016-2019)

		- Kid Rhino Home Video (2000-2001)

* PBS Distribution (2009-2020):
	+ PBS Video (2000-2009)
	+ PBS Home Video (2000-2009)
	+ PBS DVD (2000-2016)
	+ PBS Home Entertainment (2002-2019)
* Mill Creek Entertainment (2010-present)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2011):
	+ PBS Video (2004-2009)
	+ PBS Home Video (2004-2009)
	+ Paramount Home Video (2004-2010)
	+ PBS Home Entertainment (2004-2011)
	+ Paramount Home Entertainment (2004-2011)
	+ Paramount DVD (2004-2011)
	+ PBS DVD (2004-2011)
	+ PBS Distribution (2009-2011)
* Cinedigm (2013-present):
	+ Genius Products (1997-2011)
	+ Vivendi Entertainment (2008-2012):
		- Vivendi Visual Entertainment (2007-2008)
	+ Gaiam (2012-2013)
	+ Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment (2012-2013)
	+ New Video Group (2013-present)
* Genius Brands (2013-present)
* NCircle Entertainment (2014-present)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2014-present):
	+ Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2012-2016)
	+ Universal Home Entertainment Productions (2012-present)
	+ Entertainment One (2019-present)
	+ Entertainment One Family (2019-present)
* Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2019-present)
* Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2021-2022):
			* Kid Rhino Home Video (2000-2001)
		- Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (2000-2004):
			* Kid Rhino Home Video (2000-2001)
		- PBS Home Video (2000-2004)
		- PBS Video (2000-2004)
		- PBS DVD (2000-2004)
		- PBS Home Entertainment (2002-2004)

In the United States, Caillou VHS videotape cassettes (1997-2006), and DVDs (1997-present) have been released by Sony Wonder (1997-2007) (Originally distributed through Sony Music Video Enterprises (and later Sony BMG Music Entertainment, and Sony Music Entertainment) from 1997-2007), Celebrity Home Entertainment/Just for Kids (1997-2001) (Distributed through Sterling Entertainment Group from 1999-2001), Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (2000-2004), Rhino Home Video/Kid Rhino Home Video (2000-2001) (Distributed through Warner Home Video/Warner Bros. Home Entertainment from 2000-2004, 2021-2022), PBS Video/PBS Home Video (2000-2009) (and later PBS DVD (2000-2016), PBS Home Entertainment (2002-2019), and PBS Distribution (2009-2020)) (2000-2020) (Originally distributed through Warner Home Video from 2000-2004, and then Paramount Home Entertainment from 2004-2011, and now self-distributed), Rhino Home Video (2000-2001, 2003), Kid Rhino Home Video (2000-2001) (Originally distributed through Warner Music Vision (and later Warner Music Entertainment) from 2000-2001, 2003), Paramount DVD (Distributed through Paramount Home Entertainment from 2004-2011), CBS Video (2004-2006), and CBS DVD (2004-2011) (Distributed through CBS Home Entertainment from 2006-2011), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008-2009, 2016-2019), Genius Products (1997-2011), Gaiam (2012-2013), and New Video Group (2013-present) (Distributed through Vivendi Visual Entertainment (2007-2008)/Vivendi Entertainment (2008-2012) (and later Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment) from 2007-2013, and Cinedigm from 2013-present), Sony Wonder (2007-2020), Sony Pictures Family Fun (2007-2020), and Genius Brands (2017-2020) (Distributed through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment from 2007-2020), Mill Creek Entertainment (2010-present), Universal Home Entertainment Productions (2012-present), and Entertainment One Family (2019-present) (Distributed through Universal Studios Home Entertainment (now Universal Pictures Home Entertainment) from 2012-present), Vidatron Entertainment (1997-1999) (now Peace Arch Entertainment) (!997-2013), Peace Arch Home Entertainment (now Phase 4 Films) (1997-2016), and Telegenic Entertainment (now KaBoom! Entertainment) (1997-present) (Distributed through ROW Entertainment (and later Entertainment One Income Fund, Entertainment One, and E1 Entertainment)/E1 Kids (now Entertainment One Family) from 1997-present), Genius Brands (2013-present), NCircle Entertainment (2014-present), Entertainment One Family (2016-2019) (Distributed through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment from 2008-2009, 2016-2019), and Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2019-present). From 2003-2006, The DVDs with puppets and Jaclyn Linetsky were compilations from 2003 through 2006, and one of them is in memory of Jaclyn herself. There was also an album issued in 2003 titled *Caillou's Favorite Songs*.

For the franchise's 27th anniversary, a DVD/book combo pack reissue of *Caillou's Family Favorites* was released on October 14, 2014 by PBS Distribution, while a DVD reissue of *Caillou's Holiday Movie* was released on November 11, 2014 by NCircle Entertainment.

	+ Vidatron Entertainment (1997-1999)
	+ Peace Arch Home Entertainment (1997-2013)
* Sterling Entertainment Group (1999-2001):
	+ Celebrity Home Entertainment (1997-2001)
	+ Just for Kids (1997-2001)
* BMG Video (2004-2007):
	+ BMG Kidz (2004-2007)
	+ BMG Family Entertainment (2004)
* Sony BMG Entertainment (2004-2007):
	+ Sony Music Entertainment (1997-2005)
	+ Sony Music Video Enterprises (1997-2005)
	+ Sony Wonder (1997-2007)
* Paramount Home Entertainment (2004-2011):
	+ Paramount Home Video (2004-2010)
* Entertainment One (2005-present):
	+ Phase 4 Films (1997-2016)
	+ KaBoom! Entertainment (1999-present):
		- Telegenic Entertainment (1997-1999)
	+ E1 Entertainment (2009-2010):
		- Entertainment One Income Fund (2005-2009):
			* ROW Entertainment (1997-2005)
	+ Entertainment One Family (2010-present):
		- E1 Kids (2009-2010)
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007-2020):
	+ Sony Pictures Family Fun (2007-2020)
	+ Sony Wonder (2007-2020)
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008-2009, 2016-2019)
* Visual Entertainment (2011-present)
* Cinedigm (2013-present):
	+ Vivendi Visual Entertainment (2007-2008)
	+ Vivendi Entertainment (2008-2012)
	+ Gaiam (2012-2013)
	+ Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment (2012-2013)
	+ New Video Group (2013-present)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2014-present):
	+ Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2012-2016)
	+ Universal Home Entertainment Productions (2012-present)
* Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2019-present)
* Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2021-2022):
	+ Warner Home Video (2000-2004):
		- Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (2000-2004)

In Canada, Sony Wonder (1997-2020), Sony Music Video Enterprises (1997-2005) (and later Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004-2007), and Sony Music Entertainment (1997-2005)), Celebrity Home Entertainment/Just for Kids (1997-2001), Sterling Entertainment Group (1999-2001), Warner Home Video/Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (2000-2004)/Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2021-2022), Paramount Home Video (now Paramount Home Entertainment) (2004-2011) originally released Caillou on VHS (1997-2006), and DVD (1997-present), and before the closure of the division by Sony in 2020, were moved to Vivendi Visual Entertainment (2007-2008)/Vivendi Entertainment (2008-2012) from 2007-2012, Sony Pictures Family Fun, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment from 2007-2020, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment from 2008-2009, and 2016-2019, Visual Entertainment from 2011-present, Gaiam, and Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment from 2012-2013, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (now Universal Pictures Home Entertainment) from 2012-present, Cinedigm, and New Video Group from 2013-present,, and Echo Bridge Home Entertainment from 2019-present. Also, Caillou VHS videotape cassettes (1997-2006), and DVDs (1997-present) are distributed by Vidatron Entertainment (1997-1999)/Peace Arch Entertainment/Peace Arch Home Entertainment (1997-2013), and ROW Entertainment (1997-2005)/Entertainment One Income Fund (2005-2009)/Entertainment One (2005-present)/E1 Entertainment (2009-2010)/E1 Kids (2009-2010)/Entertainment One Family (2010-present), and before their purchase of Phase 4 Films (1997-2016) in 2014, and later 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008-2009, 2016-2019) in 2016, and Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2012-2016)/Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2014-present) in 2019, are released through the Telegenic Entertainment (1997-1999)/KaBoom! Entertainment (1999-present) label.

## Music from the series

In 2003, an album titled *Caillou's Favorite Songs* was released by Kid Rhino under the CINAR Music imprint.

## Revival/Reboot

### YouTube series

Beginning in 2016, a new *Caillou* web series for YouTube premiered on the official Caillou channel and was later released onto Amazon Prime. These shorts are mainly remakes of older episodes, and are produced by Sardine Productions, 9 Story USA, 9 Story Media Group, WildBrain Television, WildBrain Distribution, WildBrain Studios, WildBrain Spark Studios, and WildBrain, and distributed by 9 Story USA, 9 Story Media Group, WildBrain Television, WildBrain Distribution, WildBrain Studios, WildBrain Spark Studios, and WildBrain that produces original content for their WildBrain Spark network. However, the videos were not made available to YouTube users in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States until 2021.

In August 2021, it was announced that Cartoon Network, and HBO Max licensed the series for broadcast on US television.

### Reboot

#### CGI specials

In September 2021, WildBrain announced the production of five new 45-minute specials based on the franchise for Starz, Starz Kids and Family, Starz Encore, Starz Encore Family, The Family Channel, Family Jr., Télémagino, Peacock, and Universal Kids. These specials are the first Caillou related media to be produced in CGI animation, and will focus on Christmas, Halloween, Family Day, Summer Vacation and National Anti-Bullying Day. The specials will be produced by WildBrain Studios, WildBrain, WildBrain Television, WildBrain Spark Studios, Streetlight Animation, Splash Entertainment, Mainframe Studios, Mediatoon, Dargaud Media, Cyber Group Studios, and CyberSplash Entertainment, with animation provided by IoM Media Ventures.

The first special: Rosie the Giant, which focuses on the effects of bullying, simultaneously premiered in Canada and the United States on Starz, Starz Kids and Family, Starz Encore, Starz Encore Family, The Family Channel, Family Jr., Télémagino, Peacock, and Universal Kids respectively on July 10, 2022.

The second special: *Adventures with Grandma and Grandpa* , which focuses on Caillou visiting his grandparents for a sleepover at their beach house, premiered on Starz, Starz Kids and Family, Starz Encore, Starz Encore Family, The Family Channel, Family Jr., Télémagino, Peacock, and Universal Kids on August 25. 2022.

The third special: *The Bravest Wolf Boy*, which focuses on Halloween, premiered on Starz, Starz Kids and Family, Starz Encore, Starz Encore Family, The Family Channel, Family Jr., Télémagino, Peacock, and Universal Kids on October 15, 2022.

The four special: *The Silver Knight*, which focuses on imaginative play, premiered on Starz, Starz Kids and Family, Starz Encore, Starz Encore Family, The Family Channel, Family Jr., Télémagino, Peacock, and Universal Kids on November 13, 2022.

#### CGI series

In June 2022, Universal Television, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Mill Creek Entertainment, NCircle Entertainment, Entertainment One, eOne Family, KaBoom! Entertainment, Lionsgate Television, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Splash Entertainment, Mainframe Studios, WOW! Unlimited Media, Mediatoon Distribution, Dargaud Media, Genius Brands International, Cyber Group Studios, CyberSplash Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television Studios, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Starz Distribution, Streetlight Animation, WildBrain Studios, WildBrain Television, WildBrain Distribution, WildBrain Spark Studios, and WildBrain announced they teamed with Starz, Starz Kids and Family, Starz Encore, Starz Encore Family, The Family Channel, Family Jr., Télémagino, Peacock, and Universal Kids to produce a new series of the show, consisting of 52 new 11-minute episodes along with those specials. It is set to premiere in 2023, with IoM Media Ventures also providing animation production as the specials are.