Mr. Baby

The series' logo.

***Mr. Baby*** (French: ***Monsieur Bébé***) is a French adult animated 4-minute television series, that lasted 48 episodes, created by Marc du Pontavice and Carol-Ann Willering, produced at Xilam, directed by Hugo Gittard and broadcast from 3 May 2009 to 10 August 2010 on France 3.

## Plot

The adult animated series focuses on the everyday life of an (almost) ordinary family in the kitchen, as dissected and described by its youngest member, Mr. Baby, a 15-month-old who thinks, reads and talks like a grown-up with an incredibly and severly sharp tongue.

Everything is seen from this misanthropist's point of view, who seems to have been born with the experience and dry wit of a 50-year-old man. Mr. Baby is an infant king in center for the family he tyrannizes or manipulates, according to his mood.

Despite being a domestic dictator, he is endearing and even likable because up there on his high chair- an excellent vantage point- he's the only one who has the perspective to sort out (and sometimes provoke) diverse dramas in his family's day-to-day existence.

## Voice Cast & Characters

### **English**

* Sean Barratt - Mr. Baby
* Daniel Flynn - Patrick
* Emma Tate - Carole
* Amber Beattie - Claire
* Chris Nelson - Rudy

### **French**

* Feodor Atkine - Monsieur Bébé
* Patrick Mancini - Patrick
* Marie-Laure Dougnac - Carole
* Alice Amiel - Clarisse
* Donald Reignoux - Ludo

### **Italian**

* Gianfranco Gamba - Mr. Bambino
* Loris Loddi - Patrick
* Elisabetta Spinelli - Carole
* Barbara De Bortoli - Claire
* Patrizia Scianca - Rudy

### **Japanese**

* Shintarō Asanuma - Shi Akachan (氏赤ちゃん)
* Takehito Koyasu - Patorikku (パトリック)
* Maaya Sakamoto - Kyaroru (キャロル)
* Aya Hisakawa - Kurea (クレア)
* Mika Doi - Rudi (ルディ)

### **Latin American Spanish**

* ¿? - Mr. Baby
* Pilar Escandón - Carole
* Gaby Beltrán - Claire

## Production

The show is animated by utilizing Toon Boom Animation.

### **Translations**

Originally from France on the publicly-funded channel France 3, Monsieur Bébé was translated into 3 languages: English (as Mr. Baby), Italian (Mr. Bambino), Japanese ( 氏赤ちゃん, Shi Akachan), and Latin American Spanish (as Mr. Bebé).

## Trivia

* Unlike most animated series produced by Xilam, Mr. Baby is more adult-oriented.
	+ Despite however, in the official Xilam website, it states that the show’s target audience is **families**, which is considered weird because realistically, despite airing on children's blocks in france, the show is *NOT* family-friendly at all, it is aimed limitedly for mature audience, containing some adult-oriented language, graphic toilet humor, strong violence and some offensive contents. However, while the humor is not "R-rated" in levels of *South Park* or *Robot Chicken*, its humor was more "PG-13" in levels of shows like *Beavis and Butt-Head*, *Clone High*, *Mission Hill*, and *Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law*.

## Broadcast

In France, the series was broadcasted on France 3 from 2009 to 2014. Over in the United Kingdom, it was broadcast on BBC One from 2009 to 2012, and on MTV and Fox from 2012 to 2014. It would most likely air on Global in Canada and Comedy Central in the United States sometime in 2021 with a 14+ rating in Canada and a TV-14 rating in the United States, and would soon be available for streaming on Paramount+.

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