Casimir (dinosaur)
Encyclopedia
Casimir is an orange dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs 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...
with yellow and red spots, created by Yves Brunier
Yves Brunier
Yves Brunier is a puppeteer. He is best known for his muppet Casimir, an orange colored dinosaur who appears on French Children's TV. He played Chelli in Sacatruc which is the French version of Big Bag. He later went to become Rue Sesame as Yoyo of 5. He also performed on the Muppet TV...
.
He appeared for the first time on television on September 14, 1974 on French television. The show was broadcast first on FR3 before being broadcast for seven consecutive seasons on TF1
TF1
TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
. The show was cancelled on June 30, 1982.
Since the cancellation of the show, Casimir has kept a cult status for an entire generation in France, and still makes regular appearances in shows on French television.
Characteristics
- Type : Kind monster
- Skin : Orange with yellow and red spots
- Size : 1.90 meters
- Weight : 150 kilograms
- Character : funny, generous, naive
- Favourite food : Gloubi-boulga