Seabert
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Paris
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and originally aired in French
French language
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before being translated into different languages around the world. In the United States
United States
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, the show aired on HBO starting in 1987. There were 26 episodes.
The author is Marc Tortarolo for the theme, Philippe Marin for the design and Jacques Morel and Eric Turlot for the stories.
Seabert was about a boy named Tommy, an Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
girl named Aura, and their "pet" whitecoat
Whitecoat
A whitecoat is a newborn harp or grey seal with soft, white fur.-From newborn to whitecoat:Newborn seals have yellow fur because of amniotic fluid, and are still wet. When the pup dries, it is called a yellowcoat. The amniotic stain fades and the fur turns white within a few days, and it gets the...
seal Seabert. After Seabert's parents are killed by hunters, the three banded together. They go on adventures in which they encounter more hunters and poacher
Poaching
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s (including a villain named "Graphite" and Tommy's uncle "Smoky") and save various animals from harm.
The production for the series was handled by Mill Valley Animation, on a contract from Sepp, SA International, Brussels, the noted production house which also featured animation series and properties including the Smurfs, Snorks and Foofur. Jerry Smith, owner of Mill Valley Animation was also responsible for many of the below the line fulfillment needs of many Hanna-Barbera, Ruby Spears and some DIC Animation series. Director for Seabert was Dirk Braat of Amsterdam and series Casting Director Ron Knight, principal of Knight Mediacom (formerly Image One Productions, San Francisco).