Watatatow
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Watatatow was a Canadian French-language children/youth television series, airing from 1991 to 2005 on Radio-Canada
. The first show aired on September 17, 1991. 104 half-hour episodes were filmed every year; they were shown four afternoons a week on Radio-Canada. Watatatow helped launch the careers of several young actors, including Hugo St-Cyr, Michel Goyette, Élise Aussant, Serge Postigo
, Robert Brouillette and Annie Cotton
.
The name “Watatatow” was invented by the show's producers; its meaning is simply an expression of joy.
Actors on the show were of varying ages, sizes, physical abilities, looks and ethnicities, and generally were presented as real people with real problems. Characters on the show dealt with a wide variety of social and personal issues, including sexual harassment, pregnancy, clinical depression, substance abuse, anorexia and cults.
The first Watatatow DVD
, which contained forty 'highlight' episodes from the first season, was released in November 2005. The DVD box set of highlights from the second season was released on October 31, 2006.
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
. The first show aired on September 17, 1991. 104 half-hour episodes were filmed every year; they were shown four afternoons a week on Radio-Canada. Watatatow helped launch the careers of several young actors, including Hugo St-Cyr, Michel Goyette, Élise Aussant, Serge Postigo
Serge Postigo
Serge Postigo is a Quebec actor originally from France.-Background:Born in France, he moved in the province of Quebec during his childhood. He also lived in the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium for a short period. Immediately after his arrival, Postigo developed a strong interest in the theater...
, Robert Brouillette and Annie Cotton
Annie Cotton
Ann Cotton is a Canadian actress and singer.Cotton played a role in a popular TV series called Watatatow...
.
The name “Watatatow” was invented by the show's producers; its meaning is simply an expression of joy.
Actors on the show were of varying ages, sizes, physical abilities, looks and ethnicities, and generally were presented as real people with real problems. Characters on the show dealt with a wide variety of social and personal issues, including sexual harassment, pregnancy, clinical depression, substance abuse, anorexia and cults.
The first Watatatow DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, which contained forty 'highlight' episodes from the first season, was released in November 2005. The DVD box set of highlights from the second season was released on October 31, 2006.