The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog

The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog
Genre	Mystery Animation
Created by	Mary Mackay-Smith Merilyn Read
Written by	Mary Mackay-Smith Merilyn Read
Directed by	Frederic Dybowski
Voices of	Carolina Bartczak Angela Galuppo Lisa Norton Emma Taylor-Isherwood
Composer	Philip K. Joyce
Country of origin	France, Canada, (Worldwide)
Original languages	English French
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Clément Calvet Michael Prupas Merilyn Read
Producers	Mary Mackay-Smith Jesse Prupas Clement Calvet
Editors	Peter Saisselin Mary Mackay-Smith
Production companies	Gaumont / Alphanim Prickly Productions Muse Entertainment France Televisions Discovery Kids Productions / TVO / Breakthrough Films and Television / Tele Images Kids (US)
Original release
Network	TVO / TFO (Canada)
Release	January 9 – June 19, 2010

The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog, also known as Les Mystères d'Alfred, is an animated French-Canadian animated series that airs on several broadcast and cable networks around the world. The show's characters consist of mainly anthropomorphic woodland animals such as raccoons, moose, and voles. The show follows three anthropomorphic animal tweens—Alfred Hedgehog, Milo Skunk, and Camille Wallaby—as they solve mysteries in Gnarly Woods.

In the United States, Discovery Kids begin airing the series on March 17, 2010, with a St. Patrick's Day marathon of 19 episodes, starting from 6:00 am to 3:30 pm. The series returned on April 12, 2010, with its regular time slot, starting at 7:00 pm and 7:30 pm. The Qubo channel stopped airing the show since August 25, 2013 while Discovery Kids ended its run in early October 2010 and was rebranded under the name "The Hub" (now known as the Hub Network as of 2014) on October 10, 2010.

As of November 2011, the show's reruns can be seen on TVOntario (Canada), TFO (Canada), VRT (Belgium), TV3 (Spain), and France 5 in Zouzous (France).

Characters

The Hedgehog Family

• Alfred Hedgehog (voiced by Carolina Bartczak) is the protagonist of the series, and one of three characters appearing in every episode. His eyes are green and his primary outfit is a white long-sleeved shirt covered in a blue T-shirt with cream-coloured khaki crops. He is a young detective who carries a Smartphone device called a Detectaberry. With the help of his friends and family, he uses these clues to solve mysteries, most of which have something to do with the natural world or science. His primary catchphrase in most episodes is, "This is serious mysterious". His nemesis is Cynthia Payne and he also has a black belt in karate.
• Lily Hedgehog (voiced by Stephanie Beard) is Alfred's little sister with low pigtails decorated in red bows. She worships her big brother, and often helps him with collecting clues to solve his mysteries. She is a surprisingly good painter, considering her age, and is mentioned several times that she is able to sell her paintings and enter them in art contests against much older competitors.
• Mrs. Hedgehog is the mother of Alfred and Lily. She wears a ponytail tied in a hairband and owns the house of the Hedgehog family. She is also called Mrs. "H" by Alfred's best friends.
• Mr. Hedgehog is the father of Alfred and Lily. He works as a bee keeper and is found as a solved mystery.

Alfred's best friends

• Camille Wallaby (voiced by Emma Taylor-Isherwood) is friendly and generous, but sometimes hotheaded and in too much of a hurry. She has red hair tied in high pigtails with a melon pink hairclip on her left side and blue eyes. Her primary outfit is a cream-colored hoodie with a red skirt and blue sneakers. She is one of the three main characters to appear in all episodes and the only girl in "Ol' Fingerbone's Revenge".
• Milo Skunk (voiced by Angela Galuppo) has a vivid imagination; some say Over active, a flair for the dramatic and often jokes around while solving cases. He wears gray glasses and is a good runner. His primary outfit is a yellow shirt with brown pants. He is one of the three main characters to appear in all episodes. He invented the Milo-nator, a pair of goggles that separate the sound from the video.

The Wallaby Family

• Madeline is Camille's sister. She was seen in the episode "A Stranger Among Us" as one of Ricardo's fans. She also appears at Cynthia's birthday party in "The Case of the Invisible Visitor". She looks similar to Camille except her hair is shorter and she is a little older than her.
• Mrs. Wallaby is never seen in the series, but mentioned by her youngest daughter Camille in a couple of episodes.

The Payne Family

• Cynthia Payne (voiced by Lisa Norton) is a major antagonist of the series at times; other times she will aid in the investigation much to the displeasure of the gang, assisting in her own ways. She is the only member of the Payne family to have a long tail. As one of the cheerleaders, she likes to use orange-colored pom-poms. She is also a big fan of Ricardo Rabbit and Razzy.
• Mrs. Payne is Cynthia's mother. She wears pink in some episodes. She runs a fundraiser mixed with an inflatable water slide ride and manicure in the episode "It's Raining Fish!"
• Louise is one of Cynthia's cousins. She has purple feathers and wears a pink ponytail. As one of the cheerleaders, she likes to use light blue pom-poms. She is also one of the devoted fans of Ricardo Rabbit and Razzy.
• Tina is one of Cynthia's cousins. She has periwinkle feathers with a plum-colored Bob cut. As one of the cheerleaders, she likes to use magenta pom-poms. She is also one of the fans of Ricardo Rabbit and Razzy.
• Gaby is one of Cynthia's cousins. She is the tallest of her cousins and as one of the cheerleaders, she likes to use light green pom-poms. She is also one of the devoted fans of Ricardo Rabbit and Razzy.

The Rusard Family

• Mr. Rusard (voiced by Terrence Scammell) is a fox and is a teacher of Gnarly Woods Academy. He is a supporting character in the series. He has green eyes, orange hair, and is often seen wearing a blue vest over a white button down shirt. He is often the coordinator of school and other events in the community. He has many children. Towards the end of "Glowing Eyes", he is seen playing a flute to attract the fireflies.
• Mr. Rusard's kids: Seen in some episodes.

The Remy Family

• Mr. Remy is a mole and one of the supporting characters in the series. He has a background in music and history and helps out sometimes with investigations.
• Edgar Remy is Mr. Remy's son. In episode 5, he gives Alfred Hedgehog and his friends pictures as clues.
• Mr. Remy's daughter: Also Edgar's big sister. She wears eyeglasses.

Gnarly Woods employees

• Rudy Gopher is the janitor of the Gnarly Woods Academy.
• Dr. Anna is a vixen and the medical doctor of Gnarly Woods. She has gray hair (despite looking quite young), wears a lab coat, and is often seen carrying a first-aid kit. She first appears in an episode called "Who Knocked Out Grizz?", examining Grizz Kodiak deemed a patient in Alfred's house. In "The Mysterious Sneeze", it's also revealed that she possesses deductive reasoning similar to what is employed by Alfred.
• Helmut is the resident and famous artist in Gnarly Woods. He appears to be an otter with blond hair. He is usually hired to sculpt or build something, like when Cythnia's mother hired him to build a fountain and when asked to sculpt a statue dedicated to Ricardo. His works of art are somehow criticized when something unnatural happens.
• Grizz Kodiak is a tan bear and the local carpenter of Gnarly Woods. He has been knocked out by an unseen Asian carp in the episode called "Who Knocked Out Grizz?"
• Mr. Thomas is a wild boar and the school principal of Gnarly Woods Academy. He is often in charge of and likes to partake in various charity functions and sporting events in and around Gnarly Woods, from hiking to hang-gliding.
• The Health Inspector is another otter in Gnarly Woods. He first appears in "The Maple Syrup Mystery" as the syrup critic and also in "The Mystery of the Big Stink" as a superintendent. In "The Mysterious Fern", he is distracted by Cynthia Payne who wants him to take pictures of her.

Normal animals

• Chloe is an owl and a supportive character of the series. She wears an orange-colored scarf and only in the episode called "Who, What, Where, When and How", dark purple sunglasses with yellow frames. She lives in a tree that is isolated but easily reached by flight.
• J.J. Raccoon (short for Jonathan Raccoon) is a raccoon and a thief. He likes taking things that are very shiny or valuable. Though after his debut in "The Eyes of the Thief" he swears never to steal again, but in "The Artful Art Thief", Cynthia accuses him of stealing the shiny ornaments on her tree that was intended to be an art presentation. But the true thieves were baby magpies. He wears a red cap and carries a bag. He particularly likes things that shine.
• Lugubrious (nicknamed Lugu) is a turtle and one of the minor characters of the series. In the episode about "Raining Fish", feeling scared, he hides in the mud to get away from the falling yellow perch.
• Lumis is an orange mountain lion with a pink nose. He wears a yellow vest with a pair of matching hand warmers. He usually scares the other characters (Milo in particular), due to his menacing appearance, and the fact that he is carnivorous.
• Minnie is a badger. She only appears in the "Great Flower Mystery" complaining about the soil that Mrs. Hedgehog's flowers are in, tasting like "sour milk".
• Oakly is a beaver and another of the supportive characters of the series. He wears blue goggles and orange swimwear. He lives in a beaver dam near the river. In a flashback from "A Flash of Silver", he flees from his home while it collapses and he runs for cover to the house of the Hedgehog family. His mother is revealed at the end of this episode.
• Victor is a vole and one of the supportive characters of the series. He wears a yellow T-shirt. In the "Maple Syrup Mystery", his #1 maple syrup award ribbon is taken away after trying to pass honey as maple syrup by accident but it is returned to him after the teens discover why the maple trees have run dry of sap.
• Winston is a moose and one of the supportive characters of the series. He wears a red bandanna with a yellow flower print around his neck. In two episodes Alfred and his best friends Camille and Milo ride on his back. Near the end of "False Notes in Gnarly Woods", he gives them his antlers in use for making new flutes.
• Withers is a feral brown bear that lives near Gnarly Woods lake. He appears as a solved mystery in "The Phantom Footprints." Other appearances include "A Flash of Silver" and "Cabana Drama." He wears a napkin in "A Flash of Silver" and in "Cabana Drama", his only line is "Thank you, Polly."

Other characters

• Barney is the magician of Gnarly Woods. He is a walrus with odd teeth. He only appears in "The Malfunctioning Magical Beans".
• Clara is a goat who plays music with a zither to the termites. She only appears in "The Mysterious Vandal" where she meets, Alfred, Camille, Milo and Cynthia giving them milk and cookies.
• Mrs. Coleen Radley is a chipmunk who lives in a mansion. She looks closely like a squirrel due to her longer tail and loves to sing opera. Her high Cs were known to shatter crystal from yards away.
• Polly Porcupine is one of the citizens of Gnarly Woods. She wears a yellow T-shirt with eyeglasses, a long purple skirt and sandals. She enjoys serving food and is shown to have a vegetable patch at her house. She opened a cabana at the beach in "Cabana Drama" and fixed sandwiches for those stuck to the rocks in "The Mystery of the Heavy Feet". In "The Phantom Footprints", she grew an award-winning giant pumpkin.
• Razzy is a weasel and a traveling stage and television personality. His adventures in Gnarly Woods included emceeing a school magic show and mysteriously getting drenched with water. He appears in "A Three Star Mystery" and "The Malfunctioning Magical Beans" and speaks with a French accent. He is one of the celebrities who Cynthia and her cousins idolize.
• Ricardo Rabbit is the one and only celebrity residing in Gnarly Woods. Ricardo is mentioned to be a Snowshoe Hare in the episode "A Stranger Among Us". In the "Haunting Sound", he mentions his album titled Ricardo at Home that he has recorded. In the "Mystery of Ricardo's Missing Head", when a statue of him is revealed, he complains that it's not him because his face on the statue looks like he's yelling. He also likes to run in races and perform in stage plays.
• Tom is a bobcat who wears a red cap.

Settings

• Hedgequarters: A place where Alfred, Camille and Milo study the clues that they've found. It includes a swing, a hammock and a rope tied in knots. It has many equipment needed to solve their mysteries like a chemical lab, several computers where they download all three clues that they gathered during investigations and use the computer to research the answer to their mystery. It also contains a collection many different mystery novels that they order for in a cataologue and also uses these books as references in their mysteries like the Mystery Tome Series. In "Ol' Fingerbone's Revenge", Hedgequarters was also involved in a mystery when an old tree that rests above it called Fingerbone's roots would dig into the base and cause everything tilt and slant of balance. In the end of the mystery, Alfred mentioned he would ask Rudy to help remove the roots.
• Zip Tower: A high tower that overlooks Gnarly Woods and is also connected to a system ziplines which the gang use to get around Gnarly Woods when they need to get to a location very quickly. The ziplines carry up to three or more people when Alfred's sister Lily wishes to come along.
• The Hedgehog Family House: Alfred's family's house. This house has Alfred's bedroom where he sometimes studies with his laptop. There is also a bee hive at the corner of the house where Alfred's dad who is a bee keeper uses to raise bees.
• Camille's Family House: The outside is unseen, but the inside (specifically Camille's bedroom) is revealed in "The Mysterious Red Spots".
• Milo's Family House: The only part inside the house is Milo's bedroom which is in "The Glowing Eyes".
• Gnarly Woods Academy: The school Mr. Rusard and the kids attend. It has a chalkboard on the wall.
• The Payne Family House: Cynthia's family's house. It is painted pink and has a garden.
• J.J.'s Tree: A tree decorated with shiny items owned by J.J. Raccoon. It has a ladder on front.
• Chloe's Tree: A tree where Chloe lives. The old one is taken down by Oakley the beaver in "The Sleepless Night".
• Winston's Den: A place where Winston belongs. Only seen in "The Sleepless Night".
• Victor's Den: A place where Victor Vole lives. It has a portrait of his grandfather seen in "The Eyes of the Thief".
• Oakley's Beaver Dam: A place where Oakley lives. In "A Flash Of Silver", it is often destroyed by rushing water with salmon.
• Mrs. Radley's Mansion: Mrs. Radley's house located on Mayberry Hill.
• Ricardo's House: A place where Ricardo Rabbit works as a star.
• Mr. Rusard's House: Where Mr. Rusard lives.
• The Amphitheater: An outdoor stage in Gnarly Woods.
• Gnarly Woods Lake: The location of several mysteries.
• Black Forest Elementary: The rival school of Gnarly Woods Academy they usually compete against them in several events they not been seen at all in the series, they have been mostly referred to in several occasions in the show when ever the school is competing against them. Mr. Hedgehog had mentioned once that he was a student of Black Forest.
• Lugu's Pond: The home of Lugu the turtle.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog episodes

External links

• Official Website at Gaumont-Alphanim.
• The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog at IMDb
• Episode guide at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Official Website at The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog Mystery Game.