Emily (TV series)

Emily
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Domitille de Pressensé
Directed by	Raymond Burlet
Theme music composer	Philippe Noël
Country of origin	France
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	49
Production
Executive producer	Jacques Vercruyssen
Running time	5 minutes
Production company	Kid Cartoons
Original release
Network	Antenne 2
Release	1979 (1979) – 1979 (1979)

Emily (Émilie in the original) is a cartoon series broadcast on Antenne 2's Récré A2 block in 1979. The cartoon follows the adventures of Emily, a little girl who wears only red. It is based on the Émilie book series, written and illustrated by Domitille de Pressensé.

Emily has a pet hedgehog named Humphrey (Arthur in the French version). Other characters include Emily's cousins Alexander and Nicholas, her English friend Gregory, her friend Chloe, her little sister Pat (Elise in France), her big brother Stephen and his friends William and Sydney.

The episodes show Emily facing her fears (fear of the dark, bed-wetting, and the hospital), managing relationships (jealousy of her sister), as well as playing and having fun (playing hide-and-seek, going to the circus).

Emily was broadcast in the United States as part of Nickelodeon's preschool series Pinwheel beginning in 1981. A new CGI Émilie series was released in 2012, consisting of 52 episodes.

Links and references

• IMDB entry on Émilie