Panique au village is a Belgian stop-motion sitcom created by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar for La Parti and Pic Pic André. It follows the everyday events of the characters Cowboy, Indian and Horse who live together in a small rural town as they go about their lives. The animation is designed to appear crude, as if done by a child (the characters evoke the look of cheap toy figurines) and the events of the characters' daily lives are extremely surreal and slapstick. The first Panique au village was a 4-minute short film premiered in 1991. Its concept was developed into a television series, which was first broadcast from 2002 to 2003 and consists of 20 episodes each of roughly 5 minutes long (though some stations have broadcast them in 15- or 30-minute blocks). An English-language dub of the television series episodes was created and sold internationally by Aardman Animations.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Coboy (Panique au village).png | Coboy
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Stéphane Aubier | |
| File:Indien (Panique au village).png | Indien
|
Bruce Ellison | |
| File:Cheval (Panique au village).png | Cheval
|
Vincent Patar | |
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International versions[]
| Language | Title | Channels | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Panique au village - logo (English).png | Danish | Cowboy, Indianer og Hest | DR Ramasjang (formerly) |
| File:Panique au village - logo (English).png | Dutch | Paniek in het dorp | NPO 3 (broadcasted by VPRO, formerly) NPO Zappelin (formerly) |
| File:Panique au village - logo (English).png | English | A Town Called Panic | NickToons Network (formerly) Nickelodeon (formerly) TeleToon (formerly) ABC (formerly) ABC Kids (formerly) ABC Me (formerly) |
| File:Panique au village - logo (English).png | Italian (Studio P.V.) |
Matti da legare | RaiSat Ragazzi (formerly) |
| File:Panique au village - logo (English).png | Italian (Sound Art 23) |
Panico al villaggio | Rai 2 (formerly) |
| File:Panique au village - logo (English).png | Korean | unknown | EBS (formerly) |
| File:Panique au village - logo (English).png | Japanese | パニック・イン・ザ・ヴィレッジ | Cartoon Network (formerly) |
| File:Panique au village - logo (English).png | Swedish | Panik i byn | SVT Barn (formerly) |
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