Rupert: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"Rupert" is an animated television series based on the Mary Tourtel character Rupert Bear, produced by Nelvana, Ellipse Programmé and TVS for the first season, with Scottish Television (now STV Central) taken over control when TVS closed. Aired from 1991 to 1997 with 65 half-hour episodes produced. It was broadcast in syndication on YTV in Canada. In the United States, the show first aired on Nickelodeon before moving to CBS; repeats of the series came to Disney Channel on the Playhouse Disney block, Toon Disney, and on Qubo's digital service in January 2007, until May 2013. The show was broadcast in the UK on CITV and has recently been re-airing on the satellite and cable channels Tiny Pop and KidsCo. In Australia, the show was broadcast on the ABC public broadcasting network and on TV2 in New Zealand as part of the Jason Gunn Show.

Series details

• Title: Rupert
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1991-09-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-06-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: YTV
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 10 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 17993
• IMDb ID: tt0155445
• TVDB ID: 77287

Cast and credited roles

• Julie Lemieux — Rupert Bear

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-09-07; final listed air date 1991-11-23.
• Season 2: premiered 1992-09-13; final listed air date 1992-12-09.
• Season 3: premiered 1994-03-03; final listed air date 1994-05-26.
• Season 4: premiered 1995-09-03; final listed air date 1995-11-26.
• Season 5: premiered 1997-03-27; final listed air date 1997-06-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rupert on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.