Bunny Maloney


Bunny Maloney is an animated television series created by Studio Tanuki and directed by Stéphane Stoll. The series is produced by MoonScoop Group, in co-production with Telegael and France Télévisions. It was based on Studio Tanuki's adult-animated short film Pinpin le Lapin. The series chronicles the adventures of a pink anthropomorphic rabbit named Bunny Maloney and his friends.
Pinpin le Lapin had a few sexual references, as according to Nicolaï "Méko" Chauvet, it was originally aimed towards teenagers. In spite of its adult nature, Chauvet's pitch was picked up by MoonScoop, a studio known for producing family-friendly content. While Bunny Maloney aired on family-friendly networks internationally, the show became notable for its explicit sexual references and visuals.

Synopsis

The show focuses on Bunny Maloney, who's constantly overconfident and blunderous. He lives in an apartment with his ill-tempered girlfriend Candy Bunny, and his meek friend Jean-François, who frequently get dragged into his conflicts. The three form the ProtecTeam – seen as notable heroes in Bunnyville – who only come together to defeat Professor Débilouman, a strange, evil yet stupid man who hinders their everyday life.

Voice cast

French

  • Martial le Minoux as Bunny Maloney
  • Élisabeth Ventura as Candy Bunny
  • Marc Duquesnoy as Professor Débilouman, Louis Picollin
  • Corinne Martin as Charlotte
  • Laurent Pasquier as Stan Ookie
  • Vincent Violette as Modchi
  • François Jérosme as Noacak

English

Episodes

The show currently has one season, with information surrounding it being relatively unknown.
  1. Casanova Clone
  2. Text Message Madness
  3. Atomic Flea
  4. Rabid Rabbit
  5. Hasta La Vista, Bunny
  6. Candy's Birthday Surprise
  7. Noacak Wants You
  8. A Wrinkle in the ProtecTeam
  9. Polterabbitgeist
  10. Bunny's Fish Go Off
  11. Bunny's Big Hit
  12. Carrots Are a Girl's Best Friend
  13. Germ-Free
  14. Spouse or Louse
  15. The Dispense Sense 9000
  16. Dawn of the Shrimp
  17. Jean-François: Super Model
  18. Bunnies Are from Mars
  19. Community Service
  20. Stuck with Me
  21. Free Potchi
  22. S.T.U.P.I.D.
  23. Oh, Bust-a-Para Dance!
  24. Fishing for Trouble
  25. Raucus Caucus
  26. OnYooo
  27. Bunny Story
  28. Stan's Perfect Match
  29. The Wrong Diagnosis
  30. Charity
  31. Sick Bunny
  32. Candy Lost and Found
  33. It's on the Cards
  34. Heaven Scent
  35. Hypochondriac
  36. The Good, The Bad and the Cookie
  37. Nanny State
  38. Business as Usual
  39. Passport to Bunnyvania
  40. Cold Turkey
  41. Think Extinct
  42. Rabbit vs. Rabbit
  43. The D-Fixitup
  44. We Come in Peace
  45. Dead Bunny
  46. Full House
  47. Doomsday
  48. Computers Have Feelings, Too
  49. Trading Places
  50. Funny Bunny
  51. Made for TV
  52. The Legend of the Bag Man

Production

Bunny Maloney was originally conceptualized as an adult-animated short film titled Pinpin le Lapin: Attack of the Giant Red Octopus in 2002 by Studio Tanuki, consisting of artist Nicolaï "Méko" Chauvet and his friends Utku Kaplan and Nicolas Flory at that time. Pinpin le Lapin has various references, mainly to anime and a few Japanese properties. In 2003, Pinpin le Lapin was sent as an entry to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and the short film won an award. Chauvet later changed this concept if he were to pitch it as a televised series, intending to aim it towards teenagers – he cited Matt Groening's The Simpsons as a long-running series that "appealed to teenagers and adults".
MoonScoop greenlit Pinpin le Lapin for a series, though many changes were made to cater the concept to a younger audience. Chauvet was unable to contribute to the show, only being called for graphic design at most. Pinpin le Lapin's name was eventually changed to Bunny Maloney, due to middle-aged mothers at MoonScoop thinking it would be more "appealing" to an English-speaking audience. Chauvet says that he's "very lucky" to have Stéphane Stoll direct, as Stoll understood Chauvet's concerns and wanted to push the show's limits, causing it to have prominently sexual jokes compared to other animated shows at that time.
Characters from the show were also used in a Moët & Chandon campaign in February 2010, a short film known as "Fallen in Love", as well as three e-mail animations known as "Moët's 'Love Mail'" were made, as well as co-produced by MoonScoop.
A second season was planned to be made in 2011, but ended up being unproduced, due to funding issues and MoonScoop going bankrupt at the time.
The series was also subjected to having a mobile offer for the Club Zed brand in 2011, under the partnership of MoonScoop and Zed Group; containing logos, animations, videos, ringtones, etc.

Broadcast

In France, Bunny Maloney was officially premiered on June 29, 2009, on the TV channels Canal+ and Canal+ Family during the Canaille+ programming block.
The show was originally intended to air on March 29, 2009, but was postponed at the last minute, due to the leaders of Canal+ Family finding the show unsuitable to air on Cartoon+ – a block aiming for young audiences. The show was later delayed to a new premiere date at June. Prior to official release, the first three episodes were broadcast on Canal+ throughout April and May as sneak previews.
The show also planned to air on France 2, but never did; later airing on sister channel France Ô in 2011, until 2013. It was also planned to be broadcast on France 4. The show was also aired on regional France Télévisions channels until March 2016.
An English dub aired on Kabillion in the United States, and Kix in the United Kingdom.
In Ireland, it aired on 3e from 2009 to 2011.
NetworkCountry
Canal+
Canal+ Family
Game One
France Ô		France