12 Facts About Marsupilami

1.

Marsupilami is a comic book character and fictional animal species created by Andre Franquin.

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2.

The 1987 release of the first Marsupilami album marked the debut publication of the publishing house Marsu Productions, which was named after the character.

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3.

Marsupilami has since become a multimedia franchise, with multiple animated series, a feature film, a Marsupilami Sega Genesis video game and a variety of other merchandise.

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4.

Marsupilami's adventures had been translated to several languages, like Dutch, German, Greek, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and several Scandinavian languages.

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5.

Marsupilami successfully found one on his expedition to South America with Spirou and subsequently brought it to Europe, where it later became the pair's pet.

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6.

Marsupilami is a black-spotted yellow leopard-like creature with dog-like ears.

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7.

Appellation "The Marsupilami" originally referred to the individual captured and then adopted by Spirou and Fantasio, which they never bothered to name because he was the only known specimen.

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8.

Disney's version of the Marsupilami first appeared on television in Raw Toonage in 1992, and was then spun off into his own eponymous show on the CBS network and Syndication in 1993.

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9.

Marsupilami's supporting characters included among others Maurice the gorilla, Stewart the elephant, Eduardo the jaguar, Leonardo the lion, and Norman the poacher.

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10.

Amanda is a Marsupilami researcher, while her husband Jean-Pierre is a computer technician that works from home and they have two children, Teo and toddler Zoe.

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11.

Leo and Marsupilami become best friends and they have many adventures, with both new friends and old enemies, like Backalive.

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12.

Sur la piste du Marsupilami is a live-action, computer-animated, comedy adventure film directed by Alain Chabat and released in 2012.

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