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French Trivia: DuckTales in French is Called “La Bande à Picsou” Posted by on Aug 18, 2012

Did you know that “DuckTales” in French is called “La Bande à Picsou“? Most of the names in this Disney cartoon are different in the French version. For example: Oncle Picsou (literally “Coin pincher”, or “money grabber”) = Scrooge McDuck; Canardville = Duckburg; The trio: Fifi, Riri, Louou = Huey, Duey, and Louie Duck, a.k.a. “Les Castors…

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The French-Dubbed Cartoon That Inspired Zidane to Become a World Champion! Posted by on Mar 12, 2012

Wherever you lived on the planet, if you’re old enough to remember les années 90 (the 90’s), then you can’t have missed it on TV: The French call it “Olive et Tom“; Spanish people call it “Campeones: Oliver y Benji“; the Portuguese and Brazilians know it as “Capitão Falcão“; in Italian, it’s “Holly e Benji“; in Arabic, it’s “Captain Majed“; in German, it’s…

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