{"id":13924,"date":"2012-03-12T16:40:36","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T15:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=13924"},"modified":"2017-10-20T12:49:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T10:49:11","slug":"the-french-dubbed-cartoon-that-inspired-zidane-to-become-a-world-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/the-french-dubbed-cartoon-that-inspired-zidane-to-become-a-world-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"The French-Dubbed Cartoon That Inspired Zidane to Become a World Champion!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wherever you lived on the planet, if you’re old enough to remember\u00a0les ann\u00e9es 90\u00a0<\/em>(the 90’s), then you can’t have missed it on TV:\u00a0The French call it “Olive et Tom<\/strong><\/em>“;\u00a0Spanish people call it\u00a0“Campeones: Oliver y Benji<\/strong><\/em>“;\u00a0the Portuguese and Brazilians know it as “Capit\u00e3o Falc\u00e3o<\/em><\/strong>“; in Italian, it’s “Holly e Benji<\/strong><\/em>“;\u00a0in Arabic, it’s “Captain Majed<\/em><\/strong>“;\u00a0in German, it’s called “Die tollen Fu\u00dfballstars<\/em><\/strong>“; in\u00a0Polish, “Captain Hawk<\/strong>“;\u00a0and in\u00a0the version originale<\/em>, it’s titled\u00a0“Captain Tsubasa”<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3kzBwxQ39mM<\/a>
\nThis\u00a0dessin anim\u00e9\u00a0<\/em>(cartoon) has in fact\u00a0inspired\u00a0countless of real-world champions of\u00a0le football<\/em>, including\u00a0Del Piero<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Zidane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“Olive et Tom<\/strong>“<\/em>\u00a0is mainly the story of a young boy from\u00a0le Japon<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Japan),\u00a0who is still in elementary school. He loves\u00a0le foot\u00a0<\/em>with\u00a0an unrelenting\u00a0passion, and his\u00a0r\u00eave ultime\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(ultimate dream) is, un jour\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(one day), to\u00a0lift the trophee of\u00a0the World Cup for his country.<\/p>\n

As it is often the case, before\u00a0“Olive et Tom”<\/em>\u00a0was\u00a0turned into a cartoon, it was originally\u00a0une bande dessin\u00e9e\u00a0<\/em>(a comic strip.)
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\nLes caract\u00e8res principaux\u00a0<\/em>(<\/strong>the main characters) of this\u00a0saga<\/em>\u00a0footballistique\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>are:<\/p>\n

* Olivier:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Nicknamed “Olive”, he is the undisputed\u00a0h\u00e9ro.
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*\u00a0Tom<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>His\u00a0nom complet\u00a0<\/em>(full name) is\u00a0Thomas Price<\/strong>, le gardien de but<\/em>\u00a0(the goalkeeper) of Olivier’s team.<\/p>\n

* Marc Landers<\/strong>: He\u00a0is le grand\u00a0rival<\/em>, if not the arch nemesis, of Olivier, famous for his powerful “tir du tigre”<\/em>\u00a0(tiger shot.)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XP2r0tDlXMA<\/a><\/p>\n

*\u00a0Warner:\u00a0<\/strong>Marc Landers’ goalkeeper, who’s definitely not easy to score against.<\/p>\n

* Roberto:\u00a0<\/strong>Roberto is Brazilian. Once upon a time, he played for the national team of his country, the “Sele\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/em>“Now that he can’t play anymore, he has Olivier as his\u00a0prot\u00e9g\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s now go to have\u00a0un petit tour du monde\u00a0<\/em>(a small trip around the world), comparing the different intros of this cartoon between the different countries:<\/p>\n

– First,\u00a0en espagnol, “Oliver y Benji<\/strong>“:
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