Bunny Maloney

Bunny Maloney
Genre
Created by
  • Nicolaï "Méko" Chauvet
  • Utku Kaplan
  • Nicolas Flory
Directed byStéphane Stoll
StarringFrench:
  • Martial Le Minoux
  • Elisabeth Ventura
  • Marc Duquesnoy
  • Corinne Martin
  • Laurent Pasquier
  • Vincent Violette
English:
Opening themeBunny Maloney theme
(performed by Olivia Ruiz and Mathias Malzieu)
Ending themeBunny Maloney theme (instrumental)
Composers
  • Fabrice Aboulker
  • Pascal Stive
Countries of origin
  • France
  • Ireland
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producers
  • Christophe di Sabatino
  • Benoît di Sabatino
  • Paul Cummins
ProducerMaia Tubiana
Running time12 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJune 29 (2009-06-29) –
August 19, 2009 (2009-08-19)[2]

Bunny Maloney is a animesque computer-animated television series created by Studio Tanuki and directed by Stéphane Stoll. The series is produced by MoonScoop, in co-production with Telegael and France 2. It was based on Studio Tanuki's Flash-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 an adult audience. 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 sexual references and visuals.[3] A second season was planned, but never been able to materialize.[3]

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.

Characters

Main

Bunny Maloney
Voiced by: Martial Le Minoux (French); Matt Wilkinson (English)
A pink rabbit with a New York accent. Bunny prefers to slack off in the apartment, indulging in video games, television and junk food. He is also extremely selfish if there is an opportunity he can take advantage of. He may use Jean-François to his own selfish benefit. Bunny is Candy's boyfriend, though he's a frequent target of her hostility, and doesn't think about what she wants. However, he does care about her, as misguided as he is.
Candy Bunny
Voiced by: Elisabeth Ventura (French); Jules de Jongh (English)
Another pink rabbit, with prominent blush and a red scrunchie. Candy prefers anything prissy and clean – however, she is known for an abrasive outlook. In spite of her horrible temper, the only person she can tolerate is her friend, Charlotte. Candy is Bunny's girlfriend, though she frequently lashes out on him to physically abusive extents, and outright admits to hating him. In spite of the extremely petty conflicts they have, she still cares about him. Candy even tells Bunny to stop indulging in junk food, to no success.
Jean-François
A blue cat/rabbit-like alien with droopy ears and blank eyes – only capable of saying his own name, similar to a Pokémon. Jean-François is humble and a bit odd, casually enjoying a mundane lifestyle. However, he is emotionally vulnerable, and has his limits if Bunny and Candy go too far. Jean-François usually accompanies Bunny, but due to his docile nature, Bunny may take advantage of it (sometimes to Bunny's detriment). He's frequently seen playing the fictitious rhythm game "Bust-a-Para Dance", and rather skilled at it.
Professor Débilouman
Voiced by: Marc Duquesnoy (French); Walter Lewis (English)
A short, old man with a white labcoat, spiky black hair and a long nose. Débilouman's name is derived from "débile" ("stupid" in French), fitting his comically unintelligent personality. He always comes up with bizarre, elaborate schemes that initially work, but when he's been caught, he ends up sinking in his submarine – a running gag in the series. He hates Bunny, but misses Bunny's presence when he assumes Bunny's dead. Sometimes, he's also shown to have a crush on Candy.
Modchi
Voiced by: Vincent Violette (French); Keith Wickham (English)
A purple octopus with bumps, scars and red eyes. Modchi is unwilling to help Débilouman, giving him condescending and snarky remarks instead. He does not have any grudge against Bunny, Candy and Jean-François, though there are times where he's in it with Débilouman's schemes. In a few episodes, he'll sometimes deliberately sink Débilouman's submarine.

Recurring

Stan Ookie
Voiced by: Laurent Pasquier (French); Keith Wickham (English)
A tanuki who resides in the ProtecTeam's headquarters that he communicates within a small, light blue hologram. Stan is nerdy, especially with technology, and the most level-headed – however, he also has a sillier side shown in "Stan's Perfect Match", and his solitude may have made him attached to the idea of a potential girlfriend. He may help Bunny, Candy and Jean-François out and investigate what's happening. Sometimes, he's wrongfully roped into a conflict. His name is a pun on tanuki.
Charlotte
Voiced by: Corinne Martin (French); Philippa Alexander (English)
A cow or goat (sources differ) who is Candy's best friend. Charlotte means well but is dim-witted, sometimes giving strange solutions to problems in "Bunnies Are from Mars" – and being happy to be involved, but being unskilled in "Oh! Bust-a-Para Dance". Charlotte is unashamedly sexual – she usually poses in suggestive ways, suggests Bunny to use an enema in "Cold Turkey" and is implied to have several kinks. However, these aspects end up alienating others. She has a one-sided crush on Bunny.
Noacak
Voiced by: François Jérosme (French); Tom Clarke-Hill (English)
A short old man with a large white moustache and a green militia outfit, Noacak's the general of his army in Bunnyville. He is incompetent at his job – sometimes leading to others' expense, as seen in "Text Message Madness" and "S.T.U.P.I.D".
Ben Tonari
A young boy with brown hair, who wears a yellow shirt with a red star, and somewhat speaks gibberish. He is Jean-François's friend, and the two can be seen dancing together in "Bust-a-Para Dance". He also can be seen skating in a plaza, or within crowds. His surname is derived from the Japanese term for "neighbor" (隣の人, tonari no hito).
Louis Picollin
Voiced by: Marc Duquesnoy (French); Dan Russell (English)
A overweight fly who wears a green and orange superhero suit. Optimistic and caring, he wants to join the ProtecTeam, but his job is to clean up poop around Bunnyville. In "Community Service", he temporarily becomes the leader of the ProtecTeam, though, he gets called to help out for mundane things, much to Candy and Jean-François's chagrin. He idolizes Bunny, much to the latter's chagrin.
Secretary Octopus
Voiced by: Philippa Alexander (English)
The news reporter of Bunnyville. She may show up to report something that is relevant to an episode, sometimes with a few snarky quips. In "Community Service", she punishes Bunny due to misbehavior while driving, but it's revealed that she accidentally ran over some people when she was driving herself – to which Bunny, Candy and Jean-François expose her for it. She still keeps her job, nonetheless.
Marc and Ting
Voiced by: Tom Clarke-Hill (English)
Two tall men who wear matching suits and sunglasses. Marc and Ting are a quirky duo of salesmen who advertise suspicious products. They show up for any business opportunity and appear in Bunnyville's commercials. Their names are a play on the word "marketing".
Potchi and Bunny's fish
The pets of Candy Bunny and Bunny Maloney, respectively. Potchi is a blue dog-faced puffer, though, he can only say "onyo". Bunny's four pet fish, by comparison, have a semblance of intelligence, and will either participate in Bunny's mischief or enable his behavior.

Voice cast

French

  • Martial Le Minoux as Bunny Maloney
  • Elisabeth 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

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.[3]

No.Title [8]Written by
1"Casanova Clone"
(French: Candy voit double)		Erika Strobel
A duplicate of Bunny Maloney has been created by Débilouman and it's up to Bunny to stop him.
2"Text Message Madness"
(French: Sos SMS)		Erika Strobel
3"Atomic Flea"
(French: La puce atomique)		Erika Strobel
4"Rabid Rabbit"
(French: Bunny-sitter)		Erika Strobel, Lee Walters
5"Hasta La Vista, Bunny"
(French: Hasta la vista, Bunny!)		Erika Strobel, Lee Walters
6"Candy's Birthday Surprise"
(French: Joyeux anniversaire, Candy!)		Erika Strobel, Lee Walters
7"Noacak Wants You"
(French: En avant, marche!)		Lee Walters
8"A Wrinkle in the ProtecTeam"
(French: Ô ride, ô désespoir)		Elly Brewer
9"Polterabbitgeist"
(French: Nos ancêtres les lapins)		Dave Fouracre, Dylan Owen
10"Bunny's Fish Go Off"
(French: Mes chers poissons)		Elly Brewer
11"Bunny's Big Hit"
(French: Bunny rebondit)		Lee Walters
12"Carrots Are a Girl's Best Friend"
(French: Les carottes sont éternelles)		Nicolas Sedel, Fernando Worcel
13"Germ-Free"
(French: Ménage de printemps)		Elly Brewer
14"Spouse or Louse"
(French: Moitié ou minable)		Dave Fouracre, Dylan Owen
15"The Dispense Sense 9000"
(French: L'interprétator 9000)		Lee Walters
16"Dawn of the Shrimp"
(French: La Nuit des Crevettes Zombies)		Lee Walters
17"Jean-François: Super Model"
(French: Jean François top modèle)		Nicolas Sedel, Fernando Worcel
18"Bunnies Are from Mars"
(French: Les lapins viennent de Mars)		Nicolas Sedel, Fernando Worcel
19"Community Service"
(French: Travaux d'intérêt général)		Lee Walters
20"Stuck with Me"
(French: Sauve qui peut)		Muriel Achery
21"Free Potchi"
(French: Libérez Potchi)		Nicolas Sedel, Fernando Worcel
22"S.T.U.P.I.D."
(French: Stupide Machine)		Marie Bearmore
23"Oh, Bust-a-Para Dance!"
(French: Le marathon de Java-Danse)		TBA
24"Fishing for Trouble"
(French: En queue de poisson)		TBA
25"Raucous Caucus"
(French: Votez Bunny!)		TBA
26"OnYooo"
(French: OnYooo)		TBA
27"Bunny Story"
(French: De mémoire de Bunny)		TBA
28"Stan's Perfect Match"
(French: Stan, cœur à prendre)		TBA
29"The Wrong Diagnosis"
(French: Docteur Ookie)		TBA
30"Charity"
(French: Charité bien ordonnée)		TBA
31"Sick Bunny"
(French: Bunny est malade)		TBA
32"Candy Lost and Found"
(French: Candy tombe des nues)		TBA
33"It's on the Cards"
(French: Mystique en toc)		TBA
34"Heaven Scent"
(French: Bunny au parfum)		TBA
35"Hypochondriac"
(French: Alerte à l'haleine verte)		TBA
36"The Good, The Bad and the Cookie"
(French: Cookie folies)		TBA
37"Nanny State"
(French: Les carottes, c'est la santé)		TBA
38"Business as Usual"
(French: Sauvetage en promo)		TBA
39"Passport to Bunnyvania"
(French: Viva Bunnyvania)		TBA
40"Cold Turkey"
(French: Pas de burgers pour Bunny)		TBA
41"Think Extinct"
(French: Un problème de taille)		TBA
42"Rabbit vs. Rabbit"
(French: Lapin contre lapin)		TBA
43"The D-Fixitup"
(French: D-Répare-Tout)		TBA
44"We Come in Peace"
(French: Nous arrivons en paix)		TBA
45"Dead Bunny"
(French: Feu Bunny)		TBA
46"Full House"
(French: Gros comme une maison)		TBA
47"Doomsday"
(French: Jugement dernier)		TBA
48"Computers Have Feelings, Too"
(French: Mon ordi a du cœur)		TBA
49"Trading Places"
(French: Vis ma vie)		TBA
50"Funny Bunny"
(French: Bunny brûle les planches)		TBA
51"Made for TV"
(French: Echec et audimat)		TBA
52"The Legend of the Bag Man"
(French: La légende de Sac Man)		TBA

Production

Bunny Maloney was originally conceptualized as an adult-animated short film titled Pinpin le Lapin: Attack of the Giant Red Octopus[9] (French: Pinpin le Lapin: L'attaque de rouge geant) 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.[10][11] 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".[12]

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.[13] 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.[14][15][16]

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.[17]

Broadcast

In France, Bunny Maloney was officially premiered on 29 June 2009, on the TV channels Canal+ and Canal+ Family during the Canaille + programming block.[18]

The show was originally intended to air on 29 March 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.[19] The show was later delayed to a new premiere date at June.[20] Prior to official release, the first three episodes were broadcast on Canal+ throughout April and May as sneak previews.[21][22][23]

The show also planned to air on France 2, but never did; later airing on sister channel France Ô (via their youth-oriented ôôôôÔ ! block) in 2011, until 2013.[24] It was also planned to be broadcast on France 4 (via the tween-aimed Ludo block).[25] The show was also aired on regional France Télévisions channels (e.g. France 3 Via Stella and the La 1ère channels) until March 2016.[26]

An English dub aired on Kabillion in the United States, and Kix in the United Kingdom.

Network Country
Canal+
Canal+ Family
Game One[27]
France Ô		 France
Kabillion United States
Kix! United Kingdom
Canal Panda[28] Portugal
NTV7[29] Malaysia
True Spark[29] Thailand
Orlando Kids[30] Bosnia
Chutti TV[31] India

Awards

Award Year Category Result Ref
Anime & Manga Grand Prix 2010 Best Non-Japanese Anime Won [32]
Cartoons on the Bay 2010 TV Series for Tweens Nominated [33]

References

  1. ↑ "TV Distribution". MoonScoop. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "TV-Radio: La légende de Sac Man" [TV-Radio: The Legend of Sac Man]. InaTheque.ina.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 @Méko (31 December 2024). "Bunny_Maloney_Méko on X" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  4. ↑ 'I Gotta Have Pizza!' as Animation Reel. 13 August 2014. as mattwilkinson on Vimeo
  5. ↑ "Rhubarb". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bunny Maloney – Walter Lewis".
  7. ↑ "Phillipa Alexander as Voice Artist". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Lexibook Store". 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "The Attack of the Giant Red Octopus". Archived from the original on 5 April 2004.
  10. ↑ Chauvet, Nicolaï [@Bunny_Maloney_Méko] (17 December 2024). (Tweet) https://x.com/Bunny_Maloney_Méko/status/1868767421307502836. Retrieved 28 September 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter). {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Chauvet, Nicolaï [@Bunny_Maloney_Méko] (1 May 2025). (Tweet) https://x.com/Bunny_Maloney_Méko/status/1917676716136210888. Retrieved 28 September 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter). {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ Chauvet, Nicolaï [@Bunny_Maloney_Méko] (3 November 2024). (Tweet) https://x.com/Bunny_Maloney_Méko/status/1852915005726888173. Retrieved 28 September 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter). {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ Chauvet, Nicolaï [@Bunny_Maloney_Méko] (20 November 2024). (Tweet) https://x.com/Bunny_Maloney_Méko/status/1859242535111274572. Retrieved 28 September 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter). {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ "Moët & Chandon". MoetCelebratingLove.com (in French). Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  15. ↑ ""Fallen in Love" with Moët & Chandon". Senatus.net. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  16. ↑ 모엣&샹동 (1 February 2010). "모엣 & 샹동, 단편 애니메이션 '사랑에 빠지다' 제작 - 뉴스와이어". Newswire.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Les personnages de la série Bunny Maloney débarquent sur téléphonie mobile !" [The Characters from the Bunny Maloney Series Are Coming to Mobile Phones!] (in French). MoonScoop. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011.
  18. ↑ "Clone crooner" [Casanova Clone]. Catalogue.Ina.fr (in French). 29 June 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Animeland - Pas de Bunny sur C+ Family !". 5 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Animeland - Bunny Maloney enfin sur C+". 31 July 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  21. ↑ "Casanova clone = Clone crooner". Catalogue.Ina.fr (in French). 12 April 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Plutonium puce/Atomic Flea". Catalogue.Ina.fr. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  23. ↑ "SOS SMS/Text Message Madness". Catalogue.Ina.fr. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  24. ↑ "Clone crooner" [Casanova Clone]. Catalogue.Ina.fr (in French). 17 December 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  25. ↑ Calder, Kate. "France Télévisions rolls out Ludo rebrand". Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Bunny Maloney – TV Régionale". Catalogue.Ina.fr. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  27. ↑ "Bunny Maloney prend ses quartiers sur Game One". Toutelatele (in French). 27 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  28. ↑ "Bunny Maloney". CanalPanda.pt. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
  29. 1 2 "MoonScoop Sells 350 Half Hours of Programming in Asia" (Press release). Paris: MoonScoop. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010.
  30. ↑ "Moonscoop Picks Up Multiple Europe Sales". AnimationMagazine.net. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  31. ↑ "Moonscoop Sells 725 Half-hours to India's Chutti TV". AnimationMagazine.net. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  32. ↑ "17e Anime & Manga GRAND PRIX : les vainqueurs – Articles". Animeland.com. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  33. ↑ "Don Bluth to Receive Cartoons on the Bay's Lifetime Achievement Honor". 9 March 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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