Telecat

Season 31983

Created by French surrealist artist Roland Topor and director Henri Xhonneux, Telecat is a news show parody hosted by a tomcat named Groucha (who always had his arm in plaster) and an ostrich named Lola. It featured a variety of sentient objects and revolved around the idea that the real-life elementary particles known as gluons were “the souls of objects”.

Storyline

Created by French surrealist artist Roland Topor and director Henri Xhonneux, Telecat is a news show parody hosted by a tomcat named Groucha (who always had his arm in plaster) and an ostrich named Lola. It featured a variety of sentient objects and revolved around the idea that the real-life elementary particles known as gluons were “the souls of objects”.

First Aired
October 3, 1983
Last Aired
March 3, 1986
Runtime
5min
Seasons
3
Episodes
234
Status
Ended
Language
French
Network
La Une, Antenne 2
Production
Antenne 2, Chanowski Productions, YC Alligator Film