Caillou#Production

Caillou lives with his family (his mother Doris, father Boris, younger sister Rosie, and pet cat Gilbert). He has many adventures with his family and friends, and uses his imagination in every episode.

During the first season, many of the stories in the animated version began with a grandmother (who is also the show's narrator) introducing the story to her grandchildren, then reading the story from a book. Starting in the second season, the narrator and grandmother is an unseen character.

In PBS Kids, each episode in season 1 through season 3 has a theme and is divided into several short sections that mix animation, puppet skits, and video of live-action children in real-life situations. In seasons 4 and 5, the episodes are divided into three short sections; the puppet segment was dropped, alongside the "Real Kids" version of the segment.

Caillou (voiced first by Bryn McAuley from 1997 to 2000, then Jaclyn Linetsky from 2000 until her death in 2003, and then Annie Bovaird from 2003 to 2010) meaning pebble or stone in French (nicknamed by himself The Prince of Imagination),{{cite web |url=http://shop.pbskids.org/caillou-stars-red-trick-or-treat-bag |website=PBSkids.org |title=Caillou & Stars Red Trick-Or-Treat Bag |quote=Caillou is surrounded by stars on a personalized swag bag that's ready for Halloween treats. The Prince of Imagination is here to make it a Happy Halloween! |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170506063946/http://shop.pbskids.org/caillou-stars-red-trick-or-treat-bag |archive-date=May 6, 2017 |url-status=dead}} is the title character of the show. Caillou was first shown in the episode "Caillou Makes Cookies", which aired in 1997.

Caillou is an imaginative four-year-old boy with a love for forms of transportive machinery such as rocket ships and airplanes. A dreamer, Caillou is inclined to frequent dream sequences in some episodes, visualizing his daydreams and wishes, and many episodes describe his normal daily experiences with his parents, friends, and neighbours. Caillou particularly loves his stuffed dinosaur, Rexy, and teddy bear, Teddy, along with his pet cat Gilbert, all of whom are depicted as puppets in segments featured in the earlier episodes. He is Boris and Doris's son as well as Rosie's older brother.

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• Rosie (voiced by Brigid Tierney, then Jesse Vinet, known in French as Mousseline) – Caillou's lively younger sister and Boris and Dori'sdaughter who is a typical toddler. She is two years old.{{cite web |title=About |url=https://en.caillou.com/about |website=Caillou.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331072935/https://en.caillou.com/about |archive-date=March 31, 2016 |quote=Meet Caillou, the lovable four-year old
  Meet Caillou's little sister, Rosie! At 2 years old, Rosie is a giggly little girl who loves to play tricks on her big brother.
  Meet Caillou's Mom, Doris! Although some know her in the workplace as Doris, she's known as Mommy in Caillou's household.
  Meet Caillou's Dad, Boris!
  Meet Caillou's Grandpa! Grandpa always takes Caillou on fun adventures – like fishing, riding the bus through town and camping! He is Caillou's Daddy's father}} She always wants to take part in the same activities as Caillou. In later seasons of the series, she becomes more talkative and independent. She wears a blue dress, red socks and blue Mary Jane shoes. Rosie fights with Caillou for some reasons, but they still love each other. She appears to be the only family member with red hair.
• Doris/Mommy (voiced by Jennifer Seguin) – Caillou and Rosie's mother as well as Boris' wife and Grandma and Grandpa's daughter-in-law. She is a busy homemaker most of the time but is seen to work in an office, as well. Caillou occasionally helps his mother with different chores, and she often takes time to involve Caillou and his friends in activities such as crafts and baking. She is predominantly dressed in a red blouse with yellow trim, blue headband, ankle-length blue jeans and blue shoes with green soles.
• Boris/Daddy (voiced by Pat Fry) – Caillou and Rosie's father as well as Doris's husband. He wears a green sweater with a red trim with blue jeans. In the episode "Caillou The Chef" he says he once worked at a restaurant and made pizza.Caillou Episode – "Caillou the Chef" (Season 4) He and Caillou occasionally work on projects around the house together.
• Gilbert – Caillou's pet cat. In the puppet segments, he is shown to be knowledgeable about things which are foreign to Rexy and Teddy.
• Grandma (voiced by Pauline Little) – Caillou and Rosie's paternal grandmother as well as Doris's mother-in-law. Grandma is a very active lady who loves the arts and the outdoors. She passes that love onto Caillou. Grandma often comes up with creative ideas to solve Caillou's problems. She and Caillou paint and go bird-watching together.
• Grandpa (voiced by George Morris) – Caillou and Rosie's paternal grandfather as well as Dori'sfather-in-law. He takes Caillou on adventures, often going on walks and riding the bus throughout the town where they reside. In "Caillou's Hiding Place", he showed Caillou a hidden area inside a tree in the backyard.Caillou Episode – "Caillou's Hiding Place" In the episode "Caillou Goes Camping", he and Caillou camp in the backyard. He is Daddy's father and loves to tell stories about when Calliou's father was a little boy. He wears a blue shirt.

• Paul Hinkle (also known as "Mr. Hinkle" and French name: Monsieur Lajoie) – Caillou's neighbour, introduced in the 1998 episode "Caillou's Not Afraid Anymore". He has a gold tooth. In the episode "Farmer for the Day".

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• Leo (voiced by Johanne Garneau from 1997 to 2003, Vince Davies in Caillou's Holiday Movie, Jonathan Koensgen from 2006 to 2008 and Graeme Jokic in 2010) – A boy who started out as a bully in the 1999 episode "Caillou at Daycare", but quickly befriended Caillou in the same episode. They have been inseparable since. He is of Jewish faith and celebrates Hanukkah (stated in Caillou's Holiday Movie).
• Clementine (voiced by Brigid Tierney and Sophie Uretsky) – Clementine was the first to befriend Caillou in the 1999 episode "Caillou Goes to Daycare". She can get rather bossy for some reasons, but all in all she is pretty understanding. She is of African-Canadian descent. Caillou has a crush on her, as indicated in "Caillou's Valentines" (season 4, episode 8).
• Sarah (voiced by Amanda Tilson) – Caillou's friend, whom he first met in "Caillou Goes Around the Block". She is of Chinese descent and celebrates Chinese New Year. She has a cousin in an episode where she invites Caillou to celebrate Chinese New Year. In another she invites him to school for "Bring Your Younger Siblings to School Day" because she has no siblings. Sarah has a pet cat named Olly and a dog named Murphy.
• André – A redheaded boy, André is introduced in the episode "Caillou's Big Friend" and usually wears red sandals. According to the song "Days of the Week", released on the Caillou music CD Caillou and Friends, Caillou plays with him every Saturday. André enjoys biking and soccer.
• Julie (voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel) – Caillou's and Rosie's teenage babysitter. She has blonde hair in a ponytail, and enjoys playing with Caillou and Rosie.
• Jason and Jeffrey – Identical twin brothers who are of Hispanic descent. They both enjoy eating pizza. Initially, they wore identical clothes. By Season 4, though, Jason began wearing a shirt with inverted colours so it's easier to tell them apart. They are both in Caillou's playschool class. The first episode they appeared in was "New House, New Neighbors".
• Billy (voiced by Michael Caloz in season 1) – Clementine's older brother. He is usually seen playing in a band with his friends or playing sports.
• Ann Martin (also known as "Ms. Martin", she voiced by Ellen David) – Caillou's preschool teacher. She has red hair and wears red overalls with a long-sleeved white shirt. According to the episode "A Surprise for Ms. Martin" her birthday is in June. This was stated in "Caillou Goes to Daycare".
• Jonas (voiced by Brian Wrench) – Boris friend from before he met Doris. He lives on a ranch and has a horse named Lucky. Jonas appears in four episodes and in Caillou's Holiday Movie.
• Emma – A girl in Caillou's playschool class who dislikes loud noises, wearing red.Caillou Episode – "Caillou's Marching Band" It is stated in an episode that she has Type 1 Diabetes.{{cite web |url=http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=CAIU++000516 |title=Caillou – Caillou's Discoveries |publisher=KET |access-date=March 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203054418/http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=CAIU++000516 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |url-status=dead}}
• Xavier – A boy in Caillou's playschool class who has brown hair and wears blue overalls.

The puppet segments were used only on the PBS broadcasts of Caillou from 2000 to 2003 as continuity to fill time usually taken up by commercial breaks during the original Teletoon broadcasts; later episodes on PBS did not include the puppet segment continuity.

• Gilbert (puppeteered by Bob Stutt) – Caillou's pet cat and he is the leader of the group. He has greyish-blue fur with black stripes and loathes dogs with a passion. He especially dislikes the bulldog in the neighbourhood. In the puppet segments of the show, Gilbert often consists odes.
• Rexy (puppeteered by Pier Parquette and voiced by Rick Jones) – Caillou's bluish toy dinosaur and speaks in a somewhat foreign accent, he is very playful. Rexy has the incapability to give a "good" hug. Rexy is noted for being rather pedantic. He is often teased about his speech impediment, and tends to react violently to any mention of it.
• Teddy (puppeteered by Frank Meschkuleit) – An old teddy bear that once belonged to Caillou's father, and now belongs to Caillou, Teddy is reasonable and nice. He is somewhat pessimistic, but all in all, he just needs a hug.
• Deedee (puppeteered by Wendy Welch) – A brown squirrel, she has a bushy tail, and is often seen playing with Rexy. Deedee first appeared as a baby squirrel when Rexy found on the ground lost from her family. Deedee lives in Caillou's backyard where most of the puppet segments take place. She never appeared in Season 3.

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Caillou consists of five seasons{{cite web |url=http://www.seamonster.co.za/portfolio/caillou.html |title=Animation Portfolio: CAILLOU • Sea Monster |publisher=Seamonster.co.za |access-date=December 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224120153/http://www.seamonster.co.za/portfolio/caillou.html |archive-date=December 24, 2013}} of 92 half-hour episodes,{{cite web |url=http://distribution.dhxmedia.com/catalogue/preschool/caillou |title=DHX Media – Distribution – Caillou – Catalogue – Pre-School |publisher=Distribution.dhxmedia.com |access-date=December 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117122938/http://distribution.dhxmedia.com/catalogue/preschool/caillou |archive-date=January 17, 2014}} as well as the 90-minute Christmas film Caillou's Holiday Movie.{{cite web |url=http://distribution.dhxmedia.com/catalogue/preschool/caillous-holiday-movie |title=DHX Media – Distribution – Caillou's Holiday Movie – Catalogue – Pre-School |publisher=Distribution.dhxmedia.com |access-date=March 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324121406/http://distribution.dhxmedia.com/catalogue/preschool/caillous-holiday-movie |archive-date=March 24, 2014}}

Caillou books have been published by Chouette Publishing Inc. since 1989.{{cite web |url=http://www.chouette-publishing.com/EN/caillou/history |title=Caillou – Creation |publisher=Chouette Publishing |access-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203002/http://www.chouette-publishing.com/EN/caillou/history |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}

The series was originally broadcast in French in Canada, and the episodes were later translated into English. The original books were also in French. Caillou was designed primarily for toddlers. It was created by child developmental psychologists. In 1997, 65 five-minute episodes of Caillou were aired in Canada and in selected markets worldwide, including the US. In 2000 there were 40 30-minute episodes of the show, containing a mixture of the five-minute episodes plus new stories, songs, real kids segment and puppets. This was followed by another 16 30-minute episodes containing all-new stories in 2003. The film Caillou's Holiday Movie was released on October 7, 2003. On April 3, 2006, a new set of 20 episodes finally premiered after a three-year hiatus. Caillou started attending preschool and there were new themes and a new opening. New character redesigns were handled by Travis Cowsill, a storyboard artist on Timon and Pumbaa and Invasion America. The show was renewed for a second and third season in 2003,{{Cite web |title=Caillou Back for Season Two |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/caillou-back-for-season-two/ |last=Ball |first=Ryan |date=February 10, 2003 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=May 24, 2020 |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521184509/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/caillou-back-for-season-two/ |url-status=live}} and later a fourth season. The fifth season was animated by South Africa-based studio Clockwork Zoo.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100122212054/http://www.animationsa.org/community/press-releases/clockwork-zoo/clockwork-zoo-begins-key-animation-caillou] "Clockwork Zoo begins key animation on Caillou | Animation SA"

On November 14, 2012, the fourth season of the series was pre-sold to PBS Kids in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://kidscreen.com/2012/11/14/dhx-media-sells-fourth-season-of-caillou-to-pbs-kids/ |work=KidScreen |title=DHX Media sells fourth season of Caillou to PBS Kids |access-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627233919/https://kidscreen.com/2012/11/14/dhx-media-sells-fourth-season-of-caillou-to-pbs-kids/ |url-status=live}}

Caillou initially received generally positive reviews from television critics and parents of young children. The staff of Entertainment Weekly wrote that its protagonist "embellish[es] everything he sees with his rich imagination."{{Cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/08/01/caillou/ |title=Caillou |last=EW Staff |date=August 1, 2012 |website=EW.com |language=EN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415075610/https://ew.com/article/2012/08/01/caillou/ |archive-date=April 15, 2020 |access-date=March 17, 2020}} The New York Times wrote "Caillou looks at the world through the eyes of its 4-year-old namesake [and] takes life's not-always-so-simple lessons and presents them in a way preschoolers can understand,"{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/tv/for-young-viewers-sharing-the-small-stuff.html |title=FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Sharing the Small Stuff |date=October 7, 2001 |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 17, 2020 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=April 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415081456/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/tv/for-young-viewers-sharing-the-small-stuff.html |url-status=live}} while Lynne Heffley of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "each animated episode is an unusually realistic reflection of a preschooler's daily fun, family interaction, challenges, disappointments and misunderstandings as Caillou grows and learns to make sense of his world", also describing it as "a virtual guidebook for parents and caregivers".{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-04-ca-15135-story.html |title=Kids' Series Give Gentle Life Lessons Television Review |last=Heffley |first=Lynne |date=September 4, 2000 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322041601/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-04-ca-15135-story.html |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |access-date=March 22, 2020}}

As the years progressed, however, the show drew criticism for the perceived incorrectness of the lessons gleaned through numerous events, mostly from the first season, as well as some episodes from the second season and third season. In a National Post column, writer Tristin Hopper identified Caillou to be "quite possibly the world's most universally reviled children's program." A common criticism towards the series is that the titular character behaves like a spoiled child and suffers no consequences from his parents for his behavior.{{cite news |last=Hopper |first=Tristin |date=May 1, 2017 |title=Caillou is an aggressively bad show ruining the world's children … and it's all Canada's fault |journal=National Post |publisher=Postmedia Network |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/analysis-caillou-is-an-aggressively-bad-show-ruining-the-worlds-children-and-its-all-canadas-fault |access-date=January 7, 2021}} Hopper once said: "Unlike most children's programming, Caillou makes almost no attempt to educate its young audience. There are no veiled math problems, spelling lessons or morality tales; it's just calm, non-threatening, bright-coloured people navigating everyday tasks." These criticisms of the show's titular character have been echoed on online platforms.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/this-is-how-much-people-hate-caillou_n_58d05f98e4b0be71dcf766a9 |title=This Is How Much People Hate 'Caillou' |date=2017-04-03 |website=HuffPost |language=en |access-date=2020-04-28 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106072429/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/this-is-how-much-people-hate-caillou_n_58d05f98e4b0be71dcf766a9 |url-status=live}} Last Week Tonight host John Oliver referenced Caillou in a comparison of boring things against net neutrality, going on to insult Caillou for its themes.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbOEoRrHyU&ab_channel=LastWeekTonight |title=Net Neutrality: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |website=YouTube |date=June 2014 |language=en-US |access-date=2022-09-25 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925194210/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbOEoRrHyU&ab_channel=LastWeekTonight |url-status=live}}

As Caillou appeared as a much younger child in the original line of children's books, he originally had no hair.{{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/why-doesnt-caillou-have-hair-explained/ |title=Why Doesn't Caillou Have Hair – Why He's Always Remained Bald – Screen Rant |website=Screen Rant |date=April 18, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628204238/https://screenrant.com/why-doesnt-caillou-have-hair-explained/ |url-status=live}} When illustrators found that adding hair made him look unrecognizable, it was decided that Caillou would be bald.{{cite web |author1=Public Broadcasting Service |title=FAQ |website=PBS |url=https://www.pbs.org/parents/caillou/faq.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826103455/https://www.pbs.org/parents/caillou/faq.html |archive-date=26 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.chouette-publishing.com/EN/why-caillou-bald |author=Chouette |publisher=Chouette |title=Why is Caillou bald? |access-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203004/http://www.chouette-publishing.com/EN/why-caillou-bald |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}} This decision led to an internet meme asserting that the protagonist has cancer or pediatric alopecia.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/12/08/why-is-caillou-bald_n_8748996.html |title=Why Is Caillou Bald? |date=2015-12-08 |website=HuffPost Canada |language=en |access-date=2020-04-28 |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107142916/https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/12/08/why-is-caillou-bald_n_8748996.html |url-status=live}}

Caillou first aired on Canada's French-language Télétoon channel on September 15, 1997, and was the first show aired on the English-language Teletoon when it launched on October 17 of that year.{{cite web |url=http://www.cinar.com/pdfdocument/091702/5ecaillou.pdf |title=CORPORATION CINAR CÉLÈBRE LE 5e ANNIVERSAIRE DE CAILLOU À LA TÉLÉVISION |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030314145722/http://www.cinar.com/pdfdocument/091702/5ecaillou.pdf |archive-date=March 14, 2003 |access-date=December 22, 2013}} The series was moved to Treehouse TV in 2010. Caillou made its US debut on PBS Kids on September 4, 2000, and ran on that network until December 27, 2020. Reruns started airing on PBS Kids Sprout (later known as simply Sprout) on its launch on September 26, 2005. While Sprout rebranded into Universal Kids on September 9, 2017, the show remained on the channel until it was taken off the line-up at the beginning of April 2019.

On January 5, 2021, PBS Kids announced on Twitter that they would no longer broadcast reruns of Caillou.{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2021/01/05/caillou-cancelled-pbs-kids/ |title=Caillou Cancelled at PBS Kids (as Parents Everywhere Rejoice) |date=January 5, 2021 |first=Mekeisha |last=Madden Toby |website=TVLine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106135148/https://tvline.com/2021/01/05/caillou-cancelled-pbs-kids/ |archive-date=January 6, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=January 5, 2021}} Deadline Hollywood reported that many parents and viewers celebrated the news of the cancellation, as they have complained that Caillou had taught their kids bad lessons and encouraged them to be bratty and whiny.{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=January 6, 2021 |title=Caillou Canceled By PBS & Parents Couldn't Be Happier |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/caillou-canceled-pbs-parents-happier-1234665631/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127015153/https://deadline.com/2021/01/caillou-canceled-pbs-parents-happier-1234665631/ |url-status=live}} On August 16, 2021, it was announced that Cartoon Network had acquired the US-broadcast rights to the show after PBS' rights expired, with reruns of the series airing on Cartoonito from September 13, 2021 to May 4, 2022 in its HD remastered form.{{Cite web |last=Stalcup |first=Jamie |date=August 16, 2021 |title=WarnerMedia Sets Cartoonito Launch Date & Slate |url=https://worldscreen.com/tvkids/warnermedia-sets-cartoonito-launch-date-slate/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 16, 2021 |website=TVKIDS |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816131416/https://worldscreen.com/tvkids/warnermedia-sets-cartoonito-launch-date-slate/ |archive-date=August 16, 2021}}{{Cite press release |date=August 16, 2021 |title=WarnerMedia Kids & Family Sets Sept. 13 for Cartoonito Preschool Block on HBO Max and Cartoon Network |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/cartoon-network-9/warnermedia-kids-family-sets-sept-13-cartoonito-preschool-block-hbo-max-and-cartoon |url-status=live |access-date=September 10, 2021 |website= |publisher=WarnerMedia |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910235433/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/cartoon-network-9/warnermedia-kids-family-sets-sept-13-cartoonito-preschool-block-hbo-max-and-cartoon}} PBS ultimately sold the rights for US$6.4 million.{{cite web |url=https://d1qbemlbhjecig.cloudfront.net/prod/filer_public/pbsabout-bento-live-pbs/Financial%20Reports/61a46ac10f_FY%202021%20Audited%20PBS%20Consolidated%20FS.pdf |website=PBS.org |title=2021 PBS Financial Report |access-date=2022-11-11 |page=16 |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112035145/https://d1qbemlbhjecig.cloudfront.net/prod/filer_public/pbsabout-bento-live-pbs/Financial%20Reports/61a46ac10f_FY%202021%20Audited%20PBS%20Consolidated%20FS.pdf |url-status=live}} In Canada, Family Jr. continues to broadcast reruns since February 5, 2018. PBS Kids currently retains the physical media and streaming rights for the original series. Comcast/NBCUniversal acquired global streaming rights for the reboot series (via Peacock) as of 2022.

In the United States, Caillou videocassettes and DVDs have been released by PBS Distribution (Originally distributed through Warner Home Video until 2004, and then Paramount Home Entertainment from 2006 to 2010, and now self-distributed). From 2003 to 2006, the DVDs with puppets and Jaclyn Linetsky were compilations from 2003 through 2006, and one of them is in memory of Linetsky herself.

For the franchise's 25th anniversary, a DVD/book combo pack reissue of Caillou's Family Favorites was released on October 14, 2014, by PBS Distribution,{{cite web |url=http://www.therockfather.com/news-and-reviews/movie-and-tv/item/2790-25th-anniversary-of-caillou-caillous-family-favorites-dvd-book-combo-pack-due-in-october |title=25th Anniversary of Caillou: CAILLOU's FAMILY FAVORITES DVD/Book Combo Pack due in October... |date=September 4, 2014 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |first=James |last=Zahn |archive-date=October 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021144017/http://www.therockfather.com/news-and-reviews/movie-and-tv/item/2790-25th-anniversary-of-caillou-caillous-family-favorites-dvd-book-combo-pack-due-in-october |url-status=dead}} while a DVD reissue of Caillou's Holiday Movie was released on November 11, 2014 by NCircle Entertainment.{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Caillous-Holiday-Movie-Caillou/dp/B00K0MM4KM|title=Caillou's Holiday Movie – NCircle Entertainment |website=Amazon |access-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018175231/http://www.amazon.com/Caillous-Holiday-Movie-Caillou/dp/B00K0MM4KM |url-status=live}}

In Canada, Sony Wonder originally released Caillou on VHS and DVD, and after the closure of the division by Sony, were moved to Vivendi Entertainment Canada. Since 2012, Caillou DVDs are distributed by Entertainment One and after their purchase of Phase 4 Films in 2015, are released through the KaBoom Entertainment label.

In 2003, an album titled Caillou's Favorite Songs was released by Kid Rhino under the Cinar Music imprint.{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/caillous-favorite-songs-mw0000020714 |title=Caillou's Favorite Songs – Caillou – Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=AllMusic |access-date=September 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013230510/http://www.allmusic.com/album/caillous-favorite-songs-mw0000020714 |url-status=live}}

Beginning in late 2016, a new Caillou web series for YouTube premiered on the official Caillou channel and was later released onto Amazon Prime.{{Cite web |title=Watch Caillou's New Adventures {{!}} Prime Video | work=amazon.com | access-date=January 22, 2021 | url=https://www.amazon.com/Caillous-New-Adventures/dp/B075SJTJQ3 | archive-date=May 21, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521184508/https://www.amazon.com/Caillous-New-Adventures/dp/B075SJTJQ3 | url-status=live }} These shorts are mainly remakes of older episodes and are produced by WildBrain Spark Studios, a subsidiary of WildBrain that produces original content for their WildBrain Spark network. However, the videos were not made available to YouTube users in the United States until 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8XvIF6dDmUtE3cHtvTPANX678A4qScr7 |title=New Caillou Webisodes | Animated Cartoons for Kids |publisher=YouTube |access-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521184506/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8XvIF6dDmUtE3cHtvTPANX678A4qScr7 |url-status=live}}

In August 2021, it was announced that Cartoon Network licensed the series for broadcast on US television.{{Cite web |url=https://investors.wildbrain.com/2021-09-14-WildBrain-Reports-Q4-and-Full-Year-2021-Results |title=WildBrain Reports Q4 and Full Year 2021 Results |website=Investors – WildBrain |accessdate=September 16, 2021 |archive-date=September 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916030022/https://investors.wildbrain.com/2021-09-14-WildBrain-Reports-Q4-and-Full-Year-2021-Results |url-status=live}}

In September 2021, WildBrain announced the production of five new 45-minute specials based on the franchise for Family Jr.{{cite web |url=https://www.skwigly.co.uk/wildbrain-television-family-animation/ |title=New family animation for WildBrain Television gets greenlit |date=September 2021 |access-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707022117/https://www.skwigly.co.uk/wildbrain-television-family-animation/ |url-status=live}} These specials were the first Caillou related media to be produced in CGI animation, and focused on Christmas, Halloween, Family Day, Summer Vacation and National Anti-Bullying Day. The specials were produced by WildBrain Studios, with animation provided by IoM Media Ventures.{{cite web |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/peacock-slates-cg-caillou-reboot-lil-stompers-the-bad-guys-streams-friday/ |title=Peacock Slates CG 'Caillou' Reboot, 'L'il Stompers'; 'The Bad Guys' Streams Friday |date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707220309/https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/peacock-slates-cg-caillou-reboot-lil-stompers-the-bad-guys-streams-friday/ |url-status=live}}

In June 2022, WildBrain announced they teamed with Comcast's streaming platform, Peacock, to produce a new series of the show, consisting of 52 11-minute episodes to go along with those specials.{{Cite web |title=WILDBRAIN AND PEACOCK PARTNER ON CAILLOU FOR NEW CG-ANIMATED SERIES AND FIVE FAMILY SPECIALS |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wildbrain-peacock-partner-caillou-cg-114500486.html |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Yahoo! Finance |date=June 24, 2022 |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624201640/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wildbrain-peacock-partner-caillou-cg-114500486.html |url-status=live}} It was set to premiere in 2023, with IoM also providing animation production as the specials are. Despite the specials being released on Peacock, it would later be confirmed to stream on February 15, 2024.{{cite web |last1=Swift |first1=Andy |title=Caillou Is Being Rebooted in CGI Form, Whether You Want Him Back or Not |url=https://tvline.com/2022/06/28/caillou-reboot-peacock-cgi-first-look/ |website=TVLine |access-date=June 28, 2022 |date=June 28, 2022 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628171112/https://tvline.com/2022/06/28/caillou-reboot-peacock-cgi-first-look/ |url-status=live}}

The first special: Rosie the Giant, which focuses on the effects of bullying, simultaneously premiered in Canada and the United States on Family Jr. and Peacock respectively on July 10, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBr-tDDBKD8 |title=CAILLOU: ROSIE THE GIANT | Trailer |website=YouTube |date=July 8, 2022 |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713132111/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBr-tDDBKD8&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live}}

The second special: Adventures with Grandma and Grandpa, which focuses on Caillou visiting his grandparents for a sleepover at their beach house, premiered on Peacock on August 25, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/caillou-prepares-plunge-first-look-153041770.html |publisher=Yahoo! News |date=Aug 22, 2022 |first=Andy |last=Swift |title=Caillou Prepares to Take the Plunge in First Look at New CGI Special |access-date=September 15, 2022 |archive-date=September 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915194041/https://news.yahoo.com/caillou-prepares-plunge-first-look-153041770.html |url-status=live}}

The third special: The Bravest Wolf Boy, which focuses on Halloween, premiered on Peacock on October 15, 2022.

The fourth special: The Silver Knight, which focuses on imaginative play, premiered on Peacock on November 13, 2022.

The fifth special, Caillou's Perfect Christmas, which focuses on Christmas, premiered on Peacock on December 2, 2022.

• Barney & Friends - another preschool series that also faced severe backlash
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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111029191800/http://treehousetv.com/kids/games/play.aspx?ID=104 Caillou on Treehouse]
• [http://en.caillou.com/ Official Caillou Website]
• [https://distribution.wildbrain.com/catalogue/36 WildBrain]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131103105159/http://www.caillou.com/indexFR.shtml Official Caillou Website (French)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20021210172413/http://www.chouettepublishing.com/en/ Chouette publishing] (publishers of Caillou)
• {{IMDb title|id=0262153|title=Caillou}}
• [http://www.desputeauxaubin.com/ Hélène Desputeaux official site]

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