Line #13 Creator/Studio100


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3	[[https://studio100.com Studio 100]] is a Belgian production company that produces popular children's television shows. The company was founded in 1996 by Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest, and Hans Bourlon when the children's program ''Series/SamsonEnGert'' was produced.
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5	The company also has it's own theme park division known as "Plopsa" which begun in 2000 after the opening of Plopsaland (later known as "Plopsaland De Panne") Plopsa currently has a total of 4 theme parks across Europe (mainly in Belgium), with their most well-known parks being ''Plopsaland De Panne'' located in De Panne, Belgium, ''Plopsa Indoor Hasselt'' located in Hasselt, Belgium, and an outdoor and water park called ''Plopsa Coo'' location in Stavelot, Belgium near the waterfalls of Coo.
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7	Studio 100 owns the catalogues of Creator/SunbowEntertainment (except shows distributed by Creator/{{Hasbro}}), m4e (including Telescreen BV), EM. TV & Merchandising (includes the libraries of Kirch Group, Zuiyo Enterprise (in selected regions), Creator/YoramGross etc…) and the in-house productions of Little Airplane.
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11	!! Studio 100 Shows:
12	[[index]]
13	* ''Series/KabouterPlop'' (''Lutin Plop'')
14	* ''Literature/MayaTheBee'' (''Maya de Bij'', CGI series)
15	* ''Piet Piraat'' (''Pat le Pirate'')
16	* ''Series/SamsonEnGert'' (known as ''Fred et Samson'' in Walloon)
17	* ''Mega Mindy''
18	* ''Bumba''
19	* ''[=TwiniPop=]''
20	* ''Bobo''
21	* ''De Sterrenstudio''
22	* ''WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill'' (CGI series)
23	* ''Wizzy & Woppy''
24	* ''Big & Betsy''
25	* ''Anime/{{Heidi}}'' (CGI series)
26	* ''Hotel 13''
27	* ''Galaxy Park''
28	* ''Ghost Rockers''
29	* ''Literature/VickyTheViking'' (''Wickie de Viking'', CGI series, animation by [[Creator/WangFilmProductions CGCG]])
30	* ''Dobus''
31	* ''K3''
32	* ''Lolly Lolbroek''
33	* ''Flin & Flo''
34	* ''Prinsessia''
35	* ''Jabaloe''
36	* ''Slot Marsepeinstein''
37	* ''Nachtwacht''
38	* ''WesternAnimation/GlitchTechs'' (Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} series; animation production via their French studio, Flying Bark Productions and Creator/TopDraw)
39	* ''Rox''
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44	!!Tropes associated with Studio 100:
45	* AllCGICartoon: ''Maya the Bee'', ''Vicky the Viking'', ''Heidi'' and ''Blinky Bill'' are currently the only Studio 100 shows that aren't in Live-Action.
46	** To be honest, Studio 100 also made classic 2D animated series, like their cartoon about K3. They also own the classic 2D versions of the above mentioned shows and other shows, but the examples given are all full in CGI.
47	* CashCowFranchise: Among Studio 100's most popular franchises are Kabouter Plop, Samson En Gert, Piet Piraat and Maya The Bee. Studio 100 is so popular that it currently has a total of 6 theme parks in Europe (including one aqua park), and a 7th upcoming. They also licensed some of their characters to other theme parks. Next to the 7 parks owned by Studio 100, the franchises of Studio 100 are used in a lot of different parks worldwide.
48	* {{Crossover}}: The Samson En Gert song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQB1wb2uFA8 "Droom"]], [[MilestoneCelebration which celebrates its 20th anniversary]], featured various Studio 100 characters singing, including the gnomes from Kabouter Plop, Dobus, and Mega Mindy. Another song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYIeFS257OY "Feest"]] adds even more characters to the mix, mostly from newer programs but old faces like Samson & Gert, Bumba, Mega Mindy and Plop and friends are present as well. The company's 25th song "Festival" once again featured numerous characters singing together, but was shot separately due to the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic.
49	* FriendlyPirate: The Piet Piraat series is focused on a group of friendly pirates who sail the seven seas. The titular character even starred in a spin-off series where he educates children about ocean and aquatic life.
50	* {{Gasshole}}: Big from ''Big & Betsy'' is prone to farting a lot. There is even a song dedicated to it called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEOBHZkj9VE "De Big Song"]].
51	* GagSeries: Bumba, Kabouter Plop, Wizzy & Woppy, Dobus are mostly silly and would sometimes be slapstick themed.
52	* GirlGroup: The company has it's own girl group called "K3".
53	* GreenAesop: The company created an environmental awareness song called "Troepsoep" on February 2023. The song stars [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtsp1y1dcLs Piet Piraat singing about the concerns and prevention of water pollution.]]
54	* LiveActionTV: Studio 100 is mostly known for producing Live-Action children's television shows that air on channels such as Z@ppelin in the Netherlands and VTM Kzoom in Belgium.
55	* MouseWorld: "Wizzy & Woppy" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zov9aPPMMA takes place inside a pet store that's closed for the day]]. The main protagonists are mischievous mice siblings Wizzy and Woppy. Their friends is a turtle named Dongo, and a parrot named Kasha.
56	* NonIronicClown: Dobus has a total of three clown characters who actually love making people laugh.
57	%%ZCE * OurGnomesAreWeirder: The entire cast in Kabouter Plop.
58	* {{Santa Claus}}:
59	** Santa makes occasional appearances in ''Slot Marsepeinstein'', where he's close friends with Sinterklaas.
60	** In "Kabouter Plop", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpT1rUVxcdI&t=139s a gnome version of him appears in one of the movies.]] There's even a song about him called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7_Jyy_jEtY "De Kerstkabouter Komt".]]
61	* {{UsefulNotes/Sinterklaas}}:
62	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6womSvi1sGU Zwarte Piet are main characters]] in the 2012 series ''Slot Marsepeinstein'', in which [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNq7fSAnAGY Sinterklaas is a supporting character]].
63	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agPEfuh0zaQ&t=21s Sinterklaas, and Zwarte Piete, make a brief appearance]] in the Piet Piraat episode ''Sinterklaas''.
64	** The company holds an annual live show called ''De Grote Sinterklaasshow'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npOSpEw3nao where various characters come out and perform]]. Zwarte Piet shows up throughout the show, while Sinterklaas watches them perform for him. Plopsaland [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFimus7T8KY holds a similar show]] called ''De Grote Zwarte Pietenshow''.
65	* TheMusical: Studio 100 made two musicals based on their CGI animated shows. ''Vicky the Viking'' gained a musical stage show in 2014 called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q92X7weMww "Wickie de Musical"]], and there was a second musical based on ''Maya the Bee'' in October 2016 called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXhowuefJuI "Maya en de Pollenbollen"]]. Both musicals have live costumed actors as the characters.
66	** The trio of Studio 100's girl group K3 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGNjboDtIeg also did a musical]] for Literature/{{Miffy}} (known as "Nijntje" in Dutch).
67	* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: The Piet Piraat series involves a pirate team (Piet Piraat, Berend Brokkenpap, Stein Struis, and Steven Stil) who enjoys singing and dancing. However in the movies, they are more engaged in pirate activity and going on different adventures.

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