A Kind of Magic (TV series)
# A Kind of Magic (TV series)

A Kind of Magic (known as Magic – La Famille Féerique in France) is a French animated television series created by Michel Coulon and Marc du Pontavice, the producer of Oggy and the Cockroaches based upon Arthur de Pins's original design. It was produced by French animation company Xilam Animation with the participation of France 3 and Disney Television France in Season 1, Gulli and Canal J for Season 2. The series was directed by Charles Vaucelle for Season 1 and William Renaud for Season 2, the character designer by David Gilson and the executive producer by Marc Du Pontavice.

The series first aired in 2008 on Disney Channel France and France 3. The series was rated the most popular series at the 2007 MIPCOM Junior trade show, attracting over 280 buyers.

A second season started airing in 2018. The second series aired on Canal J.

It is now a web series on the YouTube channel with the same name.

## Synopsis

The story deals with a 10-year-old child named Tom, and his family's problems, including his older sister Cindy (14 years old), who is crazy after every boy she sees, his toad 'His Highness', his evil maternal aunt Ferocia who wants to turn him evil as well, his ditzy fairy mother Willow and his vegetarian ogre father Gregore who have been exiled from Fairyland and now have to live on Earth.

## Characters

* Tom (voiced by Sauvane Delanoë) is the main protagonist and Cindy's 10-year-old younger brother. Clever, spontaneous and mischievous, Tom has the presence of mind of a boy who has had to take care of himself from very young. Thanks to his limitless imagination and instinctive quick reflexes, he is able to convince anyone of anything. This skill is very useful to his absent-minded family members who are always forgetting they no longer live in a world of magical creatures.
* Cindy (voiced by Kelly Marot), is Tom's 14-year-old older sister. Stubborn, rebellious, and very romantic, Cindy knows that a better future awaits her. In Fairyland, she was responsible for cleaning the sewers of the kingdom, but in the Real World, she dreams of grand projects and a more agreeable life. Like all teenagers (adolescents), she worries about being accepted by the other children at school. In general she opposes the use of magic because she considers it distasteful, but she makes use of it when it helps her accomplish what she wants.
* Ferocia (voice by Colette 'Coco' Noël) is Tom and Cindy's aunt, Willow's sister, a witch and an anti-hero (also a main villain when she has power). Many words describe Ferocia that her personality has: horrible, cruel, wicked and a pain in the rear, but also neutral. She delights in causing mayhem, even for her own family. She laughed when her brother planned to rob her sister and brother-in-law of all their savings and she enjoyed frightening Tom with the idea of being forgotten if his parents had more children. She adores tormenting Gregore and will take every opportunity to torment him. She also likes to taunt His Highness about his ugliness. Ferocia has a macabre sense of humor and sees horror films as comedies. When she had her powers she was a villain to be feared.
* Willow (voiced by Claire Guyot) is Tom and Cindy's mother, Ferocia's sister and Gregore's wife. Willow is optimistic, light-hearted, positive, motherly and carefree. She also has a mischievous side as seen in "Meet The Parent" and "Frames!". She believes that good will always conquer evil. She can be strict when she has to and she can be overprotective shown in the Wishing Powder. Willow is also a strong woman, always honest with her heritage and who she is. While she tried to integrate into the real world, she refused to forget who and what she was. She also stood up by herself, not letting anyone take her for granted and not letting the world disappoint her. Underneath her cheerful, positive and carefree personality, Willow is a very smart woman. However, she is very dashing and innocent. Even as a fairy in the real world and wonderland, she uses her wings and flight. In addition, she uses her magic with her wand to do anything.
* Gregore (voiced by François Seiner (Season 1); Jérémy Prévost for season 2) is Tom and Cindy's father and Willow's husband. Despite giving up on becoming a reformed goblin, he is a sweet, kind, gentle and responsible father to Tom and Cindy. In addition, he is a father, always a little clumsy, kind, cheerful, but cowardly and afraid of anything (except dentists). Towards a difficult personality when he dislikes Cindy's antics and mischief along with Ferocié's laughter, calling his name and insulting him except for whatever happens to him, he's often angry, fierce, aggressive, hot-tempered (but short-tempered) and always evil.

## Production

The musical theme is an adaptation of the song A Kind of Magic by the British band Queen. On 3 November 2015, Xilam announced the production of a second season from 2016. This will contain fifty-two thirteen-minute episodes.

## Episodes

Season 1 (Directed by Charles Vaucelle) :

| Number in Series | Number of Season | English Name | France Name | Written By | Storyboard By |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Memory Gaps | Trous de mémoire! | Michel Coulon | Laurent Jennet |
| 2 | 2 | Meet The Parent | Bonjour la famille! | Bob Mittenthall Gloria Ketterer | Charles Vaucelle |
| 3 | 3 | Trust | La confiance règne | Steve Sustarsic | Vincent Dubost |
| 4 | 4 | Framed! | Le vol | Yves Coulon Jean-Marc Lenglen | Laurent Jennet |
| 5 | 5 | Big Love | Trompeuses apparences | Mark Hodkinson | Fred Mintoff Sandra Derval |
| 6 | 6 | Uncle Sandman | Le marchand de sable | Steve Sustarsic | Sandra Derval |
| 7 | 7 | The Ventriloquist | Le ventriloque | Richard Conroy | Frederic Mintoff |
| 8 | 8 | Wishing Powder | Lessivés! | Mark Hodkinson | Vincent Dubost |
| 9 | 9 | What Big Teeth You Have | Que vous avez de grandes dents | Linda O'Sullivan | Laurent Jennet |
| 10 | 10 | Ugly, Idle & Nasty | Affreux, Fainéants et Méchants! | Yves Coulon | Vincent Dubost |
| 11 | 11 | When An Ogre Loves A Fairy | L'ogre et la fée | Mark Hodkinson | Frederic Mintoff |
| 12 | 12 | A Dog's Life | Une vie de chien | Michel Coulon | Jean-Luc Abiven |
| 13 | 13 | A Fairytale Wedding | Pour le meilleur ou pour le pire? | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Laurent Jennet |
| 14 | 14 | The Truth, Nothing But The Truth | La vérité, rien que la vérité! | Michel Coulon | Frederic Mintoff |
| 15 | 15 | An Awkward Visit | Une visite gênante | Yves Coulon | Laurent Jennet |
| 16 | 16 | Family Matters | Affaires de famille | Alain Vallejo | Agop Besson |
| 17 | 17 | Peekaboo Tom! | Pas vu, pas pris | Yves Coulon Jean-Marc Lenglen | Vincent Dubost |
| 18 | 18 | The Wand's Burial | L'enterrement de la baguette | Yves Coulon Jean-Marc Lenglen | Laurent Jennet |
| 19 | 19 | Lovely Dragon | Un amour de dragon | Yves Coulon Jean-Marc Lenglen | Ludovic Hell |
| 20 | 20 | Babysitting | Baby-sitting | Linda O'Sullivan | Laurent Jennet |
| 21 | 21 | Whatever You Wish | À vos souhaits! | Michel Coulon | Vincent Dubost |
| 22 | 22 | Daddy Un-Cool | Papa pas cool | Marteinn Thorisson | Ferderic Mintoff |
| 23 | 23 | Deep Freeze | Debout là-dedans! | Yves Coulon Marc Lenglen | Laurent Jennet |
| 24 | 24 | Mosquito Fairy | Le moustique | Michel Coulon | Yves Corriger |
| 25 | 25 | Only Child | Fils unique | Yves Coulon Jean-Marc Lenglen | Séverine Morin |
| 26 | 26 | Home Sweet Home | Conte à rebours | Yves Coulon Jean-Marc Lenglen | Jean-Louis Champault |

Season 2 (Directed by William Renaud) :

| Number in Series | Number of Season | English Name | France Name | Written By | Storyboard By |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 1 | Candy Through The Looking Glass | De l'autre côté du miroir | Fiona Leibgorin | Matthieu Pitschon |
| 28 | 2 | Trapped As A Tomboy | Un garçon presque manqué | Lison d'Andrea | Etienne Pinault |
| 29 | 3 | The Future's Tense | Futur Imparfait | Fiona Leibgorin | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 30 | 4 | A Natural Beauty | Belle à l'intérieur | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Olivier Dutranoy |
| 31 | 5 | Going Viral | Les stars de l'école | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Jerome Fardini |
| 32 | 6 | Operation Tamara | Opération Tamara | Jean-Marc Lenglen | Paul Herve |
| 33 | 7 | My Dad The Super Hero | Mon père ce super-héros | Michel Coulon | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 34 | 8 | A Princess For His Highness | Une princesse pour mon Monseigneur | Alexandre Reverend Renaud Gagnon | Etienne Pinault |
| 35 | 9 | The Tables Have Turned | La triche | Yves Coulon | Jerome Fardini |
| 36 | 10 | The Clay Model | Pote à modeler | Renaud Gagnon | Etienne Pinault |
| 37 | 11 | Thicker Than Mud | Un air de famille | Caroline Torreli | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 38 | 12 | The Spellbook Strike Back | À chacun sa voix | Laure-Elizabeth Bourdaud Elisa Loche | Olivier Dutranoy |
| 39 | 13 | The Pixel and the Profile | Fée's Bok | Fiona Leibgorin | Etienne Pinault |
| 40 | 14 | Tom's Tall Tales | Tom pousse | Arnold Boiseau | Jerome Fardini |
| 41 | 15 | Willoween | Willoween | Renaud Gagnon | Stéphane Annette |
| 42 | 16 | Fairy Busy | Un travail de fée | Michel Coulon (Based on Story By Michel Coulon And Charles Vaucelle) | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 43 | 17 | Cinderella's Rebellion | Cendrillon se rebelle | Michel Coulon | Etienne Pinault |
| 44 | 18 | Your Own Medicine | Dans la peau d'un crapaud | Renaud Gagnon | Stephane Annette |
| 45 | 19 | The Ogre Who Wanted To Be Santa Claus | L'ogre qui voulait être le père Noël | Michel Coulon | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 46 | 20 | The Delight of Gründa | Les Délices de Gründa | Lison d'Andrea | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 47 | 21 | The Prince, The Frog and the Witch | Le Prince, la grenouille et la sorcière | Michel Coulon | Etienne Pinault |
| 48 | 22 | The Hybrid Heartthrob | L'Idéal de Cindy | Yves Coulon | Etienne Pinault |
| 49 | 23 | Professor Ferocia | Mademoiselle Férocette | Fiona Leibgorin | Stephane Annette |
| 50 | 24 | The Nature of the Beast | Grégor dans tous ses états | Lison d'Andrea | Jerome Fardini Alexandre Ulmann |
| 51 | 25 | Ferocia Fiancé | Les Fiançailles de Férocia | Caroline Torrelli | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 52 | 26 | Tom Only | Tom sans famille | Laure-Elizabeth Bourdaud Johanna Goldschmidt Elisa Loche | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 53 | 27 | Cat's Got Your Tongue | Une vie de chat | Michel Coulon | Stéphane Annette |
| 54 | 28 | Jojo The Dodo | C'est pas Jojo | Lison d'Andrea | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 55 | 29 | The Big Bad Field Trip | Promenons-nous dans les bois | Elisa Loche | Stéphane Annette |
| 56 | 30 | Mrs. Nice Ferocia | Férocia super sympa | Fiona Leibgorin | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 57 | 31 | Strong As An Orge | Petit ogre deviendra grand | Cyril Deydier Renaud Gagnon | Etienne Pinault |
| 58 | 32 | In Your Wildest Dream | Même pas en rêve | Michel Coulon | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 59 | 33 | Master of Delusion | Abracadabra | Michel Coulon | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 60 | 34 | Big Bad Dog | Le Grand gentil loup | Elisa Loche Pierre Le Gall | Etienne Pinault |
| 61 | 35 | A Fish Out of Water | Comme un poisson dans l'eau | Renaud Gagnon | Stéphane Annette |
| 62 | 36 | My Not-Fairy Family | Ma famille pas féerique | Fiona Leibgorin | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 63 | 37 | A Valentine's Pipe Dream | Ma sorcière mal-aimée | Lison d'Andrea | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 64 | 38 | A Children's Game | Un jeu d'enfants | Lison d'Andrea | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 65 | 39 | Inseparables | Inséparables | Lison d'Andrea | Stéphane Annette |
| 66 | 40 | The Cruelest of Them All | Blanche-Niaise et les sept nains | Renaud Gagnon | Etienne Pinault |
| 67 | 41 | Beauty and the Beast | La belle et la grosse bête | Michel Coulon | Stéphane Annette |
| 68 | 42 | Prince Not-So-Charming | Monseigneur dans toute sa splendeur | Fiona Leibgorin | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 69 | 43 | Love Give You Wing | L'amour donne des ailes | Elisa Loche Pierre Le Gall | Etienne Pinault |
| 70 | 44 | The Charming Orge | L'Ogre charmant | Caroline Torrelli Pierre Le Gall | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 71 | 45 | Can't Scare Me | Même pas peur | Renaud Gagnon | Stephane Annette |
| 72 | 46 | Mirror, Mirror, Off The Wall | Miroir, mon beau miroir | Michel Coulon | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 73 | 47 | An Almost Perfect Day | Une journée presque parfaite | Renaud Gagnon | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 74 | 48 | Right Under Your Nose | Au nez et à la barbe | Lison d'Andrea | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 75 | 49 | The Broken Wands | Maman, on a cassé la baguette! | Lison d'Andrea | Alexandre Ulmann |
| 76 | 50 | My New Best Friend | Ma nouvelle meilleure amie | Elisa Loche Pierre Le Gall | Stephane Annette |
| 77 | 51 | Princess Melba Three | Princesse Melba III | Renaud Gagnon | Romain Cislo |
| 78 | 52 | In My Shoe | Vis ma vie | Pierre Le Gall | Alexandre Ulmann |
