Acadieman


Acadieman is the first Acadian superhero, created by cartoonist and musician Daniel "Dano" Leblanc. His animated series Acadieman, began airing in late 2005, and can be seen on both Rogers TV and TV Rogers. Acadieman also exists in a comic book series, published by .

Characters

Acadieman

The first Acadian superhero, he is the "official" pirate of the French language. He loves "the great indoors" and hates walking long distances. Coffee makes him strong, similar to the effect of spinach on Popeye. He likes hanging out in coffee shops and laughing at people while spoiling himself.

Other characters

A few characters appear regularly on the show:
A few other characters have been only in a single or a few episodes. These include Anna and a mutant potato who have appeared in the 4th episode "Le tourisme," in the first season.

Episodes

Season 1

  1. Acadieman vs. Memere Spy
  2. Acadieman vs. Sa Mere
  3. Acadieman vs. La Beach
  4. Acadieman vs. Le Tourisme
  5. Acadieman vs. The Living Dead
  6. Acadieman vs. Le Time Travel

    Season 2

  7. Acadieman Vs. Le Job Market
  8. Acadieman Vs. La War des Étoiles
  9. Acadieman Vs. Les Super Beavers
  10. Acadieman Vs. Les Super Heroes
  11. Acadieman Vs. La Guerre Civile
  12. Acadieman Vs. True Acadienne stories

    Season 3

A full-length film entitled "Acadieman Vs. le CMA 2009" is currently airing on CapAcadie.com, separated into short clips of three minutes each. The film will eventually be divided into four episodes which are due to be aired on Rogers TV in autumn, 2009.

Special episodes

Acadieman Vs. Noël, a special Christmas episode, aired on CapAcadie.com in December, 2008. It was viewed by 10,000 people within 48 hours.

Ado Santé

Creator Dano Leblanc and his team put out fifteen clips featuring Acadieman Vs. La Santé. These short videos feature Acadieman and friends in situations often faced by students during their day-to-day lives. Humorous and often less than two minutes long, the clips are also downloadable. They can be found on www.adosante.org and cover such topics as nutrition, body art, drugs and alcohol, mental health, relationship violence, physical activity and sexual health.
Since these videos are accessible throughout the globe via the Internet, all of the clips have two audio options: the legendary Chiac of Acadieman, and the other in standard French.

Awards