Madeline (2021 TV series)

Madeline is an American-French 2D animated series based on the children's book series by Ludwig Bemelmans and produced by WildBrain. The series made its debut on Nicktoons on February 6, 2021. the show's pilot episode also aired on Nickelodeon and Nick jr. But on Nicktoons, it aired after a SpongeBob marathon. Despite the show making its debut on a Saturday, new episodes air on Sunday.

The series is co-produced by United Arthropods inc.

Plot
The plot remains nearly identical to the 1993 series. Madeline and the 11 other girls go on various adventures and often get messed up in a problem and often end up solving it.

Characters

 * Madeline - The main protagonist. She's 7 years old and a redhead. Often the one inspiring the other girls to go on adventures. She's the smallest of the 12 girls.
 * Pepito - Madeline's best friend (and former rival). He's often seeking trouble and is often disciplined for it. He's also the Spanish ambassador's son.
 * Miss Clavel - Madeline's guardian. Often cautious and caring about the girls, she's always on guard and is easily frightened. She is a nun.
 * Lord Cucuface - Miss Clavel's boss. Often kind and easy-going, he can also be mean-spirited or strict at times and can easily be embarrassed. He is also confirmed to be one of the richest men in all of France. It's unknown if he ever got married. Though some episodes hint that is married and his wife is in Germany.
 * Madame LaCroque - A criminal who's often up to no good. Originally the main antagonist of Madeline: Lost in Paris, she remains as the series' main antagonist as well. While her plan of enslaving children has gone to an end, she still has the bad behavior and evil motives from the movie.
 * Henery - Madame LaCroque's (less) evil sidekick. He appears to be rather stubborn and cowardly. Though despite this, he's a master at scamming and is surprisingly smart despite his stubbornness. His evil motives are often concealed and often disguises himslef. Just like LaCroque, he originated from the movie.
 * Genivene - Madeline's pet dog. She is known for being rather playful and likes walks. However, she can be easily provoked. When provoked, she turns hostile and can pack a bite.
 * Ratino - Madame LaChroque's pet rat as well as one of the new characters introduced in the reboot. Despite being small, he has enough tyrannical power to rule other rats and mice. He was formerly owned by an Italian spy. He operates the Rat mob. A small, yet intimidating mob of mice that are weak to cheese.

Voice cast

 * TBA as Madeline
 * TBA as Miss Clavel
 * TBA as Danielle
 * TBA as Chloe

Broadcast
In the United States, Madeline is broadcast on Nicktoons and Paramount+. Reruns air on Toon Palace after three months. But it also airs on Teletoon in Canada, Red Princess in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Tokyo TV in Japan, Cartoon Network in Latin America, The CW in France, and Aroua (previously known as Disney Channel Asia and The WB Thailand) internationally.

Reception
The show mostly got mixed to positive reception. Fans of the 1993 series praised the show for having the same charm as the old DiC series but criticized it for the noticeable Flanderization of some of the protagonists. Notably Miss Clavel. Lord Cucuface was also criticized for behaving very similar to Mr.Krabs from fellow Nicktoon, SpongeBob SquarePants. Mooshroom Milk gave it an 85 (good) and praised the animation and how the show doesn't pander to one demographic. Mooshroom Milk has also compared it to The Loud House and post-Season 9 SpongeBob in terms of writing and gags, but they felt it lacked the charm of the 1993 series and older Nicktoons. They ended with the remark "So this is the new Doug, I see".