''Rabbids Invasion'' (french: Les Lapins Crétins : Invasion) is a French computer-animated television series based on

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's '' Raving Rabbids'' video game series. It is a co-production of

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and

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. The show was developed by Jean-Louis Momus, and stars Damien Laquet as the voice of the Rabbids. The show premiered on 3 August 2013 on

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. The first three seasons, each with 26 episodes, aired between 2013 and 2017. A fourth season aired on France 3 in 2018 and it was released worldwide through

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on 1 July 2019. An hour-long follow-up after the fourth season, titled ''Rabbids Invasion: Mission to Mars'', premiered in France on 29 September 2021 and on Netflix as an original film on February 18, 2022.

Episodes

Production

In October 2010,

and

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announced a partnership to produce a TV series pilot and several shorts based on Ubisoft's '' Raving Rabbids'' franchise. The following year, it was announced that 78 animated episodes would be made by Ubisoft's Montreuil-based studio

as its first in-house production. In the United States, the series premiered on

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on 3 August 2013. On 17 December 2013, the series was renewed for a second season of 26 half-hour blocks, with three segments per block. On 16 June 2015, it was renewed for a third season. A fourth season was announced in July 2018. This season was not aired by Nickelodeon, and it instead aired on France 3 and

Broadcast

The series airs on

in France. In China, ''Rabbids Invasion'' ranked as the most-watched children's television series in 2017, having gathered over a billion views.

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premiered the fourth season of ''Rabbids Invasion'' on 8 July 2019. In the United States, from 3 August 2013 onward, the first season (and several episodes of the second season) aired on

. The rest of the second season and all of the third season aired only on the

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channel. The fourth season was not aired in the United States until

released it in July 2019.

Reception

Emily Ashby of

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gave the show two out of five stars, stating: "''Rabbids Invasion'' tones down the violence for the characters' jump from gaming to the TV, but they still have a lot of fun at the expense of each other and unsuspecting bystanders, and a lot of their antics would be frowned upon in the real world (using chickens' buttocks as egg shooters in a mock battle, for instance). Ultimately, though, it's crude and minimally taxing on viewers' sense of comprehension, so for better or worse, it's bound to appeal to the grade-school set."

Video game

''Rabbids Invasion'' was adapted into an interactive TV series, titled ''Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show''. The game which combines existing television episodes with a series of challenges, was released on

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, and

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in November 2014, requiring a

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, respectively.

References

External links

* at Ubisoft * * {{Ubisoft Motion Pictures 2013 French television series debuts 2019 French television series endings 2010s French animated television series Animated series based on video games English-language Netflix original programming French children's animated comedy television series French computer-animated television series French-language Netflix original programming Rabbids Works based on Ubisoft video games Animated television series about rabbits and hares Television series revived after cancellation