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Videogame[edit]

Is there a videogame with marsupilami? I think there is, but the article makes no mention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.106.40.11 (talk) 22:59, 29 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright[edit]

I am sorry not to have any proof in kind of a source or a weblink, but I remember that Franquin held the Copyright to the Marsupilami character, Hence it disappeared from the Spirou series and was turned into its own franchise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.180.69.53 (talk) 11:52, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Features[edit]

The author who created the Marsupilami allocated it peculiar features: he made it an egg-laying animal although it is a mammal. According to its name, it must be a marsupial like kangaroos, opossums etc. To my knowledge, the only mammal laying eggs is the DUCKBILL. The aforementioned marsupilami looks like a monkey, so that is must be essentially a placental mammal, not a marsupial, and above all, no egg-laying animal.

"Marsupilami" is a name, although Franquin probably had the word in mind, it doesn't have to mean it IS a marsupial... I believe there is a book in french, which explains much of how the Marsupilami works. Unfortunately, I have forgotten the name by now. It is a cartoon-like semi-scientific picture book...

I believe the bellybutton wasn't actually a bellybutton. It was a messager from the parents to the children, if I remember right. The children listened to it, to learn information, instead of learning it orally or though experience... =S

There are three types of mammal, monotremes, marsupials and placentals. Only monotremes lay eggs, only marsupials should be called "marsupial", and only placentals have belly buttons. It would appear that this particular combination of features was designed to highlight the animal's fictional naturematturn 14:26, 20 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I added the Marsupilami's imitation skills, which was mentioned in a few of Franquin's original books, as well as being a pivotal part to the story in one. I know that he could speak generally in the animated series, but I haven't seen much to know if that was only to other animals, or to humans too. Anyway, I wouldn't consider the animated series canon. 85.226.122.222 17:52, 4 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The animal does lay eggs, pear shaped eggs. The belly button is not actually a belly button, it just looks like one. The fictional scientist who studied the animal in the comicscalled it, and this is loosely translated, a "thingy". It seemed to somehow pass on information from an adult to a child, when the child put its ear to the thingy.

Marsupials and monotremes are both basal lineages in mammal evolution so in the real world some certain traits (lack of placenta) could lead someone missidentify a monotreme for a marsupial if the specimen was not well studied. Maybe due to that fact a fictional misidentification might had happened (especially since both actual living monotremes live in Oceania and are extremely primitive for mammals, while the Marsupilami seems considerably more "evolved" -even for placential standards- and lives in South America like the marsupial oppossums). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.74.135.246 (talk) 09:47, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a misidentification. It's a fictional animal, where the animal's characteristics have been explicitly described in comics and a "faux" encyclopedia. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 17:12, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Snipped[edit]

An contribution by User:Mariano Moldes I felt needed removal, Feel free to source it. MURGH ^disc. 04:27, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(Interestingly enough, Jorge Luis Borges describes a very similar creature under the title An Animal Dreamt by Kafka (In El Libro de los Seres Imaginarios, "The Book of Imaginary Beings" in collaboration with Margarita Guerrero). There he quotes a description by Franz Kafka in his work Hochzeitsvorbereitungen auf dem Lande. The animal in question has a very large tail, many meters long, fox-like. He'd like to grab this tail but the animal is always on the move, the tail swinging from side to side. The animal has something of a kangaroo but the small oval head is uncharacteristic and somehow human-like; only the teeth have expressive force, regardless if it shows or conceals them. He goes on to comment that he has the impression that the creature is attempting to train him as he takes the tail away every time the narrator tries to grab it, just to wait for a new attempt and repeat the whole sequence.

It isn't that similar, actually. It's only superficially similar in its tail length... 惑乱分からん * \)/ (\ (< \) (2 /) /)/ * 18:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Houba![edit]

Doesn't anyone know how to summarize this out of universe? I removed a whole buttload of in-universe stuff. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 02:35, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Split[edit]

This article's getting long. I think it should be split into a page about the comic and another about the cartoon series, as both are independently notable. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 19:33, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. As for now, the article is clearly and logically structured into different sections, and it should be easy finding the section of personal interes. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 21:26, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Summary style.

This is like saying the article on Wal-Mart and Sam's Club should be one article just because it'd be "clearly and logically structured" separating one from the other. There are plenty of sources to cover just the comic, and plenty to cover just the cartoon. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 22:45, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Point granted, but I don't think the article's particularly long, yet. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 00:29, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article isn't that long, and the amimated section is certainly not so big there appears to be a current need for a split. Looking to The Smurfs and The Smurfs (1981 TV series) plus its other splits can give some perspective. MURGH ^disc. 00:49, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Come to think of it, I earlier removed an episode guide because I thought it looked cluttered and was in bad format. If someone feels like reinserting it and fixing the format, maybe a description of the series with an episode guide would warrant its own article. I figured that maybe Wikipedia had some ruling against episode guides, but that doesn't appear to be the case. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 15:10, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That was a parody. Not all referential humor is self-referential. Disney's One Saturday Morning was on ABC. Although Marsupilami and Raw Toonage are children's programs by Disney, neither were part of Disney's One Saturday Morning. They were on CBS and Syndication. Please check your information before changing things. Dancter (talk) 17:20, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The cartoons are different from the original comic series. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 22:15, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Discuss my reverted edits[edit]

I made the following edits that were reverted by User:BuddyBoy600:

Removed the line about how the old series episodes can be seen on Youtube. Per WP:ELNEVER, "Knowingly directing others to material that violates copyright may be considered contributory infringement." However, it could be argued that this doesn't apply since there's not a direct link to any infringing videos, so I'd like some input on that.

Added the following under the "Disney animation" section: "Marsu Productions later sued Disney, citing breaches of the license contract. Marsu was awarded $8.4 million. The judgement was upheld on appeal." This is sourced to "185 F3d 932 Marsu Bv v. The Walt Disney Company" on Open Jurist ([1]). I think it's relevant that Disney failed to follow its agreement with Marsu Productions and that this should be noted in the article. Can I get some ideas on a good way to incorporate it? Thanks. Kcowolf (talk) 16:55, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it's been a while and there hasn't been any feedback or discussion about this. I've re-added the information about Marsu's lawsuit against Disney, but I tried to add a better summary about Marsu's claims. I'm open to discussion on this. Kcowolf (talk) 06:36, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I now have a blog about Disney's Marsupilami. On the information, I think about "Squeal of Fortune" from Sesame Street. The Weblink is [2]. BuddyBoy600 (talk) 02:06, 11 November 2009 (UTC) --User:BuddyBoy600[reply]

2012 film[edit]

Going from the Maruspilami Facebook Page, [3] and all the links it's provided thus far, a live-action film is supposedly in the works, due for release in April 2012.

All the links here are taken from the Facebook page:
La Parisien (FRENCH) [English Translation]
Le Point (FRENCH) [English Translation]
Ecran Large (FRENCH) [English Translation]

It has also been registered on the IMDb as Sur la piste du Marsupilami (On the trail of the Marsupilami).--
_~~N a N 15:25, 4 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Disney Comics?[edit]

Does anyone wana mention this in the article? http://coa.inducks.org/comp2.php?default_o=1&code=K&acceptUnsure=1&xapp=Marsupilami&induckscodesonly=on DoctorHver (talk) 02:20, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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