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Minuscule: The Private Life of Insects

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: October 25, 2006
  • Seasons: 2
  • Episodes: 174
  • Networks: France 5, France 2
  • Genres: Kids, Animation, Comedy
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Minuscule: The Private Life of Insects(2006)
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TMDB Rating: 8.1 (42 votes)

Overview

Short video animations giving a bird's eye view of insects' day to day existence, distorted through a burlesque, yet poetic lens.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

78 episodes • 2006Avg: 9.5Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1The LadybugOct 25, 20060.0
2Shell LessOct 25, 20060.0
3Wasp BelleOct 26, 20060.0
4PicnicOct 26, 20060.0
5The Bridge Over the River ZzzzzeeeOct 27, 20060.0
6Sleeping InOct 27, 20060.0
7A Snail's DreamOct 30, 20060.0
8The Last SupperOct 30, 20060.0
9Halloween ParanoidOct 31, 20060.0
10ZzzeplinNov 2, 20060.0
11HiccupsNov 2, 20060.0
12Nap TimeNov 3, 20060.0
13CatapultNov 3, 20060.0
14The Winter of Our DiscontentNov 15, 20060.0
15Shell Proof NutNov 18, 20060.0
16DragonfliesNov 25, 20060.0
17LettuceDec 2, 20060.0
18A Bee's Night OutDec 16, 20060.0
19WindsweptDec 23, 20060.0
20O TannenbaumDec 23, 20060.0
21Come ChristmasDec 24, 20060.0
22The Quest For The Pink LollipopDec 30, 20060.0
23Caterpillar DreamDec 31, 20060.0
24No LuckJan 6, 20070.0
25UglyJan 7, 20070.0
26NarcissusJan 13, 20070.0
27The Dung Beetle BattleFeb 25, 20070.0
28LadybugsFeb 25, 20070.0
29United We StandMar 4, 20070.0
30TotemMar 4, 20070.0
31ConvoyApr 15, 20070.0
32City Caterpillar Butterfly Of The FieldsApr 15, 20070.0
33Insect High VelocityApr 22, 20070.0
34The Good EducationApr 22, 20070.0
35AntsJun 30, 200710.0
36Caterpillars in PairsJun 30, 20070.0
37Cicada's SongJul 1, 20070.0
38YellowJul 1, 20070.0
39The Wild BunchJul 7, 20070.0
40The Caterpillar and the BrookJul 7, 20070.0
41Cowardly CowardJul 8, 20070.0
42A Gust of WindJul 8, 20070.0
43The Persevering OneJul 14, 20070.0
44HorseflyJul 14, 20070.0
45Chewing GumJul 15, 20070.0
46The Caterpillar Who Wanted to See the OceanJul 15, 20070.0
47Infernal AnthillJul 21, 20070.0
48The Apple Of ConcordJul 21, 20070.0
49RosyJul 22, 20070.0
50It Never Rains But It PoursJul 22, 20070.0
51A Rolling Snail Gathers No MossJul 28, 20070.0
52Sleepless NightJul 28, 20070.0
53Cicada Do BrazilJul 29, 20070.0
54The Right SeedJul 29, 20070.0
55The Zzzzz PatrolAug 4, 20070.0
56Goofing OffAug 4, 20070.0
57TorpedoAug 5, 20070.0
58No ExitAug 25, 20070.0
59King Size CamembertAug 11, 20070.0
60HyperactiveAug 11, 20070.0
61A Cruel WorldAug 12, 20070.0
62Interior CobwebsAug 12, 20070.0
63The MosquitoAug 18, 20070.0
64The EscapistAug 18, 20070.0
65Out Of a Tin CanAug 19, 20070.0
66BananasAug 19, 20070.0
67Bless YouAug 25, 20070.0
68Noodle BattleAug 25, 20070.0
69Mad FlyAug 26, 20070.0
70A Mosquito Day AfternoonAug 26, 20070.0
71Some Weird FlySep 1, 20070.0
72On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!Sep 1, 20070.0
73LeechSep 2, 20070.0
74Jump Jump JumpSep 2, 20070.0
75Dung Beetle BluesJun 21, 20080.0
76QuietJun 21, 20080.0
77Cherry TomatoJun 21, 20080.0
78Love StoryAug 1, 20089.0
Season 2 Poster

Season 2

96 episodes • 2011Avg: 4.5

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Like a cannon ballApr 2, 20110.0
2The Wing CaseApr 4, 20110.0
3WebrizonApr 5, 20110.0
4Pea supperApr 6, 20110.0
5HomelessJun 8, 20110.0
6BzzappingJun 9, 20110.0
7The stubborn spiderJun 10, 20110.0
8An acorn seasonJun 13, 20110.0
9Sausage predatorJun 14, 20110.0
10MicrozillaJun 15, 20110.0
11Honey flyJun 16, 20110.0
12Mission BBQJun 17, 20110.0
13The Vegetable GardenJun 20, 20110.0
14Thievish as a magpieJun 21, 20110.0
15A pathetic she'nut'iganJun 22, 20110.0
16The grasshopper who didn't know how to leapJun 23, 20110.0
17Chewing-gum rodeoJun 24, 20110.0
18Valentine's dayJun 25, 20110.0
19AcrobaticsJun 26, 20110.0
20The hat of the medusaJun 27, 20110.0
21Night of the gastropodsJun 28, 20110.0
22A pea in the hand is worth...Jul 4, 20110.0
23GlueJul 5, 20110.0
24The wicked webJul 6, 20110.0
25Mad flyJul 7, 20110.0
26The cruel cow in the meadowJul 8, 20110.0
27The chocolate chase!Sep 17, 20110.0
28If only lonelySep 19, 20110.0
29Catch Me If You CanSep 20, 20110.0
30The housing plant projectSep 21, 20110.0
31At full speedSep 22, 20110.0
32The annoying neighborSep 23, 20110.0
33ThirstySep 26, 20110.0
34Need for speedSep 29, 20110.0
35Sow the wind and reap the whirlwindOct 1, 20110.0
36The butterfly effectOct 5, 20110.0
37Fly huntingOct 6, 20110.0
38A butterfly's nightmareOct 12, 20110.0
39Patatas fritasOct 29, 20110.0
40He who laughs last, laughs longestNov 2, 20110.0
41Fly swatterNov 7, 20110.0
42Spider from the DepthsNov 12, 20110.0
43High voltageNov 19, 20110.0
44A Christmas AppleNov 22, 20110.0
45Gather more to pollinate moreNov 26, 20110.0
46The iron monsterDec 3, 20110.0
47The long roadDec 10, 20110.0
48The yule logDec 17, 20110.0
49Rascals!Dec 21, 20114.5
50The Grocery store incidentDec 23, 20110.0
51Spider driverDec 24, 20110.0
52Snow carrotDec 26, 20110.0
53Down the chimneyDec 27, 20110.0
54TrappedDec 29, 20110.0
55The monster of the haunted swampDec 31, 20110.0
56Turbo speedJan 4, 20120.0
57Snow flyJan 7, 20120.0
58A candlelight christmasJan 16, 20120.0
59Ants on the trainJan 18, 20120.0
60zzz in the metroJan 21, 20120.0
61Go blue go!Jan 28, 20120.0
62Chocolate flyFeb 1, 20120.0
63The sled and the antFeb 14, 20120.0
64RefrigeratedFeb 15, 20120.0
65zzzZZZzzzFeb 18, 20120.0
66Plant pot trickeryFeb 25, 20120.0
67Broom's sweepFeb 28, 20120.0
68The magic flyFeb 29, 20120.0
69TelecaneticMar 1, 20120.0
70BrushingMar 3, 20120.0
71The artistMar 7, 20120.0
72Twelve angry snailsMar 8, 20120.0
73A dream of speedMar 14, 20120.0
74BlunderMar 29, 20120.0
75Mosquito netApr 19, 20120.0
76The doughnutApr 23, 20120.0
77SunburnApr 24, 20120.0
78Away all boarders!Apr 26, 20120.0
79To the port now!Apr 27, 20120.0
80Love appleApr 30, 20120.0
81Ant on the rocksMay 5, 20120.0
82Sand castleMay 12, 20120.0
83The grocery store racketeerMay 19, 20120.0
84MetamorphosisOct 13, 20120.0
85PollutionOct 17, 20120.0
86LadybuglandOct 20, 20120.0
87Umbrella and coconut treesOct 20, 20120.0
88The mosquito of the caribbeanFeb 26, 20130.0
89beehive on a trollMay 30, 20130.0
90It's a tie!Jun 21, 20130.0
91Top tabascoJul 15, 20130.0
92LabyrinthJul 15, 20130.0
93Sleep walkerSep 30, 20130.0
94White as snowDec 23, 20130.0
95Black slope for gastropod skiersJan 2, 20140.0
96Summer hatMay 20, 20150.0

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