Bruno Bianchi - Animation Director

Bruno Bianchi (1955 – 2011) was a French cartoonist and animator. Bianchi worked extensively as a producer, artist, animator, television and film director, and writer for numerous other DiC Entertainment, Saban Entertainment and S.I.P. Animation productions from the 1980s until the early 2000s. His credits include Heathcliff, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, M.A.S.K., Rainbow Brite, Iznogoud, W.I.T.C.H., Diplodos, Beverly Hills Teens, Princess Sissi and Gadget and the Gadgetinis (a spinoff of Inspector Gadget).

For me, he's always be remembered as one of the driving creative forces that brought Inspector Gadget to life. As a child I loved inspector gadget, it had everything an animate series for kids needed; action, comedy, spy adventure. Quality animation, great voice acting, and that French-European-meets-80s-Anime visual style, who could ask for anything more.

Here's the Inspector Gadget closing theme for the original pilot episode:


Here's the Closing Theme and End Credits to the series that I remember as a kid:


With the Inspector Gadget getting rebooted into a new series next year, I thought it would be fitting to showcase the credits list of Bruno Bianchi, a legendary animation series director.

Director
• 1980: Cro et Bronto (TV series)
• 1980: Archibald le Magichien (TV series)
• 1983: Inspecteur Gadget ("Inspector Gadget") (TV series)
• 1984: Les Entrechats ("Heathcliff") (TV series)
• 1985: Jayce et les Conquérants de la Lumière ("Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors") (TV series)
• 1985: Blondine au pays de l'arc-en-ciel ("Rainbow Brite") (TV series)
• 1985: Rock 'n' Wrestling (TV series)
• 1985: M.A.S.K. (TV series)
• 1986: Les Popples (TV series)
• 1986: Heathcliff: The Movie
• 1987: Diplodos (TV series)
• 1992: Les Aventures de Carlos ("Around the World in Eighty Dreams") (TV series)
• 1995: Space Strikers ("20,000 Lieus dans L'Espace") (animated TV series)
• 1995: Iznogoud (animated TV series)
• 1996: The Why Why? Family (TV series)
• 1997: Princess Sissi (TV series)
• 2000: Jim Knopf (TV series)
• 2001: Gadget et les Gadgetinis (TV series)
• 2004: The Tofu Family (TV series)

Producer
• 1984: Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (TV series)
• 1995: Iznogoud (animated TV series)
• 1996: The Why Why? Family (TV series)
• 1997: Princess Sissi (TV series)
• 2000: Jim Knopf (TV series)
• 2001: Gadget et les Gadgetinis (TV series)
• 2001: Wunschpunsch (TV series)
• 2004: The Tofu Family (TV series)
• 2004: W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)
• 2005: Alpha Teens On Machines (TV series)