Rupert is a Canadian-French traditionally animated children's television series based on the Mary Tourtel character Rupert Bear, which aired from 1991 to 1997 with 65 half-hour episodes produced. The series is produced by Nelvana, in co-production with Ellipse Programmé for the first three seasons, in association with YTV Canada, Inc. (Seasons 1-3 and 5), and ITV franchisees TVS Television (Season 1) and Scottish Television (Seasons 2-5).