Rayman: The Animated Series

Rayman: The Animated Series (also known as Rayman: The TV Series, or just Rayman) is a French-British-Canadian series of animated short films created by Ubisoft in 1999, based on the Rayman video game series, following the success of Rayman 2: The Great Escape. It was meant to be a series of 26 episodes with a projected release during fall of 2000, but only four were completed when it was cancelled mid-series, leaving a fifth episode near to completion. The series was only broadcast in France, Germany and the Netherlands, but was released on VHS in North America, and additionally on DVD in France prior to the TV airing.

Rayman and his friends have been held captive by Rigatoni, the evil ringmaster, and are forced to perform in his popular travelling circus. With courage and a little luck, they escape and head for freedom in the giant tree city of Aeropolis. Our new fugitives soon find out that Rigatoni has hired the bumbling Inspector Grub to capture and return them to the circus. The chase is on, and now, Rayman and his friends must band together to survive in the new city.