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Insektors is a computer-animated show by Fantome, originally in French, but then was dubbed into two english versions (why, I don't really know): Britain release and Canada release. It's about two races of insects, the Joyces and the Yuks, both two complete opposites in lifestyle, but they both inhabit the same planet, Planet Karbon. The Joyces are happy-go-lucky people who love all things positive: flowers, music, colors, and overall happy things. The Yuks, on the other hand, hate these things and prefer things that are all gloomy: darkness, silence, dirt, muck, all those fun things. Setting these two personalities together is of course going to cause a LOT of conflicts, which is what the show revolves around.

The Yuks have one goal and one goal only: To please and serve their Queen. In order to do this, they must make sure she is warm at all times. Queen Bakrakra is prone to complaining about being too cold, so their inventor, Lord Teknokratus, invents a furnace that runs on daffodil wood. The Yuks create a wide spectrum of machines that they use to ambush the Joyces' home, Flower City, to harvest their flower's stems for firewood.

The cast of characters are all loveable in their own way, each with their own unique and vibrant personalities. The show is overall interesting and extremely creative. But most of all, entertaining. Which is why I love it! Kids and adults alike can enjoy this show. A lot of the humour (and I know first hand) can fly right over a kid's head, thus making the show targeted to an older audience at the same time.

I seriously don't know why this show didn't have much of a fanbase. It was shown on YTV, along with Beasties and Reboot, in Canada. I suppose it was the less popular of the three, because it was taken off the air not long after. Maybe it was due to the poor timeslot, or that it wasn't shown often enough, I'm not too sure, myself. But it couldn't have been aired in Canada for more than 1-3 years.

The show has been broadcasted over the years in various countries (Canada, Australia, France and England, to name a few). As far as I know, it has not been shown in the United States. However, Spanish and Portuguese versions have been sighted. What countries they were officially shown in is currently unknown. (If you know, please e-mail me and let me know!)

But luckily I managed to tape all but one or two of the episodes.. despite the tapes being old, so they're all in pretty bad quality. Watchable, but bad quality. I'm still thankful that I went and taped all of these episodes when I was only nine years old. And thanks to the power of the internet and technology, as well as other loyal fans such as myself, you can now find episodes available for viewing online! (Both of the NA and UK versions.) The online world of Insektors sure was different back in the 90's, where I couldn't find a thing about Insektors online, aside from the official Fantome website. So, I made this website, in hopes of fellow fans coming across it and uniting, and I am ecstatic over the results. Please continue to support this wonderful show!