Chupi and Doudou: 5 educational episodes to share with the family

What episodes of Chupi really get the attention when you try to combine leisure, values and family discussions? For creative or curious parents who see viewing as an opportunity to open and exchange, here is a concise overview of the series through recent episodes and complementary media. The goal: to save time, offer better than mere entertainment and anchor these moments in everyday life.

Who is Chupi and what is the educational world he is driving

Tychoupi, a character created in 1997 by Thierry Courtin, revisits children's everyday life with simplicity and humanity. Based on realistic situations (emotional management, autonomy, peer relations), the series offers, over the course of the episodes, a reassuring framework where family support and the first discoveries structure the educational foundation. His relatives, friends, educational figures serve as a miniature social laboratory, conducive to parental observation and the initiation of concrete discussions at home.

This short and direct format (events usually around 5 minutes) puts the bar on the right level for children who discover the world, while providing parents with natural pretexts to address crucial themes like sharing, managing frustration, or discovering the other. Home, school and nature environments reinforce this closeness rooted in real life.

Focus on recent episodes of Chupi in school (Season 2)

Released in August 2024, the new episodes focus on boldness and typical blocking points in young children:

• Mister Chupi : Deals with self-overtaking in a classroom context.
• Animal Yoga : Concrete illustrations of the perseverance.
• The little darling Focus on openness and inclusion of a new student.

Each intrigue translates a "small event" (stresses of an exercise, discovery of a practice, arrival of a new comrade) into an opportunity to work emotions, empathy, retreat and strategy to advance (simulation, play, mutual aid). An angle to use as a family to observe the management of new situations and how to make it an example learning model.

Detailed summary of three unavoidable episodes

• T’choupi à la mer Construction of a ritual around sun protection gestures, learning about respect for the environment, illustration of the interest of the collective game.
• T’choupi au marché : Sensory awakening and responsibility. The management of the shopping basket becomes an opportunity to engage the child in choices, to develop curiosity about taste and food diversity.
• T’choupi à la ferme : Discovery of animal care, collaboration, solidarity and respect for work. Encouraged to debrief the episode after viewing: "What would you have done instead of Chupi?"

Each story provides a workable framework for a structured discussion, role play or transposition to a creative activity at home.

Where to watch Chupi for free streaming?

For easy and qualitative access, two sober and efficient options:

• The official YouTube channel offers long compilations ideal for a quiet time or a drawing activity on cartoon background.
• France.tv and Okoo: playlists without advertising, organization by themes.

Note: the majority of episodes can also be found via occasional rebroadcasts on TiJi and Canal J, for those who want to revisit the more "tele" approach with the family.

Additional media: books and multimedia

Books Chupi move action on the ground of dialogue and parental play. Cause a cross-reading or rely on a book as "Chupi wants a cat" can introduce a sequence of experimentation (to occupy an imaginary animal, to discuss "care, to invent together a rule of life from history). Interactive apps or games add a motor/logical dimension, to be used mainly to vary supports during workshops at home.

• Cut episodes into short sessions (before a meal, at the end of the day, during a transition moment).
• Creative workshops: draw, mimic a scene, invent the sequel to an episode.
• Association Games: to regain an emotion experienced during the day, to express it as Chupi and discuss it.

Why Chupi remains an asset for all family moments

From the ritualised view before bedtime to the creation of activity around a value, Chupi offers the material to structure daily life and to initiate a simple and healthy relationship to learning. The "any audience" format and the emphasis on verbalizing emotions or needs transform the evening episode into a lever to advance, share and sometimes dedramatize some conflicts or blockages.

FAQ on Chupi and Doudou

• How old do you start? The ideal entrance is between 2 and 5 years. To extend the momentum, discussions and activities inspired by episodes remain relevant until 6-7 years, depending on maturity.
• Books or episodes? The two formats complement each other to vary the practice: the book stimulates the imagination and dialogue, the episode offers a visual and sound frame to rhythm an activity or introduce a topic.
• Number of episodes available? 117 episodes, available mainly on YouTube and France.tv. The compilations facilitate the division into sessions.
• Adapting the family routine? Place an episode in a quiet time (after a manual activity, before dinner), then propose an exchange or a game around the theme addressed.

For families looking for concrete inspiration, Chupi gives easy-to-apply keys outside the screen. The most effective medium remains the one that is adapted to its own dynamic: Lanceuse, auditory or active, everyone can find it material for dialogue and progression.

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Ideas of episodes such as "The Yoga of Animals" or visiting the farm can also initiate home workshops to test, through play or creation, the scope of these messages. How do you use the series or books in your family and creative routines? Have you tested home trips inspired by Chupi? Share your feedback and feedback tips to help other parents enrich their daily lives!

If this article has brought you new educational levers, think about spreading it around you. Those who wish to go further can also explore the resources of France Televisions or CSA to ensure the quality of content offered at home.

What episode did you think was the most effective way to start a dialogue or activity with your child? Would other educational subjects or multimedia media deserve a specific exploration on guyomcorp.com? Your suggestions will necessarily echo here.

Article written by Guillaume Martin, passionate about creative education and specialist in accompaniment by the audiovisual media. Last update: June 2024.

Updated on 23 March 2026