Piwi+

Piwi+ (formerly Piwi) is a French pay television channel for children aged 3 to 6, owned by the Canal+ Group.

Piwi was first launched on October 20, 2002 as a preschool block on Télétoon for Les Minitoons, and then on December 3, 2003 as the preschool channel from Télévision Par Satellite. In 2007, TPS merged with its competitor Canalsat.

In 2016-2017, Piwi+ became a Canal+ exclusive all around the world. It is also distributed on VOO in Belgium and Teleclub Les + in Switzerland.

Why It's Mixed

 * Some people hated the original era, because of the bad CGI being mixed with live-action segments, and some people loved the original era, mainly because they grew up watching it, being big fans of it.
 * Some people hated the modern era, because of the sunshine mascot and the objects looking creepy, and some people loved the modern era, mainly because this channel improves so much throughout the years.

Overall

 * 1) It was the very first preschool block for Télétoon at first before it was separated as a channel, and it was great.
 * 2) Many of their shows had great animation, both 2D and CGI, especially for their logo. Their live-action and stop-motion shows were also pretty good as well.
 * 3) It was one of the best preschool channels in history, as it managed to beat out TiJi.
 * 4) They have good host characters, especially the mascots in Happy Planet, such as:
 * 5) * Soleil, a 3-year-old yellow female Piwi who is the adventurous leader of the group.
 * 6) * Gourmand, a 6-year-old orange male Piwi who is the silly clown of the group.
 * 7) * Étoile, a 6-year-old violet female Piwi who is the cutest princess of the group.
 * 8) * Radar, an 8-year-old indigo male Piwi who is the athletic superhero of the group.
 * 9) * Ventouse, a 7-year-old green female Piwi who is the sweetest gymnast of the group.
 * 10) * Ressort, a 9-year-old red female Piwi who is the friendliest cheerleader of the group.
 * 11) * Peinture, a 5-year-old blue male Piwi who is the smartest artist of the group.
 * 12) It had some good intros, as well as a memorable theme song.
 * 13) Catchy jingle, which makes you feel relaxed and happy.
 * 14) The plots for their shows and movies are very enjoyable to watch, such as:
 * 15) * Happy Planet
 * 16) * Les Vacances de Piwi
 * 17) * Happy Planet: Le Tour du Monde
 * 18) * Dessine avec Piwi
 * 19) * Les Aventures de Piwi
 * 20) * Bouge avec Mimik
 * 21) * Au Pays des Signes
 * 22) * Zac et Zig
 * 23) * Quizzine
 * 1, 2, 3 Piwi
 * 1) * Les mondes de Zac et Zig
 * 1, 2, 3 Cuisine
 * 1) * And many more plots for their shows!
 * 2) They had great well-known shows, such as:
 * 3) * Musti
 * 4) * mh:besttvshows:Barbapapa (Original series and Around the World)
 * 5) * Postman Pat (original)
 * 6) * Maya the Honey Bee
 * 7) * mh:besttvshows:Babar
 * 8) * Franklin
 * 9) * mh:besttvshows:Kipper
 * 10) * mh:besttvshows:Bear in the Big Blue House
 * 11) * Anatole
 * 12) * mh:besttvshows:Elliot Moose
 * 13) * The Wiggles (TV Series 1 and 2)
 * 14) * mh:besttvshows:Rolie Polie Olie
 * 15) * Hello Kitty's Paradise
 * 16) * mh:besttvshows:Rainbow Fish
 * 17) * Snailympics
 * 18) * Little People (1999)
 * 19) * Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
 * 20) * mh:besttvshows:Hamtaro
 * 21) * The Toy Castle
 * 22) * mh:besttvshows:Timothy Goes to School
 * 23) * George Shrinks
 * 24) * Bill and Ben
 * 25) * The Hoobs
 * 26) * Tractor Tom
 * 27) * Engie Benjy
 * 28) * Kelly Dream Club
 * 29) * The Save-Ums!
 * 30) * Bambaloo
 * 31) * Poko
 * 32) * Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
 * 33) * mh:besttvshows:The Backyardigans (moved to Nickelodeon Junior)
 * 34) * Bruno
 * 35) * mh:besttvshows:Nepos Napos
 * 36) * Fifi and the Flowertots
 * 5, Rue Sésame
 * 1) * Dougie in Disguise
 * 2) * mh:besttvshows:Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
 * 3) * Panshel
 * 4) * Loopdidoo
 * 5) * In the Night Garden...
 * 6) * Hana's Helpline
 * 7) * Roary the Racing Car
 * 8) * Animal Mechanicals
 * 9) * mh:besttvshows:Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot
 * 10) * Atout 5
 * 11) * mh:besttvshows:Missy Mila Twisted Tales
 * 12) * Big Barn Farm
 * 13) * Chi's Sweet Home
 * 14) * Sea Princesses
 * 15) * Grandpa in My Pocket
 * 16) * mh:besttvshows:Masha and the Bear
 * 17) * mh:besttvshows:Waybuloo
 * 18) * Noonbory and the Super Seven
 * 19) * mh:besttvshows:Dinosaur Train
 * 20) * La Fée Coquillette
 * 21) * Bébé Lilly: Les Aventures de mon Coffre à Jouet
 * 22) * Bob the Builder (Ready, Steady, Build!)
 * 23) * PopPixie
 * 24) * mh:besttvshows:Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
 * 25) * mh:besttvshows:Peg + Cat
 * 26) * Robocar Poli
 * 27) * Super Wings
 * 28) * Duda & Dada
 * 29) * mh:besttvshows:Molang
 * 30) * Sunny Bunnies (seasons 1-4)
 * 31) * Chi's Sweet Adventures
 * 32) * Rainbow Ruby
 * 33) * Leo and Tig
 * 34) * mh:besttvshows:True and the Rainbow Kingdom
 * 35) * The Adventures of Paddington (2019)
 * 36) * StarBeam
 * 37) * mh:besttvshows:Elinor Wonders Why
 * 38) * And many more great well-known shows!
 * 39) Their shows have likable/interesting characters who appeared in several bumpers, commercials and promos.
 * 40) They had great well-known movies, such as:
 * 41) * Babar: The Movie
 * 42) * Nick & Noel
 * 43) * The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
 * 44) * The Wiggles Movie
 * 45) * The Wiggles: Wiggle Time! (1998)
 * 46) * The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (1998)
 * 47) * The Wiggles: Toot Toot!
 * 48) * Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer
 * 49) * Babar: King of the Elephants
 * 50) * The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
 * 51) * mh:greatestmovies:The Adventures of Elmo In Grouchland
 * 52) * The Wiggles: It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!
 * 53) * Franklin and the Green Knight
 * 54) * The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
 * 55) * The Little Polar Bear
 * 56) * The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
 * 57) * Franklin's Magic Christmas
 * 58) * The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
 * 59) * Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids
 * 60) * Back to School with Franklin
 * 61) * Laura's Star (2004)
 * 62) * Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends: The Prince, the Princess, and the Bee
 * 63) * Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!
 * 64) * Wubbzy's Big Movie!
 * 65) * Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubb Idol
 * 66) * Kawa no Hikari
 * 67) * Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian
 * 68) * Les Aventures de Bébé Lilly - Le spectacle musical
 * 69) * Yona Yona Penguin
 * 70) * Care Bears to the Rescue
 * 71) * Care Bears: The Giving Festival
 * 72) * Care Bears: Share Bear Shines
 * 73) * Bébé Lilly et Le Mystère de L'Étoile Bleue
 * 74) * Laura's Star and the Dream Monster
 * 75) * Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer
 * 76) * Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island
 * 77) * And many more great well-known movies!
 * 78) Several guest stars from special events such as:
 * 79) * The Wiggles
 * 80) * Annie Brocoli
 * 81) * Piwi Club
 * 82) * Rémi Guichard
 * 83) * Ilona Mitrecey
 * 84) * Pinocchio (alongside with Marilou)
 * 85) * Karol
 * 86) * Dorothée
 * 87) * Pigloo
 * 88) * Bébé Lilly
 * 89) * Fleur de Vanille
 * 90) * Baby Hip Hop
 * 91) * Florabelle
 * 92) * Titou Le Lapinou
 * 93) * Viky
 * 94) * Gummibär
 * 95) * Silly Le Petit Phoque
 * 96) * Schnuffel (alongside with Schnuffelienchen)
 * 97) * Clara Chocolat
 * 98) * Baby Vuvu
 * 99) * Loulou
 * 100) * Kids United
 * 101) * And many more guest stars!
 * 102) The original era may have ended in 2011, but it has a great replacement, being Piwi+.

2002-2010

 * 1) The CGI animation may be cheap, lazy and unfinished, but it has good qualities where Happy Planet comes to life.
 * 2) * Additionally, the background designs can be nice to look at.
 * 3) * The mascots in Happy Planet have cute and adorable character designs.
 * 4) Passable voice acting and dialogue, mainly from Naïke Fauveau, Brigitte Guedj, Caroline Combes, Valérie Lecot, Fily Keita, Sauvane Delanoë, Blanche Ravalec, Lucile Boulanger, Lara Saarbach, Annabelle Roux, and Kelly Marot.
 * 5) The narration is decent, especially when it's Magali Barney narrating.

2011-present

 * 1) The CGI animation looks great and very beautiful, even for 2011 standards. The CGI animation is often said to arguably have the best CGI animation in history, which is pretty impressive for preschoolers.
 * 2) Solid voice acting, mainly from Clara Quilichini.
 * 3) The narrations are very good, especially when they originally had Saïd Amadis, then Philippe Lévy, and currently François Berland.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The CGI animation in the original era can be cheap, lazy and unfinished, even for 2002 standards, with lots of bright colors, plastic shading, and stiff character movements. It doesn't help that the original era has bad CGI mixed with live-action segments.
 * 2) * Even the CGI animation in the original era hasn't aged well ranging from poorly made in Maya and 3ds Max to just plain weird.
 * 3) * The character models in the original era can look a bit grotesque, rubbery and stiff, particularly the mascots in Happy Planet.
 * 4) While the voice acting and dialogue in the original era is passable, it can get annoying and obnoxious, because the character voices are way too childish and extremely high-pitched.
 * 5) The channel had some mediocre/bad shows such as:
 * 6) * mh:terribletvshows:Jay Jay the Jet Plane
 * 7) * Elmo's World
 * 8) * The Wiggles (TV Series 3-6)
 * 9) * Franny's Feet
 * 10) * My Little Pony (2003-2007)
 * 11) * Trotro
 * 12) * Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
 * 13) * Bo on the Go!
 * 14) * mh:terribletvshows:Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service
 * 15) * Fireman Sam (CGI era)
 * 16) * Angelina Ballerina (The Next Steps)
 * 17) * Dirtgirlworld
 * 18) * VeggieTales (Netflix era)
 * 19) * Bob the Builder (2015)
 * 20) * Little People (2016)
 * 21) * mh:terribletvshows:Noddy, Toyland Detective
 * 22) * Sunny Bunnies (seasons 5 & 6)
 * 23) * And many more mediocre/bad shows.
 * 24) Their shows had some unlikable/generic and bland characters who appeared in several bumpers, commercials and promos.
 * 25) The channel also had some mediocre/bad movies such as:
 * 26) * The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
 * 27) * The Wiggles: Space Dancing - An Animated Adventure
 * 28) * The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
 * 29) * The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
 * 30) * The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
 * 31) * mh:awfulmovies:Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot
 * 32) * The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
 * 33) * In Search of Santa
 * 34) * The Wiggles: LIVE Hot Potatoes!
 * 35) * The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
 * 36) * The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie
 * 37) * mh:awfulmovies:My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas
 * 38) * The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
 * 39) * mh:awfulmovies:My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade
 * 40) * The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
 * 41) * The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
 * 42) * The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
 * 43) * My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow
 * 44) * mh:awfulmovies:The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
 * 45) * Fireman Sam: The Great Fire of Pontypandy
 * 46) * mh:awfulmovies:Gummibär: The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa
 * 47) * Fireman Sam: Ultimate Heroes
 * 48) * Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
 * 49) * Fireman Sam: Set for Action!
 * 50) * Fireman Sam: Norman Price and the Mystery in the Sky
 * 51) * Laura's Star (2021)
 * 52) * And many more mediocre/bad movies.
 * 53) The end of the original era could be unfortunate to some people, especially to those who grew up watching this era.
 * 54) The original era's final 5 years, 2007-2011, while not terrible, are considered to be the weakest years of the block, as they started to decay due to having less new shows for each year, which caused them to be beaten by TiJi during those years. But, when it became Piwi+, Canal+ rose back up again.
 * 55) The sunshine mascot and the objects in the modern era (depending on your view) can look creepy to look at, despite being cute. Their character designs also make them look like something that would belong in the Kirby franchise rather than the modern era.