What is telefrancais?

Telefrancais is a Canadian television series designed to teach children French as a second language. The show was produced by TVOntario and was originally broadcast from 1983 to 1986. The show follows two red puppet characters, Jacques and Sophie, as they go on various adventures and interact with French-speaking animals and children. The show incorporates songs, simple vocabulary, and sentence structures to help children learn French in a fun and engaging way. Telefrancais has become popular outside of Canada and has inspired similar language learning programs in other countries.