Once Upon a Time... Man
Once Upon a Time... Man Episode Ratings Heatmap
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| S1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
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About
"World history condensed into cartoon fables for kids"
This French animated series traces the entire sweep of human history, from cave-dwelling ancestors through empires, revolutions, and industrial upheaval, using a recurring cast of simply drawn, big-nosed characters who represent recurring social types across every era. Each episode is a brisk, narrated chapter that compresses centuries into twenty-some minutes, favoring broad historical strokes over nuance. It plays like a picture-book history lesson brought to life, warm and earnest rather than flashy, clearly aimed at children but carried by genuine ambition and a surprising amount of heart for something so didactic.
the ambitious attempt to compress all of human history into approachable animated parables.
you want nuanced storytelling rather than simplified, narrator-driven historical summaries.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Et la terre fut... | 7.3 | 124 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | L'homme du Néanderthal | 7.0 | 105 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Le Cro-Magnon | 7.0 | 99 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Les vallées fertiles | 7.2 | 96 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Les premiers empires | 7.1 | 93 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Le siècle de Périclès | 7.5 | 87 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Pax Romana | 7.4 | 85 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Les conquêtes de l'Islam | 6.9 | 81 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Les Carolingiens | 7.1 | 80 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | L'âge des Vikings | 7.4 | 79 | 27 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Les bâtisseurs de cathédrales | 7.3 | 78 | 27 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Les voyages de Marco Polo | 7.3 | 77 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | La guerre de cent ans | 7.0 | 76 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Le quattrocento | 7.6 | 77 | 27 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Le siècle d'or espagnol | 6.9 | 75 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | L'Angleterre d'Élizabeth | 6.5 | 73 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | L'âge d'or des Provinces-Unies | 6.9 | 72 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Le grand siècle de Louis XIV | 7.2 | 72 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Pierre le Grand et son époque | 7.2 | 73 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Le siècle des lumières | 7.1 | 71 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | L'Amérique | 6.8 | 74 | 27 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | 1789-1814 (La révolution française) | 6.7 | 76 | 27 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Le printemps des peuples | 7.1 | 72 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 24 | Ah! La Belle Époque (de 1900 à 1914) | 6.6 | 71 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 25 | Les années folles | 7.3 | 75 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 26 | Il était une fois... la terre (Et demain?) | 6.8 | 87 | 25 min |