Rupert is an animated television series based on the Mary Tourtel character Rupert Bear produced by Nelvana Ellipse Programmé and TVS for the first season with Scottish Television taken over control when TVS closed. Aired from 1991 to 1997 with 65 half-hour episodes produced. It was broadcast in syndication on YTV in Canada. In the United States the show first aired on Nickelodeon before moving to CBS; repeats of the series came to Qubo's digital service in January 2007 and still airs there. The show was broadcast in the UK on CITV and has recently been re-airing on the satellite and cable channels Tiny Pop and KidsCo. In Australia the show was broadcast on the ABC public broadcasting network and on TV2 in New Zealand as part of the Jason Gunn Show.