Fred's Head (Blaise le blasé, translated Blaise the Jaded) is a Canadian-French animated series made by Spectra Animation (now Echo Media ) and Galaxy 7, and featuring Fred, a sixteen-year-old and his not-so-normal life. It is co-produced by France at 35% and by Quebec at 65%. The show premiered on October 29, 2007 and concluded its first season on July 6, 2008 with 26 episodes produced and aired. The French-language DVD collection was released 9 January 2012 in Europe. The show was formerly reran on Teletoon, and then it was moved to the Canadian French-language television channel, Unis, on September 1, 2014.

Plot

The show is a glimpse into the whirlwind life of a teenager with serious reservations about the adult world. In the courses of his adventures, a multitude of eccentric characters pull him in all directions in search of his identity: a psychotic psychologist, an extremely odd best friend, an exotic lady immune to his charms, fashion trends devotees, and a horror film aficionado. The show is noteworthy because it deals with problems like alcohol and cheating without beating around the bush; it actually talks about them outright.

Characters

Note: While the given name of most of the characters doesn't change in the French-English port, their surnames do.

Leblanc family and neighbor

The Leblanc family live in an apartment along with other neighbors.

Main teen

Aside from Blaise/Fred.

The Hart Trio

Minor characters

The less important classmates, etc.

St-Judes staff

Other families

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Voice cast

Episodes

The first season consists of 26 22-minute episodes. Each episode begins with a cold opening and ends with Fred's personal thoughts of the day.

Reception

Awards

Actra Montreal Awards

Gala des prix Gémeaux (Quebec's Geminy/Emmy Awards — Canada)

Nominations

Actra Montreal Awards

Gala des prix Gémeaux (Quebec's Geminy/Emmy Awards — Canada)

International Animation Festival in Annecy (France)

Cartoon on the bay: Pulcinella Awards (Italy)