The Adventures of Inspector Sobby

Inspector Sobby, voiced by Gérard Depardieu.

A popular children's cartoon series which has appeared on Télévision Française 1 since 1985. Its eponymous character is a half-human, half-octopus who squirts ink on his foes. He is clearly based on the Apoffle Sobby, although in the cartoon the character does not have any history of prostitution.

Inspector Sobby is the only fictional character to have been awarded the Ordre des Palmes Académiques.