Rayman: The Animated Series

Rayman: The Animated Series or The Rayman TV Series is a children's television series featuring the French video game hero Rayman. Created by Ubisoft, the show was originally in French, but dubbed into various languages for specific countries, including the UK and Holland. LacMac is the star of a galactic circus, run by Rigatoni and Admiral Razorbeard. He and his friends are forced to live life as circus freaks, only to be hit by whips, and generally tortured. They only wish they can be free from their dreadful unfair lives. One night, after LacMac has just done a great performance, the circus closes for the night and Rigatoni picks up a new circus recruit, Rayman. Rayman is forced to stay at the circus because he can do amazing trick with his floating limbless hands. He discovers that the other performers are forced to stay in this prison when they haven't done anything bad. Rayman won't take this. That night, he helps them escape. Rigatoni hires the bumbling detective, Inspector... full article at wikipedia