The Magic Roundabout scripts being word for word translations, and the characters having voices strikingly similar to the French dub's voices. Dylan and Mr. MacHenry also retain their original French names (Flappy and Bonhomme Jouvence a.k.a. Mr. Young, respectively) with Mr Rusty having Mr. McHenry's name. Aside from that however, most of the characters have their names from the British version. In 2007, a new TV version of "The Magic Roundabout" was created, with 52 x 11-minute episodes, by French animation house Action Synthese with scripts and voices produced in the UK. Directed by Graham Ralph of Silver Fox Films and produced by
The Magic Roundabout (film) arresting." Ned Martel of "The New York Times" wrote "In "Doogal" setting the world right again involves a badly paced quest for three diamonds, assorted jokes that don't land, and a daringly incoherent climactic confrontation". In 2017, writer Butch Hartman eventually apologized for "Doogal" where he revealed that most of his script was rewritten without his consent by The Weinstein Company and claimed that only 3% of his original script made it into the final film. "The Magic Roundabout" was released on DVD 18 July 2005, the film was later re-released on a 2-disc Special Edition DVD, the special features