Production
Arturo & Kiwi was created and developed in 2006 by Andrea Zingoni, [2] [3] one of the founders of Giovanotti Mondani Meccanici. The animation was produced by the Cartobaleno studio. In the two-year period 2006–2007 two series composed of 13 episodes each, featuring Italian recipes were realized. In 2008 a third series of 13 episodes entitled Arturo & Kiwi – Cooking for puppies with international recipes was produced, and two years later a fourth 13-episodes series under the same title but with both Italian and international recipes. [4] At the end of 2025, a 5th season of Arturo & Kiwi was announced and then later released. [5]
The first series was aired initially starting on May 7, 2007, from Monday to Friday within the television program for kids Trebisonda, in the afternoon time slot, on Rai 3, [6] to then move from the 12th of the same month exclusively to Saturday and Sunday in the morning, time slot maintained for the transmission of the remaining episodes of the first season and for all those of the second. Subsequently, the program was always hosted on Rai 3, on Sunday morning, inside È domenica papà , where the third and fourth series were also aired [7] Occasionally it also aired in La prova del cuoco by Rai 1 [8] [9]
In 2007 the series won the High Quality Award for Childhood Il Grillo [10] while in 2010 an iPad application was launched where the two protagonists explained, always in a humorous way, how to use utensils and kitchen appliances, along with some table manners [11]
