Carrapatos e Catapultas

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Carrapatos e Catapultas, sometimes translated as Duck-Ticks and Catapults, [1] is a Brazilian animated cartoon series produced by the project Anima TV.

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The program is a co-production of Elephant Zoom Studio with TV Brasil and the TV Cultura. It was one of two winners of a contest organized to support the creation of Brazilian series.

Series creator and writer Almir Correia, has as his main influences cartoon surrealist comedy such as Rocko's Modern Life and SpongeBob SquarePants , as well as science-fiction series.

The first season of Ticks and Catapults had 14 episodes, made for children aged 8 to 12. Through a mood based on innocent language, the series aims to make young people enjoy and think about issues relevant to their day-to-day lives.

Synopsis

Ticks and Catapults presents the exciting adventures of ticks with duck beaks named Bum, Bod, Sweepstake and Quietly, who are all friends. On their planet, ticks are born with parachutes and they travel by catapult.

Characters

Secondary

Dubbing

characterDubber
Bum
Fábio Silvestre
Doctor Froide
Bod
Cyro Ridal
Sweepstake
Marccão Freire
Quietly
Enemar Passos
Gift Corleone
Mrs. Anna
Mother Bum
Priscilla Miquilussi
Bonaparte
João Batista de Lara
Pedráculos
Paty
Kely Varela
Severino
Vadeco
Splash
Super Hyper Mega Tick
Leonard Tick
Fernando Kadlu
Tic and Tac

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginal airing
DebutEnding
1 14August 4, 2011April 15, 2012
2 13July 8, 2015February 1, 2016
3 13January 1, 2018March 7, 2018

Streaming

NationStationTitlePrimeira Transmissão
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil TV Brasil Carrapatos e CatapultasApril 17, 2010
TV Cultura April 23, 2010
Cartoon Network February 18, 2012
Tooncast June 2013
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Tooncast Garrapatas y CatapultasJune 2013
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica

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References

  1. "Duck-ticks and Catapults", Cartoon Brew, 10 October 2010, retrieved 25 June 2016