| Mr. Hiccup | |
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| Created by | Piero Angela and Bruno Bozzetto |
| Opening theme | Mr. Hiccup Always Has the Hiccups |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3 minutes (approx.) [1] |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1983 – 1996 |
Mr. Hiccup is an animated series created by Italtoons Corporation in 1983. The character and initial shorts were initially created by Piero Angela and Bruno Bozzetto and developed into 39 three-minute episodes and several dozen shorts. [1]
The series focuses on the life of Mr. Hiccup, who is a little man with a normal life, a normal job, a normal home, and one not-so-normal problem: chronic hiccups. [1]
Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The films were designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, booby traps and other military subjects, and to improve troop morale. Primarily, they demonstrate the negative consequences of doing things wrong. The main character's name is a play on the military slang acronym SNAFU, "Situation Normal: All Fucked Up".
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Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness is a 1976 traditionally animated Italian feature film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. It is the first feature film of Mr. Rossi.
Mr. Rossi's Dreams is a 1977 traditionally animated Italian feature film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. Is the second feature film of Mr. Rossi.
Mr. Rossi's Vacation is a 1978 traditionally animated Italian feature film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. It is the third and last film featuring Mr. Rossi.
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