Pet Pals

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Pet Pals
Also known asCuccioli
Created bySergio Manfio
Francesco Manfio
Written bySergio Manfio
Francesco Manfio
Anna Manfio
Davide Stefano
Directed bySergio Manfio
Voices ofEdoardo Nefola
Laura Lenghi
Monica Ward
Gigi Rosa
Paolo Lombardi
Paola Giannetti
Franco Mannella
Enrico Di Troia
Manuel Neli
ComposersSergio Manfio
Lorenzo Tomio (season 5)
Country of originItaly
France (season 1)
China (season 1)
India (seasons 2–4)
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes156
Production
Executive producersPietro Campedelli
Steven Ching (season 1)
Sonia Farnesi (RAI, season 5)
ProducersFrancesco Manfio (Gruppo Alcuni)
Lucia Bolzoni (RAI, seasons 1–4)
Catherine Wong (season 1)
EditorUmberto Barison (seasons 2–5)
Running time13 minutes
Production companies Rai Fiction
Gruppo Alcuni
Alphanim (season 1)
Agogo Media (season 1)
DQ Entertainment (seasons 2–4)
Original release
Network Rai 2
Rai Yoyo
Rai Gulp
Rai 3
CBeebies
BBC Two
CBBC
Release21 October 2003 (2003-10-21) 
2016 (2016)

Pet Pals (Italian : Cuccioli) is an Italian animated television series. It was created by Sergio Manfio and Francesco Manfio while the Disney cartoonist Giorgio Cavazzano served as art director. [1] Two feature films based on the series were produced: Cuccioli - Il codice di Marco Polo in 2010 and Cuccioli - Il paese del vento in 2014. [2]

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Plot

The antagonist, Crow Witch, hates the city of Venice, and she wants to drain the Venetian lagoon, but the Pet Pals, an animal team that consists of the six primary protagonists (Holly, a female cat; Moby, a dog; Top Hat, a rabbit; Diva, a female duck; Pio, a frog, and Nameless, a Canary), completely disagree with this idea. Their religions are Catholicism. As The Pet Pals want to fight back the witch's wicked plans, they cannot wait to get started in their most challenging mission to date, which involves finding Marco Polo's Code and saving Venice, even if this means putting their busy lives on hold for a while.

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References

  1. Sabrina Perucca. Il cinema d'animazione italiano oggi. Bulzoni, 2008. ISBN   8878703338.
  2. Redazione (26 March 2014). "Tornano i Cuccioli: sei amici animali "interattivi"". La Stampa . Retrieved 1 February 2016.