The Spaghetti Family

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The Spaghetti Family
GenreAnimation, Family
Created byBruno Bozzetto
Written byBruno Bozzetto
Country of origin Italy
Original languageItalian
No. of series1
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesThe Animation Band
SEK Studio
Mondo TV
Rai Fiction
Original release
Network Rai 3
Rai Gulp
ReleaseDecember 21, 2003 (2003-12-21)

The Spaghetti Family (Italian : La famiglia Spaghetti) is an Italian animated television series created by Bruno Bozzetto and produced by The Animation Band, Mondo TV and Rai Fiction, and animated by SEK Studio. It debuted on Rai 3 in December 2003. [1]

The show was conceived in 1996 by Bozzetto, who was inspired by his family, and a pilot was shown at the first Cartoons on the Bay festival that year. [2] The show won the Pulcinella d’Oro award at the 2003 Cartoons on the Bay. [3]

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References

  1. "Spaghetti family - La familia Spaghetti". Cartoni Online (in Italian). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. Cucciniello, Cristina (19 May 2009). "La famiglia Spaghetti in DVD". Film.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. "CARTOONS ON THE BAY: A 'LA FAMIGLIA SPAGHETTI' IL PULCINELLA D'ORO PER LA SERIE TV". e-duesse.it (in Italian). 13 April 2003. Retrieved 8 December 2017.