Topo Gigio (2020 TV series)

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Topo Gigio
Topo Gigio 2020 logo.jpg
Genre
Created by
  • Maria Perego
  • Mike De Seve
  • Fabrizio Margaria
  • Davide Rosio
  • Giorgio Scorza
Based on Topo Gigio
by Maria Perego
Directed by
  • Davide Rosio
  • Giorgio Scorza
Voices of
  • Roly Gutierrez
  • Jackie Rodriguez
  • Kevin Rodriguez
  • Rosana Smith-Alvarez
  • Daniel Cortes
  • Isis Cristal Leyva
  • Mauriett Chayeb
Theme music composerDiego Maggi
Composers
  • Diego Maggi
  • Antonello Aguzzi
Country of originItaly
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52 [2] [3] (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerCecilia Quattrini (RAI)
Running time11 minutes [2] [3]
Production companies
  • Topo Gigio s.r.l.
  • Movimenti Production
Original release
Network Rai YoYo
ReleaseOctober 5, 2020 (2020-10-05) [lower-alpha 1]  
present

Topo Gigio is an Italian animated children's television series produced by Topo Gigio s.r.l. and Movimenti Production for Rai Ragazzi. It premiered on Rai YoYo on October 5, 2020. The series is based on the 1958 character of the same name by Maria Perego; this is the last project for the franchise she had worked on, with her husband, before her death in 2019.

Contents

This marks the second television series for Topo Gigio to be produced, following the 1988 anime series.

Plot

Topo Gigio follows the adventures of the title character. Accompanying him are his best friend Zoe, a little girl who helps to make things right, his buddy Bike Bob, who he rides with in the city of Townville, and the G-Team (Mole, Pigeon, Bunny Twins, Turtle, and Toad) — a pair of cute critters who only Gigio can understand — who he can call upon using his Gigio Watch. Together, they make it their mission to solve any problem in the city of Townville, travelling with the help of the G-Bus that Bob built. [1]

Characters

Main

Recurring

Production

Topo Gigio is an animated adaptation of the character of the same name that was created by Italian artist Maria Perego, and her husband Federico Caldura, in 1958. It was produced entirely in Italy between Milan and Florence by Topo Gigio s.r.l. and Movimenti Production, in collaboration with Rai Ragazzi. Both Perego and Caldura had worked on this show, the former also being a creator of it, up until her death on November 7, 2019. [4] The show is now dedicated in "loving memory" of her, as shown by a card at the end of each episode.

Early promotional material reveal that the show was originally titled "Topo Gigio: The New Animated Series". Zoe and her parents underwent severe design changes, although Gigio remained the same. Just as well, the G-Team had completely different members, including that of a flamingo, a panda, a toucan, a wolf cub, a cat, and a beaver. [4] [5]

Despite being produced in Italy, the original version of the show is English, as opposed to Italian. The English version was produced by Centauro Comunicaciones in their Miami, Florida division.

The series is distributed worldwide by For Fun Distribution, and in the United States by the New York-based Lacey Entertainment. [2]

Episodes

No.Title [3] Story byWritten byStoryboard byOriginal release dateEnglish air date
1"The Hiccup"
"Il singhiozzo"
Maria Perego and Ilenia ProvenziIlenia ProvenziEmiliano Bruzzone and Margherita De' Pazzi5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]
2"Lucky Gigio"
"Il portafortuna"
TBAUnknownTBA7 October 2020 (2020-10-07) [lower-alpha 2] TBA
3"Journey to Mars"
"Viaggio su Marte"
Maria Perego, Stephen Levinson, and Jesse NicholasStephen Levinson and Jesse Nicholas
Mike De Seve (head writer)
Fabio Idali and Margherita De' Pazzi9 October 2020 (2020-10-09) [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 4]
4"The Judo Lessons"
"La lezione di Judo"
TBATBDTBATBA (TBA) [lower-alpha 2] TBA
5"Bob the Bomb"
"Bolide Bob!"
Maria Perego and Alessandro GattiAlessandro GattiAmbra Arioli and Francesca FalascaTBA (TBA) [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 5]
6"The Ghost"
"Il fantasma notturno"
TBATBDTBATBA (TBA) [lower-alpha 2] TBA
7"Special Agent Gigio"
"Agente speciale Scuola"
TBATBDTBATBA (TBA) [lower-alpha 2] TBA
8"I'm So Attractive"
"Super attraente"
TBATBDTBATBA (TBA) [lower-alpha 2] TBA
9"Mr. Garden"
"Il tagliaerba robot"
TBATBDTBATBA (TBA) [lower-alpha 2] TBA
10"Bling Bling"
"Bling Bling!"
TBATBDTBATBA (TBA) [lower-alpha 2] TBA
11"The Comet"
"La cometa"
TBATBDTBATBA (TBA) [lower-alpha 2] TBA
12"Zoe's Secret Diary"
"Il diario segreto di Zoe"
TBATBDTBATBA (TBA) [lower-alpha 2] TBA
13"Disaster Flavor Cookies"
"Biscotti al gusto disastro!"
TBATBDTBATBA (TBA) [lower-alpha 2] TBA
14"The Great Escape"
"La grande fuga"
TBATBDTBATBA (TBA)TBA

Release

Topo Gigio first premiered in Italy on Rai YoYo on October 5, 2020, [6] with an Italian dub, although 13 episodes were released prior to RaiPlay on April 8, 2020, [4] in order to cheer up Italian families during wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

The original English version was first broadcast on Canal Panda's Spanish feed, on its English-language audio track, [8] on July 1, 2021. [9] It will also air on the English-language audio track [10] of Discovery Kids in Latin America on October 18, 2021. [11]

Two episodes were released prior to ForFun Entertainment's Vimeo channel on October 1 and October 3, 2019 ("Journey to Mars" and "Bob the Bomb" respectively). These two episodes have a different opening sequence for the show that was not used in the finalized version; the footage of it still remains remotely the same. Another episode was uploaded on July 2, 2020, "The Hiccup", now using the proper intro. [12]

Notes

  1. Two episodes of the show were released early in English in October 2019 on Vimeo, and 13 episodes of the show were released early in Italian on April 8, 2020 on RaiPlay.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 These episodes were released on April 8, 2020 on RaiPlay.
  3. This episode was released by For Fun Distribution on July 2, 2020 on Vimeo.
  4. This episode was released by For Fun Distribution on October 1, 2019 on Vimeo.
  5. This episode was released by For Fun Distribution on October 3, 2019 on Vimeo.

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