Grisù

Italian animation series
Grisù
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time13min
Original release
NetworkRAI
Release1964 (1964) –
1975 (1975)

Grisù il draghetto is an animated Italian television series whose title character is Grisù, a dragon.

The character was created by the Italian brothers Nino and Toni Pagot (best known as the creators of Calimero).[1][2] It first appeared in a 1964 black-and-white animated series of commercial shorts for the Mentafredda Caremoli candies, part of the television program Carosello.[1] A television series consisting of 52 episodes with the adventures of Grisù aired for the first time in 1972.[2][3] The character also named a series of book for children.

The protagonist of the series is a young dragon named Grisù that, despite being the youngest of a large breed of dragons, the Draconis, dreams of becoming a firefighter.[3]

On November 18, 2020, it was announced that a CGI revival of the series is currently in the works.[4]

International broadcast

  • Italy
    • Rai 1
    • Boomerang
    • Boing
  • Germany
    • ZDF
    • ARD
    • Pro7
    • Sat.1
    • Kabel 1
    • Nickelodeon
  • France
    • TF1
    • Canal+
    • M6
    • Canal J
    • France 3
  • Canada
  • Czech Republic
    • ČT1 (at this time as ČST1)
  • Slovakia
    • Jednotka (also at this time as ČST1, but it was broadcast in Slovak)
  • South Africa
    • SABC1 as 'Groenie die drakie' (Little green the little dragon) dubbed into Afrikaans
  • Arab League
    • Various regional channels in the Arab League countries
  • Australia
    • ABC
  • United States
    • PBS
  • United Kingdom
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Austria

DVD releases

In Italy, the entire 52-episode main show was released in a 13-volume DVD series.

In Germany, ARD Home Video released Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, and Volume 4 on October 7, 2003.

References

  1. ^ a b Marco Giusti (2004). Il grande libro di Carosello. Frassinelli, 2004. ISBN 8876847855.
  2. ^ a b Giorgio Vasta (27 January 2011). Die Glasfresser. DVA, 2011. ISBN 978-3641053208.
  3. ^ a b Daniel Valentin Simion (2009). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
  4. ^ "ZDF, Toon2Tango fly with new series".
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