Grisù
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| Grisù | |
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| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 13min |
| Original release | |
| Network | RAI |
| Release | 1964 – 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[edit]
- Italy
- Germany
- France
- 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
- Arab League
- Various regional channels in the Arab League countries
- Australia
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Austria
DVD releases[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b Marco Giusti (2004). Il grande libro di Carosello. Frassinelli, 2004. ISBN 8876847855.
- ^ a b Giorgio Vasta (27 January 2011). Die Glasfresser. DVA, 2011. ISBN 978-3641053208.
- ^ a b Daniel Valentin Simion (2009). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
- ^ "ZDF, Toon2Tango fly with new series".
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