Grisù
Grisù is the title character of the animated Italian television series Grisù di draghetto.
Grisù | |
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Country of origin | Italy |
Original language(s) | Italian |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 53 |
Production | |
Running time | 13min |
Release | |
Original network | RAI |
Picture format | 4:3 |
First shown in | 1964, 1972 |
Original release | 1964 – 1975 |
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]
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.
International broadcast
Italy - Rai 1
- Boomerang
Germany Canada South Africa France Argentina
References
- Marco Giusti. Il grande libro di Carosello. Frassinelli, 2004. ISBN 8876847855.
- Giorgio Vasta. Die Glasfresser. DVA, 2011. ISBN 364105320X.
- Daniel Valentin Simion. Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
- "Des émissions spéciales pour tous". Ici Radio-Canada - Programme de la télévision. 12 (52). 23 December 1978. p. 5.