Tommy e Oscar

Tommy & Oscar
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Created by	Max Alessandrini and Iginio Straffi
Starring	Max Alessandrini; Valentino Grassetti; Francesco Artibani; Luca Raffaelli; Tito Faraci
Composer(s)	Roberto Belelli and Francesco Sardella (ph Music WorX s.rl.)
Country of origin	Italy
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	50
Production
Running time	30 mins.
Production company(s)	Rainbow S.r.l. ; Rai Fiction
Distributor	Saban Entertainment
Release
Original network	Rai 1
Original release	2000 –; 2002

Tommy and Oscar (Italian: Tommy e Oscar) is an Italian animated television series created by Max Alessandrini and Iginio Straffi -graphic creation by Pietro Dichiara( Oscar is a two-handed creation with Carlo Rambaldi), and produced by the Italian company Rainbow S.r.l. and by RAI Fiction and Arab-Malaysian Corporation Berhad. A feature film was planned for 2004 on the characters of the series, which however remained unpublished.

Premise

Professor Leonard is the classic mad, bizarre and eccentric scientist . His amazing inventions often end with unpredictable results. However, thanks to these inventions, his nephew Tommy becomes a superhero intent on protecting the world from Caesar, an unscrupulous businessman.

Tommy, a 10-year-old boy with his alien friend Oscar and his friends Yukari and Peter along with his uncle, Professor Leonard, join forces to stop the evil desires of Caesar. His strategies for getting rich, however, are diabolical plans to make money quickly without considering the disastrous consequences.

Fortunately, our heroes are not alone. There are Yukari, an expert in martial arts, and Peter, a talented black musician. Together they will have to save animals, protect forests and reveal complicated secrets. Life is never easy for Tommy & Oscar! This adventurous series is an explosive cocktail of suspense, gags and music.

Characters

The main town in the series Rainbow City, which takes its name from the production company of the series.

Tommy – A blond boy of about 10 years who lives with his eccentric uncle Leonard and Oscar.
Oscar – A fun and weird pink alien who eats musical notes that can change his body at will.
Yukari – A girl of Japanese origin, full of action, her dance attack is the Katonga Dance.
Prof. Leonard – Bizarre scientist, but a great inventor. Is Tommy's uncle and lives with him.
Peter – Is Tommy's best friend, and he has a music store. He is voiced by Oliver Grainger.
Woody Alien - is Oscar's friend who lives on their home planet: Pianota. His name is a parody of the name of director Woody Allen .
Buck – A dog that can walk on their front legs, he lives with Tommy and Oscar.
Caesar – Unscrupulous, low and ugly, he is convinced that the only thing that counts is money, and does not spare oppression to get rich.
Ork and Dork – Pair of idiots apes, with speech but not of intellect. They works for Caesar as gorillas.
Decibel - A robot tyrant of Pianota, a sort of alien counterpart to Caesar.

Since their first appearance in the two educational CD-ROM "The Phantom of the Theatre" (awarded in 1996 with the prestigious "Bologna Media Prize") and "Mission Music" (1998), the characters of Tommy and Oscar have been very successful worldwide, especially in Europe, Latin America and Asia.

Episodes

An Adventure in Tune Town
Jingle Jeopardy
Jurassic Park
The King of Toys
Love is Blind, Caesar!
The Mystery of Blue Water Lake
Operation Sunflower
Oscar Kidnapped
Oscar's Dream
Parrot's Island
Past, Present and Future Garbage!
Basketballmnia
Phan Tom Manor
The Pioneer's Comeback!
The Secret of Olaf the Viking
The Singing Crystal
A Super Home Stain Remover
Tommy and Oscar Show
The Ultimate Challenge
Yukari in Distress

Dubbing


Character	Italian voice actor
Tommy	Monica Ward
Oscar	Luca Violini
Yukari	Beatrice Margiotti
Zio Leonard	Toni Orlandi
Cesare	Goffredo Matassi

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