Famous Italian Cartoons

Aurelia

Aurelia

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Well, I have noticed that there are some Italian cartoons that I'd watched, which are also quite popular worldwide, and I shall mention a few of them. I believe these are the cartoons everyone knows about:

1) La Linea is curiously one of the most popular cartoons. It was aired in about 40 countries (not only with the same title - for example, it was Badum Badum in Slovenia and my mum called it Bajum Badum). It lasts for about two or three minutes and is about a drawn man, Mr Linea, who walks down the line and encounters various obstacles. In the beginning, it was created as an advertisement for kitchen products, but very soon the connection was broken.

2) Calimero - this cartoon was produced by Italian and Japanese TV producers and it's about a cute, little, chicken who is the only black chicken in the family and always wears half of his egg shell still on his head. Calimero is not really black, as it turns out at the end of each episode - he is only a very dirty chicken, who gets clean by washing (they advertised soap).

3) Winx Club is a fairly new cartoon (when compared to the other two I'd put), but it's also very popular in the world, especially Europe and America. It's a mixture of action and fantasy with a lot of comedic elements. It's set in the mystical dimension of Magix, where three special schools exist for fairies, witches, and warriors or specialists.

Have you watched any of these three? Share your opinions.
 
Enzo d'Alò and Lanterna Magica Studio made a number of animated movies for cinema.

More italian TV series: Corto Maltese, Coccobill, Cuocarina, La Pimpa, Cattivik.

Alan Ford, Nick Carter and Tex Willer are older cartoons, very old style, but might be an help to learn italian, you can find all in youtube.
 
I used to read Alan Ford and Tex Willer comics! They were also very popular about here, but I never thought they were Italian. And I certainly didn't know that cartoons existed. This is very interesting. My mum used to read these comics as well. Alan Ford was her favourite. I still think I have a small collection somewhere, if I hadn't already given it away to someone. Ah, memories.
 
My favorite Italian cartoon of all times has got to be Signor Rossi. I love this character that was created by Bruno Bozzetto, together with Gastone, the talking dog of Signor Rossi's neighbor. This cartoon is an absolute classic, and my childhood was enriched by it. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't miss a single episode of it, always marveling at the drawings and deeper meaning behind it. :)
 
Ratatouille is a 2007-cartoon animation that features the character Alfredo Linguini, :cool: whose name comes from Italian dishes. Alfredo is the name of the cream sauce in Italian dishes, and Linguini is a type of pasta. I can only think of this cartoon right now. The film introduces the idea that everyone can cook, even if they are not originally a chef. :D I haven't watched Calimero or La Linea or get acquainted with the Winx Club. :)
 
You're right, it does. This is very interesting. I'd heard about this, but I'd always thought it was a parrt of Winx Club, I never thought it was separate. The Pixies appeared in Season 2 and I'd watched the cartoon so long ago that I'd forgotten most of the details. I don't believe I'd missed this. Well mentioned, Hermann, thank you for your contribution. This was certainly an interesting mention!
 
I have finally seen a sample of La Linea and Calimero. They're both so adorable. The sound that the drawn man makes in La Linea is a bit unclear for me. The Calimero looks better in 3D than in flat TV cartoon animation. For language learning, Calimero is more dynamic, with lots of possibilities to learn a new word and topics of discussions.
 
True, if you want to learn Italian, then Calimero is a better choice. I don't think that La Linea was supposed to be comprehensible. It doesn't matter what he says - he's mostly complaining about the obstacles on the road, which we know because the ''artist'' then draws him something that can help him get across. It isn't really about the language, which is why it was so popular and in so many states - you don't have to translate anything! The cartoon is almost ready for broadcasting from the moment you buy it.

About 80% of Tom and Jerry cartoons are also just about sounds. There is rarely any speech among the characters - only in those cartoons where you have grandma as well. She's the one who usually says something, either to praise Tom or give him orders... Otherwise, it's mostly just about gestures and facial expressions, which is why children find it so amusing and interesting, I guess.
 
I've actually watched a lot of Winx Club in Italian to try and better my pronounciation. I'm a cartoon geek, and watching something you're interested in is incredibly helpful when trying to learn another language. I also like to watch a lot of Disney movies with the Italian dub.
I've got La Linea on my list of things to check out, but I might just move it up a bit, now that I've seen it mentioned here.
 
I dont remember any of the cartoons! I was a little too young to notice when we were in Italy and growing up in South Africa we had Afrikaans cartoons and disney which will always be my favourite.
 
Miles Hansen said:
I've actually watched a lot of Winx Club in Italian to try and better my pronounciation. I'm a cartoon geek, and watching something you're interested in is incredibly helpful when trying to learn another language. I also like to watch a lot of Disney movies with the Italian dub.
I've got La Linea on my list of things to check out, but I might just move it up a bit, now that I've seen it mentioned here.
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Do check it out. However, bear in mind that La Linea lasts for three minutes and that it can be amusing and mildly entertaining for us, but for children, it's quite interesting - I'm just giving you a fair warning: you may not be positively surprised. I did like it, though. At times, Mr Linea could be funny. I guess it all depends on the perspective.

I too had watched Winx Club, though, I must admit, I'd watched it in English (guilty). I usually watch all of my cartoons in English, except for anime, which I like subbed.
 
Aurelia said:
Do check it out. However, bear in mind that La Linea lasts for three minutes and that it can be amusing and mildly entertaining for us, but for children, it's quite interesting - I'm just giving you a fair warning: you may not be positively surprised. I did like it, though. At times, Mr Linea could be funny. I guess it all depends on the perspective.

I too had watched Winx Club, though, I must admit, I'd watched it in English (guilty). I usually watch all of my cartoons in English, except for anime, which I like subbed.
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Ciao Aurelia! Dove trovavo winx club in italiano? ho cercato dappertutto il net ma non lo posso trovare!! graziemille!
 
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