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Grisù il draghetto is an animated Italian television series whose title character is Grisù, a dragon.
Creation
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.
Characters
- Grisù: the main protagonist of the series. He's a young dragon that, despite being the youngest of a large breed of dragons, the Draconis, dreams of becoming a firefighter.[3] In the original Italian version, he was voiced by Paolo Torrisi.
- Fume: Grisù's dad, he loves everything that contains fire and hates his son's aspiration to become a firefighter. In the original Italian version, he was voiced by Germano Longo.
- Sir Cedric: Fume and Grisù's human neighbour. He often finds recommendations for Grisù to do the most difficult jobs. In the original Italian version, he was voiced by Gino Pagnani.
- Lady Rowena: Sir Cedric's wife. In the original Italian version, she was voiced by Isa Di Marzio.
- Stuffy: Sir Cedric's dog. His role is sometimes served between the guardian and the butler.
- Krazy: Grisù's girlfriend. She comes from the planet Dracone. Unlike Grisù or his dad Fume, she doesn't spit flames from her mouth. She's small and can't speak, but she expresses herself through various types of sounds.
- Torvo the bird: one of Fume and Grisù's neighbours. He's a Scottish bird, who lives near the nobleman, who despite trying to escape the dragon (Grisù) every time, he's invariably hit by a flame.
Revival
On November 18, 2020, it was announced that a CGI revival of the series was in the works.[4] The show was released on December 4, 2023 and it currently airs on Rai Yoyo, Kika and JimJam.[5]
International broadcast
- Italy
- Germany
- France
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- ČST1 (dubbed into Czech as 'Příhody dráčka Soptíka')
- Slovakia
- ČST1 (dubbed into Slovak as 'Dráčik'. There was another dub which was made in 2008 for DVD releases.)
- South Africa
- Arab League
- Various regional channels in the Arab League countries
- Australia
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Belgium
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.