Grisù

Grisù is the title character of the animated Italian television series Grisù il draghetto.

Grisù
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes53
Production
Running time13min
Release
Original networkRAI
Picture format4:3
First shown in1964, 1972
Original release1964 (1964) –
1975 (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]

On November 18, 2020, it was announced that a CGI revival of the series is currently in the works.[4]

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

References
  1. Marco Giusti (2004). Il grande libro di Carosello. Frassinelli, 2004. ISBN 8876847855.
  2. Giorgio Vasta (27 January 2011). Die Glasfresser. DVA, 2011. ISBN 978-3641053208.
  3. Daniel Valentin Simion (2009). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
  4. https://kidscreen.com/2020/11/18/zdf-toon2tango-fly-with-new-series/
  5. "Des émissions spéciales pour tous". Ici Radio-Canada - Programme de la télévision. 12 (52). 23 December 1978. p. 5.
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