Trulli Tales
Trulli Tales (/truːliːɛ/), fully known as Trulli Tales: The Adventures of Trullalleri, is an Italian-French-Canadian animated children's television series created by Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo. The series first premiered on October 17, 2017 on Gloobinho in Brazil.[2] The series was produced by Fandango TV, Congedo CulturArte, Gaumont Animation, Groupe PVP, and Rai Fiction with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, the collaboration of Radio-Canada and produced in association with The Walt Disney Company EMEA.
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 Official logo featuring the main characters. From left to right: Sun, Ring, Stella, and Zip. | |
| Also known as | Trulli Tales: The Adventures of Trullalleri |
| Genre | Fictional Science Fiction Comedy Action-Adventure |
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| Based on | A book published by Congedo Editore[1] |
| Directed by | Éric Gosselet |
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| Theme music composer | Alessandro Boriani |
| Opening theme | "Trulli Tales" by Sonja Ball, Angela Galuppo, and Eleanor Noble |
| Ending theme | "Trulli Tales" (instrumental) |
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| Original languages | Italian French English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
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| Distributor | Congedo CulturArte Gaumont Animation |
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| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | Brazil |
| Original release | October 17, 2017 – February 14, 2019 |
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Set in the fictional world of Trullalleri or Trulliland (which is meant to resemble Alberobello),[1] the series revolves around four children and one teacher who learn how to cook from their Grandma Trulli's cookbook from the past. But when Copperpot tries to steal it, the four children; Ring, Zip, Stella, and Sun, must stop him with the magical power from their wands.
Characters
Main
- Ring (voiced by Eleanor Noble) – The talented leader of the group. He is a generous and kind friend, but can also be a little self-confident and vain. He is good at cooking and is the one in the group who selects the ingredients for each recipe. His wand is a fork and also a magnet, which is able to attract objects. He has brown hair, dark eyes, dressed in red.
- Zip (voiced by Sonja Ball) – The sportsman of the group. He is nice and funny, but sometimes he proves to be moody and impatient. He deals with mincing, blending, and cutting the ingredients selected by Ring. His wand is a kitchen whisk that can create wind. He has orange hair and green eyes and dressed in blue.
- Stella (voiced by Sonja Ball) – The most vaporous of the group. Although at many times she is quite inattentive, distracted, careless, childish, and naive, she can be good-natured, kind, sensitive, polite, and sweet. She is talented in decorating, as shown by her ability to decorate the dishes. Her wand is a spatula that she uses to decorate the food made by her and her friends. She has brown hair, brown eyes, dressed in yellow.
- Sun (voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel) – The first of the group's class. She is very determined, intelligent, and brilliant, but can be touchy and stubborn. She takes care of cooking the dishes in the group. Her wand is a spoon, which she uses to control temperatures. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and is dressed in pink.
- Miss Frisella (voiced by Eleanor Noble) - Owner of the Trulli Kingdom bakery and keeper of the Magic Cookbook
- Trulli Grandma (voiced by Sonja Ball) - Creator of the Magic Cookbook and would guide the kids through riddles that would help them solve any of their problems.
Villains
- Copperpot (voiced by Richard M. Dumont) – The main villain who always tries to steal the Magic cookbook. He would always brag about being a genius. It is revealed in I Want to Bread Free that he wants the Magic Cookbook to free his one of his ancestors Copperpan who is trapped inside.
- Athenina (voiced by Jennifer Seguin) – Copperpot's pet owl.
Recurring
- Terry and Lu (voiced by Sonja Ball and Angela Galuppo) - A spider and snail that appear at the beginning and end of every episode.
- Trulli King (voiced by Terrence Scammell) - The ruler of TrulliLand who has a collection of Donkey antiques
Other Characters
- Professor Chump - The coach of the TrulliBall team
- Oscar – A student at the Trulli School and friend of the Wizard Chefs
- Copperpan - Copperpot's ancestor who is trapped inside the Magic Cookbook which is the reason why Copperpot wants the book himself.
- Moldy Mean Genie - A being that traps others in bottles
- Mommypot - Copperpot’s mother
Production
Trulli Tales is produced by Fandango TV, Congedo CulturArte, and Rai Fiction in Italy, Gaumont Animation in France, and Groupe PVP in Canada. Gaumont and Groupe formed a co-production agreement for this series, alongside Belle and Sebastian in 2015.[3] The series was inspired by a book published by Congedo.[1]
The show was commissioned by The Walt Disney Company for its Disney Junior channels in the EMEA regions, alongside Rai Fiction for Rai YoYo in Italy, Ici Radio-Canada Télé in Canada, and Globosat's Gloobinho in Brazil.[4] Boat Rocker Media represents the property for consumer products in the United Kingdom.[5]
Episodes
Every episode of the series was directed by Éric Gosselet.
| No. | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Italian air date | U.S. air date | Prod. code [6] | ||||||
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| 1 | "Humble Pie" | TBA | TBA | December 11, 2017 | October 12, 2019 | 101 | ||||||
| 2 | "The Victorious Pound Cake" | TBA | TBA | December 12, 2017 | October 12, 2019 | 102 | ||||||
| 3 | "Princess for a Day" | TBA | TBA | December 13, 2017 | October 19, 2019 | 114 | ||||||
| 4 | "Curiosity Banana Souffle" | TBA | TBA | December 14, 2017 | December 14, 2019 | 116 | ||||||
| 5 | "Perfume for Miss Frisella" | TBA | TBA | December 15, 2017 | November 30, 2019 | 115 | ||||||
| 6 | "Sincere Stromboli" | TBA | TBA | December 16, 2017 | January 10, 2020 | 130 | ||||||
| 7 | "A Genie's Plan" | TBA | TBA | December 17, 2017 | February 10, 2020 | 132 | ||||||
| 8 | "Sun's Lost Notebook" | TBA | TBA | December 18, 2017 | December 28, 2019 | 120 | ||||||
| 9 | "Big Bad Breath" | TBA | TBA | December 19, 2017 | October 26, 2019 | 105 | ||||||
| 10 | "Friendship Tea" | TBA | TBA | December 20, 2017 | November 30, 2019 | 113 | ||||||
| 11 | "Whack-A-Hole" | TBA | TBA | December 21, 2017 | January 9, 2020 | 129 | ||||||
| 12 | "Brave Fruit Salad" | TBA | TBA | December 22, 2017 | December 21, 2019 | 118 | ||||||
| 13 | "Coppercat" | TBA | TBA | March 3, 2018 | January 7, 2020 | 124 | ||||||
| 14 | "Kingly Cake" | TBA | TBA | March 4, 2018 | November 23, 2019 | 112 | ||||||
| 15 | "Patient Pudding" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | TBA | March 10, 2018 | October 5, 2019 | 104 | ||||||
| 16 | "Dragonina" | TBA | TBA | March 11, 2018 | November 2, 2019 | 109 | ||||||
| 17 | "Phantom Pumpkin Cake" | TBA | TBA | March 17, 2018 | October 19, 2019 | 107 | ||||||
| 18 | "Don't Waste Food" | Eddy Fluchon & Philippe Naas | TBA | March 18, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | 131 | ||||||
| 19 | "Hero by Mistake" | TBA | TBA | March 24, 2018 | December 14, 2019 | 117 | ||||||
| 20 | "S.O.S. Milkshake" | TBA | TBA | March 25, 2018 | October 26, 2019 | 106 | ||||||
| 21 | "A Sticky Situation" | TBA | TBA | March 31, 2018 | December 21, 2019 | 119 | ||||||
| 22 | "Pizzaica" | TBA | TBA | April 1, 2018 | November 2, 2019 | 110 | ||||||
| 23 | "Treasure Omelet" | TBA | TBA | April 7, 2018 | January 8, 2020 | 126 | ||||||
| 24 | "Babble Apple" | TBA | TBA | April 8, 2018 | November 23, 2019 | 111 | ||||||
| 25 | "Wise Margherita Pizza" | TBA | TBA | April 14, 2018 | February 13, 2020 | 139 | ||||||
| 26 | "Beards for One, Beards for All" | TBA | TBA | April 15, 2018 | January 7, 2020 | 125 | ||||||
| 27 | "Crazy Carrot Muffins" | Thomas LaPierre | TBA | April 21, 2018 | January 6, 2020 | 123 | ||||||
| 28 | "False Alarm" | TBA | TBA | April 22, 2018 | January 6, 2020 | 122 | ||||||
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| 29 | "Sorbet on Ice" | TBA | TBA | June 13, 2018 | December 7, 2019 | 108 | ||||||
| 30 | "Gingerbread Castle" | TBA | TBA | June 17, 2018 | December 7, 2019 | 137 | ||||||
| 31 | "Pie of Truth" | Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo | Davide Veca | July 2, 2018 | October 5, 2019 | 103 | ||||||
| 32 | "Clock-A-Doodle-Doo" | TBA | TBA | July 11, 2018 | December 28, 2019 | 121 | ||||||
| 33 | "Kaboom Cake" | TBA | TBA | July 14, 2018 | January 8, 2020 | 127 | ||||||
| 34 | "Oscar's Nose" | TBA | TBA | July 14, 2018 | January 9, 2020 | 128 | ||||||
| 35 | "The New Kid in Class" | TBA | TBA | July 17, 2018 | February 10, 2020 | 133 | ||||||
| 36 | "Mega Giga Burger" | TBA | TBA | July 17, 2018 | February 11, 2020 | 134 | ||||||
| 37 | "A Trulli Fairy Emergency" | Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo | TBA | July 18, 2018 | February 11, 2020 | 135 | ||||||
| 38 | "Olympiads" | TBA | TBA | July 18, 2018 | February 12, 2020 | 136 | ||||||
| 39 | "The Royal Ball" | TBA | TBA | July 19, 2018 | February 12, 2020 | 138 | ||||||
| 40 | "Oil of Fame" | Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo | TBA | July 20, 2018 | February 13, 2020 | 140 | ||||||
| 41 | "The Rabbit Affair" | TBA | TBA | July 21, 2018 | May 12, 2020 | 142 | ||||||
| 42 | "Mousey" | TBA | TBA | July 22, 2018 | April 12, 2020 | 143 | ||||||
| 43 | "Guilty Gressini" | TBA | TBA | July 22, 2018 | April 12, 2020 | 144 | ||||||
| 44 | "Copperfly" | TBA | TBA | July 23, 2018 | May 11, 2020 | 145 | ||||||
| 45 | "The King's Donkey" | TBA | TBA | July 23, 2018 | May 11, 2020 | 146 | ||||||
| 46 | "Stella's Ribbon" | TBA | TBA | July 24, 2018 | May 13, 2020 | 147 | ||||||
| 47 | "Tarallini's Day" | TBA | TBA | July 24, 2018 | May 13, 2020 | 148 | ||||||
| 48 | "Cloudy with a Chance of Onions" | TBA | TBA | July 25, 2018 | May 14, 2020 | 149 | ||||||
| 49 | "New Oil Day" | TBA | TBA | July 25, 2018 | May 14, 2020 | 150 | ||||||
| 50 | "Surprising Pea Soup" | TBA | TBA | February 9, 2019 | May 12, 2020 | 141 | ||||||
| 51 52 | "I Wand to Bread Free" | T.J. Stehly | TBA | February 14, 2019[9] | April 19, 2020 | 151 152 | ||||||
Broadcast
Trulli Tales debuted October 17, 2017 on Gloobinho in Brazil.[2][10] The series premiered on December 11, 2017 on Disney Junior in Italy,[11] and later June 11, 2018 on Rai YoYo.[12] In Canada, the series premiered on Ici Radio-Canada Télé on January 6, 2018,[13] and on Knowledge Network on May 7, 2018.
On December 11, 2017, the series debuted across many Disney Junior channels in the EMEA area, including France and the UK and Ireland. The series also premiered in the latter on Tiny Pop on January 21, 2019.[14] In South Africa, the series premiered on February 26, 2018.[15] In Singapore, the series premiered on Channel 5 on July 15, 2019.[16] On October 5, the series premiered in the United States on Nick Jr.[17] As of November 2019, the series had been sold to 177 territories globally.[18]
Awards
Trulli Tales was awarded the Prix Gémeaux for best animated series in 2018.[19] In 2019, it became the first television series to win the Italian Creativity Award from the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in the United States.[18]
Merchandise
Giochi Preziosi launched a series of toys for the series in 2018, which were distributed in Italy and the United Kingdom.[5][20] Additional merchandise was produced for Italian release, including educational toys, tissues, stickers, and food products.[5] Panini began publishing an official magazine in November 2019.[21]
References
- "'Trulli Tales', the new Disney cartoon set in Alberobello". All About Italy. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- Castro, Daniel (October 10, 2017). "Nova estreia". Noticias da TV (in Portuguese).
- Cummins, Julianna (September 29, 2015). "Groupe PVP, Gaumont Animation pact on two series". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- "Nicolas Atlan - President of Animation, Gaumont". TV Kids. Worldscreen. September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- "Boat Rocker to represent Trulli Tales | Toy World Magazine". toyworldmag.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- "Shows A-Z - trulli tales on nick jr". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- https://tvprofil.com/it/guida-tv/#!datum=2017-12-11&kanal=disney-junior-it
- https://tvprofil.com/it/guida-tv/#!datum=2018-06-13&kanal=rai-yoyo
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200404172824/http://www.stasera-tv.com/programmazione/rai-yoyo-9/2019-02-14
- Redazione (2018-12-18). "Trulli Tales, awarded and famous all over the world". quivalleditria.it. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- "Trulli Tales, il nuovo cartone per la Disney è ambientato ad Alberobello". Animation Magazine (in Italian). November 20, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ""TRULLI TALES: THE ADVENTURES OF THE TRULLALLERI" ON AIR ON TV FROM JUNE 11TH ON RAI YOYO". Licensing Magazine. June 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- "Animated series Trulli Tales soon to be broadcast on ICI Radio-Canada!". Groupe PVP. December 19, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- "One for your diary - brand new Trulli Tales starts 21st January at 4pm!". Tiny Pop. Facebook. January 18, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- "Trulli Tales - NEW SERIES - Starting Monday 26th February @ 18:00!". Disney Channel. YouTube. February 5, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- "Trulli Tales Show Info". Toggle.sg. MediaCorp. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- "Nick Jr. USA to Premiere 'Trulli Tales' on Saturday, October 5, 2019". NickALive. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- Presicce, Claudia (November 20, 2019). "Trulli tales, in America il premio per la creatività". Quotidiano Di Puglia (in Italian). Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "TRULLI TALES AWARDED AT THE PRIX GÉMEAUX". Licensing Magazine. September 20, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- "Giochi Preziosi firma la linea di giocattoli su licenza Trulli Tales". Hitech Web (in Italian). June 19, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- "TRULLI TALES – THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE". Licensing Magazine. November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
- Trulli Tales at IMDb