Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (animated series)

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
Also known as Pirlimpimpim (English[1])
Genre Animated series
Created by Monteiro Lobato
Adapter animated series:
Rodrigo Castilho
Voices of Isabella Guarnieri
Larissa Manoela
Vini Takahashi
César Marchetti
Patrícia Scalvi
Gessy Fonseca
Opening theme Sítio do Picapau Amarelo theme
Country of origin Brazil
Original language(s) Portuguese
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 78 (65 aired)
Production
Executive producer(s) Eliane Ferreira
Reynaldo Marchesini
Fernanda Senatori
João Daniel Tikhomiroff
Production company(s) Rede Globo
Mixer
Distributor Globo Internacional
Cartoon Network
Release
Original network Rede Globo
Cartoon Network Brazil
Boomerang Latin America
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Original release January 7, 2012 (2012-01-07) – present
External links
Website

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (roughly Yellow Woodpecker Farm or Yellow Woodpecker Ranch) is an animated series loosely based on the eponymous series of books Sítio do Picapau Amarelo by Monteiro Lobato. It was first displayed on January 7, 2012, and is produced by Rede Globo and Mixer.[2] Each episode of the series took five weeks to get ready and were all based on the book of Reinações Narizinho, published in 1931 by Monteiro Lobato.[3]

Background

The animated series began to be produced in October 2010, by Mixer Productions in partnership with Rede Globo. The model sheet of the characters was created by designer Bruno Okada,[3][4] that was chosen after a competition sponsored by Rede Globo. The animation is directed by Humberto Avelar. Each episode of the series took five weeks to complete.[3]

The animation has replaced the violence portrayed in the books by Monteiro Lobato.[5][6][7]

Mrs. Benta's Farm

Original design of the characters in the books, illustrated by Manoel Victor Filho.

In the farm lives an old widow, Dona Benta ("Mrs. Benta"), and her two grandchildren, a girl, Lúcia, referred only by her nickname Narizinho (roughly "Little Nose", because of her turned-up nose), and her cousin boy, Pedrinho ("Little Pete"); the servant and cook, a black woman named Nastácia ("Anastacia"), and two talking puppets, the rag doll Emília (animated by some of Doctor Snail's "Talking Pills" she somehow "ingested") and an aristocratic and learned puppet made of corncob Visconde de Sabugosa (roughly "Viscount of Corncob") ("sabugo" means corncob in Portuguese, "Sabugosa" is a parody of the Count de Sabugosa). Viscount always wears a top hat. The farm is home to various animals, including the fat pig Rabicó ("Short-Tail"), the intelligent donkey Conselheiro ("Advisor"), and a rhinoceros called Quindim (named after quindim, a Brazilian dessert), who fled from a circus and was kept hidden by the children.

While in the farm the children have a lot of adventures, with or without the participation of the old widow, get to know many strange creatures, like the noble fish Príncipe Escamado (roughly "Scaly Prince"), the seamstress spider Dona Aranha ("Miss Spider"), and the old snail Doutor Caramujo ("Doctor Snail"); and entities from the Brazilian folklore, like the witch alligator Cuca (an evil monster invoked by Brazilian mothers at night to convince their kids to go to bed), the Saci (an one-legged black elf), or Iara (some sort of river mermaid).

Main characters

The redesign of the characters in the animated series, created by designer Bruno Okada. Screenshot of the animated series.

Voice cast

Episodes

2012

  • 1- Um Lugar Diferente (A Different Place)
  • 2- Um Grande Aventureiro (A Great Adventurer)
  • 3- As Promessas do Rabicó (The Promises of Short-Tail)
  • 4- O Bolo de Tia Nastácia (The Cake of Aunt Anastacia)
  • 5- A Pílula do Doutor Caramujo (The Pill Doctor Snail)
  • 6- A Princesa do Reino das Águas Claras (The Princess of the Kingdom of Clear Waters)
  • 7- A Viagem de Dona Benta (The Voyage of Mrs. Benta)
  • 8- A Pipa da Emília (The Kite of Emilia)
  • 9- As Tarefas do Visconde (The Tasks of Viscount)
  • 10- A Fuga da Emília (The Trail of Emilia)
  • 11- O Amigo Invisível (The Invisible Friend)
  • 12- A História do Gato (The History of the Cat)
  • 13- A Sorte da Emília (The Luck of Emilia)
  • 14- O Circo do Pica-Pau Amarelo (The Circus Yellow Woodpecker)
  • 15- A Dieta do Rabicó (The Diet of Short-Tail)
  • 16- O Feitiço do Visconde (The Groundhog of Viscount)
  • 17- O Vestido Mais Bonito do Mundo (The World More Beautiful Dress)
  • 18- Os Carimbos da Emília (The Stamps of Emilia)
  • 19- A Marquesa de Rabicó (The Marquise of Short-Tail)
  • 20- O Polvo de Estimação (The Octopus Estimation)
  • 21- A Fábula de Tia Nastácia (The Fable of Aunt Anastacia)
  • 22- O Roubo do Pirlimpimpim (The Theft of Pirlimpimpim)
  • 23- A Fada do Sono (The Sleep Fairy)
  • 24- A Língua das Formigas (The Language of Ants)
  • 25- Uma Boneca Sem Paciência (A Doll Without Patience)
  • 26- O Outro Boneco (The Other Doll)

2013-2014

  • 27- O Saci (The Saci)
  • 28- O Tratamento de Beleza da Cuca (The Beauty Treatment Cuca)
  • 29- O Segredo da Emília (The Secret of Emilia)
  • 30- Um Sabugo Muito Estranho (A Very Strange Corncob)
  • 31- A Batalha dos Piratas (Battle Pirates)
  • 32- O Bobo da Corte (The Court Jester)
  • 33- A Varinha de Condão (The Magic Wand)
  • 34- Uma Visita para Narizinho (A Visit to Little Nose)
  • 35- O Futuro do Rabicó (The Future of Short-Tail)
  • 36- O Aniversário da Cuca (The Cuca's Birthday)
  • 37- A Serpente do Mar (The Sea Serpent)
  • 38- A Escola da Emília (The School of Emilia)
  • 39- A Máquina de Risadas (The Laughter Machine)
  • 40- O Protetor da Floresta (The Protector of the Forest)
  • 41- A Coragem do Rabicó (The Courage of Short-Tail)
  • 42- O Mistério do Reino das Águas Claras (The Mystery of the Kingdom of Clear Waters)
  • 43- A Cura da Emília (The Emilia's Cure)
  • 44- A Fonte de Pirlimpimpim (The Fountain of Pirlimpimpim)
  • 45- O Dia Perfeito (The Perfect Day)
  • 46- O Clone do Visconde (The Clone Viscount)
  • 47- A Festa de São João (The São João Party)
  • 48- O Melhor Lugar do Mundo (The Best Place in the World)
  • 49- A Família do Visconde (The Family of Viscount)
  • 50- Os Borboletogramas da Emília (The Butterflygrams Emilia)
  • 51- A Namorada do Saci (The Saci's Girlfriend)
  • 52- O Rapto do Príncipe Escamado (The Kidnapping of the Scaly Prince)

2015-2016

International broadcast

Country TV Channel Title Premiere
 Brazil Rede Globo Sítio do Pica-pau amarelo January 7, 2012
Cartoon Network April 15, 2012
Tooncast November 4, 2013
 Argentina Tooncast

Cartoon Network

 El Rancho del Pájaro Amarillo November 4, 2013
 Paraguay
 Venezuela
 Uruguay
 Panama
 Mexico
 Bolivia
 Guatemala
 El Salvador
 Puerto Rico
 Peru
 Colombia
 Honduras
 Ecuador
 Nicaragua
 Chile
 Costa Rica

Reception

The series featured a regular audience among the public, although many fans of the franchise have not enjoyed this compared to other adaptations due to its more childlike version nevertheless became one of the most watched cartoons on Cartoon Network.[8] Moreover, the series was very successful in other countries of Latin America where it is displayed as El Rancho del Pájaro Amarillo through the branches of Cartoon Network and Tooncast including being awarded the "International Festival of Animation Chilemonos" in Chile as the Best Latin American Animated Series.[9]

References

External links

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