Taratabong: The World of the Meloditties (original Italian: Taratabong! Il Mondo dei Musicilli) is a cartoon series produced and directed by Italian studio Toposodo, based on an idea by Marco Bigliazzi and Fabrizio Bondi, and distributed worldwide by Mediatoon. It is intended for children aged 2 to 4 years.

Taratabong is the world inhabited by the Meloditties, which are animated musical instruments.[1] The cartoon won the 2009 Pulcinella Award for best TV series for preschool children.[2]

Characters

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Main characters

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  • Trumpee (a cute female trumpet, Snaree's sister)
  • Snaree (a funny male snare drum, Trumpee's brother)
  • Pino (a little sweet, bubbly, and friendly male upright toy piano, Trumpee and Snaree's best friend)
  • Maestro Nomo (voiced by Frank Welker, a male metronome and the music teacher)
  • Bone (a male trombone, father of Trumpee and Snaree)
  • Drumba (a female bass drum, mother of Trumpee and Snaree)
  • The Xylo brothers (individual keys on a xylophone)
  • Grando (a male grand piano, father of Pino)
  • The Narrator (voiced by Sharon Mann in English, a female narrator interacts with and talks to the Meloditties)

Supporting characters

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List of episodes

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Season 1

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  1. The Meloditties / Where's Do? / The Bum Note / The Way to School
  2. The Mysterious Track / Splish Splash / Hide and Go Seek ... the Echo / Happy Birthday!
  3. Here Not There / The Sax Brothers / Shy Fluto / A Quiet Winter
  4. Soft and Loud / Wind Song / Carnival Time / Happy and Sad
  5. The Yawning Double Bass / The Off-Key Guitar / Follow the Beat / Musical Theater
  6. Taking Turns / Robo the Synthesizer / The Magic Carousel / Jump Up
  7. Tarrita and Her Cousins / Ding Dong Bell / Big Voice, Little Voice / The Music of the Stars
  8. Grandpa Tuba / The Meloditty Big Band / A Strange Lesson / Drumba, We've Got Visitors
  9. Megaphone and Microphone / A Bad Day in Taratabong / Giant Pipeorg / Party Time in the Forest
  10. Lamellophones / The Tympani Twins / Ghing Gong / What Soon, the Bassoon, Saw
  11. Moonlight Sonata / Sound Patterns / Clary, the Chatterbox Clarinet / Professor Harpsy
  12. The Amazing Harp / The Horn Friends / The Pianola / Penny Among the Pumpkins
  13. Paco, the Electric Bass / Taperee Remembers / Practice Makes Perfect / The String Family

References

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  1. ^ "Taratabong, the World of the Meloditties". Mediatoon Distribution. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ Moody, Annemarie (7 April 2009). "Phineas and Ferb, LittleBigPlanet & Taratabong Win at Pulcinella Awards". Animation World Network. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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