Trulli Tales (/truːliːɛ/), fully known as Trulli Tales: The Adventures of Trullalleri, is an Italian-French-British-Canadian-Brazilian animated children's television series created by Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo. The series first aired on 17 October 2017 on Gloobinho in Brazil.[2] The series was produced by Fandango TV, Congedo CulturArte, Gaumont Animation, PVP Media (formely Groupe PVP),[3] 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 | Science fiction Comedy Action-Adventure |
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| Based on | Truli Style by Congedo Editore[1] |
| Directed by | Eric 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 Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
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| Release | 17 October 2017 – 14 February 2019 |
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
editMain
edit- Sun (voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel) is the first of the group's class. She is very determined, intelligent, tomboyish 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.
- Ring (voiced by Eleanor Noble) is 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, and is dressed in red.
- Zip (voiced by Sonja Ball) is 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 ginger hair, and green eyes, and is dressed in blue.
- Stella (voiced by Sonja Ball) is 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, and is dressed in yellow.
- Miss Frisella (voiced by Eleanor Noble) is the owner of the Trulli Kingdom bakery and keeper of the Magic Cookbook. In Season 2, she also has the alias of Trullifairy.
- Trulli Grandma (voiced by Sonja Ball) is the creator of the Magic Cookbook and would guide the kids through riddles that would help them solve any of their problems.
Villains
edit- Copperpot (voiced by Richard M. Dumont) is 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 ancestor Copperpan who is trapped inside.
- Athenina (voiced by Jennifer Seguin) is Copperpot's pet owl.
- Poppy is Copperpot's nephew who was introduced in Season 2.
Recurring
edit- Terry and Lu (voiced by Sonja Ball and Angela Galuppo) are a spider and snail that appear at the beginning and end of every episode.
- Trulli King (voiced by Terrence Scammell) is the ruler of Trulliland who has a collection of Donkey antiques
Production
editTrulli 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.[4] 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.[5] Boat Rocker Media represents the property for consumer products in the United Kingdom.[6]
Episodes
editEvery episode of the series was directed by Eric Gosselet.
Season 1
edit| No. | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Italian air date | U.S. air date | Prod. code [7] | ||||||
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| 1 | "Humble Pie" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Eric Gosselet | 11 December 2017 | 12 October 2019 | 101 | ||||||
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Sun wanted to grow the biggest tomatoes in the world! | ||||||||||||
| 2 | "The Victorious Pound Cake" | Nicolas Chrétien | Olivier Daube | 12 December 2017 | 12 October 2019 | 102 | ||||||
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The Wizard Chefs were arguing over who was the best chef. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | "Princess for a Day" | Thomas LaPierre | Olivier Ducrest | 13 December 2017 | 19 October 2019 | 114 | ||||||
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Sun was bossing everyone around while acting like a princess. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | "Curiosity Banana Souffle" | Jean-Christophe Hervé & Cèdric Perrin | Morade Rahni | 14 December 2017 | 14 December 2019 | 116 | ||||||
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Zip was being annoying to Stella by constantly asking what she was hiding, even though it was none of his business. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | "Perfume for Miss Frisella" | Paul Stoica & Alex Riendeau | Olivier Ducrest | 15 December 2017 | 30 November 2019 | 115 | ||||||
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Zip had used the wrong ingredient for perfume. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | "Sincere Stromboli" | Thomas LaPierre | Alberto Alvoni | 16 December 2017 | 10 January 2020 | 130 | ||||||
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Stella was lying to Sun about how her zesty olives tasted. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | "A Genie's Plan" | T. J. Stehly & Eric Gosselet | Amélie Sakelaris | 17 December 2017 | 10 February 2020 | 132 | ||||||
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A genie decided to take over the world. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | "Sun's Lost Notebook" | Paul Stoica & Alex Riendeau | Morade Rahni | 18 December 2017 | 28 December 2019 | 120 | ||||||
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Stella “accidentally” knocked ink all over Sun’s notebook which caused Sun to cut all ties with her for good! | ||||||||||||
| 9 | "Big Bad Breath" | T. J. Stehly | Gaspard Sumeire | 19 December 2017 | 26 October 2019 | 105 | ||||||
| 10 | "Friendship Tea" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Fabio Idali | 20 December 2017 | 30 November 2019 | 113 | ||||||
| 11 | "Whack-A-Hole" | Thomas LaPierre | Yani Ouabdesselam | 21 December 2017 | 9 January 2020 | 129 | ||||||
| 12 | "Brave Fruit Salad" | Thomas LaPierre | Gaspard Sumeire | 22 December 2017 | 21 December 2019 | 118 | ||||||
| 13 | "Coppercat" | Paul Stoica & Alex Riendeau | Nicolas Livet | 3 March 2018 | 7 January 2020 | 124 | ||||||
| 14 | "Kingly Cake" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Nicolas Livet | 4 March 2018 | 23 November 2019 | 112 | ||||||
| 15 | "Patient Pudding" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Alexej Kazanov | 10 March 2018 | 5 October 2019 | 104 | ||||||
| 16 | "Dragonina" | Diane Morel & Françoise Boublil | Morade Rahni | 11 March 2018 | 2 November 2019 | 109 | ||||||
| 17 | "Phantom Pumpkin Cake" | Thomas LaPierre | Nicolas Livet | 17 March 2018 | 19 October 2019 | 107 | ||||||
| 18 | "Don't Waste Food" | Eddy Fluchon & Philippe Naas | Davide Veca | 18 March 2018 | 10 January 2020 | 131 | ||||||
| 19 | "Hero by Mistake" | Thomas LaPierre | Daniel Pocette & Morade Rahni | 24 March 2018 | 14 December 2019 | 117 | ||||||
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Zip falsely claimed to be the “hero” which was only an accident. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | "S.O.S. Milkshake" | Nicolas Chrètien | Gaspard Sumeire | 25 March 2018 | 26 October 2019 | 106 | ||||||
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Ring was too scared of the dark that he got the wrong ingredient for the king, which was...BLACK PEPPER! | ||||||||||||
| 21 | "A Sticky Situation" | Paul Stoica & Alex Riendeau | Fabio Idali | 31 March 2018 | 21 December 2019 | 119 | ||||||
| 22 | "Pizzaica" | Johan Chiron | Fabio Idali | 1 April 2018 | 2 November 2019 | 110 | ||||||
| 23 | "Treasure Omelet" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Alberto Alvoni | 7 April 2018 | 8 January 2020 | 126 | ||||||
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Zip was being replaced by Nino. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | "Babble Apple" | Héloise Capoccia | Davide Veca | 8 April 2018 | 23 November 2019 | 111 | ||||||
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Ring and Sun were arguing over an apple project recipe. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | "Wise Margherita Pizza" | Thomas LaPierre | Jason Khober | 14 April 2018 | 13 February 2020 | 139 | ||||||
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Zip’s muscles were too strong while cooking pizza that it broke everybody’s teeth! | ||||||||||||
| 26 | "Beards for One, Beards for All" | Paul Stoica & Alex Riendeau | Morade Rahni | 15 April 2018 | 7 January 2020 | 125 | ||||||
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Copperpot was spreading beard potion to make everyone think random people were him. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | "Crazy Carrot Muffins" | Thomas LaPierre | Yani Ouabdesselam | 21 April 2018 | 6 January 2020 | 123 | ||||||
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Stella was being so picky over carrots. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | "False Alarm" | Jean-Christophe Hervé & Cédric Perrin | Alexej Kazanov | 22 April 2018 | 6 January 2020 | 122 | ||||||
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Zip was annoying everybody with his unfunny pranks. | ||||||||||||
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| 29 | "Sorbet on Ice" | Nicolas Chrétien | Alexej Kazanov | 13 June 2018 | 7 December 2019 | 108 | ||||||
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Sun found herself to be a lost cause because she couldn't do skating and her wand was malfunctioning. | ||||||||||||
| 30 | "Gingerbread Castle" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Yani Ouabdesselam | 17 June 2018 | 7 December 2019 | 137 | ||||||
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Stella was being a blabbermouth by revealing Zip's secret about keeping the pet in the bakery. | ||||||||||||
| 31 | "Pie of Truth" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Davide Veca | 2 July 2018 | 5 October 2019 | 103 | ||||||
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Zip was lying too much about his wand in his pocket/backpack. | ||||||||||||
| 32 | "Clock-A-Doodle-Doo" | Paul Stoica & Alex Riendeau | Fabio Idali | 11 July 2018 | 28 December 2019 | 121 | ||||||
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The 3 Wizard Chefs were blaming Sun for being late which wasn't that big a deal. | ||||||||||||
| 33 | "Kaboom Cake" | Paul Stoica & Alex Riendeau | Morade Rahni | 14 July 2018 | 8 January 2020 | 127 | ||||||
| 34 | "Oscar's Nose" | Paul Stoica & Alex Riendeau | Jason Khober | 14 July 2018 | 9 January 2020 | 128 | ||||||
| 35 | "The New Kid in Class" | Paul Stoica & Alex Riendeau | Nicolas Livet | 17 July 2018 | 10 February 2020 | 133 | ||||||
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Sun was so obliviously naive that she couldn't see the "new student's" true colours. | ||||||||||||
| 36 | "Mega Giga Burger" | T. J. Stehly | Thierry Beureq | 17 July 2018 | 11 February 2020 | 134 | ||||||
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Zip had now became only interested in cheeseburgers so much that he now only wanted to eat cheeseburgers and nothing else, not even eggplants. | ||||||||||||
| 37 | "A Trulli Fairy Emergency" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Davide Veca | 18 July 2018 | 11 February 2020 | 135 | ||||||
| 38 | "The Royal Ball" | T. J. Stehly | Jason Khober | 19 July 2018 | 12 February 2020 | 138 | ||||||
| 39 | "Oil of Fame" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Nicolas Livet | 20 July 2018 | 13 February 2020 | 140 | ||||||
| 40 | "The Rabbit Affair" | T. J. Stehly | Meredith Calzoni | 21 July 2018 | 12 May 2020 | 142 | ||||||
| 41 | "Olympiads" | T. J. Stehly | Yani Ouabdesselam | 18 July 2018 | 12 February 2020 | 136 | ||||||
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Ring cheated at the olympiads. | ||||||||||||
| 42 | "Mousey" | Thomas LaPierre | Morade Rahni | 22 July 2018 | 12 April 2020 | 143 | ||||||
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Sun found a toy mouse, even though it belonged to Stella. | ||||||||||||
| 43 | "Guilty Gressini" | Thomas LaPierre | Alberto Alvoni | 22 July 2018 | 12 April 2020 | 144 | ||||||
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Stella framed Zip for something he didn't do. | ||||||||||||
| 44 | "Copperfly" | Patrick Courval & Alex Riendeau | Michelle Ku | 23 July 2018 | 11 May 2020 | 145 | ||||||
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Copperpot (now a butterfly) tried to steal the Magic Cookbook, AGAIN! | ||||||||||||
| 45 | "The King's Donkey" | Patrick Courval & Alex Riendeau | Davide Veca | 23 July 2018 | 11 May 2020 | 146 | ||||||
| 46 | "Stella's Ribbon" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Alberto Alvoni | 24 July 2018 | 13 May 2020 | 147 | ||||||
| 47 | "Tarallini's Day" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Meredith Calzoni | 24 July 2018 | 13 May 2020 | 148 | ||||||
| 48 | "Cloudy with a Chance of Onions" | T. J. Stehly | Michelle Ku | 25 July 2018 | 14 May 2020 | 149 | ||||||
| 49 | "New Oil Day" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Meredith Calzoni | 25 July 2018 | 14 May 2020 | 150 | ||||||
| 50 | "Surprising Pea Soup" | Maria Elena & Fiorella Congedo | Meredith Calzoni | 9 February 2019 | 12 May 2020 | 141 | ||||||
| 51 | "I Wand to Bread Free" | T.J. Stehly | Patrick George | 14 February 2019[10] | 19 April 2020 | 151 | ||||||
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The Wizard Chefs had to stop Copperpot from freeing his horrible ancestor before it was too late. | ||||||||||||
Broadcast
editTrulli Tales debuted 17 October 2017 on Gloobinho in Brazil.[2][11] The series aired on 11 December 2017 on Disney Junior in Italy,[12] and later 11 June 2018 on Rai YoYo.[13] In Canada, the series aired on Ici Radio-Canada Télé on 6 January 2018,[14] and on Knowledge Network on 7 May 2018.
On 11 December 2017, the series aired across many Disney Junior channels in the EMEA area, including France and the UK and Ireland. The series also aired in the latter on Tiny Pop on 21 January 2019.[15] In South Africa, the series aired on 26 February 2018.[16] In Singapore, the series aired on Channel 5 on 15 July 2019.[17] From 25 September 2019 until 6 September 2021, the series was available on the Noggin streaming service.[18] On 5 October 2019, the series aired on the Nick Jr. Channel in the United States.[19] As of November 2019, the series had been sold to 177 territories globally.[20]
Awards
editTrulli Tales was awarded the Prix Gémeaux for best animated series in 2018.[21] In 2019, it became the first television series to win the Italian Creativity Award from the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in the United States.[20]
Merchandise
editGiochi Preziosi launched a series of toys for the series in 2018, which were distributed in Italy and the United Kingdom.[6][22] Additional merchandise was produced for Italian release, including educational toys, tissues, stickers, and food products.[6] Panini began publishing an official magazine in November 2019.[23]
References
edit- ^ a b c "'Trulli Tales', the new Disney cartoon set in Alberobello". All About Italy. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ a b Castro, Daniel (October 10, 2017). "Nova estreia". Noticias da TV (in Portuguese).
- ^ "About us". PVP MEDIA. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Boat Rocker to represent Trulli Tales | Toy World Magazine". toyworldmag.co.uk. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - trulli tales on nick jr". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ "Guida TV • TvProfil". tvprofil.com.
- ^ "Guida TV • TvProfil". tvprofil.com.
- ^ "Programmazione Rai Yoyo 14/02/2019 | Stasera in TV". www.stasera-tv.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Noggin - All Shows". Noggin. 2019. Archived from the original on November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Nick Jr. USA to Premiere 'Trulli Tales' on Saturday, October 5, 2019". NickALive. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ a b 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
edit- Official website (in Italian)
- Trulli Tales at IMDb