Cocoricó | |
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Country of origin | Brazil |
Original language | Portuguese |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 287 |
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Running time | 15-30 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | TV Cultura |
Release | 1 April 1996 28 December 2013 | –
Cocoricó is a Brazilian children's puppet show aired on TV Cultura, which premiered on the day April 10, 1996. [1] The character Júlio was originally derived from a Christmas special that aired in 1989 called "Banho de Aventura" (Adventure Bath) on the program Rá-Tim-Bum. When Cocoricó debuted in the 90s, the program had a similar format to Glub Glub featuring short European animated series like Pingu and Fireman Sam interspersed with simple stories featuring the puppet characters, however some special episodes debuting new characters were made. The production of the show was done until 2001, when the production team started to work in Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum. With that Cocoricó had some reruns until 2003 received a soft reboot featuring new stories and without the cartoons.
On June 12, 1995, Jorge da Cunha Lima, who at that time had assumed the presidency of Fundação Padre Anchieta, had an idea for a new children's production for the channel made in partnership with SESI that would be a crossover between Rá-Tim-Bum and Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum called "Fazenda Rá-Tim-Bum" that would be set on a farm, [2] but the idea was discarded in the same year due to a financial crisis on the channel that canceled several children's shows projects, [3] and being later revived in 1997 later becoming Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum in 1998. [4] [5]
The project was then reformulated in a cheaper format similar to the already established Glub Glub, showing simple stories interspersed with short cartoons, reusing the character Júlio from the 1989 TV special "Banho de Aventura", with puppets made by Renato Criaturas. [6] According to Bia Rosenberg there were plans for the show to make use of animatronics for the chickens, but with reduced costs for normal puppets made created by Fernando Gomes.
The series received a revamp in 2003 under the direction of Fernando Gomes, with better stories, bigger scenarios, new puppets and characters and without the presence of cartoons. In 2007 the series got new characters with the emphasis on João, the Júlio's city cousin who became one of the new protagonists. [7]
In 2010 the show received a new reformulation, starting to show stories focused on an urban setting with Júlio and his friends going to spend their holidays in the apartment where João lives, also featuring new characters. The first episodes of this season premiered theatrically with a compilation of the first 5 episodes. [8]
On July 9, 2012, another reformulation took place called TV Cocoricó, starting to present live episodes focusing on interviews with guests and sketches. [9] Cocoricó had its end decreed in 2013, when the contract with the production team ended and the broadcaster decided to invest in other projects. [10] [11]
The world of Cocoricó centres about the exploits of Julio, an eight-year boy who lives on a farm. Hailing from a typically urban environment, Julio quickly takes a liking to the country life after spending his school holidays with his grandparents, at which point he decides to stay with them. During the course of every episode Julio interacts with the farm animals (and, from later seasons on, he would also strike up conversation with other human characters, absent from the earlier episodes) about common subjects of everyday life, such as giving presents to others, behaving well, being patient etc., all with an educational bent. Some mischievous characters Dito and Feito would on occasion pull some pranks, providing for the episode's plot. [12]
In 2012 the puppet show was performed live in the Camillo de Jesus Lima Culture Center. [13]
Heavy metal performer Andreas Kisser appeared as part of the April 15, 2013 episode. [14]
Actor | Character(s) |
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Fernando Gomes | Julio, Vô (Grandpa), Roto, Rodolfo |
Eduardo Alves | Lola, João (John), Pato Torquato (Torquato Duck) |
Hugo Picchi | Alípio, Astolfo, Kiko |
Alvaro Petersen Jr. | Oriba, Dito, Vó, Esfarrapado |
Enrique Serrano | Toquinho, Feito, Sapo Martelo (Martelo Toad) |
Neusa de Souza | Zazá,Caco |
Magda Crudelli | Lilica, Mimosa, Patavina |
Falcon Mantovanni | Dorivaldo, Vitória |
After the program was reformulated in 2003 some DVDs were sold, some of them with episodes and others having just the music videos contained in the episodes. By 2005, these DVDs (especially those containing music videos) had sold more than 216 thousand copies, reaching the top of the list of best-selling television series DVDs in Brazil, surpassing other series such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends. [16]
On March 19, 2006, a book entitled "Cocoricó - O Livro" was launched at the São Paulo Book Biennial showing stories adapted from the episodes. [17] Other books were published in later years.
In 2007 Cocoricó was adapted into a comic book series published by Editora Globo, after Globo signed a contract with Cultura Marcas looking to use new brands for comics, after Mauricio de Sousa ended his contract in the same year moving Monica's Gang to Panini Comics. [18] [19] The comic was canceled in 2008 after 8 issues when it was decreed the end of comic book publications on Globo. [20]
Another comic book with photo comics of the episodes was published in 2012 by Deomar lasting only 4 issues.
In 2014, an endless runner mobile game titled "Cocoricó: Brincando de Pega-Pega" was released for smartphone devices. In the game it was possible to play with Júlio, Alípio, Lilica, Astolfo and João and the gameplay consisted of a game of tag with one of the characters chasing the player. The game is currently no longer available for download.
During its premiere in 1996, Cocoricó was accused of plagiarism by cartoonist Ely Barbosa who alleged that TV Cultura copied one of his projects for a children's show entitled "Celeiro Encantado" which was originally created in 1990 for Rede Manchete, but was never produced. [21]
After the debut of the new version in 2003, the series became more popular and known among the public, according to Fernando Gomes in an interview, the program managed not only to attract attention from children, but also from adult audiences, in addition to being considered one of the best puppet shows in the world, being recognized at international festivals. [22] The success of DVD sales encouraged TV Cultura to profit from several other products using the Cocoricó brand during the 2000s, according to some parents on internet some children up to 4 years old were having the word "Cocó" as their first word. [16] In 2003 Cocoricó was awarded in Chile at the Festival Prix Jeunesse Iberoamericano in the category of best preschool series. [23] In 2004, the show was awarded best TV series at a children's festival Festival de Cine Infantil de Ciudad Guyana in Venezuela. [24]
In the late 2010s, Júlio became an internet meme, being the target of comparisons with singer Ed Sheeran, especially based on the music videos Sing and Happier, which feature Sheeran as a puppet caricature. This led the character to speak out about it to the public, denying the meme saying he was not Ed Sheeran on his YouTube channel. [25]
Cocoricó | |
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![]() Logo utilized for merchandising. | |
Genre | |
Directed by |
|
Starring |
|
Country of origin | Brazil |
Original language | Portuguese |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 287 |
Production | |
Running time | 15-30 minutes |
Production company | |
Original release | |
Network | TV Cultura |
Release | 1 April 1996 28 December 2013 | –
Cocoricó is a Brazilian children's puppet show aired on TV Cultura, which premiered on the day April 10, 1996. [1] The character Júlio was originally derived from a Christmas special that aired in 1989 called "Banho de Aventura" (Adventure Bath) on the program Rá-Tim-Bum. When Cocoricó debuted in the 90s, the program had a similar format to Glub Glub featuring short European animated series like Pingu and Fireman Sam interspersed with simple stories featuring the puppet characters, however some special episodes debuting new characters were made. The production of the show was done until 2001, when the production team started to work in Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum. With that Cocoricó had some reruns until 2003 received a soft reboot featuring new stories and without the cartoons.
On June 12, 1995, Jorge da Cunha Lima, who at that time had assumed the presidency of Fundação Padre Anchieta, had an idea for a new children's production for the channel made in partnership with SESI that would be a crossover between Rá-Tim-Bum and Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum called "Fazenda Rá-Tim-Bum" that would be set on a farm, [2] but the idea was discarded in the same year due to a financial crisis on the channel that canceled several children's shows projects, [3] and being later revived in 1997 later becoming Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum in 1998. [4] [5]
The project was then reformulated in a cheaper format similar to the already established Glub Glub, showing simple stories interspersed with short cartoons, reusing the character Júlio from the 1989 TV special "Banho de Aventura", with puppets made by Renato Criaturas. [6] According to Bia Rosenberg there were plans for the show to make use of animatronics for the chickens, but with reduced costs for normal puppets made created by Fernando Gomes.
The series received a revamp in 2003 under the direction of Fernando Gomes, with better stories, bigger scenarios, new puppets and characters and without the presence of cartoons. In 2007 the series got new characters with the emphasis on João, the Júlio's city cousin who became one of the new protagonists. [7]
In 2010 the show received a new reformulation, starting to show stories focused on an urban setting with Júlio and his friends going to spend their holidays in the apartment where João lives, also featuring new characters. The first episodes of this season premiered theatrically with a compilation of the first 5 episodes. [8]
On July 9, 2012, another reformulation took place called TV Cocoricó, starting to present live episodes focusing on interviews with guests and sketches. [9] Cocoricó had its end decreed in 2013, when the contract with the production team ended and the broadcaster decided to invest in other projects. [10] [11]
The world of Cocoricó centres about the exploits of Julio, an eight-year boy who lives on a farm. Hailing from a typically urban environment, Julio quickly takes a liking to the country life after spending his school holidays with his grandparents, at which point he decides to stay with them. During the course of every episode Julio interacts with the farm animals (and, from later seasons on, he would also strike up conversation with other human characters, absent from the earlier episodes) about common subjects of everyday life, such as giving presents to others, behaving well, being patient etc., all with an educational bent. Some mischievous characters Dito and Feito would on occasion pull some pranks, providing for the episode's plot. [12]
In 2012 the puppet show was performed live in the Camillo de Jesus Lima Culture Center. [13]
Heavy metal performer Andreas Kisser appeared as part of the April 15, 2013 episode. [14]
Actor | Character(s) |
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Fernando Gomes | Julio, Vô (Grandpa), Roto, Rodolfo |
Eduardo Alves | Lola, João (John), Pato Torquato (Torquato Duck) |
Hugo Picchi | Alípio, Astolfo, Kiko |
Alvaro Petersen Jr. | Oriba, Dito, Vó, Esfarrapado |
Enrique Serrano | Toquinho, Feito, Sapo Martelo (Martelo Toad) |
Neusa de Souza | Zazá,Caco |
Magda Crudelli | Lilica, Mimosa, Patavina |
Falcon Mantovanni | Dorivaldo, Vitória |
After the program was reformulated in 2003 some DVDs were sold, some of them with episodes and others having just the music videos contained in the episodes. By 2005, these DVDs (especially those containing music videos) had sold more than 216 thousand copies, reaching the top of the list of best-selling television series DVDs in Brazil, surpassing other series such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends. [16]
On March 19, 2006, a book entitled "Cocoricó - O Livro" was launched at the São Paulo Book Biennial showing stories adapted from the episodes. [17] Other books were published in later years.
In 2007 Cocoricó was adapted into a comic book series published by Editora Globo, after Globo signed a contract with Cultura Marcas looking to use new brands for comics, after Mauricio de Sousa ended his contract in the same year moving Monica's Gang to Panini Comics. [18] [19] The comic was canceled in 2008 after 8 issues when it was decreed the end of comic book publications on Globo. [20]
Another comic book with photo comics of the episodes was published in 2012 by Deomar lasting only 4 issues.
In 2014, an endless runner mobile game titled "Cocoricó: Brincando de Pega-Pega" was released for smartphone devices. In the game it was possible to play with Júlio, Alípio, Lilica, Astolfo and João and the gameplay consisted of a game of tag with one of the characters chasing the player. The game is currently no longer available for download.
During its premiere in 1996, Cocoricó was accused of plagiarism by cartoonist Ely Barbosa who alleged that TV Cultura copied one of his projects for a children's show entitled "Celeiro Encantado" which was originally created in 1990 for Rede Manchete, but was never produced. [21]
After the debut of the new version in 2003, the series became more popular and known among the public, according to Fernando Gomes in an interview, the program managed not only to attract attention from children, but also from adult audiences, in addition to being considered one of the best puppet shows in the world, being recognized at international festivals. [22] The success of DVD sales encouraged TV Cultura to profit from several other products using the Cocoricó brand during the 2000s, according to some parents on internet some children up to 4 years old were having the word "Cocó" as their first word. [16] In 2003 Cocoricó was awarded in Chile at the Festival Prix Jeunesse Iberoamericano in the category of best preschool series. [23] In 2004, the show was awarded best TV series at a children's festival Festival de Cine Infantil de Ciudad Guyana in Venezuela. [24]
In the late 2010s, Júlio became an internet meme, being the target of comparisons with singer Ed Sheeran, especially based on the music videos Sing and Happier, which feature Sheeran as a puppet caricature. This led the character to speak out about it to the public, denying the meme saying he was not Ed Sheeran on his YouTube channel. [25]