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Country of origin | Italy |
Original language | Italian |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Running time | 13min |
Original release | |
Network | RAI |
Release | 1964 1975 | –
Grisù il draghetto is an animated Italian television series whose title character is Grisù, a dragon.
The character was created by the Italian brothers Nino and Toni Pagot (best known as the creators of Calimero). [1] [2] It first appeared in a 1964 black-and-white animated series of commercial shorts for the Mentafredda Caremoli candies, part of the television program Carosello. [1] A television series consisting of 52 episodes with the adventures of Grisù aired for the first time in 1972. [2] [3] The character also named a series of book for children.
The protagonist of the series is a young dragon named Grisù that, despite being the youngest of a large breed of dragons, the Draconis, dreams of becoming a firefighter. [3]
On November 18, 2020, it was announced that a CGI revival of the series is currently in the works. [4]
In Italy, the entire 52-episode main show was released in a 13-volume DVD series.
In Germany, ARD Home Video released Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, and Volume 4 on October 7, 2003.
Grisù | |
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![]() | |
Country of origin | Italy |
Original language | Italian |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Running time | 13min |
Original release | |
Network | RAI |
Release | 1964 1975 | –
Grisù il draghetto is an animated Italian television series whose title character is Grisù, a dragon.
The character was created by the Italian brothers Nino and Toni Pagot (best known as the creators of Calimero). [1] [2] It first appeared in a 1964 black-and-white animated series of commercial shorts for the Mentafredda Caremoli candies, part of the television program Carosello. [1] A television series consisting of 52 episodes with the adventures of Grisù aired for the first time in 1972. [2] [3] The character also named a series of book for children.
The protagonist of the series is a young dragon named Grisù that, despite being the youngest of a large breed of dragons, the Draconis, dreams of becoming a firefighter. [3]
On November 18, 2020, it was announced that a CGI revival of the series is currently in the works. [4]
In Italy, the entire 52-episode main show was released in a 13-volume DVD series.
In Germany, ARD Home Video released Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, and Volume 4 on October 7, 2003.