''Santo Bugito'' is an American animated television series produced and developed by

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for

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and created by

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. It ran for thirteen

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s and revolved around the goings on in a fictional

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s. The show was advertised as the first Tex-Mex cartoon. Notable achievements of this series included a revival of the insect-community

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(little of which had been seen since '' Mr. Bug Goes to Town''), and voice cameos from well known performers such as

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. The regular cast included

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, George Kennedy, Cheech Marin and

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Synopsis

''Santo Bugito'' is set in a titular

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between

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and

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, populated by various anthropomorphic insects. Carmen De La Antchez (Marabina Jaimes) is the show's protagonist, an ant who runs a restaurant in the town with her husband, Paco (

). The town is populated by other insects, including two brash American flies, Clem (

) and Burt (Michael Stanton), a hyperactive flea named Lencho ( Cheech Marin), a cynical artist termite named Eaton Woode (

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), a butterfly named Rosa (

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) and her boyfriend Miguel who is still in his cocoon, Amelia (

), an enthusiastic

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, Ralph, a large friendly ladybug with a deep voice ( George Kennedy) and a

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professor who occasionally interrupts the show to give dull educational lectures, but is usually pushed off-screen by another character. The show primarily deals with

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stories, but often with a strange insect twist. Some episodes include the town still trying to operate when Carmen is bedridden with a broken leg ("The Carmen Tango"), Lencho trying to attract a famous

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dancer to perform in the town ("A Widow Goes a Long Way"), and one where a

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lawyer named Emma Squito comes to town, and everyone in the town is caught up in a

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frenzy, in exchange for Emma sucking the blood from each of her clients ("Sue City"). A mariachi band of ants occasionally narrate the action with music.

Main cast

* Marabina Jaimes - Carmen *

- Paco * Charlie Adler - Eaton and Miguel *

- Amelia * George Kennedy - Ralph *

- Mothmeyer *

- Rosa *

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- The Professor *

- Clem * Michael Stanton - Burt * Cheech Marin - Lencho

Episodes

Only 13 episodes were produced, and the series was canceled after only one season. # Load o' Bees # Sue City # Splitsville # The Carmen Tango # Cupid vs. Clem # Swiped # A Widow Goes a Long Way # The Carnivore Kid # Lost Cause # How to Eat People and Make New Friends # My Name Is Revenge # Bugged Bug # Buenos Roaches

References

External links

* {{Children's programming on CBS in the 1990s 1995 American television series debuts 1996 American television series endings CBS original programming Fictional populated places 1990s American animated television series American children's animated fantasy television series Television series by Klasky Csupo Animated television series about insects Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming ITV children's television shows Television series created by Gábor Csupó Television series created by Arlene Klasky