''Prezzemolo'' is an Italian animated television series created by Lorenzo De Pretto and Giuseppe Ferrario. It is based on characters from the
Gardaland
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theme park, and Gardaland distributes the series. The show was broadcast on
Italia 1
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Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, was or ...
from 7 September 2002 to 1 March 2003. It was replayed in the summer of 2005. The
pilot episode
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was animated by Rumblefish VFX. Animation services for the following 26 episodes were provided by
Rainbow
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. Gardaland released the series over six DVDs.
The plot revolves around a dino-dog named Prezzemolo and his friends. Together they work to defeat the cruel witch Zenda, who wants to take possession of the kingdom of Lomur.
Characters
The characters are based on the mascots of the
Gardaland
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amusement park.
*Prezzemolo, a main
protagonist
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of the series, who lives in Tanaboo and eats pizza with strawberries to become strong and brave but is very shy with Aurora.
*Aurora, a sorceress princess originally from the kingdom of Lomur, who has been cursed exiled by the evil witch Zenda and with the help of Prezzemolo she will try to go back home and defeat her.
*Mousley, a purple flying monkey and Prezzemolo's best friend who will share with him all his adventures in an ironic way and with his unmistakable stubbornness.
*T-Gey, a double-aged tiger and sometimes a bit 'clumsy that follows Prezzemolo but on several occasions will try to hinder him to do only their own interests.
*Pagui, a yellow duck that accompanies Prezzemolo in his adventure.
*Bamboo, an intelligent scientist panda who tries to help Prezzemolo from his ultratechnologic laboratory of Tanaboo.
*King Astor, Aurora's father.
*Aunt Ofelia, Aurora's aunt.
*Zenda, a main
antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.
Home media
The home video edition consists of 6 DVDs with four episodes each.
* The Challenge contains:
# "The Challenge"
# "Strawberry Pizza"
# "Aurora's Arrival"
# "The Magic Medallion"
*A Dangerous Game contains:
# "A Dangerous Game"
# "Ti-gey, Royal Cook"
# "The King of the Elves"
# "The Labors of Prezzemolo"
*The City of Robots contains:
# "The City of Robots"
# "The Second Element"
# "The Submerged World"
# "Arrangement of Luck"
*A Treasure... invisible contains:
# "A Treasure... invisible"
# "In the Pirates' Den"
# "A Maghella Without Fear"
# "In the Land of Fire"
*The Oasis of Morgana contains:
# "The Oasis of Morgana"
# "The Magic Sphere"
# "The Return of Aurora"
# "The Big Tournament"
*The Enemy of Lomur contains:
# "The Enemy of Lomur"
# "The King in Danger"
# "A Broken Heart"
# "The Power of the Penta-Element"