Cartoon series
Taratabong Genre Animation Created by Marco Bigliazzi Composer Patrizio Fariselli Country of origin Italy Original language Italian No. of seasons1 No. of episodes52 Running time 6 minutes Production company Toposodo Network Rai 3 Release 4 January 2009 (2009-01-04 ) – 2009 (2009 )
Taratabong: The World of the Meloditties (original Italian: Taratabong! Il Mondo dei Musicilli ) is an Italian Computer Animation Pre-School series Animated produced and directed by Italian studio Toposodo, based on an idea by Marco Bigliazzi and Fabrizio Bondi, and distributed worldwide by Mediatoon . It is intended for children aged 2 to 4 years.
Taratabong is the world inhabited by the Meloditties, which are animated musical instruments.[ 1] The cartoon won the 2009 Pulcinella Award for best TV series for preschool children.[ 2]
Characters
Main characters
Trumpee (a cute female trumpet , Snaree's sister)
Snaree (a funny male snare drum , Trumpee's brother)
Pino (a little sweet, bubbly, and friendly male upright toy piano , Trumpee and Snaree's best friend)
Maestro Nomo (voiced by Frank Welker, a male metronome and the music teacher)
Bone (a male trombone , father of Trumpee and Snaree)
Drumba (a female bass drum , mother of Trumpee and Snaree)
The Xylo brothers (individual keys on a xylophone )
Grando (a male grand piano , father of Pino)
The Narrator (voiced by Sharon Mann in English, a female narrator interacts with and talks to the Meloditties)
Supporting characters
Pipeorg (a male pipe organ )
Barello (a male barrel organ )
Trebass (a male double bass , Iolin's dad)
Mari and Bimba (marimbas )
Chimeo (a female Chimes )
Rino (a female tambourine )
Grandpa Tuba (a male Tuba , father of Bone)
Fluto (a female in English and male in Polish flute )
Tymp and Tump (the timpani twins)
Iolin (a male violin )
Tarrita (a female in English and male in Polish girly girl guitar )
Paco (a male bass guitar , Electra's cousin)
Electra (a female tomboy electric guitar )
Jo (a male banjo )
Andolino (a male mandolin , Tarrita's cousin)
Robo (a male in English and female in Polish robot-shaped synthesizer )
The Tchycapoon Tribe (a series of percussion instruments)
Aunt Accordia (a female accordion )
Penny (a female Penny whistle, or Tin Whistle )
Professor Harpsy (a male Harpsichord )
Lam, Ello and Phone (3 Jew's Harps )
The Sax Brothers (a band of saxophones )
Clari (a male clarinet )
Clarence (a male bass clarinet )
Ocarina (ocarina )
Soon (a male scaredy-cat bassoon )
Nola (a female bossy Pianola )
Frenchi (a French horn )
Tweeti (an English horn )
Boe (a male oboe )
Agatha (the female harp )
Plate and Saucer (two cymbals , cousins of Trumpee and Snaree)
Gingh Gong (a giant gong )
Viola (a viola , Iolin's mom)
Cello (a cello , Iolin's older brother)
Tom & Tim (a pair of tom-drums, Drumba's brothers)
List of episodes
Season 1
The Meloditties / Where's Do? / The Bum Note / The Way to School
The Mysterious Track / Splish Splash / Hide and Go Seek ... the Echo / Happy Birthday!
Here Not There / The Sax Brothers / Shy Fluto / A Quiet Winter
Soft and Loud / Wind Song / Carnival Time / Happy and Sad
The Yawning Double Bass / The Off-Key Guitar / Follow the Beat / Musical Theater
Taking Turns / Robo the Synthesizer / The Magic Carousel / Jump Up
Tarrita and Her Cousins / Ding Dong Bell / Big Voice, Little Voice / The Music of the Stars
Grandpa Tuba / The Meloditty Big Band / A Strange Lesson / Drumba, We've Got Visitors
Megaphone and Microphone / A Bad Day in Taratabong / Giant Pipeorg / Party Time in the Forest
Lamellophones / The Tympani Twins / Ghing Gong / What Soon, the Bassoon, Saw
Moonlight Sonata / Sound Patterns / Clary, the Chatterbox Clarinet / Professor Harpsy
The Amazing Harp / The Horn Friends / The Pianola / Penny Among the Pumpkins
Paco, the Electric Bass / Taperee Remembers / Practice Makes Perfect / The String Family
References
External links
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