Lupo Alberto (TV series)

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Lupo Alberto
GenreHumor
Created bySilver
Based onLupo Alberto comics
by Silver
Voices of
Opening theme"Stress da Lupo" (Season 2)
ComposersStephan Meer (Season 1)
Pino Massara (Season 2)
Country of originItaly
France (Season 1)
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes104 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time7 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkRai 1
Rai 2
Rai 3
Rai Gulp
Release1997 (1997) –
2002 (2002)

Lupo Alberto (in English Alberto the Wolf) is an Italian animated series aired for the first time in 1997 by The Animation Band in co-production with Rai, inspired by the homonymous character and the same comic book created by Silver; two series were produced for a total of 104 episodes, each of which lasted for seven minutes. The second season is from 2002.

The first season was produced by Rai Fiction, The Animation Band, Canal+, France 2, Europool and Les Armateurs, and the second by Rai Fiction and The Animation Band, but this time distributed by Mondo TV.

The opening theme of the second season is sung by Gianna Nannini was written by Vic Vergeat.[1] The series is available in Italian and English.[2]

Characters

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  • Lupo Alberto (in English Alberto the Wolf) - A sarcastic and intelligent blue wolf who is a resident of the wood close to the McKenzie farm, Alberto pursues his relationship with Martha.
  • Martha[2] (Marta) - A eccentric and sweet hen who is Alberto's girlfriend.
  • Moses[2] (Mosè) - A mean sheepdog who is the obstacle to Alberto and Martha.
  • Henry The Mole (Enrico La Talpa) - An eccentric and goofy mole
  • Esther The Mole (Cesira La Talpa) - Henry's wife
  • Alfred (Alfredo) - A turkey
  • Ludwig (Lodovico) - A horse
  • Einstein (Odoardo) - Einstein is Martha's cousin
  • Glycerin (Glicerina) - A duck who has the nickname
  • Krug - A bull
  • Omar - A rooster
  • Silvietta - A teenage female sparrow
  • Arthur (Arturo) - Probably a chicken
  • Kant (Alcide) - A philosopher pig
  • Alice - Martha's friend, a fat hen

Voices actors

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Italian

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Actor (season 1) Actor (season 2) Character(s)
Francesco Salvi Mino Caprio Lupo Alberto
Lella Costa Beatrice Margiotti Martha
Tony Fuochi Saverio Moriones Moses
Paolo Torrisi Henry The Mole
Roberta Gallina Laurenti Mariadele Cinquegrani Esther The Mole
Alberto Olivero Manfredi Aliquò Alfred
Massimo De Ambrosis Ludwig
Riccardo Deodati Einstein
Mario Bombardieri Krug
Flavio Arras Mario Bombardieri Kant
Luca Bottale Mino Caprio Glycerin
? Giorgina Pazi Alice
? Giorgina Pazi Ausionia
Dania Cericola Beatrice Margiotti Ursula
Paola Bonomi Giorgina Pazi Esmeralda
? Fabrizio Mazzotta Omar
Luca Bottale No Gustav
Luca Bottale
Alberto Olivero
Paolo Torrisi
Fabrizio Mazzotta
Monica Ward
Luigi Ferraro
Paolo Lombardi
Various voices

English

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Episodes

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Season 1 (1998)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Senza neve che inverno è"TBATBATBA
22"Il pupazzo di neve"TBATBATBA
33"L'albero"TBATBATBA
44"Tra due giorni è Natale"TBATBATBA
55"Regalo di Natale"TBATBATBA
66"Un minuto a mezzanotte"TBATBATBA
77"Fragile"TBATBATBA
88"Babysitting"TBATBATBA
99"Condominio"TBATBATBA
1010"L'inquilino del primo piano"TBATBATBA
1111"Vota Beppe"TBATBATBA
1212"Sentieri selvaggi"TBATBATBA
1313"Acqua e fuoco"TBATBATBA
1414"Il signore delle acque"TBATBATBA
1515"Vudù"TBATBATBA
1616"La parola alla difesa"TBATBATBA
1717"Il concorso"TBATBATBA
1818"Bacilli imbecilli"TBATBATBA
1919"Amore vuol dire gelosia"TBATBATBA
2020"L'anello"TBATBATBA
2121"L'infermeria"TBATBATBA
2222"Una fidanzata per Mosè"TBATBATBA
2323"La spia spiata"TBATBATBA
2424"Il giorno del giudizio"TBATBATBA
2525"Dentista per amore"TBATBATBA
2626"Ninna nanna"TBATBATBA
2727"Cappuccetto rosso"TBATBATBA
2828"La fattoria moderna"TBATBATBA
2929"Il contratto"TBATBATBA
3030"Giovani e belli"TBATBATBA
3131"Sette in condotta"TBATBATBA
3232"Picnic"TBATBATBA
3333"Il predone del fiume"TBATBATBA
3434"Lavoro cercasi"TBATBATBA
3535"Il corriere del pollaio"TBATBATBA
3636"Lupastro nello spazio profondo"TBATBATBA
3737"Il ritorno"TBATBATBA
3838"Sottozero"TBATBATBA
3939"La febbre del videoreporter"TBATBATBA
4040"Trappole nascoste"TBATBATBA
4141"Il sostituto di Mosè"TBATBATBA
4242"La finale"TBATBATBA
4343"McKenzie Park"TBATBATBA
4444"Il grande occhio"TBATBATBA
4545"Mekkano"TBATBATBA
4646"La grande corsa"TBATBATBA
4747"Vinca il migliore"TBATBATBA
4848"Autostrada"TBATBATBA
4949"Il piatto del giorno"TBATBATBA
5050"Il gabinetto del dott. La talpa"TBATBATBA
5151"La notte degli ortaggi viventi"TBATBATBA
5252"La prova del fuoco"TBATBATBA

Season 2 (2001)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
153"Ingabbiato"TBATBATBA
254"Cercasi rockstar"TBATBATBA
355"Giungla di cemento"TBATBATBA
456"Gorgheggi e grida"TBATBATBA
557"Sussurri e stecche"TBATBATBA
658"Boomerang"TBATBATBA
759"Gli spaventapasseri"TBATBATBA
860"Camper"TBATBATBA
961"Il grande Orson"TBATBATBA
1062"Natale coi fiocchi"TBATBATBA
1163"Il pranzo di Mosè"TBATBATBA
1264"Lacrime di coccodrillo"TBATBATBA
1365"Torte in faccia"TBATBATBA
1466"Il prezzo del successo"TBATBATBA
1567"Un biglietto per la felicità"TBATBATBA
1668"Nervi scoperti"TBATBATBA
1769"McKenzie Day"TBATBATBA
1870"Appuntamento al buio"TBATBATBA
1971"Isteria canina"TBATBATBA
2072"Le Jene"TBATBATBA
2173"Binari"TBATBATBA
2274"Game Over"TBATBATBA
2375"Arriva il grande cocomero"TBATBATBA
2476"Cuore d'oro"TBATBATBA
2577"Vacanze al verde"TBATBATBA
2678"La rumba del popone"TBATBATBA
2779"Chi ha paura del lupo cattivo?"TBATBATBA
2880"I temerari"TBATBATBA
2981"Selvaggio West"TBATBATBA
3082"Sotto esame"TBATBATBA
3183"Lupastro, anzi, grassone"TBATBATBA
3284"Ultimo spettacolo"TBATBATBA
3385"Palloni gonfiati"TBATBATBA
3486"Enrico menagramo"TBATBATBA
3587"Liscio come l'olio"TBATBATBA
3688"Giallo vegetale"TBATBATBA
3789"Di casa ce n'è una sola"TBATBATBA
3890"Soddisfatti e rimborsati"TBATBATBA
3991"Ciak, si gira"TBATBATBA
4092"Carta bollata"TBATBATBA
4193"Il barboncino mannaro"TBATBATBA
4294"La forza dell'amore"TBATBATBA
4395"Senza trucco, senza inganno"TBATBATBA
4496"Al cuor non si comanda"TBATBATBA
4597"Aria di tempesta"TBATBATBA
4698"That's Amore"TBATBATBA
4799"Ieri, oggi, domani"TBATBATBA
48100"Il topino dei denti"TBATBATBA
49101"Storia di uccello"TBATBATBA
50102"Corso di recupero"TBATBATBA
51103"La rimpatriata"TBATBATBA
52104"Bluff"TBATBATBA

Home video

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Mondo TV has released all of the first season episodes on 9 VHS tapes and 3 DVD releases, including special features.

The second season was released on DVD only, with 9 episodes each on 2 discs with no special features.

The DVD releases contain Italian and English audio.

References

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  1. ^ Stress da Lupo- Film.it
  2. ^ a b c "Lupo Alberto Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine. Rai Trade. Retrieved on 24 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Voice Acting[permanent dead link]." Francis Michel Pardeilhan. Retrieved on 24 April 2011.
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