A Curious Hugo
A Curious Hugo (in original Um Hugo Curioso) is an Brazilian children's animated television series that ran on HBO Family/FAP Family for two seasons. The series premiered on February 1, 1999 until its final episode aired on May 1, 2000. The series, produced by Curious Pictures, FAP and HBO, was aimed at preschoolers.
| 'A Curious Hugo' | |
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| Um Hugo Curioso | |
| Genre | Anthology Comedy Educational |
| Created by |
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| Based on | A Little Curious, by Steve Oakes |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Steve Oakes Arthur D.S.P. |
| Starring | 
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| Theme music composer | the same as the based on show |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language(s) | Brazilian Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Curious Pictures FAP Network |
| Release | |
| Original network | FAP Network (on the "FAPle 'U" block) |
| Original release | May 1, 2000 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Plot
The 24-minute episodes are essentially anthologies of shorts centered on a common, easily digested topic word such as "slippery" or "sticky". While each short draws from the same pool of characters, they are produced in a variety of animation techniques. Animation styles include stop-motion, collage animation, clay animation, traditional 3-D and 2-D cel animation, and 3-D CGI, along with live-action segments mostly narrated by Hugo the Ball. Some of the shorts are designed to fit more than one topic, and are re-used in different episodes.
Characters
Main Characters
- Hugo the Ball (based on Bob the Ball) – a cute, friendly, boisterous, exuberant bouncing rubber ball.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Brazil Brunna Maria;
United States Cameron Bowen
- Luiza (with Little Cup's behaviors) – a sweetened, innocent kid who spends a lot of time learning about the world around her. She is Hugo's best friend.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Brazil Brunna Maria; United States Bob Kaliban
- Davi's Cousin (physical appearence and behaviors based on Mr. String) - a nervous, intelligent, fussy bit of salmon, brown and greenish teal string who can twist and tie himself into a multitude of shapes. He frequently says "definitely" and "terrible".
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Brazil Brunna Maria; United States Gary Yudman
- Davi (with behaviors based on Plush) - a 10-year old boy who is another one of hugo's best friends. Unlike the others, he mostly speaks in a strange giggly language.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Bob Kaliban
- Brunna Maria (with behaviors based on Mop) - a rock music-loving girl with light brown hair who frequently changes her hairstyle. She is Davi's Cousin's best friend.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Brazil Brunna Maria; United States Amanda Kaplan
- Doris the Door – a pink and orange, Brooklyn-accented, two-faced automatic door, who, while being playful, is easily tired. Doris usually talks about her distant childhood.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Marilyn Pasekoff
- Pad and Pencil – a presumably romantic drawing pad and pencil couple who constantly flatter each other through French accents.
- Gender: Female (Pad), Male (Pencil)
- Voiced by: Gerrianne Raphael (Pad), Rafael Ferrer (Pencil)
- The Shoe Family – a family of pairs of shoes with footwear-themed names. The parents are Mr. (Chuck) Shoe (brown dress shoes) and Mrs. Shoe (red high heels), and the children are Lacey (sneakers) and Mary Jane (a pair of Mary Janes). In "A Little Curious About Life", they had a baby brother named Booties. Mary Jane and Lacey are two of Bob's best friends.
- Gender: Male (Mr. Shoe), Female (Mrs. Shoe, Lacey and Mary Jane)
- Voiced by: Gary Yudman (Mr. Shoe), Sandy Correia (Mrs. Shoe and Lacey), Amanda Kaplan (Mary Jane)
Episodes
Season 1
- Loud, Soft, Shake
- Light, Dark, Bubble
- Near, Far, Swing
- Slippery, Sticky, Mirror
- Above, Below, Cover
- Front, Back, Side
- Swing, Cover, Shake
- Rough, Smooth, Picture
- Open, Close, Ring
- Bubble, Picture, Mirror
- Thick, Thin, Twist
- First, Last, Step
- Step, Twist, Ring
- Empty, Full, Pop
- Same, Different, Beat
- Fast, Slow, Spin
- Long, Short, Roll
- Character Show – Hugo the Ball
- Roll, Spin, Pop
- Warm, Cool, Heart
- Character Show – Davi's Cousin
- Still, Move, Train
- Spring, Fall, Turn
- High, Low, Stretch
- Side, Stretch, Turn
Season 2
- Top, Bottom, Jump
- Over, Under, Balance
- Drop, Lift, Flat
- Tight, Loose, Squeeze
- Hit, Miss, Bump
- Work, Play, Skip
- Hard, Easy, Change
- New, Old, Dance
- Lead, Follow, Act
- Win, Lose, Tie
- Push, Pull, Rock
- A Little Curious About Life
- Jump, Flat, Squeeze
- Hard, Work, Bump
- Character Show - Mop
- Balance, Skip, Rock
- Push, Over, Top
- Drop, Loose, Change
References
External links
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