Taratabong

Taratabong: The World of the Meloditties (original Italian: Taratabong! Il Mondo dei Musicilli) is a cartoon series 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.

Characters

Main characters

  • Trumpee (a cute female trumpet - Snari's sister)
  • Snaree (a funny male snare drum - Trumpi's brother)
  • Pino (a little sweet, bubbly, and friendly male upright toy piano - Trumpi and Snari's cousin)
  • Maestro Nomo (voiced by Frank Welker, a male metronome and the music teacher)
  • Bone (a male trombone, father of Trumpi and Snari)
  • Drumba (a female bass drum, mother of Trumpi and Snari)
  • 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 talk to the Meloditties)
  • Chimeo - (a female Chimes Gong-Gary’s Sister)

Supporting characters

  • Pipeorg (a male pipe organ)
  • Barello (a male barrel organ)
  • Trebass (a male double bass, Iolin's dad)
  • Mari and Bimba (marimbas)
  • 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 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 Trumpi and Snari)
  • 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)
  • Samtar (a male Sitar)
  • Gong-Gary (a male Gong Chineo’s Father)

List of episodes

Season 1

  1. The Meloditties / Where's Do? / The Bum Note / The Way to School
  2. The Mysterious Track / Splish Splash / Hide and Go Seek ... the Echo / Happy Birthday!
  3. Here Not There / The Sax Brothers / Shy Fluto / A Quiet Winter
  4. Soft and Loud / Wind Song / Carnival Time / Happy and Sad
  5. The Yawning Double Bass / The Off-Key Guitar / Follow the Beat / Musical Theater
  6. Taking Turns / Robo the Synthesizer / The Magic Carousel / Jump Up
  7. Tarrita and Her Cousins / Ding Dong Bell / Big Voice, Little Voice / The Music of the Stars
  8. Grandpa Tuba / The Meloditty Big Band / A Strange Lesson / Drumba, We've Got Visitors
  9. Megaphone and Microphone / A Bad Day in Taratabong / Giant Pipeorg / Party Time in the Forest
  10. Lamellophones / The Tympani Twins / Ghing Gong / What Soon, the Bassoon, Saw
  11. Moonlight Sonata / Sound Patterns / Clary, the Chatterbox Clarinet / Professor Harpsy
  12. The Amazing Harp / The Horn Friends / The Pianola / Penny Among the Pumpkins
  13. Paco, the Electric Bass / Taperee Remembers / Practice Makes Perfect / The String Family

Season 2

  1. Maestro Nomo and Chimeo / Bamboo Flute Madness / Vibraphone Viral / Wack a dittie
  2. Sonota Madness / Ethu each / Steel Pan Willie / More on the Maracas
  3. Return of Barello / Mexican Madness / Notes and Cymbals / The Shaw-Shank Rauchpfeiftion
  4. Double Class / Heveannessy / Othermaohone / Pick a lo
  5. Saw de Musical / H-a-r-m-o-n-I-u-m / Ka’eke’ooing / Stàn Trahn
  6. Revenge of the Theatre / Back to missing Do / Sitar Situation / Year of the Gong

External links

  • Taratabong at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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