1 | ''The Spaghetti Family'' (''La Famiglia Spaghetti'') is a 2003 Italian comedy animated series created by Creator/BrunoBozzetto and produced by The Animation Band, Creator/MondoTV and Rai Fiction, and animated by Creator/SEKStudio. It follows a family consisting of Poldo Spaghetti, a father who runs a pasta factory, his wife Marta, their sons Silvio and Franco and twin daughters Anna and Irma. |
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3 | The show was created as a European/Italian answer to ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. The pilot was screened at the first Cartoons On The Bay festival in 1996. In 2003, the show won the Pulcinella d’Oro award at the same festival. |
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5 | The show was dubbed to several languages including English (the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytp14QK5Shs "Poldo's New Age" is available on YouTube]]). The Italian and English dubs are viewable from extremely hard-to-find [=DVDs=], while other dubs are easily found on the internet. |
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7 | !! ''The Spaghetti Family'' contains examples of: |
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9 | * CasanovaWannabe: Silvio tries and fails to get into relationships with girls. |
10 | * CoversAlwaysLie: One Greek DVD cover shows [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Stewie Griffin]] among the characters. |
11 | * DysfunctionalFamily: The Spaghetti children are commonly in disputes with their siblings or parents. |
12 | * FamilyTitle: The show's title mentions the ''Spaghetti'' family. |
13 | * FunTShirt: Poldo's white t-shirt has the word "NO" in big fat letters, which fits with his stubborn personality. |
14 | * NerdGlasses: Silvio is the smart guy of the family, and wears half-moon shaped glasses to symbolise this. |
15 | * TheQuietOne: Franco is the introverted one among a very loud family, and rarely speaks. |
16 | * ShortRunners: The show lasted 26 episodes. |
17 | * SingleMindedTwins: Anna and Irma can speak and act simultaneously, in spite of their unmatched personalities. |
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