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TOMMY & OSCAR

PLOPPY

TOMMY AND OSCAR

In 1995, I developed the concept and characters for the animated TV series “Tommy & Oscar.”
The character designs were created by Pietro Dichiara, with the exception of Oscar’s appearance, which was designed by Carlo Rambaldi, a three-time Academy Award winner for special effects.

The Tommy & Oscar series was produced by Rainbow S.p.A., an Italian company, and has been translated into over 20 languages. It first aired in 1999, reaching audiences in 40 countries worldwide.

The characters of Tommy & Oscar originally appeared in the award-winning educational CD-ROMs The Phantom of the Theatre (winner of the prestigious Bologna Media Prize in 1996) and Mission Music! (1998). Since then, they have enjoyed widespread success, particularly in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

The 52-episode Tommy & Oscar TV series benefited from an extensive marketing campaign and a wide range of merchandise, including CD-ROMs, home videos, DVDs, toys, books, magazines, textiles, and more. In 2006, Rainbow S.p.A. also produced a feature film, Tommy & Oscar – The Movie, co-produced with Rai Fiction for TV and home video.

However, in 2000, Rainbow’s CEO Iginio Straffi unexpectedly claimed sole authorship of the series, contradicting his previous statements from the prior five years.

This led me to begin a lengthy legal battle for the recognition of my authorship of Tommy & Oscar.

Finally, in July 2008, I won the trial against Rainbow, securing official acknowledgment of my creative role in the series.

LEGAL BATTLE

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TITLE:
Tommy and Oscar

PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Rainbow S.p.a.
Cromosoma TV produccions
Rai Cinemafiction

YEAR:
1999

FORMAT:
Animation 56 x26 minutes

DIRECTED BY:
Iginio Straffi

CREATED BY:
Max Alessandrini and Iginio Straffi

PLOT:
Alien Oscar had not actually planned to carry out an emergency landing on the dog kennel of Professor Leonard. But he and the professor's nephew, Tommy, immediately strike up a marvelous friendship.
Oscar has incredible qualities, especially his fondness for music, which makes one and all wonder: Oscar loves eating notes...

MAIN CHARACTERS:

Tommy:
Is a 9 years boy who lives with his funny uncle, Prof. Leonard.

Oscar:
Friendly and funny pink alien who eats only music notes. He can transform his body and he is always looking for his favourit food, music!

Prof. Leonard:
Excentric and extravagant scientist. His inventions often end with unpredictably funny effects.

Yukari: Little and sweet Asian girl. In the right moments she goes into action using her extremely high skills in martial arts. Her ‘Katonga Dance’ is an effective weapon against every villain.

Peter:
Wonderful musician who entertains with his music every children of his neighborhood.

Caesar:
Evil, short and ugly businessman. He adores money and never hesitates to do anything to obtain it.

Ork and Dork:
Couple of dumb, big gorillas. They are Caesar’s bodyguards.

PLOPPY

"Ploppy" is a project in progress for an animation TV series.

The main character is Ploppy, a robot with a heart of a clown or, better said, a clown who can feel emotions and transmit them towards his little friends despite of his mechanical heart

Built by the late Maxi McPlop, Ploppy has inherited the inventor's family castle, where he lives and has turned it into a theme park for the enjoyment of all children in the world.

Ploppy can climb on walls thanks to hissuction cup,can pull out diverse objects from his built-indrawer and control the flow of water in any piping

Despite of his powers the life of a robot-clown can be quite complicated, especially when a treacherous and brawny plumber called Mister Toobswants to trap Ploppy and convert him into a "traveling-plunger"!

Thank goodness, Ploppy can count on friends like the athletic mouse Zoom, the adventurous kangaroo Kenny, the inventor Rocket Twins, and above all, the small and talented Alice.

Ploppy`s good friends are able to provide effective solutions to his problems, always with a huge dosis of humor.

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