Amigo and Friends
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Amigo and Friends is an educational children's cartoon that was based on the Mexican cartoon series Cantinflas Show
in 1979. The show, which concentrates on a wide range of subjects intended to educate children, follows Amigo, a little Mexican character, who goes on educational adventures through time
and space
and gets to visit Shakespeare, see the ancient pyramids, and even travels to other planets. The animated Amigo is based on the legendary character, Cantinflas played by the Mexican actor and comedian Mario Moreno Reyes. The show was created and produced by Televisa
, then known as Telesistema Mexicano. The company was also responsible for the distribution of the show in Mexico
.
In 1982, Hanna-Barbera Productions dubbed the series into English
and retitled it Amigo and Friends and aired in syndication across the United States
through Viacom
. The only two known actors were John Stephenson
who narrates each episode and Don Messick
, who voiced Amigo.
Cantinflas Show
Cantinflas Show is a Mexican animated television series produced by Televisa. The series was created by Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas' and animated by Spanish animator Jose Luis Moro, who animated the pilot episode in 1972....
in 1979. The show, which concentrates on a wide range of subjects intended to educate children, follows Amigo, a little Mexican character, who goes on educational adventures through time
Time
Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
and space
Space
Space is the boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum...
and gets to visit Shakespeare, see the ancient pyramids, and even travels to other planets. The animated Amigo is based on the legendary character, Cantinflas played by the Mexican actor and comedian Mario Moreno Reyes. The show was created and produced by Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
, then known as Telesistema Mexicano. The company was also responsible for the distribution of the show in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
In 1982, Hanna-Barbera Productions dubbed the series into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and retitled it Amigo and Friends and aired in syndication across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
through Viacom
Viacom (1971–2005)
Viacom , stylized as VIACOM in its current logo, was an American media conglomerate. It was the owner of CBS, Nickelodeon & MTV, among others. Effective December 31, 2005, this corporate entity changed its name to CBS Corporation...
. The only two known actors were John Stephenson
John Stephenson (actor)
John Stephenson is an American actor and voice actor. He has also been credited as John Stevenson...
who narrates each episode and Don Messick
Don Messick
Donald Earl "Don" Messick was an American voice actor best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera. Perhaps his most well-known voice creations include Scooby-Doo, Papa Smurf, and Dr. Benton Quest....
, who voiced Amigo.
Amigo and Friends in other languages
- Le tour du monde de Cantinflas (A Trip of the World with Cantinflas) (French)
- עמיקו וחבריו (Amiko Ve'Haverav) (Israeli)
- 笑星和他的朋友们 (Comedian and his friends) (Chinese)
- Amigo (Swedish)
DVD release
- In 2004, BCI released the shorts as part of the Cantinflas ShowCantinflas ShowCantinflas Show is a Mexican animated television series produced by Televisa. The series was created by Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas' and animated by Spanish animator Jose Luis Moro, who animated the pilot episode in 1972....
collection, which included shorts from that series.
Episodes
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- meets Alexander Bell
- visits The Amazon
- meets Amerigo Vespucci
- learns Atomic Energy
- meets Baseball
- visits the Canals of Venice
- meets Capitain Cook
- visit The Colosseum
- meets The Constellations
- meets Daniel Boone
- meets Don Quixote
- visit The Eiffel Tower
- meets Eli Whitney and the cotton gin
- visit The Estate of Vatican city
- meets Father Junipero Serra
- learns The game of rugby
- meets Genghis Khan
- meets George Washington Carver
- visit The Grand Canyon
- visit The great wall of china
- meets The golf story
- meets Henry Ford
- in The international date line
- meet James Watt
- meets Julius Caesar
- meets King Tut
- meets Lewis and Clark
- meets The lost city of Atlantis
- meets Madame Curie
- meets Michelangelo
- meets The milky way
- visit Mont Saint Michel
- climbs Mount Everest
- on The Nile
- visit Notre Dame
- visit The Parthenon
- meets Picasso
- visit The planets
- visit The pyramids
- meets Rembrandt
- learns Safety tips
- meets Simon Bolivar
- meets Statue of Liberty
- meets Soccer
- The sun
- meets Tennis
- visit The tower of London
- visit The universe
- visit The wailing wall
- Yellowstone Park
- visit Yosemite