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
Um Hugo Curioso
GenreAnthology
Comedy
Educational
Created by
  • Arthur D.S.P.
  • Steve Oakes
Based onA Little Curious,
by Steve Oakes
Written by
  • Carin Greenberg Baker
  • Nicholas Hollander
  • Laurie Israel
  • Becky Mode
  • Alana Sanko
  • Frederick J. Stroppe
Directed bySteve Oakes
Arthur D.S.P.
Starring
  • Brunna Maria
  • (put the pt-br dubbers of Doris, Pad & Pencil and The Shoe family, pls)

  • Cameron Bowen
  • Bob Kaliban
  • Gary Yudman
  • Amanda Kaplan
  • Marilyn Pasekoff
  • Gerrianne Raphael & Rafael Ferrer
  • Gary Yudman, Sandy Correia, Amanda Kaplan
Theme music composerthe same as the based on show
Country of origin Brazil
Original languageBrazilian Portuguese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes43
Production
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesCurious Pictures
FAP Network
Original release
NetworkFAP Network (on the "FAPle 'U" block)
ReleaseOctober 2056, 10 (10-10-2056) –
November 2056, 31 (31-11-2056)

Plot

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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

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Main Characters

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  • Hugo the Ball (based on Bob the Ball) – a cute, friendly, boisterous, exuberant bouncing rubber ball.
  • 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.
  • 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".
  • 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.
  • 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

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Season 1

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  1. Loud, Soft, Shake
  2. Light, Dark, Bubble
  3. Near, Far, Swing
  4. Slippery, Sticky, Mirror
  5. Above, Below, Cover
  6. Front, Back, Side
  7. Swing, Cover, Shake
  8. Rough, Smooth, Picture
  9. Open, Close, Ring
  10. Bubble, Picture, Mirror
  11. Thick, Thin, Twist
  12. First, Last, Step
  13. Step, Twist, Ring
  14. Empty, Full, Pop
  15. Same, Different, Beat
  16. Fast, Slow, Spin
  17. Long, Short, Roll
  18. Character Show – Hugo the Ball
  19. Roll, Spin, Pop
  20. Warm, Cool, Heart
  21. Character Show – Davi's Cousin
  22. Still, Move, Train
  23. Spring, Fall, Turn
  24. High, Low, Stretch
  25. Side, Stretch, Turn

Season 2

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  1. Top, Bottom, Jump
  2. Over, Under, Balance
  3. Drop, Lift, Flat
  4. Tight, Loose, Squeeze
  5. Hit, Miss, Bump
  6. Work, Play, Skip
  7. Hard, Easy, Change
  8. New, Old, Dance
  9. Lead, Follow, Act
  10. Win, Lose, Tie
  11. Push, Pull, Rock
  12. A Little Curious About Life
  13. Jump, Flat, Squeeze
  14. Hard, Work, Bump
  15. Character Show - Mop
  16. Balance, Skip, Rock
  17. Push, Over, Top
  18. Drop, Loose, Change

References

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