''Um Menino Muito Maluquinho'' was a Brazilian children's show, produced and aired by TVE Brasil and was originally broadcast from 19 March to 10 July 2006. The series was based on book of the same name by Brazilian cartoonist

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, with 26 episodes and one season. It was directed by César Rodrigues. Cao Hamburger and Anna Muylaert wrote the screenplay. Muyalert is also author of some of the character's books. The series focuses on the adventures of the fictional protagonist, Maluquinho, and his friends at 5 and 10 years of age, which covers topics about

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time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, ...

friendship Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. In some cultures, the concept o ...

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and other aspects of life, usually narrated by a 30-year old Maluquinho. The series received positive reviews from television critics, earned high ratings, and has won some awards, such as Japan's

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Japan Prize award. It was also nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Children and Youth program in 2007.

Plot

The story follows two timelines: Maluquinho's life at 5 and 10 years, while being narrated by his 30-year old version. They teach important lessons about art,

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, value of

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, time, friendship, school and other aspects of life. Sometimes, the characters give their opinion about a current event or foreshadow some event that will eventually take place in the episode, speaking to the cameras, in front of a white wall.

Episodes

Cast

Cast of 5-year old Maluquinho's story * Felipe Severo as ''Menino Maluquinho'' * Rafael Ritto as ''Bocão'' * Myla Christie Bonifácio as ''Julieta'' * Luiz Eduardo Dias as ''Junim'' * Alexandro Domingos as ''Lúcio'' * Eduardo Akira as ''Sugiro'' * Eduardo Aiella as ''Herman'' * Thiago Marcelo Magalhães as ''Pedroca'' Cast of 10-tear old Maluquinho's story * Pedro Saback as ''Menino Maluquinho'' * Cristian Zucolotto as ''Bocão'' * Sarah Maciel as ''Julieta'' * Júlia Mattos as ''Bianca'' * Gabriel Sequeira as ''Junim'' * Andrey Emerich as ''Lúcio'' * Felipe Santos as ''Fred'' * Leonam Akira as ''Sugiro'' * Vinícius Kubrusly as ''Herman'' * Maria Clara Mendonça as ''Carolina'' * Karolina Afonso as ''Pagu'' * Rayane Menezes as ''Vera'' * Fellipe Thuler as ''Pedroca'' * Rita de Cássia de Oliveira as ''Renata' * Mariana Azevedo as ''Mariana'' Adult cast * Fernando Alves Pinto as 30-year old Menino Maluquinho * Maria Mariana as Ana (Maluquinho's mother) * Eduardo Galvão as Pedro (Maluquinho's father) * Antônio Pedro as Seu Hortêncio (Maluquinho's grandfather) * Ilva Niño as Irene (maid) * Clarice Niskier as Paula (Teacher) * Ellen Rocche as Fairy Godmother * Luiz Nicolau as Baiaco

Production

Filming lasted six months and were done in a studio of 600 square meters, which had a full floor, with Maluquinho's room, his parents' room, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. Most of the furniture the art direction decided to use was old in order to convey the reality of a house.

Broadcast

The series premiered on March 19, 2006 on TVE Brasil with new episodes every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. It was moved to Fridays at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. On July 2, 2006, TVE Brasil broadcast a binge-watch of ten episodes from 9h to 14h. Another novelty was the change in the broadcast schedule, with new episodes airing from June 26, 2006 from Monday to Friday at 8 p.m. On 24 March 2006, the series premiered on

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with new episodes every Fridays at 2 p.m (later with reruns on Thursdays at 10 a.m.). The program stopped airing on TV Cultura on January 25, 2008. On December 4, 2006, the series premiered on Disney Channel from Monday to Friday at 12 p.m.
It was broadcast on

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from September 26, 2011 to January 20, 2013. The series aired on

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from April 1, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays. The program is no longer broadcast as of December 1, 2014, due to the new programming schedule of the network.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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