''Lupo Alberto'' (in English ''Alberto the Wolf'') is an Italian animated series aired for the first time in 1997 by The Animation Band in co-production with Rai, inspired by the homonymous character and the same comic book created by Silver; two series were produced for a total of 104 episodes, each of which lasted for seven minutes. The second season is from 2002. The first season was produced by

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, The Animation Band, Canal+, France 2, Europool and Les Armateurs, and the second by

and The Animation Band, but this time distributed by Mondo TV. The opening theme of the second season is sung by Gianna Nannini was written by

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. The series is available in Italian and English.

Characters

* Lupo Alberto (in English Alberto the Wolf) - A sarcastic and intelligent blue wolf who is a resident of the wood close to the McKenzie farm, Alberto pursues his relationship with Martha. * MarthaLupo Alberto
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. Retrieved on 24 April 2011. (Marta) - A eccentric and sweet hen who is Alberto's girlfriend. * Moses (Mosè) - A mean sheepdog who is the obstacle to Alberto and Martha. * Henry The Mole (Enrico La Talpa) - An eccentric and goofy mole * Esther The Mole (Cesira La Talpa) - Henry's wife * Alfred (Alfredo) - A turkey * Ludwig (Lodovico) - A horse * Einstein (Odoardo) - Einstein is Martha's cousin * Glycerin (Glicerina) - A duck who has the nickname * Krug - A bull * Omar - A rooster * Silvietta - A teenage female sparrow * Arthur (Arturo) - Probably a chicken * Kant (Alcide) - A philosopher pig * Alice - Martha's friend, a fat hen

Voices actors

Italian

English

* Thor Bishopric - Lupo Alberto (season 2) * Francis Michel Pardeilhan - Henry the MoleVoice Acting
" Francis Michel Pardeilhan. Retrieved on 24 April 2011. * Cathy Weseluck - Martha and Alice (season 1) * Maria Bircher - Martha (season 2) * Gregory Snegoff - Moses (season 1)

Episodes

Season 1 (1998)

Season 2 (2001)

Home video

Mondo TV has released all of the first season episodes on 9 VHS tapes and 3 DVD releases, including special features. The second season was released on DVD only, with 9 episodes each on 2 discs with no special features. The DVD releases contain Italian and English audio.

References

External links

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