''Santo Bugito'' is an American

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produced and developed by Klasky-Csupo for CBS and created by

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. It ran for thirteen episodes and revolved around the goings on in a fictional community of insects. The show was advertised as the first Tex-Mex cartoon. Notable achievements of this series included a revival of the insect-community genre (little of which had been seen since '' Mr. Bug Goes to Town''), and voice cameos from well known performers such as Jim Belushi. The regular cast included Tony Plana, William Sanderson,

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, George Kennedy,

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and Joan Van Ark.

Synopsis

''Santo Bugito'' is set in a titular border town between

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and Mexico, populated by various anthropomorphic insects. Carmen De La Antchez (Marabina Jaimes) is the show's protagonist, an ant who runs a restaurant in the town with her husband, Paco ( Tony Plana). The town is populated by other insects, including two brash American flies, Clem ( William Sanderson) and Burt (Michael Stanton), a hyperactive flea named Lencho (

), a cynical artist termite named Eaton Woode ( Charles Adler), a butterfly named Rosa ( Candi Milo) and her boyfriend Miguel who is still in his cocoon, Amelia ( Joan Van Ark), an enthusiastic damselfly, Ralph, a large friendly ladybug with a deep voice ( George Kennedy) and a

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professor who occasionally interrupts the show to give dull educational lectures, but is usually pushed off-screen by another character. The show primarily deals with

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stories, but often with a strange insect twist. Some episodes include the town still trying to operate when Carmen is bedridden with a broken leg ("The Carmen Tango"), Lencho trying to attract a famous black widow spider dancer to perform in the town ("A Widow Goes a Long Way"), and one where a mosquito lawyer named Emma Squito comes to town, and everyone in the town is caught up in a suing frenzy, in exchange for Emma sucking the blood from each of her clients ("Sue City"). A

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band of ants occasionally narrate the action with music.

Main cast

* Marabina Jaimes - Carmen * Tony Plana - Paco * Charlie Adler - Eaton and Miguel * Joan Van Ark - Amelia * George Kennedy - Ralph *

- Mothmeyer * Candi Milo - Rosa * David Paymer - The Professor * William Sanderson - Clem * Michael Stanton - Burt *

- Lencho

Episodes

Only 13 episodes were aired, and the series was canceled after only one season. # Load o' Bees # Sue City # Splitsville # The Carmen Tango # Cupid vs. Clem # Swiped # A Widow Goes a Long Way # The Carnivore Kid # Lost Cause # How to Eat People and Make New Friends # My Name Is Revenge # Bugged Bug # Buenos Roaches

References

External links

* {{Children's programming on CBS in the 1990s 1995 American animated television series debuts 1996 American television series endings Fictional populated places 1990s American animated comedy television series 1990s American children's comedy television series American children's animated comedy television series American children's animated fantasy television series American English-language television shows Television series by Klasky Csupo Animated television series about insects Television series created by Gábor Csupó Television series created by Arlene Klasky CBS animated television series Children's television series about talking animals Animated television series set in Texas Television shows scored by Mark Mothersbaugh