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Cartoon series
Taratabong: The World of the Meloditties (original Italian: Taratabong! Il Mondo dei Musicilli ) is a
cartoon series produced and directed by Italian studio Toposodo, based on an idea by Marco Bigliazzi and Fabrizio Bondi, and distributed worldwide by
Mediatoon . It is intended for children aged 2 to 4 years.
Taratabong is the world inhabited by the Meloditties, which are animated musical instruments.
[1] The cartoon won the 2009
Pulcinella Award for best TV series for preschool children.
[2]
Trumpee (a cute female
trumpet , Snaree's sister)
Snaree (a funny male
snare drum , Trumpee's brother)
Pino (a little sweet, bubbly, and friendly male upright
toy piano , Trumpee and Snaree's best friend)
Maestro Nomo (voiced by Frank Welker, a male
metronome and the music teacher)
Bone (a male
trombone , father of Trumpee and Snaree)
Drumba (a female
bass drum , mother of Trumpee and Snaree)
The Xylo brothers (individual keys on a
xylophone )
Grando (a male
grand piano , father of Pino)
The Narrator (voiced by Sharon Mann in English, a female narrator interacts with and talks to the Meloditties)
Pipeorg (a male
pipe organ )
Barello (a male
barrel organ )
Trebass (a male
double bass , Iolin's dad)
Mari and Bimba (
marimbas )
Chimeo (a female
Chimes )
Rino (a female
tambourine )
Grandpa Tuba (a male
Tuba , father of Bone)
Fluto (a female in English and male in Polish
flute )
Tymp and Tump (the
timpani twins)
Iolin (a male
violin )
Tarrita (a female in English and male in Polish girly girl
guitar )
Paco (a male
bass guitar , Electra's cousin)
Electra (a female tomboy
electric guitar )
Jo (a male
banjo )
Andolino (a male
mandolin , Tarrita's cousin)
Robo (a male in English and female in Polish robot-shaped
synthesizer )
The Tchycapoon Tribe (a series of
percussion instruments)
Aunt Accordia (a female
accordion )
Penny (a female Penny whistle, or
Tin Whistle )
Professor Harpsy (a male
Harpsichord )
Lam, Ello and Phone (3
Jew's Harps )
The Sax Brothers (a band of
saxophones )
Clari (a male
clarinet )
Clarence (a male
bass clarinet )
Ocarina (
ocarina )
Soon (a male scaredy-cat
bassoon )
Nola (a female bossy
Pianola )
Frenchi (a
french horn )
Tweeti (an
English horn )
Boe (a male
oboe )
Agatha (the female
harp )
Plate and Saucer (two
cymbals , cousins of Trumpee and Snaree)
Gingh Gong (a giant
gong )
Viola (a
viola , Iolin's mom)
Cello (a
cello , Iolin's older brother)
Tom & Tim (a pair of tom-drums, Drumba's brothers)
The Meloditties / Where's Do? / The Bum Note / The Way to School
The Mysterious Track / Splish Splash / Hide and Go Seek ... the Echo / Happy Birthday!
Here Not There / The Sax Brothers / Shy Fluto / A Quiet Winter
Soft and Loud / Wind Song / Carnival Time / Happy and Sad
The Yawning Double Bass / The Off-Key Guitar / Follow the Beat / Musical Theater
Taking Turns / Robo the Synthesizer / The Magic Carousel / Jump Up
Tarrita and Her Cousins / Ding Dong Bell / Big Voice, Little Voice / The Music of the Stars
Grandpa Tuba / The Meloditty Big Band / A Strange Lesson / Drumba, We've Got Visitors
Megaphone and Microphone / A Bad Day in Taratabong / Giant Pipeorg / Party Time in the Forest
Lamellophones / The Tympani Twins / Ghing Gong / What Soon, the Bassoon, Saw
Moonlight Sonata / Sound Patterns / Clary, the Chatterbox Clarinet / Professor Harpsy
The Amazing Harp / The Horn Friends / The Pianola / Penny Among the Pumpkins
Paco, the Electric Bass / Taperee Remembers / Practice Makes Perfect / The String Family