cartoon animation from South America at its best

The Aventuras of Hijitus are finally available on DVD. I have seen two packs containing 5 DVDs each, with each DVD containing on average 6 episodes. For all those grown ups, like myself, it is a joy revisiting all favourites from our own childhood. On each episode we encounter Hijitus, Pichichus, professor Neurus, Pucho, Serrucho, Larguirucho, Oaky and his father Gold Silver as well as sporadically appearances from Cachabacha with her assistant Pajarraco, Boxitracio and the Comisario (who is my favourite of all times, particularly with his own distinctive accent from the region of Corrientes!). Manuel Garcia Ferre is a master and innovative creator unique on this genre. He has created a cavalcade of memorable characters each one with his own distinctive idiosyncrasy. Children and grown ups alike will love and enjoy watching the adventures and misadventures of Hijitus (an orphaned boy who represents good and is always ready to put things to right when he converts himself into Super Hijitus!). The voices of many of the characters were done by the 'Master' of this type of work: Pelusa Suero, a very talented and multifaceted artist who gave life to the series with his distinctive voice. The story is set in the ideal town of 'Trulala' which has many similarities to Buenos Aires (in some episodes for example you can see the Obelisco and the Avenida 9 Julio). Each character has his own catching phrase like Oaky's 'Tiro, Lio, Cosa Golda' o Larguirucho's 'Bla Mas Fuerte Que No Te Escucho' or Hijitus' with 'Ojala, Ojalita, Ojalata, Chuculita, Chuculata'. One can spend ages analysing each episode, describing each situation and the behaviour of each of his inhabitants, but overall the formula is always more or less the same, the bad represented by greedy professor Neurus (and sometimes the witch Cachabacha) against the good represented by Hijitus and the Comisario (who represents the public order). The series are a joy to watch again and again and represent one of the highest and best forms of comic and cartoon strip in Argentina. These characters have already passed onto the field of popular culture and there are multitude of merchandise representing all the characters from the series very much sought after by collectors.

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