Marmot (TV Show)

Marmot (Italian: Marmotta) is an Italian-British Slapstick Comedy Animated Television Series based on the Bolderie sketch of the same name. It is produced by Bollard Pictures and Rai Fiction with the participation of Bollard Channel and Rai Gulp.

Plot
Marmot lives in Metazoa with his best friend, Spikey and his younger Brother, Beany, but when there is trouble, they will always be their to help... whether others need it of not.

Characters
Marmot Thomas Bosco is one of the main protagonist, he is really nice to everyone but is also very dumb, his favourite food is grass and he hates chocolate, Marmot and Beany's middle names "Mario and Caputo" are only present in the Italian Dub.

Spikey Riccio Klein is the best friend (and love interest) of Marmot, she, like Marmot and Beany, is very dumb but also nice, she works as a waitress at a restaurant called Eat up, Meat up. She also doesn't like Joe but is too kind to tell him.

Beany Thomas Bosco is the younger brother of Marmot, he is the dumbest of the trio but also the nicest, he is also 27 years old and 4 days younger than Marmot and, like Marmot, is 2 years older than Spikey.

Joe Volpe is a grumpy fox who works as a businessman, he seems to despise Marmot and Beany but is in love with Spikey.

Ruffy is a talktive Quoll who moved from Australia at the age of 17 and works as a doctor and dentist.

Woodrina is a boy-crazy, helpful and calm Woodchuck who works as a cashier in Eat up, Meat up. She has a huge crush on Beany and sometimes follows him around.

Mr. Guinea is a intellegent Guinea Pig who owns a clothing shop outside Metazoa.

Woody is a Happy-go-lucky Woodchuck who is the owner of Eat up, Meat up.

Chip is a stubborn Chipmunk who works a a garbage man.

Miss Rabbit is a friendly Rabbit who works as a janitor in Eat up, Meat up.

Mrs. Toothy is a calm and gentle Beaver who works at a construction site alongside her husband, Mr. Toothy.

Mr. Toothy is a easily-annoyed Beaver who works at a construction site alongside his wife, Mrs. Toothy.

Mr. Cocka-Doodle-Doo is a hard-working Rooster who works at a clock factory.

Long-tail is a lazy Long-tailed Marmot who is the bank manager at a local bank.

Mr. Dearfach is cheerful Cat who is the chief of the Metazoa.

Roald is a grumpy but fair Fox who works as a chocolate tester.

Mr. Be is a wacky cat who is the captain of the royal guards and the husband of Mrs. Be.

Mrs. Be is a serious cat who is a news reporter and the wife of Mr. Be.

Mr. Smith is a corrupted businessman and mayor of Wibbity who wants to turn Metazoa into a Amusement Island.

Mrs. Smith is a secondary who is the wife of Mr. Locker. Unlike Mr. Locker, she's more interested in becoming friends with the Animals rather than attack them.

Catnap is a rightous Cat who works as a police officer of the Metazoa but unlike most police officers, he never abuses his powers.

Mr. Mouse is a calm Mouse who works as a postman.

Hat, Sat and Rat are a group of Cats who are a band of criminals.

Aunt Zoe Volpe is an old Fox who is the aunt of Joe. She also works as a teacher at the Metazoa Community School. Her name Alessandra is only present in the Italian version.

Belle Bat is a Bat Sorceress who wants to take over Metazoa as revenge for the banishment of her ancestor, Harrington Bat

Leonardo Scemo is a dimwitted Bat who works as Belle's henchman but he's secretly in love with her.

James Alonso Riccio is a Hedgehog who is the son of Ellen and Gearold and the nephew of Spikey. He is the student of the Metazoa Community School.

Ellen Riccio Klein (formerly known as Joey Riccio Klein) is a Hedgehog who is Spikey's 1-year older trans sister, the trans mother of James and the trans widow of Gearold Alonso. She also works as Vice Principal at the Metazoa Community School.

Gearold Alonso Olsson is a Hedgehog who is the deceased trans husband of Ellen. He works as an author of a series of books called "Ronald the Little Human". He died from a heart attack when James was 12.

Hot, Bot and Dot are a group of Dalmations who works as the Metazoa Firefighters.

Tim Gatti is a Cat who works as a bellboy at a local hotel.

Inspector Spider is a Spider who works as a detective,

Antonio Thomas Calligaris is a Marmot who is the cousin of Marmot and Beany. He also works as a Principal in the Metazoa Community School and as a shoemaker.

Venice was a Mole who founded Metazoa at the age of 46 in 1567 and ran it until his death.

Clyde Thomas and Altobelli Bosco are Marmots who are the parents of Marmot and Beany. They both currently live in a retirement home in Rome, Italy. Henry is of English descent while Altobelli is of Italian descent.

Voice Cast
UK Cast

John Ashu - Marmot Thomas Bosco, Beany Thomas Bosco, Catnap, Mr. Mouse, Leonardo, Antonio Thomas Meier, Hot, Additional Voices

Raffiella Chapman - Spikey Riccio Klein, Woodrina, James Alonso Riccio, Belle, Ellen Riccio Klein, Additional Voices

Will Hislop- Mr. Smith, Ruffy, Hat, Mr. Guinea, Mr. Toothy

Simon Greenall - Joe, Chip, Rat, Woody, Mr. Be, Pot, Tim, Inspector Spider

Janet Behan - Miss Rabbit, Mrs. Toothy, Mrs. Be, Aunt Zoe Volpe, Mrs. Smith

Colin Baker - Mr. Dearfach, Roald, Sat, Long-tail, Dot. Mr. Cocka-Doodle-Doo

Italian Cast

Francesco Prando - Marmotta, Roald, Coda-Luniga, Caldo, Ispettore Ragno, Tim, Pentola, Beany, Signor Positivo, Scala, Sab, Additional Voices

Alessia Amendola - Spikey, Sig.ra. Essere, Signora Coniglia, Scoiattolo, Sig,ra Mantone, Bella Pipistrello, Ellen, James

Davide Lepore - Sig Popo, Woody, Joe Volpe, Sig Guinea, Ornitorinco, Donnola

Iginio Straffi - Punto, Signor Topo, Pisolino, Cappello, Ratto, Sig Cocka-Doodle-Doo

Luca Zingaretti - Ruffy, Sig Essere, Antonio, Leonardo Scemo

Alessandra Karpoff - Signora Dentata, Woodrina, Zia Alessandra Volpe, Additional Voices

Canada/US Cast

Terry McGurrin - Marmot, Catnap, Mr. Mouse, Ruffy, Leonardo, Long-Tail, Mr. Smith

Chris Sanders - Mr. Be, Sat, Roald, Inspecter Spider, Joe, Dot, Additional Voices.

Bryn McAuley - Spikey, Miss Rabbit, Mrs. Toothy, Belle, James, Additional Voices.

Cory Doran - Beany, Dot, Pot, Hat, Rat, Tim, Mr. Toothy, Mr. Guinea

Mike Myers - Mr. Cocka-Doodle-Doo, Mr. Dearfach, Chip, Mr Toothy

Angela Galuppo - Zoe, Ellen, Mrs. Be, Mrs. Smith.

International Brodcast
United States: Jetix Network, Disney XD

France: M6

Iceland: Cartoon Network

Japan: Disney Channel

Australia: Nickelodeon

Canada: Ytv

Austria: Cartoon Network

Germany: Super RTL

Trivia

 * In order to create this show, Iginio gave Bolderie some rules for them to follow.
 * No Primates and/or Pigs are to be shown.
 * Hibernating Animals are not allowed to hibernate.
 * Marmot, Spikey and Beany are not to purposfully destroy something.


 * John considered making Belle Romani but he change her nativity due to the colour red being considered bad luck to Romani people as she is red.
 * Despite this, John later confirmed that her mother was Romani while her dad was Russian.
 * Beany wasn't originally going to be green, John considered changing his colour to orange since his green colour doesn't make him Marmot's younger brother, but eventually, he decided to give Beany his Green colour again.
 * In the English version, Marmot and Beany were both Marmots, but in the Italian version, they were both groundhogs.
 * In many International version, Ellen and Gearold were transgender but in many Countries with anti-LGBT laws, they were cisgender.
 * According to John, he only agreed on these changes to avoid his show from being scrapped.
 * Spikey was originally going to be red but was changed to orange since she looked like Flaky from Happy Tree Friends.
 * Despite being produced in English, the show was lip-synced to Italian audio.
 * It was confirmed by Brian Cosgrove that John chose to do that to make this show more marketable in Italy.
 * This show is animated by Animazione Bollard, an Italian animation service owned by Bolderie Pictures.
 * Ellen was named after one of John's Teacher's daughter.
 * Simon Hall and Dawn French (Francesco Venditti and Joanne Lee in the Italian Dub, Jim Carrey and Tara Strong in the US/Canada Dub) provides some of the characters' screams due to the Voice Actors being unable to scream with two characters in the same scene at the same time.
 * John liked the idea of Ellen, a Trans female Hedgehog, having a husband, who is a Trans male Hedgehog.
 * He liked that idea because Trans males can get pregnant and he did not want to imply that James is adopted.
 * Bolderie stated that he created this show after watching a lot of shows with anthropomorpic animals with little-to-no humans in sight.
 * When asked why there are no primates in Metazoa, Bolderie stated that Iginio didn't want any primates for the exact same reason Zootopia doesn't show any primates.
 * In one interview, John revealed all of the ages of the characters
 * Marmot:27
 * Beany:27 (4 days younger)
 * Spikey:25
 * Joe:30
 * Ruffy:31
 * Woodrina:26
 * Woody:56
 * Mr. Guinea:43
 * Chip:34
 * Miss Rabbit:45
 * Mrs. Toothy:43
 * Mr. Toothy:45
 * Mr. Cocka-Doodle-Doo:51
 * Long-Tail:24
 * Mr. Dearfach:62
 * Roald:49
 * Mr. Be:35
 * Mrs. Be:36
 * Mr. Smith:75
 * Mrs. Smith:74
 * Catnap:57
 * Mr. Mouse:48
 * Hat, Sat and Rat: 46 (Hat is 4 seconds older than Sat and 8 seconds older than Rat)
 * Squirrel:25
 * Weasel:26
 * Inspector Spider:30
 * Auntie Fox:87
 * Belle:28
 * Leonardo:34
 * Elizabeth:95
 * Philip:99
 * James:17 (12 in the Italian Dub)
 * Ellen:26
 * Gearold:31
 * Hot:45
 * Pot:46
 * Dot:47
 * Tim:52
 * Antonio:19
 * Barry:48
 * Platypus:60
 * Henry:68
 * Sally:67
 * Venice:46
 * Woodrina and Long-Tail are almost never in the same scene together due to them looking the same.
 * To avoid implying that Belle and Leonardo are related, Bolderie gave him the surname Scemo.
 * Because the animals that live in Metazoa are predators and preys, Bolderie wanted the predators and preys to live peacefully together to avoid any reference of racism.
 * Most of the animals having a crush on each other despite their different species is due to Bolderie being more interested in interspecies romance.
 * It was originally going to be set between Italy and the UK but it was scrapped since the UK and Italy are not close to each other.