Carrapatos e Catapultas
Brazilian cartoon series
Carrapatos e Catapultas, sometimes translated as Duck-Ticks and Catapults, is a Brazilian animated cartoon series produced by the project Anima TV.
The program is a co-production of Elephant Zoom Studio with TV Brasil and the TV Cultura. It was one of two winners of a contest organized to support the creation of Brazilian series.
Series creator and writer Almir Correia, has as his main influences cartoon surrealist comedy such as Rocko's Modern Life and SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as science-fiction series.
The first season of Ticks and Catapults had 14 episodes, made for children aged 8 to 12. Through a mood based on innocent language, the series aims to make young people enjoy and think about issues relevant to their day-to-day lives.
Synopsis
Ticks and Catapults presents the adventures of ticks with duck beaks named Bum, Bod, Sweepstake and Quietly, who are all friends. On their planet, ticks are born with parachutes and they travel by catapult.
Characters
Bum - The main character, a yellow tick. Different from other ticks. He has a calm personality and his best friends are Bum and Sweepstake.
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