Mio Mao
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| Mio Mao | |
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| Genre | Animation, Family |
| Written by | Francesco Misseri |
| Directed by | Francesco Misseri |
| Theme music composer | Piero Barbetti |
| Country of origin |  Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
Mio Mao, also known as Mio and Mao, is an Italian children's TV show produced by Misseri Studios and Mad Mouse Movies. Mio Mao is filmed in Claymation animation.
The first series of Mio Mao was made in the 1970s, and after a 30 year hiatus a second series was produced in 2005. The music to the lyrics ‘mio mao mio mao lalla lalla là,’ was composed by Piero Barbetti.
Each episode is approximately 5 minutes long and focuses on two playful kittens Mio (white) and Mao (red), as they discover a variety of animals and objects hidden within their garden.
The kittens go to investigate alone, and return scared, before going together and finding that the scary item was either a friendly animal or fun object.
In the UK the episodes are shown on Channel Five, and its spin off, Channel Fiver. Although occasional episodes are listed separately in TV guides, many are also shown as part of Five's Milkshake programme. The show is not yet available through Five's Demand Five online viewing. In 1993, it was shown in the UK on Channel 4's early morning Take 5 line-up.
Episodes of Mio Mao are available in the UK as part of the Milkshake Treats DVD. A DVD of Mio Mao is also available in some European countries.
In the US, several episodes of Mio and Mao can be found on the BabyFirst TV channel.
In Singapore, Mio Mao is broadcast on the children's TV channel JimJam.
There are 66 episodes (according to searches of YouTube) of Mio Mao in existence:
TV Broadcast aired history
AUS
External links
Misseri Studio's YouTube Channel
| List of episodes |
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| The Anteater |
| The Ants |
| The Armadillo |
| The Bat |
| The Beaver |
| The Beehive |
| The Bull |
| The Camel |
| The Chameleon |
| The Chestnut |
| The Chicken |
| The Cow |
| The Crab |
| The Cricket |
| The Crocodile |
| The Crow |
| The Deer |
| The Dinosaur |
| The Dolphin |
| The Donkey |
| The Dove |
| The Dragon |
| The Dragonfly |
| The Duck |
| The Egg |
| The Elephant |
| The Fox |
| The Flamingo |
| The Frog |
| The Genie |
| The Goat |
| The Ghost |
| The Glew |
| The Gorilla |
| The Hare |
| The Hedgehog |
| The Hippopotamus |
| The Hornet |
| The Kangaroo |
| The Kingfisher |
| The Koala |
| The Lizard |
| The Ladybird |
| The Lion |
| The Little Bear |
| The Little Lamb |
| The Little Theatre |
| The Mole |
| The Monkey |
| The Mouse |
| The Mushroom |
| The Ostrich |
| The Owl |
| The Panda |
| The Parrot |
| The Peacock |
| The Pelican |
| The Penguin |
| The Piglet |
| The Polar Bear |
| The Raccoon |
| The Rabbit |
| The Reindeer |
| The Rhinoceros |
| The Seal |
| The Seed |
| The Shell |
| The Skye Terrier |
| The Sloth |
| The Snail |
| The Snake |
| The Snowman |
| The Spider |
| The Squirrel |
| The Swan |
| The Tadpole |
| The Tap |
| The Television |
| The Tortoise |
| The Train |
| The Turkey |
| The UFO |
| The Unicorn |
| The Vacuum |
| The Vulture |
| The Whale |
| The Wolf |
| The Worm |
| The Woodpecker |
| The Xmas Tree |
| The Zebra |