Pet Pals

*Pet Pals*
Pet Pals
Also known as	Cuccioli
Created by	Sergio Manfio; Francesco Manfio
Written by	Sergio Manfio; Francesco Manfio; Anna Manfio; Davide Stefano
Directed by	Sergio Manfio
Voices of	Edoardo Nefola; Laura Lenghi; Monica Ward; Gigi Rosa; Paolo Lombardi; Paola Giannetti; Franco Mannella; Enrico Di Troia; Manuel Neli
Composers	Sergio Manfio; Lorenzo Tomio (season 5)
Countries of origin	Italy; France (season 1); China (season 1); India (seasons 2–3)
Original language	Italian
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	156
Production
Executive producers	Pietro Campedelli; Steven Ching (season 1); Sonia Farnesi (RAI, season 5)
Producers	Francesco Manfio (Gruppo Alcuni); Lucia Bolzoni (RAI, seasons 1–4); Catherine Wong (season 1)
Editor	Umberto Barison (seasons 2–5)
Running time	13 minutes
Production companies	Rai Fiction; Gruppo Alcuni; Alphanim (season 1); Agogo Media (season 1); DQ Entertainment (seasons 2–4)
Original release
Network	Rai 2; Rai Yoyo; Rai Gulp; Rai 3
Release	21 October 2003 –; 2012

Pet Pals (Italian: Cuccioli) is an Italian animated television series. It was created by Sergio Manfio and Francesco Manfio while the Disney cartoonist Giorgio Cavazzano served as art director.^[1] Two feature films based on the series were produced: Cuccioli - Il codice di Marco Polo in 2010 and Cuccioli - Il paese del vento in 2014.^[2]

In 2026, the new series of 26 episodes titled Pet Pals Return is scheduled for release at the end of 2026.^[3]

Plot

In the first season has the Pet Pals get on the wrong ship and end up in various places around the world. The later seasons focus on the Pet Pals going to fantasy worlds with the Crow Witch, who first appeared in the final episode of the first season, being the antagonists for the rest of the series.

Characters

Holly - The shrewd and wise kitten of the group, she has brisk and hasty ways, with a direct and colorful language. Original voice actress: Monica Ward
Top Hat - The goofy and troublemaking rabbit athlete. He is in love with Diva, but she only returns him with punches in the head. Original voice actor: Edoardo Nevola
Pio - The eccentric and funny frog . He is a skilled imitator, a faculty that will often help the protagonists get out of trouble. Speak with a loud, low r. Original voice actor: Luigi Rosa
Moby - The cultured, calm and sweet dog of letters, uses polished language and is a real mine of information. It is called that because as a puppy he swallowed a mobile phone, which sometimes rings in his stomach. Original voice actor: Paolo Lombardi
Diva - The vain and impulsive fashion expert duck. With her comical pretense of being a prima donna, she often gets the group into trouble. He vents the failures of his claims by punching Top Hat in the head. Original voice actress: Laura Lenghi
Nameless - The smallest of the group. He is a chick that has never learned to speak and expresses himself using signs depicting objects of all kinds. Many times the figures take shape and the Cubs use the objects created to get out of the way.
Little Wizard - A young wizard, former prisoner of Maga Cornacchia and friend of the Pet Pals. - Manuel Meli original voice actor
Crow Witch - The terrible and treacherous witch crow, sworn enemy of the Pet Pals and main antagonist of the series. Her goal is to become the ruler of the entire Middlewood through various spells (the puppet spell, the wind-blown potion, the potion that erases the past, the unwritten potion), but she is always thwarted and defeated by the Pet Pals. Original voice actors: Paola Giannetti and Graziella Polesinanti
- Cuncun and Canbaluc - They are two weasel henchmen of Crow Witch, faithful, but a bit stupid. Original voice actors: Franco Mannella and Enrico Di Troia
Ambrogio - The vulture Crow Witch's butler appeared starting from the first film. Compared to Cambaluc and Cuncun, he is definitely Maga Cornacchia's most intelligent and loyal henchman. Original voice actor: Gerolamo Alchieri
Methuselah - The wise and intelligent tree that appears only in the spin-off Mini Pet Pals. Original voice actor: Piero Di Blasio.

Episodes

References

↑ Sabrina Perucca. Il cinema d'animazione italiano oggi. Bulzoni, 2008. ISBN 8878703338.
↑ Redazione (26 March 2014). "Tornano i Cuccioli: sei amici animali "interattivi"". La Stampa. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
↑ Tricerri, Luca (4 March 2026). "Gruppo Alcuni: i Cuccioli al top delle ricerche dopo 25 anni". Licensing Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 28 April 2026.

External links

Official website (seasons 1–4)
Official website (season 5)
Pet Pals at IMDb

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[1] Sabrina Perucca. Il cinema d'animazione italiano oggi. Bulzoni, 2008. ISBN 8878703338.

[2] Redazione (26 March 2014). "Tornano i Cuccioli: sei amici animali "interattivi"". La Stampa. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[3] Tricerri, Luca (4 March 2026). "Gruppo Alcuni: i Cuccioli al top delle ricerche dopo 25 anni". Licensing Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 28 April 2026.

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