Geronimo Stilton (TV series)

Geronimo Stilton
Genre	Comedy Adventure Action
Directed by	Guy Vasilovich
Voices of	Brian Drummond Sarah Edmondson Richard Ian Cox Erin Mathews Moneca Stori Patricia Drake
Country of origin	Italy
Original language(s)	Italian English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	78
Production
Executive producer(s)	Caterina Vacchi Claudia Mazzucco Christopne Di Sabatino Pietro Marietti Nicolas Atlan Liz Young
Running time	24 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s)	Moonscoop Group Rai Fiction Atlantyca Entertainment
Release
Original network	Rai 2 Rai Italia JeemTV Rai Gulp
Original release	September 15, 2009 – present

Geronimo Stilton is a 2009 Italian-American-French animated television series based on the books of the same name. It is produced by Atlantyca Ent. and MoonScoop Group.^[1]

It first premiered on September 15, 2009 on Rai 2 in Italy. then on Rai Gulp

On April 15, 2011, Atlantyca Entertainment and MoonScoop announced they would continue the series with a second season of twenty-six episodes, which premiered in Italy on October 24, 2011.^[2] A third season is still in production with France-based studio Superprod as of January 2016.^[3][4]

Production

Atlantyca Entertainment, the owner of the rights, has decided to develop and produce the animated series. 26 episodes of 22 minutes have been produced for the first two seasons.^[5] On 14 October 2014, Atlantyca Entertainment took advantage of the MIPCOM event to announce its deal with France-based studio Superprod to produce The New Adventures of Geronimo Stilton, with the participation of Italy's Rai. The brand new cartoon will feature faster moving stories of internationally renowned mouse-journalist Geronimo Stilton.^[4] According to Italy news from website, Atlantyca Entertainment has announced the 1st episode of third season to be aired by October 2016 on Rai 2.^[6]

Characters

Main characters

Geronimo Stilton: He is not only the publisher of the humble The Rodent's Gazette, but also the president of the Stilton Media Group. His love of knowledge is his main strength in the cartoon, as well as his sense of ethics and morals. He is still a bit of a klutz, and this will no doubt be the main source of humor for the series. It is revealed that he actually leads one of the most successful Publications Groups in the world.Voiced by Brian Drummond. He is the older brother of Thea Stilton, the uncle of Benjamin Stilton, and also the cousin of Trap Stilton.

Thea Stilton: Thea is Geronimo's younger sister, and is the complete opposite of Geronimo when it comes to adventure. In the books she doesn't really notice or help Geronimo when he is in trouble but in the TV series she usually helps him. She loves it almost as much as she loves riding her motorcycle or flying her plane. A special correspondent for The Rodent's Gazette, Thea is always on call to transport the team to new adventures, and is always ready to jump into action. Voiced by Sarah Edmondson.

Trap Stilton: Trap is Geronimo's cousin. Trap doesn't work for The Rodent's Gazette, but travels along with Geronimo when he is called on. Trap is a bit of a joker and loves to play tricks on people, especially Geronimo, who he considers to be gullible. Trap has a big heart and he doesn't play jokes to be mean. Geronimo thinks Trap should join the real world while Trap thinks Geronimo should lighten up. Voiced by Richard Cox.

Benjamin Stilton: Benjamin is the 12-year-old nephew of Geronimo in the cartoon (9-year-old in the books), and is described as a "near-genius" at computers and electronics. He is dynamic and perk (though a little impatient at times) and loves skateboarding and sports as much as he loves computers. He works with his uncle at The Rodent's Gazette, running a computer news blog after school. He likes to come up with funky sayings such as "We're on the crazy train to Cheese Town!". Very different from the book. Voiced by Erin Mathews.

Pandora Woz: Known as Bugsy Wugsy in the book series, Pandora is Benjamin's best friend. Pandora is very enthusiastic about the adventures that Geronimo travels on, and she often comes along for the ride. She likes Thea, because they share a similar, high-spirited enthusiasm for life. Pandora also likes to play jokes on Geronimo, so she and Trap get along really well. Pandora has a tendency to get distracted easily, which can lead her into danger. Pandora also has a hamster known as "Mr. Nibbles". Pandora was later found out to be Geronimo's niece. Voiced by Moneca Stori.

Sally Ratmousen: Sally Ratmousen is the main antagonist in the cartoon. She is the publisher of The Daily Rat, which is "The Rodent's Gazette"'s competitor. Sally appears as the primary cause of trouble for the Stilton crew when they are in New Mouse City, and she has a personal grudge against Geronimo Stilton. Voiced by Patricia Drake.

Simon Squealer: Simon works for The Daily Rat as the personal assistant of Sally Ratmousen. Simon would do any dirty business for Sally, not because of dedication to the story, the company or to Sally. Simon protects his job at all costs, and is known to go to great lengths to dig up dirt on some famous mouse in New Mouse City. Voiced by Brian Drummond.

Recurring characters

William Shortpaws: William is Geronimo's grandfather, and he started his newspaper empire by selling newspapers as a child. Now he oversees Geronimo's operation of his company, and knows exactly the way he wants things to be. Every now and then (when Geronimo least expects it), he will drop into The Rodent's Gazette to check on how Geronimo is doing.

Episodes

Differences from the books and TV series

• Geronimo does not wear glasses.
• Many of the characters in the TV series had changed almost completely from their book counterparts. Some of their characteristics are even switched around. For example, Geronimo is much braver in the show than he was in the books, while Trap is more easily frightened as opposed to being the one to convince Geronimo not to be afraid.
• In the book Trap was not the smartest but he had some sense of reason for his actions, which in the show are instead non-existent and he show less intelligence that his novel version.
• In the books Geronimo's family usually don't help Geronimo when he is in trouble unless he "really" needs it and tell him to deal with it by himself. However, in the TV series they usually help him more often.
• In the TV series Geronimo's grandfather William Shortpaws usually doesn't say to go back to work after a bestselling story instead he gives a very good comment to him. In the books he usually is very impatient with Geronimo and always sent him to work right after a bestselling story.
• Benjamin is 12 years old. In the books, he is 9 years old.
• In the TV series, Benjamin is shown as a hip, super genius that likes skateboarding. When in the book, he is shown to be a very polite young mouse who would rather watch and learn from his uncle, and write down things he finds than do any sport related things. His character is completely changed.
• In the TV series, there is no mention or prove of the existence of Cats and of the Cats' Island and therefore all "feline" characters of the Stilton's books doesn't exist in the TV series.

Releases

The series was released on Region 1 DVD in separate English and French versions by Imavision in Canada.

Achievements

Broadcast

Country	Channel	Year
Italy	Rai 2[12] Rai Gulp DeA Kids	September 15, 2009 –
Belgium	Nickelodeon (Flanders) [13] La Trois	September 21, 2009 –
Netherlands	Nickelodeon (Netherlands) [14]	September 21, 2009 –
Spain [15]	Boing Canal Super3 Cartoon Network Clan[16] Canal Panda (Spain)[17]	September 2010 –
Portugal	RTP 2[15] Canal Panda	November 2009 –
Canada	Radio-Canada[18]	August 24, 2010 –
France	M6[19] France 5 France 3	2010 –
Sweden	Nickelodeon (Sweden)[15]
Finland	MTV 3 [15]
Norway	TV2 Norway[15]
Denmark	Nickelodeon (Europe)[15]
Hungary	CANTABRAVA (DVD release)[15] Minimax (Hungary)[15] M2
Czech Republic	Minimax (Czech Republic)[15]
Romania	Minimax (Romania)[15]
Slovenia	Minimax (Slovenia)[15]
Serbia	Minimax (Serbia)[15]
Macedonia	Minimax (Serbia)[15]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Minimax (Serbia)[15]
Montenegro	Minimax (Serbia)[15]
India	Chutti TV, Kochu TV [20]	2011 –
Latvia	LTV [21]	2010 –
Poland	TVN Style,[21] TVN, Nickelodeon	July 3, 2010 –
Germany	KiKa, Das Erste, Hr-fernsehen	November 16, 2012 [22] -
Singapore	MediaCorp, okto [21]	2010 –
Thailand	True Vision [21]
Israel	Logi [23]	February 2010 –
South Korea	KBSN(Kids)	August 23, 2010 –
Malaysia	NTV7	October 2011 –
Qatar	JeemTV	January 2010 –
Hong Kong	TVB Pearl	August 2012 –
Russia	Carousel	June 2, 2013 –
Australia	Eleven	July 13, 2014 –
Syria	Spacetoon	2015 –
Vietnam	HTV3
United Kingdom	CBBC (TV channel)

See also

• Geronimo Stilton
• List of Geronimo Stilton episodes

References

External links

• http://www.scholastic.com/titles/geronimostilton/index.htm
• Geronimo Stilton at the Internet Movie Database