Zumbastico Fantástico Explained
| Genre: | Black comedy
Slapstick
Surreal comedy |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes (3 7 minutes segments) |
| Developer: | TVN |
| Country: | Chile |
| Company: | Zumbastico Studios |
| Network: | TVN (Chile)
Cartoon Network (Latin America)
Canal 22 (Mexico)
Netflix (Latin America) |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
Zumbastico Fantastico is a Chilean animation series broadcast by TVN and Cartoon Network Latin America. A showcase style show (as Cartoon Network's What A Cartoon Show), it contains different original animated shorts in every episode. Created and developed by Zumbastico Studios, co-produced with TVN and directed by Alvaro Ceppi. The series premiered on Cartoon Network Latin America from November 1, 2011.
5 different shows (with 6 shorts each) were showcase in the series:
- "Piggy-Doggy" ("Chanchiperri"), created by Bernardita Ojeda: It is about a cross between a pig and a dog that lives in the town of Goodness together with his assistant Perrichan, they will try to end the love of their town.
- "The League of Semi-Heroes" ("La liga de los semi-heroes"), created by Claudio "Guayi" Mas: A group of three pre-adolescents who seek to be superheroes, follow the orders of General Cochijunti, who always gives them simple and not dangerous missions.
- "Edgar's Amazing Navel" ("El sorprendente ombligo de Edgar"), created by Pablo Castillo: Edgar, a boy who by not washing his navel has created a strange world within himself.
- "Telonio and his Demons" ("Telonio y sus demonios"), created by Sol Díaz: Telonio is a boy who is good at playing Jazz, he is in love with his partner Melodia and the demons that live in his head commonly lower his self-esteem.
- "Pepe, a square in a round world" ("Pepe, un cuadrado en un mundo redondo"), created by Alvaro Ceppi: Pepe is a square who lives in a circular city, so he has to deal with the circle people.
