Calimero (partially found English dub of Italian animated series; 1970-1972)

The titular character.

Status: Partially Found

Calimero (カリメロ Karimero^?) is a cartoon about a little black chicken with a half-eggshell hat.

Calimero has had multiple adaptations in Italy, France, and Japan, but none of these were ever licensed to be aired in the US. English dubs do exist however, and some are known to have aired in the UK (primarily Scotland) and Australia, as well as in Portugal with English subtitles. Some of the Italian shorts from 1970-72 received English dubs, though these are hard to find online.

Availability

A compilation of 13 shorts in English ripped from a laserdisc has been uploaded to YouTube (later mirrored to Archive.org after a copyright claim), and a Vimeo channel simply called 'Calimero' that uploaded 12 shorts in English, French, and Italian (though one of the "English" shorts ("Christmas's Letter") is actually a re-upload of the French dub, and the uploader did not respond when contacted about the real English version, so it's still lost). In addition, some of the Croatian, Dutch, and Macedonian dubs of some missing English shorts have been uploaded to YouTube. The Macedonian dub is a voice-over, and the English track can be partially heard under it. Two shorts in Turkish have also been found, and file transfers have been uploaded to three other shorts without the original sound. Another English dubbed short, "Calimero and a Wonderful Summer", has also been found and transferred from a film reel. So far, there are 37 total 5-minute shorts found out of the 78 shorts known to exist.

There were also at least two rare releases in the UK of these shorts on VHS, Betamax, and Laserdisc. One was simply titled "Calimero", and the other was "Calimero and the Wonderful Summer". They each contain 13 shorts, including some not currently available in English as well as some that are not currently available at all. There are also some shorts that were released on 8mm and Super 8 film reels which can be bought. However, some of these reels are silent.

Videos

The English dub of "My Birth".

The English dub of "Calimero and the Weasel".

The English dub of "Calimero and the Falcon".

The English dub of "Calimero and the Wolf".

The English dub of "Flying Over the City".

The English dub of "Robbery in D Minor".

The English dub of "Calimero's Christmas".

The English dub of "Level Crossing".

The English dub of "Father's Day".

The English dub of "Passion for Horses".

The English dub of "A Good Act".

The English dub of "Calimero and a Wonderful Summer".

The Macedonian voice-over dub over an English track of "Calimero and the Mathematics".

The Macedonian voice-over dub over an English track of "Defender of Nature".

The Macedonian voice-over dub over an English track of "Calimero and the Smuggling Fisher".

The Macedonian voice-over dub over an English track of "Among Sounds and Electrons".

See Also

• Calimero (partially found English dubs of Italian-Japanese animated series; 1974-2009)
• Calimero (partially found original Japanese version of anime series; 1974-1975)
• Calimero (partially lost English dub of French-Italian-Japanese CGI animated series, 2014-2016)
• Calimero (partially lost original Japanese version of anime series, 1992-1993)

External Links

• "Christmas's Letter" in French (accidentally posted as English). Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• "Among Skyscrapers and Prisons" in French with English subtitles. Retrieved 22 Jun '20
• "Adventuresome Calimero" in French. Retrieved 22 Jun '20
• "Calimero and the Bass Drum Rescue" in French. Retrieved 22 Jun '20
• The Croatian dub of "Diamonds and Mud". Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The Croatian dub of "Driven Out and Pitied". Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The Croatian dub of "Calimero and Summer Employment". Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The Croatian dub of "Traffic Policeman". Retrieved 10 Jul '20
• The Croatian dub of "Fortune is Blind". Retrieved 10 Nov '20
• The Croatian dub of "Lights, Camera, Action". Retrieved 10 Jul '20
• The Croatian dub of "The Law is the Law". Retrieved 10 Jul '20
• The Croatian dub of "Calimero at the Grand Hotel". Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The Croatian dub of "Calimero Gains and Loses". Retrieved 10 Jul '20
• The Dutch dub of "Calimero and the Discipline & Between Study and Work". Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The Dutch dub of "Calimero and the Rascals". Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The Turkish dub of "Television and Snapshot". Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The Turkish dub of an unnamed episode. Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The episode "Books and Motors" with missing sound. Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The episode "Calimero Below Zero" with missing sound. replaced by Christmas music. Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The episode "From Snowflakes to Millions" with missing sound, replaced by Christmas music. Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• The episode "Between Smoke and Lightning" with missing sound Retrieved 22 Jun '20
• A listing for the series on VHS and Betamax. Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• A listing for the series on Laserdisc. Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• A listing for the episode "Calimero Below Zero". Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• A listing for the episode "From Snowflakes to Millions". Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• A listing for the episode "From the Cradle to the Band". Retrieved 04 Nov '16
• A listing for the episode "Calimero and the Banana Peel". Retrieved 04 Nov '16