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'''''Tortellini Western''''' was a 2004 series of Flash-animated shorts that aired in-between shows on Nicktoons Network, during the mid-2000s. It was created by Larry Schwarz and produced by Animation Collective. It involved an Italian family who had to move to America due to a pasta shortage, and took on a new life in the old west.
'''''Tortellini Western''''' was a series of Flash-animated shorts that first premiered in June of 2004 in-between various shows on Nicktoons Network. It was created by Larry Schwarz and produced by Animation Collective. The shorts revolved around an Italian family who've recently immigrated to Palermo, Montana (named after their hometown of Palermo, Italy) due to a shortage of much-needed pasta. The setting takes place in the American "Old West".


The series has received lots of negative reception, due to its cheap animation, poor voice acting and audio quality, bad writing, a strong emphasis on toilet humor, and for being aired much more frequently than shorts that had far better reception and quality, such as ''Edgar & Ellen'' and ''The Presentators''.
The series of animated shorts was quick to receive harsh criticisms over the shows apparent overuse of crude toilet-humor. As well as the cheap animation style, poor voice acting, audio quality, and bland writing. Others complained about how the rather lack-luster and underperforming shorts were receiving considerable air-time more frequently than shorts that had far better overall reception and quality, such as ''Edgar & Ellen'' and ''The Presentators''.


Despite ''Tortellini Western'' being the most frequently aired short series on the channel during this time period, only four out of the thirteen shorts have been recovered. This could be due to the fact that Nicktoons Network was not a commonly owned channel back then.
Despite ''Tortellini Western'' having been one of the most frequently aired animated short series on the Network during the time period. Only seven out of the thirteen shorts have been recovered. This could be due to the fact that Nicktoons Network was not a commonly owned channel at the time.


==List of Shorts==
==List of Shorts==
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|11||Up in Smoke Signals||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|11||Up in Smoke Signals||[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3x41w1<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|12||All's Well That Ends Well||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|12||All's Well That Ends Well||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
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|13||The Bull Marked Kid||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|13||A Bull Marked Kid||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIF3wa7H3yg<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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==External Link==
==External Link==

Revision as of 18:30, 14 December 2019

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Title card.

Status: Partially Found

Tortellini Western was a series of Flash-animated shorts that first premiered in June of 2004 in-between various shows on Nicktoons Network. It was created by Larry Schwarz and produced by Animation Collective. The shorts revolved around an Italian family who've recently immigrated to Palermo, Montana (named after their hometown of Palermo, Italy) due to a shortage of much-needed pasta. The setting takes place in the American "Old West".

The series of animated shorts was quick to receive harsh criticisms over the shows apparent overuse of crude toilet-humor. As well as the cheap animation style, poor voice acting, audio quality, and bland writing. Others complained about how the rather lack-luster and underperforming shorts were receiving considerable air-time more frequently than shorts that had far better overall reception and quality, such as Edgar & Ellen and The Presentators.

Despite Tortellini Western having been one of the most frequently aired animated short series on the Network during the time period. Only seven out of the thirteen shorts have been recovered. This could be due to the fact that Nicktoons Network was not a commonly owned channel at the time.

List of Shorts

# Episode Title Status
1 Some Like This Pot Found
2 Cattlefield Earth Lost
3 No Small Heat Found
4 Pony Express Yourself Lost
5 Cacti Fighter Found
6 Das Boot Lost
7 Montana Tea Lost
8 Of Thee I Sting Lost
9 Golden Stumblers Found
10 Lasso Miserables Found
11 Up in Smoke Signals Found
12 All's Well That Ends Well Lost
13 A Bull Marked Kid Found

External Link

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