Topo Gigio!

The Editor is six years younger than me and most of the time, it doesn't make a difference. But once in a while......he has no earthly idea what or who I'm talking about. It's like Angel said in her blog (and you'll just have to look at the list of blogs I follow cause I don't know how to paste her blog in here) about how her husband is older and he loved Dark Shadows while she didn't know what Dark Shadows was. When I was a little girl, I used to watch The Ed Sullivan Show and I loved Topo Gigio. He was a little mouse. Here's how our Topo Gigio conversation began last night....

Me: Hey, do you know who Topo Gigio is?

The Editor: Sounds like something that can be cured by Penicillin.

OUCH! I'm getting old!!!!!!!!





More info on Topo Gigio:
Topo Gigio was the lead character of a children's puppet show on Italian television, in the early 1960s. The character was created by artist Maria Perego in 1958 and has been customarily voiced by actor Giuseppe (Peppino) Mazzullo. The name means "Louie Mouse" in English.

Topo Gigio, a soft foam mouse with dreamy eyes and childish personality, was very popular in Italy for many years — not only on TV but also in children magazines, such as the classical Corriere dei Piccoli, animated cartoons, movies, and merchandising. Its popularity spread to the world after being featured on Ed Sullivan's weekly TV show in the U.S. Today Topo Gigio still has a cohort of faithful fans, and has become an icon of Italian pop culture. He performs regularly at Zecchino d'Oro festival and other programs created by Antoniano and RAI. In 1965, a feature length motion picture Le Avventure di topo Gigio (The Adventures of Topo Gigio) was released internationally.

The endearing puppet has made appearances and has a fan base in many other countries — including Dominican Republic, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Perú.