Os Cupins

Os Cupins is a Brazilian musical children's television series created by Roberto Machado Junior. It was based on the 2006 musical short film O Sumiço dos Dós, directed by Roberto. It is produced by Aiupa Produções and applied by TV Cultura, and later rebroadcast by TV Rá-Tim-Bum, TV Escola, TV Brasil and the closed channel Zoomoo. It was also applied in Argentina, through the PakaPaka channel.

Its thirteen-episode first season was funded by the Agência Nacional do Cinema and the Fundo Setorial do Audiovisual, and began planning in 2008, used in August 2011 and aired in June 2012. In July 2013 started to be shown daily by TV Rá-Tim-Bum. On April 14, 2014 it started to be shown on the program Hora da Criança, on TV Brasil. In June 2017, TV Cultura announced that there would be a revival of the series for a second season, which went live on July 1, 2017 and was financed by the Regional Development Bank of the Far South.

Synopsis
Cupim and Cupincha hate music, but decide to live inside a piano. The instrument belongs to Joca, a very creative musician who is no longer able to write his songs because of termites' frames.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It captures the essence of TV Cultura's original programs from the 1990s and 2000s.
 * 2) The show's plot is very creative and fun to watch.
 * 3) Catchy songs, including the theme song.
 * 4) Puppets have designs that are nice to look at.
 * 5) The characters are also very pleasant, such as Cupim, Cupincha, Joca, Clarinha, Vida and Vidinha, Bartô and Os Bustos.
 * 6) The show's backgrounds are well done.
 * 7) The program's dubbing is great.
 * 8) The program's special effects are well used here.
 * 9) Many of the characters' dialogues and running gags are funny and memorable. For example:
 * 10) * Pode apostar uma fatia de peroba nisso.
 * 11) * Chorei!
 * 12) * Cara, eu detesto música!
 * 13) * Cara, eu só me aborreço!
 * 14) **Also, the show has many other different jokes in the middle of the show and in the post-credits scene.
 * 15) The way the show breaks the fourth wall every now and then to chat with viewers here is cool and not at all annoying.
 * 16) The educational moments are wonderful, without fatigue, after all, the program portrays some of the musical arts well.
 * 17) Lots of good episodes like "Show de Talentos" or "Viagem no Tempo".
 * 18) The opening of the second season was a big improvement over the first, as the opening stopped being animated and started to have the same style as the show, using only the puppets.
 * 19) The program makes excellent and controlled references to pop culture and a great example of this is Os Bustos, which represent the four musical suits.
 * 20) The series generated three book collections launched by Barsa/Editora Planeta, which ended up being great for the franchise.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It was canceled after two seasons of 26 episodes.
 * 2) The animation of the first season opener might seem a little cheap.
 * 3) Characters can have unpleasant moments at times.
 * 4) Plot hole: Cupim and Cupincha are two termites who hate music, but then why do there are moments in the program that they show they care about it?
 * 5) (Although it's a great way to end the series) “A Metamorfose” ended the series on a cliffhanger.

Reception
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