| Amigo and Friends | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Based on | Cantinflashow |
| Voices of | John Stephenson Don Messick |
| Country of origin | Mexico United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 18–22 minutes (Commercials not included) |
| Production companies | Televisa Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | 1982 – 1984 |
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Amigo and Friends (also known in Spanish as Cantinflas y Sus Amigos) is an educational children's animated television series that was based on the Mexican cartoon series Cantinflashow in 1979.[1] The show, which concentrates on a wide range of subjects intended to educate children, follows Amigo, a little comical character from Mexico, who goes on time-travel-themed educational adventures through spacetime. He gets to visit Shakespeare, see the ancient pyramids, and even travels to other planets. The animated Amigo is based on the legendary character, Cantinflas played by the Mexican actor and comedian Mario Moreno Reyes.
The show was created and produced by Televisa. The company was also responsible for the distribution of the show in Mexico.
In 1982, Hanna-Barbera Productions produced Amigo and Friends and aired in syndication across the United States through Viacom Enterprises.[2] The only two known actors were John Stephenson, who narrates each episode and Don Messick, who voiced Amigo.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 175. ISBN 978-1476665993.