El Mundo del Profesor Rossa
| El Mundo del Profesor Rossa | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Iván Arenas |
| Starring |
Iván Arenas Claudio Moreno Francisco Ossa Juan Alcayaga Valentín Trujillo |
| Country of origin | Chile |
| Production | |
| Running time | 75:00-90:00 |
| Release | |
| Original network |
UCV TV (1981-1984) Canal 13 (1984-2001) |
| Original release | 1981 – 2001 |
El Mundo del Profesor Rossa (Spanish for The World of Professor Rossa) was a Chilean children's television show centering on a professor named "Professor Rossa", who taught about Chilean national animals and nature. The show was broadcast on UCV TV from 1981 to 1984 and on Canal 13 from 1984 to 2001.
The show
The show was set in Professor Rossa's house. The first seasons, the program only starred the professor and piano composer Valentín Trujillo. Guru Guru appeared later, as a man in bird disguise who delivered the children's letters to the professor, the bird started to have a "father-son" relationship with the professor, so Guru Guru left the postman role. Don Carter came to fill the role and the show was expanded to four characters.
The four characters interacted inside the house always doing a mess, irritating the professor to bring humor to the program. In some seasons, the professor moved the show from his living room to an underground room connected by a secret passage, leaving the first set.
The professor had videos about animals and nature in Betacam format, and to watch it, the character must put the tape in front of his eyes.
Main characters
- Professor Rossa (Iván Arenas): A Professor with pink hair and moustache, who taught about Chilean animals.
- Guru Guru (Francisco Ossa, later played by Claudio Moreno): A man in bird disguise with pink cap and glasses, hatched from an egg left on set.He speaks in a very particular way,using frenquently the letter G.
- Don Carter (Juan Alcayaga): A postman. Friend of Guru Guru.
- Valentín Trujillo: (Himself).Also known as Tío Valentín(Uncle Valentín).His appearances on the program were less frequent in the last years of the show.
Awards
The show received, in both 1986 and 1988, the "Best Children Program" Award by the Chilean CNTV.[1]
El Video Prohibido,The Forbidden Video
A video appeared on the Internet called "El Video Prohibido del Profesor Rosa" (Spanish for "The Forbidden Video of Professor Rossa") where the four characters were seen saying vulgarities,referencing alcoholic beverages, mocking each other, and one of the shots where the professor is seen urinating on top of Lonquimay volcano while he argues with Guru Guru (one of the characters). Even though the press said that the show was canceled after the leak of this video; the actual reason the show was canceled was the high cost of production.[2]