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Mio Mao
Genre	Clay animation, Family, Preschool, Children's series
Written by	Francesco Misseri
Directed by	Francesco Misseri
Voices of	Derek Griffiths (Narrator - UK)
Theme music composer	Piero Barbetti
Country of origin	Italy
Language(s)	Italian English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	98
Production
Running time	5 minutes
Production company(s)	L+H Films (season 1) Misseri Studios, Mad Mouse Productions & Channel 5 (season 2)
Broadcast
Original channel	Channel 5
Picture format	480i
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original run	1974-1976 (original) 2005 (new) – present
External links
Official Channel 5 Website

Mio Mao {aka Mio and Mao}(pronounced mew meow, according to the narrator in the UK Version), also known as Mio and Mao, is an Italian children's TV show produced by Misseri Studios & Mad Mouse Productions(for seasons 2 & 3), L+H Films (for the 1974 series), and Channel 5 (for the 2005 and 2009 series)as well as Assocati audiovisivi SRL & reversioned by 2 Sides TV (2stv)ltd. Mio Mao is filmed in Claymation animation.

The first series of Mio Mao was aired from 1974-1976 (and was also remade in 2005, with the theme song intact), and after more than 30 years, the episodes were re-created and a second series was produced in late-2005 with the same theme but with the same high pitch voice saying 'Mio Mao' instead of a low pitch voice saying 'Mio' and a higher pitch voice answering back ' Mao' in association with Channel 5, and another one followed in 2009. The music to the lyrics ‘mio mao mio mao lalala la la,’ was composed by Piero Barbetti.

In the UK, the episodes are narrated by Derek Griffiths and shown on Channel 5, and its sister channel, 5*. Although occasional episodes are listed separately in TV guides, many are also shown as part of Channel 5's Milkshake programme. The show is now available through the Demand 5 online viewing service. In 1993, it was shown in the UK on Channel 4's early morning Take 5 line-up.

Plot [link]

Each episode is approximately 5 minutes long and focuses on two playful kittens Mio (female/white) and Mao (male/red), as they discover a variety of animals and objects hidden within their garden.

The kittens go to investigate alone, and return scared, before watching from a distance and finding that the scary item was either a friendly animal or fun object.

List of episodes [link]

Broadcast history [link]

Australia

• ABC Kids

Italy

• Rai Uno (season 1)

UK

• Milkshake
• Channel 4 (season 1)

France

• Canal J (season 1)

USA

• BabyFirstTV (season 1 & 2)

Asia

• JimJam (season 2)

Poland

• JimJam

Turkey

• Yumurcak TV

External links [link]

• Misseri Studio's YouTube Channel