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| Os Trapalhões | |
|---|---|
 The Trapalhões: Mussum (green shirt), Zacarias (blue and yellow shirt) Dedé (blue shirt) and Didi (white shirt) | |
| Created by | Wilton Franco |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Production | |
| Producer | Rede Globo |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Tupi |
| Release | 1973 (1973) – 1977 (1977) |
| Network | Rede Globo |
| Release | 1977 (1977) – August 27, 1995 (1995-08-27) |
Os Trapalhões (Portuguese pronunciation:[ustɾapaˈʎõjs]) was a Brazilian comedy group and a television series of the same name created by Wilton Franco.[1] Its membersDedé Santana,Zacarias,Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó (Renato Aragão). The nameOs Trapalhões (which can be translated asThe Bumbling Ones orThe Clumsy Ones) is derived from the Portuguese verbatrapalhar, which means the opposite ofhelping,to do something the wrong way orto Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It originally aired onRede Tupi from 1973 to 1977 and the show later moved toRede Globo and remained there from 1977 to 1995.
On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessfulheart transplant.
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The series consisted of several different sketches featuring comic adventures and situations of the four protagonists. The sketches would sometimes feature only one of them (mostly Didi), two, three or all four of them. In those, they would often try to outsmart each other or a common foe, by making pranks or working together to achieve a common goal. Some of these sketches also parodiedcomics' superheroes, such asSuperman (mostly played by Didi because of his leader role),Batman (played mostly by Dedé),Spider-Man,Hulk,He-Man,The Phantom, etc.
Their first film,Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê (1966), featured only the duo Didi and Dedé. Twenty-one films were produced with the classic quartet, starting withOs Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas (1978) and continuing throughUma Escola Atrapalhada (1990). More than one hundred and twenty million people have seen Os Trapalhões' films, and seven of these films are on the list of the ten biggest box office hits in Brazilian cinema.
Many comic book series based on Trapalhões were published over the decades. The first series was published by "Bloch Editores" between 1976 and 1986, lasting 83 issues. These comics were produced by the cartoonistEly Barbosa and the early issues notably also featuredFelix the Cat stories.[3] A spin-off title focused solely on Didi entitled "Aventuras do Didi" was also published by Bloch between 1981 and 1986 lasting 42 issues. The comics were sold usually indigest size.[4]
A new series was later published byAbril, produced between 1988 and 1993, lasting 73 issues. This second series notably followed the "babyfication" trend by featuring the characters redesigned as children by cartoonist César Sandoval (also known for the comic seriesA Turma do Arrepio). This series kept the character Zacarias even after the death of his actor in 1990. A spin-off title featuring stories parodying films and series entitled "As Aventuras dos Trapalhões" was also published between 1989 and 1994 lasting 51 issues. This comic was known for not only making references to American media, but also to Japanesetokusatsus such asChangeman,Jiraiya,Cybercop andKamen Rider Black.[5]
Several years after the end of Os Trapalhões, the character Didi was still used for new comics by the publisher Escala, such as "As Aventuras do Didizinho", released between 2002 and 2005 with 21 issues, also featuring a child version of the character, and "Didi & Lili - Geração Mangá" released between 2010 and 2011 with 10 issues, notably featuring an art styleinspired by Japanese comics and featuring the character Lili (based on Aragão's daughter Lívian Aragão) as a co-protagonist.
The group also recorded a few musical comedy albums and singles.[6]
The gamePickaxe Pete originally released forOdyssey in 1982 was published in 1983 in Brazil asDidi na Mina Encantada, featuring Renato Aragão's character on the game's cover.[7]
After the success of the filmO Noviço Rebelde in 1997, the following year Renato Aragão returned to present a new comedy show on Globo entitled "A Turma do Didi" which served as a successor to Os Trapalhões airing on Sunday afternoons on Globo, but focused on the younger audience with a new cast of actors, initially withDebby Lagranha, Vanessa Bueno, Eliezer Motta andAndré Segatti.[8] Later in 2003 the program was reformulated with a new cast of supporting actors such as Tadeu Mello, Marcelo Augusto,Jacaré,Kleber Bambam and others, bringing it closer to the classic format of Os Trapalhões with Dedé joining the cast in 2008.[9] The success of the series led Aragão to use the image of his character Didi more, starring in new films and producing some products aimed at children. The series ended in 2010 and was replaced in the same year by "Aventuras do Didi", which aired until 2013.[10]
While he was separated from his partner, Dedé Santana was hired by theSBT channel to star in the 2005 comedy series "Dedé e o Comando Maluco", which was done in partnership with businessmanBeto Carrero.[11][12] In the series Santana interacted with the comedy group Comando Maluco, derived from theBeto Carrero World park and who previously appeared on the programsEliana & Alegria andA Praça É Nossa. The show had a good audience to the point of competing with Turma do Didi in the same time slot,[13] however, after Carrero's death in 2008 the show was cancelled.
In 2017 Globo tried to bet on a revival of Os Trapalhões with a cast of new actors serving as equivalents for Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias, serving as their successors, while Aragão and Santana appeared as their respective characters, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original show,[14][15] but it was canceled the same year after 10 episodes due to poor public reception.[16]
