What you need to know:
“Bubble Odyssey” was first broadcast on radio and then broadcast on television, where it was shown continuously until 1984.
Sundays are always associated with a certain amount of nostalgia. To reinforce this feeling even further, today we bring you a note about a Mexican television show that aired on weekends and shaped an entire generation: Bubble Odyssey.
Remembering Bubble Odyssey
The youngest may not have the slightest idea what we are talking about; That’s what we tell them Bubble Odyssey It was a weekly children’s show, created by Silvia Roche and directed by Enrique Segoviano. It was originally a radio show that aired on XEW to make the jump to television It was broadcast continuously on Channel 2 from 1979 to 1984.
The plot of Bubble Odyssey It revolved around the adventures that Professor Memelovsky experienced, along with his anthropomorphic creations: Green legs, cuddly mouse, mafafa musguito and pistachio zigzag. They travel together through the universe and time and thwart the plans of the Ecolocoa villain whose goal is to pollute the world.
40 years after the end of this program, we had a question about Who were they and what happened to the actors? that brought the characters to life Bubble Odyssey. And while the program was broadcast, Silvia Roche asked the actors who were in these costumes to remain anonymous. This is what he thought about it:
“It’s not fair to the children, for them Patas Verdes exists as it is, the illusion would be broken.”
Years later we found out Who was behind these characters?. Here’s the count:
Professor AG Memelovsky (Ramón López Carrasco – Mario Alberto León)
It was first performed by Ramon Lopez CarrascoWHO He died in 1997 at the age of 57., due to cardiac arrest. From then on, the role of professor fell to the actor, Mario Alberto Leon, who has worked on novels like Class 406 either Under the same skinas in Real life cases of women (If they can’t find this program either, that’s further proof that they’re crazy).
Green Legs (Rodrigo de la Mora)
At the end of the series Rodrigo de la Mora He was part of the cast of the soap opera path of glory in the role of Emilio Portes Gil. He also took part in the comedy show El Paisa Hospital. He later founded a Trova group.
Cuddly Mouse (Claudia Ivette Castañeda)
It was originally performed by Ivette Castaneda, Voice actress whose work we could also see in cartoons Knights of the Zodiac, Dragon Ball Z either The Smurfs.
Mafafa Musguito (Aurora Alvarado)
After playing Mexico’s most famous reporter lizard, she appeared in the film The wages of death, which starred Mario Almada. Like Rodrigo de la Mora, he also appeared on the comedy show El Paisa Hospital.
Pistachio Zigzag (Arturo Morelos Laphan or Pedro Romero?)
There is an interesting controversy here. There has been speculation about this for a long time Who was behind this bumblebee reporter’s mess? On the one hand, the official version says that the actor Arturo Morelos Laphan He was responsible for bringing Pistachón to life.
Morelos Laphan also appeared in soap operas such as For a kiss, The price of your love And Under the same skinalso made sporadic appearances in some chapters of Real life cases of women.
However, There is also Pedro Romero, who claims to have been responsible for the personification of this figure. According to this man, he used to be a satanic priest, but later he found the light and became a very devout Christian. Here is his statement:
The Ecoloco (Humberto Espinoza)
In addition to the fame he gained with his character and his unforgettable line “Dirt, garbage and smog”, Humberto was one of the most famous voice actors for shows and films. In 2018, he declined the invitation to participate in a repeat of the program on Canal Once for health reasons. He died on March 15th.
Although these are the most famous or recognized actors who give life to these characters, in recent years there have been many people wearing these costumes as this franchise has been constantly presented in different parts of the Mexican Republic and Latin America.
In 2003 there was another attempt to reboot the series with new actors, but it did not have the expected success.
And you, what anecdote or information do you have about this legendary program?
*With information from El Universal
