El Chavo del Ocho (often simply titled El Chavo) is a popular Mexican sitcom created by and starring comedian Roberto Gómez Bolaños (better known as Chespirito). It focused on the residents of a lower income neighborhood, especially the orphan kid El Chavo (Chespirito), with all child roles played by adult comedians.
Initially a sketch created in 1972 (with the "del Ocho" stemming from the station the show was then on), it ran as a half hour sitcom until 1980, and later returned as a segment on Chespirito's longer variety show. An animated version began in 2006.
References[]
- In a July 12, 2013 guest appearance on Despierta América, Rosita, Lola, and Mando are having their hair done in the studio. Rosita suggests that with curlers in her fur, she resembles Doña Florinda (one of the main characters, who perpetually wore hair curlers and an apron).
Muppet Mentions[]
- In the remake of the episode "La vecindad en venta," aired as a one-hour Chespirito sketch, some of the mean-spirited nicknames given to Señor Barbadillo are "Muppet" and "Viejo [con] cara de Muppet" (Old man with the face of a Muppet).
Connections[]
- Mario Castañeda voiced Don Ramón and Ñoño on the animated series
- Jesús Guzmán voiced El Chavo, Godínez, El Chapulín Colorado, and others on the animated series
- Sebastián Llapur voiced Quico and Señor Barriga on the animated series
- Mona Marshall voiced Chavo and Doña Clotilde (renamed Miss Pinster) in the English dub of the animated series
- Édgar Vivar played Señor Barriga and Ñoño