“Each episode lasts about 7 minutes. Short, entertaining episodes where children’s favorite characters also act as science communicators. “Croco Doc,” the animated series airing on national television in Spain, is gaining a lot of success. In this series, diseases and treatments are explained naturally to young children, aiming to dispel the fear of doctors.
There is even an episode dedicated to vaccines. Given the success of the series, also created by the screenwriter from Noceto (Parma), Michele Ampollini, the episode has been selected in Spain to become the spokesperson for the anti-Covid vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to 11. Michele Ampollini, who has been living in Barcelona with his family for years, is the creative mind behind this project. Since August 9, on the children’s channel Clan (from the national network TvE), many are glued to the television to watch his latest creative endeavor. “Croco Doc,” an animated series produced by Enrique Viciano and directed by Paola Tejera with the collaboration of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics, has recently concluded its first season with 26 episodes, and the creators are already working on the second.
The format has been so convincing that the episode dedicated to the theme of vaccines has become the spokesperson for the Spanish vaccination campaign against Coronavirus. From January 24, for a month, the episode will be accompanied by brief reports in which children themselves will explain to their peers the advantages of vaccines. The goal is to reassure and convince…”
