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Escolinha

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Chico Anysio gave new life to the genre with his Escolinha do Professor Raimundo.

Escolinha (Portuguese: [es.kɔˈlĩ.ɲɐ], little school) is a popular comedy genre in Brazilian media. It usually consists of a fictional classroom where an ensemble cast of adult actors play different overly stereotypical comic characters and attempt to answer questions asked by their teacher, a straight man stock character.[1]

The earliest program that followed this setup was the 1935 radio show Escolinha da Dona Olinda on Rádio Record.[2][3][4] It also proved to be very successful as a television format, with shows such as Escolinha do Professor Raimundo[5][6] and A Escolinha do Golias.[7]

Similar concepts are also found in some episodes of the Mexican sitcom El Chavo del Ocho,[8][9] and in the Turkish film series Hababam Sınıfı.[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "De Gugu a Ratinho: relembre cinco "escolinhas" da TV sem Professor Raimundo". tvefamosos.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Chico Anysio critica 'Escolinha do Gugu' da Record". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ Duarte, Marcelo (16 September 2013). "As escolinhas do rádio e da TV brasileiros - Guia dos Curiosos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Escolinha do Lambretinha - Década de 1950". www.maringahistorica.com.br. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Formato". memoriaglobo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 October 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ "25 anos de Escolinha do Professor Raimundo: Humor para todas as gerações" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - O aloprado Ronald Golias volta a brilhar e incomoda a concorrência - 2/4/1995". www1.folha.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ^ DEPOR, NOTICIAS (18 October 2020). "El Chavo del 8: el cameo de Angélica María en la escuelita | Televisa | series nnda nnlt | DEPOR-PLAY". Depor (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Qué fue de la vida del actor que hizo de Godínez, uno de los personajes inolvidables de El Chavo del 8". Clarín (in Spanish). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  10. ^ Arslanbenzer, Hakan (8 May 2015). "Kemal Sunal: Master of Comedy". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 15 August 2023.