Larry Schwarz
Director
Tortellini Western (2004)
Season 1
Tortellini Western is an animated film series on NickToons Network. It was produced by Animation Collective, and debuted in 2004. The title is a play on the term Spaghetti Western.
Released June 20, 2004
Episode 3 min
None+
S1E1 - Some Like This Pot
Oh no! Grandma's great pasta pot is gone! Can Giovanni find it in time, so they can have a dinner? He looks everywhere, except by Buck's. He finds it there, full of spit, but luckily Giovanni cleans it out in time for dinner to cook. But the secret ingredient to Grandma's pasta- spit!
June 20, 2004, midnight
S1E2 - Cattlefield Earth
Knock, knock! Who could be at the door? A herd of cattle that is! Giovanni's house is now full of cattle, but the owner, Rancher McDaniels McGraw, explains that he was trying to brand them and they ran away. But Grandma sends them with Rancher McDaniels McGraw. And the day is saved!
June 27, 2004, midnight
S1E3 - No Small Heat
It's so hot! And in the stress of the heat, bandits have a fight, and they brake Giovanni's fan! But Gio sends them off, winning a new stae-of-the-art fan! But a presentor falls and brakes that fan!
July 4, 2004, midnight
S1E4 - Pony Express Yourself
Giovanni sits outside-of what seems like forever! He's waiting for a magazine, and when the mailman comes, he looks so worn out and flushed in his face, Giovanni takes his place. But, Gio goes through heck just trying to give mail to the mailman!
July 11, 2004, midnight
S1E5 - Cacti Fighter
Giovanni is put to work, cutting the lawn of cacti. Too many cacti. But he makes it through and isn't defeated.
July 25, 2004, midnight
S1E6 - Das Boot
Giovanni needs new boots, after he steps in cow doo.Grandma gets him too heavy,and to big of boots. But when a buglary occurs at the house, Gio's boots are the answer.Because it falls on the burglars head and the boot really stinks because Gio forgot to wash his feet, it sends the burglar off.
Aug. 1, 2004, midnight
S1E7 - Montana Tea
Giovanni finds some really cool toys that he wants to buy, but he's broke. So he decides that he should become an oil tycoon. He digs holes everywhere for oil, and he finally strikes oil- at least he thinks he did! He struck the Palermo sewer!
Aug. 8, 2004, midnight
S1E8 - Of Thee I Sting
Giovanni is stung by a scorpion! Will he save his butt in time? He does! How? Watch the episode and find out!
Aug. 15, 2004, midnight
S1E9 - Golden Stumblers
Gold is stumbled upon! Yeah! But does Giovanni get any? He tries very hard to fool the miners but they just get the gold first!
Aug. 22, 2004, midnight
S1E10 - Lasso Miserables
Giovanni is facing Buck in a bull-wrangling competition, and Giovanni uses noodles to lure the bull into the trap. He wins greatfully!
Aug. 30, 2004, midnight
S1E11 - Up in Smoke Signals
While Giovanni goes to do one of his favorite things, exploring, he finds smoke signals. He takes out a book and sees what they mean. It means that killers are coming. He franticlly panics as he knows his town is going to be destroyed. Back at the house, Grampa's eating, chili, and he's farting-in which caused the signals!
Sept. 5, 2004, midnight
S1E12 - All's Well That Ends Well
When Giovanni goes to get water from the well, he falls down and gets trapped! While he shouts for help, one by one, cows come down and fill up the well! So Giovanni gets the idea, and he climbs on top of them to get out. But when Giovanni has to get milk... that's another story...
Sept. 12, 2004, midnight
S1E13 - The Bull Marked Kid
When Giovanni tries to eat Grandma's great pasta, it smells so good, that a bull chases him into a stadium and makes it look like the two are bull-fighting. When the bull finally gets hold of Gio's pasta, he chows down.
Oct. 16, 2004, midnight
Network: Nicktoons
Episode Runtime: 3 min.
Season Runtime: 3 min.
Released: June 20, 2004
Last Air Date: Oct. 16, 2004, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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