The Adventures of Charlie and Tutu

The Adventures of Charlie and Tutu is a Kuboian animated television series created by John Axim and produced by Axim Films, Nightlife Animated Productions (series one) and Bubblegum Studios (series two to four). A slice-of-life series, the show focuses on two children who attempt to find constructive ways to live their lives due to not being able to attend school.

The Adventures of Charlie and Tutu ran for four series; the first two series aired on Bumper's Block from 1994 to 1995, a third series debuted on Vision 1 in 1997, with the fourth and final series debuting on KT in 1999. After the show ended production, reruns continued to air on KT until 2008. It was the first Kuboian animated television series to be produced using digital ink.

Premise and setting
Charlie, a thirteen year-old girl, and Tutu, a twelve year-old boy, are two siblings who share a close bond with each other. Neither have attended school a day in their lives due to a lack of a school in their town. Lacking friends close to their age, the siblings try to find ways to keep themselves occupied.

The main setting of the show, Axim Street (named after show creator John Axim), is a moderately populated urban district. Recurring areas seen on the show include a music shop where Charlie and Tutu sometime buy vinyl records, a bowling centre and a museum where Charlie volunteers.

The show and its episodes focus a lot on using optimism and/or creativity in order to solve one's problems and try out new things. Although the early series are tame, the show becomes more drama-based later on, with episodes centred around the consequences on making impulsive decisions and/or being manipulated by others.

Characters
The Adventures of Charlie and Tutu features a diverse group of characters. The titular characters, a duo of siblings, play the leading roles in most episodes, and are the only characters to appear in every episode. Charlie is a thirteen year-old girl who volunteers at Axim Street's local museum. She is usually seen doing porter work (assisting in moving equipment), delivering messages to other employees and selling tickets to conferences and other gatherings. Tutu is an eleven year-old boy who helps the sibling's mother at an allotment as a hobby, and also enjoys baking cookies and making lemonade. When they are together, Charlie and Tutu enjoy playing bowling at their local bowling alley, listening to music and playing video games.

Some of the other recurring characters include Mr. Racket, the owner of Axim Street's museum, and Mr. Carter, the owner of a vinyl shop Charlie and Tutu like to go to. The sibling's parents, Kristle and Xyam, are seen regularly. Kristle is an audio-visual technician who grows food at an allotment with Tutu during her spare time, whilst Xyam is a stay-at-home parent who cooks the food and keeps the house clean.

A few more characters are introduced in later episodes. A middle-class woman, Petunia, attends the museum frequently from the second series, and often tries to flirt with Floyd, a catering assiatnt at the museum's cafe, to mixed results. Mr. Swindle, a greedy businessman, is introduced in series two, and often tries to use underhanded techniques to take advantage of Charlie and Tutu or their friends and acquaintances, but is also shown to have a nicer side. Charlie and Tutu also occasionally cross paths with Flint, an Australian photographer who prefers to be left alone and avoid talking about his life and hobby.