Tortellini Western
Tortellini Western follows an Italian family who recently immigrated to Palermo, Montana (named after their hometown of Palermo, Italy) due to a shortage of much-needed pasta. The setting takes place in the American “Old West”.
Information
Genre: Kids Adventure
Audience: 9 – 14 year olds (and fun loving adults)
Released: 2004
Runtime: 13 episodes of 3 minutes
Creator: Larry Schwarz
Director: Sean Lahey
Cast
Gary Littman
Michelle Newman
Larry Schwarz
Plot
The series follows the misadventures of the Ruggiero family, Italian immigrants trying to make a life in the American Old West
After a devastating pasta famine hits their small Sicilian village of Vallelunga, customers stop coming to the Ruggiero family restaurant. “Pop” Ruggiero packs up the entire family and relocates them to the fictional frontier town of Palermo, Montana.
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