Chuck Billy 'n' Folks
Chuck Billy 'n' Folks (Turma do Chico Bento) is a Brazilian comic strip and part of the "Monica's Gang" comic book series, created by Mauricio de Sousa. The stories are centered on Chuck Billy (originally named Chico Bento) and his friends and parents, who are all caipiras and live in the small Vila Abobrinha (Zucchini’s Village), a fictional location on the countryside of Brazil. The only characters who don't live on the countryside are Chuck's cousin, Zeca, and his parents, who live in the city. The comics originally debuted in 1961 in  the newspaper ""Folha da Manhã"", at first having as protagonists the characters Cousin Benny (Zé da Roça) and Taka (Hiro), but the comics changed after the introduction of Chuck Billy in 1963 who due to his popularity with the public, became the main protagonist after a few years. This was also the first series by Maurício de Sousa (unrelated with Monica's Gang) to be adapted in its own solo comic book series starting in August 26, 1982. Media. A line of products such as toys, clothing and software are also commonly sold as part of the Monica's Gang  products. In 1965 two picture books were released by publisher , one starring Cousin Benny and the other starring Chuck Billy, who was part of a series of books inspired the Mauricio de Sousa's characters. In 1971 a song to Chuck Billy was composed for the album "A Bandinha da Turma da Mônica". The series also has an almanac with classic stories which is published since 1981 by the publisher Abril (now Panini). The series also had some special comic books in the '90s by Editora Globo. In the videogames Chuck Billy is a playable character in the Brazilian adaptation  of the game "" (known as "Turma da Mônica em o Resgate") replacing the Lizard-Man form. He is also playable in the 2018 game "Mônica e a Guarda dos Coelhos". In 2013 a graphical novel based on the Chuck Billy 'n' Folks characters titled: "Chico Bento - Pavor Espaciar", was released as part of the Graphic MSP. Another graphical novel titled "Chico Bento - Arvorada" was released in 2017 made by Orlandeli. Arvorada had a sequel in 2021 called "Chico Bento - Verdade". Animation. The first appearances of the characters in animation were in TV commercials in the 60s. Several animated adaptations of  the comics were adapted into episodes in films such as "", "" and "", in total there were 12 episodes focused on Chuck Billy between 1986 and 2005 with some shorts made exclusively for DVDs. Chuck Billy also makes a cameo in the Monica's Gang's 2007 animated film: "Uma Aventura no Tempo". Chuck Billy, Zeke, Rosie Lee and some animals appear occasionally or star in some episodes of the webcartoon "Monica Toy". Ma Megg, the Chuck Billy's pet chicken, also appears as one of the protagonists of the webcartoon "Biduzidos". Spin-off. In 2013 a manga-style comic titled "Chico  Bento Moço" (lit. Chuck Billy Young Man) started to be published by Panini. Like Monica Teen the comic shows a grown-up version of the main characters as young adults.