The youngest piglet was right all along. Being a kind soul, he forgave his brothers.

Beauty and the Beast is a French 18th century fairy tale. It was written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. Her tale, which is as long as a novel, has been adapted numerous times. This nice retelling of the tale is more dependent on the Walt Disney Company.

Kindness triumphs over looks in this tale of love. The Beast does, however, turn into a handsome Prince.
Practice some passato remoto verbs in the vocabulary review!

The classic Brothers Grimm fairytale with some fun changes in Italian. The wicked queen's rhyme for the mirror is different, and when one of the dwarfs beholds Snow White, he exclaims, "Mamma mia."

The vocabulary review is dedicated to passato remoto verbs in the third person singular!

The vain queen's wickedness has its limits.

The Bologna-based children's choir, the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano, sings a Christmas song.

The children's choir sing Una notte senza età [A Night Without Age], composed by Gianfranco Fasano, with lyrics by Mario Gardini.

The Piccolo Coro Antoniano sing a Christmas song with quotes from English and German favorites.

Minivip is back on the couch, recounting an inadequacy dream to the shrink. He gets his portrait painted, the offer of a taste of a plastic banana, and an introduction to the shrink's brothers. All for €80.

Psicovip dreams of aliens from a planet called Pallara, where they have a thing for shoes. You could call it a fetish.

Minivip, in this segment entitled Fatal Regressions, recalls a playground scene in which he misinterprets some baby talk.

Minivip is none too happy when he meets his namesake, a dog.

Minivip in a dream has superhero powers, while his brother Supervip is powerless. However, it isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

Minivip gets real close to saving a circus lady but is hindered by trained circus fleas.

Minivip tells his doctor of getting stuck in an elevator, a fear many of us share. It is surprising that Italy, about the size of Arizona, has as many elevators as the US.