Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Psicovip dreams of aliens from a planet called Pallara, where they have a thing for shoes. You could call it a fetish.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip, in this segment entitled Fatal Regressions, recalls a playground scene in which he misinterprets some baby talk.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip is none too happy when he meets his namesake, a dog.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip gets real close to saving a circus lady but is hindered by trained circus fleas.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip's good deed of saving a dog is rewarded with multiple tickets from a traffic cop. His big brother, once again, saves the day.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip's session involves his being present at a bank holdup, and his crushed fantasy of saving the day.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip is called in by a lady in distress over a mouse. He also masters the doctor's line on eighty euros.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip gets taken for a plumber and is challenged by a broken washing machine.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip is once again outdone by his big brother. To make matters worse, the shrink finds a way of doubling Minivip's fee.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip responds to the distressed pleas of a Russian ballerina, but he's no twinkle toes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip's complexes aren't leaving him in peace, not even at Christmastime. But his doctor might have found a new patient.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
"The Frog Prince" is a famous fairy tale—nothing new! But what an opportunity to learn and practice the passato remoto! In everyday conversations this tense is rare in much of Italy, but when we're talking about "once upon a time..." it's a mainstay.
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