When we approach television from the past highlighting the programs that marked today's parents, it is inevitable that we end up thinking that that television era was better than what we have now. Nostalgia invades us and causes us to end up longing for those series that managed to gain a place in our hearts, a feeling that we try to recover with items like the one we bring today. This time it is time to remember 'Mofli, the last koala', a cartoon series from the 80s.
Specifically, fiction came to television screens in 1987 thanks to Spanish Television, at a time when it was very common to find high-quality cartoon series in its programming. 'Mofli, the last koala' was produced in Spain and It has a first season of only 13 chapters, after there were a series of differences between the chain and the producers of the series that significantly reduced the production originally planned. The episodes are approximately 20 minutes long, following the trail of the fictions that were broadcast at the time.
Who is Mofli?
As the title of the series says, Mofli is the last koala that exists on planet Earth at the beginning of the 21st century. The history of fiction made a leap in the future with respect to the time in which it was broadcast, to present a society that was already entering the new century. In this context the planet has evolved quite a bit, and human beings have succumbed to progress despite the consequences that this has generated, with several changes in nature such as the extinction of a good number of animals.
But in a small town in Australia, the Koala Mofli appears, although all research claims that it is an extinct species. From here we see the rivalry that occurs between several eccentric characters to be done with this issue. On the other hand, Mofli is protected by Corina, a girl who watches over the welfare of the koala and worries that she is not captured by those who only have particular interests for him.
What can we expect from the series?
'Mofli, the last koala' is presented with that halo of tenderness that surrounds fiction since the little koala appears on the screen. The series presents strong environmental values, giving Corina, the protagonist girl, a leading role in the protection of animals that suffer the cruel attitudes of men. Although the story focuses on a koala, a message is launched through its plots that warns that animals need the care of those who show respect for the environment.
Many of the human beings appear as unscrupulous characters, in an attempt to reflect the facts that some people are capable of carrying out even though they harm nature. The value of the environment is also present in all fiction, which highlights lor beneficial to be surrounded by plants and animals, something that aims to express the seriousness of the consequences of the acts of those who do not respect the environment in which they live.
Corina also represents companionship and friendship, values that also find their place in the series. Corina's character contrasts deeply with others who appear in fiction, such as the hunter's granddaughter, a rich and capricious girl who only sees in Mofli a species that allows him to complete his collection of stuffed animals. The attitude of the koala, which only trusts Corina and her friend, is a sample of how the values they present towards animals are returned by them, making it the right choice to follow for those who follow the story from home.
In the first chapter of 'Mofli, the last koala' we meet the main characters that star in the series. On one side is Corina, a girl who lives with her father and who will approach Bailosolo without knowing that she is a thief. On the other hand we know those who will try to capture Mofli in successive episodes: a couple who owns several circuses, a scientist or a hunter who is accompanied by his capricious granddaughter. Their lives will change when they discover Mofli even though everyone believes that, due to the progress of the human being, the koalas are extinct along with another good number of species.
'Mofli, the last koala', in defense of animals
As with most series of the time, 'Mofli, the last koala' is available on DVD, in a pack that collects the adventures of this unique character who managed to be very loved by children viewers. This is another product that belongs to a generation of high quality television series, created to entertain children and at the same time provide them with a good dose of educational values.
If something was characterized by 'Mofli, the last koala' is to present a story that focused on the role children can play to protect nature. Once again we find an ecological fiction, an aspect that many cartoon series showed in the past and that has been lost over the years. Now there is usually an emphasis on other features, so it is never too far to look back to rescue fictions like 'Mofli, the last koala'.
