An indomitable old woman, Kiko with back pain and an apparent 'fear' of water;
Cass, owner of a cozy bar where she doesn't give up working even when she sprains her ankle;
Twelve-year-old Sofia who goes into crisis when she has her first period;
Mbita, shy in his twenties (especially in front of the boy he has a 'crush on'), frightened by changes, who in the hypermodern San Fransokyo carries on the 'street food' business of his parents and an impregnable stray cat, Yachi who would need some extra pampering.
They are the patients we know in Baymax !, the animated series that has just debuted on Disney + created by Don Hall, in which the white, soft and 'inflatable' healing robot 'becomes the protagonist
A return for the innocent Baymax, with strokes of humor, irony and delicate looks at serious themes (from mourning to the search for identity) in six mini episodes of about 8 minutes each, in which the 'creator' and best friend also appears of the robot, the teenager Hiro.
"For me Disney is at its best, when it manages to combine heart and humor - explains in the international press conference in streaming Roy Conli, former co-producer of Big Hero 6 and here of the series together with Bradford Simonsen - Then I am proud that each episode is dedicated to healthcare personnel, who especially in the last period have shown themselves to be made up of real heroes ".
Compared to the film, where superheroes were more protagonists, "I wanted a different perspective for the series, and I thought of those TV series I saw on TV as a child, where the protagonists were compassionate doctors who took care of a patient in every episode - he says. Don Hall -. We thought it would be a lot of fun to put Baymax in this context, with the robot trying to help someone in every episode. A superhero more anchored to reality, in the way that the members of the medical staff are real superheroes. "
In the series, the humor arises from the unconventional, clumsy, but ultimately effective ways applied by Baymax to help her patients (often not very enthusiastic at the beginning of the robot's treatment): from encouraging all contact with water to the riotous Kiko (which hides a pain), launching into an action-style chase of the 'patient' Mbita who developed an unexpected food intolerance, passing through quotes from cartoon classics such as Tom & Jerry, in Baymax's complicated encounters with Hachi, a cat who swallowed a bluetooth headset.
The futuristic San Fransokyo also plays a central role in history: "It is a kind of mythological place but also a very real place - adds Conli -. We wanted it to be the ideal setting to get the message across to children. to be true heroes is enough to go out and try to help others ".
We can't "all be like Baymax, who is programmed to help those in need - explains Scott Adsit, the robot's original voice actor -. But we too can be aware enough to find those moments when we know we can make good use of our ability or our empathy. Watching Baymax's adventures can perhaps help us be a little more like him. "
