La Linea, or the Line Man is the theme of this centre. Have a look around and you will recognise it throughout...from the statue near GZ, to murals and figurines in the gardends. It was also very popular on television during the 1980's in South Africa...I am sure many of you will remember it!
La Linea ("The Line") is an Italian animated series created by the Italian cartoonist Osvaldo Cavandoli. The series consists of 90 episodes, which were originally broadcast on the Italian channel RAI between 1971 and 1986. The background tune for the series was created by Franco Godi
The series features a man known as "Mr. Linea" (voiced by Carlo Bonomi in a grammelot similar to the Milanese dialect. Drawn as a single outline of an infinite line, which encounters various obstacles during his walking, and often turns to the cartoonist, represented as a live-action hand holding a pencil, to draw him a solution. All episodes are short subjects, ranging from 2:30 to 6:40 in runtime.
The series aired in more than 50 countries around the world; due to the short length of episodes, it have often been used in many networks as an interstitial programe, including in the United States. Over the years, La Linea gained a widespread popularity worldwide, and it is considered to be a cult classic. ( Source: Wikipedia)