Soviet cartoons are still loved and popular not only among children, but also among the older generation. They are sincere, kind, instructive and sometimes a little strange (like "Hedgehog in the Fog").
And even after watching our favorite cartoon several times, we may not notice the little secrets that are hidden in it. We present to you the top 10 interesting facts about the heroes of Soviet cartoons.
10. Winnie the Pooh's ear
Have you noticed that the Pooh bear in the cartoon series has a bent left ear? This was done on purpose, according to the idea of the multipliers, the bear prefers to sleep on its left side.
But Winnie the Pooh's funny "amble" happened by accident. His right hand, which, by mistake, the animators moved with his right leg, made the character even more charming, so it was decided to leave it that way.
9. I don’t understand!
This phrase from the animated series "The Koloboks are Conducting the Investigation" has long been a catch. And the director of the film studio is to thank for her. He would finish her with angry tirades, for example: “Lunch has been over for five minutes, and there is no one at work. I don’t understand anything! ”
By the way, attentive viewers could have noticed that Captain Vrungel flashed twice in the scenes at the airport. The fact is that the director of "Kolobkov" Alexander Tatarsky also worked on "The Adventures of Captain Vrungel".
8. Last Supper
Want to see an animated version of one of the most famous paintings by Leonardo da Vinci? Then review the cartoon "Last year's snow was falling." On both sides of the main character there are 6 characters, as in the canvas of Leonardo.
And also a sad fact is connected with this cartoon: explaining to the composer Grigory Gladkov what final melody he would like to hear, the director Alexander Tatarsky said: "They will bury us to this melody!" And indeed, at the director's funeral, music from Last Year's Snow Was Falling.
7. Wolf without stockings
Tell me, Snegurochka, where you were. And at the same time, tell me where you lost your stockings. This funny blooper appeared in the New Year's series "Just wait a minute", in which the Wolf portrays the Snow Maiden, and the Hare portrays Santa Claus.
During Wolf's performance, his stockings disappear! After a couple of seconds, they appear and then disappear again, this time finally.
6. Caucasian captive
In the cartoon "The Flying Ship" there is an episode in which Princess Zabava, locked in her chambers, throws dishes out of the window, much to the displeasure of her father. This funny scene is a parody of an episode from the movie "Prisoner of the Caucasus", in which the heroine of Natalia Varley throws "three portions of barbecue" into the abyss.
5. Painted plasticine
One of the most ponderous (literally) and interesting facts associated with Soviet cartoons concerns the "Plasticine Crow". It took about 800 kg of plasticine to create it. And since its colors turned out to be too faded, it had to be painted by hand with paints.
And in all three parts of the cartoon there is the same minor character. This is an old woman with glasses and a carpet beater in her hand.
4.Why has Cheburashka forgot how to read?
The cute and mysterious Cheburashka, who looks like either a bear cub or a hare, in the first episode easily read the ad "A young crocodile wants to make friends." In the second episode, Cheburashka still possesses the reading skill, and was able to read aloud the plate with which the pioneers went to collect scrap metal.
However, by the fourth episode, Cheburashka could not read the telegram sent by the crocodile Gena, and therefore did not meet his friend at the station.
3. Dog without boots
Have you noticed that in the cartoon "Dog in Boots" none of the heroes-dogs wear shoes? And there is also an English detective dog, very similar to Sherlock Holmes. He is even voiced by Vasily Livanov. And by the way, he looks like a purebred German Doberman.
For Nikolai Karachentsev, who gave his voice to the dog D'Artanyan, this was the first work in the genre of animation. And, according to many viewers, he coped with it brilliantly. What do you think?
2. Uncle Fedor's living mother
We gave the second place in the selection of interesting information about the heroes of Soviet cartoons to a beauty with a thin waist, strict square glasses and a beautiful voice. It was copied from Larisa Myasnikova, the wife of production designer Levon Khachatryan. She also had a short haircut, short stature and glasses, only not square, but round. Director Vladimir Popov insisted on changing their shape.
And the cat Matroskin could have been Taraskin, if Anatoly Taraskin, an employee of the "Fitil" magazine, had not forbidden Uspensky to use his last name. Subsequently, he greatly regretted it, but, as they say, "the train has already left."
1. From bandits to postmen ... or vice versa
If you watched the cartoons "Three from Prostokvashino" and "The Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov", you probably noticed how similar the postman Pechkin and the bandit Kurochkin are. The similarity is enhanced by the fact that the voices of these two characters are one and the same actor - Boris Novikov.
Perhaps the cunning and harmful, but kind postman in his soul has an evil brother, a repeat offender with experience, from whom Pechkin fled to a remote village? Who knows…