Already something, but there were many wonderful children's programs (both entertaining and very informative) in the Soviet Union.
And an excellent children's movie was also shown almost every day: most often just at the time when the children who had finished the first shift were returning from school.
What a pleasure - to run away from school, toss a briefcase into a corner, turn on the TV (it doesn't matter, color or even black and white) and watch with your mouth open, like a red-haired Dunno proves to everyone around that wizards exist; how brave Gerda saves Kai; how old man Hottabych and Volka travel on a flying carpet ...
But the best films and fairy tales were, of course, multi-part (just because they could be enjoyed longer): remember, at least, beloved by most of the “Guest from the Future”, or “Petrov and Vasechkin”, “Adventures of Electronics”, “В Search for Captain Grant ”,“ Makar the Ranger ”.
And on TV, sometimes they showed "not ours" films for children and adolescents: Hungarian, Yugoslav, Polish, Czech. Oh yeah! It was a real holiday! Because after all, the cinema of the countries of Eastern Europe was a little different: unusual, strange, often brighter than ours.
And somewhere else, in the background, we saw old houses with tiled roofs, and even real stone castles, something that we did not have anywhere except the Baltic states. It was terrible how interesting and unusual!
And let’s remember together at least 10 of those “same” children's TV shows from the countries of the socialist camp that we once watched with great pleasure?
List
- 10. Pot and nose with potatoes (Hungary, 1978)
- 9. Vacations with ghosts (Poland, 1970)
- 8. Pan Samohodik and the Templars (Poland, 1971)
- 7. The tricks of the twins (Poland, 1978)
- 6. Pan Blots Academy (Poland, 1983)
- 5. Pan Tau (Czechoslovakia-Germany, 1970-1978)
- 4. We all must attend school (Czechoslovakia, 1984)
- 3. Arabella (Czechoslovakia, 1979-1981)
- 2. Adventures in the holidays (Czechoslovakia, 1978)
- 1. Octopuses from the second floor (Czechoslovakia, 1986)
10. Pot and nose with potatoes (Hungary, 1978)
We don't remember the Hungarian mini-series Potty Bow and Potato in the genre of family comedy: firstly, because it was shown on television only 2 times - in 1982 and 1985; and secondly, 4 full-size series were reduced for demonstration in the USSR to short ones - 23 minutes each.
In addition, this film was designed for the younger age category (up to about 10 years).
Nevertheless, a kind, touching, in some places, of course, a very naive series about how an ordinary kid created a real courtyard circus studio and managed to "win his own audience" evokes the warmest memories.
9. Vacations with ghosts (Poland, 1970)
But the Polish "Ghost Vacations" - the film is clearly not for the kids. The 7 half-hour episode tells how three bosom friends (Perlko, Mickey and Pika, that is, Pearls, Mandarin and Picador), who arrived on vacation in a village near which there is an almost completely destroyed old fortress, not believing in local rumors about the ghosts living there, trying to reveal her secret.
And then one night they see, not far from the ruins, a very strange person (or still not a person?). So what is going on there?
Suddenly, in the ruins of the fortress, there are no ghosts at all, but real robbers (or, worse, spies)? And is it worth it to quickly get out of this dark history?
8. Pan Samohodik and the Templars (Poland, 1971)
Another Polish series about brave and restless boys. Pan Samohodik is in fact the historian and traveler Tomash, who received his nickname for moving everywhere in his beloved “cross-country vehicle”, looking for various interesting objects from the distant past and studying historical riddles.
And in this five-part film, Self-propelled, with the help of three local boys, tries to find the legendary treasure that the Knights Templar allegedly left. And they have already guessed the password that will help to find the “crypto" of the Templars: "The treasure is where your heart is."
But here a strange company intervenes in their search: a beautiful foreigner, her father and their Pole companion. They obviously do not want to share the mysterious treasure with anyone and will do anything to take possession of it.
By the way, the beautiful villain in the film is played by none other than Eva Shikulska - Frenchwoman Polina Goble from "Stars of captivating happiness", and Samohodika - Stanislav Mikulsky - captain Hans Kloss from Bet More Than Life.
7. The tricks of the twins (Poland, 1978)
A much less mysterious, but very funny 6-episode series about Tomek and Tos - the twins who decided to swap places for a while. By the way, the roles of clever Tosi and Tomek's tomboy were played not by the twins at all, but by the weather Anna and Wojciech Senyavsky. They really are very similar.
So, the story begins with the fact that for another hooliganism, the father wants to send Tomek to a harsh uncle in the village - for re-education. Tomek, of course, is not at all enthusiastic about this prospect, all the more so since he has swimming competitions on the very nose.
And when his uncle comes, Tosya, instead of Tomek, goes to the village, dressed as his brother’s clothes. But the problem is that Tosya herself had to go to other relatives. And Tomek has to dress up in her dress so as not to reveal the deception and not to substitute her sister.
Tikhon Tose has to involuntarily participate in the ventures of village boys (which, of course, makes her terrified), and Tomek in a dress drives a slingshot of local bullies. Of course, this cannot go on for long.
6. Pan Blots Academy (Poland, 1983)
It seems that you too can remember Pan Klyaksu and his magical academy without difficulty. One of the main characters is the boy Adam Neskladushka (that is, "Loser"), who loves to read most of all, receives an invitation to the very fabulous academy where Professor Pan Klyaksa teaches blotting, the language of plants and animals and other unusual disciplines.
Together with other curious guys (all of them have names starting with A), Adam learns to see interesting and vivid dreams and do good deeds. Studying is a lot of fun: the guys dance, sing, fly, chat with a talking starling, dine with colored glass and easily travel from fairy tale to fairy tale.
But once, a very strange boy (who eventually turns out to be a malicious doll) gets into the academy. He was specially thrown here to force Pan Klyaksa to close his fabulous educational institution. By the way, the ending of the film is rather sad (if not even unfair), but in 1986 a much more optimistic (but also more serious) sequel came out: “The Journey of Pan Blots”.
5. Pan Tau (Czechoslovakia-Germany, 1970-1978)
The charming wizard in pan-hat hat Pan Tau spoke little, but he could create “from nothing” any necessary objects, help children solve both personal and family problems, and did many other miracles. He simply made a gesture with his hand over his bowler hat and snapped his fingers, and all childish desires immediately came true.
Pan Tau always appeared at the right time, and he - a real idol and defender of the guys - easily solved all problems. Are you really sorry for the living carp that dad bought for the Christmas table?
Pan Tau touches the pot, and the carp shouts in a human voice at dad, who came with a hammer to deal with it and put it into the furnace: “Do not touch Albertika! Put this thing now! ” Is funny Sure! And how fun (to everyone except the taken aback dad). And tomorrow the carp will be lowered into the hole.
In the USSR, all 3 seasons were shown (33 episodes), and the yards really became empty when the next of them was on TV.
4. We all must attend school (Czechoslovakia, 1984)
Another very kind family film (from 13 episodes). But it is no longer for children, but rather, for high school teenagers, because there are no wizards, ghosts, or other mysterious phenomena, but there are ordinary everyday and personal joys and, of course, the problems of boys and girls studying in the same Czech secondary school (as well as their parents, teachers and pioneer leaders - yes, there were pioneers in Czechoslovakia too).
Two senior girlfriends got into a lie because they want to go to good schools after school, and they don’t really study with them, because, firstly, both girls are in love, and besides, one of their parents they’ll get divorced.
Serious Lubosh is trying to protect his younger brother - a very kind and naive first-grader saffron Jirka - from the knowledge that Jirka, it turns out, is an adopted child.
The young teacher, Michal Karfik, is openly caring for the pioneer leader Yana (and all high school students are aware, and even try to help Michal get Yana's attention). All the characters in the film were very "real", they wanted to sincerely empathize and sympathize.
3. Arabella (Czechoslovakia, 1979-1981)
And this long (also 13 episodes) and vivid tale with very unexpected twists and turns of the plot is remembered, perhaps, by all the children of the 1980s - early 1990s. It all starts with the fact that Pan Mayer, who works on television (who dreams of conducting a children's program about fairy tales) accidentally finds a magic bell. At the ringing of the bell, the wizard Rumburak suddenly appears, who is obliged to fulfill any wish of Meyer.
And then events begin to gain momentum: Pan Mayer enters the country of fairy tales and accidentally kills the only talking wolf. Rumburak (and who else?) Turns out to be “extreme” - magic attributes are taken from him, and he is turned into a wolf himself. With the help of the woman-yaga, he returns his appearance and begins to take revenge.
It turns out that Rumburak had long dreamed of capturing the country of fairy tales and becoming its king, marrying the beautiful princess Arabella. Then the king sends the court sorcerer Pan Vigo, and with him Arabella and her sister Xenia to our world to Pan Mayer. Like, since the whole story started because of him, let him now help bring everything back into place.
As a result, Arabella falls in love with the son of Mr. Mayer Peter (and this is mutual!) And decides to stay with him. And fairy-tale heroes with the help of Gonzik and Marzhenka (Peter's younger brother and sister, who arbitrarily escaped into a fairy tale) are trying to defeat Rumburak.
Since the series turned out to be very successful (both for Czech and Soviet children), in 1985 and 1993 two of its sequels came out: the three-part “Rumburak” and as many as 26 half-hour episodes “Arabella returns, or Rumburak is the king of the Land of Fairy Tales”.
2. Adventures in the holidays (Czechoslovakia, 1978)
After the premiere of "Adventures in the holidays" was premiered on Soviet television in June 1984 (4 long ones were specially made from the initial 13 short episodes), all the yards began to actively play "Mike".
The series talked about how once ordinary Slovak boys, who arranged their own “headquarters” in the forest near the town of Chabovets (in the High Tatras), found a strange girl who could fly, walk on water and clone any objects using a simple device, which she wore in a belt buckle.
As it turned out, Mike (as an amazing guest introduced herself) flew from the planet Gurun. Thanks to her new friends, she gradually begins to understand the world of people, understand human emotions and experience affection and even love. Of course, when adults learn about Mike, journalists and some mysterious special services begin to be interested in her.
The film is very bright, funny, with excellent humor, so many people still remember it in detail (including a funny splash song).
1. Octopuses from the second floor (Czechoslovakia, 1986)
And another Czech serial film for children, which caused an almost total "epidemic" of octopus games. God, how much blue and green plasticine was turned into its main characters - strange creatures, recovered from the depths of the ocean by a scientific expedition and escaped from scientists from the ship to shore.
Here, on a sandy beach, they were found by Gonzik and Eve, a brother and sister who came to rest with their parents. It was they who blinded from incomprehensible "flat-cake" pieces with the eyes of two charming octopuses - Blue and Green.
As it turned out, these amazing creatures are able to accumulate energy, love salt and learn quickly (for example, after a couple of days they started talking, and a little later - reading books, “erasing” the lines they read).
Gonzik and Eve, of course, take their strange pets with them to Prague, and Blue and Green begin to settle in the city. They have the best of intentions: they try to help their young friends, who “saved” them from scientists, in everything.
But, since they don’t quite understand human relationships and habits, they regularly arrange small “disasters” (for example, after listening to a quarrel between Gonzik’s and Eve’s parents, the octopuses “help” them to divide property, cutting all the furniture in two, and throw the mother’s piano out of the window, like "Dad" wanted).
By the way, the four-series “Octopuses from the second floor”, which had truly phenomenal success, have a two-part continuation: “Octopuses wish a merry Christmas” (published in 1987).