Roman Kachanov - Cheburashka (1971 - 1983)

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This is the collection of all four stories of Cheburashka, a small bearcub- or monkey-like creature (unknown for science) and his best friend, Gena the Crocodile. Cheburashka is a well-known celebrity of stop-motion puppet animation, these movies are true classics. Cheburashka has also became a part of the logo of Soyuzmultfilm and he was the emblem of the Russian Olympic Team three times.

Крокодил Гена AKA Gena The Crocodile (1971)

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Cheburashka arrives in Moscow in a crate of oranges. He cannot find his place, he can't even exhibited at the City Zoo because he is unknown for science. He makes friendship with a lonely crocodile, a girl and a dog. Together they start to build a "house for friends" because there's a lot of lonely people and animals are living in Moscow. Antigonist anarchist old lady Shapoklyap (Chapeau-Claque, named after her hat) tries to fail their attempts. Will she succeed?

Чебурашка AKA Cheburashka (1972)

It's Gena the Crocodile's birthday. Cheburashka greets him, then suddenly the two friends beholds some pioneers. They want to be pioneers too but the boys are saying them that first they have to learn some things and they have to become the best. Cheburashka and Gena tries their bests but they are not so good at building bird-feeders. Instead of that they are helping the boring children of the city by building a playground for them. This good deed and collecting metal-waste for the pioneers proves their abilities...

Шапокляк AKA Shapoklyak (1974)

Cheburashka and Gena are travelling to Yalta when Shapoklyak steals their tickets so they have to get off. They are going home by foot. After a small accident Shapoklyap turns good and teaches the rude and careless tourists some manners while Gena and Cheburashka wins a battle against a river-polluting and tree-killing factory.

Чебурашка идёт в школу AKA Cheburashka Goes To School (1983)

Gena arrives in Moscow and he can't find Cheburashka who promised to come to greet him. He realizes that his small friend cannot read so he takes him to school but the school is under construction. The trickster Shapoklyap turns good again and gets the lazy workers to finish the works on the school.