Do you remember how in the USSR children looked forward to watching cartoons on TV? And, despite the fact that at first they were black and white for many people, we "painted" them in bright colors in our heads. Cartoons were rarely shown, and in order not to miss the show, the time was marked with a ballpoint pen in the newspaper of TV programs. Drawing, plasticine, puppet - all Soviet children had their favorite "cartoons". And the phrases with which the scriptwriters endowed the characters have long since become winged. We offer to plunge into childhood and remember the most famous quotes from Soviet cartoons, and to whom they belong.
Vacation in Prostokvashino, 1980.
In the plot, the family meets New Year's Eve in the village of Prostokvashino, the parents came to Uncle Fedor for the holiday, and the mother stayed late in the city.
Letter carrier Pechkin: "Oh, what a joy! On TV, an uncle with a big mustache gave your mother flowers!"
Dad: "I'd twist the ears off that uncle with the big ears!"
Letter carrier Pechkin: "Your mother is being transmitted here and there! What technology has come to!"
Mom: "It's not technology, but I came here myself, on skis!"
Matroskin the cat on meeting Uncle Fedor: "You're eating the sandwich wrong, Uncle Fedor! You should put the sausage on your tongue - it tastes better that way!"
Return of the Prodigal Parrot, 1984.
A talking parrot Kesha lives with a boy Vovka and competes with him for a TV set. In the end, Kesha decides to live on his own and flies away from his master.
Kesha's most famous phrases:
"Free the parrots!"
"Everyone has summer, sea, sun, air and water - I'm alone in the realm of red-hot concrete and stuffy asphalt! What kind of life is this?!"
"That's how it always is, at the most interesting point."
A dialog between Kesha and a ginger well-fed cat about wandering:
Kesha: "I'm flying to Tahiti... Haven't you been to Tahiti?"
Cat: "Haiti, Haiti... We haven't been to any Haiti. We're well fed here!"
Once upon a time there was a dog, 1982.
A cautionary cartoon about mutual help of an old dog and a wild wolf. The dog was kicked out of the house because he stopped doing his duties, and the wolf helped him to return home. For this, the dog repaid the wolf by feeding food from the master's table.
Favorite quotes from their dialogues:
(wolf) "God help me... Are you climbing trees?" - (dog) "I wanted a bird...".
"I'll sing!" (wolf)
(wolf) "Sho?! Again?!!!" - (dog) "Don't... You... You... It... Are you hungry?".
"You... come by if you need anything...!" (wolf)
The Kid and Carlson, 1968.
Popular Soviet adaptation of Astrid Lindgren's book in 3 episodes. Tells about the friendship between a Swedish 8-year-old boy and his unusual friend who lives on the roof of the house.
Phrases from the cartoon have long since become winged.
Freken Bock (housewife): "Lyalyalya, and I've lost my mind! What a shame!"
Carlson: "No, I don't play like that!"
"What about me? After all, I'm better than a dog!"
"A miracle happened! A friend saved a friend's life!"
"Calm down, just calm down!"
"It's no big deal, it's nothing!"
A Kitten Called Woof, 1976.
A kind cartoon about the adventures of a yard kitten and his buddy puppy. Friends learn to be friends, together get into trouble and skillfully cope with them thanks to their kindness and naivety.
Cartoon Quotes:
Kitten Woof: "Are they waiting for me, this trouble? I'm off!"
"Where's my cutlet?!!" - "I hid it. I hid it very well. In my tummy!"
"What kind of name is that? The kitten should have a different name. Like Fluffy, for example. Or Purrrrrrrrrrrzyk."
"When I grow up, they'll give me a muzzle too! - Why? - So I won't bite. - But you don't bite! - What if I want to?"
Winnie the Pooh and All the Poohs, 1969.
Several drawn series about the adventures of friends in a magical forest. Soviet adaptation of the English tale of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne.
The most famous phrases from the cartoon:
"He who visits in the morning acts wisely!"
"I'm cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy, I'm not a bear at all!"
"Pooh, Pooh! - Help! Help! - Pooh, what's wrong? - Help! Help! - You what?! Are you stuck?! - No, I'm just resting."
"Do you want honey or both? - Both! And no bread."
"And it's all because someone's doors are too narrow. - No. It's because someone eats too much!"
"It goes in and out. It's coming out great!"
Cheburashka, 1971.
A puppet cartoon about the friendship of an unknown animal Cheburashka with a crocodile named Gena.
Cheburashka's favorite quotes:
"We built and built and finally built. Yay!"
"Listen, Gena, let me carry the stuff and you take me."
"Cheburashka, you're a true friend!"
"You don't grieve, Gen. We'll rest and redo it again..."
"And the most important thing, Cheburashka, is that if you walk on sleepers, you'll never get lost. Understand?"
The Mystery of the Third Planet, 1981.
Fantastic cartoon about a space journey of a girl Alice, her dad and scientific staff. The team collects unexplored animals for the Moscow Zoo and at the same time finds out the mystery of the disappearance of three legendary captains.
Famous phrases from this cartoon:
"Man is the king of nature. - Only the animals don't know this, they are illiterate."
"The Chattering Bird is characterized by intelligence and cleverness."
"This is outrageous! If cows are going to fly, I have no business being in space!"
"Do you want me to hit him? It'll turn purple! Speckled!"
"Planet Sheleziaka. No minerals, no water, no vegetation. Populated by robots."
38 Parrots, 1976.
A puppet cartoon about the friendship of four friends in Africa: a monkey, an elephant, a boa constrictor and a parrot.
Cartoon phrases that have "gone viral":
Parrot: "Little is when you've eaten everything and still want more. And a lot is when you don't want anything anymore."
Elephant: "When you don't know how, you have to ask someone..."
Parrot: "Let's not name who, although it was an elephant."
"I have a thought, and I'm thinking it."
Monkey: "I can't think about the same thing twice!"
Last year's snow fell, 1983.
Plasticine cartoon, which was a novelty for its time. Absurd and funny plot about an inconsiderate janitor who went to the forest for a Christmas tree before New Year's Eve. The phrases of the janitor were instantly snapped up for quotations:
"That's my size!"
"What a bunch of assholes, huh!"
"We boyars are a hardworking people!"
"As soon as I become a tsar, the first thing I'll do, the first thing I'll do... what's the first thing? Ah, a piano! What kind of a life is it without a piano?"
"Eh, boring!... Yesterday's tsar, today's tsar... Every day is tsar and tsar!... It's a bit small... I'm a bit small myself...! Too small! It'll be too small!
Watch Soviet cartoons with your children so that they absorb the love for their native language from childhood. Cartoons, movies, books, songs - this is what unites people and instills a cultural code. So that different generations understand each other and speak the same language.
Other interesting articles on our blog about Soviet and Russian movies:
- Movies about the life and works of Alexander Pushkin - full collection
- Soviet movies about students and school years
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