Monday, 18 January 2016

Week 13 [18.01-24.01.2015] Old cartoons



Probably everyone was watching cartoons as a child.  Every child has a favorite cartoon. Today's cartoons are different and unfortunately we have forgotten  about the old legendary cartoons, which can look uglier, but they are still funny and educational.

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One of them is the Polish cult production  „Bolek i Lolek”. It tells the story of two characters: Bolek and Lolek and their adventures. Adventures of these characters were very popular, so they created many series, several films and even books and comics. Interestingly, this series was the only European production authorized to be broadcast in Iran after the Islamic revolution in 1979.

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Another also very popular Polish production I'd like to talk about is Reksio. Like Bolek and Lolek, this cartoon was produced by Cartoon Film Studio in Bielsko-Biała. The cartoon presents various adventures of a dog Reksio that meets other animals and humans. These adventures are very relaxing and funny. Reksio even has its own monument in Bielsko-Biała.


Another cult Polish cartoon is Strange Adventures of Koziołek Matołek. It’s about a goat that travels around the world in search of a mythical city of Pacanów. These adventures are unusual and very unbelievable. For the first time this character appeared in picture stories for children in 1933.  More than 30 years later they created the animated series about adventures of this funny character which has been a cult figure until today.

 
The last cartoon I wanted to write about is Krecik. The cartoon has the Czech origin and was very popular in Poland. The author didn’t want to duplicate the patterns of American cartoons where the characters were dogs, cats and mice so the main character is a mole. He decided to pick a mole after stumbling over a molehill during a walk.


1. What do you think of today's cartoons?
2. Did you watch any of the above cartoons?
3. What is your favorite cartoon from your childhood?

Sources:

http://www.nostalgia.pl/kino-i-telewizja
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koziołek_Matołek 
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reksio_(serial_animowany)
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolek_i_Lolek
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krecik