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But it is human nature to strive to find out the truth, sometimes bitter - is this what girls who read email and texting your boyfriends?
And sometimes the truth isn't just bitter, it's terrifying.
I thought about this recently when, together with my son, I watched a cartoon that rightfully takes its place in the Golden Collection of Soviet Animation, which was watched by more than one generation of Soviet children. Surprisingly, none of them, including myself, saw in it anything other than the generally accepted interpretation of events. Until this very moment.
I believe that it is worth forgetting about stereotypes and trying to figure out what the author wanted to tell us, guided solely by logic and common sense. And accept the truth long years remained hidden from our consciousness, to receive answers to a riddle that no one for some reason saw.
So, unfading soviet classic- "Three from Prostokvashino".
What is this cartoon really about?
The story begins unpretentiously - a certain boy descends the stairs and chews a sausage sandwich. Right on the stairs, the boy meets a cat, “living in the attic”, “which is being repaired”. Remember these key words, they are very important for understanding the essence of what is happening, we will return to them later.
A boy talking to a cat is not in itself unusual in cartoons, although the animals tend to talk to each other rather than to humans. But there are plenty of exceptions - for example, Russians folk tales in which talking frogs, hares and bears operate. But this cartoon is not a fairy tale at all, as we will soon see.
From the dialogue with the cat, a funny thing turns out - the boy's name is "Uncle Fyodor", which makes the viewer think about the question - why is the small-looking boy called so in an adult way - "Uncle"? And if he is an uncle, then where is his nephew? What happened so brightly in the past that the prefix “uncle” was firmly entrenched in Fedor? I used to think about this question too, but I wasn't ready to know the answer. But he is right there in front of my eyes. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Uncle Fyodor lives with his mother and father, no mention of other relatives, especially his nephew. It seems that this topic is painful for this family and it is simply passed over in silence.
Uncle Fyodor brings a new friend - a cat from the "renovated attic" home. Parents do not approve of their son's behavior, and Uncle Fyodor immediately goes on the run. Such homeless boys in the Soviet Union were skillfully searched for by law enforcement agencies and immediately registered, sometimes with a psychiatric one. It's strange, but Uncle Fyodor's parents are in no hurry to contact the police, which poses a new mystery for us, why don't they do it?
Meanwhile, Uncle Fyodor and a new friend, the cat Matroskin, arrive at the village of Prostokvashino. Why did the boy choose this one? locality? Is this an accident or a deliberate move? We will soon get an answer to this question, but first we will figure out what this village is like.
Prostokvashino is a strange and, I would say, intimidating place. Nobody lives in the village - you can not hear the roar of cows, the crowing of roosters and other sounds inherent in Soviet villages. All its inhabitants suddenly left the village, moving "across the river." Let's take a look at this frame - that's where the inhabitants of Prostokvashino moved. Leaving warm houses with half-kitchen stoves, vegetable gardens, households, they packed up and left the village in a hurry, preferring the dubious pleasure of living in typical high-rise buildings on an island in the very middle of the river to private houses.
It can be seen that in addition to high-rise buildings on the island there are no shops, no roads, no hint of a developed infrastructure. There isn't even a bridge or ferry linking their new home to the mainland. But the residents of Prostokvashino seem to have taken this step without hesitation. What could drive them off their familiar land?
The answer is obvious - fear. Only fear could force people to abandon everything and move to panel housing, hoping that the river could save them from what they were running from. Shocked and horrified by what forced them to abandon their homes, people left them fit for living. The houses are in excellent condition and you can try to rent them to summer residents from Moscow, but for some reason this idea does not occur to Prostokvashinsky residents.
Moreover, one house is equipped with a friendly inscription "live whoever you want." The people who made this inscription know perfectly well what they are fleeing from. And worst of all, they know that this “Thing” that scared them so much can come back. This inscription is a timid and naive attempt not to anger something that will definitely come back, to appease it, to try to make it not want to cross the river, which is hardly a reliable protection for the former residents of Prostokvashino. Renting out housing to those who know nothing about the sinister secrets of Prostokvashino means putting their lives at risk. Prostokvashinsky people cannot go for this. Maybe the rental market is not developed in this region? We will get an answer to this question later.
Such villages and towns are widely described in literature, especially in the works of Stephen King and Lovecraft. Why was Prostokvashino never put on a par with creepy American towns where evil was done? I believe that we are talking about Soviet censorship, because of which it was necessary to tell this story as it is told.
In the village, Uncle Fyodor finds a new friend - the dog Sharik, now they are "Three from Prostokvashino". Sharik also speaks Russian and Uncle Fyodor understands him perfectly. As before, the viewer does not receive an answer - is it a fairy tale or not? Is it normal for animals to talk to people?
At this point, the viewer learns that the village is not entirely empty. One person still lives in it. This is an employee of the Russian Post, an organization that even now many of our fellow citizens consider to be the focus of evil, in many ways I think subconsciously precisely because of watching this cartoon as a child - the postman Pechkin. Stephen King might be surprised, but the Soviet and subsequently Russian audience sees this as a deep hidden meaning. In a completely deserted village, in which some great evil happened that frightened the inhabitants, the organs of Soviet power are completely absent. There is no village council, no precinct. There is only Pechkin, who works at the Post Office in the village, where there is simply no one to deliver the mail. There are no subscribers of magazines and recipients of letters in the village, and there are no pensioners left in it who could come for a pension.
A reasonable question arises - is Pechkin really a postman. Maybe this is a war criminal hiding from retribution or a fugitive criminal who chose this godforsaken corner as his place of residence, into which a police officer would not dare to poke his head, not to mention the agents of Simon Wiesenthal. Or maybe Pechkin is a sexual pervert? Isn't this what the author of the film is talking about when he puts a characteristic raincoat on Pechkin? Or is it precisely the Evil that many associate with the Russian Post that drove the residents out of the village? Further analysis will show that everything is much more complicated.
Pechkin greets Uncle Fyodor. The whole "trinity" greets him - but the articulation of the lips at this moment shows that all three are saying different things, and certainly not "thank you". What exactly they say, anyone who is interested can easily find out for himself by reviewing this point several times.
But Pechkin doesn't seem to see anyone but Uncle Fyodor, isn't it strange? This is another small touch that brings us closer to understanding what is happening.
The first question from the new arrivals to Pechkin is very typical:
Are you from the police by any chance?
The newly arrived company is excited only by this, obviously they don’t need any interest from law enforcement agencies, although it would seem that there is something to be afraid of a cat or a dog. This is a very significant fact, supplementing the unwillingness of Uncle Fyodor's parents to go to the police with a statement about the missing child.
Reassured by the fact that Pechkin belongs to the Post, Uncle Fyodor announces his desire to subscribe to the Murzilka magazine, apparently ignoring the prospect of getting a fresh issue in a few years or never getting it, which is even more likely. Uncle Fedor does what anyone would do a little boy his age, but is he sincere? Is he trying to confuse Pechkin?
And here we return to the question that worries us - why Uncle Fyodor, having gone on the run, went specifically to Prostokvashino. Has he been here before? Of course the answer is yes. It was his activities in Prostokvashino on his last visit that may have been the reason that the villagers preferred to leave their familiar habitat. But did everyone manage to escape?
Despite the fact that no one lives in the village except Pechkin, Uncle Fyodor is waiting for the night. This is his true goal and the viewer, of course, does not remain disappointed.
Unmistakably navigating in complete darkness, Uncle Fyodor goes into the thicket of the forest and there, guided only by his perceptible landmarks and bestial instinct, in a matter of minutes he digs out a hefty chest. Uncle Fyodor comes up with ridiculous explanations for this - he says to the cat and dog that this is a "treasure" that has fallen on way back He declares to Pechkin that there are mushrooms in the chest. Even a schoolboy lower grades, who read Tom Sawyer and Stevenson's Treasure Island, it is known that they are looking for treasures in a completely different way than Uncle Fyodor did. Uncle Fyodor knew what he was doing and was guided by a clear and precise calculation.
What's really in the chest? Valuables taken away from the residents of Prostokvashino at gunpoint during his last visit to the village? Or is there the corpse of his unlucky nephew, who went with Fyodor into the night forest and met his fate there? Is that why Fedor began to be called "uncle"? Perhaps, but that's only one part of the puzzle.
How did Pechkin end up in the forest at night? He's chasing a little jackdaw. Judging by the conversation, the jackdaw is seriously ill, and Pechkin suggests that he "take him to the clinic for experiments." This phrase can cause nothing but a smile. There is no clinic nearby and cannot be, it’s good if the abandoned morgue is for those whose bodies were found, and were not buried in chests.
Uncle Fyodor is not surprised at the word "polyclinic" and declares that "the jackdaw will cure and teach him to talk." Uncle Fyodor has no doubts about the disease of the jackdaw. And at this very moment we get an unexpected answer to the question - is what is unfolding before our eyes a fairy tale or not? Of course not. Being in a fairy tale, the little jackdaw would already be able to talk, like Totoshka and the crow Kaggi-Karr in Fairyland. But the jackdaw does not know how.
It doesn't matter what Pechkin himself did in the forest at night. It is important that, after a conversation with Uncle Fyodor, he twists his finger at his temple. Pechkin understands that the boy is mentally ill.
And we understand that both the cat Matroskin and the dog Sharik cannot speak like a jackdaw. Their voices just sound in Uncle Fyodor's head, he communicates with them as with real friends. And this is where it gets really scary. Uncle Fyodor is seriously and possibly terminally ill. The period of remission of his mental illness ended at the very beginning of the film, when a cat appeared, living in the "attic". “The attic is not in order,” and a second personality appears - the cat Matroskin. Whether that day, Uncle Fyodor forgot to take the pills, or to give an injection, but he went on a rampage. The “Attic” needs serious “repairs”, but Uncle Fyodor does not understand this at that moment and runs, runs away from home. Uncle Fyodor thus wants to protect mom and dad and save them from the fate of their nephew, and possibly aunt and uncle, who also most likely did not get a chance to escape on the island in a panel high-rise building.
Uncle Fyodor wrote in a farewell note "I love you very much." “But I also love animals very much,” however, he attributed then, making it clear that he was no longer alone. Uncle Fyodor does not want to write directly, although he knows very well that his parents will not turn to the police.
And the parents of Uncle Fyodor openly discuss his inclinations and the puzzle is gradually becoming complete. Dad says that Uncle Fyodor would like to have "a whole bag of friends at home." This is what Uncle Fyodor's true inclinations are - to hide children in a bag or, let's say, in a chest. Guesses about the fate of the "nephew" are no longer just guesses. Fedor's mother does not believe that we should give up on her son's mental illness. She fears for her life and bitterly says "then the parents will start to disappear." And we understand that Fedor's "uncle and aunt" - natives of "Prostokvashino", did not get to the new panel housing, but disappeared without a trace, like a "nephew".
Fedor's mother is hysterical, he convinces her husband that the boy must be found before he does things.
Dad agrees. Naturally, contacting the police is not an option - in this case, you can sit down for a long time, so Fyodor's parents decide to publish a "note in the newspaper." And her text tells us a lot. In the note we see a photograph and a height of twenty meters. Age is not specified, and here we understand that this is no coincidence. Uncle Fyodor simply looks like a little boy and, by subscribing to the Murzilka magazine, simply disguises his true age. He is at least 18 and he may well be responsible for his actions, unless, of course, a psychiatric examination recognizes him as insane.
Pay attention - dad, publishing a note, did everything so that the boy would not be found - no name with a surname, no age, no weight. There is no contact phone number either. Here we see the answer to the question that has already been raised - could the Prostokvashinsky residents rent their houses to summer residents? Of course, yes, the heading “I will rent” is shown in the newspaper not by chance. There are a lot of offers to rent, but there are no people who want to rent out housing.
The small stature and dwarfism of Fedor is a symptom of a whole bunch of unpleasant diseases. There are genetic disorders (look at Uncle Fyodor's chin in profile), and hormonal disorders, of which the lack of growth hormone is the least of the problems. It is difficult to blame him for the crimes he committed. Realizing all the pain of the imprisonment of an adult man in a 120-centimeter body, you begin to empathize with Uncle Fyodor, understanding what kind of burden he carries on his shoulders.
The note about the search does not go unnoticed and catches the eye of Pechkin, who, naturally, looks through the criminal sections and police orientations in all newspapers, since he himself is obviously on the wanted list. Seeing a photo in the newspaper, Pechkin understands that the boy must be "surrendered". Understanding perfectly well that in Uncle Fyodor's chest there were not mushrooms, but valuables, and possibly terrible compromising evidence, Pechkin reasonably argues that Fyodor is too dangerous to be blackmailed. And it's better to take a bike than to end up in a bag and then in a chest.
Meanwhile, Uncle Fyodor's illness is progressing. What is the value of the letter that he writes to his parents on behalf of all the characters of his tripartite personality. He begins a touching letter himself, but rather quickly his hand is taken over by a second personality - a cat, then a dog. Starting the letter with a positive, Fedor suddenly subconsciously writes the truth - "but my health is ... not very good." From that moment on, the bestial beginning of his brain no longer lets Fedor go, all that he manages to write is “your son” and yet the ending is blurred - “Uncle Sharik”.
Fedor's parents are in shock.
They understand perfectly well what threatens them with the aggravation of their son. One by one, they pass out from horror, and then mom hopefully asks: “Maybe we are crazy?”. Dad does not support her, dryly answering that "they go crazy one by one." And at this moment, both know perfectly well who in question. Now you know too.
And Fedor is already in bed with a thermometer under his arm.
Visually, it seems that he has something simple - like meningitis, complicated by avian influenza received from a sick little jackdaw, but of course the question is more serious. A little more and the life of civilians in the central strip Soviet Union would have been under threat, and they would have had to be exported en masse to Russky Island, if the little human that remained in the brain of Uncle Fyodor would have completely yielded to the animal. But the threat has passed - the parents still decide to take Uncle Fyodor home, although they were not originally going to do this - what other explanations can be given for the fact that they did not indicate their home phone number in the note?
Pechkin gets his bicycle, but two animal personalities of Uncle Fyodor's consciousness remain in the village and do not ride with him, which is why the viewer is in the timid hope that the disease has receded under the onslaught of powerful medicines. The question is for how long?
The cartoon, which rightfully took its place in the "Golden Fund of Animation", unfortunately has not yet revealed all the secrets. But this certainly requires a special psychiatric education and deep medical knowledge. And who knows what changes the Soviet censorship made to the script, and what they were simply forbidden to tell the filmmakers about. Perhaps we will never know about it.
And the identity of the postman Pechkin with his analysis dark side still waiting for its explorer.
Here she is, the truth about Uncle Fyodor from Prostokvashino ...
According to http://www.libo.ru/libo7823.html
Well I do not know. I think it's ok. For a child 4-5 years old. Everything evolves naturally. There are new concerns, new characters. I'm waiting for what will happen next, - said Ouspensky, after watching half of the first episode.
Covering his eyes with his hand after the phrase "barn hipster", the author of "Vacation in Prostokvashino" seems to have recovered for a few seconds from what he heard.
Did someone get in touch with you (from Soyuzmultfilm) immediately before the launch? Did you ask to see it?
Did Soyuzmultfilm contact you at all?
Once four people came and said that some problems needed to be discussed. But we didn’t get to the specific plot, the characters. They brought old tapes and asked for comments on them.
What is missing (in the first series)? What did you like? What jokes were noted?
There is no beginning, such as in "The Lion King", there is no such beginning as in other cartoons. On the other hand, there is nothing wrong. More or less normal.
I still do not understand why they are needed, these heroes. Maybe they'll get some keys. Maybe they'll find something. As long as they are not needed.
Why does Vera Pavlovna have such a middle name if her father is Dmitry?
Don't know.
The characters have changed a lot compared to the first part. What are the pros and cons you noted? How do you like drawing in general?
Did the guys draw sober? Yes? Well, okay. Quiet cartoon. Nice to see him like this. But there is no such feeling to run to look further. Maybe until they got into a rut?
How has mom changed? How do you like her appearance?
Mom has changed. Gained a few extra pounds. And I don't feel any changes in the drawing anymore.
Dad doesn't seem to have changed at all?
Seems to be yes.
Uncle Fedor, who, unlike Dima's dad, has changed completely...
Uncle Fyodor... there can be three or four of these for every day. I do not see a dagger in my teeth, and instead of an armchair - a horse. The character is very alive, even though he is in a somewhat extinct form. The animator got the point. Maybe we need to work on it a little more.
What can you say about Vera Pavlovna?
This is the case when I don't know what to say. Here is a girl, eyes wide open, arms, legs in different directions. Everyone is waiting for her to do something. Let's wait too.
USSR, Soyuzmultfilm, 1978-1984 Director: V.Popov Script: Eduard Uspensky Production designers: L.Khachatryan, N.Erykalov Composer: Evgeny Krylatov
Prostokvashino Hero No. 1: Uncle Fedor- This is a little boy, too independent. And probably, in order to look older and more independent, he calls himself "Uncle Fyodor".
Fedor is distinguished by determination and kindness. On the landing, he picks up a homeless cat Matroskin ("such a surname"), and soon leaves with him for the village of Prostokvashino.
The role of Uncle Fyodor in the cartoon "Three from Prostokvashino" was voiced by Maria Vinogradova.
Hero of Prostokvashino No. 2: cat Matroskin- Cat Matroskin is a very economic cat, likes to save money, knows how to run a household, graze a cow because of his great love for milk. Often grumbles, but easy-going ..
When Fyodor's mother agreed to take the cat home to the city, Matroskin refused and, together with Matroskin, remained in Prostokvashino to guard the house and household.
The role of the cat Matroskin in the cartoon "Three from Prostokvashino" was voiced by Oleg Tabakov.
Hero Prostokvashino No. 3: dog Sharik- the dog Sharik was homeless and was already a resident of Prostokvashino. It was he who showed the house from which the owners left to live across the river and invited to live in the house "Live whoever you want."
Sharik met Fyodor and Matroskin near the village itself. He asked to take him to him, but Matroskin said to resort to them only after a year. But Uncle Fyodor said in a firm voice that "a good dog won't hurt anyone" and left Sharik, and that's how it all started.
The role of Sharik in the cartoon "Three from Prostokvashino" was voiced by Lev Durov.
Hero of Prostokvashino No. 4: Uncle Fyodor's mother- Uncle Fyodor's mother is very strict, but kind. He loves cleanliness in the house, sometimes goes to the sea, performs at concerts. He loves his family very much. Sometimes grumbles, but also quick-witted.
The role of Uncle Fyodor's mother in the cartoon "Three from Prostokvashino" was voiced by Valentina Talyzina.
Hero of Prostokvashino No. 5: Uncle Fyodor's dad- Fyodor's father is a sedate man, a good family man. He likes to read the newspaper on the couch, repair the car right in the apartment. He always listens to his mother, regardless of his own opinion. Do not mind having a second child in the family, so that "mother will calm down."
The role of Papa Fyodor in the cartoon "Three from Prostokvashino" was voiced by German Kachin.
Hero of Prostokvashino No. 6: postman Pechkin- Pechkin is a village postman, tall and thin, walking in a long brown raincoat. Not a lot of grumbling and mischief. After he received a bicycle as a gift from Fyodor's parents and a new hat from Matroskin, he immediately became kinder (the dog accidentally shot through Pechkin's hat with earflaps when he boasted of his accuracy), or maybe it's just because he retired ... Pechkin is very fond of drinking tea with bagels and sweets and his postal work.
The role of the Pechkin Postman in the cartoon "Three from Prostokvashino" was voiced by Boris Novikov.
The Soviet cartoon about the village of Prostokvashino is one of the top television projects for children, on which more than one generation has grown up. This cartoon is traditionally shown on TV in the pre-New Year period, today it can also be viewed on the Internet. The cycle consists of three episodes: "Three from Prostokvashino", "Vacations in Prostokvashino" and "Winter in Prostokvashino".
The perky characters presented in the animated film are easily remembered by kids. The remarks that are pronounced, Uncle Fedor, and are passed from mouth to mouth in the form of aphorisms. The songs used in dubbing cartoons also gained great popularity.
History and plot
The basis for the famous cartoons was the work "Uncle Fyodor, the dog and the cat", which was written by the children's author Eduard Uspensky. The story about a boy, whose friends became the dog Sharik and the cat Matroskin, gave life to the animated series. The book described the life and adventures of an ordinary Soviet family, and the cartoon gave it a curious continuation.
Uncle Fedor - main character plot. In the cartoon, she gave him a voice. This is an erudite boy who by the age of four was reading books on his own, and at the age of six he was able to cook his own dinner. Parents, mother Rimma and father Dima, love their son and trust him, realizing that the child grows up as a reasonable and reasonable person, not prone to pranks. That's why they called him "Uncle". The idea that Uncle Fyodor is just going to school hardly fits in the minds of viewers, because the boy appears to be an accomplished person.
He loves animals, but keeping a pet in a city apartment is impossible, as his mother does not have sympathy for dogs and cats. Uspensky's story tells how Uncle Fyodor had a fight with his parents and, eating a sandwich, went for a walk. On the way, he met new friends with whom he decided to move to a new place of residence. They became the village of Prostokvashino. A seven-year-old boy with bright blue eyes and red hair writes a letter to his parents, in which he says that with new friends, a good-natured homeless dog and a cunning cat, he plans to settle in the village.
The life of Uncle Fyodor becomes diverse, because the cat and the dog offer interesting initiatives. Together they search for a treasure in order to receive a reward. With the proceeds, friends decide to buy a cow. Murka, who became the brainchild of Matroskin, gives milk, and over time, she has a calf.
Uncle Fyodor manages to manage everyday life and constantly reconcile Matroskin and Sharik, who live "like a cat and a dog" and only occasionally declare a truce. The boy establishes relations with the suspicious and grouchy postman Pechkin and finds in Prostokvashino a second home, which he lacked in a Moscow apartment.
Uncle Fyodor does not forget about his parents and periodically writes letters that describe pictures from his village life. Happiness lasted until he fell ill, and his parents took him home for treatment, promising that the boy would spend his holidays and summers in Prostokvashino in the company of Matroskin and Sharik.
A family
The cartoon describes a typical soviet family, consisting of parents and a boy - Uncle Fyodor. Later, a dog and a cat become its members, faithfully waiting in the village of Prostokvashino. For three cartoons, the image of the boy changes, but his clothes remain the same. These are the realities of the harsh Soviet childhood. Over time, the viewer learns various details about the life of the family from the plot.
Uncle Fyodor's dad was an academic of a respectable appearance: with a beard and with a pipe in his hands. He was not distinguished by career achievements, but was a loyal father, an honest and reasonable man, prone to irony. He easily goes on adventures, has various knowledge and skills: he can easily fix a car and does not disdain to pull it out of the snow blockages on his own. Dad is not passionate about raising Uncle Fyodor and perceives him as an equal, for which he periodically receives a reprimand from his mother.
Forbidding nothing to his son, he easily lets the child go to live in the village, while he himself basks in the gentle sun of the resort, not worrying about the boy's safety. A man can be considered henpecked, because he listens to the opinion of his wife in everything and tries not to upset her.
But at the right moment he is able to make a serious decision, and the last word stays with him. Dad loves his family, is jealous of his wife for his colleagues and is not against the second child, who is so afraid of Uncle Fyodor's mother.
Rimma at first glance creates a not very pleasant image. She doesn’t even want to think about a second child, because now her career is in the first place for her. A hysterical and scandalous woman is accustomed to reproaching her husband for inactivity, keeps her son in strictness and now and then complains about her life. At the same time, she does little to raise her son, who is forced to become independent from an early age. Modern parents are horrified, realizing that Uncle Fyodor ate sandwiches and walked around with homeless animals.
The boy's mother is much more concerned about her appearance and self-realization. At the same time, she manages to do household chores and, perhaps, quite objectively declares that she has no strength left for anything else. Like any Soviet girl, she is optimistic and athletic.
After persuasion, she nevertheless decides on such an adventure as meeting the New Year in Prostokvashino, and gets there on skis to be with her family. It is difficult to call this family a full-fledged one, it is the personification of a cell of Soviet-era society, in which the husband repairs the car, the mother takes care of the household and manages to work, and the son is left to himself, but manages to grow up as a decent person.
cartoons
All three cartoons are based on a plot invented by Eduard Uspensky and tell about life in Prostokvashino and adventures in the family of Uncle Fyodor. Over time, cartoons have gained more popularity than the story. The first cartoon - "Three from Prostokvashino" - was created in 1978. Two years later, “Vacations in Prostokvashino” appeared on the screen, and in 1984 viewers were able to see the cartoon “Winter in Prostokvashino”.
Modern animators tried to repeat the success of the trilogy by creating a series called "Spring in Prostokvashino", where the main characters controlled computers and other technological advances. They were not in demand among viewers who were accustomed to emotional images and a simple plot.
The specifics of creating a three-part project was that the director Vladimir Popov distributed the images among the directors. So, Levon Khachatryan got his parents, Pechkin and Uncle Fedor, and Nikolai Yerykalov worked on animal characters: Matroskin, Sharik, Murka and Gavryusha. Uncle Fyodor's parents resembled the Swedish family depicted in the 1968 cartoon The Kid and Carlson. The images described in the cartoons were carefully crafted and believable. Some of them have been scrapped from famous people and characters.
For example, the wife of Khachatryan, Larisa Myasnikova, became the prototype for Rimma's mother. And the prototype of Pechkin is Kurochkin from the cartoon "The Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov." The directors who worked on the animated series already had experience in creating successful projects. A vivid example of joint creativity is the cartoon "Bobik visiting Barbos".
But, despite the successful interaction, the directors for a long time could not understand what Uncle Fyodor should be, so his type was subject to changes from cartoon to cartoon.
Russian animators are planning to release 30 episodes about the adventures of their favorite heroes in modern realities. In the future, viewers will be able to see how familiar characters have changed in 20 years.