Soyuzmultfilm studio presents
Gena the Crocodile
Screenplay: E.Uspenski, R.Kachanov
Producer: R.Kachanov
Producer: L.Shvartsman
Operator: I.Golomb
Music: M.Ziv; Sound: G.Martynyuk
Animators: M.Buzinova, P.Petrov, K.Malyantovich, M.Portnaya
Voiced by: V.Livanov, K.Rumyanova, V.Rautbart, V.Kenigson, T.Dmitrieva
Artwork: A.Gorbachev; Montage: L.Kyaksht; Editing: N.Abramova
Dolls by: O.Masainov, G.Lyutinski, L.Lyutinskaya, S.Znamenskaya, et al.
Director: N.Bitman
- O-ran-ges.
- Fell over again, eh?
You chubby rascal!
Now, what am I going to do with you?
- I don't know.
[Closed. Gone to the zoo.]
[City zoo]
- Here.
- Nope, this one won't do.
A beastie unknown to science.
They have no idea where to put 'im.
- I like this critter.
He looks kinda like a defective toy.
- You can work here, with us.
You can sit in the shop window and attract clients.
Got that?
- Okay. But where will I live?
- Live? Hm... Let's see...
What about right here?
We'll call this your "house," so to speak. Okay?
- Mm-hmm.
In that city lived a crocodile, named Gena.
He was employed at the zoo
-- as a crocodile.
[Zoo closed]
- Young... cro...
cra... no...
cra-co-dile
is loo-king for fri-ends.
Fullstop.
- Young cra-co-dile...
- Don't cry!
Here, come with me!
- Are you the one looking for friends?
- Friends? Yes, that's me!
- I'm Galya. - I'm Gena. The crocodile.
- Have you got any milk? - Why yes, of course.
- Give it to Tobik. - Hi, Tobik.
- I'll clean up a bit. It's such a mess in here.
[Gena]
- Who's there?
- It's me, Cheburashka.
- Cheburashka?
- What are you supposed to be?
- I... I don't know.
- Would you happen to be a baby bear?
- Could be. I really don't know.
- One moment, we'll find out!
- All right, che...
ch... ch... ch... chai... champion...
...cheapskate...
...Cheboksary.
Strange. No such thing as "cheburashka."
- Does that... Does that mean that you won't be my friends?
- Don't be silly. Of course we will!
I'll teach you how to knit.
- And I'll show you how to blow bubbles!
- Those who are helping others
are wasting precious time.
You simply can't get famous
by treating people fine.
That's why, to each and all, I say:
no use in holding back,
be mean and wicked, just like me,
old lady Chapeau-Claque!
Be mean and wicked, just like me,
old lady Chapeau-Claque!
Those who are helping others
are wasting precious time.
You simply can't get famous
by treating people fine.
[Crossing]
[NOT for sale]
[NOT wanted]
- Peek-a-boo!
- Uh... Aren't you afraid of rats?
- No.
- Pff... Peasant.
- Lariska, come!
- Were you the one who wrote this?
- Yes indeed.
- That's good.
Good that you're so green.
And... and flat!
- Why on earth?
- Isn't that obvious?
If you lie down on the lawn
nobody will notice you.
Then you toss a wallet
on a string!
A passer-by bends down to pick it up
but the wallet runs away!
Sweet, huh?
- No. That's NOT sweet.
- In fact, it's just dumb.
- What!?
Then I'm declaring a war on you!
Good day!
- Leo.
Leo Chandr.
- Gena. The crocodile.
Please meet my friends.
- Nice.
Me, I don't have any friends.
- Me! I'll be your best friend!
- Oh, excellent.
Now I will no longer be alone.
- You know...
there are lots of lonely people in our town.
Just like Chandr and Tobik.
And nobody is there to help when they are sad and lonely.
- I'd love to help them!
- And me! Me too! But how?
- I just thought of something!
They can all be friends with each-other!
And so, they decided to build a house for those who don't have any friends.
- That's good!
- Up! - Down!
- Off with it! - Pick up the slack!
- Get on with it!
- Excuse me. Are you building a house?
- We are.
- Do you guys need any help?
- Of course we do! Join in.
And you guys, too.
- Help! Thieves!
- Phew. He can't get me up here.
Peek-a-boo!
Ten days later, the house was ready.
[House of Friends]
[Greetings from Chapeau-Claque!]
- Now, Cheburashka will say a speech.
- We built, and we built...
...and we finally builded it! Hurray!
- And now, we will sign up anyone who needs a friend.
- Why sign up? We're all good friends already!
- Indeed. We all became good friends during this construction.
- Hang on. Does this mean...
that we built, and we built, and all for nothing?
- No, not for nothing! It was us who made them all friends!
And this house can be Cheburashka's!
Since right now he lives in a phone booth, right?
- Right.
- No, no, no!
Let's give this house to a daycare.
And I can work there as a toy!
If they take me, of course, since nobody knows who or what I am.
- What do you mean, "nobody knows?" Everyone knows!
- We'll give you good recommendation!
- And us! We will, too!
- Hey, look!
- I'll be good now, I promise. Signed: Chapeau-Claque.
[The End]
[Subtitles by Mr. Icon]