Many children in Russia go to bed after the next release of the children's TV show "Good night, kids." This program has been broadcast daily for several decades. Modern grandmothers and grandfathers with little grandchildren themselves at one time with pleasure watched the communication between Piggy, Stepashka and other characters of the program.

Over the long years of existence, puppet characters have changed more than once. Reappeared today new character... "Good night, kids" tries to keep up with the times and periodically updates the characters and plots of the program.

"Good night, kids": a little history

Decades passed, but the program went on the air and constantly delighted all the preschoolers in the country. The first television project was released on September 1, 1964. Then there were no usual puppet characters and presenters, the viewer saw only changing pictures and heard a voiceover. The announcer told tales and instructive stories... After a while, different characters appeared - toys. They were made in famous theater Sergei Obraztsov. In this period young viewer met the doggie Chizhik, the hare Tepa, the dolls Shustrik and Mamlik and many others interesting participants children's puppet show.

Characters known to modern audiences of "Good Night, Kids" appeared in the late sixties. There were about 25 dolls in total, some appeared only in episodes.

Favorite characters: Piggy

Each new character in Goodnight Babes had its own personality and mood. Some stayed for a long time, some appeared only once.
But there are those toy characters that are remembered not only by the parents of children, but also by the older generation. Each of these heroes have their own own story and a role in a children's instructive television show.

Piggy is a cute pig who "got a job" in February 1971. He regularly learns something and creates some difficult situations... Piggy is constantly looking for excuses so as not to put things in order in his room. The character is a big lover of sweets. Very often the piglet composes real poems and loves to draw interesting art paintings... Only for creative process chocolate is needed.

Correct Stepashka and well-read Filya

Why do kids love to watch Goodnight Babies? Characters, whose photos are placed on many children's souvenirs, teach a very important things: friendship and respect of elders. The well-mannered and sweet Stepashka especially attracts attention. This rabbit often dreams and talks about his fantasies to friends. He loves nature and art. Any secret can be entrusted to him, and no one will know about it for sure.

Filya the dog regularly reads educational books and shares his knowledge with everyone. This character is also distinguished by a love of music and disciplined behavior.

Charming Karkusha and forest Bear

A beautiful crow appeared in 1979, she is the only girl in this cheerful company. The crow always grumbles and teaches the animals how to behave correctly. Especially goes to the mischievous Piggy, who regularly plays pranks. Most of all, Karkusha likes to listen to wonderful compliments.

The new character of "Good night, kids" - Mishutka - appeared in 2002. He came to television from the forest, where he knows every path and can tell a lot of interesting things about forest dwellers.

In honor of the anniversary of the children's educational program, the creators thought about introducing a new hero. He must bring something new to old project, while the emphasis is on modern computer technology. The creators believe that a new generation of kids will appreciate this innovation.

New character: Amur tiger Moore

There were many options for creation. I wanted to create an interesting and attractive character. The idea came quite unexpectedly, and from the president himself Russian Federation... V.V. Putin proposed a new character: "Good night, kids" will be accepted into their team. Programmers-animators immediately began to create appearance tiger named Moore. It should evoke only positive emotions and provide introductory information to each young viewer.

"Good night, kids" is a unique project in which not only people and dolls are actively working, but also computer graphics... The creators are sure they will not be left without attention, and the audience will definitely grow. We can say without false modesty that this program- the best children's project held out long time... The creators of the project believe that more than one generation will go to their beds to the final song of the program. And in "Good night ..." new characters will appear more than once.

One of the most successful projects in the history of not only Russian, but also world television, the program "Good night, kids!" is recognized. In the near future, it will be included in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-playing children's program in the world!

The program has existed since September 1964. She almost never stopped airing and has always been popular. The third generation has already watched it.

1. The story of the birth of the program “Good night, kids! »Originates in 1963, when Chief Editor the editors of programs for children and youth Valentina Ivanovna Fedorova, being in the GDR, saw an animated series telling about the adventures of a sand man. This is how the idea appeared to create in our country evening program for kids. On September 1, 1964, its first issue was released. The first splash screen was black and white. The splash screen depicted a clock with moving hands. Then the program did not have a constant release time, and the author of the screensaver, artist Irina Vlasova, set the time anew each time.

2. Alexander Kurlyandsky, Eduard Uspensky, Andrey Usachev, Roman Sef and others took part in the creation of the program. The program was conceived as "Bedtime Story". And immediately the program had its own voice, its own unique song "Tired Toys Sleep", which lulls the kids. The music for the lullaby was written by the composer Arkady Ostrovsky, the poems by the poetess Zoya Petrova, and the lullaby was performed by Oleg Anofriev, a little later by Valentina Tolkunova.

3. The screensaver became colored in the late 70s.

4. The splash screen in the form of a plasticine cartoon was made by Alexander Tatarsky.

5. In the late 1980s, the screen saver and lullaby changed for a while. Instead of a TV set and toys sitting around it, a painted garden and birds appeared. New song"Sleep, my joy, sleep ..." (music by B. Fleis, Russian text by S. Sviridenko) was performed by Elena Kamburova.

6. The creators of the program have long argued about the name. There were several options: "Evening fairy tale", "Good night", "Bedtime story", "Visiting the magic little man Tik-Tak". But on the eve of the first broadcast, the name of the program was decided: "Good night, kids!"

7. The first episodes of the program were in the form of pictures with voiceover. Then puppet shows and small plays appeared, in which the artists of the Moscow Art Theater and the Satire Theater played.

8. Buratino and Tepa the rabbit, Shustrik and Mamlik puppets took part in the puppet shows. In addition, the participants in the program were children 4-6 years old and theater actors who told fairy tales.

9.May 20, 1968 happened major event in the history of the Program - the first, though Czech, cartoon "ORESHEK" is shown. And then the Oreshek doll was made. After watching the cartoon the main character appeared in the studio. It was new fairy element... The cartoon character appears in a wonderful way and begins to communicate. However, not one of the first heroes did not last long, as they did not receive real adoration from the audience.

And only in September 1968, the first, legendary and still existing participant joined the string of characters - PHIL the dog... Its prototype was the DOG BRAVNI, which had been gathering dust in the doll warehouse for a long time. The first actor to voice Filya was Grigory Tolchinsky. He liked to joke: “I’ll retire and publish the book“ Twenty Years Under Aunt Vali's Skirt ”. Fili's voice today is actor Sergei Grigoriev.

10. Surprisingly, Filya is not the first dog. A couple of years earlier there was already a character - the dog Kuzya. But apparently the character of Kuzi somehow did not work out, in contrast to the good-natured and intelligent Fili. Then uncle Volodya, beloved by many, appeared on screens with Tepa the bunny and the dog Chizhik.

11.February 10, 1971 next to aunt Valea Leontyeva in the studio piglet HRYUSHA appeared... Naughty child - the pig is constantly naughty, gets into different stories and learns from his own mistakes. He owes his charm to Natalya Derzhavina, whose voice he spoke until 2002. Until the moment when the wonderful actress passed away.

12. In 1970, in August, STEPASHKA was "born"- a kind of opposite to Piggy. An obedient inquisitive bunny, very diligent, polite and judicious.

13. Stepashka is voiced by Natalia Golubentseva. The artist and in life often uses the voice of her character. Hearing him, even strict traffic cops become kind before our eyes, and forget about the fine. The actress got used to Stepashka so much that she pasted a photo together with him into her certificate of the honored artist.

14.In 1979 in the program appeared KARKUSHA, the only girl who took root in the program and fell in love with the audience. For a very long time they could not pick up the character of Karkusha. Many actresses who auditioned for the role were never able to get used to the image of a funny crow until Gertruda Sufimova came to Good Night. And it was already impossible to imagine Karkusha different. ... When in 1998, at the age of 72, the actress died, the crow settled on the hand of the actress Galina Marchenko.

15. In 1984, Mishutka was introduced to the main line-up of the famous four: Fili, Khryusha, Stepashka and Karkusha.

16. And also the heroes of the program were the cat Tsap-Tsarapych.

20. Here full list puppet characters participating in the transfer:

• Pinocchio (1964, 1980s, 1991-1995 sporadically)
• Bunny Tyopa (1964-1967)
• Dog Chizhik, Alyosha-Pochemuchka, Cat (1965)
• Shishiga, Enek-Benek (1966-1968)
• Shustrik, Mamlik
• Filya (since May 20, 1968)
• Stepashka (since 1970)
• Piggy (since February 10, 1971)
• Eroshka (circa 1969-1971)
• Ukhtysh (1973-1975)
• Karkusha (since 1979)
• Gulya (sporadically in the mid-1980s)
• Cockerel Peas (occasionally in the 1990s in issues with "Aunt Daria")
• Kolobok (occasionally in the mid-1980s with a changed phrase from a song described in a fairy tale: “I left my grandmother, I left my grandfather, I came to visit you!”)
• Tsap-Tsarapych (episodically until 1992 with the magic "M-rr!")
• Mishutka (episodically until 1992 and from March 4, 2002)
• Vasil Vasilich the cat (sporadically since 1995)
• Kinderino (Kinder Surprise) (intermittently mid to late 1990s, attempting to use product placement) In some episodes with him, characters eat a chocolate egg or play a Kinder Surprise toy
• Parrot Kesha (episodically in the mid and late 1990s in issues with Eduard Uspensky)
• Brownie, Mokryona (Brownie's granddaughter), Lesovichok, Hedgehog Fedya (occasionally in the late 1990s)
• Gnome Bukvoyazhka (sporadically from the 2000s)
• Bibigon (2009-2010) (product placement of the TV channel of the same name)
• Tiger named Moore (since September 22, 2014)

21. The heroes had complicated relationship, conflicts and unresolved issues to the world. The hosts answered these questions: aunt Valya, aunt Tanya, aunt Lina, aunt Sveta, uncle Volodya and uncle Yura.

Leading in different time were:

31. Valeria Rizhskaya - aunt Lera, Irina Martynova - aunt Ira.

33. Victor Bychkov - Uncle Vitya (from 2007 to 2012).

37. When the world was restored, and the issues were resolved, children received a cartoon as a reward. So Krzhmelik and Vakhmurka, Lelek and Bolek, Rex the dog and the mole burst into our life.

38. When in the early 80s it was decided to replace the dolls with people, there was no limit to the indignation of millions of viewers, and two months later the dolls took their usual places. In its long screen age, "Good Night" has gone through all sorts of times. More often than not, clouds were gathering over Piggy, and for the most unexpected reasons. For example, once a question was brought up to the board of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company why all the dolls in the program blink, but Piggy does not.

39. The program was also credited with political "sabotage". Allegedly, when the famous trip of Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev to America took place, the cartoon "The Frog the Traveler" was urgently removed from the air. When Mikhail Gorbachev came to power, they did not recommend showing a cartoon about the bear Mishka, who never completed the work he had begun. But the staff of the program consider all of these to be coincidences.

40. Currently, the presenters are Anna Mikhalkova, Oksana Fedorova, Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov and Dmitry Malikov.

41. Five friends live in a toy house in Ostankino: Filya, Stepashka, Khryusha, Karkusha and Mishutka. Each of them has its own story.

43. Our little pig Piggy is the soul of the company. He is very inquisitive: everything is interesting to him. That's really who is a master of asking questions! He is the first inventor: almost all antics and pranks are the work of Piggy's paws. Not a single prank is complete without it. How interesting it is to be a little naughty! Our Piggy doesn't really like to clean up and put things in order. But together with his friends, he is ready to move mountains, and not just clean his room. Piggy loves everything sweet: best gift for him - a kilogram or two of sweets, a few chocolate bars and a large jar of jam. Karkusha sometimes gets a little angry with Piggy: after all, eating a lot of sweets is harmful! But Piggy says that sweets help him in creativity. Our Piggy - famous poet... Usually inspiration comes to him precisely after he eats sweets. At least that's what he says.

44. Stepashka. In 1970, young viewers first met Stepashka.

45. There is a carrot growing on Stepashka's window. But only out of love for art. After all, Stepashka loves nature very much and often goes to the forest with Mishutka. And the most beautiful landscapes Stepashka even sketches. He really wants to become a real artist and therefore works hard. Stepashka's drawings are very popular with his friends, especially if he draws their portrait. Stepashka loves to dream very much. Often all friends get together in one room and listen to Stepashka. After all, dreaming is so interesting! True, Khryusha and Filya run away, but only in order to begin to act immediately and make Stepashka's wildest dreams come true. Stepashka is very good friend: he can be entrusted with any secret, and you can be sure that Stepashka will not tell anyone anything.

46. ​​Filya is an old-timer of the program "Good night, kids!" Its appearance dates back to 1968.

47. That's who the most well-read! Sometimes you think that Filya knows everything, everything in the world! Or at least he wants to know. Fili's room is always in order: books and textbooks are in an even pile on the shelf, all the toys are in their places. Filya loves music very much. He even thought to take part in music competition, but remembered that he could not play on any musical instrument... But this is only for now. He is a very responsible and serious dog. If he promised something, he will certainly fulfill it. He sings very well. And who knows, maybe soon we will see Filia on stage!

48. Karkusha became a permanent participant in the program in 1979.

49. The only girl in our company. Karkusha is sure that these boys need an eye and an eye! That and look, they will learn something. This is where she appears and everything will fall into place. You also need to be able to play pranks so that no one is offended: Karkusha thinks so. She is very fond of bright ribbons, bows and decorations. Well, that's why she's a girl. And also Karkusha cooks wonderfully. The favorite dish of all friends is the signature cake. True, Piggy always strives to take a larger piece, but this number will not work with Karkusha. She also likes to be complimented. All friends are happy to tell Karkusha what a wonderful, beautiful and intelligent crow she is. Nowhere else are there such!

50. Bear. The little bear Mishutka appeared on the screen in 2002.

51. Earlier, before meeting his friends, Mishutka lived in the forest. He still has a small hut where he keeps part of his supplies and tools. Mishutka loves sports very much, and every morning he does exercises with our friends. After all, all babies must be strong and healthy. Mishutka loves tinkering very much. In his room there is a special corner where Mishutka spends hours over his creations. Oh, what crafts come out of the skillful Mishutka's paws!

Once Karkusha's favorite locker broke down. What do you think, Mishutka instantly made a new one, more beautiful than the previous one, and now Karkusha will not get enough of him. Mishutka often does not understand many things, because life in the forest is very different from life in the city. The little bear goes to Fila for help, and his friend is always happy to help him. Sometimes Mishutka begins to miss his forest. And then he leaves for a few days. But it will definitely come back. Because his friends and kids are waiting for him, who every evening watch the program "Good night, kids!"

Culture

This famous transmission for kids preschool age first aired on September 1, 1964.

The first steps in the creation of the program began on November 26, 1963. The authors began to write the first scripts, create sketches of scenery and dolls, and also develop the concept of the TV show itself.

Here are a few interesting facts about "Good night, kids!":

* The idea of ​​the program came to mind of the chief editor of programs for children and youth (at that time Valentina Fedorova) after that? how she visited the GDR and saw there cartoon Sandmännchen ("sand man).

* There was a lot of variation and controversy over the title of the TV show. Among the popular options were: "Evening fairy tale", "Good night", "Bedtime story", "Visiting the magic man Tik-Tak". The transfer was decided call it "Good night, kids!" just before the first broadcast.

Program "Good night, kids". How it all began?

* Today most people remember Khryusha, Filia and Stepashka, but at the very beginning the episodes came out in the form of pictures with voiceover. A little later, the pictures were replaced by puppet shows and short plays, roles in which were performed by the artists of the Moscow Art Theater and the theater of satire.

* On the very first screen saver of the program there was black and white picture with a picture of a clock on which the arrow was moving. At that time, the program did not have constant airtime and the author of the screensaver (at that time Irina Vlasova), each time exposed the right time... The color screen saver for the show began in the late 1970s.

* Even later, the children met with already beloved characters such as: Filya, Stepashka, Khryusha, and the crow Karkusha.

* After the funeral of Leonid Brezhnev, it was forbidden to use puppet characters on television. The broadcast was carried out only by announcers, but after the death of Yuri Andropov, and later Konstantin Chernenko, the editorial office was inundated with letters from a request to return Piggy and Stepashka, which ultimately happened.

* A song that was written specifically for the program "Good night, kids!" was written and first performed in 1964. Almost 20 years later, the second verse in the text of the song was replaced - instead of "Be sure to go around the house ..." was performed "In a fairy tale, you can ride the moon ...".

* Between 2007 and 2009 based on this TV show was released several computer games : "The Adventures of Piggy", "The Adventures of Stepashka" and " Funny company"The games were handled by DiP Interactive, and the publisher was 1C.

Leading good night kids

At different times, the program was broadcast by different presenters. There have been many presenters throughout its history. Among the first were: Vladimir Ukhin ( uncle Volodya ), Valentina Leontyeva ( aunt Valya ), Angelina Vovk ( aunt Lina ), Tatiana Sudets ( aunt Tanya ) and Yuri Nikolaev ( uncle Yura ).

Also the hosts of the programs were: Svetlana Zhiltsova (Aunt Sveta), Dmitry Poletaev ( uncle Dima ), Tatyana Vedeneeva ( aunt Tanya ), Yuri Grigoriev ( uncle Yura ), Grigory Gladkov ( uncle Grisha, with a guitar ), Hmayak Hakobyan (Rakhat Lukumych), Vladimir Pinchevsky ( Magician, Munchausen, Doctor, host of "Tales of the Nations of the World" ), Victor Bychkov ( uncle Vitya ), Oksana Fedorova ( Oksana ), Anna Mikhalkova ( Anya ), Dmitry Malikov ( Dima ), Valeria and Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov.

One of the most successful projects in the history of not only Russian, but also world television is the program "Good night, kids!" In the near future, it will be included in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest running children's program in the world!

The program has existed since September 1964. She never stopped airing and has always been popular. The third generation has already watched it.

The story of the birth of the program "Good night, kids!" Dates back to 1963, when the editor-in-chief of programs for children and youth Valentina Ivanovna Fedorova, being in the GDR, saw an animated series telling about the adventures of a sand man. This is how the idea appeared to create an evening program for children in our country. On September 1, 1964, its first release was released. Alexander Kurlyandsky, Eduard Uspensky, Andrey Usachev, Roman Sef and others took part in the creation of the program. The program was conceived as "Bedtime Story". And immediately the program had its own voice, its own unique song "Tired Toys Sleep", which lulls the kids. The music for the lullaby was written by the composer Arkady Ostrovsky, the poems by the poetess Zoya Petrova, and the lullaby was performed by Oleg Anofriev, a little later by Valentina Tolkunova. The screensaver in the form of a plasticine cartoon was made by Alexander Tatarsky.

The first episodes of the program were in the form of pictures with voiceover. Then puppet shows and small plays appeared, in which the artists of the Moscow Art Theater and the Satire Theater played. Buratino and Tepa the rabbit, Shustrik and Mamlik puppets took part in the puppet shows. In addition, the participants in the program were children 4-6 years old and theater actors who told fairy tales.

The creators of the program have long argued about the name. There were several options: "Evening fairy tale", "Good night", "Bedtime story", "Visiting the magic little man Tik-Tak". But on the eve of the first broadcast, the name of the program was decided: "Good night, kids!"

In the early 70s, the current heroes of the program appeared on the screen - Piggy, Stepashka, Filya and Karkusha, who immediately fell in love with the children.

When in the early 80s it was decided to replace the dolls with people, there was no limit to the indignation of millions of viewers, and two months later the dolls took their usual places. In its long screen age, "Good Night" has gone through all sorts of times. More often than not, clouds were gathering over Piggy, and for the most unexpected reasons. For example, once a question was brought up to the board of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company why all the dolls in the program blink, but Piggy does not. Until 2002, Khryusha spoke in the voice of the oldest employee of the program, Natalia Derzhavina. We can say that she devoted her life to her beloved pig. “He sometimes gets completely out of control,” she herself said in an interview. - As soon as he blurts out something, I even have to apologize. For him - not for myself. Sometimes it seems to me that we just have a common blood circulation ... ”Everyone knows her memorable voice with a hoarseness, and the actress's house was literally littered with toy pigs - gifts from friends and spectators. After Natalya Derzhavina died, Piggy began to speak in the voice of Oksana Chabanyuk.

The first actor to voice Filya was Grigory Tolchinsky. He liked to joke: “I’ll retire and publish the book“ Twenty Years Under Aunt Vali's Skirt ”. Fili's voice today is actor Sergei Grigoriev.

For a very long time they could not pick up the character of Karkusha. Many actresses who auditioned for the role were never able to get used to the image of a funny crow until Gertruda Sufimova came to Good Night. And it was already impossible to imagine Karkusha different. ... When in 1998, at the age of 72, the actress died, the crow settled on the hand of the actress Galina Marchenko.

Stepashka is voiced by Natalia Golubentseva. The artist and in life often uses the voice of her character. Hearing him, even strict traffic cops become kind before our eyes, and forget about the fine. The actress got used to Stepashka so much that she pasted a photo together with him into her certificate of the honored artist.

Filya was the first in the now famous five characters. This joyful event for kids and their parents happened on May 20, 1968. The prototype of the current universal favorite was found by Vladimir Shinkarev, the editor of the program "Good night, kids!", Who invented this name for the dog.

Piggy's birthday is considered February 10, 1971. Tepa the bunny was sitting at the table in front of the viewers, the leading "Aunt Valya" (Valentina Leontyeva) appeared:

- Hello guys! Hello Tepa! Oh, someone hit me on the leg. Tepa, do you know who this is?
- I know, Aunt Valya. This is a pig. He lives with me now.
- Tepochka, why does he live under the table?
- Because, Aunt Valya, he is very naughty and does not want to leave from under the table.
- What is your name, piglet?- Asked, looking under the table, Valentina Leontyeva.
And in response I heard: "Piggy."

The presenters at different times were Vladimir Ukhin (uncle Volodya), Valentina Leontyeva (aunt Valya), Tatyana Vedeneeva, Angelina Vovk, Tatyana Sudets, Yuri Grigoriev, Yulia Pustovoitova, Dmitry Khaustov. Currently, the presenters are actress Anna Mikhalkova, Oksana Fedorova, actor Viktor Bychkov.

In the late 80s, the screensaver and lullaby changed for a while. Instead of a TV set and toys sitting around it, a painted garden and birds appeared. The new song "Sleep, my joy, sleep ..." (music by Mozart and B. Fleis, Russian text by S. Sviridenko) was performed by Elena Kamburova.

In the late 90s and early 2000s, the screen saver and lullaby changed several times (including the return to Tatarsky's plasticine animation).

It is currently published by the Klass! TV company. It is broadcasted on Russia TV channel on weekdays at 20:45 local time. Previously aired on ORT TV channels (1991-2001), Kultura (2001-2002).

In 1999, the program did not go out, since they did not find a place for it on the air grid, a television series was broadcast instead.

Each doll is treated very carefully - they are brought to the studio only for the filming period, and the rest of the time the animals spend in a special storage. There they are looked after: cleaned, combed, changed. Here, in cardboard boxes, the whole doll wardrobe is also complicated. Fili and Stepashka, for example, have their own tailcoats with butterflies. Piggy has a real "leather jacket" with rivets, Karkusha has countless bows.

The dolls themselves are renewed approximately every three years, and the worn out kits are sent to the same store. For 37 years, you can't count how many Piggy, Stepash, Karkush and Fil have accumulated there. By the way, once the program management decided to order new dolls in England. They sent the British models, photographs. But as a result, the imported animals turned out to be absolutely different from their relatives.

“We treat our dolls like children,” says production designer Tatyana Artemyeva. “We dress, put on shoes, take care and even make up them sometimes. Piggy, for example, used to be made of material that glittered and had to be powdered. 7-8 years ago he was modernized, now his head is made of faux suede. But we still powder him, now for color. "

After each shooting, the dolls are entitled to rest: “We believe that they heat up not from the puppeteer's hand, but from the energy that he transfers to the toy to make it come alive. Therefore, after the shooting, the dolls are placed on a special ladder, where they can cool down, rest and sleep. So "tired toys are sleeping" is about us. "

Announcers enjoyed no less love than dolls: Aunt Valya (Valentina Leontyeva) and Uncle Volodya (Vladimir Ukhov), who hosted the program until 1995. In 2005, Ukhov suffered a stroke, since then he has been at home and only moves around the apartment. After Uncle Volodya, Aunt Sveta (Svetlana Zhiltsova), Uncle Yura (Yuri Grigoriev), and later Aunt Lina (Angelina Vovk) came to the program.
All of them are now retired.

Today the program is hosted by the former "Miss Universe" Oksana Fedorova and Anna Mikhalkova, daughter of the famous director Nikita Mikhalkov. By the way, over time, the style of communication on the program has changed a lot - they stopped addressing the presenters using “you” and calling them “aunts”: now Oksana and Anya just visit their favorite characters. But the dolls still call actor Viktor Bychkov Uncle Vitya, because he is older than Fedorova and Mikhalkova. He has the image of a kind-hearted neighbor who always comes to the rescue in difficult moment, funny joke solves any problem.

There were many funny cases on the set. Puppet animals were sometimes mistaken for real ones. Piggy was especially bad. For example, when he was filmed at the dolphinarium, one of the dolphins dragged him under the water with him. And somehow the bear ate his head, mistaking Piggy for a live pig.

The program was also credited with political "sabotage". Allegedly, when the famous trip of Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev to America took place, the cartoon "The Frog the Traveler" was urgently removed from the air. When Mikhail Gorbachev came to power, they did not recommend showing a cartoon about the bear Mishka, who never completed the work he had begun. But the staff of the program consider all of these to be coincidences.

Filming the program is sometimes very difficult. V puppet show the actor holds the doll in his arms, but here the artists had to work lying on the floor.

Today, three rooms are used for filming the program. There is a living room and a playroom. And in the future, the heroes will have their own studio-house. Neighbors will settle in it - animals and new hero- Bibigon, character of the fairy tale "The Adventures of Bibigon" by Korney Chukovsky.

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9 facts from the history of the program "Good night, kids"

Few people in our country can imagine their childhood without the program "Good night, kids". This is not surprising, because it has been on the air for more than 50 years, and now more than one generation of children in the evenings runs to the TV screen, barely hearing a well-known song.
frame: USSR State Television and Radio

Valentina Fedorova got the idea for the program when, during a visit to the GDR, she saw a program called "The Sand Man". According to European folklore, this character visits children in the evenings and sends wonderful dreams to those who go to bed on time, and to those who play too much and do not want to go to bed, he throws magic soporific sand into their eyes. After Fedorova returned back, it was decided to create a TV program for Soviet children that they would love to watch before going to bed.
frame: USSR State Television and Radio

The first splash screen, which appeared in 1964, was black and white and depicted a clock with moving hands. Then the program did not have a constant release time, and the artist Irina Vlasova, each time, painted the time anew. In the late 1970s, the screensaver became colored. Together with her, the lullaby "Tired Toys Sleep" was performed. The plasticine cartoon at the beginning of the program appeared already in the 1980s, and was drawn by Alexander Tatarsky.
frame: USSR State Television and Radio

After that, the screensaver changed several times, each time collecting exclusively good feedback from the side of viewers. But in the fall of 1999, another one appeared, in which there was a hare ringing a bell. It was she who caused a real flurry of indignation among the audience and demands to immediately change it to the old one. Instead of helping children fall asleep faster, the video scared them and made them cry. The thing turned out to be that the hare in the picture had terrible eyes and teeth.
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The first episodes looked like ordinary pictures with voiceover. Then, performances and small plays were performed for children, in which the theater artists played. The first puppet heroes of the program were Buratino, Tyopa the hare and the Shustrik and Mamlik puppets, which were specially made at the Sergei Obraztsov's theater. Sometimes the participants were children 4-6 years old and actors who told them fairy tales. And only later, regular heroes appeared: the dog Filya, the bunny Stepashka, the piglet Piggy and the crow Karkusha.
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The plot of the program, as a rule, consists of a cautionary story, in which the characters take part. The presenter explains what to do and how to behave in a given situation, and at the end the children are shown a cartoon on the topic under discussion.
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The first actor to voice Filya was Grigory Tolchinsky. He liked to joke: “I’ll retire and publish the book“ Twenty Years Under Aunt Vali's Skirt ”. Leading aunt Valya and uncle Volodya enjoyed no less love among children than dolls. After them, Aunt Sveta and Uncle Yura came to the program, and later - Aunt Lina. All of them are now retired. Today the program is hosted by the former "Miss Universe" Oksana Fedorova and Anna Mikhalkova.
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Dolls are renewed every three years by sending worn out kits to the store. Each acting doll is treated very carefully - they are brought to the studio only for the period of filming, and the rest of the time the animals spend in a special storage. There they are looked after: cleaned, combed, changed. And in the same place, in cardboard boxes, the entire doll wardrobe is folded. Fili and Stepashka even have their own tailcoats with butterflies. Piggy has a real leather jacket with rivets, Karkusha has a huge number of bows.
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Surprisingly, the program was repeatedly attributed to political "sabotage". When the famous trip of Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev to America took place, the officials saw in the new issue a mockery of this trip and forced to urgently remove the cartoon "The Frog the Traveler" from the air. And when Mikhail Gorbachev came to power, officials did not recommend showing a cartoon about the bear Mishka, who never completed the work he had begun. But the staff of the program consider all of these to be coincidences.
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Such a popular project could not fail to find itself and critics. The clouds were gathering over poor Piggy most often. For example, once the head of the children's programs editorial office noticed: all the dolls blink, but Piggy does not. Disorder. We decided to replace the dolls with people. The spectators were outraged, and after two months the dolls were returned. And at the beginning of perestroika, Soviet Muslims took up arms against Khryusha. They wrote a letter: “Remove the pork from the frame. Our religion does not allow eating unclean meat ... "The editor of the program replied:" There may not be, but no one forbids watching. "
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For several years now, negotiations have been underway to put "Good night, kids" in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest program for children. And this is not without reason. Despite the fact that in the world there are many different television projects dedicated to children's attention, none of them can boast that children have been watching it for more than half a century.
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For many years now, each episode ends with traditional phrases. "Good night, girls and boys!" - wish the children Piggy and Stepashka, "Good night, guys!" - says Filya, "Kar-kar-kar", - Karkusha says goodbye. The presenter always ends the farewell, saying: "Good night to you!" or "Enjoy your dreams!"
frame: State Television and Radio of the USSR February 9, 2016

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