In the unanimous opinion of experts, the comprehensive children's program “Smeshariki” is the only one in the Russian Federation that has managed to cover all areas of hobbies and interests of the younger generation. The series was created for children of preschool and primary school age as part of the implementation of the national cultural and educational project of Russia with the eloquent title “A World Without Violence”. The best confirmation of the declared orientation are his characters. “Smeshariki” are produced with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the direct participation of the company “Master-film”.
Society model
Smeshariki is a friendly community of funny and cute round characters, each of them has his own distinct personality, a circle of personal duties, concerns and hobbies, is a professional in a certain field of knowledge. They can be safely called a family, and for a child their relationship is presented as a model of the society that surrounds him in real life.
World Smesharikov
The characters of Smeshariki live in a fictional world in which all the events that take place are based on real life situations that the baby may encounter in everyday life and everyday life. The behavior of the heroes is based on an open and benevolent attitude to the entire surrounding world. Each episode is a story-metaphor accessible to understanding the baby, colored by charm and unusualness, which the characters taking part in it are generously endowed with. Smeshariki are exceptionally good heroes; there are no negative characters in the series. And the storyline is built on situations that usually unexpectedly arise in the process of communication and interaction of rather diverse characters.
"Balls" stylized as animals
Outwardly, without exception, all the heroes look like balls, they have a spherical body with eyes and mouth (head and body in one). The limbs and other parts of the body (beak, horns, tail, etc.) are quite funny attached to it, depending on what kind of animal the characters are stylized. Smeshariki have not only a pronounced character, but also a life story. Heroes are usually divided into two conditional groups by age:
- "Adults" - Sovunya, Pin, Karych, Losyash, Kopatych;
- "Children" - Barash, Krosh, Nyusha, Hedgehog, Bibi and Pandy.
At the request of adults or as the need arises, "children" are engaged in adult affairs, but mostly play and have fun. “Adults” are constantly busy with “work”: Losyash conducts scientific research, Pin invents and mends mechanisms, Kopatych is absorbed in agricultural work on his site. The remaining "adult" heroes are passionate about household chores or hobbies. Representatives of the older generation constantly take care of younger characters, trying to educate and educate them, those, in turn, recognize the authority of the older ones, but sometimes they behave quite independently.
Out of 20, 9 left
Smeshariki are characters who, of course, do not have real prototypes. The creators gathered with the world on a thread, carefully working out their characters and traits. Initially, 20 heroes were conceived, as a result, only 9 remained. Nyusha was at first a boy DJ, and the girl was a cow Burenka. The hero of the Hedgehog was greatly influenced by the Norshtein "Hedgehog in the Fog", so he is a quiet, extremely intelligent nerd.
Interesting for adults and understandable for children
All the stories that happen to the characters are interesting for adults and accessible for children's understanding - this is the main rule of the series “Smeshariki”. The names of the characters are also adapted for the perception of the children's audience, they are easy to remember. The drama of the project is interesting, which many experts characterize as leading (growth stories). The child, having watched the episode together with adults, receives their explanations and comments about the hidden meaning or metaphors used by the authors. So watching a cartoon becomes an excellent family pastime, which is extremely important for a chaotic modernity, in which, unfortunately, parents and children spend little time together.