Modern youth will not remain indifferent when recalling a wonderful television show - āChildren's Hourā. For children, this program was like hypnosis; it was impossible to tear them away from watching it. What is this show about? Which TV presenter was considered the most favorite? In this article we will look at several cartoons that were included in this program, find out who exactly took part in it, and also talk about Sergey Kirillovich - the most beloved presenter.
Best program for children - āChildren's hourā
In the Soviet Union there was no abundance of television channels and especially children's programs. Hearing a foreign language on TV was possible only in feature films about the war and training programs. Therefore, the program āChildren's Hourā was watched with pleasure even by adults.
āChildren's Hourā is a telecast for children and parents, it contains instructive educational moments, exciting cartoon stories, and foreign language lessons. She also encourages children to prepare delicious dishes, to be active members of the family and society.
Soviet television launched this project in the late 80s. For several years, the program was shown on the first channel of central television. The program āChildren's Hourā in 1990 began to appear on the 4th general educational channel, and from 2007 to 2015 it was broadcast on the VKT television channel.
Content
The program āChildren's Hourā included teaching foreign language lessons. At the beginning of the program, the presenter announced a cartoon that was in a foreign language (English, French and German). At the end of the cartoon, the translator and his assistant analyzed the key phrases and translated them into Russian.
The screen saver in the program āChildren's Hourā consisted of the short animated film Luxo Junior, provided by Pixar, and the music of Evgeny Krylatov from the wonderful film āGuest from the Futureā.
In the screen saver, the mother lamp watches the game of her son, who catches up with the ball in the form of a globe. Studying reviews of the program āChildren's Hourā, you can stumble upon a comment that the screen saver is considered plagiarism, but this TV show has not become less popular and loved.
As we mentioned earlier, part of the program was a foreign language lesson. It was a pleasure to learn English with the help of the cartoon āMuzzyā provided by the BBC. In the cartoon, various situations took place with the participation of heroes loved by children: Sylvia, Bob and Muzzy.
Sometimes the study of English in the program "Children's Hour" was due to actions on the ship "Black Cat". The heroes of this ship were Captain Brave, Professor Galkin Edward and the doctor Pill Alexander. The main characters could not do without their best friends: dog Jimmy, bear Winnie the Pooh and the parrot Paulie.
Also on the air of the program the premiere of the animated series āSuperbookā took place. In one of the anniversary programs of āChildren's Hourā, an English lesson with the participation of Natalya Korkh-Efremova and her daughter Elizabeth was released.
Along with informative lessons of foreign languages, the program included performances by children's ensembles and groups, shows of animated series and recipes for cooking simple dishes.
Cartoons on Air
The list of all the cartoons included in the program "Children's Hour" is quite large, so let's look at only a few of them:
- "Wait for it!" - A funny animated series about the complex relationship of a hare and a wolf. The wolf in every possible way is hooligan and tries to catch a hare. The hare, in turn, does not notice how the wolf is harming him, and involuntarily destroys all the villain's plans.
- āCat Leopoldā is a colorful animated series about a good cat, which tirelessly repeats to malicious mice: āGuys, let's live together.ā The mice do various dirty tricks, and the cat Leopold forgives them everything, again and again.
- āBremen Town Musiciansā - a cartoon musical in which a young troubadour with his friends: a cat, a donkey, a rooster and a dog - come to a performance in the royal castle. The young man and the princess fall in love with each other, but the king separates the lovers and exposes the artists from the castle. After various adventures, musicians save the royal family from robbers and become friends of the king, and the princess reunites with her beloved.
- āDoctor Aibolitā is a cartoon about a good and disinterested doctor with an interesting surname Aibolit. He treats all animals, fights with cruel villains who specially poisoned the inhabitants of the forest. But good wins, and Dr. Aibolit saves all the little animals.
- āBaby and Carlsonā is a cartoon about a boy who was bored alone, until one day a little cheerful man with a propeller on his back flew up to his open window. āI'm Carlson, who lives on the roof,ā he introduced himself. The Kid didnāt get bored anymore - Carlson made friends with him and taught him cheerful worldly wisdom.
The list of titles stretches for another dozens of pages, and some cartoons are popular even after 20-30 years.
Participants and presenters of the program āChildren's Hourā
In the episodes starred:
- with an English lesson Sergey Stolyarov, Vladislav Galkin, Svetlana Zhiltsova, Alexander Zaitsevsky and Sergey Balabanov;
- with a French lesson - Tatyana Ushmaikina, Alexey Veselkin, Galina Andronnikova, Vladimir Nazarov, Vladimir Dovgan, Svetlana Malyukova, Nadezhda Baranova and Alla Abel;
- German - Johannes Schulz, Igor Gmyza, Nadezhda Baranova, as well as Dmitry Dobrovolsky.
Re-exit to the screens
The program āChildren's Hourā was first released on cable television in March 2012. The name of the channel speaks for itself - "Nostalgia." The return to the TV show began with a French lesson. After the premiere, this issue was repeated several times - in 2013 and 2014.
Biography of a beloved host
The Stolyarovs are a dynasty of famous actors. Grandfather, father and son got along well, for some time they even lived together in the same apartment. The favorite host of the program āChildren's Hourā was Sergei Kirillovich Stolyarov, who was born in Moscow in 1962. It is unfortunate, but Sergei Stolyarov and his son Kirill were struck by a serious illness - lymphosarcoma.
After Sergei Jr. found out about the illness of his grandfather and father, he plunged headlong into his favorite work, devoting himself to children.
After a while, Sergey became the editor-in-chief of the Shkolnik-TV television company and worked on a variety of programs for inquisitive kids.