''Animated Crocodile'' (), abbreviated as ''MuK'', was a Soviet satirical animated series for adults. It was produced by

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and directed by various people. Between 1960 and 1961, six issues were released (three per year). Each episode consisted of several short, unrelated stories, except the fourth episode, ''Out into the Open'', which had a single plot devoted to the topic of

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. ''Multiplikatsionniy Krokodil'' was popular with the audience.Р. Славский
«На экране комедия», 1964.
/ref> The protagonist of the series was the Red Crocodile (), the

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of the Soviet satirical magazine ''

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''. He was voiced by

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in the first episodes and then by Lev Lyubetsky. The voice cast also included

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Anatoli Papanov Anatoli Dmitriyevich Papanov (; 31 October 1922 – 5 August 1987) was a Soviet and Russian actor, drama teacher, and theatre director at the Moscow Satire Theatre where he served for almost 40 years. A prominent character actor, Papanov is mos ...

, Lev Potyomkin and others, as well as starting Soviet leader

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References

Russian political satire

External links

''Multiplikatsionniy Krokodil''
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