Чебурашка

The only cartoon series that does not Gibus.

In the first cartoon "Crocodile Gena" associated with the ideological Department of the KGB (Committee of state security of the USSR), the editorial Board of "Soyuzmultfilm" was seen in the construction of the house friends of the analogy with the construction of the CMEA (Council for mutual economic assistance) and the film was released with the third lowest category, resulting in the crew not received the film prize, and the painting itself was not recommended for wide rentals. The absurd claim of the editorial Board was the second film Cheburashka. Expressed the opinion that this film denigrates the young pioneer organization. On-demand editing the film is directed by Roman Kachanov put it in a painting replica: "the pioneers take the best".

In 2003 at the Tokyo international fair of animation Japanese company SP International acquired from "Soyuzmultfilm" distribution rights in Japan of the cartoon about Cheburashka until 2023. The Japanese love Cheburashka and affectionately called him, Chibi.

In the 1990-ies Eduard Uspensky has acquired the rights to the trademark "rainbow", previously used in products such as candy and children's cosmetics.

English language Cheburashka translated as "Topple".

Cheburashka was the mascot of the Russian Olympic team four times. And four times changed its colour was brown, white, red and blue.

29 may 2008 on the territory of the kindergarten room 2550 in East administrative district of Moscow opened a Museum of Cheburashka.

A monument depicting Cheburashka, crocodile Gena and Shapoklyak, established in 2005 in the suburban town of Ramenskoye (the sculptor Oleg Ershov). Also a monument to Cheburashka was planned to establish in 2007 in Nizhny Novgorod. Another monument to crocodile Gena and Cheburashka, along with statues of other heroes of the cult Soviet cartoons, set in the near Khabarovsk city ponds, near the ice arena. Also a monument to Cheburashka and crocodile Gena installed in the city of Kremenchug (Poltava region, Ukraine). And on a small market "Khartsyzsk pipe plant" in Kharkov (Ukraine) near the kiosks with pastry there are monuments to heroes of the Soviet cartoons and fairy tales, among them are a monument to Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena.

In the first of eight books about Cheburashka on the drawings he had long tail, face proteins and the ears of the bear. But the artist Leonid Shvartsman decided to remove the tail and to increase the eyes and ears.