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Soyuzmultfilm studio
(puppet film division)

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Gena the Crocodile

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Screenplay
Eduard Uspenskiy, Roman Kachanov

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Director
Roman Kachanov

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Art director
Leonid Shvartsman

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Camera operator
Iosif Golomb

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Composer - Mikhail Ziv
Sound operator - Georgiy Martynyuk

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Animators - Maya Buzinova, Pavel Petrov,
Kirill Malyantovich, Mariya Portnaya

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Voiced by - Vasiliy Livanov,
Klara Rumyanova, Vladimir Rautbart,
Vladimir Kenigson, Tamara Dmitriyeva

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Artwork - Aleksandr Gorbachev
Editor - Lidiya Kyaksht
Script editor - Natalya Abramova

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Puppets and decorations (led by Roman Gurov)
Oleg Masainov, Gennadiy Lyutinskiy,
Liliana Lyutinskaya, Svetlana Znamenskaya

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Semyon Etlis, V.Kalashnikova,
Marina Chesnokova, Y.Darikovich,
Pavel Lesin, Valentin Ladygin

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Production manager
Natan Bitman

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- O-ran-ges.

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- Another crash-landing, little cherub?

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You're quite a little "cheburashka."

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Now, what am I going to do with you?

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- I don't know.

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[Closed. Gone to the zoo.]

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[City Zoo]

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- Here.

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- Nope, this one won't do.

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This critter's unknown to science.

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They have no idea where to put 'im.

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- I like this critter.

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He looks kinda like a defective toy.

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- You can work here, with us.

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You can sit in the shop window
and attract clients.

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Got that?

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- Okay. But where will I live?

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- Live? Hm... Let's see...

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What about right here?

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We'll call this your "house,"
so to speak. Okay?

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- Mm-hmm.

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In that city lived a crocodile,
named Gena.

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He was employed at the zoo

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-- as a crocodile.

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[Zoo closed]

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- Young... cro...

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cra... no...

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cra-co-dile

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is loo-king for fri-ends.

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Fullstop.

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- Young cra-co-dile...

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Young cracodile
is looking for friends.

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- Don't cry!

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Here, come with me!

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- Are you the one looking for friends?

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- Friends? Yes, that's me!

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- I'm Galya.
- I'm Gena. The crocodile.

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- Have you got any milk?
- Why yes, of course.

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- Give it to Tobik.
- Hi, Tobik.

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- I'll clean up a bit.
It's such a mess in here.

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[Gena]

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- Who's there?

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- It's me, Cheburashka.

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- Cheburashka?

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- What are you supposed to be?

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- I... I don't know.

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- Would you happen to be a baby bear?

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- Could be. I really don't know.

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- One moment, we'll find out!

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- All right, che...

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ch... ch... ch... chai... champion...

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...cheapskate...

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...Cheboksary.

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Strange. No such thing as "cheburashka."

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- Does that... Does that mean
that you won't be my friends?

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- Don't be silly. Of course we will!

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I'll teach you how to knit.

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- And I'll show you how to blow soap bubbles!

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- Those who are helping others

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are wasting precious time.

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You simply can't get famous

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by treating people fine.

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That's why, to each and all, I say:

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no use in holding back,

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be mean wicked, just like me,

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old lady Chapeau-Claque!

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Be wicked, just like me,

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old lady Chapeau-Claque!

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Those who are helping others

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are wasting precious time.

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You simply can't get famous

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by treating people fine.

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[Crossing]

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[NOT for sale]

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[NOT wanted]

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- Peek-a-boo!

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- Peek-a-boo!
- Peek-a-boo!

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- Uh... Aren't you afraid of rats?

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- No.

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- Pff... peasant.

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- Lariska, come!

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- Were you the one who wrote this?

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- Yes indeed.

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- That's good.

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Good that you're so green.

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And... and flat!

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- Why on earth?

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- Isn't that obvious?

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If you lie down on the lawn

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nobody will notice you.

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Then you toss a wallet

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on a string!

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A passer-by bends down to pick it up

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but the wallet runs away!

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Sweet, huh?

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- No. That's NOT sweet.

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- In fact, it's just dumb.

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- What!?

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Then I'm declaring a war on you!

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Good day!

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- Leo.

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Leo Chandr.

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- Gena. The crocodile.

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Please meet my friends.

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- Nice.

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Me, I don't have any friends.

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- Me! I'll be your best friend!

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- Oh, excellent.

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Now I will no longer be alone.

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- You know...

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there are so many lonely people
in our town.

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Just like Chandr and Tobik.

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And nobody is there to help
when they are sad and lonely.

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- I'd love to help them!

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- And me! Me too! But how?

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- I just thought of something!

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They can all be friends with each-other!

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[ Construction ]

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And so, they decided to build a house
for those who don't have any friends.

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- That's good!

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- Up!
- Down!

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- Off with it!
- Pick up the slack!

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- Get on with it!

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- Excuse me.
Are you the ones building a house?

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- We are.

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- Do you guys need any help?

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- Of course we do! Join in.

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And you guys, too.

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[ Dangerous criminal ] <-> [ Member list ]

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- Help! I'm being mugged!

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- Phew. He can't get me up here.

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Peek-a-boo!

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Ten days later, the house was ready.

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[House of Friends]

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[Greetings from Chapeau-Claque!]

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- Now, Cheburashka will say a speech.

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- We built it and built it...

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...and we finally builded it! Hurray!

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- And now, we will sign up anyone
who needs a friend.

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- Why sign up? We're all
good friends already!

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- Indeed. We all became good friends
during this construction.

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- Hang on. Does this mean...

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that we built, and we built, and all
for nothing?

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- No, not for nothing!
It was us who made them all friends!

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And this house can be Cheburashka's!

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Since right now he lives in
a phone booth, right?

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- Right.

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- No, no, no!

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Let's give this house to a daycare.

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And I can work there as a toy!

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If they take me, of course,
since nobody knows who or what I am.

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- What do you mean, "nobody knows?"
Everyone knows!

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- We'll give you good recommendation!

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- And us! We will, too!

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- Hey, look!

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- I'll be good now, I promise.
Signed: Chapeau-Claque.

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[The End]

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[Subtitles by Mr. Icon,
slightly edited by Niffiwan]