Miś Uszatek (''Floppy Bear'', literally ''Teddy Floppy-ear'') is a Polish character from the
stop motion
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-animated TV series of the same name. He was created jointly by Polish writer
Czesław Janczarski and cartoonist
Zbigniew Rychlicki.
[Muzeum Zabawek w Kielcach: Miś Uszatek]
Miś Uszatek's first appearance was in a Polish comic magazine for children, "
Miś", on 6 March 1957. Later, he was the main character of several children's books, which were translated into many languages. However, Miś Uszatek became very popular in 1975, when
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of cant ...
Animated Forms Studio (''Studio Malych Form Filmowych''),
Se-ma-for, created a series of cartoons for the
Polish TV network, featuring actor
Mieczysław Czechowicz
Mieczysław Czechowicz (28 September 1930 in Lublin – 14 September 1991 in Warsaw) was a Polish actor, one of the most famous of all time.
Career
A graduate of Warsaw's State Theatrical Academy ( Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna), Czechow ...
, who voiced the characters.
[Nostalgia: Miś Uszatek]
/ref> In all-time Polish rankings of animated programs, the show usually comes second only to '' Bolek i Lolek''.
The teddy bear Miś Uszatek and his friends - ''Prosiaczek'' (''Piglet''), ''Króliczki'' (''Little Rabbits'') and ''Zajączek'' (''Little Hare''), as well as ''Kruczek the Puppy'' - were loved by preteen kids. At the same time, Uszatek played the role of a friend from kindergarten. He was also liked by parents, as he would always go to bed at appropriate hour, singing the goodnight song:
All together, Se-ma-for created 104 episodes of the cartoon; the last one was made in 1987.[Historia polskich dobranocek]
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Also, in the fall of 2007, the Se-ma-for studio announced that it was planning to make more episodes,
Miś Uszatek abroad
The cartoon is also popular in other countries; it is one of the best-selling exports of Polish television.Canada
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, Iran
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, and a number of African nations.Belarus
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(post-USSR
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) as ''Аблавушак''
* In Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
(Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
) as ''Les històries de l'osset Faluc''
* In Czech
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** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
as ''Medvicek Usacek'' and aired on ČT1
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(later ČT2
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), and Decko as part of Vecernicek.
* In Finland
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it is known as ''Nalle Luppakorva'' and it was so popular there that dolls featuring the series' characters were once stolen from an exhibition.Hungary
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as ''Füles Mackó'' and aired on MTVA as part of TV Maci.
* In Israel
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as ''הרפתקאותיו של דובון''
* In Japan as ''Oyasumi Kuma-chan'' (おやすみ、クマちゃん, ''Good night, little bear'').
* In the Netherlands
)
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as ''Teddy Hangoor''
* In North Macedonia
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as ''Мечето Ушко (Mecheto Ushko)''
* In Portugal
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as ''O urso Teddy''
* In Russia
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(post-USSR
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) as ''Мишка-Ушастик''
* In Slovakia
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as ''Macko Uško''
* In Slovenia
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as ''Medvedek Uhec''
* In the United Kingdom
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as ''Teddy Drop Ear'' with voices by Jeni Barnett
Jeni Barnett (born 24 March 1949 in London) is an English actress and TV presenter who grew up in Borehamwood.
Acting career
As an actress Barnett appeared on several TV shows, including ''Revolting Women'' (BBC2, 1981) and ''Doctors'', and has a ...
as part of the TV-am
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children's magazine programme Rub-a-Dub-Tub
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In addition to the main regular presenters, the programme also featured appearances by some of ...
.
In June 2010, Mennica Polska S.A. minted 8,000 silver 1-dollar coins depicting Miś Uszatek on behalf of the government of Niue
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.
References
External links
Virtual museum of Polish cartoons, with photos of Uszatek and his friends
MIŚ USZATEK on nostalgia.pl
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Fictional teddy bears
1970s Polish television series
1980s Polish television series
1975 Polish television series debuts
1987 Polish television series endings
Polish children's animated television series
Telewizja Polska original programming