KikoRiki
KikoRiki, known in the United States as GoGoRiki or BalloonToons, the original Russian name: Smeshariki (Russian: Смешарики), is a Russian animated television series consisting of 307 episodes of 6 minutes and 30 seconds (and 11 minutes) each, aimed at children of 3 to 8 years. This series uses both flash animation and computer animation (mostly).
| KikoRiki | |
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| Genre | Drama, comedy, satire, family film |
| Screenplay by | Aleksey Lebedev Svetlana Mardagolimova Dmitry Yakovenko |
| Directed by | Denis Chernov Konstantin Biryukov others |
| Voices of | (See article) |
| Composers | Marina Landa Sergey Vasilyev |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Original language | Russian |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 406 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Yuliya Nikolaeva |
| Producers | Ilya Popov Aleksandr Gerasimov Vyacheslav Mayasov |
| Running time | 6 minutes (seasons 1–2, 4) 11 minutes (season 3) |
| Production companies | The Riki Group Petersburg Animation Studio |
| Original release | |
| Network | STS Russia 1 KinoPoisk |
| Release | December 22, 2003 – May 25, 2023 |
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| BabyRiki | |
The first episode premiered in Russia on December 22, 2003. The KikoRiki are stylized rounded animals. Its Russian name, Smeshariki, is a portmanteau of the words смешные, "funny" and шарики, "little balls". The series includes complex themes and specific cultural references. The series is aired in 60 countries, is translated to 15 languages and has an everyday audience of 50 million people. The audience in China surpasses the audience in Russia. As of 2020, episodes are currently available on KinoPoisk in Russia.