The Strange Adventures of Koziolek Matolek
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| The Strange Adventures of Koziolek Matolek | |
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| Genre | Animated children's television series |
| Based on | Based on the 1933 comics by Kornel Makuszyński and Marian Walentynowicz |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Roman Huszczo |
| Starring | Wieslaw Michnikowski (opening narration) |
| Music by | Adam Markiewicz |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Approx. 10 minutes |
| Production company | Studio Miniatur Filmowych |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1969 – 1971 |
The Strange Adventures of Matolek, the Billy-Goat (known as Dziwne Przygody Koziolka Matolka in Polish)[1] is an animated children's television series that aired between 1969 and 1971, directed by Roman Huszczo. It is based on the comics produced in 1933 by Kornel Makuszynski (text) and Marian Walentynowicz (artwork). The premise centers around Matolek, a billy-goat who encounters many strange occurrences during his journey to the town of Pacanow, where legend is told they shoe goats.[2] The encounters take place in various time periods from the present day to ancient times. Unlike the musical fairytale Przygody Koziolka Matolka, (which is more faithful to the original comics), the scripts for the television series are completely original with a lot of fast-paced action in each episode. Each episode begins with the following narration, spoken by Wieslaw Michnikowski:[3]
Polish
W Pacanowie kozy kują
więc Koziołek, mądra głowa,
błąka się po całym świecie,
aby dojść do Pacanowa.
Właśnie nową zaczął podróż,
by ją skończyć w Pacanowie.
A co przeżył i co widział
ten artykuł* wam opowie
English translation
In Pacanow, they shoe goats
so Koziolek, a smart fellow
wanders around the entire world
in order to get to Pacanow
He had just begun a new journey
to hopefully end up in Pacanow
And what he experienced and saw
this article*/this film will tell you everything
*In the musical fairytale; "Film ten wszystko wam opowie" in the animated series
As was the case with many animated cartoons made in Poland during that time, the characters don't talk but occasionally make sounds when shocked, startled, etc. (ex. bleating for a goat character).
The series consisted of 26 episodes in total:
- Konkurs śpiewu/The Singing Contest (1969; dir. Zofia Oraczewska)
- Kucharz okrętowy/The Ship's Cook (1969; dir. Ryszard Słapczyński)
- Pod piramidami/Under the Pyramids (1969; dir. Ryszard Słapczyński)
- Rajd/The Rally (1969; dir. Piotr Lutczyn)
- Regaty/Regatta (1969; dir. Leonard Pulchny)
- Smocza jama/The Dragon's Den (1969; dir. Zofia Oraczewska)
- W opałach/In Trouble (1969; dir. Stefan Szwakopf)
- Wesoła dżungla/The Merry Jungle (1969; dir. Roman Huszczo)
- Władca pustyni/Lord of the Desert (1969; dir. Roman Huszczo)
- Złoty szlak/The Golden Trail (1969; dir. Bogdan Nowicki)
- Po drugiej stronie tęczy/On The Other Side of the Rainbow (1969; dir. Piotr Szpakowicz)
- Małpi król/The Monkey King (1970; dir. Piotr Lutczyn)
- Zatopiona fregata/The Sunken Frigate (1970; dir. Leonard Pulchny)
- Czarny Bill/ Black Bill (1971; dir. Stefan Szwakopf)
- Gwiazdor filmowy/Movie Star (1971; dir. Ryszard Słapczyński)
- Korsarze/The Corsairs (1971; dir. Piotr Lutczyn)
- Latający kozioł/The Flying Goat (1971; dir. Roman Huszczo)
- Łakomy traper/The Greedy Trapper (1971; dir. Bogdan Nowicki)
- Łapmy lisa/Let's Catch a Fox (1971; dir. Alina Maliszewska)
- Napad na dyliżans/The Stagecoach Robbery ( 1971; dir. Alina Maliszewska)
- Przygoda na szosie/Adventure on the Highway (1971; dir. Piotr Szpakowicz)
- Przyjaciel zwierząt/Friend of the Animals (1971; dir. Piotr Szpakowicz)
- Telegrafista/The Telegraphist (1971; dir. Piotr Szpakowicz)
- Upał/Heatwave (1971; dir. Bogdan Nowicki)
- W poszukiwaniu przyjaźni/In Search of Friendship (1971; dir. Stefan Szwakopf)
- Żeby kózka nie skakała/So the Goat Wouldn't Jump (1971; dir. Roman Huszczo)