Krtek was first seen in 1956 in Prague, when Miler wanted to create a children's cartoon about how flax is processed. He wanted a strong Disney influence to the cartoon by choosing an animal for the leading role, and decided to pick a mole after stumbling over a molehill during a walk. The first film, called "Jak krtek ke kalhotkám přišel" ("How the mole got his trousers"), had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 1957, where it was awarded two Golden Lions. Production of further episodes started in 1963 and since then, around fifty episodes have been created.
The first episode of the cartoon was narrated, but Miler wanted the cartoon to be understood in every country of the world, so he decided to use his daughters as voice actors, reducing the speech to short non-figurative exclamations in order to express the mole's feelings and world perception. Miler's daughters also became the bottleneck of the creation process as they were the ones who got to see the whole film first, thus Miler was able to decide whether the message of the movie was able to get to children or not.
It took me a long time to realize it, but when I draw Krtek, I was drawing myself.
In May 2012, Bloomberg announced that Apple Inc. is planning to help Krtek enter the $21 billion U.S. toy market for the first time.[6][7] Exporting the six-decade-old “Little Mole” through new media is a first step toward establishing the most popular Czech animated icon in America to spur sales of books, movies, and toys.
In 2016, CCTV Animation and Little Mole a.s. (founded by Zdeněk Miler's granddaughter, Karolína Milerová) created a remake version called Krtek a Panda. The show ran until 2019. [9]
Alfa Romeo Racing partnership
On 23 May 2019, Alfa Romeo Racing, a Formula One team, announced Krtek as the new team partner. Frédéric Vasseur, principal of the team, said that the goal of the partnership is to capture the imagination of hundreds of thousands of children and get them closer to the sport using Krtek's big follower base all over the world. Mole's iconic figure is appearing on the sidepods of the cars for the rest of the 2019 season.[10]
Music
Music plays an important role in the cartoons, since the characters almost never utter more than emotional sounds, the most common of which is "Ahoj!" ("Hello" in Czech). The original series' music uses acoustic and electric musical instruments, rather than synthesized ones.
From 2002 to 2004, a set of 60 DVDs entitled "Nejlepších večerníčků" (Best Bedtime Stories) was released, some of which included Krtek animations. Included in the list below are the DVD numbers for films in this set.
A DVD set with all 63 episodes called "приключения Крота" (Mole adventure) was produced for Russian audiences.
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Mole Czech Krtek Krtecek is an animated character in a series of cartoons created by Czech animator Zdenek Miler The premiere of the first short film with Mole took place at the Venice Film Festival in 1957 1 Since its inception the cartoon has gained enormous popularity in many Central European countries as well as India China Kazakhstan Croatia Denmark Norway Finland Russia Ukraine Belarus Iran Iraq and Japan MoleA painting of Krtek on a primary school in Wuppertal GermanyFirst appearance1956Created byZdenek MilerVoiced byZdenek Miler s daughters Contents 1 History 2 Recent developments 2 1 Inclusion on US Space Shuttle flight 2 2 US toy market plans 2 3 Mascot 2 4 CGI adaptation 2 5 Alfa Romeo Racing partnership 3 Music 4 Filmography 5 International broadcast 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditKrtek was first seen in 1956 in Prague when Miler wanted to create a children s cartoon about how flax is processed He wanted a strong Disney influence to the cartoon by choosing an animal for the leading role and decided to pick a mole after stumbling over a molehill during a walk The first film called Jak krtek ke kalhotkam prisel How the mole got his trousers had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 1957 where it was awarded two Golden Lions Production of further episodes started in 1963 and since then around fifty episodes have been created The first episode of the cartoon was narrated but Miler wanted the cartoon to be understood in every country of the world so he decided to use his daughters as voice actors reducing the speech to short non figurative exclamations in order to express the mole s feelings and world perception Miler s daughters also became the bottleneck of the creation process as they were the ones who got to see the whole film first thus Miler was able to decide whether the message of the movie was able to get to children or not It took me a long time to realize it but when I draw Krtek I was drawing myself Zdenek Miler In the United Kingdom the cartoons were transmitted by the BBC with English narration by Colin Jeavons 2 Recent developments Edit Mole mascot at a promotional event Inclusion on US Space Shuttle flight Edit On 16 May 2011 a plush toy of Krtek was present on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour where it accompanied the U S astronaut Andrew J Feustel whose wife is of Czech ancestry on the STS 134 mission 3 4 5 US toy market plans Edit In May 2012 Bloomberg announced that Apple Inc is planning to help Krtek enter the 21 billion U S toy market for the first time 6 7 Exporting the six decade old Little Mole through new media is a first step toward establishing the most popular Czech animated icon in America to spur sales of books movies and toys Mascot Edit Mole was the mascot for the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague and was subsequently used to promote the Federation s Athletics for Children programme 8 CGI adaptation Edit In 2016 CCTV Animation and Little Mole a s founded by Zdenek Miler s granddaughter Karolina Milerova created a remake version called Krtek a Panda The show ran until 2019 9 Alfa Romeo Racing partnership Edit On 23 May 2019 Alfa Romeo Racing a Formula One team announced Krtek as the new team partner Frederic Vasseur principal of the team said that the goal of the partnership is to capture the imagination of hundreds of thousands of children and get them closer to the sport using Krtek s big follower base all over the world Mole s iconic figure is appearing on the sidepods of the cars for the rest of the 2019 season 10 Music EditMusic plays an important role in the cartoons since the characters almost never utter more than emotional sounds the most common of which is Ahoj Hello in Czech The original series music uses acoustic and electric musical instruments rather than synthesized ones Composers Milos Vacek Vadim Petrov 1974 1994 most episodes Filmography EditFrom 2002 to 2004 a set of 60 DVDs entitled Nejlepsich vecernicku Best Bedtime Stories was released some of which included Krtek animations Included in the list below are the DVD numbers for films in this set A DVD set with all 63 episodes called priklyucheniya Krota Mole adventure was produced for Russian audiences IMDB Episode ListEpisode English title Czech title Year Duration NV DVD 01 How Mole Got His Trousers Jak krtek ke kalhotkam prisel 1957 11 51 102 Mole and the Car Krtek a auticko 1963 14 30 1903 Mole and the Rocket Krtek a raketa 1965 08 4004 Mole and the Transistor Set Krtek a tranzistor 1968 08 10 1005 Mole and the Green Star Krtek a zelena hvezda 1969 07 30 10 106 Mole and the Chewing Gum Krtek a zvykacka 1969 07 20 1007 Mole in a Zoo Krtek v Zoo 1969 06 05 1008 Mole as a Gardener Krtek zahradnikem 1969 06 55 10 109 Mole and the Hedgehog Krtek a jezek 1970 08 25 1010 Mole and the Lollipop Krtek a lizatko 1970 08 00 10 111 Mole and the TV Krtek a televizor 1970 05 30 1012 Mole and the Umbrella Krtek a paraplicko 1971 07 10 10 113 Mole as a Painter Krtek malirem 1972 09 35 1914 Mole and the Matches Krtek a zapalky 1974 05 30 1915 Mole and the Music Krtek a muzika 1974 05 15 1916 Mole and the Telephone Krtek a telefon 1974 05 25 1917 Mole as a Chemist Krtek chemikem 1974 05 30 1918 Mole and the Carpet Krtek a koberec 1974 05 40 1919 Mole as Watchmaker Krtek hodinarem 1974 05 25 1920 Mole at Christmas Krtek o Vanocich 1975 05 45 1921 Mole as Photographer Krtek fotografem 1975 05 45 1922 Mole and the Egg Krtek a vejce 1975 05 35 1923 Mole and the Bulldozer Krtek a buldozer 1975 05 43 1924 Mole in the Desert Krtek na pousti 1975 05 52 1925 Mole and the Carnival Krtek a karneval 1975 05 25 1926 Mole in Town Krtek ve meste 1982 28 31 3327 Mole in a Dream Krtek ve snu 1984 28 09 3328 Mole and the Medicine Krtek a medicina 1987 28 08 4429 Mole as a Movie Star Krtek filmova hvezda 1988 27 47 4430 Mole and the Eagle Krtek a orel 1992 28 05 5031 Mole and the Clock Krtek a hodiny 1994 28 04 5032 Mole and the Coal Krtek a uhli 1995 04 10 3333 Mole and His Friends Krtek a kamaradi 1995 05 18 33 134 Mole s Weekend Krtek a vikend 1995 05 05 3335 Mole and the Robot Krtek a robot 1995 05 00 33 136 Mole and the Celebration Krtek a oslava 1995 05 04 3337 Mole and the Little Ducks Krtek a kachnicky 1995 05 00 3338 Mole and the Subway Krtek a metro 1997 05 00 4439 Mole and the Mushrooms Krtek a houby 1997 04 28 4440 Mole and the Little Mouse Krtek a myska 1997 05 19 4441 Mole and the Little Hare Krtek a zajicek 1997 05 11 4442 Mole and the Mother Krtek a maminka 1997 05 20 4443 Mole and the Flood Krtek a potopa 1997 05 0444 Mole and the Snowman Krtek a snehulak 1998 05 09 44 145 Mole on Vacation Krtek a dovolena 1998 01 1546 Mole and cottage Krtek a domek 199847 Mole and the chicks Krtek a tresne 199848 Mole and snail Krtek a snek 199849 Mole and jewels Krtek a sperky 199850 Mole and tv Krtek a televize 199851 Mole and the Little Frog Krtek a zabka 199852 Mole and painter Krtek a malirem 199853 Mole and balloon Krtek a balonek 199854 Mole and box Krtek a krabice 199855 Mole and hat Krtek a klobouk 199856 Mole magician Krtek kouzelnik 199857 Mole and duck Krtek a kacenka 199858 Mole and the Flute Krtek a fletna 1999 05 05 50 159 Mole and the Spring Krtek a pramen 1999 05 33 5060 Mole and the Grumbler Krtek a stoura 1999 05 21 5061 Mole and the Swallow Krtek a vlastovka 2000 04 25 5062 Mole and the Little Fish Krtek a rybka 2000 05 02 5063 Mole and the Little Frog Krtek a zabka 2002 05 20 50 1International broadcast Edit Germany ARD in Die Sendung mit der MausSee also EditCzech animation Cinema of the Czech RepublicReferences Edit iMDB com BBC Genome website Radio Times listings Halousek Milan 3 April 2011 Into Space with Mole Czech Space Office Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 19 June 2012 Flying to Space with the Little Mole Do kosmu s Krtkem Do kosmu s Krtkem Retrieved 19 June 2012 Rousek Leos 22 March 2011 Space Shuttle Stowaway Is a Commie Mole The Wall Street Journal Retrieved 19 June 2012 Apple to help Czech cartoon character Krtek enter U S market Bloomberg reports Yahoo Finance 16 May 2012 Retrieved 18 May 2012 Ponikelska Lenka 16 May 2012 Apple Helps Czech Mole Enter 21 Billion U S Toy Market Bloomberg Retrieved 18 May 2012 Thursday news briefing Jan 8 2015 Prague Post 8 January 2015 Retrieved 5 March 2015 NOHL Radek Spor o Krtecka se dotkne i Tvrdikova cinskeho byznysu Pohadka s Pandou je v ohrozeni Seznam Zpravy online 25 3 2019 cit 28 May 2021 Dostupne online Little Mole goes from stars to cars with Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber Group Retrieved 28 May 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krtek Krtek at IMDb Big Cartoon Database Krtek episode info Little Mole fan website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Mole Krtek amp oldid 1125170162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
