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Kikoriki (also known as Gogoriki in the 4Kids dub, BalloonToons in the Studio 100 dub, and as Smeshariki (Смешарики) in the original Russian version) is a Russian animated series consisting of 215 episodes of 6 minutes and 30 seconds each, aimed at children of 3 to 8 years. The series uses Flash animation.

Synopsis

The series tells about the adventures of the Kikoriki; 10 anthropomorphic rounded animals that find themselves in various situations. The series includes complex themes and specific cultural references.


Dubbing History[]

In August of 2008, the English-language distribution rights to Smeshariki (Смешарики) were acquired by 4Kids Entertainment from worldwide distributor Fun Game Media, Munich. Under the name Gogoriki, the dub first premiered on The CW's The CW4Kids block in the United States on 27 September 2008. It began its second season on 17 October 2009, and the dub ended on 21 September 2011 with 33 episodes and 98 segments. Fun Game Media was also producing a German dub of the original series which began airing on KiKA on 8 December 2008.

Gogoriki was one of the last few English dubs that 4Kids Entertainment did before filing for bankruptcy in 2017. When the show was discontinued on the CW4Kids block after its second season in 2011, 4Kids never issued any DVDs of the show despite the cult following the show had during its run. Instead, they've archived all the episodes on their official website on 14 January 2010.

During 4Kids' downward financial spiral since the dub's cancellation, Gogoriki's rights reverted back to the Russian production company, the Riki Group, who commissioned Studio100 to produce a new English dub (now with a new name Kikoriki, which is being used to this very day) which launched on YouTube on 31 March 2010.

Since February 2017, all rights to Kikoriki and Pin-Code outside of the CIS territories, including Kikoriki episodes in all languages other than Russian, are owned by FUN Union, and then after that, an English dub produced by the same company would be made, with Wayne Grayson and Mike Pollock reprising their roles from the 4Kids dub. Pollock would also take over the roles of Ottoriki and Boboriki (renamed Pin and Barry, respectively) from Bryan Fenkart and David Wills, respectively.

Cast[]

4Kids Dub United States[]

Image Character Original Actor Russia Dub Actor United States
Крош Pogoriki Anton Vinogradov Dan Green
ChikoRiki Chikoriki Anton Vinogradov (eps. 1-13) Jason Griffith
Vladimir Postnikov
Rosariki1 Rosariki Svetlana Pismichenko Kether Donohue
Ksenia Brzhezovskaya (eps. 103-104)
Ottoriki Ottoriki Mikhail Chernyak Bryan Fenkart
Sergei Mardar (ep. 48)
Boboriki1 Boboriki Mikhail Chernyak David Wills
13755337563602 Olgariki Sergei Mardar Erica Schroeder
Лосяш Docoriki Mikhail Chernyak David Wills
Barash Wolliriki Vadim Bochanov Wayne Grayson
Карыч-2 Bigoriki Sergey Kuznetsov (ep. 2) Mike Pollock
Sergei Mardar

Studio 100 Dub/Season 1 Dub Germany[]

Not much of the dub is known, other than Jean-Luc Julien voicing Fluff also known as Wally, the names of the characters and episode 23 having a different cast.

Image Character Original Actor Russia Dub Actor Germany
Крош Jumpy Anton Vinogradov ¿?
ChikoRiki Joshi Anton Vinogradov (eps. 1-13) ¿?
Vladimir Postnikov
Rosariki1 Pinky Svetlana Pismichenko ¿?
Ksenia Brzhezovskaya (eps. 103-104)
Ottoriki Pin Mikhail Chernyak ¿?
Sergei Mardar (ep. 48)
Boboriki1 Berry Mikhail Chernyak ¿?
13755337563602 Olga Sergei Mardar ¿?
Лосяш ElDoc Mikhail Chernyak ¿?
Barash Fluff Vadim Bochanov Jean-Luc Julien
Карыч-2 BigBig Sergey Kuznetsov (ep. 2) ¿?
Sergei Mardar

Third/Nickelodeon/Season 2 Dub Canada[]

This dub was made after the Fun Union dub.

Image Character Original Actor Russia Dub Actor Canada
Крош Krash Anton Vinogradov Lee Tockar
ChikoRiki Chiko Anton Vinogradov (eps. 1-13) Richard Ian Cox
Vladimir Postnikov
Rosariki1 Rosa Svetlana Pismichenko Tabitha St. Germain
Ksenia Brzhezovskaya (eps. 103-104)
Ottoriki Pin Mikhail Chernyak Brian Drummond
Sergei Mardar (ep. 48)
Boboriki1 Barry Mikhail Chernyak Scott McNeil
13755337563602 Olga Sergei Mardar Tabitha St. Germain
Лосяш Dokko Mikhail Chernyak Brian Drummond
Barash Wally Vadim Bochanov Richard Ian Cox
Карыч-2 Carlin Sergey Kuznetsov (ep. 2) Scott McNeil
Sergei Mardar

FUN Union Dub United States[]

This dub is noted for the return of two of the voice actors from the 4Kids dub; nevertheless, the names of the characters were changed.

Image Character Original Actor Russia Dub Actor United States
Крош Krash Anton Vinogradov Billy Bob Thompson
ChikoRiki Chiko Anton Vinogradov (eps. 1-13) Marc Thompson
Vladimir Postnikov
Rosariki1 Rosa Svetlana Pismichenko Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
Ksenia Brzhezovskaya (eps. 103-104)
Ottoriki Pin Mikhail Chernyak Mike Pollock
Sergei Mardar (ep. 48)
Boboriki1 Barry Mikhail Chernyak
13755337563602 Olga Sergei Mardar ¿?
Лосяш Dokko Mikhail Chernyak Tyler Bunch
Barash Wally Vadim Bochanov Wayne Grayson
Карыч-2 Carlin Sergey Kuznetsov (ep. 2) Mike Pollock
Sergei Mardar

Videos[]

4Kids dub[]

Transmission[]

Date(s) Channel Dub Country
2008 The CW (The CW4Kids block) 4Kids dub United States United States
2009 Pop United Kingdom United Kingdom
2020-present Toon-A-Vision[2] FUN Union dub Canada Canada

See Also[]

  • Kikoriki: New Adventures
  • Kikoriki: Pin-Code
  • Kikoriki: Team Invincible
  • Kikoriki: Legend of the Golden Dragon
  • Kikoriki: DejaVu
  • BabyRiki

References[]

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