Luntik and his friends (Russian: Лунтик и его друзья) or simply Luntik (Russian: Лунтик), in its English version better known as Moonzy, is a Russian animated series for children.

Luntik
Also known asMoonzy and his Friends
Genre
Comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, training.
Created by
  • Darina Schmidt
  • Sarra Аnson (Anna Sarantseva)
Developed by
Voices of
  • Ekaterina Gorokhovskaya
  • Elena Shul'man
  • Anatoly Petrov
  • Julia Rudina
  • Oleg Kulikovich
  • Mikhail Chernyak
  • Natalia Danilova
  • Elena Solovieva
  • Konstantin Bronzit
  • Svetlana Pismichenko
  • Anna Slyn'ko
Theme music composerMaksim Koshevarov
Composers
  • Maksim Koshevarov (1-6 seasons)
  • Sergey Zykov (3-6 seasons)
  • Sergey Kuzmin (5-6 seasons)
  • Stephen Hillenberg (5-9 seasons)
  • Mikhail Chertishchev (season from 7)
Country of origin
Original languageRussian
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes547 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer
  • Olga Tararina
Running time4 minutes

5 minutes

11 minutes
Production company
  • Studio animated film "Melnitsa"
Original release
NetworkКарусель
Russia-1
Russia-K
Mult
Netflix
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2006 (2006-09-01) –
present

TV broadcast

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In Russia, the show premiered on the TV channel Russia-1 and was broadcast for 8 years from 1 September 2006 until 15 May 2014. On 16 June 2014, it moved to the channel Russia-K It is also broadcast on Netflix as of 24 March 2008, on Mult [ru] as of 1 June 2014 – present. It premiered during Good Night Little Ones.

In Ukraine the show airs on channels TET (2011—2016) (Russian original and without subtitles) and Novyi Kanal (2017—2018) (with Ukrainian dubbing).

In China the show airs on the channel CCTV Kids (2020—).[1]

Creators

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In parentheses indicate the season number.

Scenario author - Darina Schmidt (1-7), Sarra Anson (Anna Sarantsevа, 1-5), Elena Galdobina (с 3), Fedor Dmitriev (со 2), Elena Pavlikova (1, с 7), Dmitry Yakovenko (1), Marina Bogdanova (1) Marina Komarkevich (1-2,4-5), Natalia Stepanova (1-2, 5,с 8), Alina Sokolova (1-2, 5, с 8), Andrew Chibis (1), Andrei Sazonov (1-4) Kirill Glezin (1), Olga Obraztsova (1, 3-5, 7), Tatiana Gorbushina (со 2), Victor Perel'man (2), Anna Sosnora (2,с 7), Tatiana Ionova (2), Alexander Bogdanov (2-5), Dmitry and Natalia Zakharovs (2), Aleksey Anoshkin (2-3), Tatiana Klein (3), Galina Voropay (3-4), Valeria Tumanova (3), Vladimir Bouriak (3), Pavel Vasilyev (3, 6), Elena Fedyahina (4), Vera Bekeleva (4-6), Konstantin Bronzit (4), Oleg Kim (5, с 7), Leonid Magergut (5-6), Marina May (5), Richat Gilmetdinov (5-6) Alexander Yaskina (5), Yevgeny Skukovsky (5-6), Evgeniya Golubeva (5-6), Svetlana Krupenko (6), Maria Domogatskaya (Montvid) (6-7), Julia Savchenko (6) Anastasia Chistjakova (6), Vladimir Haunin (6), Vadim Smolyak (с 7), Tatiana Manetina (с 7), Svetlana Sachenko (с 7), Ekaterina Maksymenko (с 7).

Head writer - Sarra Anson (1-5), Elena Galdobina (с 3)

Director - Darina Schmidt (1, 3-4, 6), Olga Obraztsova (1, 3-5, с 7), Lyudmila Steblyanko (1-6, с 8), Anton Rudin (1-4), Galina Voropay (1-4,с 7), Catherine Shraga (1-6), Elena Galdobina (2-7), Fedor Dmitriev (2-6), Ekaterina Salabay (с 3), Alexey Anoshkin (3), Olga Kazhanova (4, с 8), Richat Gilmetdinov (4), Anna Mironova (с 4), Mikhail Safronov (4), Alexey Pichuzhin (с 4), Evgenia Golubeva (5-6), Alexander Mal'gin (с 7), Tatiana Gorbushina ( с 7), Alexandra Kovtun (с 7), Lyudmila Klinova (с 7)

Art director - Marina Komarkevich (1-2), Darina Schmidt (1), Tatiana Klein (2-6), Irina Fedorova (5-6), Vita Tkacheva (7), Ekaterina Maksymenko (7), Konstantin Bronzit (unknown)

Composer - Maksim Koshevarov (1-6), Sergey Zykov (3-6), Sergey Kuzmin (5-6), Mikhail Chertishchev (с 7)

Sound Engineer - Maria Barinova (4-7), Ekaterina Vinogradova (4-7), Sergey Tarasov (с 7), Maksim Romasevich (1-4), Yevgeny Zhebchuk (4-7), Kirill Glezin (4-7), Vladimir Golounin (4-7).

Compositor and visualization editor - Maya Smorodina (1), Valeria Tarasova (2), Maksim Strogalev (3), Julia Kayugina (5), Alexandra Agrinskaya (7). Previously: Fedor Dmitriev (1), Elena Galdobina (1), Stanislav Pashkov (1), Elena Gorbunova (2), Irina Bravaya (3-5), Mikhail Litvinov (7), Maria Volokushina (7)

Episodes

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First season (2006—2007)
Episode name Date of release
1 Moon Guest September 1st, 2006
2 Сон September 3rd, 2006
3 Домик September 5th, 2006
4 Как стать другом September 7th and 8th, 2006
5 Имя September 10th, 2006
6 Внук September 12th, 2006
7 Доброе дело September 14th, 2006
8 Пиявка September 15th and 16th, 2006
9 Одуванчик September 18th and 19th, 2006
10 Светлячки September 21st, 2006
11 Шкатулка September 25th, 2006
12 Мила September 28th, 2006
13 Что в пруду? September 30th 2006
14 Мяч October 3rd, 2006
15 Вниз-вверх October 5th, 2006
16 Носок October 9th, 2006
17 Пузырьки October 13th, 2006
18 Камыш October 15th, 2006
19 Пирог October 17th, 2006
20 Роса October 19th, 2006
21 Одеяло October 21st, 2006
22 Игрушка October 23rd, 2006

References

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  1. ^ ""Moonzy and his friends" premiered on the CCTV Kids Channel in China".
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