Saturday Morning Cartoons

One day while living in Latvia, I decided to wear my hair up in two little buns on the sides of my head. I probably thought I looked like Bjork. I went to meet my friends in Filharmonijas Laukums, and was greeted to cheers of "Cheburashka! Cheburashka!" I raised my eyebrows. "Cheburashka is a little bear-like creature in a Russian cartoon," they told me, "who has two fuzzy balls on the side of its head." And, apparently, was born in an crate of oranges — just like me.

Cheburashka

Gena's Songs: The Birthday Song and The Blue Wagon

More stop-motion animation, by the same artist: Mitten

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