GoGoRiki

Kikoriki
Logo (in Russian) and characters. Back row, L to R: Berry, Olga, Dokko, Chiko, Krash, Carlin. Front row, L to R: Rosa, Wally, Pin.
Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Denis Chernov
Voices of	(See article)
Composer(s)	Marina Landa Sergey Vasilyev
Country of origin	Russia
Original language(s)	Russian
No. of episodes	208 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Ilya Popov
Running time	6 min., 30 sec. (cartoon shorts) (including 20 sec. intro)
Release
Original network	CTC and Russia 1
First shown in	May 6, 2017 (US in Toonami)
Original release	May 7, 2004 – 29 February 2012
External links
Website

Kikoriki, known in Russian as Smeshariki (Russian: Смеша́рики), is a Russian animated television series consisting of 208 episodes of 6 minutes and 30 seconds each, aimed at children of 3 to 8 years. The first episode premiered in Russia on May 7, 2004. English-language distribution rights to the series were acquired by 4Kids Entertainment from worldwide distributor Fun Game Media, Munich and began airing as part of The CW4Kids block on The CW on September 13, 2008, under the name GoGoRiki. Fun Game Media is also producing a European version, which began airing on KI.KA on December 8, 2008.

The Smeshariki (the name is derived from смешные "smeshnye" meaning "funny", and шарики "shariki" meaning "little balls") are stylized rounded animals. Complex themes and specific cultural references place this cartoon firmly within the Russian tradition of animation.

GoGoRiki began its second season in the United States on August 22, 2009.

The series was created as part of the cultural-educational project "World Without Violence" as part of the federal program "Forming bulwarks of tolerance and preventing extremism in Russian society". It is made with the help of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and with the participation of the company "Master-Film" at the computer animation studio "Peterburg", which was created in March 2003 specifically for Smeshariki.

Krash is a sky blue rabbit.

Chiko is a magenta hedgehog.

Wally is a lavender ram.

Beautiful Rosa is a light pink pig.