Moonzy and his friends or simply Luntik is a Russian animated series for children. The title character is a purple furry alien named Moonzy. In the first episode Moonzy is shown hatching from an egg on the moon and then falling to Earth. All of the following series take place at a forest glade near a pond where Moonzy finds a new home. Early on in the series, Moonzy is adopted by two anthropomorphic bees that become his grandfather and grandmother. Like the bees, the majority of the characters are small anthropomorphic animals such as insects, fish, frogs, and turtles, playing the roles of adults and children. The main characters learn about the world through new experiences and interactions with one another. The series provides a positive message; even the negative characters, such as the two trouble-making caterpillars and the angry leech are shown as also having positive qualities. The series runs in a format of 6-minute episodes, each unfolding as a separate, self-contained story. In Russia, the show premiered on the TV channel and was broadcast for 8 years from 1 September 2006 until 15 May 2014. On 16 June 2014, it moved to the channel Россия КIt is also broadcast on Netflix as of 24 March 2008, on Мульт as of 1 June 2014-present. In Ukraine the show airs on channels TET and Novyi Kanal . In China the show airs on the channel CCTV Kids.
Creators
In parentheses indicate the season number. Scenario author - Darina Schmidt, Sarra Anson,, Elena Galdobina, Fedor Dmitriev, Elena Pavlikova, Dmitry Yakovenko, Marina Bogdanova Marina Komarkevich, Natalia Stepanova, Alina Sokolova, Andrew Chibis, Andrei Sazonov Kirill Glezin, Olga Obraztsova, Tatiana Gorbushina, Victor Perel'man, Anna Sosnora, Tatiana Ionova, Alexander Bogdanov, Dmitry and Natalia Zakharovs, Aleksey Anoshkin, Tatiana Klein, Galina Voropay, Valeria Tumanova, Vladimir Bouriak, Pavel Vasilyev, Elena Fedyahina, Vera Bekeleva, Konstantin Bronzit, Oleg Kim, Leonid Magergut, Marina May, Richat Gilmetdinov Alexander Yaskina, Yevgeny Skukovsky, Evgeniya Golubeva, Svetlana Krupenko, Maria Domogatskaya , Julia Savchenko Anastasia Chistjakova, Vladimir Haunin, Vadim Smolyak, Tatiana Manetina, Svetlana Savchenko, Ekaterina Maksymenko. Head writer - Sarra Anson, Elena Galdobina Director - Darina Schmidt, Olga Obraztsova, Lyudmila Steblyanko, Anton Rudin, Galina Voropay, Catherine Shraga, Elena Galdobina, Fedor Dmitriev, Ekaterina Salabay, Alexey Anoshkin, Olga Kazhanova, Richat Gilmetdinov, Anna Mironova, Mikhail Safronov, Alexey Pichuzhin, Evgenia Golubeva, Alexander Mal'gin, Tatiana Gorbushina, Alexandra Kovtun, Lyudmila Klinova Art director - Marina Komarkevich, Darina Schmidt, Tatiana Klein, Irina Fedorova, Vita Tkacheva, Ekaterina Maksymenko, Konstantin Bronzit Composer - Maksim Koshevarov, Sergey Zykov, Sergey Kuzmin, Mikhail Chertishchev Sound Engineer - Maria Barinova, Ekaterina Vinogradova, Sergey Tarasov, Maksim Romasevich, Yevgeny Zhebchuk, Kirill Glezin, Vladimir Golounin. Compositor and visualization editor - Maya Smorodina, Valeria Tarasova, Maksim Strogalev, Julia Kayugina, Alexandra Agrinskaya. Previously: Fedor Dmitriev, Elena Galdobina, Stanislav Pashkov, Elena Gorbunova, Irina Bravaya, Mikhail Litvinov, Maria Volokushina
