Meet Comrade Vinni (the) Puh!

1. Dave Alan
   June 28th, 2008 at 10:20 am

   Vinnie Puh is one of the cutest cartoons ever

2. Megan
   June 28th, 2008 at 11:06 am

   I didn't understand a word of that, but it's one of the cutest things I've ever seen! Their voices are adorable - especially Russian Piglet.

3. cz
   June 28th, 2008 at 11:23 am

   three years of russian and still nothing...i got the part about the balloons and the umbrella.

4. Snappy
   June 28th, 2008 at 11:39 am

   I adore the way the trees are drawn.

5. Blimpboy
   June 28th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

   I'm pretty sure, and by that I mean completely certain, that in the first Winnie the Pooh story Winnie uses a balloon to make himself into a cloud so that he can get at honey, while christopher robin marches up and down with an umbrella saying 'tut tut, it looks like rain'.

   'Silly old bear,' said Christopher Robin. 'You don't get honey with balloons!'
   'I do.' Said pooh.

6. Jenguin
   June 28th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

   This was so cute, i like the little song he sings. My cat sat down in front of my computer and watched it with me (actually 3 whole videos of it) - so cute. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenguin/2619071780/)

7. Nadia
   June 28th, 2008 at 2:12 pm

   As Blimpboy mentioned already, first episode tells about Puh trying to get honey. He took the blue balloon, made himself dirty and pretended he was a cloud. Piglet (Pyatachok in Russian, which means little pig's snout) plays the part of Christopher Robin, saying "looks like rain" and then shooting the balloon.

   Second episode tells about Puh and Piglet visiting Rabbit, which, I believe, is a second chapter of the Pooh book. Puh eats too much and gets stuck. After sneezing he gets pulled out.

   Third story is another chapter of the book, the one about Eeyore losing his tail, but a bit changed. It is Eeyore's birthday, he is sad and gets even sadder when Puh discovers there is no tail. Everybody is trying to cheer him up and bringing presents.

   Love these cartoons since childhood, as many Russian kids do.

   Voices: Puh: http://actors.khv.ru/l/leonov.htm
   Piglet: http://actors.khv.ru/s/savvina.htm

   Both are very popular Russian artists.

8. TV Oldies
   June 28th, 2008 at 2:34 pm

   [ok, Ill try:]

   Long long time ago - I guess last Friday, in one country lived a little bear, under the name Vinni Puh. Why under the name? Because there was a sign on his door - "Vinni Puh". And he lived under it.

   One day Vinni Puh went to the woods to find some food. He didn't mind to get some food any time. Besides, he was a poet and on his spare time he was creating poems. And even songs.. Fos example like this:

   [Ok, I don't get everything there. But it's something about things in his head and despite these things] "he sometimes creates not so badly. Vinni Puh is doing well. Therefor he is singing such songs. And it doesn't matter what he's doing, if only he doesn't start loosing weight (and he will if he will not get to eat on time). Yes! [fishes duck to the water]. Pam pa ram pa ram pa pam pam tram pa paa. Trum pu rum pu pum pum tram pam pa [or something like this ] Pum pu rum pum ru pum pum pum.. rum pu rum pum rum pu pumpum.. [reads the sign - "very high oak"] rum pum pum pum.."

   [Walks to the oak]"That "bzzz" is not for the good. The tree itself cannot buzz. There must be something up there. [sits] And why would you have to buzz if you are not a bee? I guess it is so. And why there are bees in the world? To make honey. I guess it is so. And why there is honey in the world? For me to eat it! I guess it is so! [starts climbing the tree], [sits on the branch, sighs, then gets up, starts climbing again and sing]. If bears would be bees, then they wouldn't ever think to build their houses on such height. [cracks the highest branch and falls down].

   [It's about 3 minutes. Need some more?]

9. Tristan
   June 28th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

   Very rough translation:

   Chapter 1 – In which we become acquainted with Vinni Puh and a few suspicious bees

   The narrator says that a long time ago (maybe last Friday), there was a bear named Vinni Puh. Vinni goes along the road and sings [I couldn’t understand most of the song except that at one point he slows down enough to say “I’m not always bad”). He sees a sign that says something to the effect of “really big oak tree.” Debates with himself at the tree whether he should climb it to get honey. He decides to. Falls out of the tree, goes to the piglet thing (his best friend). The sign on the piglet’s place says, roughly, “done by stranger v” (but even piglet himself doesn’t know who stranger v is). Puh says that he needs a balloon. Piglet asks, “What do you need a balloon for?” Puh whispers into his ear… “honey” (the word for honey sounds like “myot”—kinds rhymes with “boat”). Piglet says “who gets honey with a balloon??” Puh replies, “I do.” As it so happens, someone had given piglet two balloons, one green, and one blue. Puh loves the balloons, saying that the bees won’t suspect a thing because the green one blends in the leaves, and the blue one looks like a piece of sky. But Piglet points out that the bees will realize that Puh himself is under the balloons. Puh says, “Maybe they’ll realize it, maybe not.”

   Together they trot off to the tree, singing a song that I can’t really understand, and Puh stops to ask piglet if he has an umbrella. Puh says, “Just in case, we should take an umbrella. We’ll be ready for whatever the bees give us.” Puh swan dives into the mud, comes out, and says, “There. Now I’m a real cloud.” They get to the tree, and Puh blows up the balloon some more and tells piglet to release the balloon. Puh asks piglet if he looks like a cloud.

   Piglet replies… “No, not really.” The bees come out and aren’t buying Puh’s getup. Puh realizes this, and tells piglet to pretend like it’s going to rain. Meanwhile, Puh sings a song about how he is a cloud.
   Puh asks Piglet if he has a toy gun at home. He fetches it, shoots, and misses. Puh asks piglet what he’s shooting at. “The cloud, of course,” replies, piglet. Puh tells him to shoot the balloon. Piglet shoots again, it hits Puh in the butt. Piglet says, “Did I hit it?” to which Puh replies, “No, you hit it right on. Except that you missed the balloon.” Piglet shoots again, hits the balloon this time, and Puh falls. He hits the ground, the mud comes off him, and Piget says “Vinni… Vinni?”

   The End.

   Fun little cartoon. I assume that there is a second part on youtube somewhere that continues the story. Note that there is no “w” sound in Russian; they replace it with a “v” sound. Hence Vinni and not Winnie. And the the “h” in “puh” is a cross between an “h” and a “k”.

10. ep
    June 28th, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    Haha very cute! I wonder what they say.

11. Justin
    June 28th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    Does anyone else think its funny how vinnie and the pig never laugh or smile at all?

    Thanks for the translations oldies

12. Ali S.
    June 28th, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    @ TV Oldies

    Bravo! Thank you for the awesome translation!

13. Rustam
    June 28th, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    Heh:) This was one of my favourite cartoons in childhood:)

14. NyaR
    June 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    when selecting baloons...

    With the green one, the bees will think that it is a leaf.
    With the blue one, they will think it is a piece of the sky.
    Piglet: But wont they notice you under the baloons?
    Bear: They might, but I will pretend to be a little cloud.

15. inna
    June 28th, 2008 at 8:44 pm

    they don't have to smile or laugh. we russian children understand dry humor. i love how his feet are unattached. still amuses me

16. Christophe
    June 28th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    Wow, hyper Winnie! comrade Vinni should stop cafeine.
    ... or the original one should stop valium...

17. Josh
    June 29th, 2008 at 4:17 am

    I grew up with this cartoon. I love it so

18. Queer in the Cincy
    June 30th, 2008 at 7:16 am

    I think it's more fun to add your own translation.

    "The bees! The bees! The capitalist bees!"

    "I will get my Soviet weaponary, which is superior to the West's capitalist stingers!"

    "Let me down! Their capitalist buzzing is influencing me to engage in homosexuality and desire cheaper bread!"

    "No! No! I will shoot again!"

    It's MUCH better when you're drunk. Or "otherwise altered"

19. kid_icarus
    June 30th, 2008 at 11:52 am

    that was fun! i loved the voices, and character design.

20. Rick
    June 30th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    Well, the video is gone now.

21. Ali S.
    July 1st, 2008 at 4:20 am

    @ Rick

    Just checked the video and it seems to be working on my end. Did you try checking out the direct YouTube link?

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