Gena the Crocodile

First animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Gena the Crocodile works as a zoo animal at an urban zoo. Every evening, he returns home to his lonely apartment. Gena gets very tired of playing chess against himself and decides to find some friends to play with. Animals and people respond to advertisements that he posts all around the city. First, a girl named Galya comes with a homeless puppy, who is then followed by Cheburashka. They decide to build a house for all the lonely citizens of the city, but a mischievous old lady, Shapoklyak, tries to stop them in different ways.

Release Date

December 30, 1969

Status

Released

Original Title

Крокодил Гена

Runtime

20min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Russian

Production Companies

Soyuzmultfilm

Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena

Part of

Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena

Includes: Cheburashka Goes to School, Gena the Crocodile, Shapoklyak, Cheburashka