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Gustavus

1966 Animation

Rating

10.0/10

Popularity

2

Gusztáv, also known as Gustavus, was Hungarian series of animated short cartoons for adults. It was extremely popular in Eastern Europe, where it has achieved cult status. It ran from 1964-1977. Each episode tells an adventure of the main character, Gustav, related to the gray realities of urban life. Characteristic feature of the show was that episodes were independent: for example, Gustav is sometimes a bachelor, sometimes has large family. In Eastern Europe and Yugoslavia the episodes were broadcast on TV in the 80s, usually as airtime filler. The series was also broadcast in Western Europe and even in New Zealand - because it was not using language, other than gibberish sound, it was able to easily transcend boundaries.

Details

Creator

József Nepp

Attila Dargay

Marcell Jankovics

Status

Ended

Release date

4/3/1966

Last air date

5/19/1979

Seasons

5

Episodes

121

Origin country

HU

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