The Three Fools

The Three Fools
The Three Fools and the Tree (1977)
Тримата глупаци
Created byDonyo Donev
Directed byDonyo Donev
Country of originBulgaria
No. of episodes11 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time7.30 minutes approx.
Original release
ReleaseFebruary 13, 1970 (1970-02-13) –
June 10, 1990 (1990-06-10)

The Three Fools (Bulgarian: Тримата глупаци / Trimata glupatsi) is a series of 11 short animated satiric films created and directed by the Bulgarian cartoonist Donyo Donev. The first episode was released in 1970 and the last one in 1990. The screenplays are written by Donyo Donev, Anastas Pavlov, Georgi Chavdarov, Dimo Bolyarov and Georgi Dumanov.

The series uses the typical for Donev simplified lines, deformed speech and interjections as well as drum' and bagpipe' sounds.

Ever since the first episode's release, the films obtained wide popularity and critical acclaim.[1] Each episode alone won at least one international award.[1]

In 1982, the satirical paper “The Three Fools”, named after the characters of the series, was founded with Donyo Donev as editor-in-chief.[1]

Episodes

Year Episode Running time Screenplay
English title Bulgarian title Transliteration
June 27, 1970 The Three Fools Тримата глупаци Trimata glupatsi 8.46 min Anastas Pavlov
May 13, 1972 The Three Fools as Hunters Тримата глупаци – ловци Trimata glupatsi – lovtsi 6.12 min Anastas Pavlov
January 25, 1973 The Three Fools and the Automobile Тримата глупаци и автомобилът Trimata glupatsi i avtomobilat 7.12 min Anastas Pavlov
September 9, 1974 The Three Fools and the Cow Тримата глупаци и кравата Trimata glupatsi i kravata 6.30 min Anastas Pavlov
March 14, 1977 The Three Fools and the Tree Тримата глупаци и дървото Trimata glupatsi i darvoto 8.20 min Donyo Donev
May 13, 1978 The Three Fools and the Fool Woman Тримата глупаци и глупачката Trimata glupatsi i glupachkata 9.08 min Georgi Chavdarov
September 9, 1979 The Three Fools as Athletes Тримата глупаци – атлети Trimata glupatsi – atleti 5.30 min Donyo Donev
Dimo Bolyarov
June 25, 1980 The Three Fools as Pedagogues Тримата глупаци – педагози Trimata glupatsi – pedagozi 9.22 min Donyo Donev
Dimo Bolyarov
February 23, 1982 The Three Fools as Fishermen Тримата глупаци – рибари Trimata glupatsi – ribari 8.36 min Donyo Donev
Georgi Dumanov
September 27, 1989 The Three Fools in the Restaurant Тримата глупаци в ресторанта Trimata glupatsi v restoranta 6.04 min Donyo Donev
June 10, 1990 The Three Fools Non-stop Тримата глупаци нон стоп Trimata glupatzi non-stop 2.45 Min Donyo Donev

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