Jacek i Agatka

Jacek i Agatka
Genre Children's television, finger puppetry
Written by Wanda Chotomska
Voices of Zophia Raciborska
Country of origin Poland
Original language(s) Polish
Broadcast
Original channel Telewizja Polska
Original run 1962 – 1972

Jacek i Agatka (Jacek and Agatka) is a 1962 Polish television program created by writer Wanda Chotomska for Telewizja Polska's children's television block Dobranocka. It was the first Polish television show that was intended for bedtime. Broadcast live with finger puppetry, the show features the siblings Jacek and Agatka, who teach curiously crafted ideas to the audience. The topics of each episode of the program range from activities to facts of the day of broadcast (i.e. holidays or the first day of the season).[1] The puppet characters were designed by Adam Kilian and voiced by Zophia Raciborska. Jacek was performed by Teresa Olenderczyk and Agatka was performed by Barbara Skokowska.[2] Each character was made out of a decorated ping-pong ball as a head on top of each performer's index finger on a gloved hand, whereas the palm is the "body" and the other fingers are for physical actions. Raciborska also plays the human Lady Zosi, a neighboring woman who responds to the main characters' subjects. The program aired at 7:30 PM CET three times a week in its running time between 1962 and 1972 or 1973.[3] and was merchandised on bathing products and toys.[4][5][6]

In 1968, the show announced its support for an honorary medal called The Order of the Smile, inspired from a boy in a Konstancin-based hospital who told Chotomska about his dream to award people based on their positive contributions to other children. The episode of the announcement has Jacek and Agatka introducing a competition for viewers to design the award's appearance.[2]

Legacy

The name "Jacek i Agatka" has been used for the names of many kindergartens of Poland.[2][7][8] In March 2011, both characters appeared on cultural commemorative ducat coins featuring Rzeszów and the Muzeum Dobranocek.[9] The museum also displays several objects related to the show.

References

  1. ↑ "Jacek i Agatka - Bajkopedia" (in Polish). Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jacek i Agatka on Muzeum Branocek" muzeumdobranocek.com.pl Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  3. ↑ Alicja Szałagan (1994). Współcześni polscy pisarze i badacze literatury: słownik biobibliograficzny. Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-83-02-05444-0.
  4. ↑ Staszczyszyn, Bartosz (2013-09-09). "Time-Honoured Polish Bedtime Cartoons". Culture.pl (Adam Mickiewicz Institute). Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  5. ↑ "Jacek i Agatka". nostalgia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  6. ↑ Lidia Becela (1984). Kto jest kim w Polsce 1984: informator biograficzny. Wydawn. Interpress. p. 123. ISBN 978-83-223-2073-0.
  7. ↑ Bartek Koziczyński (2007). 333 popkulturowe rzeczy--: PRL. Vesper. p. 141. ISBN 978-83-60159-64-4.
  8. ↑ ""Jacek i Agatka" kończą 50 lat!". Polskie Radio (in Polish). 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  9. ↑ Sander, Beata (2011-03-28). "Juz kupisz dukata z Jackiem i Agatka!". Super Nowosci (in Polish). Retrieved 2014-06-30.

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