The Three Fools
| The Three Fools Тримата глупаци | |
|---|---|
 The Three Fools and the Tree (1977) | |
| Created by | Donyo Donev |
| Directed by | Donyo Donev |
| Country of origin | Bulgaria |
| No. of episodes | 11 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 7.30 minutes approx. |
| Release | |
| Original release | 1970 – 1990 |
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.
In the series are used the typical for Donev simplified lines, deformed speech and interjections as well as drum' and bagpipe' sounds.
Ever since first episode' 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 movie, was founded with Donyo Donev as editor-in-chief.[1]
Episodes
| Year | Episode | Running time | Screenplay | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Bulgarian title | Transliteration | |||
| 1970 | The Three Fools | Тримата глупаци | Trimata glupatsi | 8.46 min | Anastas Pavlov |
| 1972 | The Three Fools as Hunters | Тримата глупаци – ловци | Trimata glupatsi – lovtsi | 6.12 min | Anastas Pavlov |
| 1973 | The Three Fools and the Automobile | Тримата глупаци и автомобилът | Trimata glupatsi i avtomobilat | 7.12 min | Anastas Pavlov |
| 1974 | The Three Fools and the Cow | Тримата глупаци и кравата | Trimata glupatsi i kravata | 6.30 min | Anastas Pavlov |
| 1977 | The Three Fools and the Tree | Тримата глупаци и дървото | Trimata glupatsi i darvoto | 8.20 min | Donyo Donev |
| 1978 | The Three Fools and the Fool Woman | Тримата глупаци и глупачката | Trimata glupatsi i glupachkata | 9.08 min | Georgi Chavdarov |
| 1979 | The Three Fools as Athletes | Тримата глупаци – атлети | Trimata glupatsi – atleti | 5.30 min | Donyo Donev Dimo Bolyarov |
| 1980 | The Three Fools as Pedagogues | Тримата глупаци – педагози | Trimata glupatsi – pedagozi | 9.22 min | Donyo Donev Dimo Bolyarov |
| 1982 | The Three Fools as Fishermen | Тримата глупаци – рибари | Trimata glupatsi – ribari | 8.36 min | Donyo Donev Georgi Dumanov |
| 1989 | The Three Fools in the Restaurant | Тримата глупаци в ресторанта | Trimata glupatsi v restoranta | 6.04 min | Donyo Donev |
| 1990 | The Three Fools Non-stop | Тримата глупаци нон стоп | Trimata glupatzi non-stop | 2.45 Min | Donyo Donev |