Pat & Mat (original names in Czech Kuťáci, ... A je to!, Pat a Mat) is a Czech stop-motion animated series featuring two handymen, Pat and Mat (Czech for "Stalemate" and "Checkmate", respectively). It was created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek.
The show features the two characters facing mostly self-made
problems, trying to solve them using any possible and impossible tools
and construction gadgets. This leads to even more problems and yet,
eventually, the two manage to get a working result with a mostly
surprising solution.
According to the authors, it is the manual
ineptitude that inspires the stories. The humour is not the only feature
of the show. Another feature is having an optimistic approach towards
life. The two characters always get into problematic situations, but
they never give up until they solve the problem in imaginative ways.[1]
The show is also memorable for its soundtrack, composed by Petr Skoumal, of which the main parts consist of the theme song and a harmonica tune.
The show was concluded in 2004. The 78th episode, "The Strawberries" (2003), became the final episode released on DVD.
Several Pat & Mat episodes have received prizes and awards at world animation festivals during the years. From the latest ones directed by Lubomír Beneš, the 38th episode The Cyclists, animated by Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly, participated at the "Annecy '93" (Annecy, France) animation festival The Cyclists has also been included in the selection "The Best of Annecy '93" by Cinémathèque Québécoise (Montreal), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley), Museum of Modern Art (New York) and presented by these institutions in their autumn '93 show.
The 44th episode The Billiards, animated by František Váša, has been selected for the "Annecy '95" competition, and invited to almost all otherworld film festivals. The Billiards got two prizes at the World Animation Celebration in Agoura (CA), March '97:
- 1st prize - best animation for a daytime TV series
- 2nd prize - best stop motion professional animation.
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