Roobarb Briers died, followed four days later by animator Godfrey. Roobarb is a green dog, and Custard is a pink cat. This is an inversion of the pudding (dessert) rhubarb crumble (pink) and egg custard (yellow). Roobarb is always involved in some kind of misadventure which he approaches with unbounded enthusiasm. Custard is cynical and sets out to sabotage Roobarb's fun. Which one comes out on top varies from episode to episode. Other characters in the series are the birds, who watch the antics of the other two from the safety of a nearby tree, often making snide remarks, and siding
Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat Dog, and His Cat" was adapted into the animated film trilogy with the same name by Studio Ekran. Studio Ekran released three short films, "Matroskin and Sharik" () in 1975, "Mitya and Murka" () in 1976, and "Mom and Dad" () in 1976. The series was directed by Yury Klepatsky and Lidia Surikova with the music composed by Anatoly Bykanov. The films were narrated by A. Mikhailov with characters voiced by Victor Baikov, Svetlana Kharlap, A. Gorunova, A. Verbitsky, Z. Andreyeva, Y. Khromova. Among the animators were Olga Anashkina, Boris Savin, A. Abadkina, N. Bazeltseva, Vladimir Kadukhin. These films are