Roobarb Roobarb Roobarb (commonly known as "Roobarb and Custard") is a British animated children's television programme, created by Grange Calveley originally shown on BBC1 just before the evening news. Each cartoon, written by Calveley and directed by Bob Godfrey, was about five minutes long. Thirty episodes were made, and the show was first shown on 21 October 1974. The theme is that of the friendly rivalry between Roobarb, a green dog with an overactive imagination, and Custard, the mischievous laconic pink cat from next door. The narration of the series was provided by the actor Richard Briers. On 17 February 2013,
Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat with it. After soured milk starts liking from the tap, he decides to buy a calf, but it turns out to be unnecessary because Murka gives birth to a black calf. Uncle Fyodor names him Gavryusha (). At the end of "Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat" Murka reveals that she can use human language too. When Matroskin asks why she didn't talk before, she answers: "To you? What for?" Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat () is a children's novella written by Eduard Uspensky and first published in 1973. It