Laku noć, Hrvatska
Laku noć, Hrvatska (Good night, Croatia) is a Croatian adult animated series produced by Croatia Film of Zagreb. It debuted in February 2005 on Nova TV and was shown on the station daily until the end of the year. In 2006, it showed up on Jabuka TV. The entire series is also available on 4 DVDs.
| Laku noć, Hrvatska | |
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 Laku noć, Hrvatska logo | |
| Genre | Animation |
| Created by | Željko Zima[1] |
| Country of origin | Croatia |
| Original language | Croatian |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Biserka Mihalić |
| Running time | 10 minutes 25 minutes (on weekends) |
| Production company | Croatia Film |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nova TV (2005) Jabuka TV (2006-2008) |
| Original release | February 8, 2005 – January 7, 2008 |
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| Website | |
Laku noć, Hrvatska is a parody of Croatian TV news and other TV shows. Every episode has three basic parts: news, sport and weather. It satirically makes fun of Croatian and other world politicians. It also features animated commercials during the course of an episode.
There were 252 episodes of the show. On weekdays episodes were 10 minutes long, while those shown on weekends were 25 minutes long.
Notable music parodies
Laku noć, Hrvatska was also popular in Croatian media for numerous parodies criticising politics and pop culture through various songs. This list is composed of the most acclaimed parodies, alongside the people who were included in the renditions.
| Song name | Performed by | Parody of | Originally by |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Luzer" [2] |  Zoran Milanović |
"I'm a Loser" |  The Beatles |
| "Stranac u noći" [3] | "Stranci u noći" | Ivo Robić | |
| "Barbie Boy" [4] | Neven Ciganović & Dino Rađa |
"Barbie Girl" |  Aqua |
| "Kad letim ja" [5] | Gordan Jandroković |
"Fly Robin Fly" |  Silver Convention |
| "Jubito" [6] | Ivica Kirin |
"YMCA" |  Village People |
| "Prekrasan sam" [7] | Aleksandar Stanković |
"Suspicious Minds" | Elvis Presley |
| "Munje rokenrol" [8] | Ivo Sanader & Stipe Mesić |
"Greased Lightning" | John Travolta |
| "Mupovac" [9] | Milorad Pupovac |
"Muppet Show Theme" | The Muppet Show |
| "Super truper" | Marko Perković Thompson |
"Take a Chance on Me" |  ABBA |
| "Modri mačak" | Marko Grubnić |
"Zašto baš ti" |  Mile Kitić |
| "Karla i Ante" |  Carla del Ponte & Ante Gotovina |
"Time to Say Goodbye" | Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli |
| "Kad dileme ne bude" | Ivica Račan |
"Te noći kad umrem" | Bijelo Dugme |
| "Dr. Dabić" |  Radovan Karadžić |
"Goodbye My Love, Goodbye" |  Demis Roussos |
| "I Vanju Šević" [10] | Goran Ivanišević |
"Oprosti mi pape" | Oliver Dragojević |