Si Unyil

Unyil or Si Unyil is a longtime Indonesian children's television series, started in 1981 on the TVRI, the Indonesian national television company, for 10 years. The Unyil show, which regularly ran every Sunday morning, told a story about the eponymous main character whose typical Indonesian family lives in a rural area in the fictional Sukamaju Village. He lives with his dad, mom, and cousin. Along its 10 years show, the main characters never grew up and was "stuck" in the third grade. His best friends are Usro and Ucrit, while his enemies are Endut and Cuplis. In April 1981, Si Unyil appeared for the first time on the television screen. Within short time, the show that was broadcast by the only Indonesian television company at that time and state-owned TVRI, became a close friend to Indonesian children. Although it was meant to entertain children, the story of Si Unyil contained hidden messages of patriotism, nationalism, health, the environment, the armed forces, the family planning, art and culture. There were, of course, children fantasy, such as folk stories, fables and fairy tales. All characters in the Si Unyil are hand puppets with the physical appearances of ordinary Indonesian faces. Traditional touch is strongly apparent in the show, from the suit of every characters to the stories that dealing with everyday life. Characters are divided into "good" and "bad" ones, where a group of three young children as good, while three other children as bad boys. Conflicts often arouse between the two groups with the ending always with a message to become a good children.