The Return of the Prodigal Parrot
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| The Return of the Prodigal Parrot | |
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| Also known as | Возвращение блудного попугая |
| Created by | Aleksandr Kurlyandsky Valentin Karavaev |
| Directed by | Valentin Karavaev Alexander Davydov |
| Voices of | Gennady Khazanov Igor Khristenko Margarita Korabelnikova Natalia Chenchik Klara Rumyanova |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union (episodes 1–3) Russia (episodes 4–6) |
| Original language | Russian |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 9–26 minute-long episodes approx. |
| Production company | Soyuzmultfilm |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1984 – 2006 |
The Return of the Prodigal Parrot[a] (Russian: Возвращение блудного попугая, romanized: Vozvrashchenie bludnogo popugaya) is a Soviet, later Russian, series of animated short films produced by Soyuzmultfilm.
Plot
[edit]The main character is the parrot Kesha. He lives in the apartment of a student named Vovka. Due to his short-tempered and arrogant nature, Kesha periodically flies away and gets into trouble. But eventually he always returns to Vovka. The humor of the series is based on Kesha's eccentric behavior.
Cast
[edit]- Gennady Khazanov as parrot Kesha (episodes 1–3)
- Igor Khristenko as parrot Kesha (episodes 4–6)
- Margarita Korabelnikova as Vovka (episodes 1, 3) / crow Clara (episode 3)
- Natalia Chenchik as Vovka / crow Clara (episode 2)
- Olga Shorokhova as Vovka (episodes 4–6)
- Zinaida Naryshkina as crow Clara (episode 1)
- Klara Rumyanova as crow Clara (episode 4)
- Eduard Nazarov as cat Vasily (episode 1)
- Vyacheslav Nevinny as cat Vasily (episode 2)
- Valentin Karavaev as cat Vasily (episode 3)
- Anatoly Vologdin as cat Vasily (episode 5)
- Dmitry Novikov as cat Vasily (episode 6)
Episodes
[edit]- The Return of the Prodigal Parrot (episode 1) – 1984
- The Return of the Prodigal Parrot (episode 2) – 1987
- The Return of the Prodigal Parrot (episode 3) – 1988
- Kesha Parrot's Morning (episode 4) – 2002
- The new adventures of Kesha the parrot (episode 5) – 2005
- Parrot Kesha and the Monster (episode 6) – 2006
Trivia
[edit]- Episodes 1-3 were released in 1984–1988. The economic crisis of the 1990s in Russia delayed the release of the fourth episode for a long time, although the script was written. The animated series was only able to continue in the early 2000s.[1]
- Child psychologists use the plot of the cartoon to solve conflict situations with teenagers.[2]
Award
[edit]- Nika Award for the best Animated Film of 1987.[3]
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ "Prodigal parrot" is a pun with "prodigal son"
References
[edit]- ^ Сергей Капков (2002). "Новые приключения блудного попугая". animator.ru.
- ^ Тевдорошвили О. "Изучение конфликтных ситуаций на материале мультфильма". Школьный психолог. Archived from the original on 2011-02-17.
- ^ "Лауреаты Национальной кинематографической премии «НИКА» за 1987 год".