The Return of the Prodigal Parrot explained

Alt Name:	Возвращение блудного попугая
Creator:	Aleksandr Kurlyandsky Valentin Karavaev
Director:	Valentin Karavaev Alexander Davydov
Voices:	Gennady Khazanov Igor Khristenko Margarita Korabelnikova Natalia Chenchik Klara Rumyanova
Country:	Soviet Union (episodes 1–3) Russia (episodes 4–6)
Language:	Russian
Num Episodes:	6
Runtime:	9–26 minute-long episodes approx.
Company:	Soyuzmultfilm

The Return of the Prodigal Parrot is a Soviet, later Russian, series of animated short films produced by Soyuzmultfilm.

Plot

The main character is parrot Kesha. He lives in the apartment of a student named Vovka. However, due to his short-tempered nature, Kesha periodically runs away and gets into trouble. But in the end he returns to Vovka. The humor of the series is based on Kesha's eccentric behavior.

Cast

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Nika Award for the best Animated Film of 1987.^[3]

See also

• History of Russian animation

External links

• • The Return of the Prodigal Parrot at Animator.ru

Notes and References

1. Web site: Новые приключения блудного попугая. animator.ru. Сергей Капков. 2002.
2. Web site: Изучение конфликтных ситуаций на материале мультфильма. Школьный психолог. Тевдорошвили О.. 2011-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110217104337/http://psy.1september.ru/view_article.php?ID=200901208.
3. Web site: Лауреаты Национальной кинематографической премии «НИКА» за 1987 год.