The Return of the Prodigal Parrot () is a Soviet, later Russian, series of animated short films produced by Soyuzmultfilm.
Plot 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 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. Child psychologists use the plot of the cartoon to solve conflict situations with teenagers.
Award Nika Award for the best Animated Film of 1987.
See also
History of Russian animation
Notes
References
External links
The Return of the Prodigal Parrot at Animator.ru