The Return of the Prodigal Parrot
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
- Igor Khristenko as parrot Kesha
- Margarita Korabelnikova as Vovka / crow Clara
- Natalia Chenchik as Vovka / crow Clara
- Olga Shorokhova as Vovka
- Zinaida Naryshkina as crow Clara
- Klara Rumyanova as crow Clara
- Eduard Nazarov as cat Vasily
- Vyacheslav Nevinny as cat Vasily
- Valentin Karavaev as cat Vasily
- Anatoly Vologdin as cat Vasily
- Dmitry Novikov as cat Vasily
Episodes
- The Return of the Prodigal Parrot – 1984
- The Return of the Prodigal Parrot – 1987
- The Return of the Prodigal Parrot – 1988
- Kesha Parrot's Morning – 2002
- The new adventures of Kesha the parrot – 2005
- Parrot Kesha and the Monster – 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.