Creating a cartoon about the parrot Kesha: interesting facts and history

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Old cartoon makes people nostalgic. This also applies to the iconic "Parrot Kesha". This piece has its own little history. The writers and animators put a piece of themselves into it. Therefore, watching the cartoon is so joyful and interesting over and over again.

Storyline of the cartoon

The main character is shown to the viewer as "a hero of our time." All the actions of the cartoon "Parrot Kesha" take place in a fictional city in Russia and its outskirts. The character lives with his master Vovka, has a quick-tempered and somewhat arrogant character. As a result, Kesha's parrot often has outbursts of anger, which causes him to run away from home. Outside the home, he always gets into trouble, after which he returns to Vovka with an apology. The cartoon "Parrot Kesha" makes fun of the behavior of people of the era of the 1980s and 2000s. This is done through the main character and his actions.

How the cartoon was created

It has been observed that all brilliant works of art were created by accident. The same applies to the cartoon ParrotKesha. Valentin Karavaev was at the animation studio when the idea came to him. He noticed a parrot on the street, which obviously ran away from home. This bird was not at a loss and joined the flock of sparrows. Kurlyandsky liked this idea, and they began to invent the story of Kesha the Parrot. No one in the team knew this storyline would be popular with viewers.

Creating animation was a pleasure for the whole team. Thanks to this, the team worked sincerely and with soul. Only 3 parts of the story came out of these people, but in the future there were projects involving the character. All series of the cartoon "Parrot Kesha" are as follows:

• Return of the Prodigal Parrot - 3 parts from Soyuzmultfilm.
• "Morning parrot Kesha".
• “The New Adventures of Kesha the Parrot.”
• "Kesh the Parrot and the Monster"

Undoubtedly, this cartoon has become a native for almost every inhabitant of the USSR. Thanks to humor and an interesting story that shows some of the people around Kesha the parrot.

Cartoon characters

The creators have added quite a few characters, but each of them affects the development of the plot. Among them there are no sharply negative characters. Almost everyone is neutral about the parrot. Characters who participated in the cartoon:

• Vovka. This is an ordinary boy who is constantly learning. He is patient with his capricious parrot. Vova turns a blind eye to all the tricks of Kesha and continues to take care of the pet.
• Fat cat. He is depicted as a very lazy and selfish creature. Lives with the richhosts. Sometimes he admires the actions of the parrot Kesha. Sometimes despises everything the protagonist does.
• Parrot Kesha. This is the main character. He has a very complex character. It has the qualities of a selfish, short-tempered and capricious character.
• Crow. She is always in a landfill, where she tries to get food and valuables. Admires the main character, repeating every now and then: "Lovely!".
• Sparrow. He has made several appearances in the cartoon. This character understands the main character very well.
• Angry boy. This hero bought a parrot and put it in a cage. At home, he made Kesha do all the dirty and difficult work.
• Vasily. A simple-minded tractor driver who treats a parrot with kindness. This is a calm person who sometimes shares useful tips with Kesha.

In addition to these characters, a policeman appeared in the new version of the cartoon. He regularly follows the laws and punishes anyone who breaks them. They treat him neutrally, because there is no obvious hostility at all.

Voice cartoon

The sound of the protagonist is one of the most important components of the work. There was a good actor in this cartoon - Gennady Khazanov. He voiced characters in Just You Wait and The Adventures of Leopold the Cat. He got used to the role of a capricious parrot well, which made him fall in love with the public. The team used professional voice recording equipment. Therefore, the cartoon "Parrot Kesha" has become so loved by the audience. This is confirmed by the recognition of the character.

Interesting Kesha Parrot Facts

Due to the beginning of the economic crisis in 1990, Soyuzmultfilm postponed the release of the fourth series of the cartoon. All the actions of the characters had already been written, it only remained to arrange all the details. The main director wanted to sign a contract with an animation studio in Germany, they were interested in filming Kesha the Parrot. However, their joint cartoon was never created.

A. Kurlyandsky wrote several more plot continuations of the cartoon in the form of books. However, he did not manage to implement them in the animation plan. This was affected by the lack of finances and assistants.

By the way, psychologists use the model from this work for dialogues with teenagers. They take Kesha's behavior as a basis and try to help children who begin to behave capriciously and selfishly. Also, all situations in the cartoon helped families understand their children.

The image of the famous parrot is not tied to the studio. Therefore, it is used in various pirated products. Some foreign studios create animation using the image of Kesha's parrot. Other products are also made with the participation of the character: coloring books, notebooks, stationery, and so on.