38 Parrots

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38 Parrots
Directed by Ivan Ufimtsev
Produced by Soyuzmultfilm
Written by Grigorii Oster
Starring Nadezhda Rumiantseva
Mikhail Kozakov
Vasilii Livanov
Vsevolod Larionov
Music by Gennadii Gladkov
Yuri Entin
Release date(s) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1991
Country USSR
Language Russian
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38 Parrots (Russian: 38 попугаев, Tridtsat' vosem' popugaev) is a series of ten children's cartoons produced in the Soviet Union between 1976 and 1991 by Soyuzmultfilm. Featuring animated puppets, the series portrays the amusing adventures of four friends: the talkative marmoset Martyshka, the shy young elephant Slonionok, the eccentric parrot Popugai, and the thoughtful boa Udav.

The title of the series comes from the very first episode, where Udav has his length measured in parrots. In most episodes the heroes solve paradoxes related to language and meaning. In one, for example, they discuss the number of nuts it takes to make a whole pile. In another, they tackle the problem of how to convey a greeting without it disappearing in transit.

The series was created by director Ivan Ufimtsev and artist Leonid Shvartsman, and scripted by children's author Grigorii Oster. The characters were voiced by popular actors Nadezhda Rumiantseva (Martyshka), Mikhail Kozakov (Slonionok), Vasilii Livanov (Udav) and Vsevolod Larionov (Popugai). The series includes songs by Gennadii Gladkov and Yuri Entin.

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  • 38 попугаев (1976)
  • 38 попугаев: Бабушка удава (1977)
  • 38 попугаев: Как лечить удава (1977)
  • 38 попугаев: Куда идёт слонёнок (1977)
  • 38 попугаев: А вдруг получится! (1978)
  • 38 попугаев: Привет мартышке (1978)
  • 38 попугаев: Завтра будет завтра (1979)
  • 38 попугаев: Зарядка для хвоста (1979)
  • 38 попугаев: Великое закрытие (1985)
  • 38 попугаев: Ненаглядное пособие (1991)

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Works of Yuriy Norshteyn
Director/Co-director
25th October, the First Day (1968) • The Battle of Kerzhenets (1971) • The Fox and the Hare (1973) • The Heron and the Crane (1974) • Hedgehog in the Fog (1975) • Tale of Tales (1979) • Winter Days (2003, segment) • The Overcoat (????)
Animator (selected films)
Lefty (1964) • Go There, Don't Know Where (1966) • Times of the Year (1969) • Cheburashka (1972) • Shapoklyak (1974) • 38 Parrots (1976) • Autumn (1982) • The Book of the Dead (2005)
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