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'38 Parrots' (, translit. '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 chimpanzee Martyshka, the shy young elephant Slonyonok, the eccentric parrot Popugai, and the thoughtful boa Udav.[http://www.film.ru/articles/sudbu-38-popugaev-reshili-martyshka-i-udav . 38 ]. // film.ru, April 20, 2000.

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 Grigoriy Oster. The characters were voiced by popular actors Nadezhda Rumyantseva (Martyshka), Mikhail Kozakov (Slonyonok), Vasily Livanov (Udav) and Vsevolod Larionov (Popugai). The series' music is written by Vladimir Shainsky, Gennady Gladkov and Aleksei Shelygin.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070831034340/http://books.interros.ru/index.php?book=mult&id=25&mode=print ]

List of episodes



* "38 Parrots" / 38 (July 12, 1976)

* "Udav's Grandmother" / (April 19, 1977)

* "How to Cure Udav" / (September 7, 1977)

* "Where is Slonyonok Going" / (December 18, 1977)

* "Hello to Martyshka" / (February 13, 1978)

* "And What if It Works!" / ! (April 12, 1978)

* "Gymnastics for the Tail" / (March 29, 1979)

* "Tomorrow Will be Tomorrow" / (August 5, 1979)

* "The Great Closure" / (January 14, 1985)

* "Unobvious Textbook" / (July 15, 1991)

See also



* History of Russian animation

* List of stop-motion films

References




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