Nu Pogodi!
| Well, Just You Wait! | |
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| Also known as | Ну, погоди! |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
Felix Kandel Arkadi Khait Aleksandr Kurlyandsky |
| Directed by |
Gennady Sokolsky (pilot only) Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin Vladimir Tarasov Aleksey Kotyonochkin |
| Voices of |
Anatoli Papanov Klara Rumyanova Igor Khristenko Olga Zvereva |
| Country of origin |
Soviet Union (episodes 1-16) Russia (episodes 17-20) |
| Original language(s) | Russian |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 10 minutes approx. |
| Production company(s) |
Soyuzmultfilm (episodes 1-18) Studio 13 (episodes 17-18) Christmas Films (episodes 19-20) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Советское Центральное Телевидение (1969-1991) 1-й канал Останкино/Общественное Российское Телевидение/Первый канал (1991-2006) CITV (2014-present) |
| Original release | 14 June 1969 – 7 October 2006 |
Well, Just You Wait! (Russian: Ну, погоди!, tr. Nu, pogodi!, IPA: [ˈnu pəɡɐˈdʲi]) is a Soviet/Russian animated series produced by Soyuzmultfilm. The series debuted in 1969 and became popular in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries. The latest episode was produced in 2006.
The series follows the comical adventures of a mischievous yet artistic Wolf (Волк), trying to catch — and presumably eat Hare (Заяц). It features additional characters that usually either help the hare or interfere with the Wolf's plans. The original film language is Russian, but very little speech is used, usually interjections or at most several sentences per episode. The series' most common line is the titular "Nu, pogodi!", recited by the wolf when his plans fail. It also includes many grunts, laughs, and songs.
The Hare, commonly transliterated into English as Zayats (Russian: Заяц), is portrayed as a supposedly positive hero. He gets much less screen time and is less developed than the Wolf, and most of his actions are simply reactions to the Wolf's schemes. In later episodes, the role of the Hare becomes more active and developed, and he even manages to save the Wolf on several occasions. The Hare is portrayed as a percussionist in a number of episodes. The character was originally voiced by Klara Rumyanova.
The Hare is almost always seen wearing the same green T-shirt and dark green shorts, unlike the Wolf's ever-varying wardrobe. There are rare exceptions, however: in the prologue of Episode 8, he appears in an ice-skating outfit, and later on in the same episode he is dressed with intentional absurdity as the grandfatherly Ded Moroz (Father Frost), the silliness of which is only heightened by the Wolf then appearing as his granddaughter, Snegurochka, aka the Snow Maiden.
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