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Nu, pogodi!" which translates as "Well, Hare... Well, just you wait!". In spite of his rough appearance, many of the Wolf's attempts to catch the Hare are often characterized by unexpected abilities on his part (including figure skating, ballet, gymnastics, and waltzing) for humorous contrast.
Well, Just You Wait!: Created by Aleksandr Kurlyandskiy, Arkadiy Khayt, Feliks Kamov. With Anatoliy Papanov, Klara Rumyanova, Igor Khristenko, Olga Zvereva. The series follows the comical adventures of a mischievous yet artistic Wolf , trying to catch - and presumably eat Hare.
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- 1969-05-06
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Arkadi Khajt. Writer (21 Episodes) Felix Kandel. Writer (21 Episodes) Follows the comical adventures of a mischievous yet artistic wolf [Volk], trying to catch a hare [Zayats]. The series has additional characters that usually either help the hare or interfere with the wolf's plans.
Overview. Follows the comical adventures of a mischievous yet artistic wolf [Volk], trying to catch a hare [Zayats]. The series has additional characters that usually either help the hare or interfere with the wolf's plans. Felix Kandel.
- Contents
- Characters
- Production
- Cultural References
- Critical and Popular Reception
- List of Episodes
- Cast and Crew
- Music
- Video Games
- See Also
1Characters2Production3Cultural references4Critical and popular receptionThe Hare
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...
The Wolf
The Wolf, commonly transliterated into English as Volk (Russian: Волк), is initially portrayed as a hooligan who eagerly turns to vandalism, abuses minors, breaks laws, and is a smoker. His appearance was inspired by a person the director Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin saw on the street, specifically a man with long hair, a protruding belly, and a thick cigarette between his lips.The character was originally voiced by Anatoli Papanov. His most common line throughout the series when things are not go...
Other characters
The story also features a supporting cast of animal characters, the most commonly appearing of whom is the physically strong and heavy Hippopotamus (Russian: Бегемот Begemot), who participates in various roles (e.g., a museum caretaker, shop keeper, passer-by, doorkeeper, etc.) and whom the Wolf usually annoys and has to run away from. In Episode #5(1972), the Hare finds the Wolf hidden among watermelons (the Wolf's cap camouflages him in the scene). The Hare recommends to the passing Hippopo...
1960s to 1980s
The writer Aleksandr Kurlyandsky created the script of Nu, pogodi!together with Felix Kandel and Arkady Khait. Kurlyandsky is the only one of them who worked on all 20 episodes of the series. The original script for Nu, pogodi! was created for the animation studio Soyuzmultfilm in Moscow by the writers Felix Kandel, Arkady Khait, and Aleksandr Kurlyandsky, whose works included humourist and satirical writings. Most directors of Soyuzmultfilm rejected the script, but Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin wa...
1990s to present
Anatoli Papanov as depicted on a 2001 stamp, voice of the Wolf in episodes 1 to 16. Production was put on hold after his death, but archived voice recordings of him were later used for the 17th and 18th episode.It turned out that all outtakes of Papanov's work for the series had been archived. The voice samples were used for the creation of the 17th and 18th episodes in 1993. They were produced by Soyuzmultfilm in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute for Professional Advancement of Film...
Sister Alenushka Weeping about Brother Ivanushka (painting by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1881), Russian variant collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Narodnye russkie skazki. The female Fox singer in Episode 15 is based upon Alla Pugacheva. The Hare's subsequent performance in the drag is a parody of one of her songs popular at the time. A cameo of a sitting ...
A USSR stamp from 1988, depicting Nu, pogodi! The series was, for many years, hugely popular among the Soviet public, and it is popular in the Federation to this day. The critical reaction of the director's colleagues was less favourable. The director's son Aleksey Kotyonochkin recalls how, although nobody said it to his father outright, the animat...
Note: The episodes of Nu, pogodi!were not named but rather numbered. Each episode has a different setting: There was also a promotional 30 min. long episode show including various characters from Soviet cartoons released in 1981 called The Lost Episodes. The show featured three never before seen sequences of Nu Pogodi!of approximate 10 min. length ...
Directors
1. Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin − 1–18 2. Vladimir Tarasov − 17–18 3. Aleksey Kotyonochkin − 19–21
Screenplay
1. Felix Kandel (credited as Felix Kamov) − 1–7 and 19–21 2. Arkady Khait − 1–16 3. Aleksandr Kurlyandsky − all
Main animators – character development
1. Svetozar Rusakov − 1–16 2. Aleksey Kotyonochkin − 17–18 3. Svetlana Davidova − 19 and 21
A number of memorable tunes were written or selected to match the action sequences of the cartoon. The majority of the soundtrack was edited directly from various international lounge and dance LP records from the 1960s–1980s, many of which were part of the music supervisors' personal collections.These recordings were not listed in the credits, so ...
Nu, pogodi! has been adapted into a number of video games. In 1984, an LCD game titled Nu, pogodi!was released in the Soviet Union. Between 2002 and 2010, the Russian video game company SoftClub released five different PC games based on the cartoon series.
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Well, Just You Wait!: With Klara Rumyanova, Vladimir Ferapontov. TV episode #1. How the Wolf decided to become a walrus. TV episode #2. The Hare saves his friends from the Wolf. TV episode #3. The Hare saves the Wolf from an angry bull.