Thursday, July 30, 2009

Ну, погоди!



Nu pogodi! which means something like 'You just wait' is a Russian animated series. The series was created in 1969 and became a popular cartoon of the Soviet Union. One I crew up with and a very funny one indeed. The series follows the comical adventures of an artistic and mischievous wolf trying to catch (and presumably eat) a hare. Like Tom and Jerry, the series has additional characters that usually either help the hare or interfere with the wolf's plans.
The Wolf is initially portrayed as a hooligan who eagerly turns to vandalism, abuses minors, breaks laws, and is a heavy smoker. The Hare on the other side 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. Therefore, the sympathies of some viewers are more with the Wolf. I just love it and its a great thing to be able to find those episodes on the internet again.

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