Well, Just You Wait!

Well, Just You Wait!
Also known asНу, погоди!
I'll Get you!
You Just Wait
GenreComedy
Action
Created byFelix Kandel
Arkady Khait
Aleksandr Kurlyandsky
Directed byGennady Sokolsky (pilot only)
Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin
Vladimir Tarasov
Aleksey Kotyonochkin
Andrey Zhidkov
Voices ofAnatoli Papanov
Klara Rumyanova
Igor Khristenko
Olga Zvereva
Ivan Nev
Boris Novikov
Garik Kharlamov
Dmitriy Khrustalev
Country of originSoviet Union (episodes 1–16)
Russia (episodes 17–22)
Original languageRussian
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time10 minute-long episodes approx.
Production companiesSoyuzmultfilm (episodes 1–18)
Studio 13 (episodes 17–18)
Christmas Films (episodes 19–20)
Original release
NetworkSoviet Central Television (1969–1991)
Channel 1 Ostankino (1991–1995)
Channel One Russia (1995–2006)
Release14 June 1969 (1969-06-14) –
23 December 2017 (2017-12-23)
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Well, Just You Wait![1] (Russian: Ну, погоди!, romanizedNu, pogodi!, Russian pronunciation: [nʊpəgɐˈdʲi]) Also known as I'll get you![2] in official translations, is a Soviet, later Russian, series of animated short films produced by Soyuzmultfilm. In the 2014 all-Russian poll, Well, Just You Wait! won by a wide margin as people's favourite cartoon/animated series of all time.[3]

The series follows the comical adventures of 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 eponymous "Nu, pogodi!", yelled by the wolf when his plans fail. It also includes many grunts, laughs, and songs.

  1. ^ Giannalberto Bendazzi (2016). Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style – The Three Markets. — Boca Raton: CRC Press, p. 289 ISBN 978-1-138-85481-9
  2. ^ "Golden Collection". Archived from the original on 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ Well, Just You Wait! turned to be the most beloved animation in Russia by RIA Novosti, 26 February 2014 (in Russian)