Nu_Pagadi-Classic_Soviet_Era_Cartoon_Series-(18 Eps-DivX-RU)

Nu Pogodi! (Animated Series)

* SoyuzMultfilm - Color, USSR (Russia)
* Director: Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin.
* Animated by: Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin.
* Written By: Feliks Kamov, Arkadi Khajt, Aleksandr Kurlyandsky
* Art Director: Svyatozar Rusakov
* Vocal Talent: Anatoli Papanov (The Wolf), Klara Rumyanova (Rabbit)
* Originally Released on January 01, 1969 aired on Soviet-TV



"Nu, pogodi" (or "Wait, I'll get you!" is a cartoon series from Russia. Not
to be confused with the German band bearing the same name.

Here's what the "Big Cartoon database" has to say about it:

"Originally started as a "Tom and Jerry" wannabe, the series
evolved into a completely different phenomenon. The chases,
spills and cartoon character mangling are still there-
but the series are also a poignant social satire. The Wolf
is a chain-smoking motorcycle-riding beer-guzzling proletarian.
The Rabbit has all the childish innocence and enthusiasm of
properly raised Soviet youth - and yet displays odd homoerotic
tendencies that were obviously missed by the government censors.

There is almost no dialogue, so it remains understandable by people
who speak no Russian, although non-Russians are unlikely to get the
"easter egg gags" hidden in the soundtrack and obscure pop-culture
references which are plentiful.

The soundtrack is a medley of pop tunes, each providing a
commentary on the action and (to a person knowledgeable in '70s
Soviet pop-music) is often funnier then the action. The few
original pieces written for the show were performed by (at the time)
the only Electronic Instruments Orchestra in Russia (featuring weird
analog synthesizers, theremins and other interesting devices)."

After Anatoli Papanov's death, his voice was sampled and used in later series.

The full series has been released on VHS and VCD and is available in
many stores that carry Eastern European books and videos.

(from http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/detailed.cgi?film=51216&p=s )


You can also find more details about it at:
http://www.russianword.com/shopping/B00005A8YK.htm


Screenshots:
http://www.iddk.ru/en/cdrom/52029.html

LCD Game SWF Included! I actually owned a real one at one time while growing up :)