page_title: Well, Just You Wait!
section_title: 1990s to present
hierarchical_section_title: Well, Just You Wait! / Production / 1990s to present
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der russische Animationsfilmregisseur und Artdirector Alexei Kotjonotschkin (Алексей Котёночкин) bei einer Pressekonferenz im Moskauer Zoo zur kommenden Premiere der 19. und 20. Folge der Animationsserie Hase und Wolf (Nu, pogodi!). Ihre Produktion wurde von der Lebensmitteldiscounter-Kette Pjatjorotschka (Pyaterochka) finanziert. Kotjonotschkin führte bei beiden Folgen Regie und ist der Sohn von Wjatscheslaw Kotjonotschkin, dem Regisseur der Folgen 1 bis 18 von Hase und Wolf. English: The Russian director of animated films and art director Aleksey Kotyonochkin (or Alexei Kotyonochkin/Kotenochkin, Алексей Котёночкин) at a press conference at Moscow Zoo on the upcoming premiere of the 19th and 20th episode of the animated series Nu, pogodi! Their production was funded by the discount grocery store chain Pyaterochka. Kotyonochkin directed both episodes and is the son of Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin, director of episodes 1 to 18 of Nu, pogodi! Русский: Алексей Котёночкин
context_page_description: Well, Just You Wait! is a Soviet, later Russian, animated series produced by Soyuzmultfilm. The series debuted in 1969 and became popular in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries. 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. The last episode was produced in 2006.
  The series follows the comical adventures of a mischievous yet artistic Wolf, trying to catch – and presumably eat Hare. 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!", yelled by the wolf when his plans fail. It also includes many grunts, laughs, and songs.
context_section_description: It turned out that all outtakes of Papanov's work for the series had been archived.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, Television and Radio Workers (credited as Studio 13) and were co-directed by Vladimir Tarasov. The 17th episode in particular was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Nu, pogodi! Both shorts are notable for their use of product placement for the sponsor of the films, AMT, as well as for Nokia. Kotyonochkin's son Aleksey Kotyonochkin, who had also become an animation artist, took part in their production, although he had unsuccessfully tried to convince his father to not to participate. The two episodes were met with negative reactions.
  In February 2005, the supermarket chain Pyaterochka announced that they had purchased the rights to create two new Nu, pogodi! films. The idea to support the production of new episodes arose during a corporate party of the company in 2003. Late Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin's son Aleksey was offered to direct them, but initially hesitated to accept, as he was not sure whether the standards set in Soviet times could be achieved, and also because of the failure of the 17th and 18th episode. He eventually agreed and assembled a team of young animators at the studio Christmas Films, their average age being 30. The production was funded by Pyaterochka with a budget of 400.000 dollars.
  The scripts were written by Nu, pogodi! co-creators Aleksandr Kurlyandsky and Felix Kandel again, the latter being involved in the creation of new episodes for the first time in more than three decades. The actors Igor Khristenko and Olga Zvereva became the new voices of Wolf and Hare, respectively. It was stated that their voices are "virtually indistinguishable" from the original ones.
  It was not possible anymore to simply insert popular international music into the shorts like during Soviet times, as copyright had to be taken into account now. The budget did not allow for obtaining music rights. Therefore, it was decided to approach a domestic artist, namely Andrei Derzhavin of the band Mashina Vremeni, who immediately agreed to create a diverse soundtrack. In an interview, Kotyonochkin noted that Nu, pogodi! and Mashina Vremeni debuted the same year.
  On 16 September 2005, a costume parade was held on the Arbat in honour of the cartoon's revival. The premiere of episode 19 took place on 22 December of the same year. Unlike the previous two episodes, the Pyaterochka-funded shorts are free of advertising, the sponsor is only mentioned in the credits.
  For two years, the latest two Nu, pogodi! episodes were largely unavailable to the public and were only shown at certain film festivals. However, in late December 2007 a DVD was finally released in Russia which contained the two films, as well as a making-of film and comics drawn by Aleksey Kotyonochkin. As of now, it is available only in the supermarket chains Pyaterochka and Perekryostok.
  Regarding questions on a possible continuation of the series, Kotyonochkin stated in 2006 that it is "impossible to produce the series endlessly" and that they didn't intend to "copy Tom and Jerry". If a follow-up was made, it would be very different from the existing films according to Kotyonochkin, possibly a full-length film in the format of 3D animation with a brand new story.
caption: Aleksey Kotyonochkin, son of Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin, worked with his father on episodes 17 and 18 as their art director. More than a decade later, Aleksey himself directed two episodes of Nu, pogodi!
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