Nu, Pogodi is likely the most popular cartoon ever made by the Soviet film studio Soyuzmultfilm. The cartoon is sort of a cross between Tom and Jerry and the Coyote/Road Runner series. There isn’t much dialog, but there are a lot of visual representations of life in the Soviet Union, which makes these cartoons especially interesting.
There are two main characters: the wolf and the bunny. The wolf is the more developed character. He spends his time trying to catch the bunny. He rides a motorcycle, smokes, litters, has unkempt hair, and routinely breaks laws. The wolf was supposed to be a caricature of what was considered negative in Soviet life. The bunny is less developed, and is usually portrayed as simply avoiding the wolf’s schemes. Unfortunately, due to the nature of communism, only 20 episodes were produced over a span of around 30 years.
Because there is hardly any spoken dialog, the cartoons are easy to follow. “Nu, Pogodi” means “I’ll get you yet”, or, “just you wait,” and is usually uttered by the wolf at the end of each episode.
