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In classic [[Road Runner vs. Coyote]] fashion, it follows the adventures of an anthropomorphic wolf who constantly chases after a hare in an urban environment. The Hare is an embodiment of youth, athleticism and intellectual virtues, while the Wolf is a chain-smoking, alcohol-swilling lowlife.

 

Some of the shorts are available to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K85YnXMOozY&feature=player_embedded watch on YouTube] with English subtitles. The [http://www.archive.org/details/Nu_Pogodi Internet Archive] also has episodes, but without subtitles.

* [[Alla Pugacheva]]: As an [[Anthropomorphic Animal]] (a fox). Hare and Wolf run into her dressing room and then both end up singing her song, ''Iceberg''.

** Also in episode 14: ''Million Scarlet Roses'' plays in the background when Wolf visits Zayats. The fact that he came over wearing fancy clothing and bringing cider and red flowers just boosts the [[Ho Yay]] [[Up to Eleven]].

* [[The Alleged Car]]: Wolf's car in episode 14 - a total junker with mismatched wheels, a coal-powered engine (complete with a chimney), an umbrella for a brake, shoebrushes for windshield wipers, a bicycle handlebar for a steering wheel and a Mercedes-Benz hood ornament. It falls apart after Wolf gets out of it, but magically comes together as he gets in it later.

* [[Amusement Park]]: Setting for Episode 2.

* [[Beach Episode]]: The very first one, as well as episode 19.

* [[Call Back]]: In Episode 10 the Wolf has a dream that mirrors a scene in the first episode, except the roles are reversed and the Hare is pursuing him.

* [[Catapult Nightmare]]: Episode 17, in which the Wolf dreams of the Hare turning into a werewolf.

* [[Catch That Pigeon|Catch That Hare]]

* [[Determinator]]: see [[Catch Phrase]] above.

* [[Efficient Displacement]]: The Wolf does this in episode 2.

* [[Furry Confusion]]: One episode had Wolf running from an anthropomorphic lion, and another episode had him locked in a cage with a ''real'' lion.

* [[Instant Dogend]]

* [[Licensed Game]]: A release as a title from the [[Elektronika IM]] series of handheld games (said handheld is pictured on said trope's page).

* [[Mickey Mousing]]: The action is often synchronized with the music, while not shoving it in your face.

* [[Milestone Celebration]]: Epodode 17 was the 25th anniversary special. Wolf and Hare come out onstage in old-age makeup and canes before changing back to their old selves.

* [[New Year Has Come]]: Episode 8 (it looks like Christmas, but this is Soviet Russia).

* [[No Cartoon Fish]]

* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Wolf is almost always wearing a pink shirt. He also has pink ''[[Goofy Print Underwear|flower-printed boxers]]''.

* [[Recurring Character]]: The most frequent one is a hippopotamus who the Wolf always accidentally antagonizes while chasing after the Hare, much to the Wolf's eventual regret. A cat magician also pops up from time to time.

* [[Silence Is Golden]]: Other than the Wolf's [[Catch Phrase]] line, there is very little dialogue.

* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Wolf was originally portrayed as more of a law-breaking rebel with a bad smoking habit. He's quit by episode 20, though, replacing his trademark crooked cigarette with a lollipop.

* [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics]]: Oddly, the little hare, who, despite sporting long eyelashes, big blue eyes and pink cheeks, engaging in girly activities such as watering flowers and being voiced by a woman, is (the artist insists) a male.

** There's no [[Viewer Gender Confusion]] in this case, because the hare in question is called/named just the Hare, and the Russian word for "hare" ("Zayats") is masculine by default, implying that the Hare is indeed a boy. Don't ask. He is also wearing shorts. The trope ''is'' played straight with a lot of other anthropomorphic animals appearing in the series, whose genders are determined mostly through the pants vs. skirt method.

* [[Title Drop]]

* [[Trapped in TV Land]]: Episode 9, except it's a real TV studio rather than a fictional TV universe where Wolf is trapped.

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Hare does this on one occasion. Unluckily, he's dressed like a famous Russian singer and he happens to get stuck on stage in front of hundreds of fans.

 

[[Category:Eastern European Animation]]

[[Category:The Sixties]]

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