In the fall of 2012, one of the most discussed topics in society was the adoption on September 1 of the law "On the Protection of Children from Information harmful to their health and development." At the same time, rumors spread that the Soviet cartoon "Wait a minute!" 1969, along with many others, will be limited to display.
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In anticipation of the adoption of the Child Protection Act of September 1, 2012, there was much discussion on the Internet that a number of well-known Soviet cartoons would fall into the 18+ category. Among them were called - "Wait a minute!" (1969), “Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena” (1969, 1971), “Carlson, who lives on the roof” (1955), “Hedgehog in the Fog” (1975), “Winnie the Pooh and all-all-all” (1969), "Bremen Town Musicians" (1969), "Three from Prostokvashino" (1978), etc. It was assumed that their broadcasting would be banned on TV channels from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time, and when broadcasting, they would have to be accompanied by a message in the form of a running line and the restrictions for viewing by a children's audience.
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The reasons for such fears were that in the cartoon "Well, wait a minute!" allegedly there is propaganda of smoking, unhealthy lifestyles, hooliganism, and cruelty to animals. For example, one of the main characters, the Wolf, in the cartoon periodically smokes a pipe and cigarettes. Because of this, it was expected that "Wait a minute!" banned from showing children under 18 years of age. If the channel wants to show it in the daytime, then you will have to cut out the moments that caused the cartoon to be limited.
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At the same time, there were reports on the Internet that the rumor was not true, and the 18+ category actually didn’t get the Soviet cartoon “Wait a minute!”, But the eponymous Swedish film of the same name. In fact, the registry of films and cartoons is presented on the official website of the Ministry of the Russian Federation, and in the line "Restrictions on viewing" for the episodes of the cartoon "Well, wait a minute!" it says "For any viewer audience." Thus, the cartoon was not banned, and rumors appeared due to unverified information and exaggeration of journalists.
