Masha and the Bear (2009)

Original title

Маша и Медведь

Directed by

Oleg Kuzovkov, Oleg Uzhinov, Natalya Malgina

Genre

children's television series

Country

Russia

Length

8 seasons, 208 episodes

Rated

TV-Y

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 417 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A very young girl named Masha has adventures with a bear she calls Mishka. The bear is her caring friend who always keeps her safe from disasters.

playfulwhimsicalgentlecheerfullightheartedbrightlivelyinnocent

What happens

Masha and the Bear (Russian: Maша и Медвeдь, romanized: Masha i Medved', pronounced [ˈmaʂə ɪ mʲɪdˈvʲetʲ]) is a Russian preschool comedy animated television series created by Oleg Kuzovkov and produced by Animaccord Animation Studio, loosely based on the oral children's folk story of the same name. The series focuses on the adventures of a very young girl named Masha and a bear (whom she dubs "Mishka"), her caring friend who always keeps her safe from disasters. The episode "Recipe for Disaster" (Russian: Маша плюс каша, romanized: Masha plyus kasha) has over 4.6 billion views on YouTube as of June 2026, making it the site's sixteenth most viewed video of all time. The show was first launched on 7 January 2009. The show provides the basis for the Masha and The Bear Land of Laughter, an area with attractions aimed at younger children at the theme park The Land of Legends, near Antalya, Turkey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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