Masha and the Bear

Masha and the Bear
Masha and the Bear 2023 logo
Genre
Created byOleg Kuzovkov
Screenplay by
  • Oleg Kuzovkov
  • Oleg Uzhinov
  • Natalya Rumiantseva
  • Denis Chervyatsov
  • Nikolai Kuzovkov
  • Joe Ksander
  • Kevin R. Adams
  • Ernest Kataev
  • Greg Nix
  • Marina Sycheva
  • Alex Budovslky
  • Hunter Cope
  • Aleksey Karanovich
  • Aleksandr Filyurin
  • Vadim Golovanov
  • Ekaterina Kozhushanaya
Directed by
  • Denis Chervyatsov
  • Oleg Kuzovkov
  • Oleg Uzhinov
  • Marina Nefedova
  • Olga Baulina
  • Roman Kozich
  • Georgiy Orlov
  • Vladislav Bayramgulov
  • Natalya Malgina
  • Andrey Belyaev
  • Ilya Trusov
  • Vasily Bogatyrev
Voices of
  • Yulia Zunikova (Masha)
  • Alina Kukushkina (Dasha)
  • Boris Kutnevich & Irina Kukushkina (Bear)
  • Mark Kutnevich (Panda & Rabbit)
  • Eduard Nazarov (Santa Claus)
Music byVasily Bogatyrev
Opening themeMasha and the Bear Theme Song
Country of originRussia
Original languageRussian
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes156 + 2 Specials (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Andrey Dobrunov
  • Oleg Kuzovkov
  • Dmitry Loveyko
  • Marina Ratina
  • Maria Demina
  • Sergey Martynov
Animators
  • Darya Matreshina
  • Tatyana Bolotnova
  • Alexey Borzykh
  • Sergey Kuligin
  • Sergey Sharigin
  • Elena Saraeva
  • Vadim Smaga
  • Sergey Artyukh
  • Yana Zavyalova
  • Michael Milotvorskiy
  • Mihail Tarasov
Running time7–8 minutes
Production companyAnimaccord Animation Studio
Original release
Release7 January 2009 (2009-01-07) –
present
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Masha and the Bear (Russian: Ма́ша и Медве́дь, romanized: Másha i Medvéd', 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.

Masha and The Bear is the most watched preschool series in the world, with 36 times more requests than the average. It is also the fifth most-watched youth series (0–18) worldwide, just ahead of Peppa Pig.[1][better source needed]

Many of the episodes have been successful on YouTube. In particular, the original Russian-language version of the episode "Recipe for Disaster" (Russian: Маша плюс каша, romanized: Masha plyus kasha) has almost 4.5 billion views as of April 2022, making it the site's fourteenth most viewed video of all time, and the most viewed video on YouTube that is not a music video.[2]

The show was first launched on January 7, 2009, and it was the first Russian-produced animated TV show to be released in 4K.[citation needed]

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 Land of Legends, near Antalya, Turkey.[3]

  1. ^ Giltrow, Sam (2 February 2022). "Masha and the Bear ranked as top in-demand preschool show". Licensing.biz. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (4 February 2016). "Russian cartoon Masha and the Bear has been watched more than a billion times on YouTube". The Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Masha and The Bear Land of Laughter". Land of Legends. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.