| Masha and the Bear | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Oleg Kuzovkov |
| Screenplay by | Oleg Kuzovkov Oleg Užinov Natalya Rumiantseva Denis Chervyatsov Nikolai Kuzovkov Joe Ksander Kevin R. Adams Ernest Kataev Greg Nix Marina Sycheva Alex Budovsky 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 by | Vasily Bogatyrev |
| Opening theme | Masha and the Bear Theme Song |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Original language | Russian |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 117 (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 (35 episode Fotografia) Sergey Sharigin Elena Saraeva Vadim Smaga Sergey Artyukh Yana Zavyalova Michael Milotvorskiy Mihail Tarasov |
| Running time | 7-8 minutes |
| Production company | Animaccord Animation Studio |
| Original release | |
| Release | 7 January 2009 – present |
Masha and the Bear (Russian: Ма́ша и Медве́дь, romanized: Máša i Medvéd' Russian pronunciation: [ˈmaʂə i mʲɪdˈvʲetʲ]) is a Russian preschool comedy computer-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 show focuses on the adventures of a very young girl named Masha and her caring friend, the bear (miška) that 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]
Many of the episodes have been successful on YouTube. In particular, the Russian-language version of the episode "Маша плюс каша" ("Maša plûs kaša" or "Recipe for Disaster") has almost 4.5 billion views as of April 2022, making it the site's twelfth 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 2016 of June. It was the first Russian-produced animated TV show to be released in 4K.
Plot
Masha is a four-year-old girl who lives in the forest with her pig, goat, and dog. In the first episode, it is shown that all the animals in the forest are afraid of her, as she is constantly forcing them to play with her. Then Masha sees a butterfly and inadvertently follows it inside the home of the Bear, who has gone fishing. While playing there, she makes a big mess. When he returns, he sees the disaster caused by Masha. The Bear tries to get rid of Masha but after multiple failed attempts, the unlikely duo become friends.[3]
In each episode of the show, Masha is portrayed as a bright little girl who loves exploring the world around her. Masha's shenanigans result in unexpected but entertaining situations that are at the heart of the show's episodes. The kind-hearted Bear is always trying to keep Masha out of trouble. There are several supporting characters in the series, including Masha's cousin Dasha, a penguin adopted by the Bear, a young panda cub from China (the Bear's cousin), two wolves who live in an old UAZ ambulance, a tiger that used to work with the Bear in the circus, and a Female Bear that is the object of the Bear's affections. Characters also include a hare, squirrels and hedgehogs, a pig called Rosie, a goat, and a dog who all live in Masha's front yard.[4]
Characters
Main
Masha
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- Masha (a diminutive form of Maria) is a 4-year-old girl who is portrayed as naughty and hyperactive, and always thinks about playing. She lives in a house near a railway station; near her house there is a path that leads to the Bear's house. Masha loves the bear very much, but in her games she tends to create problems for him. In the series, neither Masha's parents nor the parents of her friends are shown. She loves sweets, jumping in a bucket, and looking at drawings of her and Bear. Masha's character combines the characteristics of 4-year-old (making grammatical errors when speaking, crying when she is not given what she wants) with adult skills (playing tennis, fishing, making preserves, playing electric guitar and throwing tantrums). In the episode "God Save the Queen", it is revealed that Masha has super strength, as she managed to pull a multi-ton train near her house just to give an elegant reception for the Lion King. She is voiced by Alina Kukushkina in Russian, and in English by Elsie Fisher.[5] In subsequent seasons, Masha was dubbed by Rebecca Bloom (ep. 27–39), Angelica Keamy (ep. 40–52), Giulia De Carvalho (53-91), and now dubbed by Kaitlyn McCormick. She is usually shown wearing a white shirt under a purple dress with a purple hood covering her short hair.
Bear
- The bear is a retired circus Kamchatka brown bear who lives in a house hollowed out of a tree in the forest. His past occupation makes him very talented in performing arts (like juggling, unicycling, and even stage magic) although he's also known to dabble into other hobbies and even some intellectual pursuits. Some episodes feature flashbacks in which he remembers his childhood as a cub in the same house. In the Russian-language version, Masha calls him "Mishka" (Russian: Мишка, a diminutive form of Russian name Misha, lit. "Mikey", fig. "Little Bear"), the traditional name given to bears in Russian tales. He is a huge bear with a big heart and he is Masha's father-like figure, as well as a friendly figure to her. He was voiced by Boris Kutnevich & Irina Kukushkina. He earlier also resided in Moscow.
Masha's Pets
- A terrier, a goat, and a pig (and in the episode "How They Met", three chickens) who live outside Masha's house in her front yard, but almost every time Masha comes out, they hide themselves to avoid her. The Pig is often forced to play with Masha, who makes it dress up like a baby in a stroller. In the episode "Dance Fever" it is revealed that the pig's name is Rosie.
The Wild Animals
- The wild animals are a Rabbit, red squirrels, hedgehogs, and two wolves. Masha and a certain Hare—in “One, two three! Light the Christmas Tree”, Father Frost’s list calls him ‘Bunny’, and in “Surprise! Surprise!” he delivers painted eggs—often play hockey together (and make a mess or accidentally hurt someone). The Hare is occasionally an antagonist of the Bear, due to stealing carrots from the Bear's garden. The two Wolves live in a derelict ambulance car on top of a hill, often looking for something to eat, and act as medics for any apparent injuries or illnesses, though they sometimes fear Masha (living in an ambulance cab and acting as medics is a pun on the Russian idiomatic expression Волки — санитары леса, "wolves are orderlies of the woods").
She-Bear
- The She-Bear is a female grizzly bear. The Bear is enamored of her and sometimes goes out of his way to impress her. The first time she rebuffed him in favor of the Black Bear, only to later realize how self-absorbed the Black Bear is. Another time, she turned her nose up at the Bear's classical guitar playing as she preferred more modern music.[6] Even so, the She-Bear usually opens up to the Bear, such as the time she agreed to have a dinner with him, and she is sometimes kind to Masha, such as giving her a fashion magazine, helping to train her for her tennis match against the Black Bear, and helping her learn to ice-skate.
Dasha
- Dasha is Masha's cousin from Moscow, who looks like Masha, but is more "ladylike", has platinum-blonde hair and blue eyes (Masha's are green), wears boxy blue-rimmed glasses and an orange dress. She is afraid of the Bear and calls him "Shaggy", "Monster" and "Beast".[7] She is voiced by Alina Kukushkina.
Panda
- Panda is a panda cub and the Bear's young cousin from China. He and Masha are rivals, often bickering every time he comes for a visit, but they occasionally get along and have fun together.
Recurring
Lion
- A lion wearing a crown, who is a good friend of the bear. He sometimes visits the bear, to play together the game of chess or for collective outdoor adventures. He was always disturbed by Masha, sometimes being advised to him not to help bear as a king is not supposed to help anyone. Once the lion offered his crown to Masha, making her a queen for temporary basis.
Whiskers n' Stripes
- A Siberian tiger who is Bear's best friend from their days performing together in the Moscow circus.
The Black Bear
- A Himalayan black bear, who is Bear's worst enemy and Bear's chief rival for the attentions of the She-Bear. The Black Bear has an arrogant and unsportsmanlike personality, cheating to win against Masha in a tennis game, and laughing at her when she grows gigantic. Bear's biggest fear is if Black Bear and She-Bear marry, which is shown in Game Over when Bear imagines what will happen if he plays games his whole life.
Penguin
- An Adélie penguin that first appears in "The Foundling", as an egg that Masha finds and makes the Bear hatch. The Penguin quickly imprints on the Bear as his parental-figure and the Bear forms a sincere bond with him, but chooses to send the Penguin to live in Antarctica for his own health.[8] Even so, they stay in touch and the Penguin once visited.
Ded Moroz (fig. Grandfather Frost)
- A Russian version of Santa Claus (from Russian fairy tales) who appears in Christmas-themed episodes.
Four-eyed aliens
Twelve Months
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
Sources
According to the project's director, Denis Chervyatsov,
Masha was based on a real person… In the 1990s, the project's artistic director, Oleg Kuzovkov, was on holiday when he saw a little girl on the beach. The child was so genuine and open that she could easily walk up to a stranger and play chess with him or pick up his flippers and go swimming. However, after a few days, the vacationers began to hide from the girl – she was too active and intrusive.[9]
Production
The series' production has been handled domestically at Animaccord Animation Studio since 2008.[9] The scenario for each episode is written by Oleg Kuzovkov, creator of the cartoon. Then the storyboarding is developed in accordance with the script and, in general, consists of at least 2000 slides. After the team finalizes the plot of an episode, the work for the 2D animatic kicks off. At this stage, animators define the duration of each scene in an episode, how characters are placed in it and interact with each other. After this step of the production is finished, the episode is passed for dubbing. Dubbing must be completed before 3D animation is applied, as the 3D animators need to know the characters' dialogue, intonations, and emotions in advance in order to keep their lip movements synchronized to the audio and make their facial expressions look realistic.[10]
3D animation
The 3D animation process begins right after dubbing has been finished. Animators manipulate all the movements that happen during the scenes, such as opening doors, taking books from bookshelves, and creating all the bodily movements required to bring the characters to life.
Rendering Manager
Rendering Manager brings all the processes together. Renderers colorize grey 3D models and add such details as the Bear's fur, Masha's hair, etc. They create the lighting and weather in the scene as determined by the script.
Compositing
Compositing is the final stage of production, where the compositors review all shots of an episode, checking the color intensities, smoothing the edges of 3D models, adding 2D/3D effects and bringing all the components together to form a complete episode. Then the work is approved by the director and script-writer and uploaded to the show's official YouTube channel 'Masha and the Bear - Official Channel' formerly 'MashaBearTV' before it can be shown on TV.
Actors
Masha, her cousin Dasha, and Father Frost are the only characters who speak. The others communicate through pantomime or wordless sounds.
For the first two seasons, Masha's voice in the original Russian version was performed by Alina Kukushkina, who was 6 years old when she began to dub Masha. For the third season (seven years later in 2015), the officials of Animaccord studio confirmed that the new voice of Masha would be 6-year-old Barbara Sarantseva and then replaced again by Yulia Zunikova in 2020. The show's sound designer, Boris Kutnevich, provides the voice of The Bear. Mark Kutnevich provides the voice of The Hare.
For the English version, Elsie Fisher – the voice of Agnes in the Despicable Me films – dubbed the voice of Masha in the first season. In subsequent seasons Masha was dubbed by Rebecca Bloom (ep. 27–39) and Angelica Keamy (ep. 40–52) and now is Kaitlyn McCormick.
For Indonesian version, Azelia Rashika Andini was Masha's voice.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for each episode is written by Russian composer Vasily Bogatyrev . Many compositions are stylized for famous works: Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, a circus theme from the movie Soviet Circus, and in the episode “One-Hit Wonder” the rockstar Masha performs a song in the style of the group AC/DC. Most of the songs used in the cartoon, such as the soundtracks of “Laundry Day” and “The Grand Piano Lesson” episodes, became popular in Russia and abroad.
Awards and achievements
- In January 2015, the cartoon was included into a list of "TV Shows Destined to be Classics," which was compiled by the cartoon industry's periodical Animation Magazine to mark its 250 issue.
- In February 2015, Masha and the Bear won a 2015 Kidscreen Award for Best Animation in the Creative Talent.[11]
- In October 2015, Kidscreen Magazine named Animaccord Animation Studios as one of the top 50 leaders in the world of animation (Kidscreen Hot50) and the top 10 production companies of the year.
- In 2018, the cartoon was included in the Guinness World Records as the most-watched animated video on YouTube, with the episode “Recipe for Disaster” that today counts over 4.4 billion views.[12] The episode was included in the most viewed video of all time, together with such well-known artists as Ed Sheeran with “Shape of you” video and Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee with “Despacito”.
According to the Associated Press, "Masha, who is dressed in a folk costume with a headscarf, became a household name in many Muslim nations including Indonesia."[13] Dmitry Loveyko, managing director of Animaccord, said that "It's a Muslim country, so we thought we're lucky she wears a headscarf and her legs are covered!"[13]
Mobile apps
The first Masha and the Bear mobile app was released by Apps Ministry in August 2011. In 2013 the first mobile game Masha and the Bear: Search and Rescue was published by Apps Ministry. Later more publishers such as Indigo Kids, PSV Studio, Noviy Disk developed and released games and apps featuring Masha and the Bear.
Distribution
Netflix has released 27 of the first 29 episodes in 9 episodes of 3 segments each. Many of the videos were uploaded multiple times on three different YouTube channels ("Маша и Медведь", "Get Movies" and "Masha and The Bear") so their view counts across up to three channels have been combined.[14][15][16]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Netflix sequence | Russian viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How They Met | 1.1.1 | 4. 94 |
| 2 | Don't Wake Till Spring! | 1.1.2 | 3. 54 |
| 3 | One, Two, Three! Light the Christmas Tree! | 1.1.3 | 1. 68 |
| 4 | Tracks of Unknown Animals | 1.3.1 | 3. 75 |
| 5 | Prances with Wolves | 1.2.2 | 3. 52 |
| 6 | Jam Day | 1.2.1 | 9. 09 |
| 7 | Springtime for Bear | 1.2.3 | 2. 18 |
| 8 | Gone Fishing | 1.4.1 | 2. 51 |
| 9 | Call Me Please! | 1.4.3 | 2. 36 |
| 10 | Holiday on Ice | 1.6.1 | 4. 09 |
| 11 | First Day of School | 1.8.1 | 3. 06 |
| 12 | No Trespassing! | 1.8.3 | 1. 34 |
| 13 | Hide and Seek is not for the Weak | 1.5.2 | 3. 37 |
| 14 | Watch Out! | 1.3.2 | 2. 18 |
| 15 | Little Cousin | 1.6.3 | 7. 58 |
| 16 | Get Well Soon! | 1.9.2 | 4. 08 |
| 17 | Recipe for Disaster | 1.7.1 | 6. 44 |
| 18 | Laundry Day | 1.5.1 | 4. 65 |
| 19 | The Grand Piano Lesson | 1.8.2 | 3. 31 |
| 20 | Stripes and Whiskers | 1.4.2 | 2. 60 |
| 21 | Home Alone | 1.3.3 | 2. 33 |
| 22 | Hold Your Breath | 1.7.2 | 3. 13 |
| 23 | The Foundling | 1.7.3 | 0. 17 |
| 24 | Bon Appétit! | 2.6.2 | 6. 17 |
| 25 | Hocus-Pocus | 1.6.2 | 8. 18 |
| 26 | Home Improvement | 1.5.3 | 4. 20 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Netflix sequence | Russia viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | Picture Perfect | 2.1.1 | 3. 54 |
| 28 | 2 | Time to Ride My Pony | 1.9.3 | 2. 71 |
| 29 | 3 | One-Hit Wonder | 1.9.1 | 2. 60 |
| 30 | 4 | Growing Potion | 2.1.3 | 3. 71 |
| 31 | 5 | Swept Away | 2.1.2 | 1. 22 |
| 32 | 6 | All in the Family | 2.3.3 | 3. 19 |
| 33 | 7 | La Dolce Vita | 2.2.1 | 9. 05 |
| 34 | 8 | Just Shoot Me | 3.7.3 | 2. 12 |
| 35 | 9 | Kidding Around | 2.2.2 | 1. 53 |
| 36 | 10 | Two Much | 2.4.3 | 5. 18 |
| 37 | 11 | Bon Voyage | 2.2.3 | 2. 03 |
| 38 | 12 | Trading Places Day | 2.3.2 | 2. 04 |
| 39 | 13 | The Thriller Night | 2.7.2 | 2. 09 |
| 40 | 14 | Terrible Power | 2.4.1 | 3. 19 |
| 41 | 15 | Hat Trick | 2.4.2 | 2. 67 |
| 42 | 16 | And Action! | 2.5.1 | 2. 05 |
| 43 | 17 | Self-Made Hero | 2.7.1 | 3. 23 |
| 44 | 18 | Once in a Year | 2.3.1 | 3. 09 |
| 45 | 19 | The Puzzling Case | 2.5.3 | 1. 67 |
| 46 | 20 | Dance Fever | 2.7.3 | 2. 36 |
| 47 | 21 | Victory Cry | 2.5.2 | 3. 93 |
| 48 | 22 | Sabre-Toothed Bear | 2.8.1 | 3. 02 |
| 49 | 23 | Variety Show | 2.6.3 | 3. 27 |
| 50 | 24 | Happy Harvest | 2.8.2 | 4. 64 |
| 51 | 25 | Home-Grown Ninjas | 2.6.1 | 5. 81 |
| 52 | 26 | See You Later | 2.8.3 | 4. 07 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Netflix sequence | Russia viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | Coming Back Ain't Easy [17] | 3.1.1 | 1. 98 |
| 54 | 2 | The Very Fairy Tale | 3.1.2 | 3. 16 |
| 55 | 3 | Driving Lessons | 3.2.1 | 3. 28 |
| 56 | 4 | A Ghost Story | 3.2.3 | 1. 47 |
| 57 | 5 | Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! | 3.3.2 | 1. 69 |
| 58 | 6 | Like Cat and Mouse | 3.2.2 | 2. 28 |
| 59 | 7 | Game Over | 3.4.2 | 1. 49 |
| 60 | 8 | At Your Service | 3.4.1 | 3. 10 |
| 61 | 9 | A Christmas Carol | 3.4.3 | 1. 82 |
| 62 | 10 | Rock-a-Bye, Baby! | 3.1.3 | 3. 78 |
| 63 | 11 | Surprise! Surprise! | 3.3.1 | 6. 34 |
| 64 | 12 | The Three Mashketeers | 3.3.3 | 1. 14 |
| 65 | 13 | We Come in Peace! | 3.6.3 | 0. 96 |
| 66 | 14 | Tee for Three | 3.8.1 | 0. 85 |
| 67 | 15 | Best Medicine | 3.6.1 | 2. 12 |
| 68 | 16 | Quartet Plus | 3.6.4 | 0. 88 |
| 69 | 17 | New Kids on the Block! | 3.7.1 | 1. 34 |
| 70 | 18 | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star | 3.5.1 | 3. 08 |
| 71 | 19 | What a Wonderful Game | TBA | TBA |
| 72 | 20 | That's Your Cue! | 3.6.2 | 0. 84 |
| 73 | 21 | Fishy Story | 3.7.2 | 1. 36 |
| 74 | 22 | Monkey Business | 3.7.4 | 1. 38 |
| 75 | 23 | God Save the Queen! | 3.5.3 | 0. 98 |
| 76 | 24 | All the World's a Stage | 3.5.2 | 0. 69 |
| 77 | 25 | Around the World in One Day | 3.8.2 | 0. 33 |
| 78 | 26 | Who Am I? | 3.8.4 | 0. 43 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Netflix sequence | Russia viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 1 | Where All Love to Sing | 4.2.3 | 0. 24 |
| 80 | 2 | Patience and Childhood - Das Ist Gut | 4.4.1 | 0. 35 |
| 81 | 3 | Pink of Fashion | 4.2.1 | TBA |
| 82 | 4 | No Work All Carnival | 4.1.1 | 0. 32 |
| 83 | 5 | The Secret of Mashuko | 4.3.1 | 0. 33 |
| 84 | 6 | From England with Love | 4.2.2 | 0. 19 |
| 85 | 7 | Happy New Year... Again! | 4.1.2 | 0. 24 |
| 86 | 8 | When Cacti Bloom | 4.3.2 | TBA |
| 87 | 9 | Spanish Tunes | 4.1.3 | TBA |
| 88 | 10 | Once in the Wild West | 4.4.2 | TBA |
| 89 | 11 | Tales from the East | 4.3.3 | TBA |
| 90 | 12 | Almost Ancient Greek Story | 4.4.3 | TBA |
| 91 | 13 | The Magic Flute | 4.4.4 | TBA |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Netflix sequence | Russia viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 1 | Big Hike | 5.1.1 | TBA |
| 93 | 2 | Something Yummy | 5.4.2 | TBA |
| 94 | 3 | What's Inside | 5.1.3 | TBA |
| 95 | 4 | The First Swallow | 5.3.2 | TBA |
| 96 | 5 | Honey Day | 5.2.1 | TBA |
| 97 | 6 | Mushroom Rain | 5.2.2 | TBA |
| 98 | 7 | Tour De Forest | 5.4.3 | TBA |
| 99 | 8 | Finders Keepers | 5.2.3 | TBA |
| 100 | 9 | Berry Naughty | 5.3.1 | TBA |
| 101 | 10 | Mind your Manners | 5.4.1 | TBA |
| 102 | 11 | Treasure Island | 5.3.3 | TBA |
| 103 | 12 | Masha Knows Best | 5.1.2 | TBA |
| 104 | 13 | Who's the Boss? | 5.3.4 | TBA |
| 105 | 14 | Pasta La Vista | 5.8.3 | TBA |
| 106 | 15 | Love is in the Bear | 5.6.2 | TBA |
| 107 | 16 | Wish Upon a Star | 5.5.2 | TBA |
| 108 | 17 | Firefighter of the Day | 5.5.1 | TBA |
| 109 | 18 | Awesome Blossoms | 5.7.2 | TBA |
| 110 | 19 | Sleeping Beauties | 5.8.4 | TBA |
| 111 | 20 | Try, Try Again | 5.8.1 | TBA |
| 112 | 21 | How to Train your Plant | 5.5.3 | TBA |
| 113 | 22 | The Mystery Guest | 5.6.3 | TBA |
| 114 | 23 | Unbearable Beach | 5.7.1 | TBA |
| 115 | 24 | Princess or Dragon ? | 5.6.1 | TBA |
| 116 | 25 | Fast and Furrryous | 5.8.2 | TBA |
| 117 | 26 | Happily Feather After | 5.7.3 | TBA |
International versions
- English (United States) - Masha and the Bear
- Teletoon (2016–17)
- Treehouse TV (2017–2020)
- Universal Kids (2017–present)
- Cartoonito
- Boomerang (Formerly)
- Tiny Pop
- Pop Plus
- Kabillion
- ABC Kids
- ABC3/ABC Me (Formerly)
- Netflix
- KidsCo
- National Communications Network
- A2Z (2021; 2023)[18]
- Kapamilya Channel (2022)[19]
- Yey! (June 13–30, 2020)[20]
- iWantTFC (2020; 2023)[21]
- French (Canada) - Masha et Michka
- Télé-Québec (Formerly)
- Télétoon (Formerly)
- French (France) - Masha et Michka
- German (Germany) - Mascha und der Bär
- German (Switzerland) - Mascha und dä Bär
- Ukrainian - Маша та Ведмідь
- Hungarian, Czech, Serbian, Romanian, Slovene, (Minimax (TV channel))
- Urdu (Pakistan)
Masha and the Bear left Universal Kids in the US on January 1, 2023, but cable TV providers like Charter Spectrum & DirecTV state that it's still there, and also streaming services like FuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, and DirecTV Stream. The show returned to Universal Kids in the US on August 4, 2023, after 7 months of being gone off the air.[23]
Spin-offs
Masha's Tales
A spin-off series to the show titled Masha's Tales is also available on Netflix. In the show Masha (voiced by a much older actress) tells classic Russian fairy tales as well as some Grimms' Fairy Tales to her toys. However, Masha makes up her own way of telling the stories (Such as putting a magical nutcracker who turns into a prince when she adapts Cinderella). She also mixes up the morals of the stories by often adding an additional ending so that way it could fit with what she's telling her toys. Masha's Tales premiered on Cartoon Network UK's sister pre-school channel, Cartoonito on June 20, 2016.[24]
Debut dates listed per Treehouse TV:
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids | 21 October 2017[25] |
| 2 | The Magic Swan Geese | 22 October 2017 |
| 3 | The Fox and the Rabbit | 23 October 2017[26] |
| 4 | Red Riding Hood | 24 October 2017 |
| 5 | Father Frost | 25 October 2017[27] |
| 6 | The Wolf and the Fox | 26 October 2017 |
| 7 | The Tops and the Roots | 27 October 2017[28] |
| 8 | The Frog Princess | 28 October 2017 |
| 9 | The Snow Maiden | 28 October 2017[27] |
| 10 | Tom Thumb | 29 October 2017 |
| 11 | Wee Little Havroshechka | 29 October 2017[29] |
| 12 | The Straw Bull-Calf | 30 October 2017 |
| 13 | Three Little Pigs | 30 October 2017[30] |
| 14 | The Valiant Little Taylor | 11:27 7 February 2018 |
| 15 | Ali Baba | 26 November 2017[31] |
| 16 | Cinderella | 1 November 2017 |
| 17 | Caliph Stork | 11:20 am 9 February 2018[32] |
| 18 | Jack and the Beanstalk | 2 November 2017 (reruns 9 February 2018 at 11:27 am) |
| 19 | The Swineherd | 11:20 am 11 February 2018[33] |
| 20 | Bluebeard | 11:27 am 11 February 2018 |
| 21 | By the Pike's Wish | 11:20 am 12 February 2018[34] |
| 22 | The Fox and the Rolling Pin | 11:27 am 12 February 2018 |
| 23 | Axe Porridge | 11:20 am 13 February 2018[35] |
| 24 | Go I Know Not Whither (TV guides misspell "Whither" as "Wither") | 11:27 am 13 February 2018 |
| 25 | The Golden Cockerel | 11:20 am 14 February 2018[36] |
| 26 | The Humpbacked Horse | 11:27 am 14 February 2018 |
Masha's Spooky Stories
Another spin-off of the Masha and the Bear franchise, Masha's Spooky Stories, premiered on Cartoonito UK and Netflix in Halloween 2016.[24]
Debuts dates listed are for English releases in Canada on Treehouse TV, original air dates in Russia unknown:
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soul Freezing Tale of Grim Forest and Tiny Timid Bug | 11:20 am 15 February 2018[37] |
| 2 | Super Scary Story of a Little Boy Who Was Afraid of Washing | 11:27 am 15 February 2018 |
| 3 | Terrifying True Story About Monsters and Those Who Fear Them | 11:20 am 16 February 2018[38] |
| 4 | Troubled Fable About a Kitten Who Was Lost But Found | 11:27 am 16 February 2018 |
| 5 | Nightmarish Kids Belief About Christmas Rhymes (aka "A ghastly belief about New Year verselet") | 11:20 am 17 February 2018[39] |
| 6 | Grim Parable About Superstitious Girl (aka "A gloomy parable of a superstitious girl") | 11:27 am 17 February 2018 |
| 7 | Grim Testament About One Snotty Boy (aka "A gloomy covenant about a snotty boy") | 11:20 am 18 February 2018[40] |
| 8 | Grim Tale About One Girl Who Was Afraid of Animals | 11:27 am 18 February 2018 |
| 9 | Horrifying Story of Grandmother and Grandson (aka "A horrific story about a Grandma and her Grandson") | 11:20 am 20 February 2018[41] |
| 10 | A Myth Full of Grief and Despair About One Historical Error (aka "A full of despair myth about a historical mistake") | 11:27 am 20 February 2018 |
| 11 | Panic Unbearable Legend About the Insects | 11:20 am 21 February 2018 |
| 12 | Troubled Story About Baba-yaga | 11:27 am 21 February 2018 |
| 13 | Sinister Saga of a Sick Tummy and a Girl Who Was Afraid of Doctors | 11:20 am 22 February 2018 |
| 14 | Fantastic Story About a Hedgehog, a Boy and Green Humanoids | 11:27 am 22 February 2018 |
| 15 | Horrible True Story of How a Boy Was Transferred to Another School | 11:20 am 23 February 2018 |
| 16 | A Terrible Tale About a Cow Herder on a Stump | 11:27 am 23 February 2018 |
| 17 | A Ghost Bike Saga Which Makes You Shiver | 11:20 am 24 February 2018 |
| 18 | Scary Story About Spooky Stories (A classic spooky story.) | 11:27 am 24 February 2018 |
| 19 | Creepy Tale About Useful Inventions (A spooky story about useful inventions.) | 11:20 am 25 February 2018 |
| 20 | Gloomy Story About the Darkest Dreams (Computer games with monsters.) | 11:27 am 25 February 2018 |
| 21 | Terrible Legend About Thunder and Lightning (A story about thunder and lightning.) | 11:20 am 26 February 2018 |
| 22 | Terrible Truth About Those Who Are Afraid to Be Little (A story about being little.) | 11:27 am 27 February 2018 |
| 23 | Bloodcurdling Saga about Joyful Event (Hearing news about joyful events.) | 11:20 am 27 February 2018 |
| 24 | Monstrous Tale about Tall and Short (Masha discovers a strange law of nature.) | 11:27 am 27 February 2018 |
| 25 | Frightening Incident at the Circus (A scary story about a strange clown.) | 11:20 am 28 February 2018 |
| 26 | Shocking Story About a Girl Who Was Afraid of Everything (A story about a girl who is afraid of everything.) | 11:27 am 28 February 2018 |
See also
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