Masha and the Bear

Masha and the Bear
Masha and the Bear 2023 logo
Genre
Created byOleg Kuzovkov
Screenplay byOleg 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 byDenis Chervyatsov
Oleg Kuzovkov
Oleg Uzhinov
Marina Nefedova
Olga Baulina
Roman Kozich
Georgiy Orlov
Vladislav Bayramgulov
Natalya Malgina
Andrey Belyaev
Ilya Trusov
Vasily Bogatyrev
Voices ofYulia 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 seasons6
No. of episodes117 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersAndrey Dobrunov
Oleg Kuzovkov
Dmitry Loveyko
Marina Ratina
Maria Demina
Sergey Martynov
AnimatorsDarya 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 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, romanizedMáša 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 in June 2016. It was the first Russian-produced animated TV show to be released in 4K.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Giltrow, Sam (2 February 2022). "Masha and the Bear ranked as top in-demand preschool show". Licensing.biz. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ Jacob Stolworthy (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.