January 7, 2009 – present
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.
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.
The show was first launched on January 7, 2009, and it was the first Russian-produced animated TV show to be released in 4K.
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.
Storyline[]
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.
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.
TV Show Intro[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- Bank - Crescendo Finale
- Bank - Double Hit
- Bank - Glissando Hits
- Bank - Happy End
- Bank - Pizzicato Finale (last note only)
- Bank - Rolling Down The Stairs
- Bank - Short Woodwinds
- Bank - Sparkling Glissando (Used heavily.)
- Bank - Tremolo Crescendo Strings
- Bank - Woodwinds & Strings Glissando
- Freesound, Cheer.wav
- Freesound, CROWD NOISE IN SMALL VENUE 001.wav
- H-B WINCH - WINCH PULLEY CRANKING
- Hollywoodedge, Baby Crying Screami TE2026901 (Used once for Rosie when she cries in "See You Later!".)
- Hollywoodedge, Baby Crying Screami TE2026902/Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - BABY: ELEVEN MONTHS OLD: CRYING (Used once for Rosie when she cries in "See You Later!".)
- Hollywoodedge, Bell Bonk Ring PE941004
- Hollywoodedge, Boing Wood Twang CRT016301
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601 (The 4th yowl is heavily heard in lower and higher pitches in "Like Cat and Mouse".)
- Hollywoodedge, Guitar Glissando CRT045901
- Hollywoodedge, Heavy Thick Splat CRT052404
- Hollywoodedge, Impact Wcymbal Drum CRT032501
- Hollywoodedge, Metallic Boing Ie Si CRT016706
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Musical Gliss CRT048402
- Hollywoodedge, Several Rapid Swish CRT054101
- Hollywoodedge, Wet Splats Various CRT052101
- Hollywoodedge, Whind Up Toy Click CRT036302
- MASHA AND THE BEAR EXPLOSION WITH DISHES BREAKING (Heard once in "Home Improvement".)
- SoundDogs, Male, Yell, Howling And Screaming And Painful And Yowling And Yelps (Heard in a low pitch in "And Action!".)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROOSTER - MORNING CALL, ANIMAL 01 (Heard once in "Surprise! Surprise!".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUISH - SHORT GURGLE AND SQUISH (Heard once in "The Foundling".)
- Sound Ideas, DISHES, BOWL - PICK UP SINGLE BOWL FROM STACK
- Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - SINGLE BOTTLE ROCKET: WHISTLE 01
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BRAKE DRUM AND BULB HORN HIT
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - KABLAM
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - SHRILL BILP
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - TWO HOLLOW METALLIC HEAD KONKS WITH HORN (2nd hit only.)
- Sound Ideas, LAUGHTER, CHILD - BOY (Used as Masha's laugh at the end of the show's intro.)
- Sound Ideas, MUD, SUCTION - C.U. BIG BREATHY WET SUCTION (Heard in "Recipe for Disaster".)
- Sound Ideas, PIG - GRUNTS AND SQUEALS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - WIND WHISTLE SCAT (Heard once in "One-Hit Wonder".)
- Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BROKEN SKID
- Sound Ideas, SLAP, CARTOON - FAST SLAPS WITH RIPPLE UP AND BOING
- Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - FLAT TUBE TAKE
- Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - WAFFLE TUBE TAKE
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING IN
- Unknown Sound Effects Library, Train Whistle 14 (Heard in a lower pitch.)
- Valentino Comedy effect - squeaks. 01