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Masha and the Bear is a Russian 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 little girl named Masha and her caring friend, the bear that always keeps her safe from disasters. The first episode was released in 2009. The series has been translated into 42 languages and was broadcast almost in every part of the world by such media giants as Turner, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Sony Pictures, Google, Viacom, Univision, Rai, France TV, KIKA, SBT, etc.

Many of the episodes have been successful on YouTube. In particular, the Russian-language version of the episode "Маша плюс каша" ("Recipe for Disaster") has more than 4.40 billion views as of November 2021, making it the site's eighth most viewed video of all time, and the most viewed video on YouTube that is not a music video.

The show consists of five seasons. Season 5, launched in June 2020 was the first Russian-produced animated TV show to have been released in 4K.

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