Masha and the Bear, English Version, PAL Format (regionless player required)

We Americans are missing out. Masha and the Bear is the best DVD I've ever purchased, and it is practically unknown in the USA. Mail from Moscow is a little slow (though you get some colorful stamps!), so Amazon will tell you truthfully that it will take as much as three weeks to arrive. Use the time to buy an all-regions DVD player, as the DVD is recorded in PAL format. It worked with no problem on my all-regions player and also on my computer.Why is it great? First, this is a comedy cartoon series done in HD and 3D. The animation is state of the art, and would be a credit to any country. Second, you will fall in love with the characters. Masha is a very young girl living in rural Russia. Her best friend is her neighbor, a grandfather-like bear. He is retired from the circus, so he can juggle and do tricks, including magic. His house is rustic (think Hobbit, but even more cozy), with a wonderful garden outside with bee hives that are frequently knocked over in the mayhem. Masha is always inadvertently getting into trouble, but Bear always comes to her rescue (and sometimes vice versa!)You can choose between Russian and English. But really it doesn't matter much. The bear cannot talk so he pantomimes, making the story line easy to follow. There is a good reason to choose Russian. While the English dubbing is superb, the original voice of Masha is provided by the talented Alina Kukushkina. Search the name on YouTube to find videos of her singing some of Masha's catchy songs.Finally, the screenplay is fantastic. There is maximum imagination and fun. You get the first 18 episodes they made, so the price for what you get is reasonable. I heard my almost three year old granddaughter belly laughing while watching an episode, so I sat down beside her and we belly laughed in stereo. Priceless.

Before I start... make sure you have a "region free DVD player". This particular DVD is manufactured in the U.K. which uses the PAL format, we here in the States use NTSC format which is a different code and PAL is incompatible with our DVD players. Cute Russian cartoon. My daughter loves this series so I had to buy the DVD. I like introducing my daughter to new cultures and heritages. So we go out of our way to find quality entertainment from other countries for her. Another recommendation is Studio100's Heidi, it's an amazing animated show, good messages, friendships, lessons learned and it was originally released in Germany. It's languages are German & English on the DVD sets. Two more which she loves are "Dragons" from the "How To Train Your Dragon" franchise as well as "Mia & Me". NOTE: If you appreciated this review please give it a “thumbs up/like” your helping me to continue to give honest/unbiased insight into products I’ve used and you may have questions about. Interested in a product but don't know enough about it and would like it reviewed? Please let me know and I'll see what I can do... Thank you 🙏

I cannot say enough good things about this. We came across Masha and the Bear on YouTube. This was the first show my daughter (18 months)actively watches and gets excited when it comes on. She loves the cute songs and Masha but the Bear is her favorite. I love the episodes too and even my husband will sit down and watch a few with us. When you get the DVD, it has an English and Russian option. Masha is the only one who speaks in the videos while the Bear and other animals pantomime. The only negative thing I will mention is that there appears to be a commercial every couple episodes on the DVD (it is in Russian and for a chocolate bar).

I had stumbled across this series on Youtube for my 2 yr. old niece and she would sit there for HOURS watching Masha and the Bear.........I knew that I had to see if it was anywhere on dvd. I was DELIGHTED to find it on Amazon! and the shipping speed was fast. the english soundtrack works really well and even the signs in the background are in English......what a pleasent surprise. The seller was easy to work with also. it arrived in EXCELLENT condition. One little girl was VERY happy!!!!

I was so please to find that this cartoon had a English version but was disappointment that it would only play in one of my DVD Players and on the computers but won't play in my car. Can anyone tell me what I can do so that I can get it to play in my blu ray players and in my cars. My daughter was disappointed that she couldn't watch it as we were traveling.

Had been watching Masha and the Bear episodes on Utube, in Russian I think, with my 2 y.o. grandson. He loved these tapes (and so did I), but since he needs help with speech and language, I didn't want to have him continue in a language other than English. Was thrilled to find an English version of this series. It completely meets the need and the expectations. So glad this excellent animated cartoon (wonderful characterization and subtle expression) has been made available in English. Highly recommend.

It didn't work on our player, Wished it did because my grandchildren were so excited to get it. They were so sad when it didn't work.😟

When my daughter found this adorable cartoon online we both found ourselves glued to the screen giggling at the stories imagining what they were saying. Words cannot describe how elated I was to find the English version. My daughters eyes lit up when we began watching the episodes and she recognized the words as the story played out. I recommend this DVD to everyone & anyone no matter the age. This little girls innocent & mischievous behavior is offset with love by the bear, wild animals and even the wolves!!