Masha and the Bear: Masha is a Russian girl who lives in the forest with her pig, goat and dog. All the animals in the forest are afraid of her as she forces them to play with her. One morning, Masha sees a butterfly and inadvertently follows it inside the home of a bear who has gone fishing. While playing there, she makes a big mess. When the Bear returns, he sees the disaster caused by Masha. The Bear tries to get rid of Masha, but he is unsuccessful, and he and Masha become friends.

In each episode of the show, Masha is portrayed as a smart, very kind and mischievous little girl who is exploring the world through a number of entertaining situations where she demonstrates her assertiveness, being absolutely fidgety, whereas the kind-hearted Bear always keeps Masha out of trouble but often ends up the unintended victim of her mischief. 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 who is the Bear's cousin, two wolves who live in the old UAZ car, a tiger that worked with the bear in the circus, and Female Bear that is the object of the bear's affections, along with a hare, squirrels and hedgehogs, and a pig Rosie, goat, and dog who live in Masha's front yard.