pyzik 597 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 The kid (just over 2 years) started liking this cartoon called Masha and the Bear.I was home with her for a few hours yesterday and she asked to watch it so I put it on. Watching it I'm like this can't be an American show. Just "off". Sure enough, Russian. Haha. Once I realized I started noticing all kinds of references.Credits roll and that's when it was completely obvious. LOL.Just thought it was funny that the kid found probably the only Russian cartoon on Netflix. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HB of CJ 1,263 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 British humour is also something I can't quite understand. Actually I do not understand it at all. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heartbreaker 1,085 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 British humour is also something I can't quite understand. Actually I do not understand it at all. Quite so, especially when this is their idea of a kid's cartoon character. As they say, Wot the Bloody 'ell is that? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I watched a couple kids for some friends while attempting to work a couple weeks ago and they were watching Masha and the Bear. I immediately picked up on the Russian feel too. The kids definitely were into the show. Ages about 2.5 and 1 or so. The format reminded me of Buttons and Mindy from Animaniacs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaddis 1,689 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 British humour is also something I can't quite understand. Actually I do not understand it at all. Heh, was it a Freudian slip that the word "humor" there was spelled the Cockney correct way too? Besides, the "Young Ones" show from the '80's was pretty good. The first time many 'Mericans got exposed to Motorhead there too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HB of CJ 1,263 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I did that on purpose. British language gramour check. Most entertaining. Lots of zingers I present on this Excellent Forum. Goes over the heads of most. Thank you. HB 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigChongus 765 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Based on all the things my nephews/niece watch, foreign cartoons seem to try to hold their attention visually while American cartoons tend have a lot more substance as far as story lines and/or the characters being involved with some sort of problem solving. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaddis 1,689 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I did that on purpose. British language gramour check. Most entertaining. Lots of zingers I present on this Excellent Forum. Goes over the heads of most. Thank you. HB If you use Linux, it's spellchecker is always putting that fruity Euro (Canadian? ) spin on words you type. FYI. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyzik 597 Posted May 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I watched a couple kids for some friends while attempting to work a couple weeks ago and they were watching Masha and the Bear. I immediately picked up on the Russian feel too. The kids definitely were into the show. Ages about 2.5 and 1 or so. The format reminded me of Buttons and Mindy from Animaniacs. ^^You're right. I recall that show. Based on all the things my nephews/niece watch, foreign cartoons seem to try to hold their attention visually while American cartoons tend have a lot more substance as far as story lines and/or the characters being involved with some sort of problem solving. This is absolutely accurate. No substance to this show other than giggles. Many American shows do a much better job. I try not to let her watch too much anyway. But I'll admit there are times it's a life saver (like when she hasn't had a nap, we're stuck in the car and not going home anytime soon). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RockHoundTX 10 Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Taiwan definitely has the best "kids" shows. Think something like Seseme Street (mostly live-action skits with some occasional cartoon background) but the 3 main female hosts are named Peach, Strawberry, and Melons (the guy is called Banana ;-). Usually when my kids would watch I would sit down as well and enjoy the scenery during the every-present dancing (especially Melon ;-). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 almost as good as Worker and Parasite 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaddis 1,689 Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 The old Tom & Jerry cartoons were pretty good until the PC crowd got a hold of them and sanitized them all. Cartoons all started going downhill during the end of the '60's (like the rest of society) when the Hippie influence started showing up in them (Scooby Doo with the shitty Woodstock music interludes when everybody chased each other around (usually in a hallway full of doors) in the cartoon). I did have a 1" chubby in those days for Melody in Josie and the Pussycats though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm6490 2,768 Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Masha i Medved is the shit. My kids speak Slovak Russian English and some Spanish. The Russian version is way more funny as far as the dialect goes. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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