Mach a Šebestová

Mach a Šebestová is a Czech animated series written by Miloš Macourek and Jaroslav Doubrava, and designed by painter Adolf Born. The characters were voiced by Petr Nárožný. It was produced in the animation studio Bratři v triku, a part of Krátký film.

The story follows the adventures of two young students and a magical telephone receiver. The first series, consisting of 13 episodes, was broadcast on Czechoslovak Television between 1976 and 1983. Mach a Šebestová is one of the most popular series made for the children's nightly television programme Večerníček.

The story was adapted to storybooks as well as audio recordings, and in 2001, the feature film Mach, Šebestová a kouzelné sluchátko by director Václav Vorlíček, was released.

Synopsis

Two ordinary schoolchildren, Mach and Šebestová, gain magical powers thanks to a gift in the form of a broken phone receiver. The receiver fulfils their wishes, allowing them to visit various places around the world and beyond, travelling through time, and encountering interesting and unusual situations. During their adventures, the duo is usually followed by a friendly dog named Jonatán, and they often meet its owner, Mrs. Kadrnožková. Two of their classmates, poor students and incorrigible rascals Horáček and Pažout, are the show's main antagonists. Each episode begins with Mach climbing down the railing to Šebestová's door on his way to school, ringing her doorbell, and hiding. When Šebestová opens the door, she is startled and screams, and they go to school together.

Characters

• Mach – a smart and imaginative third-grader who likes to scare Å ebestová; he wears glasses and is known by his surname.
• Å ebestová – a cheerful and curious third-grader with a sense for fairness who likes to be scared; she wears a bow in her red hair and is known by her surname.
• Jonatán – Mrs. Kadrnožková's dog, who follows Mach and Å ebestová everywhere and likes to chase Micka the cat
• Mrs. Kadrnožková – Jonathan's owner and a neighbor of Mach and Å ebestová
• Teacher – Mach and Å ebestová's authoritarian teacher
• Horáček – Mach and Å ebestová's classmate, best friend of Pažout; he is a troublemaker.
• Cyril Pažout – Mach and Å ebestová's classmate, best friend of Horáček; he is a troublemaker.
• Director – Headmaster of Mach and Å ebestová's school; he is elegant and constantly amazed by everything.
• Mr. FrantiÅ¡ek Huml – a Neanderthal whom Mach and Å ebestová brought back from the past and who became a janitor at their school
• Josef Kropáček – Mach and Å ebestová's classmate who is often sick; Mach and Å ebestová crawled into his throat and cured him.
• Pirates – armed, mostly unshaven, and one-eyed; Mach and Å ebestová class made a friendly visit to their ship.
• Čermáková – Mach and Å ebestová's curly-haired classmate
• The aliens ŤapÅ¥ap – life forms from another planet, they consider Mach and Å ebestová to be mice.
• Kamencovi – a wealthy couple and temporary owners of Jonatán, whom they enslave in one episode
• Mrs. Vydrová – Mach and Å ebestová babysit her son Petříček; she can speak an octave higher than other people.
• Mr. Krupička – Mach and Å ebestová's neighbor; he plays the clarinet, and he and his wife laugh at various household situations.
• Mr. Slepíčka – a veterinarian who has a dozen turtles in his garden

List of episodes

Mach a Šebestová (1976–1983)

• O utrženém sluchátku
• Å kolní výlet
• Člověk neandrtálský
• Kropáček má anginu
• Zoologická zahrada
• Přírodní zákony
• Piráti
• Vzorné chování
• Policejní pes
• Páni tvorstva
• Oběť pro kamaráda
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová hlídali dítě
• Ukradené sluchátko

Mach a Šebestová na prázdninách (1998–1999)

Source:

• Jak Mach a Å ebestová jeli na prázdniny
• Jak Jonatán chytil blechu
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová udělali z dědečka Tarzana
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová prožili deÅ¡tivé odpoledne
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová udělali z malíře KolouÅ¡ka žáka Leonarda da Vinci
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová poslali lístek paní Kadrnožkové
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová potrestali paní Tláskalovou
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová zavinili zmizení Lukáše Tůmy
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová splnili životní sen paní Janderové
• Jak Å ebestovi přijeli za dcerou na víkend
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová navÅ¡tívili cirkus
• Jak se stal Jonatán hrdinou dne
• Jak se Mach a Å ebestová vrátili z prázdnin

Mach a Šebestová na cestách (2005)

Source:

• Jak Mach a Å ebestová závodili s domorodým kouzelníkem
• Jak se Mach a Å ebestová koupali v Amazonce
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová navÅ¡tívili severní pól
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová zachraňovali v Paříži tetu Vilmu
• Jak se Mach a Å ebestová potápěli u Havajských ostrovů
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová zachránili v Benátkách Horáčka s Pažoutem
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová hledali v Austrálii Jonatána
• Jak Mach a Å ebestová navÅ¡tívili s Jonatánem Hollywood

Books

• Mach a Å ebestová: Pro děti od 6 let (1982, 1984, 1989)
• Mach a Å ebestová (1985, 1988)
• Mach a Å ebestová na prázdninách (1993, 1999, 2002, 2008)
• Mach a Å ebestová ve Å¡kole (1997, 2000, 2003, 2011)
• Mach a Å ebestová za Å¡kolou (1998, 2001, 2004)
• Mach a Å ebestová na cestách (2000, 2004)
• Mach, Å ebestová a kouzelné sluchátko (2001)
• Mach a Å ebestová v historii (2002, 2009)

Audio recordings

• Mach a Å ebestová na prázdninách (1996)
• Mach a Å ebestová na cestách (2000)
• Mach, Å ebestová a kouzelné sluchátko (2002)
• Mach a Å ebestová v historii (2002)
• Mach a Å ebestová Nejlepší dobrodružství (2006)

References

External links

• Mach a Å ebestová on IMDb.com