2001

S1.E1 ∙ The Hit of the Program

Sun, Nov 04, 2001

A Russian family decided to get rid of their elderly neighbor. They entered her room while she was asleep and drove a nail into her head. Instead of dying, the neighbor woke up because of the loud noise in her head. Soon she discovered that she is able to receive radio signals. Scientists, television and the state security became interested in this phenomenon.

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S1.E2 ∙ Yeti from the Dump

Mon, Nov 05, 2001

Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina are assigned to research the alleged discovery of the Bigfoot in Siberia. They skydive to the area and manage to get in contact with the mysterious creatures, who reveal their astonishing secret.

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S1.E3 ∙ Zombie Carjackers

Tue, Nov 06, 2001

Three men raise from the dead at a morgue and hijack three expensive cars from a parking lot next to the cemetery. and. The security guards shoot several bullets at the zombies, but their weapon seems ineffective...

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S1.E4 ∙ Werepig

Wed, Nov 07, 2001

There are terrible rumors in the city about a shape-shifting man-pig, who attacks people on the dark night streets, devours the voting ballots and devastates the food storage. Masha Palkina and Lev Venedictov undertake a journalist investigation and solve the secret of this mysterious phenomenon.

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S1.E5 ∙ Wonders behind the Fence

Sun, May 18, 2003

Pyotr Nikitich Smelov, the editor-in chief, sends Lev Venedictov and Mash Palkina to investigate the story about a giant mushroom found in the vicinity of the town of Ugrumovsk. The journalists could not have expected this trip to become just the beginning of an amazing journey into a wondrous anomalous Zone.

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S1.E6 ∙ Zagibalovo and its inhabitants

Mon, May 19, 2003

This episode is a sequel to the previous episode, "Wonders behind the Fence". When Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina find themselves in the anomalous zone, they have to escape from armed persecutors. Finally, they find discover the village of Zagibalovo, where they encounter the weird inhabitants of the zone and their extraordinary environment. Here, Masha meets her first love: the local shop assistant, who turns out to be a young centaur. The name of the village may be roughly translated as "Kickbucketry".

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S1.E7 ∙ Firebirds, Gnomes and Giant Worms

Tue, May 20, 2003

This episode is a sequel to the previous episode, "Zagibalovo and its Inhabitants". Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina continue their adventures in the anomalous zone and discover even more extraordinary inhabitants and natural (or, rather, unnatural) phenomena.

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S1.E8 ∙ Return from the Anomalous Zone

Wed, May 21, 2003

This episode is a sequel to the previous episode, "Firebirds, Gnomes and Giant Worms". Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina continue their journey in the wondrous anomalous zone and finally find their way back home.

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S1.E9 ∙ Alcoholic Brownie

Sun, May 25, 2003

An unusual household goblin lives in a Saint Petersburg apartment. He drinks all alcoholic beverages in the house, wherever the dwellers would hide the bottles. Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina organize a ghost hunt. At the same time, the newspaper "Grim Tales from Russia" starts a city parliament membership campaign for its editor-in-chief, Pyotr Smelov.

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S1.E10 ∙ Kindhearted Cleaning Lady

Mon, May 26, 2003

Patients keep dying for no apparent reason in a city hospital. The inexplicable deaths occur in the intensive care unit #13. Since the police is unable to handle this case, Lev Venedictov an Masha Palkina come to rescue. While they manage to find a bomb in the hospital's basement, the case remains unsolved - not for the series viewers, though.

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S1.E11 ∙ Brother Clone

Tue, May 27, 2003

Masha Palkina dreams to turn her beloved centaur Yura Gorbunov, who lives in the anomalous village of Zagibalovo, into an ordinary man. She finds scientists who plan to clone the human part of Yura's body in order to use the organs of the clone for a surgery. Meanwhile, Yura becomes friends with his clone brother and saves him from the cruel medical "utilization".

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S1.E12 ∙ Drunken brook

Wed, May 28, 2003

An old teacher, who lives in a small village, experiences frequent close encounters with extraterrestrials. They communicate with the teacher in disguise of various famous historical figures. Quite astonishingly, Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina verify the existence of the aliens. Later, however, they discover the true nature of this phenomenon.

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S1.E13 ∙ Shining bones

Thu, May 29, 2003

Incidentally, Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina come into possession of a metal trunk which contained human bones, as well as an antique miniature portrait of Peter the Great. The tall size of the reconstructed skeleton matches the description of the Russian king. Is it really his skeleton? The search for the truth brings the journalists back to the history of the October Revolution.

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S1.E14 ∙ Waste from Mexico

Sun, Jun 01, 2003

A huge tanker with waste from Mexico is trying to enter the village of Zagibalovo. The regional authorities, conspiring with mafia, are planning to bury the poisonous waste in the anomalous zone, known from the previous episodes of the series. The journalists from the "Grim Tales" attempt to stop the evil plan, but not entirely successfully.

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S1.E15 ∙ Phantom Paintings

Mon, Jun 02, 2003

Miracles are occurring in the regional art museum housing a collection of original paintings by famous Russian artists. Some parts of the paintings disappear and seem to miraculously materialize in the town. Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina solve the real secret of the mysterious phenomena, which involves organized crime and corrupted authorities.

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S1.E16 ∙ The Warlock from Blerovo

Tue, Jun 03, 2003

Masha Palkina and Lev Venedictov learn that the residents of Blerova, a small village near deep forests, are being disturbed by a scary witch, who possesses a walking hut on hen's legs, like the legendary Baba Yaga. The journalist trace the witch, who takes them prisoner and proves to be rather a warlock.

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S1.E17 ∙ The Suisk Oval

Wed, Jun 04, 2003

Whenever a thunderstorm breaks out in the vicinity of the town of Suisk, one or several houses burn to ashes. The most striking fact is that the these houses form an oval, if one draws a line between then on the map. Lev Venediktov and Masha Palkina investigate the anomaly, but are being confronted by the local mafia. An unexpected rescue comes at the very last moment.

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S1.E18 ∙ The City of Happiness

Thu, Jun 05, 2003

Masha Palkina and Lev Venedictov encounter a man who suffers from a strange mental illness and claims to reside in the mysterious City of Happiness. The journalist follow the man and discover the abandoned results of a mass-scale Soviet psychotropic experiment.

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