Mach a Šebestová

Synopsis

Two ordinary schoolchildren, Mach and Šebestová, gain magical powers from a broken phone receiver that fulfills their wishes. They travel around the world and through time, encountering unusual situations.

A friendly dog named Jonatán often accompanies them, and they frequently meet his owner, Mrs. Kadrnožková. Their classmates Horáček and Pažout serve as the main antagonists. Each episode begins with Mach climbing down a railing to Šebestová's door, ringing her bell, and hiding.

Characters

Mach is a smart and imaginative third-grader who wears glasses and likes to scare Šebestová; he is known by his surname. Šebestová is a cheerful and curious third-grader with a sense for fairness who enjoys being scared; she wears a bow in her red hair and is known by her surname. Jonatán is Mrs. Kadrnožková's dog who follows Mach and Šebestová everywhere and likes to chase Micka the cat. Mrs. Kadrnožková is Jonatán's owner and a neighbor. Horáček and Cyril Pažout are troublemaking classmates.

Mr. František Huml is a Neanderthal brought from the past who became a janitor. Josef Kropáček is a sickly classmate. Pirates are armed and mostly unshaven. Čermáková is a curly-haired classmate. The aliens Ťapťap consider Mach and Šebestová mice.

Kamencovi are a wealthy couple who enslave Jonatán. Mrs. Vydrová speaks an octave higher. Mr. Krupička plays the clarinet. Mr. Slepíčka is a veterinarian with a dozen turtles.