Old Bear Stories is a BAFTA award-winning stop frame animation television series for children based on the Old Bear and Friends books by Jane Hissey. Jane Hissey also created the television series, starting it on 22 September 1993, and creating 3 seasons, which ended on 24 December 1997 with a double-length Christmas special. In all, 41 episodes were made.[1]
22 September 1993 (1993-09-22) – 23 December 1997 (1997-12-23)
The series was produced by Ealing Animation (El Nombre) and was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV. Episodes have subsequently been repeated on Channel 5 in the UK, and are also broadcast in the United States and other countries worldwide. The show also aired for a short time on the CBCmorning children's block in Canada. It also aired in the United States as part of Cartoon Network's Small World as well as ABC in Australia, M-Net, SABC 2 and Bop TV in South Africa, MediaCorp Channel 5 in Singapore, Channel Eye in Sri Lanka, ČT1 in the Czech Republic, TVP1 in Poland, SVT Barnkanalen in Sweden and TV2 and TV One in New Zealand. The series was also screened on armed forces television on BFBS (and its former network SSVC Television) where it was shown in several countries such as Germany and the Falkland Islands.
Episodes of the series were released on VHS by Carlton Video.
In a play room home to a variety of toys, their leader, the wise and caring "Old Bear" had disappeared some time ago, having been put into the loft and forgotten. After the toys rescue him and bring him back down to the play room, Old Bear again becomes their most respected toy and guides his friends in their many adventures, both in the play room and in the garden.
Charactersedit
Old Bear: an elderly dusty teddy bear, he was put up in the attic when he reached an advanced age, but was rescued by the other toys. They now looked up to him as a fearless, yet wise, leader.
Bramwell Brown: a wise and intelligent old bear, often considered second to Old Bear. Liked to cook things for the other toys.
Duck: a gloomy but amiable toy duck. He sometimes wished he could fly, and he didn’t like to get his feet wet.
Little Bear: a small white bear who wore overly baggy orangey red trousers. Being the youngest of all the toys, he was very enthusiastic and inquisitive, rather like a young child. He also sometimes had good ideas for solving problems or playing games.
Jolly Tall: a toy giraffe who despite his height didn’t like heights - he said his head thought it was high enough already.
Sailor: a toy sailor who enjoyed sailing in his toy boat.
Hoot the Owl: a toy owl living in the attic. Originally had a nest made of a bunch of socks that didn't match, until Little Bear gave her an old bobble hat to use instead.
Ruff the Dog: a bouncy toy dog which resembled a Fox Terrier.
Dog: a toy black Scottish Terrier who liked to bury his rubber bones in some plant pots.
Camel: a toy camel who was almost as tall as Jolly Tall. Once tried to use Little Bear's trousers as hump warmers.
Cat: a toy cat who liked to nap in any place she found.
Rabbit's cousin: female cousin of Rabbit, who occasionally stayed with the toys. She wore a straw hat, and seemed to like to cause mischief, and didn’t like cleaning.
The dolls: a family of 3 dolls (a father, a mother (Mrs. Doll) and a daughter) who lived in a dolls' house in a corner of the play room.
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Old Bear Stories is a BAFTA award winning stop frame animation television series for children based on the Old Bear and Friends books by Jane Hissey Jane Hissey also created the television series starting it on 22 September 1993 and creating 3 seasons which ended on 24 December 1997 with a double length Christmas special In all 41 episodes were made 1 Old Bear StoriesGenreStop motion animationBased onOld Bear and Friendsby Jane HisseyStory byJane HisseyDirected byKevin GriffithsLiz WhitakerNarrated byAnton RodgersComposerPaul CastleCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series3No of episodes41ProductionExecutive producerPeter GillbeProducerRichard RandolphEditorsNick FollowsNick AleckRunning time10 mins20 mins special episodes Production companyOptomenOriginal releaseNetworkITV Carlton Channel 5Release22 September 1993 1993 09 22 23 December 1997 1997 12 23 The series was produced by Ealing Animation El Nombre and was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV Episodes have subsequently been repeated on Channel 5 in the UK and are also broadcast in the United States and other countries worldwide The show also aired for a short time on the CBC morning children s block in Canada It also aired in the United States as part of Cartoon Network s Small World as well as ABC in Australia M Net SABC 2 and Bop TV in South Africa MediaCorp Channel 5 in Singapore Channel Eye in Sri Lanka CT1 in the Czech Republic TVP1 in Poland SVT Barnkanalen in Sweden and TV2 and TV One in New Zealand The series was also screened on armed forces television on BFBS and its former network SSVC Television where it was shown in several countries such as Germany and the Falkland Islands Episodes of the series were released on VHS by Carlton Video Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Episodes 3 1 Series 1 3 2 Series 2 3 3 Series 3 3 4 Christmas Specials 4 Cast and crew 5 Theme music 6 Awards 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksPlot editIn a play room home to a variety of toys their leader the wise and caring Old Bear had disappeared some time ago having been put into the loft and forgotten After the toys rescue him and bring him back down to the play room Old Bear again becomes their most respected toy and guides his friends in their many adventures both in the play room and in the garden Characters editOld Bear an elderly dusty teddy bear he was put up in the attic when he reached an advanced age but was rescued by the other toys They now looked up to him as a fearless yet wise leader Bramwell Brown a wise and intelligent old bear often considered second to Old Bear Liked to cook things for the other toys Duck a gloomy but amiable toy duck He sometimes wished he could fly and he didn t like to get his feet wet Rabbit an impulsive and energetic toy rabbit Little Bear a small white bear who wore overly baggy orangey red trousers Being the youngest of all the toys he was very enthusiastic and inquisitive rather like a young child He also sometimes had good ideas for solving problems or playing games Jolly Tall a toy giraffe who despite his height didn t like heights he said his head thought it was high enough already Sailor a toy sailor who enjoyed sailing in his toy boat Zebra a female toy zebra Hoot the Owl a toy owl living in the attic Originally had a nest made of a bunch of socks that didn t match until Little Bear gave her an old bobble hat to use instead Ruff the Dog a bouncy toy dog which resembled a Fox Terrier Dog a toy black Scottish Terrier who liked to bury his rubber bones in some plant pots Camel a toy camel who was almost as tall as Jolly Tall Once tried to use Little Bear s trousers as hump warmers Cat a toy cat who liked to nap in any place she found Rabbit s cousin female cousin of Rabbit who occasionally stayed with the toys She wore a straw hat and seemed to like to cause mischief and didn t like cleaning The dolls a family of 3 dolls a father a mother Mrs Doll and a daughter who lived in a dolls house in a corner of the play room Episodes editSeries 1 edit Old Bear Little Bear Lost There Were Five In A Bed Jolly Tall Little Bear s Trousers The Circus The Rainy Day The Fancy Dress Competition Little Bear s Big Race The Apple Tree The Winter Picnic Jolly Snow The Doll s House Christmas Series 2 edit Ruff The Play The Boat Race Jigsaw Little Bear s Book The Birthday Band Hot and Spotty Hoot Ruff Follows His Nose Spring Clean Old Bear s Chair Market Day The Car Series 3 edit Hoot and the Mystery Eggs The Clock The Castle The Colour Chase Little Bear s Snowmen The Painting Duck Tries to Fly The Jolly Dragon Rabbit and the Visitor Little Bear s Cold Day Ruff and the Big Wheel The Birthday Camp The Treasure Hunt Christmas Specials edit Little Bear and the Christmas Star The Perfect PresentsCast and crew editWriter Jane Hissey Director Kevin Griffiths Assistant Director Liz Whitaker Producer Richard Randolph Executive Producer Peter Gillbe Composer Paul Castle Film Editor Nick Follows Assistant Editor Nick Aleck Dubbing Mixer Nick Glynn Davies Puppet Makers Monique Brown Alix Hardwood Val Johnston Helen Ranch Animators Fin and Humphrey Leadbitter Tobias Fouracre Geoffrey Walker Dan Ryan Aziz Samuels Props Pippa Randolph Sue Phillips Geoffrey Walker Donna Joy Sets Colin Armitage Graeme Owen Production Manager Lynne Pritchard Production Assistants Jilly Clarke Geoffrey Walker Narrator Anton Rodgers Characters Copyright by Jane Hissey licensed by Random House UK Ltd An Optomen Television Production in association with Ealing Animation and Carlton Television Copyright Carlton Television UK 1993 1994 1996 1997 A Carlton Programme for ITVTheme music editThe theme tune was composed by Paul Castle 2 and consists of the lyrics Please read us a story Old Bear we ll all gather roundDear Old Bear Sit in your favourite chair We ll sit all around all around dear Old Bear 3 The harmony vocals were provided by Alison Goldfrapp of the band Goldfrapp 4 Awards editThe series was very well critically received and won a lot of awards 1995 Chicago International Children s Film Festival Outstanding Achievement Award 1994 Royal Television Society Best Children s Series 1993 BAFTA Best Children s Programme 1993 New York Film Festival Gold Medal 1993 Chicago International Film Festival Silver PlaqueSee also edit nbsp 1990s portal Old Bear and Friends Jane HisseyReferences edit Crump William D 2019 Happy Holidays Animated A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa and New Year s Cartoons on Television and Film McFarland amp Co p 226 ISBN 9781476672939 1 Listen Castle Paul Old Bear Stories by Jane Hissey PDC Music Archived from the original on 18 May 2017 Retrieved 20 December 2020 External links editOld Bear Stories at IMDb nbsp TV com entry Old Bear Stories TV theme song by Paul Castle 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Old Bear Stories amp oldid 1204034015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
