Paddington Bear (TV series) explained

Genre:Comedy
Executive Producer:William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Based On:Paddington Bear
created by
Michael Bond
Producer:Kay Wright
Director:Ray Patterson (Supervising)
Don Lusk
Paul Sommer
Oscar Dufau
Art Davis
Composer:Tom Worrall
Runtime:20 minutes
Starring:Charlie Adler
Tim Curry
Georgia Brown
Hamilton Camp
B. J. Ward
John Standing
R. J. Williams
Country:United States
United Kingdom
Language:English
Company:Hanna-Barbera Productions
Central Independent Television
Network:Syndication (United States)
ITV (United Kingdom)
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:13[1]
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes

Paddington Bear is a 1989–90 children's animated television series, the second television adaptation of the children's book series after the 1976–80 series Paddington.[2] The show was made by Hanna-Barbera in association with Central Independent Television.[3] In the series, the character of an American boy named David—Jonathan and Judy Brown's cousin who arrived in London on the same day as Paddington—was added to the stories. The series, part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera in 1989, lasted 13 episodes.[4]

Plot

Paddington Bear lives with the Brown family, and their American cousin, David Russell. The story also concerns the housekeeper Mrs. Bird, the antique shop owner Mr. Gruber, and their nasty next-door neighbour Mr. Curry.[5]

Cast

Main

Additional voices

Crew

Home media

On August 4, 2020, Warner Archive released Paddington Bear: The Complete Series on DVD in the United States for the first time.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TV & VIDEO. 11 July 1989. 14 June 2019. LA Times.
  2. Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 443–444.
  3. Web site: StudioCanal Plans New Paddington Bear TV Series. Ramin. Zahed. 9 October 2017. 14 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Michael Bond, Creator of 'Paddington Bear,' Dies Age 91. Mercedes. Milligan. 28 June 2017. 14 June 2019.
  5. Book: Erickson . Hal . Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 . 2005 . 2nd . McFarland & Co . 978-1476665993 . 602.