Being the youngest of all the toys, he was very enthusiastic and inquisitive, rather like a young child. Little Bear: a small white bear who wore overly baggy orangey red trousers.He sometimes wished he could fly, and he didn’t like to get his feet wet. Bramwell Brown: a wise old bear, often considered second to Old Bear.They now looked up to him as a fearless, yet wise, leader. 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.He became the most respected toy and guides the others in their many adventures, both in the play room and in the garden. They rescued him and brought him back down to the Play room. The animals at the play room had remembered that Old Bear disappeared long ago. 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.Įpisodes of the series were released on VHS by Carlton Video. 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 show also aired for a short time on the CBC morning children's block in Canada. Episodes have subsequently been repeated on Channel 5 in the UK, and are also broadcast in the United States and other countries worldwide.

The series was produced by Ealing Animation ( El Nombre) and was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV. Jane Hissey also created the television series, starting it on 24 September 1993, and creating 3 seasons, which ended on 24 December 1997 with a double-length Christmas special. 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. British TV series or program Old Bear Stories

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