| A&W Root Bear | A&W Restaurants' mascot, who wears an orange sweater and hat. Declared "the Great Root Bear" in some advertisements. |
| Actual Factual | A scientist bear who appeared in "The Berenstain Bears" (HB Australia, 1985-87) animated series. |
| Albert | Lead character in "Albert the Cockney Bear." |
| Albert the Bear | Light brown teddy owned by Master William Bellamy in the British drama "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1970-75). |
| Algernon | One of three magical pandas in the "Pandamonium" (Marvel,1982-83) animated series. |
| Algernon | One of "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" written and illustrated by Chris Temple. The family appeared in four books – "At the School," "At the Farm," "At the Seaside," and "At the Zoo" – and in the Little Dots monthly periodical in the 1920s. The family of Little Brown Bears included Marmaduke, Clarence, Cuthbert, Algernon, Archibald, Frederick, and Wee One. While attending Mrs. Bruin's School for Little Brown Bears, the brothers met fellow bears Oswald, Edward, and Claude. |
| Aloysius | Sebastian Flyte's faithful yet somewhat neglected bear in "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh. |
| Andy Panda | Appeared in the "Andy Panda" (Walter Lantz Productions, 1939) and "The Woody Woodpecker Show" (Walter Lantz Productions, 1957-58, 1970-72, and 1976-77) animated series. |
| Andy Panda Jr. | Appeared in the "Knock Knock" (1940) episode of the "Andy Panda" (Walter Lantz Productions) animated series. |
| Andrew P. Panda Sr | Appeared in the "Knock Knock" (1940) episode of the "Andy Panda" (Walter Lantz Productions) animated series. |
| Archibald | One of "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" written and illustrated by Chris Temple. The family appeared in four books – "At the School," "At the Farm," "At the Seaside," and "At the Zoo" – and in the Little Dots monthly periodical in the 1920s. The family of Little Brown Bears included Marmaduke, Clarence, Cuthbert, Algernon, Archibald, Frederick, and Wee One. While attending Mrs. Bruin's School for Little Brown Bears, the brothers met fellow bears Oswald, Edward, and Claude. |
| Aunt Prunie/Pruney Paw | One of "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Baby Bear | Appeared in the "Rudolph's Shiny New Year" (Rankin Bass
Productions, 1976) claymation television special. |
| Baloo | Featured in "The Jungle Book" (Disney, 1976) and the upcoming "The Jungle Book II" (Disney, 2003) feature films and the "Tale Spin" (Disney, 1990) animated series. |
| Bamse | Created by Rune Andréasson and first published in 1973, Bamse is a Swedish cartoon character who gets extraordinary strength from drinking a "super-honey." Bamse was a long-time bachelor, but later married his childhood sweetheart, Brummelisa, and had four children: Brum, Teddy, Nalle-Maja and Brumma. |
| Barnaby the Bear | Variation of Colargol. |
| Barney Bear | Starred in several MGM short animated films in the late 1930's and in the "Tom and Jerry" (HB, 1965-72, 1975-78, and 1980-82) and "The New Adventures of Tom and Jerry" (Filmation Associates,1980) animated series. |
| Barry the Bear | A Barry White-esque member of "The Angry Beavers" (Gunther-Wahl, 1996) animated series' cast. |
| Bart the Bear | Kodiak bear who appeared in films such as "The Bear," "Clan of the Cave Bear," "The Edge," "The Great Outdoors," "Legends of the Fall," "White Fang," and "Wild America." He also was an ambassador for the Vital Ground Foundation, which purchased threatened wildlife habitat along the Rocky Mountain front and on Kodiak Island. |
| Bear | A seven-foot orange Muppet bear on the "Bear in the Big Blue House" (Disney Channel and Jim Henson Television, 1997) children's program. |
Beary Family, The
Bearys, The | "The Bearys" (Walter Lantz Productions, 1962) featured Bessie, Charlie, Junior, and Suzy. The family also appeared on "The Woody Woodpecker Show"(Walter Lantz Productions, 1957-58, 1970-72, and 1976-77) animated series. |
| Bear Who Slept Through Christmas, The | 1973 Christmas special from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, featuring Ted Edward Bear, Patti Bear, Honey Bear, and Weather Bear. |
| Bedtime Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Ben the Bear | A character on "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" (1977-78), his full name is Benjamin Franklin the BearBozo the Bear portrayed Ben. |
| Benny | Featured in "The Smokey Bear Show" (Rankin-Bass Productions, 1969-71). |
Berlin Bear
Berliner Bear | Heraldic figure of the City of Berlin. |
| Berenstain Bears, The | Stars of The Berenstain Bears books by Stanley and Janice Berenstain, the family includes Brother Bear, Sister Bear, Father Bear, and Mother Bear. The group also appeared in "The Berenstain Bears" (HB Australia, 1985-87) animated series, which introduced some of their neighbors such as Mayor Horace T. Honeypot and a scientist named Actual Factual. |
| Bessie | Featured in "The Smokey Bear Show" (Rankin-Bass Productions, 1969-71). |
| Bessie Beary | One of "The Bearys" (Walter Lantz Productions, 1962). |
| Biffo Bear | This little bear appeared on the cover of the Beano comic magazine in 1948 and continued to grace it for the next 26 years. |
| Big Bear | Member of the French TV show Nounours, "Good night to the little ones." |
| Big Boy Willy | Star of the "Big Boy Willy" books written by Wolfram Hanel and illustrated by Jean-Pierre Corderoc'h. |
| Big Ted | Best friend to Little Ted, both bears were "from nowhere in particular" but could be found at "Play School," a British children's show that aired from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s. |
| Billy | Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver's (played by Jerry Mathers) Teddy bear on "Leave It to Beaver" (1957-63). Billy had been a gift from Beaver's Aunt Martha when he had the measles. Later when Benjie Bellamy, the younger boy across the street, caught the measles, Beaver gave him Billy to cheer him in an episode titled "Beaver's Old Friend." |
| Billy Bear | Appeared on the "Possible Possum" (TerryToons, 1965-68) animated series |
| Birthday Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Blinky | Koala co-star (and Pinky's big brother) on "The Noozles" (Saban, 1988-93) animated series. |
| Blinky Bill | The title koala of "The Adventures of Blinky Bill" (Yoram Gross Film Studio, 1994) animated series. The series also featured fellow koalas Nutsy and Ms. Koala. |
| Blubber Bear | Drove Car #8 in the "Wacky Races" (HB, 1968-70) animated series. |
| Bobby Bear | Featured in Tonka's line of Maple Town toys and on the "Maple Town" (Toei Company Ltd, 1986) animated series. |
| Bobo | C. Montgomery Burns' bear on "The Simpsons" (Klasky-Csupo, 1990-Present) animated series. |
| Bolke the Bear | Star of "Bolke the Bear" by A.D. Hildebrand. Bolke is a real Dutch bear, who became famous through his television appearances in the 1970s. |
| Bongo | Star of "Bongo the Wonder Bear," a 30-minute Disney animated film. Bongo is a circus performer who longs to be free. When he escapes, he meets and falls in love with Lulubelle, but must stand up to Lumpjaw who also fancies her. Bongo also starred in the "Fun and Fancy Free" (Disney, 1947) animated feature film. |
| Boo Boo | Yogi Bear's little buddy, who debuted with him on "The Huckleberry Hound Show" (HB, 1958-62) and stayed by his side in "The Yogi Bear Show" (HB, 1960-61), "Yogi Bear" (HB, 1961-63), "Yogi's Gang" (HB, 1973-75), "Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics" (HB Studios, 1977-80), "Yogi's Space Race" (HB, 1978-79), "The Galaxy Goof-Ups" (HB, 1978-79), "Yogi's Treasure Hunt" (HB, 1985-86), "Wake, Rattle, & Roll" (HB, 1990-91), and "Yo, Yogi!" (HB, 1991-92) animated series; the "Ranger Smith" (HB, 1999) animated television special; and the "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear" (HB, 1964) animated feature film. Boo Boo also served as a spokesbear for Kellogg's Triple Snacks cereal in 1961. |
| Boogie | One of "The C.B. Bears" (HB, 1977). |
| Bosco | Mascot for Bosco Chocolate Syrup. |
| Boskov the Bear | Appears on "Evil Con Carne," a segment on the "Grim and Evil" (Rough Draft Studios, 2001) animated series. |
| Boss Bear | The drivers' boss on the "Teddy Trucks" (BBC-Abbey, 1993) animated series. |
| Bozo | Female bear who portrayed Ben on "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" (1977-78). |
| Brave Paw | One of "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Br'er Bear | Appeared in the "Song of the South" (Disney, 1946) and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" (Touchstone Pictures, 1988) animated feature films. |
| Breezly Bruin | Co-star of the "Breezly and Sneezly" (HB, 1964) animated series featuring a polar bear and a seal. |
| Brilbeer (Specsbear) | Engineer on "The Bearboat," a puppet-style show by cartoon writer Lo Hartog van Banda. |
| Brother Bear | A member of the Berenstain Bear family. |
| Brownie Bear | Also known as Cubby Bear. Featured in several Van Beuren Studios cartoons. |
| Brum | One of Bamse and Brummelisa's children in the later "Bamse" stories created by Rune Andréasson. |
| Brumma | Another of Bamse and Brummelisa's children in the later "Bamse" stories created by Rune Andréasson. |
| Brummelisa | Bamse's wife in the later "Bamse" stories created by Rune Andréasson. |
| Bubi Bear | Cousin of Hair Bear on the "Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch" (HB, 1971) animated series. |
| Buddy Bears | Appeared on the "Garfield and Friends" (United Media Productions, 1988-95) animated series. |
| Bullybear | Appeared in "Santabear's High Flying Adventure" (Rabbit Ears Video Productions, 1987). |
| Bumble Paw | One of "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Bump | One of "The C.B. Bears" (HB, 1977). |
| Bundy | Mascot polar bear for Bundaberg Rum. |
| Bussi Bear | Central figure of Rolf Kauka's "Bussi Bar" monthly magazine in Germany. |
| Buttons | Starred in "Buttons and Rusty" (Encore Enterprises) and other Encore Enterprises films. |
| Calvin Burnside | Starred in the "Calvin and the Colonel" (Kayro Productions, 1961) animated series. |
| Captain Brom (Growl) | Captain on "The Bearboat," a puppet-style show by cartoon writer Lo Hartog van Banda. |
| Care Bears, The | A group of caring, sharing bears who debuted on American Greetings cards in 1981 but soon graduated to their own animated series – "The Care Bears" (DiC Entertainment, 1985) and later "The Care Bear Family Scrapbook" (SFM Production, 1986-88) – and "The Care Bears Movie" (Nelvana, 1985), "Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation" (Nelvana, 1986), and "The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland" (Nelvana, 1987) animated feature films. The group included Bedtime Bear, Birthday Bear, Champ Bear, Cheer Bear, Friend Bear, Funshine Bear, Good Luck Bear, Grumpy Bear, Harmony Bear, Love A Lot Bear, Share Bear, Sunshine Bear, Tenderheart Bear, Trueheart Bear, Wish Bear, and baby bears Tugs and Hugs. |
| Carmichael the Polar Bear | Jack Benny's polar bear, who guarded Benny's underground money vault. |
| C.B. Bears, The | Animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1977. |
| C-Bear | Co-star of the "C-Bear and Jamal" (Film Roman, 1996-98) animated series. C-Bear was a Teddy bear who could come to life and talk with his human friend, Jamal. Rapper Tone Loc provided C-Bear's voice (and the show's theme song). |
| C. Emory Bear | Featured with Ted E. Bear in "The Great Bear Scare" from DimenMark Films (1982). |
| Champ Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Charlie Bear | Featured in various "Woody Woodpecker" (Walter Lantz Productions, 1957) animated shorts. |
| Charlie Beary | Member of "The Bearys" (Walter Lantz Productions, 1962). |
| Cheer Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Chesty | One of three magical pandas in the "Pandamonium" (Marvel, 1982-83) animated series. |
| Chronos the Bear | Appeared on the "Johnny Bravo" (HB, 1997) animated series. |
| Cindy | Yogi Bear's girlfriend, who debuted during the second season of "Yogi Bear" (HB, 1961-63) and appeared in the "Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics" (HB Studios, 1977-80) animated series and the "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear"(HB, 1964) animated feature film. |
| Cinnamon Bear, The | Also known as Paddy O'Cinnamon, star of a 1937 Christmas radio program broadcast in 26 chapters. |
| Clarence | One of "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" written and illustrated by Chris Temple. The family appeared in four books – "At the School," "At the Farm," "At the Seaside," and "At the Zoo" – and in the Little Dots monthly periodical in the 1920s. The family of Little Brown Bears included Marmaduke, Clarence, Cuthbert, Algernon, Archibald, Frederick, and Wee One. While attending Mrs. Bruin's School for Little Brown Bears, the brothers met fellow bears Oswald, Edward, and Claude. |
| Claude | A schoolmate of "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" (written and illustrated by Chris Temple) at Mrs. Bruin's School for Little Brown Bears. |
| Colargol | Created by Olga Pouchine in France, then developed into an animated TV series. When the series was sold to English-speaking markets, his name was changed to Barnaby the Bear and, in Canada, Jeremy the Bear. |
| Cookie Bear | An ongoing skit featured on "The Andy Williams Show" (1958-71). |
| Corduroy | Star of the "Corduroy Bear" (Nelvana, 2000) animated series, based on "The Adventures of Corduroy" books by Don Freeman. |
| Country Bears, The | An all-bear band at Disneyland's Frontierland – the "Country Bear Jamboree" – and featured in various Disney movies including 2002's "The Country Bears." |
| Cruncher | Troublemaking bear on the adventure series "Sierra" in 1974 who was played by an eight-year-old bear named Murgatroyd. |
| Cubbi | One of the "Gummi Bears" (Disney, 1985). |
| Cubby Bear | Also known as Brownie Bear. Featured in several Van Beuren Studios cartoons. |
| Cuthbert | One of "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" written and illustrated by Chris Temple. The family appeared in four books – "At the School," "At the Farm," "At the Seaside," and "At the Zoo" – and in the Little Dots monthly periodical in the 1920s. The family of Little Brown Bears included Marmaduke, Clarence, Cuthbert, Algernon, Archibald, Frederick, and Wee One. While attending Mrs. Bruin's School for Little Brown Bears, the brothers met fellow bears Oswald, Edward, and Claude. |
| Dancing Bear | Featured on "The Captain Kangaroo Show" (CBS, 1955-84). |
| Dark Paw | Villian on "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Droes the Bear | An oft-displeased bear featured on "De Fabeltjeskran" (The Fablepaper) in 1968. Droes lived with Jodokus and had a brother named Wasa. |
| Dusty | A driver on the "Teddy Trucks" (BBC-Abbey, 1993) animated series. |
| Ewoks | Featured in "Return of the Jedi" feature film, Episode VI of George Lucas' "Star Wars" series. |
| Edward | A schoolmate of "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" (written and illustrated by Chris Temple) at Mrs. Bruin's School for Little Brown Bears. |
| Family of the Little Brown Bears, The | "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" written and illustrated by Chris Temple appeared in four books – "At the School," "At the Farm," "At the Seaside," and "At the Zoo" – and in the Little Dots monthly periodical in the 1920s. The family was completely masculine and included Algernon, Archibald, Clarence, Cuthbert, Frederick, Marmaduke, and Wee One. |
| Father Bear | A member of the Berenstain Bear family. |
| Fatz | Mascot of the Fatz Place Restaurant |
| Fernando | Family heirloom of Rose Nylund (portrayed by Betty White) on "The Golden Girls" (NBC, 1985-92). |
| Filmore Bear | Appeared on "The Adventures of Hoppity Hooper" (Jay Ward Productions, 1964-66) animated series. |
| Floral Rugg | One of the "Hillbilly Bears" (HB, 1965). |
| Floyd | Featured in "The Smokey Bear Show" (Rankin-Bass Productions, 1969-71). |
| Fluffy | Pink stuffed office assistant on the "Duckman" (Klasky-Csupo, 1994-96) animated series. |
| Fozzie Bear | Wannabe comedian who liked to say "Waka, Waka, Waka!" whenever a joked bombed – which was often. Featured on "The Muppet Show" television series (Henson Associates, 1976-81) and the "Muppet Babies" animated series (Jim Henson Productions, 1984-92), and appeared in "The Muppet Movie" (Henson Associates, 1979), "The Great Muppet Caper" (Henson Associates, 1981), "The Muppets Take Manhattan" (Henson Associates, 1984), "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (Henson Associates, 1992) as "Fozziwig," and "Muppets from Space" (Jim Henson Productions, 1999) feature films. |
| Freddy | Featured in "The Smokey Bear Show" (Rankin-Bass Productions, 1969-71). |
| Freddy Fuzzy Face | Favorite plush toy of Samantha Micelli (played by Alyssa Milano) on "Who's the Boss?" (Columbia Pictures Television, 1984-92). |
| Frederick | One of "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" written and illustrated by Chris Temple. The family appeared in four books – "At the School," "At the Farm," "At the Seaside," and "At the Zoo" – and in the Little Dots monthly periodical in the 1920s. The family of Little Brown Bears included Marmaduke, Clarence, Cuthbert, Algernon, Archibald, Frederick, and Wee One. While attending Mrs. Bruin's School for Little Brown Bears, the brothers met fellow bears Oswald, Edward, and Claude. |
| Friend Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Frosty O's Bear | Spokes-polar bear for General Mills' Frosty O's cereal from 1959 through 1961. |
| Funshine Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Fuzzy Wuzzy | "... was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?" |
| Gabby Bear | A talking teddy bear who was introduced around the same time – and overshadowed by – Teddy Ruxpin. |
| Gentle Ben | Star of "Gentle Ben" (1967-69). The character was based on a novel by Walt Morey, and the series was a spin-off of the movie "Gentle Giant" (1967). Also an animated series by Gentle Ben Animation Company in 1981. |
| George | Co-star of the "George and Junior" animated shorts (MGM, 1946). |
| Gerry | A driver on the "Teddy Trucks" (BBC-Abbey, 1993) animated series. |
| Golden Grahams Bear | Featured in Nestle's Golden Grahams cereal ads in Spain. |
| Good Luck Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Grammi | One of the "Gummi Bears" (Disney, 1985). |
| Grizzly | Featured in "The Smokey Bear Show" (Rankin-Bass Productions, 1969-71). |
| Grouchy Bear | An Eeyore-equivalent on"The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy" (CBS Animation Productions, 1988-91) animated series. |
| Gruffi | One of the "Gummi Bears" (Disney, 1985). |
| Grumbles (the) Grizzly | Featured on the "Raw Toonage" (Disney, 1992-93) and "Bonkers" (Walt Disney Television Animation, 1993-95) animated series. |
| Grumpy Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Gummi Bears | Chewy candy-turned-cartoon characters (Disney, 1985). The animated series included Cubbi, Grammi, Gruffi, Gusto, Sunni, Tummi, and Zummi. |
| Gus | Kissyfur's father on "Kissyfur" (DiC Entertainment, 1986-87). |
| Gusto | One of the "Gummi Bears" (Disney, 1985). |
| Hair Bear | Bear with a big, gold afro hairdo on "Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch" (HB, 1971) animated series. |
| Hair Bear Bunch | Stars of the "Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch" (HB, 1971) animated series, the group included Hair Bear and his cousins, Bubi Bear and Square Bear. |
| Hamm's Beer Bear | The Hamm's Beer mascot, who first appeared in 1952 in the "Bear Beer" television commercial. |
| Happy | One of the Dummy Bears on the "Rugrats"(Nickelodeon, 1991-Present) animated series. |
| Harmony Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Henry the Bear | Appeared on "The Gumby Show" (Clokey Productions, 1957). |
| Herr Bummel | Oliver B. Bumble's assumed name in Germany. |
| Hillbilly Bears | Appeared in segments of "The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show" (HB, 1965-68), "The Atom Ant Show" (HB, 1966), and "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour" (HB, 1968-70) animated series. The show featured the Rugg Family of Paw Rugg, Maw Rugg, little Shag Rugg, and Floral Rugg. |
| Honey Bear | Appeared in "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas," a 1973 Christmas special from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. |
| Horace T. Honeypot | Mayor of Big Paw in "The Berenstain Bears" (HB Australia, 1985-87) animated series. |
| Hugs | One of the baby bears of "The Care Bears." |
| Humphrey Bear | Lives in Brownstone National Park with many other bears and Park Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore. Appeared in seven Disney short films – "Hold that Pose" in 1950, "Rugged Bear" in1953, "Grin and Bear it" in 1954, "Bearly Asleep" in 1955, "Beezy Bear" in 1955, "Hooked Bear" in 1956, and "In the Bag" in 1956 – and in one 1989 episode of "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers" titled "Bearing Up Baby." |
| Hustle | One of "The C.B. Bears" (HB, 1977). |
| ICEE Bear | Dressed in a red sweater, this polar bear was the spokesbear for ICEE shaved ice drinks in the 1960s and '70s. According to the ICEE Company, the most popular flavors to date are cherry, blue raspberry, and Coca-Cola. |
| Jacko | A driver on the "Teddy Trucks" (BBC-Abbey, 1993) animated series. |
| Jelly | One of the Dummy Bears on the "Rugrats"(Nickelodeon, 1991-Present) animated series. |
| Jeremy the Bear | Variation of Colargol. |
| Jesse the Bear | Grizzly bear mentioned but never seen on the "Northern Exposure" television program (1990-95). |
| Jodokus | Lived with Droes the Bear on "De Fabeltjeskran" (The Fablepaper) in 1968. |
| Junior | Co-star of the "George and Junior" animated shorts (MGM, 1946). |
Junior Beary | One of "The Bearys" (Walter Lantz Productions, 1962). |
| Junyer Bear | Appeared in the "Three Bears" (WB, 1944) animated shorts. |
| Kissyfur | Star of the "Kissyfur" (DiC Entertainment, 1986-87) animated series. |
| Kit Cloudkicker | Featured in the "Tale Spin" (Disney, 1990) animated series. |
| Kwicky Koala | Star of "The Kwicky Koala Show" (HB, 1981-82). |
| Lars | "..., the Little Ice Bear," a little polar bear in stories by Hans de Beer. Also featured in Warner Brothers cartoons. |
| Laughing Paw | One of "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Laura | Roobear's little sister on "The Adventures of the Little Koala" (Tohokisinsha, 1987-93) animated series, which aired on Nickelodeon. |
| Leonard the Polar Bear | Appeared in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie" (Cayre Brothers, 1998). |
| Little Bear | Featured in a series of stories by Maurice Sendak and in the "Little Bear" (Nelvana, 1995-99) animated series. |
| Little John | Featured in the "Robin Hood" (Disney, 1973) animated feature film. |
| Little Ted | Best friend to Big Ted, both bears were "from nowhere in particular" but could be found at "Play School," a British children's show that aired from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s. |
| Lookout Bear | Adventurous member of the "Zoobilee Zoo" (Hallmark, 1986) children's show. |
| Love-a-Lot Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Luke Bear | Rode in Car #8 with Blubber Bear in the "Wacky Races" (HB, 1968-70) animated series. |
| Lulabelle | Sweetheart of Bongo in the "Bongo the Wonder Bear" Disney animated film. |
| Lumpjaw | Bongo's rival for the fair Lulubelle in the "Bongo the Wonder Bear" Disney animated film. |
| Maatje (Matey) | A young seabear on "The Bearboat," a puppet-style show by cartoon writer Lo Hartog van Banda. |
| Mama Bear | Appeared in the "Three Bears" (WB, 1944) animated shorts. |
| Manure the Bear | Appeared on the "Cow and Chicken" (HB. 1997) animated series. |
| Marmaduke | One of "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" written and illustrated by Chris Temple. The family appeared in four books – "At the School," "At the Farm," "At the Seaside," and "At the Zoo" – and in the Little Dots monthly periodical in the 1920s. The family of Little Brown Bears included Marmaduke, Clarence, Cuthbert, Algernon, Archibald, Frederick, and Wee One. While attending Mrs. Bruin's School for Little Brown Bears, the brothers met fellow bears Oswald, Edward, and Claude. |
| Ma Rugg | One of the "Hillbilly Bears" (HB, 1965). |
| Mary Plain | A bear-cub from the bear pits at Berne and the title character of Gwynedd Rae's children's books, beginning in the 1930s. |
| Maxi | Appeared in some "Chilly Willy" (Walter Lantz Productions, 1953-72) animated shorts. |
| Medicine Paw | One of "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Mighty Paw | One of "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Mirabelle | Member of the French TV show "Nounours," meaning "Good night to the little ones." |
| Miranda Panda | Star of animated shorts from Walter Lantz Productions. |
| Mischa | Mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which were cancelled. |
| Miss Doddel | Neighbor and later wife of Oliver B. Bumble. |
| Miss Emmy Lou | Appeared on the "Kissyfur" (Dic Entertainment, 1986-87) animated series. |
| Miss Lewis | A koala reporter on "The Adventures of the Little Koala" (Tohokisinsha, 1987-93) animated series. |
| Miss Panda | Appeared on the "Franklin" (Nelvana, 1997-2000) animated series. |
| Missy Bear | Appeared in "Santabear's High Flying Adventure" (Rabbit Ears Video Productions, 1987). |
| Molly Cunningham | Featured in the "Tale Spin" (Disney, 1990) animated series. |
| Monsieur Bommel | Oliver B. Bumble's assumed name in France. |
| Mortimer | This Teddy bear helps teach little ones various mathematical concepts such as patterns, shapes, and counting and with words and reading. Karen Bryant-Mole writes the series of books while Zul Mukhida illustrates them with glossy photographs. |
| Mother Bear | A member of the Berenstain Bear family. |
| Mr. Bean's Bear | Mr. Beans' (played by Rowan Atkinson) equally silent confidante. |
| Mr. Bear | Stephanie Tanner's (played by Jodie Sweetin) bear on "Full House" (Warner Brothers Television, 1987-95). |
| Mr. Cuddles | Appeared on the "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys" (Goodtimes Entertainment, 2001?) television special. |
| Mr. Gabby | Featured in "The Smokey Bear Show" (Rankin-Bass Productions, 1969-71). |
| Mr. Whoppit | Mascot of world speed record-breaker Donald Campbell. Together they broke the water speed record seven times and broke the land speed record in Australia. |
| Ms. Koala | A featured koala in "The Adventures of Blinky Bill" (Yoram Gross Film Studio, 1994) animated series. |
| Murgatroyd | Portrayed Cruncher, a troublemaking bear on the adventure series "Sierra" in 1974. |
| Nalle-Maja | One of Bamse and Brummelisa's children in the later "Bamse" stories created by Rune Andréasson. |
| Nicolas | Member of the French TV show "Nounours," meaning "Good night to the little ones." |
| Noddy | Title bear in a book written by Enid Blyton and illustrated by Hans Vanderbeek. |
| Nookie | "Partner" of ventriloquist Roger De Courcey. |
| Nounours | French TV show in which Nounours, a large animated teddy bear, tells the young views "Good night to the little ones." The show also featured Big Bear, Mirabelle, Nicolas, Petit Louis, and Pimprenelle. |
| Nutsy | A featured koala in "The Adventures of Blinky Bill" (Yoram Gross Film Studio, 1994) animated series. |
| Ojo | Little rust-colored Muppet bear who lives in the woods near Bear on the "Bear in the Big Blue House" (Disney Channel and Jim Henson Television, 1997) children's program. |
| Olivier B. Bommel | Oliver B. Bumble's assumed name in the Netherlands. |
| Oliver B. Bumble | With the full name of Sir Oliver Berendinus Bommel, this bear was a class-conscious yet likable gentleman developed by Marten Toonder in his "Tom Puss" comic strip. Tonder is possibly the most famous and most influential Dutch cartoonist/writer/animator, and Oliver is arguably the most important cartoon hero in Dutch literature. The first Bumble-cartoon appeared in 1941 in the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. Oliver was translated into 20 languages and assumed different names, such as Herr Bummel in Germany; Monsieur Bommel in France; Olivier B. Bommel in the Netherlands; Olivero B. Bomel in Spain; and Teddy Bjørn in Denmark and Norway. |
| Olivero B. Bomel | Oliver B. Bumble's assumed name in Spain. |
| Oswald | A schoolmate of "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" (written and illustrated by Chris Temple) at Mrs. Bruin's School for Little Brown Bears. |
| Oswald | Mascot of the University of York (UK) Outdoor Society. |
| Paddington Bear | Featured bear in "A Bear Called Paddington" by Michael Bond, who came across a Teddy bear left on the shelf of a London Store Christmas Eve in 957 and decided to buy the bear as a gift for his wife. Paddington was named after the area of London in which they lived. Paddington also appeared in short animated segments of the "Pinwheel" (Nickelodeon, 1979-89) children's show. |
| Paddy O'Cinnamon | Star of "The Cinnamon Bear," a 1937 Christmas radio program broadcast in 26 chapters. |
| Pammy Panda | Featured first on greeting cards and then on the "Shirt Tales" (HB, 1982-85) animated series. |
| Papa Bear | Appeared in the "Three Bears" (WB, 1944) animated shorts. |
| Pa Rugg | One of the "Hillbilly Bears" (HB, 1965). |
| Patti Bear | Featured with Ted E. Bear in "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas," a 1973 Christmas special from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and "The Great Bear Scare" from DimenMark Films (1982). |
| Paw Paws, The | This tribe of Native-American-like cartoon bears debuted as one of the original segments of "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera" (HB, 1985). The Paw Paws were led by Princess Paw Paw, who wore a magical moonstone to help her call the totem for protection against Dark Paw. The tribe included Aunt Pruney, Brave Paw, Bumble Paw, Laughing Paw, Medicine Paw, Mighty Paw, Princess Paw Paw, Slippery Paw, Trembly Paw and Wise Paw. |
| Petey Panda | First known as Petey the "Sexual Harassment" Panda, he gave a presentation to the boys' class on a July 1999 episode of the "South Park" (South Park Studios, 1997-Present) animated series – which unfortunately spawned a rash of frivolous lawsuits. The boys later found him on The Island of Misfit Mascots Commune and convinced him to change his cause. He became Petey the "Don't Sue People" Panda. |
| Petit Louis | Member of the French TV show "Nounours," meaning "Good night to the little ones." |
| Petzi | Also known as Rasmus Klump in his native Danish, this European comic strip bear wears red pants with white polka dots and stars with his friends Pingo, Pelle, and Skaeg (or Old Salt) in their own series of books written and illustrated by Wilhelm and Carla Hansen. |
| Pierre Bear | Appeared in various "Woody Woodpecker" (Walter Lantz Productions, 1956) animated shorts. |
| Pimprenelle | Member of the French TV show "Nounours," meaning "Good night to the little ones." |
| Pinky | Koala co-star (and Blinky's little sister) on "The Noozles" (Saban, 1988-93) animated series. |
| Pippeloon Bear | A little bear featured in 12 short poems by Annie M.G. Schmidt published between 1950 and 1958. |
| Pooky | Garfield's teddy bear in the "Garfield"(1978-Present) syndicated comic strip by Jim Davis and the "Garfield and Friends" (United Media Productions, 1988-95) animated series. |
| Princess Paw Paw | One of "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Pudsey | National mascot of BBC Children in Need. He was designed by Joanna Ball, who chose the name of Pudsey because her grandfather was once the Mayor of the borough of Pudsey. |
| Punkinhead | Created by Charles Thorson in the late 1940s as a mascot for Eaton’s,
a major Canadian department store. Wearing yellow shorts and a big shock of yellow hair, the popular cub was used in the store’s advertising throughout the 1950s and ‘60s. |
| Qantas Koala Bear | Spokesbear for Qantas Airlines in Australia who said, "I hate Qantas!" (Some spokesbear!) |
| Radar's Bear | Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly's (played by Gary Burghoff) bear on "M*A*S*H." (CBS, 1972-83). |
| Ralph Bear | Appeared on the "Pith Possum: Super-dynamic Possum of Tomorrow" (Walt Disney Television Animation, 1995) animated series. |
| Rebecca Cunningham | Featured in the "Tale Spin" (Disney, 1990) animated series. |
| Roobear | Main koala character of "The Adventures of the Little Koala" (Tohokisinsha, 1987-93) animated series, which aired on Nickelodeon. The cast included Roobear, Papa, Mama, Laura (Roobear's little sister), and Miss Lewis, a koala reporter. |
| Roosevelt Bears | Teddy B. (a brown bear) and Teddy G. (a creamy white bear) were the central characters of "The Roosevelt Bears: Their Travels and Adventures," the first of a series of books written between 1905 and 1908 by Seymour Eaton. Written in two-line rhyming verses, the stories originally appeared as serials in leading newspapers. |
| Rupert Bear | Mary Tourtel first published this little bear on November 8, 1920, as a twice-daily comic for London's Daily Express. For Christmas1936, an annual containing the year's Rupert Bear comics was published – a trend that continued for decades. Much later Nelvana Productions developed an animated "Rupert Bear" series. In 1995, Rupert celebrated his 75th anniversary – and showed no signs of slowing down. |
| Sancho Panda | Don Coyote's loyal companion on "The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda" segments of the "The Funtastic World of Hanna- Barbera" (HB, 1990) animated series. |
| Santabear | Star of "Santabear's High Flying Adventure" (Rabbit Ears Video Productions, 1987). The show also featured Bullybear and Missy Bear. |
| Scarebear | One of "The Galaxy Goof-Ups," a segment on "Yogi's Space Race" (HB, 1978-79) animated series and later its own series, "The Galaxy Goof-Ups" (HB, 1978-79). |
| Shag Rugg | One of the "Hillbilly Bears" (HB, 1965). |
| Share Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Sister Bear | A member of the Berenstain Bear family. |
| Sleepy | Mascot bear of the TraveLodge motel chain. Wearing his cap and nightshirt, Sleepy promised "The Best Rest – East or West." |
| Slippery Paw | One of "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Smokey Bear | Mascot of the US Forest Fire Prevention Campaign who first appeared in 1944. Also featured in "The Smokey Bear Show" (Rankin-Bass Productions, 1969-71) featuring Smokey Bear, Grizzly, Freddy, Benny, Bessie, Hiram, Floyd, and Mr. Gabby. |
| Smokey the Bear | Huge brown – and later white – stuffed bear residing in the Addams family's living room on "The Addams Family" (Filmways Pictures, 1964-66) television series. |
| Smokey the Bear | Appeared in "Smoke Screams," a 1964 cartoon on the "Snuffy Smith and Barney Google" (Famous Studios, 1964) animated series. |
| Snuggles | Snuggle Fabric Softener mascot of the Unilever Company. |
| Sooty | A hand puppet (operated by Harry Corbett) who was first a regular on "Saturday Special," a BBC children's TV show, and then later had his own "The Sooty Show." In 2002, Sooty entered the Guinness Book of Records for starring in the longest running children's program. |
| Square Bear | Cousin of Hair Bear on "Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch" (HB, 1971). |
| Stogey Bear | Appeared on "Beany and Cecil" (Bob Clampett Productions, 1962). |
| Stokey the Bear | Appeared in "Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties," a segment of "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" (Jay Ward, 1962) animated series. |
| Sugar Bear | Appeared on the "Linus the Lionhearted" (Ed Graham Productions and Format Films, 1964-69) animated series. |
| Sugar Bear | Spokesbear for Post's Sugar Crisp cereal in 1963, which is now named Post Golden Crisp. |
| Sugar Crisp Bear | Renamed spokesbear for Post's Sugar Crisp cereal in 1964-65, which is now named Post Golden Crisp. |
| Sunni | One of the "Gummi Bears" (Disney, 1985). |
| Sunshine Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Superted | Star of the Welsh "Superted " (Siriol Animation Ltd., 1982-86) and "The Further Adventures of Superted" (HB, 1988-89) animated series. |
| Suzy Beary | One of "The Bearys" (Walter Lantz Productions, 1962). |
| Tadpole | Spunky's Teddy bear on "Spunky and Tad" (Beverly Hills Film Corporation, 1958). |
| Teddy | A talking Teddy bear in the "A.I" (Warner Brothers, 2001) feature film. |
| Teddy | One of Bamse and Brummelisa's children in the later "Bamse" stories created by Rune Andréasson. |
| Teddy | Appeared on the "Davey and Goliath" (Clokey Productions, 1960-76) claymation series. |
| Teddy | Co-starred with Annie the rag doll in "The Forgotten Toys" (Hibbert Ralph Entertainment, 1995) animated special, which was based on the children's book "The Night After Christmas" by James Stevenson. |
| Teddy B. | The brown bear in "The Roosevelt Bears: Their Travels and Adventures," the first of a series of books written between 1905 and 1908 by Seymour Eaton. |
| Teddybears | British children's program based on the books of Alison Sage and Susanna Gretz. They featured Charles, the leader; Louise, the giggler; Robert, the baby, Sara, the bossy one; and William, the cook. |
| Teddy Bjørn | Oliver B. Bumble's assumed name in Denmark and Norway. |
| Teddy Brighteyes | Title character of "The Tale of Teddy Brighteyes," published in 1909. |
| Teddy G. | The creamy white bear in "The Roosevelt Bears: Their Travels and Adventures," the first of a series of books written between 1905 and 1908 by Seymour Eaton. |
| Teddy Robinson | "A nice, big, comfortable, friendly teddy bear. He had light brown fur and kind brown eyes, and he belonged to a little girl named Deborah," about whom Joan G. Robinson began writing and illustrating stories in 1953. |
| Teddy Ruxpin | Talking (via internal tape player) stuffed bear who also had his own animated series, "The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin" (DiC Entertainment, 1987). According to the cartoon, Teddy Ruxpin was an Illiop, a kind-hearted species of talking bears. |
| Teddy Trucks | Main characters of Michelle Cartlidge's books and of an animated series (BBC-Abbey, 1993). Teddy Trucks is a transport company employing Boss Bear and the drivers, Dusty, Gerry, Jacko, and Wilson. |
| Ted E. Bear | Also known as Ted Edward Bear from "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas," a 1973 Christmas special from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and "The Great Bear Scare" from DimenMark Films (1982). |
| Ted Edward Bear | Also known as Ted E. Bear from "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas," a 1973 Christmas special from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and "The Great Bear Scare" from DimenMark Films (1982). |
| Tenderheart Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Terry Bears | The original TerryToons mascots and stars of their own TerryToons Cartoons from 1951 to 1956. |
| Tessie Bear | Noddy's friend in Toyland. Noddy was written by Enid Blyton and illustrated by Hans Vanderbeek. |
| Theodore H. Bear | Appeared on the "Mighty Mouse Playhouse" (Terrytoons, 1955-67) and "The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle" (Filmation Animation, 1979-82) animated series. |
| Thijs Ice | Developed by Marten Toonder and introduced as a distant (polar) cousin of Rupert the Bear. Thijs Ice was an early predecessor of the Tom Puss comic strip, which introduced and launched Oliver B. Bumble. |
| Timmy | One of three magical pandas in the "Pandamonium" (Marvel, 1982-83) animated series. |
| Tom Dooley | Dee Dee McCall's (played by Stepfanie Kramer) bear on "Hunter" (NBC, 1984-91). |
| Totem Bear | A wooden bear on "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985) who stands on a red tortoise and has a golden eagle on its head. The Totem offers magical protection to "The Paw Paws." |
| Trembly Paw | One of "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Trueheart Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Tugs | One of the baby bears of "The Care Bears." |
| Tummi | One of the "Gummi Bears" (Disney, 1985). |
| TuTu Bear | Julie Cooper's (played by Mackenzie Phillips) bear on "One Day at a Time" (CBS, 1975-84). |
| Under Cover Bears | Private eyes from General Mills' Under Cover Bears Instant Oatmeal 1990 advertisements. |
| Uranus | Blue stuffed office assistant on the "Duckman" (Klasky-Csupo, 1994-96) animated series. |
| Wally the Bear | Briefly replaced "Dig'Em" the frog in 1986 as the Kellogg's Honey Smacks spokescharacter. (Dig'Em promptly returned in 1987 after a public outcry – as if a frog would know more about honey than a bear....) |
| Wasa | Brother of Droes the Bear on "De Fabeltjeskran" (The Fablepaper) who only appeared on the show in 1969. |
| Weather Bear | Appeared on "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas," a 1973 Christmas special from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. |
| Wee One | One of "The Family of the Little Brown Bears" written and illustrated by Chris Temple. The family appeared in four books – "At the School," "At the Farm," "At the Seaside," and "At the Zoo" – and in the Little Dots monthly periodical in the 1920s. The family of Little Brown Bears included Marmaduke, Clarence, Cuthbert, ALgernon, Archibald, Frederick, and Wee One. While attending Mrs. Bruin's School for Little Brown Bears, the brothers met fellow bears Oswald, Edward, and Claude. |
| Wilson | A driver on the "Teddy Trucks" (BBC-Abbey, 1993) animated series. |
| Winnie the Pooh | Main character of the "Winnie the Pooh" stories by A.A. Milne. Later appeared in several Disney animated feature films including "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (Dinsey, 1977), "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (Disney, 1988-89 and 1990-93) and "Welcome to Pooh Corner" (Disney, 1983-95) animated series, and extensive product lines. Winnie also served as a spokesbear for Quaker's Winnie-the-Pooh Hunny Munch cereal in 1968 and for Nabsico's Winnie-the-Pooh Great Honey Crunchers cereal in 1973. |
| Wise Paw | One of "The Paw Paws" (HB, 1985). |
| Wish Bear | One of "The Care Bears." |
| Yogi Bear | First appearing on "The Huckleberry Hound Show" (HB, 1958-62), Yogi soon starred in "The Yogi Bear Show" (HB, 1960-61), "Yogi Bear" (HB, 1961-63), "Yogi's Gang" (HB, 1973-75), "Scooby's All- Star Laff-A-Lympics" (HB Studios, 1977-80), "Yogi's Space Race" (HB, 1978-79), "The Galaxy Goof-Ups" (HB, 1978-79), "Yogi's Treasure Hunt" (HB, 1985-86), "Wake, Rattle, & Roll" (HB, 1990-91), and "Yo, Yogi!" (HB, 1991-92) animated series; the "Ranger Smith" (HB, 1999) animated television special; and the "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear" (HB, 1964) animated feature film. Yogi also served as a spokesbear for Kellogg's Corn Flakes and OK's cereals in 1961 through 1962. |
| Zummi | One of the "Gummi Bears" (Disney, 1985). |
