The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas is an animated Christmas television special originally broadcast in the United States on NBC, December 17, 1973.[1][2] The special was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, executive producer Norman Sedawie, and starred the voices of Tom Smothers, Arte Johnson and Barbara Feldon, with narration by Casey Kasem.[3]
| The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Adventure Musical |
| Written by | John Barrett Larry Spiegel |
| Directed by | Gerry Chiniquy Hawley Pratt |
| Voices of | Bob Holt Kelly Lange Michael Bell Casey Kasem Caryn Paperny Arte Johnson Tom Smothers Barbara Feldon |
| Composer | Doug Goodwin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Producer | Theodore Geisel |
| Production company | DePatie–Freleng Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 17, 1973 |
The story focuses on Theodore Edward Bear (Ted E. Bear for short) who is curious about Christmas and decides to go searching for it while the other bears hibernate for the winter.
In the early 1980s, a plush Ted E. Bear was sold in stores. A Halloween sequel, The Great Bear Scare, premiered in October 1983 and was later broadcast on the Disney Channel until the late 1990s.
Rights to The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas are now owned by Lionsgate and is currently available through the Lionsgate channel on YouTube and on Tubi.
Cast
edit- Robert Holt as Santa Claus and C. Emory Bear
- Kelly Lange as Weather Bear
- Michael Bell as Honey Bear
- Casey Kasem as the narrator
- Caryn Paperny as Girl
- Arte Johnson as Professor Werner von Bear
- Tom Smothers as Ted E. Bear
- Barbara Feldon as Patti Bear
See also
editReferences
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 & Co. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Nina David, ed., TV Season 1974-75, Oryx Press, 1976.
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