The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973)
December 17, 1973Release Date
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973)
December 17, 1973Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Bob Holt
Santa Claus
Kelly Lange
Weather Bear
Michael Bell
Honey Bear
Casey Kasem
Narrator
Caryn Paperny
Girl
Arte Johnson
Professor Werner von Bear
Tom Smothers
Ted Edward Bear
Barbara Feldon
Patti Bear
Gerry Chiniquy
Director
Bob Richardson
Animation / Storyboard
Hawley Pratt
Director
John Burton Jr.
Camera Operator
Larry Spiegel
Writer
John Freeman
Animation
John Barrett
Writer
Tom Ray
Animation
David H. DePatie
Producer
Friz Freleng
Producer
Bob Matz
Animation
Norm McCabe
Animation
Doug Goodwin
Composer
Art Leonardi
Animation
Roger Donley
Editor
Richard H. Thomas
Background Designer
Robert Gillis
Editor
Allan R. Potter
Editor
Joe Siracusa
Editor
Don Williams
Animation
Roy Morita
ProductionDesigner
Ray Lee
Camera Operator
Dick Ung
ProductionDesigner
James Davis
Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 17, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time30m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas is an animated Christmas TV special. It premiered on NBC on December 17, 1973, in the United States. It was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, executive producer Norman Sedawie, and starred the voices of Tommy Smothers, Arte Johnson and Barbara Feldon, with narration by Casey Kasem.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, was released in October 1983. It later aired on the Disney Channel until the late 1990s.
Rights to the special are now owned by Lionsgate. It is currently available through the Lionsgate channel on YouTube and on Tubi. It was formerly available on Netflix.