List of fictional bears

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Bears in books

Baloo from The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
the Berenstain Bears
Brer Bear, from the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris
Paddington Bear
the Three Bears from Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
Rupert the Bear from the childrens' books by Mary Tourtel (also became featured in comic strips and a TV series)
Little Bear by Maurice Sendak
Crow of the Bear Clan, barbarian comic book bear
Shardik, the ursine protagonist of Richard Adams' novel of the same name
Shardik, a 70 feet tall cyborg bear from Stephen King's The Wastelands, named after the above
Iorek Byrnison, the armoured bear in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials

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Bears in plays

The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare famously includes the stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear".

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Animated bears

Bear, from Franklin
Blubber, Luke's racing partner in Wacky Races: Hanna-Barbera
the Buddy Bears, recurring children's show bears who promote conformity and collectivism on Garfield and Friends
the Care Bears
Eddy and the Bear
the Gummi Bears
Hanna-Barbera
Humphrey, a Walt Disney character appearing in 1950s shorts, usually harassing Donald Duck
Two polar bears accompanying Mr. Freeze in Batman: The Animated Series
Little Bear
Little John was a bear in Disney's version of Robin Hood
Nameless bear from Harvey Birdman
The Three Bears, Looney Tunes characters
Yogi Bear and his pal Hanna-Barbera

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Bears in film

Archie in Dr. Dolittle 2
Adult male and cub from L' Ours

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Puppet bears

Baby Bear in Sesame Street
Basil the Bear on Sesame Park
Bear, Ojo, and Ursa from Bear in the Big Blue House
Fozzie Bear from The Muppet Show
Humphrey B. Bear
Sooty, Cousin Scampy and Soo (a panda bear)

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Bears in advertising

Cool, stylish bear in British Hofmeister Beer commercials of the 1970s. "For great lager, follow the bear".
the Hamm's Beer bear
Talking polar bear from British Fox's Glacier Mint commercials
Talking polar bear from British Cresta soft drink commercials of the 1970s
Polar bears from international Coca-Cola commercials
the Labatt's Blue bear
Grizzly bears in ads for Charmin toilet paper
"There's a bear in the woods. . ." Presumably representing the Soviet Union, this bear appeared in Ronald Reagan's campaign advertising.
Sugar Bear, mascot for Gentle Ben
Grizzly Bear companion to television's "Grizzly Adams"

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Teddy Bears

Winnie the Pooh, teddy bear of Christopher Robin Milne, son of A.A. Milne.
Mister Woppit, mascot of Donald Campbell, breaker of speed-records killed on Lake Coniston in 1967.

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Miscellaneous

Smokey the Bear, mascot of the U.S. Forest Service, who insist that his correct name is Smokey Bear. No the. "Remember, only YOU can prevent forest fires." (He is also only semi-fictional, as he was based on a "real" Smokey Bear.)
Gladly, the Cross-Eyed Bear, a mondegreen created from the misheard lyrics of a hymn (Gladly, the Cross I'd bear. . .). Used as the name of Baby Grumpling's teddy bear in British comic strip The Perishers.
Pooky, Garfield's cute huggable teddy bear.
Drop Bear, an urban mythical marsupial in Australia said to be similar to the Koala Bear
Ursa Major and Ursa Minor the two bear constallations, sometimes also known as the big dipper, or the drinking gourd.

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See also

List of fictional animals


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