The Little Flying Bears
Encyclopedia
The Little Flying Bears is an animated television series produced by Zagreb Film
and CinéGroupe
. It was a Croatian
/Canadian
co-production which originally aired in 1990.
This cartoon helps children realize the importance of protecting the environment
. The series shows the harmful effects of pollution and fires as well as the important role of the ecosystem
.
s, Skulk and Sammy, which strive to pollute the forest. Every so often the weasels receive help from Slink the snake. The three always strive to find new ways to disturb the harmony of the forest but their plans are destroyed always by the bears. The bears are always attentive to the advices of the old bear, Plato (who is too old to fly) and his friend Ozzy the owl
.
Zagreb Film
Zagreb Film is a Croatian film-producing company from Zagreb, founded in 1953. They have produced hundreds of animated films, documentaries, television commercials, educational films and several feature films....
and CinéGroupe
CinéGroupe
CinéGroupe Corporation is a Canadian animation studio based in Montreal, Quebec. The company also has offices in nearby Toronto and in the U.S. city of Los Angeles...
. It was a Croatian
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
/Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
co-production which originally aired in 1990.
This cartoon helps children realize the importance of protecting the environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
. The series shows the harmful effects of pollution and fires as well as the important role of the ecosystem
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
.
Plot
The series focuses on a rare species of little bears with wings that live in the magical forest in a utopian cooperative community. The little flying bears together with their friends, took on themselves the task to defend their forest from pollution. However, their efforts, very often, are disturbed by two weaselWeasel
Weasels are mammals forming the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. They are small, active predators, long and slender with short legs....
s, Skulk and Sammy, which strive to pollute the forest. Every so often the weasels receive help from Slink the snake. The three always strive to find new ways to disturb the harmony of the forest but their plans are destroyed always by the bears. The bears are always attentive to the advices of the old bear, Plato (who is too old to fly) and his friend Ozzy the owl
Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
.
Protagonists
- Plato (voice by Walter Massey) - A wise old flying bear that serves as the head of the flying bear community and is the grandfather of all its bear cubsCubsCubs may refer to:*Chicago Cubs, a baseball team of the National League of Major League Baseball**Iowa Cubs, a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League**Daytona Cubs, a minor league baseball team of the Florida State League...
. Plato is too old to have wings and therefore is not capable of flying. The young bears respect him for his wisdom and follow his advice. - Walt (voice by Arthur HoldenArthur HoldenArthur Holden is a Canadian voice actor, born in Montreal, Quebec. He voices Baba-Miao in Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, Mr. Ratburn in Arthur, and Mr...
) - A young male blueBlueBlue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
colored flying bear cub. He is Tina's boyfriend. He is the possible, but not confirmed, brother of Jason and Josh. He and Tina are the main protagonists of the series. - Tina (voice by Jessalyn GilsigJessalyn GilsigJessalyn Gilsig is a Canadian actress known for her roles in the television series Boston Public, Nip/Tuck and as Will Schuester's ex-wife Terri Schuester in Glee...
) - A young female orangeOrange (colour)The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 585–620 nm, and has a hue of 30° in HSV colour space. It is numerically halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compressed RGB colour space, the expression of which is the RGB colour wheel. The...
colored flying bear cub. She is Walt's girlfriend. She is the possible, but not confirmed, sister Lotus and Jasmine. She and Walt are the main protagonists of the series. - Josh (voice by Teddy Lee Dillon) - A young male brownBrownBrown is a color term, denoting a range of composite colors produced by a mixture of orange, red, rose, or yellow with black or gray. The term is from Old English brún, in origin for any dusky or dark shade of color....
colored flying bear cub. He is Jasmine's boyfriend and brother of Jason. - Jasmine (voice by Pauline LittlePauline LittlePauline Little is a Canadian voice actor who currently resides in Montreal Quebec.She voices Lulu's mom in The Little Lulu Show, Lotus and Jasmine the twins in The Little Flying Bears, Maya the Bee, Francine in Samurai Pizza Cats and Caillou's grandma in Caillou.She can also be seen in The Day...
) - A young female pinkPinkPink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
colored flying bear cub. She is Josh's girlfriend and twin sister of Lotus. - Lotus (voice by Pauline LittlePauline LittlePauline Little is a Canadian voice actor who currently resides in Montreal Quebec.She voices Lulu's mom in The Little Lulu Show, Lotus and Jasmine the twins in The Little Flying Bears, Maya the Bee, Francine in Samurai Pizza Cats and Caillou's grandma in Caillou.She can also be seen in The Day...
) - A young female pinkPinkPink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
colored flying bear cub. Lotus is Jasmine's twinTwinA twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
sister. She is the possible, but not confirmed, Jason's girlfriend. - Jason (voice by Jeff LumbyJeff LumbyJeff Lumby is a Canadian actor and voice actor. He is a member of the Lumby family, who created and produced the 1980s Canadian children's television series, Size Small, where he appeared as "Tex". Lumby played "Winston Rothschild, III", the septic tank and sewer technician character on The Red...
and Ian Finlay) - A young male redRedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
colored flying bear cub. He is Josh's brother. He is the possible, but not confirmed, Lotus's boyfriend. - Ozzy - impatient and nervous male brown owl. Friend of bears.
- Markus - young male red frog. Friend of bears.
- Jumpy - A young female blue colored rabbit. She is inquisitive and witty. Friend of bears.
- Fluffy - A young female orange colored squirrel.
- Unnamed young male multicolored woodpecker.
Antagonists
- Skulk - An anthropomorphic weaselWeaselWeasels are mammals forming the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. They are small, active predators, long and slender with short legs....
. The Little Flying Bears' worst enemy. He yearns for "manimal"(human) culture and brings lots of side effects to the forest. - Sammy - An anthropomorphic and stupid weaselWeaselWeasels are mammals forming the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. They are small, active predators, long and slender with short legs....
. He is Skulk's partner. - Slink - A shrewd snakeSnakeSnakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
. The only snake in the forest. Often assists the Skulk and Sammy. - Grizelda - A large and evil spider who lives in the terrible forest. She is very protective of the syrupSyrupIn cooking, a syrup is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit crystals...
trees. - Spike - A rat that comes from the city along with two rat subordinates.
Episodes
- Keep Out
- Attack Of The Scarlet Serpents
- The Juice Festival
- Black Cloud
- Runaway Truck
- Hurray! For Eggs
- A Birthday To Remember
- The Traps
- The Forbidden Flower
- The White Rain
- The Bears Christmas
- Sore Losers
- The White Bear
- The Fountain Of Youth
- The Monster In The Mountain
- The Great Drought
- The Lumber Barons
- The Wood Fairy
- The Costume Ball
- Hide And Seek
- The Big Sting
- The Reluctant Hero
- The Virus
- Dr. Skulk
- A Gift From Space
- Sing For The Rain
- The First Encounter
- The Rats
- The River Rescue
- The Storm
- The Rats Revenge
- The Outsider
- Capture The Sun
- Prescription For Pandemonium
- Sabotage
- The Visitor
- Invasion
- Power To Spare
- Fire Bug
Theme Song
- The theme song was composed by Julie Villandré.
- The lyrics were written by Jean-Pierre Liccioni and sung by voice actress Sonja BallSonja BallSonja Ball is a Canadian voice actress.She is well known for her work as the voice of Arthur's Mother Jane Read in the PBS children's TV series Arthur, Huckle Cat on The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Polly Ester in the English version of Samurai Pizza Cats, Nicole in the Madeline TV specials, and...
.
Cast
- Walt: Arthur HoldenArthur HoldenArthur Holden is a Canadian voice actor, born in Montreal, Quebec. He voices Baba-Miao in Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, Mr. Ratburn in Arthur, and Mr...
- Tina: Jessalyn GilsigJessalyn GilsigJessalyn Gilsig is a Canadian actress known for her roles in the television series Boston Public, Nip/Tuck and as Will Schuester's ex-wife Terri Schuester in Glee...
- Josh: Teddy Lee Dillon
- Lotus/Jasmine: Pauline LittlePauline LittlePauline Little is a Canadian voice actor who currently resides in Montreal Quebec.She voices Lulu's mom in The Little Lulu Show, Lotus and Jasmine the twins in The Little Flying Bears, Maya the Bee, Francine in Samurai Pizza Cats and Caillou's grandma in Caillou.She can also be seen in The Day...
- Jason: Jeff LumbyJeff LumbyJeff Lumby is a Canadian actor and voice actor. He is a member of the Lumby family, who created and produced the 1980s Canadian children's television series, Size Small, where he appeared as "Tex". Lumby played "Winston Rothschild, III", the septic tank and sewer technician character on The Red...
/Ian Finlay - Plato: Walter MasseyWalter Massey (actor)Walter Edward Hart Massey is a Canadian actor. He has had numerous roles on stage, movies, and television for more than five decades. Massey is the cousin of actor Raymond Massey and is a founding member of Canadian Actors' Equity.He played the part of U.S. President Taft in the 2005 movie The...
- Skulk: Terrence ScammellTerrence ScammellTerrence Scammell is a Canadian actor and voice actor who commonly playes multiple characters in cartoon series. He is a member of the ACTRA and Canadian Actors' Equity Association unions.-TV series:* 3 Gold Coins...
- Sammie: A.J. HendersonA.J. HendersonA.J. Henderson is a Canadian voice actor, born in Montreal, Quebec.- Biography :He is very prolific, having done voices for numerous anime, cartoons, and video games...
- Ozzy/Slink: Rick JonesRick Jones (voice actor)Rick Jones is an animation writer, director, content developer, and voice actor. Since 1983, he’s worked with Fox, Disney, Universal, Hanna-Barbera, Alphanim, Cinar and Nelvana...
- Grizelda: Kathleen Fee
- Rodney: Michael O'Reilly
- Additional Voices: Harry HillHarry HillHarry Hill , is a Perrier Award–winning English comedian, author and television presenter. A former medical doctor , Hill began his career in comedy with the popular radio show Harry Hill's Fruit Corner.-Personal life:Hill was born in Woking,...
- Additional Voices: Richard DumontRichard DumontRichard M. Dumont is a voice actor and director who has worked in both Canada and the United States. He voices Menator, the aging leader of the Olmecs in The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Grognard in Night Hood and Scarecrow in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...
- Additional Voices: Dean Hagopian
- Additional Voices: Aron TagerAron TagerAron Tager is an American actor and artist.- Background :As an artist, Tager has had numerous exhibitions of his work and has sculptures installed at the following locations: Mount Anthony Union High School, Bennington, VT; Shaftsbury Elementary School, VT; Delaware County Community College,...
- Additional Voices: Anik MaternAnik MaternAnik Matern is an actress and founder of the Dynamic Theater Factory. She graduated from John Abbott College Professional Theatre Program.Television series and voice work includes:* The Littl' Bits...
- Additional Voices: Eramelinda Boquer
- Additional Voices: Michael RudderMichael RudderMichael Rudder is a Canadian film, television, theatre and voice actor, who was injured in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.-Acting work:...
- Additional Voices: Gary Jewell
- Additional Voices: Sonja BallSonja BallSonja Ball is a Canadian voice actress.She is well known for her work as the voice of Arthur's Mother Jane Read in the PBS children's TV series Arthur, Huckle Cat on The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Polly Ester in the English version of Samurai Pizza Cats, Nicole in the Madeline TV specials, and...
- Additional Voices: Jane Woods
- Additional Voices: Patricia Rodriguez
- Additional Voices: Daniel BrochuDaniel BrochuDaniel Brochu is a Canadian voice actor born in Montreal.He is best known for voicing Buster Baxter in Arthur and Postcards from Buster, and Danny Pickett in What's With Andy?.-Animation:* Animal Crackers* Around the World in 80 Dreams...
Alternative titles
- 環保小飛熊 (Traditional Chinese Title)
- 环保小飞熊 (Simplified Chinese Title)
- Les Oursons Volants (French Title)
- Die Flugbärchen kommen (German Title)
- Repülő bocsok (Hungarian Title)
- המעופפים הנועזים (HaMeofefim Hanoazim) (Israeli Title)
- Летечките мечиња (Letechkite mechinja) (Macedonian Title)
- Latające misie (Polish title)
- Mali leteči medvedki (Slovene Title)
- Los Osos Voladores (Spanish Title)
- De flygande björnarna (Swedish Title)
- Malí létající medvídci (Czech Title)