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American animated television series

For other uses of "Gummi Bears", see Gummi Bears (disambiguation).

Adventures of the Gummi BearsGenre<br>Adventure

Comedy

High fantasy

Created by<br>Jymn Magon

Directed by<br>Art Vitello (seasons 1–2)

Alan Zaslove (season 3)

David Block (seasons 4–6)

Voices of<br>Bill Scott

Paul Winchell

June Foray

Lorenzo Music

Katie Leigh

Noelle North

Rob Paulsen

Corey Burton

Jim Cummings

Michael Rye

Christian Jacobs

Brett Johnson

David Faustino

Jason Marsden

R. J. Williams

Roger C. Carmel

Brian Cummings

Bob Holt

Howard Morris

Walker Edmiston

Theme music composerSilversher & SilversherOpening theme"Gummi Bears Theme" by Joseph WilliamsEnding theme"Gummi Bears Theme" (Instrumental + Shortened)Composers<br>Thomas Chase

Steve Rucker

Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons6No. of episodes65 (95 segments) (list of episodes)ProductionProducers<br>Art Vitello (seasons 1–2)

Tad Stones (season 3)

Alan Zaslove (season 3)

Rich Fogel (seasons 4–6)

Mark Seidenberg (seasons 4–6)

David Block (seasons 4–6)

Running time23 minutesProduction companyWalt Disney Television Animation[a]Original releaseNetworkNBCReleaseSeptember 14, 1985 (1985-09-14) –<br>December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)NetworkABCReleaseSeptember 9, 1989 (1989-09-09) –<br>January 6, 1990 (1990-01-06)NetworkSyndication (The Disney Afternoon)ReleaseSeptember 10, 1990 (1990-09-10) –<br>February 22, 1991 (1991-02-22)<br>Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an American animated high fantasy television series created by Jymn Magon and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation.[1] The series, loosely inspired by gummy bear candies,[2] takes place in a fantasy world of medieval lands and magic, and focuses on the lives of six mystical beings known as Gummi Bears. The series focuses on the exploits of the main characters, as they tackle a series of problems, as well as aid their human friends and thwart the plans of various evil characters. Episodes consisted of either a single story, or two 11-minute stories.

The lavishly budgeted series became iconic for not only spearheading the style of Disney animated series that followed, but also starting an era of artistic improvement in television animation spurred on its success with competitors forced to improve their own artistic standards to avoid unfavorable comparisons.[3] The theme music was written by Michael and Patty Silversher and performed by Joseph Williams.[4] The animated series first premiered in the United States, running for six seasons between 1985 and 1991,[5] with the show later broadcast to other countries including the United Kingdom.

Premise<br>[edit]

Adventures of the Gummi Bears takes place in a medieval fairy tale world and focuses on a group of six "Gummi Bears", a race of anthropomorphic bears with great skills in magic and technology. The group lives in the underground secret settlement of Gummi Glen within the forest of the kingdom of Dunwyn. Long ago, the Gummi Bears had a powerful and highly developed civilization, but were persecuted by human armies who sought access to the Gummi Bears' knowledge and ultimately drove almost all Gummi Bears north. Most of the Gummi Bears then settled on a continent unknown to humans and were forgotten over time. They are now generally considered a legend by humans, but few know that they still exist. Throughout the Gummi Bears' search for their heritage, old ruins and intact buildings with some high-tech devices are repeatedly discovered.

Despite their efforts to continue living free from human influence and safe from threats, the bears of Gummi Glen gradually encounter several humans. Contrary to all fears and prejudices, the encounters do not always result in confrontation and fighting; while most humans dismiss every encounter as an illusion and put it out of their mind, some humans (especially children) try to befriend the Gummi Bears. Only those who still believe in and know about the Gummi Bears and their magic try to capture them. The Gummi Bears' closest friends among humans are Princess Calla, the daughter of King Gregor and heir to Dunwyn's throne, and Cavin, the squire of Gregor's chief knight Sir Tuxford.

The Gummi Bears owe their name to a magic potion named "gummiberry juice", which allows them to bounce like a rubber ball. Gummiberry juice is made by Grammi Gummi using an ancient and secret recipe from the Gummiberries that grow in the Dunwyn...