The Adventures of Paddington Bear
The Adventures of Paddington Bear is an animated children's television series based on the Paddington Bear stories written by Michael Bond, co-produced by the CINAR Corporation, CINAR Europe, FilmFair and Protecrea, in co-production with Canal J for seasons 1 and 2 and the participation of Teletoon, TVOntario, TF1 and ITV – the latter for seasons 1 and 2.
The series was broadcast from June 14, 1997 to February 2, 2000. 39 episodes were produced.
Plot
The show follows the adventures of a bear from Peru that comes to England after an earthquake destroys his home. The Brown family finds him at Paddington Station.Cast
- Jonathan Kydd as Paddington
- Jon Glover and John R. Hernandez as Mr. Henry Brown
- Meriam Stover and Moir Leslie as Mrs. Mary Brown
- Eve Karpf as Mrs. Sheila Bird
- Jade Williams as Judy
- Steven Webb as Jonathan
- Nigel Lambert as Mr. Reginald Curry
- Cyril Shaps as Mr. Samuel Gruber
- Unknown voice actress as Aunt Lucy
Telecast and home media
The show was first introduced on Teletoon's launch in Canada. It was also shown on ITV in the United Kingdom and both Canal J and TF1 in France.The show was aired in the U.S. on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV from November 2008 until August 2009. It was also shown on HBO Family in repeats until 2004 in the 1990s. In 2017, it aired on Starz Kids and Family until April 2020. It also aired on Light TV. Qubo Channel aired repeats of the show from October 7, 2018, until February 25, 2021.
HBO's sister company, Time-Life Home Video released the series on both VHS and DVD.
As of 2022, the show is now streaming on Paramount+ and Tubi.
Episodes
- All 39 episodes were made in digital ink-and-paint animation.