Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an American animated television series that first aired in the United States from 1985 to 1991. The series was the first animated production by Walt Disney Television and loosely inspired by the gummy bear candies; Disney CEO Michael Eisner was struck with inspiration for the show when his son requested the candies one day. The series premiered on NBC on September 14, 1985 and aired there for four seasons. The series moved to ABC for one season from 1989 to 1990 and concluded on September 6, 1991 as part of the Disney Afternoon television syndication package. Of the series' 65 shows, 30 consisted of two 11-minute cartoons, thereby bringing the series total to 95 distinct episodes overall. The show is well-remembered for its theme music, written by Michael and Patty Silversher, and for the "gummiberry juice", a type of magic potion granting the bears the ability to bounce away from their foes. The theme song was performed by Joseph Williams.
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy |
| Created by | Michael Eisner (uncredited), Art Vitello (uncredited), Jymn Magon (uncredited) |
| Starring | 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 composer | Silversher & Silversher |
| Opening theme | "Gummi Bears Theme" |
| Ending theme | "Gummi Bears Theme" (instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Thomas Chase, Steve Rucker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 65 (95 segments) |
| Producer(s) | Art Vitello, Rich Fogel, Mark Seidenberg, David Block, Tad Stones, Alan Zaslove |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Walt Disney Television Animation |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
| Original network | NBC (1985–1989), ABC (1989–1990), Syndicated (1990–1991) |
| Picture format | Color, SD: 4:3 |
| Audio format | Mono (Seasons 1–2), Stereo (Seasons 3–6) |
About Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Children's animated series about the bears of Gummi Glen. The fairytale bears live in a world of harmony with mankind, but hardships occasionally arise. The series was created for television by Jymn Magon and Michael Eisner.
Achievement of Adventures of the Gummi Bears
The characters are very loosely based on the popular gummy bear candies. The program ran for a total of 65 episodes during its six season run.
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Latest information about Adventures of the Gummi Bears updated on July 28 2021.
