Bear Feat

Bear Feat
Bear Feat
Directed by	Charles M. Jones
Story by	Michael Maltese
Produced by	Edward Selzer
Starring	Mel Blanc; Bea Benaderet; Billy Bletcher; Stan Freberg
Narrated by	Stan Freberg
Music by	Carl Stalling
Animation by	Ken Harris; Phil Monroe; Lloyd Vaughan; Ben Washam
Layouts by	Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds by	Peter Alvarado
Production; company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	December 10, 1949 (US);
Running time	6:53
Language	English

Bear Feat is a 1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and featuring The Three Bears.^[1] The short was completed in 1947 and released on December 10, 1949.^[2]

Plot

Henry Bear, determined to turn his family into a circus act, subjects Mama Bear and Junyer Bear to a series of mishaps in their backyard. From failed unicycle stunts to disastrous high dives, their efforts end in chaos. When Henry reads the paper, he finds that the newspaper's date reads April 16, 1928. This makes him realize they missed the circus audition by 21 years, as their calendar reads August 1, 1949. Junyer runs to Mama in fear, and she says she tried to tell him. Now certain that all their training was for naught, he spirals into despair, questioning his family's abnormality. Desperate, he attempts suicide but is saved by Junyer's unwitting intervention. Junyer laments his actions, echoing Papa Bear's earlier frustration.

Voice cast

Mel Blanc as Papa Bear's shout
Billy Bletcher as Papa Bear
Bea Benaderet as Mama Bear
Stan Freberg as the Narrator / Junyer Bear

Home media

Bear Feat is available uncut and restored on Disc 1 of Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6.

References

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 205. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 147. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

External links

Bear Feat at IMDb
Entry at bcdb.com^{[dead link]}

[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 205. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 147. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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