Bernard (TV series)

Bernard
Poster of Bernard
Also known as	'Backkom in South Korea
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Jose Luis Ucha Enriquez Claudio Biern Lliviria
Developed by	RG Animation Studios
Written by	Iñaki San Román Sergio V. Santesteban
Directed by	Claudio Biern Lliviria José Luis Ucha Aaron Lim (Animation Director)
Creative director(s)	Toni García
Starring	Tim Whintall Toyah Wilcox Marie Fagundo Sly Johnson
Composer(s)	Óscar Maced Rodríguez
Country of origin	South Korea Spain United States UK France
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	156 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Carlos Biern Sirl Oscar
Producer(s)	Claudio Biern Boyd Javier Robles de Acuna Kwang-Deok Kim Kwang-Hoi Kim Natalie Altmann Gilles Romele
Editor(s)	Roberto H.G.
Running time	3 minutes
Production company(s)	BRB Internacional S.A. EBS Productions M6 Métropole Télévision RG Animation Studios Screen21 BRB Internacional BBC Worldwide Miramax Films
Distributor	M6 Droits Audiovisuels M6 Métropole Télévision Yleisradio BRB Internacional Miramax Films BBC Worldwide
Release
Original network	EBS M6 BBC
Original release	2006 (2006) – 2012 (2012)
Chronology
Followed by	My Friend Bernard
Related shows	Bunn&Bunny Strange Hill High
Website

Bernard, known as Backkom (Hangul: 빼꼼) in South Korea, Backkom is a Non-verbal Computer Animation Cartoon Spanish-South Korean-French 3-minute CGI-animated children's comedy television series Produced by the Korean company RG Animation Studios, with the investment of the South Korean broadcaster EBS, the Spanish BRB Internacional and the French M6, the animation style is of a combination of computer-generated and cel animation. The stories are written by the Spanish creative studio Screen21, the directors are José Luis Ucha Enríquez and Claudio Biern Lliviria. The music was written by Oscar Maceda Rodríguez. Bernard also was a part of Cartoon Network's Sunday Pants.

The show centers on a curious polar bear named Bernard, whose bumbling slapstick antics typically result in the bear being knocked unconscious or being severely injured by the end of an episode. Bernard almost doesn't speak, but he does communicate through guttural sounds. Bernard is accompanied by penguins Lloyd and Eva, Zack the lizard, Goliath the chihuahua, Sam the baby, Pilot the dog, Pokey the porcupine and Santa Claus.

A feature film based on Bernard, titled Mug Travel in South Korea and My Friend Bernard in English, was first released in South Korea on 22 March 2007. It was directed by Lim Ah-ron and produced at RG Animation Studios.

Bernard has been nominated for a number of awards, including Best Animation series at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2006), Mipcom Jr. Licensing Challenge Award (2004), Prize in Children and Education at the Dong-A International Festival of Cartoon & Animation (2004) and was a finalist at the Annecy International Animation Festival (2003).