Paw Paws
| Paw Paws | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Ray Patterson (Supervising) Art Davis Oscar Dufau Don Lusk Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora Alan Zaslove |
| Voices of |
John Ingle Susan Blu Thom Pinto Stanley Ralph Ross Don Messick Frank Welker Scatman Crothers Ruth Buzzi Billie Hayes Robert Ridgely |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Opening theme | "Paw Paw Bears" |
| Ending theme | "Paw Paw Bears" (Instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Berny Wolf |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndicated |
| Original release | October 31, 1985 – 1986 |
Paw Paws, also known as Paw Paw Bears, is an American children's animated television series that first aired in 1985 and 1986. It debuted as part of the weekday/weekend morning programming block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, and was about a group of Native American bear cubs defending themselves from their enemies, The Meanos, led by the evil sorcerer, Dark Paw. The antagonist bear and his henchmen were after the Paw Paws' three large wooden totems, Totem Bear, Totem Tortoise, and Totem Eagle. The totems also served as the tribe's protectors, coming to life when needed through means of Princess Paw Paw's Mystic Moonstone, which she wore around her neck, to defend the village.
Much like other Hanna-Barbera programs of The Smurfs, The Biskitts, Shirt Tales, Snorks or Pound Puppies, the bears had names that denoted their personalities—Laughing Paw, Medicine Paw, Bumble Paw, etc. Brave Paw and Princess Paw Paw tended to be the leads, riding into adventures on their magical flying ponies, while aging Wise Paw served as tribal advisor.nThe mascot of the group was a tiny dog by the name of PaPooch. The cartoon featured the vocal talents of Don Messick, Frank Welker, Scatman Crothers, Ruth Buzzi and Billie Hayes, and it was the series that introduced the cartoon world to Susan Blu, who went to do the original voice of Arcee in Hasbro's legendary cartoon series The Transformers. Reruns of the show currently air on Boomerang.
A line of Paw Paws toys were produced by Applause in 1985. Princess Paw Paw, Brave Paw, Mighty Paw, Pupooch, Medicine Paw, the Meanos and other characters were produced as PVC figurines ranging from 2" to 3" tall. The figurines had accessories, like a canoe or a cart. Pupooch was also produced as a plush toy. These were only produced for a short time and are rare today.
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