We Bare Bears | |
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Genre | Animated television series |
Created by | Daniel Chong |
Based on | The Three Bare Bears by Daniel Chong |
Directed by | Manny Hernandez (also supervising) |
Creative director(s) | Lauren Sassen |
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Theme music composer | Ivan Barias |
Opening theme | "We'll Be There", performed by Estelle |
Composer(s) | Brad Breeck |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 61 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer(s) | Daniel Chong |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
Production company(s) | Cartoon Network Studios |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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Original network | Cartoon Network |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | July 27, 2015 | – present
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We Bare Bears is an American animated sitcom created by Daniel Chong. The show premiered on Cartoon Network and follows three bear siblings, Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear (respectively voiced by Eric Edelstein, Bobby Moynihan, and Demetri Martin), and their awkward attempts at integrating with the human world in the San Francisco Bay Area. Based on Chong's webcomic The Three Bare Bears, the pilot episode made its world premiere at the KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival, where it won in the "Young Amsterdam Audience" category. The series premiered on July 27, 2015.
We Bare Bears follows three adoptive bear brothers: Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear. The bears attempt to integrate with human society, such as by purchasing food, making human companions or trying to become famous on the Internet, although these attempts see the bears struggle to do so due to the civilized nature of humans and their own animal instincts. However, in the end, they figure out that they have each other for support. One notable aspect of the show's humor is the bears' ability to form a "bear stack". As its name implies, the bears stack on top of each other, which serves as their unique way of transportation.
Occasionally, there are flashback episodes which chronicle the adventures of the bears as cubs trying to find a home.
The show was created by cartoonist Daniel Chong, who had previously worked as a story artist for Pixar and Illumination Entertainment. The show is based on his webcomic The Three Bare Bears, which also features the identifying characters. The comic was published from 2010 to 2011. Billed as a comedy, the show is a production of Cartoon Network Studios, which developed the program with Chong as part of their shorts development program. It was announced during the network's 2014 upfront.