| The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Adventure Musical |
| Written by | John Barrett Larry Spiegel |
| Directed by | Gerry Chiniquy Hawley Pratt |
| Voices of | Bob Holt Kelly Lange Michael Bell Casey Kasem Caryn Paperny Arte Johnson Tom Smothers Barbara Feldon |
| Composer | Doug Goodwin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Producer | Theodore Geisel |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production company | DePatie–Freleng Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 17, 1973 (1973-12-17) |
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas is ananimatedChristmastelevision special originally broadcast in the United States onNBC, December 17, 1973.[1][2] The special was produced byDePatie-Freleng Enterprises, executive producer Norman Sedawie, and starred the voices ofTom Smothers,Arte Johnson andBarbara Feldon, with narration byCasey Kasem.[3]
The story focuses on Theodore Edward Bear (Ted E. Bear for short) who is curious about Christmas and decides to go searching for it while the other bears hibernate for the winter.
In the early 1980s, a plush Ted E. Bear was sold in stores. A Halloween sequel,The Great Bear Scare, premiered in October 1983 and was later broadcast on theDisney Channel until the late 1990s.
Rights toThe Bear Who Slept Through Christmas are now owned byLionsgate and is currently available through the Lionsgate channel onYouTube and onTubi.
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