Boonie Bears

Boonie Bears
Also known as	Boonie Bears: Spring into Action
Genre	3D Animation
Directed by	Ding Liang Xing Xuhui
Opening theme	我还有点小糊涂
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	over 200
Production
Location(s)	Mainland China
Running time	13 minutes
Production company(s)	Fantawild Animation
Release
Original network	China Central Television
Original release	February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13) – present

Boonie Bears (simplified Chinese: 熊出没; traditional Chinese: 熊出沒; pinyin: xióng chū mò) is a Chinese animated cartoon series shown on both Central China Television (CCTV) and Beijing Television Network (BTV).^[1][2][3] The series features two bears, Briar and Bramble, who try to stop Logger Vick from destroying their forest home.

Boonie Bears was first shown in February 2012 and became the most popular children's show in China.^[4] It became the most popular during the Qingming festival period. More than 200 13-minute episodes have so far been produced. The series is produced by Fantawild Holdings Inc.. Originally created in Mandarin, Boonie Bears has been translated to other languages, such as English^[5] and Russian.^[6]

A film based on the series titled Boonie Bears: To the Rescue premiered in China on January 17, 2014. A second film, Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter, was released on January 30, 2015. A third film, Boonie Bears III, was released on January 16, 2016.

Characters

Logger Vick

Logger Vick (simplified Chinese: 光头强; traditional Chinese: 光頭強; pinyin: guāng tóu qiáng) is a logger who is continually harassed by Boss Li to chop down the trees of the forest the bears live in. He lives alone in a house in the forest. The bears usually manage to outsmart him and prevent trees from being chopped down.

Boss Li

Boss Li (Chinese: 李老板; pinyin: lǐ láo bǎn) is Logger Vick's boss who forces him to cut trees down. He usually cuts Vick's wages if he does not cut any trees down.

Briar

Briar (Chinese: 熊大; pinyin: xióng dà) is the brighter of the two bears and leads their attempts to stop Logger Vick. He fights with Bramble sometimes.

Bramble

Bramble (Chinese: 熊二; pinyin: xióng èr) is not the brightest of the bears but is quite strong. He likes eating and sleeping very much.

Warren

Warren (Chinese: 蹦蹦; pinyin: bèng bèng) is a nervous squirrel who helps Briar and Bramble. He lives in a tree.

Herbert Diggs

Herbert Diggs (Chinese: 萝卜头; pinyin: lứo bo tóu) is a gopher who lives in the forest. He loves radishes.

Hoo Hoo

Hoo Hoo (Chinese: 涂涂; pinyin: tứ tu) is an owl who lives in the forest. He is very forgetful.

Chitki

Chitki (Chinese: 吉吉; pinyin: jí ji) is a monkey, he believes himself to be the king of the forest.

Babu

Babu (Chinese: 毛毛; pinyin: máo mao) is a small monkey, he is the loyal servant of Chitki.

Babian

Babian (Chinese: 肥波; pinyin: féi bō) is a cat, he is the pet of Logger Vick. He sometimes accompanies him to cut trees down. He likes food, just like Bramble.

See also

• Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, another children's television series in China
• Xingxing Fox, a Chinese cartoon

References

External links

• Boonie Bears at the Internet Movie Database