Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears

Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears was an American-Japanese cartoon that aired in the United States and other countries in the mid-to-late-1980s. The show was made by The Walt Disney Company and premiered on NBC on September 14, 1985. It was inspired by the gummi bear candies. There are 94 episodes in 65 shows.

Animation History Significance

The Adventures of the Gummi Bears is actually somewhat of a first of its kind. It was Disney's first foray into Television Animation, and at the time of its first premier very few, if any cartoons were on par with Gummi Bears' production values. The quality of Gummi Bears' production values was unheard of for a show produced in the Western Hemisphere. It even exceeded the quality of much Japanese Animation made for TV at the time. Gummi Bears is often credited by Animators and Animation Historians as having helped jump start the massive boom of Animation of TV in the late 80's all through the 90's. It also became the forerunner for Disney's famous Disney Afternoon timeslot, which gave way to classics such as Duck Tales, Darkwing Duck, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin, and the legendary Gargoyles. Although shows created in its wake such as the mentioned exceeded Gummi Bear's budget and length, it is often credited as the sort of prototype to all of the subsequent animation which followed it, while Duck Tales really jump started the trend. Nevertheless, it was a gamble which paid off tremendously in the long run.

Related Topics:
Cartoon - Japanese Animation - Disney Afternoon - Duck Tales - Darkwing Duck - Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers - TaleSpin - Gargoyles - Prototype

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