The Teddy Bears’ Christmas

It’s Christmas time for teddy bears in this 1992 prequel to what I thought until very recently was a one-off special called “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic.”  ️ Ethan “The Hungry Reader” and Anthony Strand join us as we meet the title teddy from a later cartoon series called “The Secret World of Benjamin Bear,” his first encounter with his friend, Wally, and a new, but familiar set of rules of being a living teddy bear. Many comparisons to “The Christmas Toy” ensue.    You can find “The Teddy Bears’ Christmas” on YouTube.  ****  (00:00) - Intro  (02:09) - The History of Benjamin Bear  (05:26) - Act 1  (23:22) - Act 2  (35:40) - Retro Commercial Break  (36:50) - Act 3  (1:08:44) - Final Thoughts  ****  Topics & Tangents:  “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic” (1989)  “The Secret World of Benjamin Bear.”  Today’s TV Trope: Sliding Scale of Living Toys.  “A celebrity is not a people.” — Lew Zealand.  Mike on A Special Presentation for “The Hugga Bunch Movie.”  The Price of His Toys store catalog.  When Houses Had Built-In “Milk Doors.”  Goofy gets kissed by the milkman (“Father’s Day Off,” 1953)  “The Birthday Dragon” (1991)  “Rollin’ with Saget” by Jamie Kennedy and Stu Stone (Wally), featuring Bob Saget.  Garfield: “Pooky has two ears and no mouth.” (1985)  More talk about Santabear.  Mike previewed the Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring the Muppets… and interviewed the Electric Mayhem for ToughPigs.com!  ****  Commercials:  TV Teddy (1993)  Christmas Creeps.  ****  “The Teddy Bears’ Christmas” © 1992 Longboat Productions, LLC.  Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  Find us at adventcalendar.house.  Hosted by The Retro Network.  #s16 #1990s