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The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas

While the rest of the world is getting ready for Christmas, all the bears in Bearbank are getting ready to sleep… except for Ted E. Bear. Ted gets curious about the holiday, and sets out to learn the meaning of it from Santa Claus himself.

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The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas Cast

Name Character
Barbara Feldon She was 40, now 91 years old as Patti Bear
Michael Bell He was 35, now 86 years old as Honey Bear
Arte Johnson He was 44, 90 years old when he died as Professor Werner von Bear
Casey Kasem He was 41, 82 years old when he died as Narrator
Tom Smothers He was 36, now 87 years old as Ted Edward Bear
Kelly Lange She was 36, now 86 years old as Weather Bear
Bob Holt He was 44, 56 years old when he died as Santa Claus

The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas Crew

Name Department
David H. DePatie as Producer. He was 43 (now 94) years old Production
Larry Spiegel as Writer. Writing
Bob Richardson as Animation. He was 45 (77) years old when He died Visual Effects
Bob Richardson as Storyboard. He was 45 (77) years old when He died Writing
Hawley Pratt as Director. He was 62 (87) years old when He died Directing
John Freeman as Animation. Visual Effects
Norm McCabe as Animation. Visual Effects
Art Leonardi as Animation. Visual Effects
Richard H. Thomas as Background Designer. He was 58 (81) years old when He died Art
Tom Ray as Animation. He was 54 (90) years old when He died Visual Effects
Bob Matz as Animation. He was 61 (90) years old when He died Visual Effects
Gerry Chiniquy as Director. He was 61 (77) years old when He died Directing
Don Williams as Animation. He was 34 (40) years old when He died Visual Effects
Doug Goodwin as Music. He was 31 (now 82) years old Sound
Ray Lee as Camera Operator. Camera
Friz Freleng as Producer. He was 67 (88) years old when He died Production
John Barrett as Story. He was 42 (52) years old when He died Writing
John Barrett as Writer. He was 42 (52) years old when He died Writing
Roger Donley as Editor. Editing
Dick Ung as Production Design. He was 50 (59) years old when He died Art
James Davis as Animation. Visual Effects
Lee Gunther as Production Manager. He was 38 (63) years old when He died Production
Robert Gillis as Editor. He was 47 (82) years old when He died Editing
Bob Bransford as Animation. He was 48 (76) years old when He died Visual Effects
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The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (50 years)

  • Release day: Monday, December 17, 1973
  • Runtime: 30 minutes