Little
  Charley Bear       (2011-2012)
 
   producers: Chapman Entertainment
                     & Annix Ltd
   animation: 3D animation
     episodes: 52 x 7mins

 
    "Imagine you could fly a plane, race a car, drive a train,
    Would you want to?..."
 

    You've got to love Little Charley Bear. He's a stuffed toy bear who's cute as
    a button, and he's always ready to play in his make-believe world with his
    toys Rivet, Midge, Bellarina, Nibblit and Frozo. He acts and behaves just
    like a little furry preschooler, and he's steered through the ups and downs
    of his little-big adventures by way of our friendly Narrator (Matthew Cordon).
    Charley doesn't speak to us directly, but he breaks the fourth wall to
    respond with his actions. Charley's mood swings with the ups and
    downs of his experiences, just like a real toddler. But whether he's
    happy or sad or anything else in between, he remains completely,
    unabashedly adorable.

    Are you there, Charley Bear?

    Charley's rarely in his toy box at the start of each episode, so we have
    to track him down, as our Narrator asks: "Are you there, Charley Bear?"
    And when we find him, well, that's when the fun and games can begin.
    Charley takes his toys on wild flights of imagination, from wild jungles
    to tall mountains, football stadiums to theatrical stages - his
    imagination roams everywhichway.

    A little history

    "Little Charley Bear" was created by Daniel Pickering and Annix Studios,
    back in 2007. Originally, HIT Entertainment were going to distribute the series,
    CBeebies signed up as the broadcast partner in December 2008, and production
    was scheduled to commence the following month, in January 2009, but little
    Charley was put on hold because of the poor financial climate. After an
    eight month hiatus, Chapman Entertainment (Fifi) stepped up to the plate.
    They purchased the series from Annix Studios in September 2009, and
    Charley and his toybox pals could finally be brought to life...

 

     Little Charley's pals

     Here's a rundown of Charley's toy pals, together with their first
     appearance (in brackets)...

     Rivet - a robot (ep 1)
     Midge - a small plush bear (ep 2)
     Bellarina - a wooden toy doll (ep 3)
     Nibblit - a plush toy tabbit (ep 3)
     Caramel - a wooden toy cow (ep 3)
     Frozo - a squeaky toy penguin (ep 5)

 

    Know your Charleys!

    Don't get confused, folks. Chapman's Charley Bear is spelt with an "ley".
    and he lives a hundred acres away from those plush, collectable Charlie Bears

 

     Bears alive!

     Charley isn't the first toy bear to come to life. Here in the UK, walking
     talking teddy bears are part of our kids tv fabric. Here are a few you
     might recall...

     SuperTed
     Teddy
     Old Bear
     The Bosworths & The Bumbles
     Inspector Hector
     Mr Tubby Bear

 

    Series One