Famous Teddy Bears
Famous Teddy Bears
Teddy bear, teddy bears all over the place. Teddies are definitely the most popular of all toy characters. Charming, soft and lovable, they have a way of encouraging all of us if we are lonesome, ill or worried. Teddy bears paying attention to our thoughts without having argument, to listen to our challenges without trying to solve all of them, and also fully understand whenever we call for a hug.
Over the past 100 years there have been a few teddy bears that have reached celebrity status. This special teddy bears are so popular are they recognized by name.
Winnie the Pooh is right up there when we think of the famous teddy bears. He was created by A. A. Milne with much inspiration from his wife Daphne, and his young son, Christopher Robin. Idea Pooh began with a trip to the zoo where, Christopher Robin Milne, was in love with a small black bear. This prompted Milne to write about the adventures of Christopher Robin's Winnie the Pooh, and their friends. Someday you will find Pooh everywhere. The Winnie the Pooh clothes, bedding, animated cartoons, web sites and, of course, bear themselves.
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Paddington Bear is quite famous in its own right. Paddington was created by Michael Bond, a British author who wrote his first book about the bear in 1958. A Bear Called Paddington, was the first in a series of books about Paddington Bear. In 1967 Bond's books became so successful that he could quit his job to become a freelance writer. Paddington is the sort of bear with his paws settled firmly on the ground. He has a great sense of right and wrong and tends to become involved in everyday situations, no wild adventures for this bear. "He gets involved in human situations, but he was never human, it just would not work. Paddington bear has been portrayed as a cartoon and has made his face into a robot teddy bear hug, hug him but not too tight, it just would not be correct.
Rupert the bear was first introduced as a comic strip in The Daily Express, a British newspaper. Rupert was introduced by artist Mary Toutel 8 November 1920, and he still appears in the same newspaper today. Mary was forced to stop drawing the cartoon in 1935, because of her failing eyesight. Alfred Bestall took over the job and continued to draw and write about the adventures of Rupert for 35 years until his retirement in 1965. Since then, several artists have taken the job. July, 1936 it was decided that the old comic strips put together in an annual, and the tradition began. Rupert is popular among children and has become a star in his own right, through animation. He is a popular animated cartoons.
It would not be right to finish this article without mentioning two other bears of note.
Yogi Bear, introduced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1957, is a very annoying, yet lovable, cartoon character who has a teddy bear a time or two. Yogi is famous for its scheme to lure campers out of their picture-in-ic baskets in Jelly Stone National Park.
Smokey the Bear has been responsible for preventing forest fires. He has taught adults and children about the dangers of forest fires for over 60 years. Smokey has also been a teddy bear.
