Barney just wants to hibernate for the winter, but his nephew, just in from the North Pole, has other plans.Barney just wants to hibernate for the winter, but his nephew, just in from the North Pole, has other plans.Barney just wants to hibernate for the winter, but his nephew, just in from the North Pole, has other plans.
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Henry Blair
- Nephew
- (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
- Barney Bear
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- George Gordon(uncredited)
- Writers
- Jack Cosgriff(uncredited)
- Webb Smith(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe working title of this short was "Bedtime for Barney".
- GoofsBarney Bear's nephew complains that the house is too hot, yet he leaves his hat and scarf on. However, as with many other cartoon characters (e.g., Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Top Cat), the hat and scarf are his attire; if he took them off, he'd be nude.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Toon in with Me: Invisi-Bill (2021)
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Barney and nephew
While not one of my favourite cartoon characters, Barney Bear was a very funny and likable character where his sluggishness was a huge part of his charm. He was also interesting for being modelled on both his creator Rudolf Ising (who also was his first voice actor until 1941) and the mannerisms of Wallace Beery.
After the previous cartoon 'Bear Raid Warden' was the first Barney Bear cartoon to not be directed by Ising, 'Barney Bear's Polar Pest' is George Gordon's second of three outings and while there's much better in the series it's pretty good. It's slight, even for a Barney cartoon, and if you are familiar with the concept of many of the previous cartoons you'll know where the cartoon is heading from the outset. While his nephew has his cute moments, Barney has had "pest" characters that are funnier and more interesting.
However, as to be expected, Barney is fun and adorable, with his personality yet to be simplified, and is easy to root for. The animation is colourful and beautifully drawn with fluid movements and meticulous attention to detail. The amount of detail given to Barney's character design was incredibly nuanced and it was a shame that it became simplified later on and lost its special uniqueness.
Music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the impact of actions and gestures.
'Barney Bear's Polar Pest' may not be hilarious or original, more the odd sprinkling of amusing silly chuckles kind, but it has a lot of simple charm, is nicely paced and is all round pleasant to watch.
In conclusion, pretty decent but not one of the better Barney cartoons. 7/10 Bethany Cox
After the previous cartoon 'Bear Raid Warden' was the first Barney Bear cartoon to not be directed by Ising, 'Barney Bear's Polar Pest' is George Gordon's second of three outings and while there's much better in the series it's pretty good. It's slight, even for a Barney cartoon, and if you are familiar with the concept of many of the previous cartoons you'll know where the cartoon is heading from the outset. While his nephew has his cute moments, Barney has had "pest" characters that are funnier and more interesting.
However, as to be expected, Barney is fun and adorable, with his personality yet to be simplified, and is easy to root for. The animation is colourful and beautifully drawn with fluid movements and meticulous attention to detail. The amount of detail given to Barney's character design was incredibly nuanced and it was a shame that it became simplified later on and lost its special uniqueness.
Music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the impact of actions and gestures.
'Barney Bear's Polar Pest' may not be hilarious or original, more the odd sprinkling of amusing silly chuckles kind, but it has a lot of simple charm, is nicely paced and is all round pleasant to watch.
In conclusion, pretty decent but not one of the better Barney cartoons. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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- Nov 4, 2017
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- Bedtime for Barney
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- Runtime6 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Barney Bear's 'Polar Pest' (1944) officially released in Canada in English?
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