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The Bear That Wasn't (1967)

APPROVED 10 min  -  Animation | Short | Comedy  -   31 December 1967 (USA)
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The Bear That Wasn't is a ten minute animated short about a bear that settles down for his long winter nap... See full summary »

Writers:

Frank Tashlin (story), Irv Spector (additional story)

Stars:

Paul Frees
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Cast

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Storyline

The Bear That Wasn't is a ten minute animated short about a bear that settles down for his long winter nap. While he is asleep the progress of man continues. He wakes up to find himself in the middle of an industrial complex. He then gets confused by the foreman as a worker and is told to work. To this he responds, "but I'm not a man, I'm a Bear." He is taken to each of his successive bosses, who try to convince him that he is just a very hairy man that needs a shave... Written by <kendel@livenet.net>  

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)
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Trivia

Frank Tashlin disowned the film and accused Chuck Jones of completely missing the point of the story. Tashlin also wanted his name removed from the credits, but there wasn't enough time to do this before the cartoon had to go into general release. See more »