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Paddington (1976)

Paddington poster
Original title
Paddington Bear
Directed by
Ivor Wood
Genre
children's television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 56 episodes
Rated
U
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A small bear from Peru named Paddington gets adopted by a British family and gets into gentle misadventures. The show uses stop motion animation with a paper cut-out style for secondary characters.

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What happens

Paddington is a British children's animated television series based on the Paddington Bear stories written by Michael Bond. Broadcast from 1976 to 1980, the series was scripted by Bond himself, and produced by FilmFair; it was narrated by Michael Hordern, who also voiced all of the characters. Paddington is animated in stop motion. Paddington himself is a puppet in a three-dimensional environment, whilst other characters are paper cut-outs. The final television special used a slightly different technique using 2D drawn fully animated characters. BBC1 premiered Paddington in January 1976; the series concluded in May, but was appended by two Christmas specials in December. A second series—retitled The Adventures of Paddington—followed in October 1979, and ran until April 1980. In all, 56 episodes were broadcast, followed by three television specials: Paddington Goes to the Movies (1983), Paddington Goes to School (1984), and Paddington’s Birthday Bonanza (1987). Paddington was the first television programme adapted from the Paddington Bear stories. Later, Paddington Bear (1989) was produced by Hanna-Barbera for broadcast syndication, while The Adventures of Paddington Bear (1997) was produced by CINAR and Protecrea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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