The Biggest Ever Christmas Video

**The Biggest Ever Christmas Video** is a UK VHS release by Tempo Video and Abbey Home Entertainment Distribution on 1st November 1993.

## Description

THREE VERY SPECIAL HOURS of Christmas and seasonal stories. Featuring favourite characters this is a video guraneteed to entertain at any time of year!

## Episode Info

* **PADDINGTON BEAR - PADDINGTON AND THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING / CHRISTMAS** - Needless to say, Christmas events become considerably more lively with a bear like Paddington around. From the original TV series. *(Both on "Paddington's Christmas Video" - 95122).*
* **HUXLEY PIG GOES SKIING** - Something is not quite right at Huxley Pig's ski school. That rotten rodent Horace is the official instructor!
* **MR. MEN - CHRISTMAS RESCUE** - The nasty Queen of Misery Land hatches a dastardly plot to stop Christmas from happening.
* **CARE BEARS - SKI TROUBLE** - Trouble is in store for Bright Heart when, against the advice of Champ, he goes skiing on his own.
* **SUPERTED MEETS FATHER CHRISTMAS** - Children's presents are being stolen and Father Christmas is getting the blame. This cannot be right! SuperTed and Spotty investigate.
* **BABAR AND FATHER CHRISTMAS** - Babar decides to invite Father Christmas to visit the Land of Elephants so that elephants can enjoy Christmas too. (Also on 95212).
* **NELLIE THE ELEPHANT - NELLIE ON A SNOWY DAY** - Winter can be a funny thing that Nellie the Elephant is around... *(Also on 9 Fun Packed Adventures" - 93742 and "Special Edition" - 95012).*
* **BLUE TOES THE CHRISTMAS ELF** - A little elf and his penguin friend have some wonderful adventures in Christmas Land. *(Also on 94482).*
* **CHRISTOPHER'S CHRISTMAS MISSION** - Christopher works in the post office, but dreams of becoming a modern day Robin Hood. *(Also on 94422)*.
* **SANTA'S POCKET WATCH** - It is Sam's dearest wish to meet Santa, so late on Christmas Eve he creeps downstairs and waits... *(Also on 94432)*.
* **SANTA AND THE THREE BEARS** - Two little bear cubs learn the story of Father Christmas and eagerly rush home to hang up their stockings and wait for his visit. *(Also on 94452)*.

## Credits

#### **Paddington**

##### ***("Paddington and the Christmas Shopping")***

* Written by Michael Bond.
* Music by Herbert Chappell.
* As Told by Michael Horden.
* Animated and Directed by Ivor Wood.
* Edited by Chris Wright.
* Sound by Peter Rann.
* Colour by Technicolor.
* Produced by FilmFair London. © 1975.

##### ***("Christmas")***

* Music by Herbert Chappell.
* As Told by Michael Horden.
* Animated and Directed by Ivor Wood.
* Edited by Chris Wright.
* Sound by Peter Rann.
* Colour by Technicolor.
* Produced by FilmFair London. © 1975.

#### **Huxley Pig**

##### ***("Huxley Pig Goes Skiing")***

* Written by Rodney Peppé.
* With the voices of Martin Jarvis.
* Music composed and arranged by Herbert Chappell.
* Director of animation: Martin Pullen.
* Animated by John Gilluley.
* Assistant animator: Mark Waring.
* Art director: Alan Murphy.
* Model makers: Heather Boucher, Alan Murphy and Colin Armitage.
* Puppet makers: Simon Quinn and Maxine Guest.
* Assistant puppet maker: Kevin Griffiths.
* Costumes by Laura Harris.
* Production supervisor: Robert Dunbar.
* Production manager: Kath Swain.
* Studio assistant: Simon Paul.
* Edited by Andi Sloss.
* Assistant editor: Simon Cox.
* Executive producer: David Yates.
* A FilmFair Production for Central Independent Television.
* © 1990 Rodney Peppé/FilmFair.

#### ***(Mr Men Christmas Rescue)***

* Painters: Pauline De Witt and Linda Mawson.
* Tracers: Angela Bristow, Chris Coates and Anne Ward.
* Animated by Janet Nunn and Rosemary Welch.
* Layout Artist: Janet Nunn.
* Production Assistant: Tracey Dean.
* Paint & Trace Co-Ordinator: David Pedley.
* Recording Studio: Silk Sound Studios Ltd.
* Film Processing by Technicolor.
* Dubbing Theatre by Studio Sound.
* Video Editing by SVC Television Ltd.
* Camera by Filmfex Services.
* Film Editing by Morgan Daniels Ltd.
* Production Co-ordinator: Andy Dixon.
* Music by Mark London.
* Character Voices by David Shaw Parker and Jill Shilling.
* Script Writer: Bernie Kay.
* Directed by Terry Ward.
* Produced by Flicks Films Ltd.
* © TV-am Enterprises Ltd.
* © Mr Films Ltd 1991.

#### **Care Bears**

##### ***("Ski Trouble")***

* Written by Mike Silvani.
* Produced by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Hirsh and Clive A. Smith.
* A Neil B. Saul Presentation.
* Supervising Producer: Lenora Hume.
* Line Producer: Peter Hudecki.
* Co-Ordinating Producer: Heather Walker.
* Creative Consultants: Jack Chojnacki & Harvey Levin.
* Story Edited by John De Klein.
* Directed by Joseph Sherman and Laura Shepard.
* Casting by Arlene Berman.
* Assisting Voice/Casting by Collene Ferguson.
* Voice Directors: Debra Toffan.
* Cast: Tracey Moore, Dan Hennessey, Bob Dermer, Pauline Rennie, Luba Goy, Michael Beattie, Tara Charendoff, Abby Hagyard, Keith Knight, Melleny Brown, John Stocker, Billy Mae Richards, Susan Roman, Chris Wiggins, Mairon Bennett, Don Francks, Jim Henshaw, Adam Simpson and Sunny Thrasher.
* Character Development Directed by Ralph Shaffer, Linda Edwards and Tom Schneider.
* Production Supervisors: Richard Pimm and Dale Cox.
* Unit Managers: Alexis Wallrich.
* Additional Production Facilities by Hanho Heung Up Company Limited, Wang Film Productions Co. Ltd and Shanghai Animation film Studio.
* Storyboard Director: John Van Bruggen.
* Art Directors: Kim Cleary and Craol Bradbury.
* Posing Supervisors: Shane Doyle, Gary Hurst, Scott Glynn and Paul Riley.
* Care Bears Countdown Written and Performed by John Sebastian.
* Score by Tom Szczesniak, Ray Parker, Jim Morgan, Acrobat Music and Patricia Cullen.
* Post Production Supervisor: Rob Kirkpatrick.
* Post Production Manager: Gregor Hutchinson.
* Picture Edited by Scott Labarge.
* Sound Effects Edited by Mac Holyoke.
* Music Edited by Stephen Hudecki.
* Produced in Association with the Global Television Network.
* Produced with the Participation of Telefilm Canada.
* Care Bears Characters and Designs Copyright © 1988 Those Characters From Cleveland, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Program Copyright © 1988 C.B.I.S. Productions Inc.
* A Nelvana Release.

#### **SuperTed**

##### *("**SuperTed Meets Father Christmas"**)*

* Produced by Mike Young.
* Directed and Designed by David Edwards.
* Written by Robin Lyons.
* Based on the characters created by Mike Young.
* Film Producer: Roger Fickling.
* With the Voices of (in alphabetical order): Derek Griffiths, Peter Hawkins, Melvyn Hayes, Roy Kinnear, Jon Pertwee, Victor Spinetti and Sheila Steafel.
* Key Animators: Les Orton and Chris Fenna.
* Assistant Animator: Lloyd Sutton.
* Inbetweeners: Toni Ardolino Burn, Gary Hurst, Steve John and Mike Price.
* Background Artist: Ian Henderson.
* Storyboard and Layouts by Andrew Offiler, John Perkins and Wayne Thomas.
* Editing and Sound Effects by Terry Brown and Charlotte Evans.
* Dubbing Studio by Mag Masters.
* Music Composed by Chris Stuart and Mike Townend.
* Arranged and Conducted by Mike Townend.
* Music Produced by Ambarel.
* Colour Mixed by Wendy Keay-Bright.
* Assistant Colour Mixer: Lisa-Ann James.
* Checkers: Sue Rider and Sara Markham.
* Special Effects by Graham Bebbington.
* Infotec Operator: Christopher Plummer.
* Trace and Paint Supervised by Philip Watkins.
* Trace and Paint by Ron Erikson, Fiona Fenna, Melania Hill, Valerie Howlett, Peter Jessett, Frank Koller,
Carol Leslie, Jacqui Miller, Sue Paton, Lorna Phillips, Samantha Reynolds, Philip Simmonds, Mike Stubbs,
Martyn Yates and Anna-Louise Roberts.
* Siriol Line-Test Camera by Nic Jayne.
* Rostrum Camera by Graham Orrin Rostrums.
* Film Laboratories by Studio Film & Video Laboratories.
* Made in Wales by Siriol Animation Ltd.
* Films © 1984 S4C.
* SuperTed © Mike Young and Petalcraft Demonstrations Ltd.
* Company: WALES4CYRMU (Sianel Pedwar Cymru).
* © W&G Industrial Leasing Ltd 1984.

#### **Babar**

##### ***("Babar and Father Christmas")***

* Based on the book by Jean De Brunhoff.
* Narrated by Laurent De Brunhoff.
* Executive Producer: Merilyn Read.
* Produced by Alison Clayton.
* Directed by Gerry Capelle.
* Written by Gerry Capelle, Laurent De Brunhoff and Merilyn Read.
* Music by Gary Morton.
* Lyrics for "Christmas in Celesteville" by Merilyn Read.
* Voices (in order of appearance) by Jim Bradford, Rick Jones, Kemp Edwards, Kai Engstead, Rock Lafortune,
Derek Diorio, Louise Villeneuve, Les Lye, Courtney Carroll, Brahm Olzynko, Noel Council and
Bridgitte Robinson.
* Singers: John Brough, Teresa Dunn, Geri Childs and Craig Kennedy.
* Production Manager: Lesley Harris.
* Film Co-Ordinator: Jonathan Deachman.
* Executive in charge of production for C.B.C.: Nada Harcourt.
* Layout Director: Michel Breton.
* Layouts by Tim Deacon, Blair Peters and Robert Walker.
* Background Director: Peter Moehrle.
* Backgrounds by Greg Gibbons, Blake James, Eloise Lennox and Genevieve Selby.
* Animation Directors: Chris Schouten and Shivan Ramsaran.
* Animation Layout by Drew Edwards, Glenn McDonald and Steve Whitehouse.
* Senior Animators: Sebastian Grunstra, Rick Morrison, Mark Sevier and Glenn Wright.
* Animated by Graham Falk, Larry Cariou, Curtis Crawford, Gerard Desouza, Jill Halliday, Kathy Harker-Fiander,
Allan Jeffery, Jean Morel, Karen Munro-Caple, Gerard Paquette, Terry Pike and Trish Stolte.
* Senior Assistant Animator: Robert A. Waldren.
* Assistant Animators: Chris Damboise, Cam Drysdale, John Guertin, Gloria Hsu, Paula Irvine, Hana Kukal,
Calvin Leduc, Don Perro, Greg Sullivan, Glen Sylvester and Lee Williams.
* Production Co-Ordinators: Dave Mepham and Cindy Moehrle.
* Production Assistants: Florence Bach and Kathie Robillard.
* Quality Control Supervisor: Weldon Poapst.
* Technical Supervisor: John Duggan.
* Xerography Supervisor: Pam Pilkington.
* Xerographers: Malcolm Collins, Kim Murdock, Rick Eraut, Shane Pearce and Craig Wilson.
* Matching Supervisor: Oscar Capiral.
* Matching by Linda Bruyere and Lorraine Decoste.
* Opaquing Color Co-Ordinators: Lise Murka, Susan Spriggs and Anne-Marie Ouellette.
* Color Checking by Gary Smith and Clayton Jacobs.
* Opaquing Supervision by Nancy White and Ann Mullens.
* Opaquers: Myrna Blair, Steve Bissonnette, Suzanne Boutin, Marty Butler, Andre Charette, Steven Gelling,
Rebecca Greenwood, Eleanor Hamilton, Michelle Heroux, Jerry Holbrook, Kelly Kinkaid, Shirley Kwan,
Carole Lavertue, Susan Mundell, Terry O'Reilley, Nicole Patry, Dal Ralph, Myra Tarkka and Barbara Woodruff.
* Special Effects Supervised by Lee Cadieux.
* Special Effects by Ben Ballon.
* Final Check Supervised by Michael Mitchell.
* Final Check by Ron Black, Maryann Capling and Miora Moxley.
* Camera by Doug Williams, Ulrich Blazejewski, Jan Topper and Paul Webster.
* Edited by Susan Robertson.
* Assistant Editors: Keith Davidson, John Mullens and François St-Amour.
* Re-Recording by Robert Leclair, Shalini Kelly and Peter Clements.
* Music Recording by John Cybanski.
* Produced by Atkinson Film-Arts and MTR Ottawa Productions Ltd. In association with The
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
* © 1985 Copyright MTR Ottawa Productions Ltd.

#### **Nellie the Elephant**

##### ***("Nellie on a Snowy Day")***

* Painters: Pauline De Witt, Roger Lougher, Simonette Mougne, David Pedley, Charlotte Sackett and
John & Kozue Tillett.
* Tracers: Sharon Cawdery, Chris Coates and Katherine R. Cowan.
* Trace and Paint Co-ordinator: Anne Ward.
* Animated by Paul Donnellon, Alan Green, Dick Horn, Bill Lee, Geoff Laynes and Rosemary Welch.
* Background Design by Janet Nunn and Terry Ward.
* Animation Equipment by Chromacolour Ltd.
* Film Processing by Studio Film + Video Laboratories Ltd.
* Dubbing by Ted Spooner at Video London Sound Studios Ltd.
* The Voice of Nellie by Lulu.
* Narrator and Character Voices by Tony Robinson.
* Title Song: Ralph Butler and Peter Hart. © 1956 Dash Music Ltd. 8-9 Frith Street, London W1. Sung by Lulu.
* Production Co-ordinator: Andy Firth.
* Assistant Director/Layouts by Janet Nunn.
* Rostrum Camera by Filmfex Services.
* Incidental Music By John Hyde.
* Film Editing by Morgan Daniels Ltd.
* Written by Richard Everett and Bernie Kay.
* Produced and Directed by Terry Ward.
* A 101 Film Production for Central. © 1989.

##### ***(Nellie the Ski Champion)***

* Painters: Pauline De Witt, Roger Lougher, Simonette Mougne, David Pedley, Charlotte Sackett and
John & Kozue Tillett.
* Tracers: Sharon Cawdery, Chris Coates and Katherine R. Cowan.
* Trace and Paint Co-ordinator: Anne Ward.
* Animated by Paul Donnellon, Alan Green, Dick Horn, Bill Lee, Geoff Laynes and Rosemary Welch.
* Background Design by Janet Nunn and Terry Ward.
* Animation Equipment by Chromacolour Ltd.
* Film Processing by Studio Film + Video Laboratories Ltd.
* Dubbing by Ted Spooner at Video London Sound Studios Ltd.
* The Voice of Nellie by Lulu.
* Narrator and Character Voices by Tony Robinson.
* Title Song: Ralph Butler and Peter Hart. © 1956 Dash Music Ltd. 8-9 Frith Street, London W1. Sung by Lulu.
* Production Co-Ordinator: Andy Dixon.
* Assistant Director/Layouts by Janet Nunn.
* Rostrum Camera by Filmfex Services.
* Incidental Music by John Hyde.
* Film Editing by Morgan Daniels Ltd.
* Written by Richard Everett and Bernie Kay.
* Produced and Directed by Terry Ward.
* A Central Production for ITV by 101 Film Productions.
* © FilmFair Limited 1990.

#### **Blue Toes the Christmas Elf**

* Company: Lacewood Productions.
* Starring Dave Broadfoot as Santa and Polly Jones as Small One.
* Created by George Polkosnik.
* "BLUETOES" sung by Valdy.
* Written by Patrick Granleese and Rick Jones.
* Executive Producer: Sheldon S. Wiseman.
* Produced by Gerald Tripp.
* Directed by Mik Casey.
* "BLUETOES" Theme Song Composed by George Polkosnik and Neal Merritt.
* Music Direction, Score and Arrangement by Noel Casey.
* With the Voices of James Bradford as Woody, Dave Broadfoot as Santa, Jennifer Finestone as the Girl, Polly Jones as Bluetoes, Rick Jones as Lonesome and Whitey, Anna MacCormack as Hattie and Nimble, Ben Mulroney as the Boy and Elf and Michael O'Reilly as Elf 1 and Gummy.
* Story Consultant: George Polkosnik.
* Creative Consultant: Paul Schibili.
* Production Consultant: Ursula Clarkson.
* Executive in Charge of Production: Maureen O'Brien.
* Production Supervisor: Lesley Harris.
* Cheif Financial Executive: Laura Kate Wallis.
* Executive in Charge of Production for C.B.C.: Angela Bruce.
* Executive in Charge of Production for Hinton Animation Studios: Carl McMullin.
* Storyboard by Mik Casey and Hilary Phillips.
* Animation Director: Karen Munro-Caple.
* Assistant Animation Directors: Hana Kukal, Maryl Morris and Lee Williams.
* Character Designers: Mik Casey, Kathy Harker-Fiander, Dan Craig, Graham Falk, Scott Fiander, Hana Kukal and Hilary Phillips.
* Layout-Background Designers: Tim Deacon and Dan Craig.
* Layouts Supervised by Tim Deacon.
* Layout Artists: Doug Williams, Andre St. Amour, Tim O'Halloran and Mike Daze.
* Backgrounds Supervised by Greg Gibbons.
* Background Artists: Chris Wren, Martin Butler, Gordon Coulthart, Blake James, Sean Campbell and Eloise Lennox.
* Layouts and Backgrounds Co-ordinator: Cindy Moehrle.
* Timing by Larry Cariou.
* Storyboard Co-ordinator: Anne-Marie Ouellette.
* Animation Co-ordinator: Kathie Robillard.
* Production Assistants: Margaret Macaulay and John Surmachynski.
* Animation Layout by Scott Fiander, Kathy Harker-Fiander, Nick Rijgersberg and John Williamson.
* Animated by Lilliane Andre, Michael Bass, Rose Biviens, Chris Butler, Larry Cariou, Dan Craig, Graham Falk, Scott Fiander, Kathy Harker-Fiander, Neil Hunter, Al Jeffery, Daniel Lafrance, Eloise Lennox, Wayne Lee Pack, Scott Mansz, Luc Marier, Moira Mixley, Gerry Paquette, Don Perro, Nick Rijgersberg, Glen Sylvester, Susan Spriggs, Paul Teglasm, Robert Teglas, Robert Waldren, Teruyo Watanabe, Les Williams, Jamie Whitney and Woody Yocum.
* Assistant Animation Supervisor: Gloria Hsu.
* Assistant Animators: Daniel Barnaby, Suzanne Boutin, Lee Cadieux, Michael Csunyoscka, Jane Gardener, Rebecca Greenwood, Ian Jeans, Monica Luciani, Ted MacLeod, Eileen Middleton, Kristina Paquette, Heather Sawyer and Ronit Schneidman.
* Technical Co-ordinator: Weldon Poapst.
* Ink and Trace Department: Norman and Jack Lemire.
* Matchers: Wanda Chow, Kokila Weerasinghe, Kerry-Michael Deevy, Jaroslaw Izerowicz and Denyse Oulette.
* Colour Co-ordinators: Lise Gravelmurkia and Catherine Copp.
* Opaquing Supervised by Florence Bach.
* Opaquers: Susan Andrews, Dave Bickerton, Jaime Buelow, Miriam Campbell, Darlene Chalmers, Mae Clifford, Guy Daw, Kathi Dutsrisac, Katherine Fitzgerald, Richard Greenham, Patrick Gouthreau, Mitsuko Jones, Charmiane Ladd, Jon W. Last, Lloyd Marchand, Christine McLean, Robert Mole, Stephen Popowicky, Michael Schauer, Jello Vallieres, Ann Jeffrey and Anne Wistaff.
* Special Effects Supervisor: Ben Ballon.
* Special Effects Artists: Brenda Desharmais and Diedeeik Van Den Wehge.
* Animation Check/Final Check Supervisor: Lorriane Dedoste.
* Animation Check/Final Check by Kim Murdock, Craig Wilson, Paul Dewar and Katy Hennesey.
* Camera Department Supervisor: Ronald E. Haines.
* Camera Department: Paul Websterm Sylvie Paquette and Shirl Kwan.
* Edited by Sue Robertson.
* Assistant Editors: Carla Densmore, Stephen Szymanski and Cheryl Gurnsey.
* Video and Laboratory Services by PFA Film and Video.
* Video Colour by Lorraine Grant.
* Completion Bond by Motion Pictures Guarantors Inc.
* Show Mixed by Victor Pyle and Sound Interchange.
* Dialogue Recording by Sound Ventures and Sounds Interchange.
* Song Recorded and Mixed by Joe Turner, Dave Poulin and Skye Studios, Ottawa.
* Production Office Co-ordinator at Lacewood Productions: Elizabeth Foster.
* Production Accountant at Lacewood Productions: Collen Cybulski.
* Production Secretary at Lacewood Productions: Claire Wilmut.
* Financial Manager at Hinton Animation Studios: Janet Macmillan.
* Financial Services at Hinton Animation Studios: Cathy Morriscey and Brenda O'Rielly.
* Studio Secretary at Hinton Animation Studios: Louise Daw.
* Produced by Lacewood Productions Inc. and Hinton Animation Studios Inc. In Association With The
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and with the Participation of Telefilm Canada.
* © 1988 Lacewood Productions Inc. All Rights Reserved.

### **Christopher's Christmas Mission**

* A Dick Ramstedt for AR Production & Michael Goodman for Right Angle presentation.
* Written by Tage Danielsson.
* Designed and Directed by Per Åhlin.
* Told by Bernard Cribbins.
* This was a film based on a story Tage Danielsson.
* Told by Bernard Cribbins With music composed by Gunnar Stevenson.
* Music performance by Arne Domnerus, Sture Åkerberg and Gunnar Stevenson.
* Animated by Hans Åke Gabrielsson, Kjeld Simonsen and Per Åhlin.
* Painters: Painters: Saskia Ackema, Jim Bankhead, Doreen Korder, Tony Palborn, Gullmaj Persson, Regina Prokhers, Brigit Stridgh, Christina Svensson and Inger & Marie Torstensdotter.
* Sound analysis by Kark Rasmusson.
* Effects by Marjan Kramarsic.
* Mixing by Bengt Thörnkrantz.
* Photography by Per Svensson.
* Directed by Per Åhlin.
* Produced by Svenska Ord and Pennfilm Studio and Sveriges Television TV2.
* English Post Production: Michael Goodman and Dick Ramstedt.
* Re-recorded at TVi International.
* Recording Engineer: Tony Miller.
* An AR / Right Angle presentation. © 1987.

### **Santa's Pocket Watch**

* A Pete Parsons Studios presentation.
* Narrated by Willy Rushton.
* Music composed and performed by Stephen Caudel.
* "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" (traditional), arranged: Stephen Caudel.
* Invaluable helpers: Dave Baker, Barry Fowler, Graham Hunt, Marion Lamonby, John Mauger, Helen O'Leary, Sue Parsons, Jan & Ron Privett, Brain & Gill Walsh, Adam, Daniel, Jason, Joanne, Joel, John, Melissa,
Philip and Sally.
* Written and animated by Pete Parsons.
* Made with financial assistance from Southern Arts.

### **Santa and the Three Bears**

* A Pirates World presentation
* Art Director: Walt Peragoy.
* Animated by Bill Hutten, Tony Love and Volus Jones.
* Assistant Animators: Eva Schneider, Judy Drake, Sylvia Mattinson, Janice Stocks, Lenore Wood, Linda Gionet
and Cindy Beck.
* Live Action Cast: J.T. Hutchess, Ken Engels, Kathy Lemmon, Michael Kelly, Michael Rodriguez, Roxanne Poole
and Lenard Keith.
* Camera by Gene Borghi and Ted Bemiller.
* Layout by Jane Takamoto and Stan Green.
* Film Edited by Milt Krear.
* Produced, Written and Directed by Tony Benedict.

## Opening (Original 1993 Release)

* Tempo Video copyright warning (1987-1997)
* Abbey Home Entertainment / Tempo Video logo (1990-2003)
* Paddington title card
* Paddington and the Christmas Shopping title card
* Paddington opening titles
* Start of Paddington and the Christmas Shopping (1976)

## Closing (Original 1993 Release)

* End of Santa and the Three Bears (1970)