The Lion and Bear

**The Lion and Bear** is one of the seven Magical Events. It features two characters, The Scary Lion With Big Scary Teeth and The Bear With Brown Fuzzy Hair. The two characters are both made out of wood and travel using the appearance of a skateboard and are not animated. It was the only magical event (other than the Dancing Bear) to feature the clips with the Teletubbies a lot than any other event. The original sketch was first aired in 1997 in the episode See-Saw. However, the sketch became controversial due to its scary and inappropriate appearance and nature for children. The problems were the uncanny appearances of the characters (which are made of wood and have uncanny eyes, ears, and arms and also appear to move on their own), the scary voices, scary scenes, music and the dialogue, such as 'I'm the bear! I'm the bear! And I'm coming!' in a scary voice. Therefore, a brand new edited sketch (which was also banned in other countries, such as the US), with non-scary nature and more humourous content, such as a doorbell ringing when the bear pops out from behind a tree and funny piano music, was made.
The edited sketch was first aired in the episode Asian Storyteller (The Fox).
The Lion and Bear appear on some various episodes. They are:

See-Saw (original sketch) (First appearance)

Playing in the Rain + The Helicopter (original sketch)

Numbers - 2 (Version 1) (original sketch)

Cafe Chocolate + Numbers - 2 (Version 1) (original sketch)

Dirty Dog (original sketch)

Shadows + Walking in the Woods (original sketch)

Paddling Pool (original sketch)

Tweet Tweet + Bubbles (original sketch)

Music with Debbie 1 + Numbers - 3 (Version 1) (original sketch)

Sophie - Art Circus (original sketch)

Leaves (original sketch)

Becky and Jed Finding Eggs (original sketch)

Irish Dancing (original sketch)

Level Crossing + Living in Flats (original sketch)

Dentist (original sketch)

The Pier (original sketch)

Long Horns (original sketch)

Naughty Duck + Rollerblading (original sketch)

Jigsaw - Elephant (original sketch)

Hair Braiding + Kittens (original sketch)

Feeding Baby Penguins (original sketch)

Guess Who I Am + Boots (original sketch

Colours - Brown (original sketch)

Asian Storyteller (The Fox) (edited sketch)

Dragonflies (edited sketch)

Animal Plates + Rumble Tumble Fun (edited sketch) (Last appearance)

## Synopsis (The 1997-1999 Original Sketch)

The original sketch starts with the Magic Windmill spinning with some creepy, scary and upbeat instruments playing instead of the usual soft magical tune. The Teletubbies arrive at their usual place in Teletubbyland. Once they arrive at the magic event place, unlike in other Magical Events, the scene does not change to the Sun Baby, but instead it changes to the Teletubbies looking around. Then, unlike in other Magical Events, they turn back towards the camera and say 'Uh-Oh!' Normally, there are soft magic event tunes that play in the other sketches, but in this sketch, a scary tune is heard. While the Teletubbies jump up and down, the Bear (off screen) then says in a haunting echoing voice: 'It's the Bear! It's the Bear! And I'm coming!' The Teletubbies jump in shock and then run off to the destination of the magical event giggling and shouting (Laa-Laa even says Run Away). Instead of going straight on, they run up the path where they first arrived. Then they sit down in front of some trees up a hill. The Bear then repeats, 'I'm the Bear! I'm the Bear! And I'm coming!' in a horrific sinsister voice, making the Teletubbies giggle in shock. After a short wait, she pops up out of nowhere and exclaims 'I'm the Bear, I'm the Bear! With Brown Fuzzy Hair!' She wanders around Teletubbyland saying 'I'll go running over here... and I'll go running over there!' which makes the Teletubbies giggle in shock. She repeats her opening sentence again and hides around the hills laughing and saying 'I'll hide over here... (She giggles) and I'll hide over there! Can you see me?' She repeats her opening sentence a 3rd time and then states that she knows a 'joke'. As scary music plays, she pops out from behind a tree. Her eyes roll in circles and she goes 'Blub-a-lub-a-blub-a-blub!' whilst sticking her tongue out and making the Teletubbies laugh at her. She then repeats her opening sentence a final time and says that she's hiding from the Lion but he doesn't know where. She then says: 'Shhh!' and goes to hide. The Teletubbies then say 'Shhh!' then they turn back and go: 'Oooh!' There is a short and scary sequence showing Teletubbyland almost barren. The Lion (off screen) starts growling and roaring so much that the clouds move and the trees bend and shake much to the surprise of the Teletubbies. This happens 3 times, with the Lion getting more vicious and angry each time. He then pops out of nowhere, like the Bear. He lets out a really scary growl and then exclaims 'I am the Scary Lion! WITH BIG SCARY TEETH!!' The Teletubbies scream and laugh in shock. He then says 'I'm scary on the top... and I'm scary underneath!' which makes the Teletubbies gasp. He then says 'I am the Scary Lion, as a matter of fact, I'm scary around the front... and I'm scary around the back!' He wags his tail, laughs and growls, making the Teletubbies laugh. He then wonders around Teletubbyland just as the Bear did and continues to growl and roar fiercely. Still growling, he passes the trees in the area where the Bear is hiding. She pops out from behind her tree quickly saying 'Boo! Boo!' She gets back to hiding as a creepy tune is playing. The Lion growls and stops in front of the trees. He says that he's looking for the Bear and he knows that she is hiding, but he does not know where. He wonders around Teletubbyland looking for The Bear. He looks around the hills saying 'I'm looking over here... And I'm looking over there! Can you see her?' He growls and then returns to the trees repeating 'Where's the Bear?' three times. The Bear pops out twice, giggling. The Lion gets more and more vicious and angry each time until the Bear pops up and repeats her joke. The Lion sees her and says 'There's the Bear!' The Bear replies 'Catch me!' and runs out from behind the tree. The Lion starts chasing the Bear around Teletubbyland whilst the Bear continues to do the joke and the Lion growls and roars with frightening music playing in the background. After they disappear, the Teletubbies all say 'All gone!' and run away giggling. Finally, the Magic Windmill stops spinning or Baby Sun Giggles.

## Synopsis (The 2000-2001 Edited Sketch)

The edited sketch starts with the Magic Windmill spinning with a bird song playing in the background. The Teletubbies giggle as they arrive at the Magic Event place while the Windmill's tune plays in the background. Like in the original sketch, the Sun Baby is not shown, and the Teletubbies look around and look back towards the camera. But this time, instead of saying 'Uh Oh!', they say 'Oooooooh' While they jump up and down giggling, the Bear then says 'It's the Bear, It's the Bear and I'm coming!' in a much more cheerful voice. The Teletubbies giggle in excitement and run off to the destination of the event, going the same way they went in the original sketch. They sit down on in front of the trees on the hill from the original sketch, laughing. The Bear then says in an excited voice 'I'm the Bear, I'm the Bear and I'm coming!' The Teletubbies giggle excitedly. After a piano tune plays, the sound of squeaking wheels can be heard. Suddenly, the Bear pops up and exclaims 'I'm the Bear, I'm the Bear! With Brown Fuzzy Hair' before exploring Teletubbyland. She says 'I'll go running over here... And I'll go running over there!' Then she laughs as she goes around some trees. After repeating her opening sentence, the Bear pops up from behind some hills (with a Cuckoo Clock sound effect) and says 'I'll hide over here... And I'll hide over there. Can you see me? Then she pops over the hills a few more times laughing. Then the Bear pops up again and says she knows a 'joke'. She pops up from behind a tree (with a Doorbell sound effect) and goes 'Blub a lub a lub!' with her tongue sticking out and her eyes rolling in circles making the Teletubbies laugh. The Bear runs around Teletubbyland with her tongue out. She then says that she's hiding from the Lion but he doesn't know where. She hides behind a tree and giggles as the Teletubbies say 'Oooh'. Then over by some hills, a creaking noise can be heard. The Lion then appears saying 'I'm the Scary Lion!' He growls and then says 'And I'm looking for the Bear'. He growls cheerfully and then passes by the trees the Bear is hiding. The Bear pops out and says 'Boo! Boo!' Then She gets back to hiding. The Lion stops in front of the tree and then says he knows she's hiding but he doesn't know where. He then searches for the Bear. He looks around the hills and says 'I'm looking over here... And I'm looking over there! Can you see her?' Then he starts growling and meowing over the hills. The Bear pops our from behind the tree and laughs. The Lion goes back to the trees and says 'Where's the Bear?' three times sounding more annoyed each time until the Bear pops out from behind and repeats her joke. The Lion sees the Bear and says 'There's the Bear!' The Bear says 'Catch Me!' and laughs as she runs out from behind the tree. The Lion starts chasing the Bear all over Teletubbyland and the Bear continues to do her joke with Christmas-like music playing in the background. After they disappear, the Teletubbies all say 'All gone!' and remain sitting on the hill. Then, the Magic Windmill starts to spin again. The Teletubbies say 'Uh Oh!' and run away giggling. The Baby Sun giggles, and the Magic Windmill stops spinning.