The Teddy Bears’ Christmas
Jul 11, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min · 14 segments
🎄 It’s Christmas time for teddy bears in this 1992 prequel to what I thought until very recently was a one-off special called “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic.” 🎙️…
🎄 It’s Christmas time for teddy bears in this 1992 prequel to what I thought until very recently was a one-off special called “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic.” 🎙️ Ethan “The Hungry Reader” and Anthony Strand join us as we meet the title teddy from a later cartoon series called “The Secret World of Benjamin Bear,” his first encounter with his friend, Wally, and a new, but familiar set of rules of being a living teddy bear. Many comparisons to “The Christmas Toy” ensue. 📺 You can find “The Teddy Bears’ Christmas” on YouTube. \*\*\** (00:00) - Intro (02:09) - The History of Benjamin Bear (05:26) - Act 1 (23:22) - Act 2 (35:40) - Retro Commercial Break (36:50) - Act 3 (1:08:44) - Final Thoughts \*\*\** 💬 **Topics & Tangents:** “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic” (1989) “The Secret World of Benjamin Bear.” Today’s TV Trope: Sliding Scale of Living Toys. “A celebrity is not a people.” — Lew Zealand. Mike on A Special Presentation for “The Hugga Bunch Movie.” The Price of His Toys store catalog. When Houses Had Built-In “Milk Doors.” Goofy gets kissed by the milkman (“Father’s Day Off,” 1953) “The Birthday Dragon” (1991) “Rollin’ with Saget” by Jamie Kennedy and Stu Stone (Wally), featuring Bob Saget. Garfield: “Pooky has two ears and no mouth.” (1985) More talk about Santabear. Mike previewed the Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring the Muppets… and interviewed the Electric Mayhem for ToughPigs.com! \*\*\** 📼 **Commercials:** TV Teddy (1993) Christmas Creeps. \*\*\** “The Teddy Bears’ Christmas” © 1992 Longboat Productions, LLC. Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. Find us at adventcalendar.house. Hosted by The Retro Network. #s16 #1990s
🎄 It’s Christmas time for teddy bears in this 1992 prequel to what I thought until very recently was a one-off special called “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic.” 🎙️…
